It's over… It's finally, actually over this time.

It was a long, arduous battle. Now we're free.

I've still got vocab words floating around in my head. I'm gonna go to sleep so they don't disappear. Zzz…

Go, went, going… Buy, bought, buying…

I'm starving!

I feel like I've done a lifetime of studying in this past week.

Yeah. I think I deserve to pat myself on the back.

You did such a good job, Kasumi. *Pat* *Pat*

Th-Thanks, Shizuko.

I don't want to study for a while now.

Great job, everyone. All that's left now is to wait for our results.

I don't even want to know how I did. I'm way too scared.

You studied a lot, so you'll be fine.

I think my grades will be better than usual thanks to the study sessions, but I've never felt good about my exams.

You've given it everything you've got, so I'm sure your grades will be great.

You think mine will be too?

Of course they will! All of us tried our hardest, so there's no way we're gonna get bad grades here.

Hearing it from you really makes it feel true.

Yeah, I feel like things will turn out all right.

Now, now, enough with the study talk! Let's all go hang out together!

That sounds like a great idea! I want to throw off my shackles and reward myself!

Going out with all of you sounds like it would be a great time.

Yeah, it does!

Then I think that settles it.

Stop! I said, stop! STOP!

Huh? What's wrong, Ai? Exams are over! You don't have to do the drill sergeant thing anymore!

Don't tell me you think the end of the exams spells the end of everything.

It doesn't?

You need to evaluate yourself and review the areas you failed. There's no point in all of that studying if you don't commit everything to knowledge.

She's right. Even if we got the score we were aiming for this time, it'll mean nothing if our grades drop on our next exams.

That's a good point. It's probably best to keep our grades up while Mifune monitors us.

Do you really want to let all of your painstaking studies go to waste by forgetting everything? You'll totally lose out if you don't keep that knowledge.

So that's how a grade-A student thinks.

You'll be doing yourself a favor by remembering everything.

In what way?

Well, you'll always be able to use that knowledge once you memorize it, right? It'd be a pain to have to learn it all over again, don't you think?

Eek! Having to start from scratch would mean going through that nightmare again! I can't handle that!

Persistence pays off. In acting, you discover what needs improvement through constant practice, which allows you to deepen your understanding of your role and make it your own.

This also applies to studying…and really all sorts of other things too. You're not doing yourself any favors by preventing yourself from growing and developing.

Okay, fine, I get it. I'm not about to throw a tantrum over it. We just have to stick around, right?

Aww, does that mean we're not going out?

No one said we weren't.

Hm?

She's saying we should all go and hang out after we've finished studying!

Really?

I'm not THAT much of a monster! C'mon, you've all been working your little tails off!

It's all thanks to you all taking the time to look over our studies! Thank you so very much!

C-Come on, Shizuku! You're making me blush! Seriously, don't mention it! More importantly, let's give it one last push so we can treat ourselves for it!

Yeah! We'll grade ourselves, review, and then let our hair down after that!

Well in that case, let's hurry up and get started! We gotta get this over with so we can play our hearts out.

Hahaha, you're so calculating, Kasumi.

Okay everyone, get your exam papers out.

Make sure you ask someone if you come across a bit you don't understand. Don't just ignore it.

You're so reliable! I'm glad I invited you to join the club, Ai.

Man, what's with you all? Ahaha!

You have the power to pull everyone along with you, which is an important power for a school idol to have as well.

Oh, stop! You're killing me! Besides, someone had to drag you along or you'd be dragged into make-up exams!

Hahaha!