This is our school. Wait, you already came here yesterday, right?

Yeah.

(This is Aqours' school. I can finally meet all of them today.)

(I'm so nervous…)

It seems like Kanan and the other third-years are in their classroom, so let's go see them first. They probably know more about Aqours.

Why's that?

The third-years started Aqours. They might be able to tell you something about Aqours' charm.

[Fade in/out.]

We're here! Morning Kanan, Dia, Mari.

Chika. Good morning.

Chika, you should at least excuse yourself when entering a classroom that is not your own.

Yeah, yeah, yeah! Save the scolding for laterrrrr! Good morning, Chika-chi!

And you…must be the rainbow student I heard about! Nice to meet you!

R-Rainbow?!

Mari, don't give out weird nicknames like that. You'll catch people off guard.

Whoops, sorry!

Did you say rainbow because of the “Niji” in Nijigasaki?

Sorry for all this. This is her default, so don't worry about it.

R-Right…

Um, nice to meet you. I'm–

Chika has informed us. I heard you traveled all the way from Tokyo to meet us. It must have been a long journey. Thank you for coming, and welcome.

O-Oh, I'm just happy to finally meet you!

If fans are coming to see us outside of our shows, we must have really hit the big time!

That's very arrogant of you, Mari. Popularity is a living thing. It's always changing.

We must not sit still but continuously strive–

*Sigh* Once Dia gets going…

Yep, it's a given now.

[Fade in/out.]

Anyway, Chika told us you had some questions you wanted to ask?

Yes. I wanted to ask you all about Aqours' charm!

I was so moved when I saw your performance with μ's. That show really got me into school idols.

I want to know the kind of charm one needs to put on such a wonderful show.

I came here because I wanted to know just how you do it.

Oh my gosh! What a passionate confession of love! I wish I recorded it!

Uhhh…

We are very honored you would say such generous things about our performance.

Yeah. It makes it feel like all those days of tough practice and training have paid off.

But the charm of Aqours, huh? That's a tough one.

To be honest, I don't think we have a clear answer ourselves. We're always looking for our strengths and ways to let our fans enjoy themselves.

You said you were moved by our performance, but what specifically made you feel that way?

All of it! That's not specific at all, I know, but your singing, your dancing, your smiles, it's all so amazing. It wasn't just that, either. Well…

Yeah, we want to know what comes after that “well,” too.

Does that mean our audience understands? Yet, if we can't understand and consciously express it…

How about this? Stick around with us. Watch us up close and you might notice something we don't!

Hang around you guys? Can I?

Of course! You can help with the Summer Festival prep, too. What do you say?

Mari! We couldn't impose such a–

But Dia, you were just whining that you wanted any help you could get!

I was not whining, I'll have you know! We could use some extra help, though.

I'll do it! I want to help!

Thanks. This is great, we've been so incredibly busy.

Thank you very much for your help.

Sure thing!

All right! We can hang out so much now!

Right. If you're helping with the festival, you'll be here for a few days. You already stayed one night, but do you have a place to stay for a while?

If you need a place to stay, how about Hotel Ohara? I'll give you a special deal!

Heh-heh-heh! Oh, Mariii.

Yes, Chika-chi?

Our visitor here is already a guest of Tochiman Inn!

What?!

After we went to Chika's ryokan yesterday, I ended up reserving a room.

Oh, no! You did?

S-Sorry…

No worries! Stay at our place next time you come to Numazu!

Sure thing!