< Find A Way Out | Story
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Running footsteps
Akito
*pant*...*pant*...
Akito
(...It's getting harder to breathe, and my legs are getting tired.)
Akito
(But...I can't let myself stop...)
Akito
*pant*...*pant*...
???
Yo, boy.
Akito
Eh, T-Taiga-san...!? Why are you here...?
Taiga
Why are you asking me that? This place is like my backyard, there's nothing strange about me being here.
Taiga
Enough about that, why're you so gloomy after your big win?
Akito
My big win...wait, were you watching all that?
Taiga
Yeah. I got to see something interesting while I was taking a walk.
Taiga
It was close, those guys weren't too bad at singing. But you ate em up in the end.
Akito
...You...think so?
Taiga
Here, go ahead and drink this. It's important to rehydrate. You'll break your body otherwise.
Akito
Ah...you're right. Thank you very much.
Akito
(...This guy's got a really strong gaze. It almost feels like he's looking straight through me.)
Akito
...I totally lost to those guys in the past. But today, I won.
Taiga
Yeah. That was a clean sweep.
Akito
You're...right. But...
Akito
——But I let myself relax, for just a moment...and I can't forgive myself for that...
Taiga
...Why can't you forgive yourself?
Akito
I guess you could say that the reason I was able to beat those guys this time around was because of my hard work, but...
Akito
——If I let myself feel satisfied with this, I can't move forward.
Taiga
Move forward, huh...
