–And that's my tale.

So that's the kind of ghost stories you have in Switzerland. Very nice.

……

Eli, you don't look so good. Are you all right?

…Yeah, I'm…

She doesn't look all right at all.

Umi, your face is very pale as well. How are you doing?

B-Better than a moment ago.

It's okay, you can be honest and admit you're scared.

H-Hmph. You h-have to do b-better than that to sc-scare me. Umi, y-you're such a k-kid.

Sorry, Kasumi, but that's not very convincing at all.

Yeah, look at Rinari on the other hand, she's been unfazed this whole time.

Rina-chan Board says, “Composed.”

Ai, she's using the board, so of course she doesn't look any different. I bet underneath the board, she's shaking like a leaf with fear.

Now that we finished the ghost stories, are there any other school trip traditions that we haven't tried?

How about playing cards?

Oooh, yeah, let's do it. Playing Old Maid is definitely a tradition.

Oh, hey Honoka. Are you feeling better after getting overheated in the bath? You don't have to wait on us if you want to go to bed.

Nah, I shouldn't head back before…

Huh?

Hey, everyone?

What's up, Karin?

Would you rather play Sevens instead of Old Maid?

No, that's not it. Look at the time. It's already 10 pm.

It's already this late? Time sure flies when you're having fun.

Aw, but I want to keep hanging out. I only got here in the middle of the ghost stories!

I think we've had enough fun for today. Practice starts bright and early tomorrow, so we should get some sleep.

Yes. I understand your reluctance, but we should go to bed to be ready for tomorrow.

Do we have to?

We still have two more nights. Let's save playing cards as something to look forward to tomorrow.

Time to get ready for bed, everyone.

All right.

[Fade in/out.]

Phew, that was fun!

I wasn't feeling tired at all, but the moment we stepped in our room it all came back.

Oh, there it is. Umi, this towel feels really cold when it's wet. Can you take it to Honoka for me?

Thank you so much, Ayumu. Honestly, Honoka should've come to get it herself.

Honoka seemed fine, but I'm sure she's still a bit dizzy from the bath. I would have brought it to her myself if I knew.

You're very kind, but please don't spoil her too much. There are times when she takes things for granted.

*Giggle* You really know her so well.

Well, we have known each other for a really long time.

You, Honoka and Kotori have been friends since you were little, right? What were they like as children?

Oooh, I'm super curious, too!

*Giggle* This might be the answer you're expecting, but they've always been just like this.

I feel a lot of love in those words.

I don't know whether that's good or bad.

Ahahaha!

Time really does fly by so quickly while we're having fun, doesn't it?

It'd be great if we could do this every month.

*Chuckle* Should we ask Shio-ti about doing a training camp at school?

Come to think of it, we did stay really late at Nijigasaki that one time. That was so much fun.

We should ask Shioriko. She'd probably give us permission if we showed her how useful training camps can be to build our skills.

That means we'd better put our all into practice tomorrow!

That's right. Let's work hard so that you can surprise your club president when she gets back!

Of course!

That's the whole reason we wanted to do a training camp in the first place, so we can't let it go to waste.

The moment she lays eyes on the new and improved School Idol Club, she'll be so stunned, we'll need a defib to bring her back! Geddit? *Laugh*

GAHHHHHHH!

W-Was that a scream?!

Kotori?!

Something's wrong. We gotta go!