And cut! That was totally awesome! I captured some of the best footage ever, Lanzhu!

Mehehe! The only one in this world who can beat Lanzhu is Lanzhu herself. Of course it'd be the best.

That's your reshoot over with. Now then—

I'm gonna head off for a bit.

Oh? Where to?

Moving around makes everyone hungry, right? I'll get some meat! Mia, Rina, and you should all wait for me here!

There she goes…

All right, next up is Mia. Are you ready?

…………

Mia?

Oh. Sorry.

What's wrong?

I'm just a bit annoyed.

That Lanzhu. It blows my mind how she has no hesitations about how she expresses herself.

She might be interested in how others react, but she doesn't care about what they think about her.

I guess she thinks her worth isn't damaged by the judgment of others.

It makes sense, but I just can't help but worry about what others think about me…

Mia…

Her singing and dancing are amazing, but I appreciate her the most for how she doesn't budge from her own standards of judgment. It pains me to say it, but she's incredible.

It's true that she's very strong-willed.

I'm jealous of that absolute confidence too.

If only I could be like that…

What?! You're fine just as you are, Rina! Don't copy Lanzhu!

Well, even if you were going to copy her it's not something that easy to do, so…

That boldness is what makes her who she is.

I can't tell you how much I've been pushed around by that personality of hers.

[Fade in/out.]

Huh? What do you mean?

Did you not hear me? I said to remake it.

Are you complaining about a song I wrote? Who do you think I am? I'm THE Mia Taylor!

That's exactly why. I don't need any song of yours if it's of the same quality as the stuff you write for your run-of-the-mill artists.

I'M gonna be the one singing it, so make something worthy of me.

I think my requests are too difficult for ordinary songwriters.

But you're different. I've chosen you. You're the best of the best. There's no way you can't do it.

Got it? So remake it.

[Fade in/out.]

She's always pushy and doing things her way…

But you know, even though I thought she was a pain, I couldn't leave her.

It really grinds my gears, but Lanzhu is a great example of what it takes to be an idol.

I admire her, just like the star baseball players I've admired since I was a kid.

Mia…

Rina. You're my idol now too.

What? M-Me?!

I mean, it's thanks to you that I've become who I am now. You're the one who pulled the real me out!

I was withdrawn and shut away for so long, but it was because you were here for me that I was able to move forward again.

N-No way… I haven't done anything. Even when you told me to go away, I stuck by your side…

That was the right thing for Mia.

Exactly.

W-Well, if that's the case… You're the person I admire too, Mia.

You're strong. I can tell by listening to your songs that you never gave up.

You've been through things I can't even imagine… Being sad and scared…

But you fought your way through by writing songs. You shouted out your feelings.

You screamed to the world that you wanted to sing and that you loved singing.

Rina…

You're the idol I admire, Mia.

*Chuckle* Thanks. I'll have to continue being an idol worthy of your admiration then!

I can't sing as Mia Taylor, a member of the Taylor family just yet…

But I'll give the best performance I can now as Mia Taylor, a Nijigasaki school idol!

I'll leave the shoot to you, Little Baby.

Sure! Okay, here goes!