*Sigh*

[Fade out.]

Whoa, what's going on?!

Gueeess whooo!

Is that…Chika?

[Fade in.]

Bingo! You got it in one!

You sure gave me a fright. What's the matter?

I could ask you the same thing.

You had me really worried. I saw you leaving the party all dizzy and unsteady.

Do you feel sick or something?

Thanks for worrying about me. I'm fine, so you can go back to the others.

I think I'd rather stay here a little longer.

Yeah?

I do like a nice night breeze. It's perfect for when you need to cool down from a fiery hot live show.

And besides, there's no way I'm leaving you alone.

Huh?

You can tell me you're fine all you want, but you don't look fine to me.

Do I really look that bad?

Yeah. What's wrong?

Well…

I guess everyone was so passionate and fired up that it just tired me out… I can't really explain it…

*Laugh* You're not wrong about everyone being fired up. They're already getting serious about arranging new live shows.

That's the thing with school idols. We watch a live show and we end up wanting to do one ourselves.

You just did a massive live show today and you already want to do your next one?

Yeah. Everyone was happy with how successful it was, but that doesn't mean there weren't things we can improve on.

So we want to reflect on today's show and make the next one even more awesome!

We want to make everyone even happier and see all the big smiles on their faces!

You're already focused on what's next, huh. You're something else, Chika.

Me?! *Laugh* Please, I'm hardly anything. There are loads of school idols all over the country who are way better than I am!

If I just stay content with where I am now, I'm going to be left in the dust before I know it.

That's why I keep working so hard. It's all I can do.

No, you really are something else, Chika. Aqours too. It's what allows you guys to give everyone so much power.

*Giggle* It's nice to hear that coming from you!

It's nice that you think I'm so good, but it's really μ's that is truly amazing.

After performing today, I really felt how amazing they are all over again.

It's because of μ's that we've managed to come so far.

I don't think Honoka and the others are aware of it, but μ's has a huge appeal. The kind that makes you want to follow in their footsteps.

We want to shine like μ's, see the same sights they see… They give us the power to start something new. That power has helped us get this far.

You know, there was something I noticed on the stage today, and that was that we can only be ourselves. As much as Aqours admire μ's, we can never be them.

And that's fine. We want to shine as Aqours in ways that only we can, and let our fans experience it.

I don't know if we could inspire another group to start up like μ's inspired us, but even so, we do want to keep moving forward with each other.

So if we managed to motivate all the people who watched our live show today, that would make me very happy.

You've shined so brightly ever since the moment I first met you, but it feels like you're speeding ahead and getting further and further away from me.

*Laugh* That's not true at all. I'm always going to be a Normal Monster.

And all of the Nijigasaki girls shine brightly to me, too.

I think that Nijigasaki has always been so lovely and has an appeal all of its own that's different from μ's and Aqours.

Even that promo video was incredible. It took me by surprise the first time I watched it, but it had me gripped… No one else but Nijigasaki could've made it!

All of the girls in the video were overflowing with power, and it was overflowing with their unique love for school idols.

*Laugh* Thank you. Everyone in the school helped out with that video. I managed to capture them when they were all fully immersed in what they were doing.

Well, that explains why it was so good! Everyone in that video was so lively and energetic. I couldn't take my eyes off them!

Nijigasaki's such a wonderful school. Everyone has their own dream, and when they're combined together, it forms a radiant, colorful rainbow!

A radiant, colorful rainbow, huh…

(Yeah. And the only one who's not in that promo video, that rainbow, is me. I don't have a dream like they do. How can I hope to be like them?)