Just leave everything up to me.

I'll take full control!

……

(It's like she's completely dominating the room!)

(So a girl of her caliber joined the club, huh? Both her singing and dancing were perfect! But why was she the only one singing? What about Karin, Ai, and Shioriko?)

Hmm…

I guess this is about what I expected.

(Excuse me?! What you'd expect?! Is that how you'd talk about an impressive show like this?!)

Huh?!

P-P-P-Prez?! Is that you?!

Kasumi! Oh, I'm so glad I bumped into you here!

Awww! Prez! I've missed you so much this whole time!

I thought you were coming back tomorrow.

Yeah, I'll be back at school properly starting tomorrow, but I wanted to see everyone so badly that I dropped my luggage at home and came straight here.

Oh, Prez! So you were just dying to see me, huh? *Giggle*

You bet I was!

I was SO lonely while you were away. It was so bad that I had to put all my stuffed animals on my bed or I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.

Oh, but we had a training camp and I worked real hard at practice! Honest!

I know. Because you promised me before I left, right?

And I keep my promises!

Ah!

H-How could I be so careless! I thought you were supposed to come tomorrow, so I'm not fully prepared…

My hair might not be perfect right now!

*Whine* Don't look!

Huh? You look like your regular cute self to me. And it's been a while since we last saw each other, so I want to look at your face while we chat.

N'awww, I wuv you.

Come to think of it, I see that you're not performing at today's live show. It's just Karin, Ai, Shioriko, and…Lanzhu?

Lanzhu? Hmph.

It looks like we've got a new member of the club. Is she an exchange student?

I was surprised at first, but both her singing and dancing were perfect. She's flawless and the staging was amazing too.

Oh, are Karin and the others up next? Are they performing as backup dancers for each other and switching out who's singing? I really want to hear everyone sing!

Karin and the others won't be singing. They're backup dancers for that Lanzhu chick.

What?!

And that girl there isn't a member of our club. She went ahead and made her own Association.

Um, what do you mean?

………

Kasumi?

Hey, Prez? You love me a whole bunch, right?

Where is that question coming from?

You love me and you're on my side, right?

Of course. I'm your biggest fan and ally.

That's a relief to hear.

Now that you're here, we can start fighting back!

Hold up. Sorry. I have no idea where this is going. What are you talking about?

While you were gone, total disaster struck! We're in panic mode!

Panic mode?!