Yui Nagase Declares Her Retirement. Ichika Mats... -

Here’s a possible direction: The Last Note

That night, Ichika went back to the track and ran until her lungs burned. Not to surpass Yui's records anymore, but to carry forward the fire Yui had quietly passed to her. Yui Nagase declares her retirement. Ichika Mats...

After the conference, Ichika found Yui alone in the athlete's lounge, unlacing her training shoes for the last time. Here’s a possible direction: The Last Note That

The press conference room was filled with the low hum of camera shutters and whispered speculation. At the center, Yui Nagase sat with her usual graceful poise, but her eyes carried a weight Ichika had never seen before. Yui Nagase declares her retirement. Ichika Mats...

Yui smiled faintly. "Because I didn't want you to go easy on me. That would've been the real defeat."