I wanna join the School Idol Club!

Say what now?! Are you serious?!

I am. Why else would I disband the Association?

While I may not be in the position to seek your approval considering my defection… Please allow me back in.

I'd finally gotten into this whole school idol thing and now I don't have the Association to go back to. Come on, throw this dog a bone!

Well, of course you're all welcome! The same goes for you guys, Ai and Karin—

Prez, STOP!

Huh?

Look, I'm not some heartless monster. I don't mind if you let them into our club if they've got nowhere else to go.

HOWEVER!

They've gotta be good and say sorry! We're furious because of everything they put us through! Our club activities were banned, we couldn't use our clubroom—it was all in shambles!

I feel like the Prez has already forgiven them for that…

HUSH! Don't say anything that won't help the cause!

I'm sorry.

What?

I'm sorry for interfering with your club activities, revoking your clubroom rights, installing the Monitoring Committee, and headhunting your members.

H-Hang on…

I was wrong about everything. I didn't understand. I figured that everything I was doing would bring everyone to the Association.

You're actually apologizing already? I was expecting way more of a fight. Are you being sincere?!

Now, now, Kasumi. Let's just leave it—

Lanzhu is being sincere.

Despite the fact that she is selfish, lacking in self-awareness, and does ridiculous things that leave people in shock.

Shioriko, I think you've said enough as well…

I think we can just let bygones be bygones. If we all get to perform together in the Club, then I'd be pretty happy about that.

Can I also assume that you two will be coming back to us as well, Karin and Ai?

Yes, if you'll let us back in.

We didn't understand Lanzhu… Actually, no. We didn't have a mutual understanding with anyone, including you guys. I wish we had approached the situation better.

Yeah. That's why we ended up causing so much trouble for everyone. I'm really sorry.

It's okay now, really. It was all a big misunderstanding on our part as well.

Yeah. I'd love it if we could all turn over a new leaf and go about our school idol activities together from here on!

While I'd obviously be thrilled about being able to work together, do you really want to disband the Association? You went to such lengths to make it what it was.

I think one of the big reasons why there's been an explosion in the number of people who follow Nijigasaki's school idol activities is thanks to the Association's efforts.

I was shocked to find that there was a school idol craze at our school when I got back from my trip studying abroad.

I mean, there were definitely a lot of people who found out about us through the School Idol Festival, for sure.

It's safe to say that Nijigasaki's passion for school idols definitely increased because of the regular performances that the Association did.

She's right. We even received a bunch of messages from students of other schools who'd watched videos of the tournament that Ai thought up.

I think it's incredible that you guys can do those kinds of things.

So, wouldn't it really boost our confidence to have people with that kind of experience join us?

Definitely! If we combine the best elements of both the Club and the Association, we'll be unstoppable.

Could you teach us the Association's secrets?

You wanna hear all about the suuuper tough training that we go through?

Or about stage production theories that'll make your head spin?

Rina-chan Board says, “Terrifying!”

P-Please be gentle with us!

Goodness, don't be shy. We can rack our brains together!

We were totally joking just now, but I do want to keep doing the great stuff that we picked up at the Association. I wanna teach you guys about them too.

Teach me, pleeeeeease!

I'm dying to hear about all of the adventures that you've had while training everywhere!

I appreciate your concern, but I really do think that it's best to disband the Association.

Because this whole situation right here is what I've always wanted.

The School Idol Club is a gathering of like-minded girls who absolutely love one thing—school idols. That's why we should be called a “club.”

If that's what you want, then…

Let me formally welcome you to the Club, Lanzhu and Mia.

And glad to have you back, Karin, Ai, and Shioriko.

Wow, we've suddenly exploded into a huge family!

Since I've been here longer, I rank above you guys in the Club. So, I'm gonna make sure that you listen to everything I say!

The little puppy's barking at me again.

I'm not a puppy!

Hey guys! Has the rain settled on your little rivalry to reveal a beautiful rainbow now?

Kaoruko!

Mm-hmm. The looks on all of your faces are telling me that we've got a happily ever after situation here. Excellent.

So with that, how about we get a move on with those school auditions? We won't make it in time for the School Idol Exhibition unless we do.

Th-The school auditions! Of course!

I forgot about those…

I mean, we did go through a lot.

Yeah, that's a fair call. I'll go through the rules with you again, then.

Each individual or group performs their own live show and the students will vote on who they support. The person or group with the most votes will represent their school.

The school reps will then produce a promotional video and upload it to the School Idol Exhibition website. All clear?

Mia? Shioriko? Do you wanna form a unit with me for the auditions?

Didn't you say that you wanted to participate in the auditions by yourself?

That's what I was planning to do, but I want the three of us to participate as a unit and sing our debut song.

If you insist, I guess. We're used to following along with your selfish requests anyway.

So, that means Nijigasaki will be entering four units into the auditions then.

Knock it out of the park, you guys!