Ch. 14 Ep. 10: Shioriko's Feelings
Shioriko recognizes the club's passion but still will not approve of the event. She will offer her approval to the club if you can gather one thousand volunteers by the deadline, and you promise to do exactly that.
Shioriko
The School Idol Festival, huh?
Shioriko
I never thought I'd find myself involved in it like this.
Shioriko
Yes, come in.
Ayumu
Excuse me.
Shioriko
Uehara? What is the matter? Is there something else you wish to say?
Ayumu
Yeah. Shioriko… I mean, Mifune, I forgot to congratulate you.
Shioriko
Congratulate me? For what?
Ayumu
I know it's a little late, but I wanted to congratulate you for putting together a successful school tour. I heard we received a huge number of applicants to enroll.
Shioriko
What? Ah, yes. I am grateful for all of the assistance you provided.
Ayumu
And, um, just going back to what we were discussing. The School Idol Festival really is a great event, you know? It's known as a festival especially for school idols, and…
Shioriko
I know.
Ayumu
What?
Shioriko
The School Idol Festival is precisely the result of constantly clinging to something one lacks any aptitude for.
Ayumu
What do you mean?
Shioriko
That event is what made my sister, who was broken by being a school idol… No, that doesn't matter at all.
Ayumu
It doesn't matter? It sounds like it matters a lot to you…
Shioriko
It really doesn't matter. I also do not care about whether or not the School Idol Festival is a great event.
Ayumu
You don't look like you don't care.
Shioriko
It matters not how I appear to you. Could you please leave me alone?
Ayumu
I can't.
Shioriko
Why not? You are only doing me an unwelcome favor otherwise.
Ayumu
Unwelcome favor or not, you always look so pained when we bring up the School Idol Festival. I can't just ignore that.
Shioriko
Do you really have the leisure to meddle with me? Isn't there something you should be doing right now with your other club members?
Shioriko
You must gather a thousand volunteers by the deadline. This condition absolutely must be met if you wish to hold the School Idol Festival at our school.
Shioriko
The School Idol Festival itself will cease to exist if you are short by even one person. Do you understand?
Ayumu
Of course I do.
Shioriko
You clearly do not. In my experience, running an event with individual volunteers is based on an extremely uncertain level of trust in them.
Shioriko
Just because you have resolved to gather one thousand volunteers does not necessarily mean they will appear out of thin air. I believe it is near impossible.
Ayumu
I understand where you're coming from… But I disagree. We'll gather those volunteers to show you that it's possible.
Ayumu
The School Idol Festival is our dream… It's the dream of all of Nijigasaki High School. We will make it a reality.
Shioriko
That does not include me. I do not have dreams of that sort at all.
Ayumu
I see… But you like school idols, don't you?
Shioriko
I would not say that exactly.
Ayumu
That's a lie.
Shioriko
Why would I lie about such a thing?
Ayumu
Because you wouldn't have been so serious at practice if you hated school idols.
Shioriko
That was the deal I agreed to. Why would I do so otherwise?
Ayumu
Then I'll leave it at that for now.
Shioriko
My stance will continue to remain the same.
Ayumu
Shio… I mean, Mifune, I know that you're a kind person, regardless of your stance.
Shioriko
Why would you suddenly say something like that? I do not understand.
Ayumu
Well, you were the one who told us we'd need a thousand people to hold our event, right? You were kind enough to tell us that so we would succeed, right?
Shioriko
No, that was not my intention!
Ayumu
Well, I'll just leave it at that. Anyway, look forward to the event! We'll make sure we gather a thousand people!
Shioriko
Goodness me… You are far more stubborn than you appear.
Ayumu
*Chuckle* You're the same as well, aren't you, Shio… I mean, Mifune?
Shioriko
Allow me to say one thing. I do not care what people call me.
Shioriko
I have been called many things such as Shioko, Shio-ti, the demon student council president, and even cold-blooded. As such, you can call me whatever you wish.
Ayumu
I-I'm sorry. Did that bother you?
Shioriko
Indeed, it did. It is difficult to focus on the conversation at hand, so please just call me whatever you wish.
Ayumu
Hehe, then that's what I'll do! See ya, Shioriko!
Shioriko
*Sigh*
Shioriko
Why are people who are engrossed in school idols all like that? I do not understand it at all.
Shioriko
But the thing I have trouble understanding the most, is myself.
Shioriko
I shouldn't want that event to go forward. If I'm to be forced to bring it back, then I want to be the one to end it.
Shioriko
But then, why did I give them such a condition for approval?
Shioriko
What is it that I am trying to accomplish, exactly?
Shioriko
The School Idol Festival…
Shioriko
It's what my sister left…
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