Any last comments?

Looks like that's it. Then let's wrap up our regular meeting.

It's finally over! Today's meeting was way longer than usual, huh?

I agree, but I'd say that means it was a very productive meeting.

I'm a bit tired out, though. I wanna eat something sweet!

Oh, I made just the right thing during class today. Here, it's my special apple-filled cinnamon pound cake!

The name alone is making me drool! I can always count on you, Kanata! Hurry, this brain needs sugar, pronto!

Haha, you guys must've been super tired!

Well, we did have to use our heads a lot today.

Then why don't we do something to help get those brains workin' again?

Huh? What, like a game or something?

Correct! You're on the ball today, Kasukasu!

It's Kasumin, not Kasukasu! And I'm always on the ball! Don't make it sound like I'm dumb!

You do that on your own.

Not you too, Rinako!

U-Um, what kind of game is it? Is it a card game, or…

*Chuckle* Listen up! The game we're gonna play is a rhythmic pun battle! The person who says the most puns wins!

I get why we'd be saying puns, but why does it have to be in rhythm?

I mean, we're all school idols. It just feels right!

You're really gonna bring up the school idol thing now?

But it's hard to come up with puns without a sharp mind, so it's not a bad idea.

I don't think I'm quite following… But if you say so, why don't we give it a try?

Now we're talkin'! All right, let's start!

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*Laugh* That was a blast! I think that was our most exciting meeting yet!

No one stood a chance against you, though. You were just too good.

Haha! I'm always impressed by your passion for puns! When did you even get into them in the first place? Was it when you were little?

Hmm, I actually don't know. But I do know WHAT got me into them.

And that is?

It's when I found out it makes Misato laugh!

Misato?

Yeah, when she was younger, she was even more sickly and could barely spend time out of her room. She'd feel down a lot 'cause she couldn't go on any school trips.

Geez, that's awful…

So one day, I brought over a wooden sword I bought on my school trip and said, “I wish I could give you some first BLADE to make you feel better!” It made her laugh real hard.

*Giggle* It made me so happy to see her like that. That's how I started my pun notebook. I wanted to make a list of puns to share with her.

I was doing it so much, I just naturally fell in love with them. I've been into puns ever since.

Wow. So it all started as a way to cheer up Misato. You're so sweet, Ai.

Oh, stop! You're gonna make me blush!

I guess you could say puns really caught your Ai, huh?

Hey, now that was a good one! Lemme write that one down too!