*Giggle*

Sounds like somebody's in a good mood.

She's been grinning ear to ear ever since she finished her solo live show.

Well, I mean, it was a huge success! Right?

It sure was. Everyone was having a blast, so I'd say you really nailed it out there.

I was just itchin' to get up and dance down with the audience too… If I hadn't been careful, I might have unconsciously rushed the stage!

I feel that. You made my heart skip a beat too. It really helped me remember just how emotional an experience live shows can be for the audience.

And it certainly helped liven things up even more when the locals found out about it and started to pop in partway through.

There are videos of it up online, so I guess someone was recording it. I saw lots of comments saying they wanted to stay at your inn.

*Giggle* Actually, we've had a huge influx of guests at our ryokan inn ever since the show. They're all like, this is where Chika Takami put on her live show!

Really? Sounds like all our advertising paid off perfectly, then. That's one goal down!

Yeah! Shima and Mito were both saying it's gotten really busy, but in a good way!

And as a reward for bringing in more guests, my family is going to up my allowance for three whole months!

Wow! Congrats, Chika!

Only three months…?

So what about your most important goal, Chika?

My what now?

Well, there had to have been a reason you wanted to put on a solo live show in the first place, right?

Oh, right! What was it like to put on a live show all by yourself?

It was sooo much fun! I was so worried and scared before it started, and singing and performing all alone felt a little weird.

But it taught me a whole lot too. I learned how far my voice can project when it's just me, and how to put on a good show all by myself.

So essentially, if you decide to do another solo performance someday, you can do it without too much worry.

Yeah! But there's one more thing that I learned, too.

What is it?

Well… It's that I love singing with everyone in Aqours more than anything!

Performing solo was fun too, and I'd love to do it again, but…

For me, it's definitely the most fun when all nine of us are singing together. That's what's most exciting to me! That's what makes the world shine brightest to me!

Chika!

You wouldn't be much of a leader if you didn't love your group. This solo performance has helped you become an even better leader too, Chika!

Yeah! I love Aqours, and I'm gonna do my best for all of us from here on out!