We…may have bought a little too much.

Still, with all these outdoor products, we'll be able to survive even the direst of emergencies!

Oh! It's almost time for our online chat session…

*Chuckle* We spent the entire day together, but I still feel like we didn't get to chat enough…

[Fade in/out.]

Sorry I'm late! It took me longer than I thought it would to load the chat program. Is everyone here already?

We are!

You aren't late at all, don't worry.

I know we were together all day today, but we seriously didn't get enough chances to talk!

Oh! I thought the exact same thing myself just now!

I see that all of you are still eager to hear more from your beloved Lanzhu. I'll talk as much as you want me to!

What could that be? Hello? Does anyone else hear that rustling?

Ah, sorry! That was me. I'm chatting while I pack my things.

Wait, are you…already getting your camping things together?

Yes, I am!

*Laugh* That's our Setsu!

I did think that it might be a bit early to pack, but I just couldn't sit still after today's shopping trip.

And not only am I packing, but I'm visualizing the trip too!

You're visualizing it?

Yes. As in how I'll use the cooking utensils or start an open-air fire…

You really know your stuff when it comes to camping, Setsuna.

*Giggle* To be honest…it's because of anime.

When we all started talking about the outdoors, I tracked down an anime about camping and binged it in one sitting…

I couldn't help but get sucked in by all the extraordinary things that are unique to camping.

Extraordinary, you say?

Yes! The thrill of spending the night with the meager light of a lantern or campfire! The perfect night sky, viewed while breathing in the crystal-clear air! There are lots!

And nothing is more exciting than the cuisine you can only enjoy at a campsite!

I know what you mean! I'm really looking forward to cooking our food too!

I'm dying to cook some rice on an open fire!

*Chuckle* We'll have cooking utensils, a gas stove, a skillet… I'm really excited to use all those classic camp fixtures when we cook.

It seems that you can also smoke foods in about three hours. It'd be nice to smoke cheese or boiled eggs!

Also—and this is just a little fancy of mine—but I really want to try starting a fire using nothing but sticks!

I wanna start a fire tooo!

It's so tempting, isn't it? Ahh, I wish it were the day of our camping trip already!

I'm starting to get really excited about it as well! Still, it's great that we all got permission to go on this camping trip with everyone.

Though they were really adamant about telling us to take care.

That's right. Personally, I never imagined that we would face so little resistance when requesting permission.

I had planned to state my case thoroughly until I was allowed to go, but the day after I brought up camping I found a letter from my mother on my desk.

A letter?

Its contents were most delightful. Do you want to hear what it says?

Yes please!

[Fade in/out.]

“I hope you all band together and have a lot of fun on your camping trip. Just please don't forget to contact me when you get there and when you're heading back!”

“Nana, when I see how energetic you are lately, I wonder if your father and I might not have understood you as well as we had thought.”

“We've always been proud of you for being an honest and upstanding model student, but that's not all we're proud of.”

“You are a very capable girl, Nana. You can try your hand at anything and persevere if it's for the sake of something you love.”

“And what's more, you're a girl who will go to the ends of the earth to face her goals head-on.”

“Your father and I have never been more proud of you.”

“So please know that we're cheering for you in whatever you want to do.”

[Fade in/out.]

…And that's what she wrote.

It's so wonderful that she wants to support you in your passions!

Exactly! After I read it, I was so choked up with emotion that I ran straight to my mom to hug her.

Getting that letter from her really drove home how my feelings of passion are my greatest strength.

See, my passion for school idols really is my driving force!

I won't lose out when it comes to enthusiasm over school idols either!

Same goes for me! I bet my love for school idols could stand against yours, Setsu!

Me too. I'm so obsessed with them that I can't think about anything else right now!

Yes! Let's all yell out our passion together!