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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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