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Ch. 1 Ep. 5: The First Step!

Hearing Kasumi's passionate speech, you decide nothing will stop you from saving the School Idol Club. You rush to the person you trust most as your first step in finding the 10 members the student council president stipulated.

Kasumi

Hey, where are you going? Didn't you say we were going to persuade the members that used to be in the club?

Player

Yeah, but I figured we should get some results first.

Kasumi

Results?

Player

Well, even if we really want the people who left to come back, we can't just try to persuade with passion alone.

Player

If the club's just the way they left it, wouldn't they think that the same thing'll just happen again?

Player

So we need to show them that they're not going to just have a repeat of last time. That this is a place their hard work will pay off in.

Kasumi

…That's a good point, but what should we actually do?

Player

Get a member who's a really hard worker.

Kasumi

A really hard worker? Anyone…in mind?

[Fade in/out.]

Ayumu

Huh?! M-Me, join the school idol club?!

Player

Please, Ayumu, you're the only one I can turn to!

Ayumu

B-But I couldn't sing and dance like that! That just isn't me…

Kasumi

H-Hey…

Player

Hm? What's up, Kasumi?

Kasumi

Is this the really hard worker you were talking about?

Player

Yeah, her name's Ayumu Uehara, and we've been friends since way back in kindergarten.

Kasumi

You're childhood friends?!

Player

I-Is that really that shocking?

Kasumi

W-Well, yeah, you've known each other for so long!

Player

Yeah. And Ayumu's been the type to give things her best, no matter how tough it gets. I've always thought that's really awesome.

Player

So if she's with us, I figure that she'd inspire the others, and we could all really work hard in the club.

Kasumi

…

Player

Kasumi?

Kasumi

I-I'm a pretty hard worker, too.

Player

Oh, of course! I know you're a super hard worker, Kasumi.

Player

But I figure you're going to need a lot more than just me to help you.

Kasumi

Well, if you say so.

Player

So, how about it, Ayumu? Let's be school idols together!

Ayumu

Ahaha, you really are something, you know that? You've got some crazy initiative.

Player

Huh, really?

Ayumu

I mean, you went looking for the school idol club, and immediately started recruiting when you heard it was getting disbanded.

Ayumu

And… And on top of that, look at how much this underclassman trusts you. And you only met her yesterday!

Kasumi

You're talking about me, right? Because you're totally right! We're super tight friends already!

Ayumu

Haha, I see, I see.

Ayumu

…Hey, you remember what happened back in kindergarten?

Player

In kindergarten?

Ayumu

All right, that look tells me you don't. And it was such a big deal to me, too!

[Fade in/out.]

Ayumu

You told me something, back when I was really embarrassed about the dance performance and didn't want to do it.

Ayumu

You said that if I did my best on stage, then the whole audience would smile right back at me.

[Fade in/out.]

Ayumu

You squeezed both of my hands, saying you'd cheer me on as I did my best…and you had on the biggest smile, too.

Ayumu

…I've been able to come so far in so much because of you.

Ayumu

So I want us both to do our best with this school idol thing.

Player

Really?!

Kasumi

Wait, seriously?!

Player

Thanks so much, Ayumu! Let's do our best and make so many people smile!

Ayumu

Yeah, we've got good times ahead! And, um… What was your name, again?

Kasumi

Well, you're my senior, so just call me Kasumin!

Ayumu

Senior? But technically, you've been in the club longer than I have, so…

Kasumi

Hey, don't worry about it! Let's just be friendly - we're all going to be club pals from now on, you know?

Ayumu

Friendly…like with nicknames? Hmm. If your name's Kasumi Nakasu, then… Kasukasu?

Kasumi

Nooo! How did you know my old nickname?! All right, I'm banning that name! No Kasukasu!

Player

L-Let's just settle on Kasumi, all right?

Kasumi

Yeah, let's go with that!

Ayumu

S-Sorry, and glad to meet you, Kasumi. I don't know the first thing about being a school idol, so I'm going to be pretty lost, but…

Ayumu

…I'll do my best, so teach me what I need to know, all right?

Kasumi

Of course! I am the senior school idol here, after all!

Player

All right, let's work really hard so the other members come back!


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