Have you calmed down a bit?

Yes…

You disappeared out of nowhere, so everyone in the School Idol Club and Theater Club was worried.

I'm sorry. I just can't bring myself to face them.

You think that it's your fault that the club president gave up the monodrama?

I don't just think it's my fault… I know it is.

But, based on what you've told me before, she doesn't sound like someone who would give up on a performance that easily.

Well… That's true, but this time may be different.

That's why I went and asked her about it.

Huh?!

…What did she say?

She laughed. She was like, “So that flyer was Shizuku's idea, huh?”

When she said the performance wasn't something meant for an audience, it seems it was because she made it as a means for some self-reflection.

Self-reflection?

Mhm. Remember how she said she was scouted by a lot of theater troupes? She said she was worried about whether she was capable of joining one and performing for them properly.

She said that she had always just been performing however she wanted and didn't really get why people were praising her for it. She is happy to be appreciated, but…

…she's not sure if she would do well in a theater company because she's only ever followed her own rules. That's why she tried thinking it over with a performance.

The club president was worried? So she performed a monodrama to help answer her own questions?

That seems to be the case.

She wanted to do some soul-searching and figure out if she could perform for someone else, and if she wants to do that at all.

She said seeing you perform is what made her think about those questions.

What?! Me?

You manage to naturally combine performing how you want with performing so that others enjoy it.

That means you're performing both for yourself and for others. It's really amazing.

She said that she really respects you, from the bottom of her heart.

It can't be… I've admired the club president for such a long time! I was so moved when I came to Nijigasaki and saw her perform.

Thank you very much!