The most recent volume is getting translated which means, as usual, I'll dump the chapters here whenever they're up.
Previously, at the YAGP Finals Kanade was able to fight her way to the final round where she gave her best performance ever. Unfortunately for her it wasn't enough to claim 1st place in her division as that award went to Evelyn Fox, an American girl who was also being scouted by Abby. Fortunately it was good enough for the Grand Prix, the top prize above even first place.
Back home in Japan, Kanade became an overnight celebrity and her life grew much more hectic as a result. However she did her best to ignore it as she still had performances to work on, she also made sure to reconnect with Sakura who was still in Germany. Mainly a pas de deux with Yuuki, a male student at Takimoto's school who seemed nervous both because of his own inexperience and probably a crush on Kanade. However the two of them were able to work together and the academy's performance of the pas de six from Napoli went off without a hitch. After watching it, Ema went back to Sakura's mother's studio to practice where she happened upon her. Kurisu offered to dancer with her but as Ema left was filled only with regret at not having been a proper mother to Sakura.
Through all of it Kanade realized that everything was going to soon change as everyone would be leaving after summer for their new schools. Ema and Miriam would be going to the John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Akito to the Joffrey School in NYC, Shouko to the Princess Grace Academy in Monaco and Kanade the place she's spent all series aiming for: the Royal Ballet in London.
I appreciate how it's both technical (since Cuvie did ballet) but doesn't get muddled in minutiae because the overall message is that ballet is beautiful and able to bridge all sorts of divides. The love for it is contagious.
Speaking of Risa, I'll be disappointed if there's no proper goodbye scene with her and Kanade considering she's the entire reason Kanade even wanted to do ballet in the first place.
