| *Yuki dancing* |
| Yuki | …… |
| Kumon | Yuki’s amazing…! |
| Hisoka | He’s great. |
| Sakuya | He’s fascinating to watch. |
| Homare | Hrm, I feel the spirit of wa. |
| Izumi | Seriously, it’s beautiful… |
| Masumi | I can do that much… |
| Yuki | …… |
| ——! |
| …… |
| Masumi | …… |
| |
| Sakuya | Wow… The next event looks like it’s taking place in front of the special stage! |
| Homare | It’s gorgeous. |
| Izumi | You did great, Yuki-kun! Nice job advancing to the next round! |
| Kumon | That’s our Yuki~! |
| Homare | You danced very beautifully. |
| Yuki | Wasn’t that obvious? |
| Masumi | As the event went on, the number of contestants got smaller. |
| Hisoka | Only Sakuya, Masumi, and Yuki are left in our group... |
| Host | Now then, I will announce our final event. |
| Our final event is… “Competitive Karuta”![1] |
| Hisoka | Karuta… |
| Kumon | Oh yeah, Masumi-san participated in a karuta competition before![2] |
| Homare | Sakuya-kun has been studying for karuta as well. |
| Masumi | I must win. |
| Sakuya | I-I’ll do my best! |
| Yuki | …… |
| Masumi | …Are you okay? |
| Yuki | —— |
| What are you talking about? Shouldn’t you worry about your own match instead of worrying about other people? |
| Masumi | …… |
| |
| Host | Wow~ That was an impressive match! |
| Participant A | Dammit! I almost had it…! |
| Spectator A | Don’t worry, it was a good match! |
| Host | After an intense tournament, our remaining two Odairi-sama are Sakuya Sakuma and Masumi Usui! |
| Kumon | Woah! You guys are amazing! |
| Izumi | Nice! I’m surprised you both made it to the finals. |
| Hisoka | Either way, the winner for the Odairi-sama Contest has already been decided… |
| Homare | Yes indeed! I certainly hope those two will have a good match! |
| Kumon | Yuki made it to the finals too! Good luck you guys! |
| |
| Yuki | …… |
| Masumi | …… |
| Sakuya | Masumi-kun? Is something wrong? |
| Masumi | …It’s nothing. |
| Sakuya | Really? |
| Anyway, I’m facing you in the finals… I feel kinda nervous. |
| Masumi | …Sorry, but I can’t afford to lose. |
| Sakuya | I-I won’t lose either! Let’s both do our best! |
| Host | Now then, let’s begin our final karuta matches for the Odairi-sama and Ohina-sama Contests! |
| |
| Yuki | …… |
| (The pain in my foot won’t stop…) |
| (I thought I only twisted it lightly when I was dancing… But I might’ve actually sprained it.) |
| (I thought it’d heal soon but it still hurts.) |
| Reader | “At the ancient capital of Nara—”[3] |
| Opponent | *smack* There! |
| Yuki | ——Ah. |
| (I managed to make it to the finals, but I can’t concentrate because of the pain…) |
| (Sitting in seiza is burdening my foot too.) |
| Homare | Yuki-kun looks like he’s troubled for some reason. |
| Izumi | I wonder what happened…? I hope he’s alright. |
| Masumi | …… |
| *Masumi runs off* |
| Sakuya | Wait! Masumi-kun?! |
| Kumon | Huh? He stood up in the middle of a match! |
| Homare | What’s going on all of a sudden? |
| Host | Usui-san? Where are you…! |
| Masumi | …Hey. |
| Yuki | Huh? |
