Finally! The big day has arrived!

Yeah! I've got the two of you to thank for being able to step up to my last live show in the best condition ever. Thank you so much!

I should be the one thanking you. You've taught me a lot.

I'm sad you'll be retiring, but I'm grateful for all you've given me.

*Giggle* You're so sincere and cute.

All right, it's almost time. Enjoy my final live show!

For sure!

[Fade in/out.]

All of you out there! Thank you for coming today! I'm really happy so many people have come to see me!

I feel blessed as a school idol to have so many people watch over me as I give my final performance.

While it pains me to say this, my next song will be my last. When the song ends, so will my career as a school idol.

Thank you so very much for all of your support up until now!

…

Before I draw the curtains to a close, I'd like to invite a special guest over. Emma! Come up on stage!

Huh? Me? Wh-What do I do?

[Fade in/out.]

Welcome, Emma! Sorry for calling you up here so suddenly.

No, don't be. Why did you invite me up, though?

Well, that's what I'm gonna explain to you now.

Everyone! This here is Emma from the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club! I've become good friends with her recently!

Emma loves school idol songs, and that's the reason why she decided to become a school idol herself, just like me!

So this last song I'm about to sing is the very song that captivated her. It's also a very important song to me. An awesome song filled with sentimental memories for me.

Since I came to this decision after thinking long and hard, I have no regrets about quitting the school idol business. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with everyone.

But I did actually have one thing that's been bugging me. Is it really okay for me to close the book on this wonderful song I inherited from another school idol?

However! I've also found a solution to that!

The school idol who sang this song before me believed I would love it as much as she did and entrusted me with it.

When it comes to this song, there is one thing I can say with absolute confidence—I love it!

Now, Emma. You also love this song as much as me and the school idol before me as well, right?

[Fade in/out.]

So could you please take this baton we're passing on to you?

What?

I want you to be the person who sings this song now. This song that the girl before me and I both love.

Mai…

I mean, you love this song so much that you've been searching this whole time, right? So I'm sure you can sing it!

Of course! I've sung it so many times in both Switzerland and Japan, after all!

Just as I thought! Then let's sing this song together. This song that we both love!

Okay!

(This performance will be the first and last time the two of them sing together. I don't think I'll ever forget this sight.)

(The person entrusting their feelings, and the person accepting those feelings… The smiles on both of their faces shone brighter than the sun.)