Gloves and Kase-san

p1
>The day of the exams was during a snow-filled February.
>Those gloves warmed up an uneasy heart.
>I was frozen stiff with nerves.

p2
>...
>Yay yay
>The hotel for the "Overnight Exam-takers Plan"
>was jam-packed with examinees.
>Well, that's to be expected, I suppose.

>Next person, please~

>Ah, it's me.
>I was nervous even during checkout.

>Phew
>Everyone came with their parents.
>I've been feeling like this since I left my hometown yesterday.

p3
>This is the first time I've gone somewhere by myself, after all.
>I'm glad I checked where the college is located yesterday...
>This is stressful in a different way.
>>map
>>K-College

>Going to Tokyo from the countryside by yourself to take exams
>is harsher than I thought.

>Fufu...
>Don't worry.
>Don't worry.
>I haven't made any mistakes so far.

p4
>All these people are taking exams for K Women's College.

>Oh man.
>I'm getting nervous again.

>Yamada~!
>Good morning~
>Hey~

p5
>Eh!?
>Kase-san!
>Sorry!
>I'm late!
>hah hah
>But I made it in time!

>I haven't been to this area before.
>Man, I got so lost!
>Ahaha

>You really came!?
>Eh? What about the dorm!?
>It's Sunday today so it's fine!
>And of course I came! I'm worried about you after all.

>I actually wanted to come yesterday as well!
>Sorry.
>Kase-san arrived in Tokyo a month earlier.

p6
>It seems her college training has already started.
>I haven't even been accepted yet.
>Is that the hotel you were staying at?
>Which floor you on?
>Ninth floor.

>Ninth floor...
>Which room?
>Did you catch the train alright yesterday?

>I was surprised by how many lines there were!
>Even now I don't really...
>We only have one JR line back home.

>Yamada?

>Phew
>I'm so relieved!

p7
>I'm so relieved that you came, Kase-san!
>I seriously thought I was gonna die!
>Right up until you came!

>There's so many people I don't know...
>Look! There's so many examinees applying for the same college as me!
>I got really scared all of a sudden...
>>sniff...

>Huh?
>Where are your gloves, Yamada?

>Eh?
>My gloves?
>The ones you always wear at school?

p8
>I left them at home!
>I must've been too nervous when I left to notice...
>But I'm fine!

>Look.
>Your hands are definitely cold.

>Don't worry, Yamada.

p9
>I also get worried about the other athletes whenever I'm participating in tournaments.
>But that's only at the start.
>Once they say "On your marks"...

>the course is the only thing I see,
>because the track ahead of me is mine and mine alone.

>I practised my hardest
>so all that's left to do is run my hardest.
>So it'll be fine.

>You just need to run your hardest too, Yamada.
>It's just like an Interhigh.

p10
>You're our school's plant appointee.
>Our team representitive!

>Don't lose, Yamada!

p11
>I'm off!

>Thank you, Kase-san! You can see me off here!
>I'll take this on by myself now!

>Yamada!

p12
>You can borrow one of my gloves!
>I'm gonna keep running around this area until your exams are done!
>Contact me when you're finished, okay!

>Alright!

>I'm not gonna lose!
>>Entrance exams
>That's what I thought...