I've finished the song. All I have to do now is fix up the lyrics, but…

Hmmm… What to do? What to do…

You're muttering about what to do, but you've got a smile on your face.

*Chuckle* Well I really am stuck, but I feel so happy reading all the letters from the fans.

*Giggle* Fair enough. I still can't believe we've grown so much that we receive all of these kind words.

All these letters say exactly how I feel. Thinking about how all of us school idol fans are united in our emotions makes me so happy.

Nijigasaki's fan base has grown so much compared to back when we did the School Idol Festival…

That's why I've been struggling to put all of it into one song. How can I possibly do every single one of them justice?

If I were to turn all the feelings I received from everyone into lyrics, I would need a lot more than a hundred verses.

*Chuckle* A song with more than a hundred verses would be pretty hard to sing. But that's a pretty happy conundrum to have.

Yeah. That's why I want to write it by going at it head-on!

I get you. I'll head home first then. You can concentrate better when you're alone, right?

Sorry for always making you stay late with me. Looks like you ended up being subjected to a bunch of my ranting…

*Giggle* I'll make sure you repay me nicely for that, so don't worry.

Anyway, goodnight. I know it's the weekend tomorrow, but don't stay up too late, okay?

Gotcha. Goodnight, Ayumu.

Phew… I gotta do my best!

[Fade in/out.]

Nice, I'm done. The song's compleeee—ack, it's so late! Or early, I should say. It's already morning…

I've finally got something I'm fairly happy with, though. I want everyone to hear our feelings. I'll send everyone a message to listen to it when they wake up! There. Sent!

*Yawn* Maybe I should sleep in 'til noon since it's the weekend and all.

[Fade in/out.]

Hrm… Hnnngh… I'm still sleepy… Huh? I've got a bunch of notifications. I wonder what they're all about.

[Taking out phone.]

Guys, give it a listen when you're up!

Oh my gosh, I so need to talk about this! I'm heading to school!

Me too.

I'm going too!

Roger that!

On my way.

[Putting phone away.]

Looks like everyone's heading to school. W-Wait, I gotta go too!

[Fade in/out.]

You guys!

Oh, good morning! Did you sleep well?

Um, yeah.

You didn't get to sleep until early this morning, right? Are you feeling okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. More importantly, what did you guys think?

Your new song struck a chord in my heart.

It was fantastic! It gave me the shivers!

It's a song fit for me to sing!

No, this song was written through our club president's school idol work, so it belongs to all of us. No sneaking in to snatch it away!

Geez, no need to be so scary, Shizuku… I just really want to sing this song.

We all do. It's just such an exciting song. Rina-chan Board says, “Woo-hoo!”

Um, thanks for giving it a listen and for praising it so much.

I'm really proud of this song, so I wanted to let you all listen to it as quickly as possible. I also wanted to hear you all say it was good.

Because this song is packed with all the love we feel for you school idols!

We felt your love crystal clear!

When I was listening to this song I started crying and made Haruka all worried about me.

It tugged at my heartstrings too. It made me think about how awesome it would be if we were all connected to each other, just like this song.

We are! All of us and the people who cheer us on are connected, just like this.

That's how this song came about.

Hey, couldn't we totally sing this song at the School Idol Exhibition? Like, it's not even an option to NOT sing it, right?

Huh?

Come on, it's a no-brainer! The School Idol Exhibition is the place to show off a song that represents our school, right?

I can't imagine any other song representing Nijigasaki.

We all feel like we put on the best live show ever at the recent school auditions.

I think we got to experience fun like we've never had before and share that with the audience, thanks to our new foray as units.

And more than anything, I REALLY wanted to win.

I thought, I really want to take this. I was sure I'd have fun even if I lost because you guys were my opponents, but I wanted to come out on top.

But now I realize that this is the only song for us.

I agree with Ai.

I hate to admit it, but I also agree. I was super ready to make a promo video for QU4RTZ and all… But this song is just that special.

It's got all the feelings of our fans packed into it, after all.

I feel like I'd start crying if I tried to sing this song.

Shizuku, it'll be okay if we all sing it together, right? You want to sing it too, don't you?

W-Well of course I do!

Especially since this song is filled with the feelings of everyone in Nijigasaki.

I want all of us, and everyone whose feelings are packed into this song, to proclaim that we are the school idols of Nijigasaki High School.

But that's against the event rules. You'll be disqualified…

Look at everyone's faces. We all know the consequences. This is the only song for us, so make sure you're prepared for it as well.

All right. Go hard or go home! Let's do this Nijigasaki-style!