Perhaps it’s because I liked Kappei’s route so much, but this is another one of those ‘better’ side stories for me.
Since writing an after story for Kappei would be too much work, this story focuses on a piece of Kappei’s past instead, from the days when running was his entire life. Apparently he outran a classmate by accident, and she became obsessed with outrunning him that she ended up falling for him. Kappei learns a very important lesson from this experience: that your future isn’t necessarily determined by your past, especially if other people are involved.
From this experience, we as readers understand a little deeper into Kappei’s decision to take up a new reason to live despite his crippled state. What I liked about Kappei’s route was that it portrayed him like a good friend that I could casually talk to every now and then, and this story takes another small step to make his situation even more relatable. So it works as an extension of Kappei’s overarching story, rather than diving into something we already know or don’t care about.
It doesn’t stop me from wanting to see a Kappei after story, though… ._.
