The closing ceremony is all finished, so that brings an end to the school festival.

There's a veritable mountain of things to tidy up and clean, but thank you for coming, everyone.

Looks like we got everything finished safe and sound. Thanks, everyone!

I couldn't show you all around even though you came all this way, and you ended up being the ones to help us out instead. I'm so sorry!

Dia, there's no need to apologize. We had so much fun!

There were a lot of bumps in the road, but all of the excitement was great.

You guys helped out with the maid café, right, Kotori?

Yeah! Ayumu also had her maid debut.

I really wanted to go to the maid café, but I didn't expect to end up working as a maid myself!

I was super nervous, but thanks to Kotori—no, Minalinsky's special lessons, I managed to help out somehow.

I hope I was able to do my part to support everyone.

Kotori, Ayumu, thank you ever so much. The maid café was a great success, thanks to you two.

Ayumu got really good at brewing the tea.

I did! I want to brew some tea for everyone the next chance I get.

Wow! I'd love to try it, Ayumu!

Okay! I hope you're ready!

Some of the maid café's customers were talking about how amazing the Theater Club's play was. I wish I could have seen it.

I did wonder how it would all turn out, but I'm glad that we were able to make everyone happy.

Thanks to Shizuku and Maki's help, we were able to put on a lovely play. The Theater Club members are super happy about it too.

It was amazing how you dealt with last-minute changes without having any slipups in your show, Riko. You even rearranged the music to fit Dia's lines, right?

I knew that you'd be the one to notice, Maki! I was so moved by Dia's performance that my fingers had a life of their own.

I was only able to put on a good performance thanks to Shizuku's advice.

Huh? But I didn't even do anything that impressive…

You were the one who told me to savor the differences between my true self and the character, right?

Because of that, I had a lot of fun with it and really fell in love with the mermaid princess character.

Dia!

You're great at acting, but you make a great teacher too, Shizuku.

It sounds like we unearthed new potential in Shizuku!

………

Shizuku?

Shizuku? What's the matter?

Oh… Perhaps I've upset her by going on and on about the theater despite not really knowing anything about it—

Let's talk.

What?

I feel like I can have even deeper conversations with you about theater now, Dia!

Sh-Shizuku? You are far too close to me right now!

No, just talking about theater would be such a waste! That's it! Next time, you have to come on stage with me!

Wh-What?!

We can't let this talent of yours slip through the cracks! Dia, come with me to a whole new world!

B-But I'm not really a part of that world… H-Hey, Shizuku! Stop dragging me! S-Someone, help meeeeee!