Ch. 1 Ep. 8: You're Not Alone
Ai joins you in hopes of having some fun, and gets her first-year friend Rina to tag along, too. Your next hopeful is former School Idol Club member Kanata, but there's a reason she left the club.
Player
We've been getting a lot of members since we asked you to join up, Ayumu. I knew you would be a great first pick!
Ayumu
What? I haven't done anything, but…I'm really glad to hear that.
Kasumi
We can't rest on our laurels just yet, though! It's time to go try and get back Kanata!
Shizuku
I know where she is, so follow me.
Kasumi
W-Well I have an idea of where she'd be, too!
Shizuku
*Giggle* We might have the same idea. The infirmary or the garden, right? I checked a while ago, and it looks like she's in the infirmary today.
[Fade in/out.]
Kanata
Urgh… Wh-Who's there?
Shizuku
It's Shizuku, Kanata.
Kanata
Shizuku? Oh, hi, it's been a while. You been doing well?
Shizuku
Mmhm, really well. B-But small talk aside, we're here to bring you back to the school idol club!
Kasumi
Kanata, the club's going to be disbanded! Please, you've got to come back!
Kanata
Disbanded?! That's…real sad. We gotta stop that. Still, it'd be a little hard for me to go back now. I do want to, though.
Player
Um, hello, Kanata! Good to meet you. I've heard you were a club member before, so I had Shizuku and Kasumi bring me here.
Player
Oh, this is another second year, Ayumu Uehara.
Player
She's a new member of the club, too. We also have Rina Tennoji, a first year, and Ai Miyashita, a second year.
Player
Like Kasumi said, the club is in big trouble right now. It's going to be disbanded if we don't get ten members, so…we want you back, Kanata!
Kanata
Things took a pretty bad turn when I was gone.
Kanata
But I've really got a bunch on my plate right now. I like being a school idol, but I can't right now. I'm in a bind and real busy.
Shizuku
A bind? Did something happen? If there's anything we can do to help, let us know!
Kanata
My grades dropped, and really badly.
Shizuku
Huh?
Kanata
I super tanked my mid-terms. If I don't get serious for finals, it'll be really bad, so I'm studying hard, but…math is getting me. I just don't get it.
Player
Well, in that case…
Player
Rina and Ai picked a lot of science and math classes, so how about getting them to help you?
Kanata
Wait, really? It'd be that easy?
Player
If they help you with your studies, you can be a school idol at the same time!
Kanata
Hey, that's a really nice idea. I'll come back, then. So, not to rush things, but are they in the clubroom?
Kasumi
I think they are.
Kanata
Then let's get going! It's been a while since my eyes've been this open!
[Fade in/out.]
Kanata
…Wait, there's no one here! Kasumi, you lied to me!
[Fade in/out.]
Kasumi
Ahh! W-Well, I wanted to kidna—er, captu… N-No, I mean, I wanted to bring you to the clubroom before you changed your mind!
Emma
Hiya, sounds pretty busy in… Huh? Hey, did we get some new members?!
Kasumi
Emma?!
Shizuku
Emma, did you come back after seeing us moving around?!
Emma
Huh? Come back? Oh, yeah, I just got back from Switzerland. Here's your souvenirs. Oh, there's plenty to go around, so share them with our new friends, okay?
Kasumi
Uh… Huh?
Player
Kasumi, this is Emma, right?
Emma
Greetings, my name is Emma Verde. Glad to have you onboard.
Player
So, wait… Emma, you came back on your own?
Emma
Huh? Why wouldn't I? This is the school idol club room, right…?
Kasumi
U-Um, Emma! You haven't come to the room in a while, right?! You were distancing yourself from the club, r-right?!
Emma
Huh? No, I had to go back to Switzerland for a while. I left a letter, you know.
Kasumi
W-Wait, that…that was a letter you wrote?!
Ayumu
Huh? What's up, Kasumi?
[Fade in/out.]
Kasumi
…So this was actually from Emma? I… I thought it was some weird threat from a rival.
[Fade in/out.]
Kasumi
Ahh, I'm so sorry! I jumped to conclusions!
Shizuku
Well, Emma's back, so it all worked out, right?
Ayumu
Now we have seven people! Let's keep going until we get ten!
Player
Yeah, let's go talk to Setsuna Yuki next! We don't know where she is, but if we all split up…
Ayumu
Huh? Did something just bump into the door?
Player
It might be a hopeful!
[Fade in/out.]
Player
Huh?
Player
(I've seen that back somewhere before.)
Player
(Could it be…)
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