Yui looked at the shoes in her hands. "Every second. Especially the moments I shared with you."
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...
After the conference, Ichika found Yui alone in the athlete's lounge, unlacing her training shoes for the last time. Yui looked at the shoes in her hands
Yui smiled faintly. "Because I didn't want you to go easy on me. That would've been the real defeat." At the center, Yui Nagase sat with her
If you’d like, I can write a short emotional story based on the idea of and how Ichika (a close friend or rival) reacts.
"You never told me you were hurting," Ichika said, sitting beside her.
Ichika's voice cracked. "Then at least tell me now—was it worth it?"