"Please! Please!! Won't someone give me a viewing ticket!!!"
A faint hope wrung out her last strength.
Her throat seemed ready to tear.
Even so she raised her voice.
But the result was the same.
Not a single person answered her.
There were also those who watched the girl from a distance and whispered with lowered voices.
"Is that girl like that too? Unsightly."
"This year's final is hugely popular, so it can't be helped if you can't see it. Just give up quietly."
"If it was at an early stage before the final card was decided, you could buy at list price. Yes, like me."
"She's just a trend-chaser who came after it became a topic. Know shame, know shame."
While laughing they continued whispering on purpose in a loud voice so she could hear.
Each of those lines stabbed sharply into her ears.
The girl had been looking down while biting her lip, but eventually she raised her face as if deciding.
