Great job! That was a really amazing live show!

*Giggle* Thanks for coming today!

I've been looking forward to Aqours' live show in Tokyo for so long!

Did you want to hear the great Yohane sing that badly? You're such a helpless little demon of mine.

Yeah, I was so excited for today that I couldn't sleep at all last night.

That makes me so happy. I'm glad I sang my heart out!

*Giggle* You really did practice a whole bunch, Ruby.

By the way, how are things going over there? I mean, you mentioned being banned from your club activities, right?

Right. So there are still restrictions on us, but I think things are going in the right direction. We get more and more people watching us with every guerrilla gig.

Thank goodness, zura! I hope you get to perform live shows just like normal again, soon.

The Club has me in it, so they'll get what's coming to them soon enough!

Yes, but I heard that school monitors are involved. Are you really okay to have people policing your guerrilla gigs?

They've got their targets completely fixed on us, but they've been more lenient on us lately, so we're okay! We'll manage, somehow!

You're so positive. I guess school idols need to look forward, throw out an “aye aye,” and go full speed ahead! Right?

Hey, hey! Is it true that THE Mia Taylor writes the songs for the School Idol Association? The real Mia Taylor?

I wanted to ask that as well! I can't believe the one-and-only Mia Taylor is writing songs for Japanese school idols.

You've heard of Mia?

I'd be more surprised if you HADN'T heard of her. She's so well-known that not a month goes by where a new song of hers isn't heard around the world.

I'm a fan of her big sister! The oldest daughter of the Taylor family is a singer. I mean, have you heard her song that plays in that eye shadow ad?

No way! Mia Taylor's big sister's a singer?! I LOVE the song in that ad as well!

Oh… Could it be that her mother stars in musicals and the like?

I rented a DVD before that featured a wonderful actress with the surname of “Taylor”…

That's right, Shizuku. She always garners rave reviews and has long stints on Broadway.

Papa Taylor's amazing as well. He's said to be a tenor vocalist of the caliber that only appears once in a century.

Does that mean Mia started off as a singer, too?

As far as I know, I don't think she's performed as a singer before.

Mia doesn't sing?

Actually, there was an old family video posted on her big sister's social media account. The whole family looked like they were having fun gathered around the piano.

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Phew. I somehow managed to finish my assignments. I feel like that was too much to get done.

But now I can finally sit back and relax. Maybe I'll develop an app or something when I get home.

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Ack, the school's way too quiet on the weekend. I might scream really loud if someone spooks me from behind.

Huh? Is someone…collapsed over there?!

M-Mia?! Are you okay?! Are you sick?! Should I call for an ambulance?!

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Here you go. Eat.

Thanks! *Sigh* Hamburgers really are the best. The ones in Japan are small, though.

Does it taste good?

They're not big enough, but the flavor is decent. You know what? I never thought I'd come across Rina Tennoji of the School Idol Club under these circumstances.

You know about me?

I hear so much about you from Lanzhu it's annoying. I was also just watching footage of your guerrilla gigs, earlier today.

Really? Thanks for watching.

I mean, I was just killing some time. It happened to pop up, so I had it on while I worked. Don't get the wrong idea, all right?

Okay. I'll change the topic, then. Why did you get so hungry that you collapsed?

I ran out of the food I'd bought and left in the clubroom. I was gonna go to the school cafeteria to eat something, but didn't realize that it wouldn't be open on a weekend.

Um… So you're saying you were in the clubroom the whole time? What's your daily life like? What do you do?

Write songs.

What about when you're not writing songs?

I watch baseball, play video games, or sleep.

You don't hang out and enjoy yourself?

I said, I play video games.

Um. You don't go to see the penguins with your friends?

JUST penguins? Going outside is a pain. Sometimes Lanzhu comes over, kicks up a fuss, and then leaves. That's also when she talks about you and the other girls.

Is that why you're watching our videos?

I told you, it just happened to pop up, and I wasn't even focused on watching it.

Um, I've been watching the Association's videos as well. They're incredible and I've learned a lot from them. And, you know what? Now I like your songs.

Thanks. I'm the one writing them, so of course you like them.

You don't sing them yourself, Mia?

Stop, Rina. Quit saying whatever pops into your head.

Sorry. I'm just happy I get to talk to you, so…

Well, I'll let it slide today since I owe you one for saving me from starvation.

I wanna hear you sing, Mia.

…Sorry, but I have zero interest in singing.