I'm going to be filming some joint practice sessions today for the promo video.

I'm a bit hesitant to be giving out a behind-the-scenes look at our school idol activities, but I suppose it's all right as long as it's for the promo video.

We've gotta be full of passion and zeal!

Everyone seems really enthusiastic.

If we're not showing off our devotion here, then where else? And where's YOUR enthusiasm, huh?

R-Right!

So what are you planning on filming today?

I think I'll start by filming some commentary at the beginning and then going straight into the song.

Since we're all here, why don't we make it a medley with all three schools?

That sounds interesting.

Yes, that sounds like the perfect idea for a festival.

How about when one group is singing, the other two groups support them as their back-up dancers?

All three groups taking to the stage and working in harmony, correct? I believe that would be the perfect image for the event.

Then that's what we're going with!

Well, in that case, we're gonna need to practice.

I'm getting all fired up!

[Fade in/out.]

Ready in five, four, three, two, one…

Hello! First off, I'd like to thank all of you for watching this promo video!

And for everyone who was worried that the School Idol Festival was going away for good, you can rest easy!

We have taken the reins to run the festival and we'll make sure it's a success!

Anyway, let's leave the formalities at that. What are we gonna do at the School Idol Festival?

Lots of things! It's a festival, after all! If it's fun, we'll do it!

At a festival, you can do things you normally wouldn't be able to do!

We're gonna do whatever we want! We'll sing songs we normally don't get to sing and perform with members of other groups!

The School Idol Festival is a place for all school-idol lovers to come together!

So come along and join us, everyone!

And with that, have a listen to our latest song. It's chock-full of our feelings!

[Fade in/out.]

And cut! That was perfect!

*Huff* *Puff*

Aqours really is amazing.

I'm totally blown away…

Look, I don't know if I was imagining things, but μ's' dance was…

Yeah… Way smoother than ever.

We've still got a long way to go.

How did they manage to improve so much in such a short period of time?

That's just how μ's is.

[Fade in/out.]

I always knew μ's was amazing… But we practiced so much and only barely managed to keep up.

They just won't let us catch up to them.

But μ's isn't the only incredible group here, zura.

Yes, that's right! The girls at Nijigasaki are improving at light speed.

I feel as though they may just overtake us if we let our guard down.

We might need to put even more practice on the menu.

Let's add some more fitness training too.

Eeek!

[Fade in/out.]

Sorry, I was a little behind during the chorus.

I was a bit off tempo in a few places too.

Me too. It looks like we still need a lot more practice.

There is no such thing as too much practice. As long as you can decipher what needs to be improved, then it's okay. Let's fix it by the time the festival comes around.

They look totally perfect to me, but they're still not content with it…

It's gonna be a real uphill climb to reach our dream.

And that's exactly why we have the motivation to give it our all! We're not gonna lose to μ's or Aqours!

Yeah, that's the spirit.

Hey guys? How's about we stay back and practice a little more today?

I'm in! There's no way I can just casually go home after this!

I took notes about the parts I wasn't happy with, so I wanna improve on those!

We see you guys trying to get ahead of us! We're gonna stay behind and practice too!

Us too!

Then why don't we do it again, right from the start?

I've got the camera ready for action, everyone.

You really do always have all the bases covered.

Okay, here I go. In five, four, three, two, one…

(Man, look at them! All three groups were total strangers to each other 'til recently, but just look at them now. They're cooperating and firing each other up.)

(I just know the School Idol Festival is gonna be an awesome event!)