Go-Toubun no Hanayome √AE

Chapter 16:Second Chance ⑧

["It's not like I need to care, it's just a game."]

Fuutarou:"Damn, I can't get up. I thought I could handle this final test. My body really went and caught up with me."

["Just give up."]

Fuutarou:"Hng, hng. Sorry, Raiha, I don't think I'll be able to get first place."

Nino:"Come on, get the hell up!"

Itsuki:"Don't give in now!"

Yotsuba:"You can do it!"

Raiha:"Get up, big brother!"

From a distance, Takeda and Maeda saw what happened.

Maeda:"Uesugi couldn't take all the stress."

Takeda:"Aside from studying a ton, I know he had to worry about a bunch of other things. Last time he pushed himself, he fell asleep midtest, but while his mind is still conscious, his body isn't."

Maeda:"What can he do?"

Takeda:"This is something he has to do. Come on, Maeda-san, let's cheer him up."

Irigaku:"Uesugi Fuutarou. Top of the class, a class representative, is taking part in this race and I heard from the other teachers he was the tutor for the quintuplets. His body was riding on the momentum of the previous race, but now that it's broken, it's gone and shut down. All things considered, it's impressive how far he's gotten, but everyone has limits."

Rito:"That bastard! Get up! Are you really willing to waste my efforts!?"

???:"Hoho~, Rito-san's getting pretty angry."

???:"Hm, all these noises are too much for me."

???:"That boy, I think I know him."

???:Ho~? Who are you looking at?."

???:"Hm, It's that boy ove-ah, sorry!"

A woman in a suit almost fell upon collision.

Shimoda:"No, no, it's my fault. I'm just looking for someone."

???:"No problem."

As the woman kept looking for their person, the three present were confused.

???:"That woman has some nice fashion. I wonder what she uses."

???:"Who cares? Come on, Rito losing this isn't normal."

???:"Ah, we're leaving? Can we go to a quieter place?"

...

{"It's not worth it."}

Fuutarou:"Damn, I guess this is as far as I go."

{"Shut the hell up, I can't even hear myself!"}

As the third place runner passed Fuutarou, he began to accept that he simply couldn't do it. He couldn't hear anything through his thoughts. However, in a moment, he heard one solitary voice.

"Don't give up!"

In a sea of voices and noises, he heard one singular voice. Before he could question who's voice he heard, he began to pick out others. The block he had was slowly beginning to crack. He could now hear everyone's support. Ichika, Nino, Itsuki, Raiha, Yotsuba and Miku. He could even hear Takeda and Maeda in the back. Despite how loud it was, how much he couldn't concentrate, it was as if they were alone in his mind.

Fuutarou:"You guys...."

{"Give up, there's no point in winn-"}

Fuutarou:"What am I doing standing around like an idiot!?"