*Huff* *Puff*

Everyone!

[Fade in/out.]

Huh? Nobody's here.

Where is everyone?

I'm sure they've gotta be around somewhere since the deadline to gather the volunteers is almost up.

Maybe they've all gone to personally ask people to help out?

Oh, sounds like someone's here. Thank goodness there's still someone around.

Hello?

Huh?! Shioriko? What are you doing here?!

I should be the one asking you that. What brings you to the clubroom after school hours? I saw you in here on my way home and came to check on you.

I came to apologize to everyone! Um, I figured I should say sorry since I was the one in the wrong. I also want to help them gather volunteers again!

Is that so? Unfortunately, everybody appears to have given up.

What?!

It appears as though they have come to the conclusion that they cannot gather the specified number of volunteers by the deadline.

It was never going to be possible for mere students to gather 1,000 volunteers for the event.

While I did think there was a slight possibility, they panicked and got too pushy with their requests, which seems to have ruined people's impressions.

You're talking about the stuff being posted online, right? If you know about it, then the rest of the club members probably do too, right?

Most likely.

But all that talk is just speculation! Didn't anyone explain to them why they're all working so hard to hold the festival?!

…

I'm sure the people posting online just don't understand… I know they'll get it if we just explain everything to them.

Things can't just be left like this. No one's been told a thing, I bet. They're completely misunderstanding her!

They're saying things like she doesn't understand how school idols feel because she's not one herself. That's not true at all.

You…

I want everyone to know exactly what drives us to be school idols and why we want to have a School Idol Festival!

All of these people were looking forward to the School Idol Festival to begin with. I just know they'll lend us a hand if we get our message across to them! So that's why…

You are the only one feeling so insistent about this now, Ayumu. It appears as though your president and the other club members consider themselves out of options.

If you want to get your message across, you will have to do it yourself. Are you capable of that?

…Of course I am!

Would I be correct to assume that this means you will be resuming your role as a school idol?

W-Well… I said such horrible things to everyone, so I don't know…

Why are you so hesitant after saying such bold things? Just say what you want to do. Lying to yourself will only bring you pain.

I know that you were more passionate and worked harder as a school idol than anybody else in your club. You would not be able to do that if you did not love it.

So you should just be honest with yourself and do what you want to do. Isn't that why you're here right now? Because you realized this yourself?

Shioriko, I…

I want to continue being a school idol!

I love school idols and everyone in the club! So I want them all to know how I feel, and I want them to know the truth! All of it!

Looks like your feelings have settled. I was waiting to hear you say that. Please allow me to help you as well.

What?

We will broadcast your feelings and everything you want to say to the world through a video-sharing website.

What?!

We must make haste while you still have that passion burning inside of you. Please write a script of what you would like to say while I make preparations.

[Fade in/out.]

Right then, I have finished preparing for the live stream.

I'm sorry for always leaving everything up to you.

Don't be. It's my duty as the student council president to offer my assistance to other students. More importantly, have you finished writing your script?

After some thought, I don't actually need a script. I'm going to just tell everyone how I feel right now.

There's one thing that I can talk about with more confidence than anybody else.

What might that be?

Our club president!

I know her better than anybody else in the whole world, so that's what I'm gonna try to convey to everyone—who she is and the effort she's put into the School Idol Festival.

I am sure you're the perfect person to articulate this. Right then, I will start filming. Are you ready?

Yup!