Track 7

While we wait for Round 3 to start, we invite the audience and participants to enjoy a tasting of our venue’s course menu.

What’s all this? I have no idea which knife I’m supposed to use, Kuu.

Oh? What a needy, adorable little thing you are. I suppose I’ll help since you’re being so cute.

…Huh? Chief and Tao, you guys ain’t gonna eat? One of the best things about the metaverse is you can eat without worrying about calories, y’know?

I’ve been thinking about whether we’ll be able to win so much that I don’t have much of an appetite…

I think the President will be fine, but… I’m worried about Hachinoya-san. He looked pretty pale.

Bet he’s feeling responsible for Netaro’s imem. They were up practicin’ for it all night.

But… if cica is watching, he’ll definitely go all out.

…Hm~ I don’t think that’s the case for Gii.

What do you mean?

When we were gathering members, it seemed like he didn’t want Doudou to find out too much.

Me…?

You can hear the cheers even in here, huh? I guess it’s a reaction to KiriPara.

Uuu…

Are you nervous, Nagi? Do you want me to go first instead?

No… It’s fine.

I don’t have the charm or stage presence you have, so I don’t think I’m cut out to end the round.

(And… I want to do this before the confidence Kafka gave me disappears.)

“Love is a flower, you've got to let it grow”…¹

When you were encouraging me earlier, I remembered the words I came across while training with Netaro.

"Love is a flower", huh? Those words suit you.

Marriage might just be the beginning.

Huh…?

Nagi Hachinoya-san, you’re up next. Please get ready!

I may only have small, modest things, but I’ll try to find them, gather them, and tie them together.

Next up is Team Squadron of Dazzling Pure White Light! Hachinoya-san’s 'Ideal Married Life' Image Movie starts now!

(My Ideal Married Life is—)

The weather’s good today. Not many customers are coming in, either. It’s nice and peaceful.

Nagi-shan, there’sh a bouquet order. It’sh for a proposhal, and they want it mostly pink!

Okay, got it. Hey, would you help me pick out the flowers?

So the idea is that we’re running the flower shop together?

The pet robot is so cute.

For a proposal, huh… Pink… yeah, I’ll add the gerberas we stocked this morning.

Hm? Thyme as a subtle touch?

…It means ‘courage’ in flower language, huh. As expected.

Maybe I should study flower language.

Alright, it’s done. Imbuing it with happiness as the final touch…

Muuuun….

…Ah!

There’s a ground meat sale at the supermarket today. I’d be glad if you could remember to get some when we go shopping.

Doesn’t it kinda feel too plain?

Feels like an everyday slice-of-life.

Thank you very much. We look forward to serving you again.

Phew… things have calmed down. Want to sit in the sun for a bit? You took a nap around this time yesterday, so I figured you might be getting sleepy.

Wait here. I’ll brew some coffee.

Here, thanks for waiting. It’s the one with honey in it.

You said that you’re into honey coffee these days.

The atmosphere Hachinoya-san’s creating is so comforting…

I’m usually a black coffee truther, but I’ll let it slide thanks to your kindness.

Is this the same ol’ Nagi that’s got us all lovestruck~?

Alright, as promised, let’s head for the ground meat sale.

When I make stuffed cabbage rolls, they always end up falling apart in the pot and turning into hamburger and cabbage. I wonder why that happens.

Even when I make stuffed bell peppers, I somehow end up eating the bell peppers and meat separately.

This feels like home.

Feels like the kind of love that would stay unchanged even as we grow old.

It’s like the gentle warmth of a town at sunset.

Ah, right. Hold on a second.

This is for today.

—and for tomorrow too…

I pray that I can glance at you out of the corner of my eye again tomorrow, and cherish your existence beside mine.

For as long as I’m allowed to, please let me stay by your side.

(—Being able to stay by someone’s side, cherishing each other…)

(It’s something that feels so daunting and scary, not just for me, but for anyone.)

(And that’s why…)

(Maybe… Marriage is a way to give shape to this prayer and promise, so we can believe that it’s real.)

So thank you for always being beside me.

So cute I'm going to explode!!!

This makes me want to get married!!

Oh, I’m crying…

Spend your whole life with me.

Let’s find happiness together…!

Guys like this always turn out to be the best ones.

Nagi-kun…!

(I could only experience these ‘family-like’ moments if I had one, if it’s even possible for me to.)

(…But I’ve already daydreamed about that plenty of times.)

(I’ve been thinking about it. Over and over.)

A marriage born from the couple’s gentle, everyday life, an extension of their quiet little routines—such a scene warms the hearts of the audience like sunlight on a cozy afternoon!

Now then, how would you rate a gentle, loving life with a guy who seems like he’d go with you to the grave…!?

(…I see. To Nagi, marriage is both the beginning and the extension of a simple, everyday life.)

(Unconsciously, I thought of marriage as an end goal. But Nagi is looking far beyond that…)