Then she suddenly frowned, as if she had decided something.
Just then, Yazawa Nico stormed over from the side, but Honoka Kosaka did not notice at all.
"Honoka!" Yazawa Nico planted her hands on her hips and bent down to look at Honoka Kosaka.
"Huh!?" Startled by Yazawa Nico, Honoka Kosaka nearly dropped the papers in her hands. "...What is it?"
Yazawa Nico stared at Honoka Kosaka for a short while, then said, "Let's have a race."
"Huh?" Honoka Kosaka blinked, not understanding what Yazawa Nico meant.
After that, once they had changed into the school's red tracksuits, Yazawa Nico brought Honoka Kosaka to the front of the shrine. This was also where they did their morning practice every day. There was a long flight of stone steps in front of the shrine, and the two of them were standing at the bottom of those steps.
However, the weather looked as if it was about to rain, with dark clouds covering the sky.
"Listen up. Next, the two of us are going to race and see who can run up these steps first."
Yazawa Nico pointed to the very top of the steps as she explained to Honoka Kosaka.
"Why are we racing?" Honoka Kosaka still did not understand Yazawa Nico's goal.
At the very top of the stairs, Minami Kotori, Umi Sonoda, and the other five, aside from Senba Gari, who seemed to be away on some business, were all watching the two of them.
"It looks like she's trying to get Honoka fired up..." Minami Kotori said.
"That is far too reckless..." Umi Sonoda said helplessly.
"Let's do it another time." Honoka Kosaka declined awkwardly. "We're supposed to practice dancing today..."
"Love Live!" Yazawa Nico raised her voice and cut Honoka Kosaka off. "I want to