No changes here.

What?!

How come?!

You ate about the same amount that we did, though!

I did, but telling me that doesn't explain anything. Rina-chan Board says, “Question mark?”

Hmm. I have a theory of sorts… Rina, would you mind telling us how you spent the New Year holiday?

Huh? Sure, I spent it the same way I always do. Jogging, flexibility training, and voice training.

What?!

I also focused on practicing the dance steps I'm not good at. Stuff like that. Nothing out of the ordinary.

…………

Honoka. Chika. What did you two do over the break?

I slacked off under the warm kotatsu table and watched the New Year's relay race on TV…

I watched music shows on TV while eating mikan oranges…

This explains everything.

Oh, come on! It's New Year's! Who doesn't want to slack off during New Year's?!

Yeah! If you're always straining yourself, you'll just go BOOM one day and explode!

I wasn't trying to condemn you for relaxing. The issue here is moderation.

How much did the two of you eat during that period? Mochi soup, mikan oranges, osechi meals, sweet buns, and so forth?

Ack…

Do tell me.

W-Well!

You ate a lot, didn't you? Until you were stuffed full!

…Y-Yes.

Yeah, I ate a lot…

It is as I feared. I told you! I told you that if you did nothing but eat, you'd end up feeling ox-tremely regretful!

Oh, nice pun!

Right, it's the Year of the Ox this year! We gotta tell Ai that one!

Honoka! Chika! Do you not understand the situation we're in?! It's a serious problem if you have eaten so much that you can't even fit in your outfits!

Of course we know that!

But what are we supposed to do?!

Don't worry. I have a way to get you back to normal right away.

You do?!

Yes. That's why I've called in a professional.

Who's the professional?

I will announce her now. Ahem.

A question for all of you! Which school idol is an active amateur model, the spiciest member in all of Nijigasaki, and the one who gives the most passionate performances?

An amateur model? Spicy? Passionate?

Hey guys, it's me.

Karin! You're the professional?!

Yup. And guess what?

I'll be here as her assistant!

Whoa, Kanan's gonna help out?

We've teamed up today, so…

We'll be training you eeextra hard.