Energetic Girl x Sickly Girl

Kazakami Ritsu reached into the lottery box in front of her again, hoping for a slightly more normal combination this time.

Just as she was thinking this, she had already taken out two small balls with identity information attached.

Looking at the two options written on the balls: “Energetic Sports Girl” and “Sickly Girl with a Terminal Illness,” Kazakami Ritsu fell into deep thought.

‘Can this damn lottery get any better? Why are they all masochistic character pairings?’

Glancing at Teraoin Hane whose eyes were still slightly red, Kazakami Ritsu pursed her lips.

“This time I’ll play the energetic girl. You must draw a good scene, Teraoin-san!”

Saying this, Kazakami Ritsu smiled and handed the ball representing the terminally ill girl to Teraoin Hane.

Then she picked up the pen again and started constructing a temporary script on the previous paper.

Teraoin Hane stared blankly at Kazakami Ritsu’s actions, stunned for a good while before reaching into the lottery box.

‘Please… please let it be a good scene, please!’

Accompanying the prayer in Teraoin Hane’s heart, a brown small ball was taken out by her.

Looking at the note on the ball reading “Gymnasium,” Teraoin Hane looked at Kazakami Ritsu apprehensively.

Kazakami Ritsu, who was writing furiously, glanced sideways, the corner of her lips curving up slightly.

“Thank you, Teraoin-san. You helped a lot. Now the last piece of the puzzle is complete.”

Saying this, Kazakami Ritsu lowered her head and gradually perfected the temporary script in her hand.

As the scratching sound of the pen tip on the paper stopped, Kazakami Ritsu let out a long breath.

Done, this work capable of reversing the situation.

Thinking this, she handed the temporary script in her hand to Teraoin Hane with a serious expression.

“Then, I’m counting on you, Teraoin-san. This time we must make everyone look at us with new eyes.”

Teraoin Hane’s heart tightened, and she solemnly accepted the script and responded.

“O-okay, I will work hard!”

With that, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the temporary script in front of her, which had only one scene and a few lines.

The High School National Tournament, the stage countless students dreamed of standing on.

At this moment, in the tennis singles final in the gymnasium, a girl was engaged in a lengthy tug-of-war with her opponent.

The scene had reached a fever pitch, and the girl was currently trailing by a slight margin.

During the last halftime break, Shingu Ritsu sat on the bench near the spectator seats, wiping the sweat from her forehead with a towel prepared in advance.

After wiping off the sweat, Shingu Ritsu’s gaze constantly scanned the surrounding spectator seats.

Soon, she saw the figure she was looking for in the spectator seats extremely close behind her.

A very thin girl wearing a sun hat on her head seemed to sense her gaze.

The girl waved, and Shingu Ritsu also waved back with a smile.

The halftime break ended, and Shingu Ritsu, having regrouped, launched a fierce offensive as if she were a different person.

The opponent was exhausted from coping and finally lost with regret.

Shingu Ritsu, who won the singles championship, did not celebrate immediately but went directly to the spectator seats behind her.

Under everyone’s gaze, Shingu Ritsu arrived in front of that girl.

“Little Hane… I won. Your dream, I helped you realize it.”

She squatted in front of the girl, reaching out to hold Shingu Hane’s hand tightly.

Shingu Hane revealed a gentle smile, taking out a handkerchief to wipe away the sweat for her sister.

“Mm, I saw it. Big Sister is really amazing, winning the championship in the National Tournament.”

The girl spoke in a calm tone, but the smile on her face became somewhat dim.

‘Big Sister… living carrying my ideal must be very tiring, right?’

Shingu Ritsu seemed to notice her sister’s disappointment. She held Shingu Hane’s hand with both hands.

“Little Hane… my ideal is to fulfill your ideal. As long as you can be happy, it’s fine. Tennis is indeed very interesting.”

“Ah… I have to go participate in the acceptance speech talk. Wait for me here for a moment, I’ll be back right away.”

After the staff arrived, Shingu Ritsu apologized to her sister with a face full of apology.

Shingu Hane looked at the receding figure, and the smile on her face became more sincere.

Arriving at the interview seat, Shingu Ritsu scanned the entire venue before beginning to read her acceptance speech.

“First of all, I want to thank everyone for their support here, and also thank the coach and other partners in the tennis club for their help. Without them, I probably couldn’t have won the championship…”

After finishing the polite remarks, Shingu Ritsu took a deep breath, looking intently in the direction where Shingu Hane was.

“The reason I came into contact with tennis is actually because of my sister’s love for it… Her health hasn’t been good since she was young, so she can’t perform many sports.”

“She likes tennis very much, so I also began to contact and understand everything related to tennis, and took her dream of winning the National Tournament championship as my dream.”

Saying this, Shingu Ritsu reached out and rubbed the tip of her nose, which had begun to feel slightly sour.

“I… I did it. Whether it’s her dream or my dream, I did it.”

As she spoke, tears uncontrollably slid down from her eyes.

“So Little Hane, even a sports idiot like me can become a national champion… You can definitely recover your health too. When the time comes, let’s play tennis together.”

As the final words fell, Shingu Ritsu walked off the interview platform amidst the applause sweeping the entire venue.

Clap clap clap clap clap!

Not just within the performance, dense applause rang out in the recording studio at this moment.

[Just ridiculous. Clearly there are no visuals, but my brain filled them in because of their performance?]

[Boo hoo hoo, the sister becoming a national champion from a sports idiot for her sister’s dream is too touching.]

[Prime Minister wrote this temporary script? I won’t accept it if she doesn’t go write light novels!]

[How many talents has God hidden? God! Please operate more! Please!]

Looking at the bullet comments that occupied almost the entire screen, Kazakami Ritsu crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a mocking angle.

‘Who says an energetic girl and a terminally ill girl are destined to have a bad ending?’

‘As long as it ends at a specific place, any tragic character setting can be transformed into a cheerful work.’

After the performance ended, Teraoin Hane continued to carefully ponder the temporary script in her hand.

She couldn’t understand why the plot developed in a way she hadn’t expected.

After the applause subsided, Kazakami Ritsu took over the conversation again and started advertising.

“The second performance ends here. I wonder if all you viewers are satisfied?”

“If you think it’s okay, please pay attention to this animated movie, which is several times more exciting than the temporary performance! I have a full two-thirds of the performance in it!”