Here's some tea and mikan oranges for you.

Thank you very much, and sorry for dropping in on you so suddenly.

No biggie! You're always welcome!

You must've had a very important reason to make the trip all the way to Numazu on your own.

Yes. Again, I'm sorry to impose, but I've come here because there is something I'd like to ask all the members of Aqours.

What is it? The suspense is making my heart pound.

We will be glad to help if there's anything we can do for you.

It is a fallen angel's duty to guide her little demons when they've lost their way. Don't be shy.

Yoshiko wants you to quickly tell us because she's beside herself with worry, zura.

Don't call me Yoshiko! I'm Yohane! Yo-ha-ne!

What is it that you wanna ask us, Shizuku? We'll answer any questions we have the answers to!

Thank you all so very much. So, umm, my question is…what kind of school idols did you all want to become when you first started out?

What kind? Hmm, did I even have any particular goal? I don't think I did.

Huh? Nothing?!

We only tried it in the first place because Chika asked us to join her! Oh, but we all have our own personal goals now, of course.

Well then, since you recruited everyone, what about you, Chika?

Me? It was μ's for me! I saw one of their live shows and wanted us to shine brightly, just like them.

Does that mean you started out by mimicking μ's?

Nah, it wasn't like that. You can't be like μ's, even if you mimic them.

But you still want to be like μ's, right? So don't you model yourselves after them?

Be like μ's? You're talking about, like, admiring them, right?

Wait, but it's different somehow. Wait, what? Huh? Huuuuh?

Settle down. Shizuku's the one with the issue, remember?

Oh, sorry!

It's all right.

But yeah, μ's is amazing! They shine so sparkling bright! I totally admire them!

But I think μ's shine the way they do because it's the nine of them performing. It wouldn't be the same if even one of them was replaced.

That's why I wanna find a shine unique to us, Aqours!

A shine?

Yeah, that's it. I originally became a school idol because I wanted to help Chika out, but now I wanna shine, too.

Actually, that's how everyone in Aqours feels!

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Is that so? This has been some really valuable insight. Thank you all very much.

No prob. Hope we managed to help a little.

Oh, absolutely. This has all been very useful. Now that I've heard what Aqours thinks, I'm ready to ponder this further on my own!