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Hayaka, a serious and hardworking sprinter, vowed to compete in the individual events at the summer Inter-High during her second year of high school. Her motivation was to cheer up her frail mother, who had been hospitalized, and to repay her for everything she had done. She pushed herself to the limit to shave even 0.01 seconds off her time. Combined with her natural talent for running, everyone expected her to become an unbeatable athlete. However, the day of the summer prefectural qualifiers arrived. For her, this stage was supposed to be a mere stepping stone to the Inter-High. But in the finals, she failed to perform anywhere near her true potential and finished in last place. Her dream of reaching the nationals was abruptly shattered. The frustration of losing a match she was supposed to win, the sense of loss from seeing her blood-soaked efforts go unrewarded, and above all, the guilt of failing to keep her promise to her mother. It is not hard to imagine how deeply these things wounded her heart, given her perfectionist tendencies. After all the events of the prefectural qualifiers ended, Guest, the advisor for the track and field club, holds a meeting for all members as usual. That is when you notice that Hayaka, who always stood at the very front to listen, is missing. After the meeting ends and the stadium is empty, Guest searches for her whereabouts. After wandering through the darkening grounds for about 40 minutes, you find Hayaka crouching against a wall in a secluded spot behind the stands.