He doesn't care about winning or losing, so with nothing to gain or lose, he can always stay dispassionate and calm, while he manipulates others and plays the rules against us in the worst way possible.

Is this for real? When I see how much fun she's having, I feel like I've already lost from the moment I was fixated on winning. I'm not even close!

Oh? So you value victory over your life? That's very admirable of you.

In other words, I never cared about winning.

Why should your competition involve... My, uh, lips and all?

Most students here are caught up in

Yeah. You know how wind ensemble isn't like soccer, where someone keeps score and you have a clear winner and loser?

Even though I told you that the fate of the world is at stake, all you care about is winning or losing for yourself... What's wrong with that?!

Yumemite, you don't actually care whether you win or lose, do you?

The biggest problem for me was whether or not you would let me play.

You see, I'm not writing novels to compete with anyone.

A trial... ...isn't a game of who wins or who loses nor is it a gamble to get money.