The morning session flew by. All of you were truly incredible out there.

Heh heh! My charm had everyone's eyes glued to me!

Yeah, you were amazing, Kasumi! Even my eyes were glued wide open for once.

I bet you gained a lot of new fans from today's performance.

*Giggle* Thanks, Kanata and Ayumu! Keep all that praise coming.

Everyone's really having a great time at the event that Ai planned. There wasn't enough room for everyone who came to watch so the crowd spilled out of the auditorium.

Wow, that many people showed up? I think that's all due to everyone who helped plan the event. Thanks, guys!

And the most exciting performance of this incredible success of an event so far was mine, wasn't it?!

Objectively speaking, either Setsuna or Lanzhu's performance was the best. Rina-chan Board says, “No question!”

Rinako!

What? Me?

I think so too. While it's true that Kasumi did an excellent job of pumping up the crowd on stage, the performances from those two were even more impressive.

Oh, come on! Not you too, Shizuko!

But your performance was just as wonderful as theirs, Kasumi.

You weren't even watching it live, Prez.

That may be true, but I could feel your energy from the video that Mia took. You even got Karin outvoted.

Sorry to say it, Kasumi, but I was surprised by that. I didn't think you'd win by such a landslide.

It just goes to show that my performance was divine!

But I still can't believe how many votes I got compared to Karin. I'm happy that everyone likes me, but…

I wonder if Karin's okay.

I hope she's not feeling down about this.

Um, about Karin… You invited her to lunch, right?

I did, but she turned me down and said that she wants to think things over.

I thought Karin's performance was incredible too. I don't think she needs to be so hard on herself.

I'm worried. Maybe I should go look for her.

It's fine, it's fine. You're all a bunch of worrywarts.

You guys know Karin's personality, right? She seems chill but she's actually really passionate and hates to lose.

She probably reviewed her performance on her own to identify her weak points and is jumping into some extra hard training by now.

She was like that when she lost to Eli in the nine contests against μ's, remember? She needs her space, but she'll be fine. She's not going to fall apart.

She may have lost, but I know her next performance will be even better!

Yeah, I think Ai's right. The Karin I know is always forward-thinking and positive.

Yeah. Karin's a tough cookie.

In that case, I'm gonna do some extra training after lunch! I'll further hone my cuteness and defeat Lanzhu Zhong!

Aww, Kasumi, I'm flattered! You care so much about me! But who can blame you? This is me we're talking about.

Eek! That's not what I meant at all! Where did you even pop up from, anyway?!

Rina, is that a burger? Maybe I'll go get one too.

You sure like burgers, Mia.

Stop acting friendly with the enemy over there!

Oh, hush. Rina and I have a lot in common, I'll have you know. Also, I'm a third-year so watch your manners when speaking to me.

You may be in a higher grade, but I'm older than you! You should watch YOUR manners!

Such a yappy little puppy.

Did you just call me a PUPPY?!

Puppies are cute. It suits you, Kasumi.

Would someone shoo these two away from here, please?!

[Fade in/out.]

You performed well, President.

I'm sorry. You cheered me on, and I went and lost anyway. I did make an effort, but my best was not good enough…

You were up against THE Setsuna Yuki. You've only started being a school idol recently, so it's only natural that she won. Why are you so discouraged after just one loss?

I've just had my eyes opened to the truth…

You're wrong, President Mifune. That's not what school idols are all about!

Satsuki is right. Please take heart. We promise to help you become the best of the best!

Let's review your performance and find where you can improve!

Really? I-I'd appreciate that.

Look at this part of the video. You hid it well, but in the latter half of your performance, I can tell you were out of stamina.

You're certainly watching me closely.

Of course! We're your very first fans, President Mifune!

I think this problem can be addressed by building up stamina and leg strength so you can keep up with the more rigorous steps.

And there's one thing that always works for leg strength!

Yes, weighted iron sandals! You must run up and down stairs wearing iron sandals!

Iron sandals?

You'll have legs of steel in no time! Let's begin training immediately!

I-I'll do my best!