Hm… Do you remember when your Rina-chan Board started acting up?

I couldn't say for sure. It's a machine, so it does malfunction sometimes…

But this is the first time that the display has been wonky all the way through a show. Rina-chan Board says, “Hmmm.”

Okay, so let's think about it. What other reasons could there be for the errors? A bad connection?

Maybe. It could be dust. It's not very shock-resistant, either.

But nothing's jumping out at me just from looking at it.

I see… Do you think that maybe we could get the friend who made it with you to lend a hand?

The friend who… Oh, Asagi? My classmate?

[Fade in/out.]

Ah, gotcha. So, the display hasn't been working right during your performances?

Yeah. If I want it to be all smiles, it shows a shocked face, or…

Mind if I take a look at the inside?

Go ahead.

…How is it? Can you tell what's wrong?

Hm… I just took a quick look, but nothing seemed off.

If anything…

Rina, you've been treating it really well!

Huh?

I can tell, you know. You've been doing your maintenance on it inside and out every time you use it, right?

Well, we all worked on it together. It's important to me.

*Chuckle* Aw, that's nice to hear. Hey, would you mind if I held on to it for a little while? I'd like to take a closer look.

Sure, no problem. Rina-chan Board says, “Bow.”

[Fade in/out.]

I'm glad that we were able to ask Asagi about it.

And it was impressive that she could tell you were treating your board with care!

I was surprised that she got the message without me saying anything, or it showing on my face.

Maybe there's a language that only people who love and take care of machines can communicate with.

That'd be nice. I'd be happy if Asagi and I could connect through that language.