Ahhh, wasn't that fun?

I enjoyed that more than I thought I would. You looked so cool going all-out on the treadmill, Nico. *Giggle*

What are you laughing at?!

That was some performance, keeping the contest going right to the end.

It really was. You ran all the way to the end without giving up, Nico.

If only my legs would've held out for five more seconds… Guess I'm still not good enough.

But that incline was something new.

Right. I would've tumbled right off it at that slope and speed.

Yeah. You were amazing, Nico.

Nico, did Honoka's cheering distract you?

…That played a part too.

Having someone next to you doing something funny like that is bound to break your concentration!

Ahaha, sorry! I just thought the least I could do was root for you.

However, the face you pulled was so funny that the other team was eliminated as well, so I think it was an effective strategy.

Although, you did end up knocking your teammate out at the end as well…

Gah! How dare you say it was a funny face! I wasn't trying to be funny!

You must be really talented at making faces if you pulled one that funny without meaning to, Honoka!

I don't want that kind of talent!

Anyway, how unfair was that eighth question? How can you ask someone to guess your favorite food? And the answer was kofta, of all things.

Who would even guess that?

I looked it up and apparently, it's a Turkish dish made from ground meat.

It looks really good, like a hamburger steak.

I wanna try it!

Maybe they'll call us back. I really thought we'd do a little better today.

Once it's shown on TV, I'm sure everyone will be talking about it! They'll definitely call us back.

You're right. Honoka's funny face— I mean, tough battling, was very impressive after all.

Was that meant to be a compliment, Umi?!

They'll totally call us back. I mean, the show was so hype!

This'll propel μ's into the stratosphere!

But I still wish we'd been the first to get enough points to win…

Nico-chi, seeing you refuse to give up impressed me just as much as you would've if you'd won.

Really?

Yes, really.

That means there's a chance that this TV station, seeing my potential, could make a show just for μ's…

You're still going on about that?

Why wouldn't I be?!

Phew! That really was fun.

I really hope we can all keep doing fun stuff like appearing in magazines and on TV together!

I hope so too. That's exactly why μ's has to go on changing more and more.

Yeah, about that. I wanted to ask, change in what way exactly? If you mean practicing harder, then I'm in, but…

That's part of it, but I mean we have to change our mindset too.

Are you taking this seriously?

I am! That's why I'm asking about it! I mean, I really care about μ's!

Well, that's true. μ's wouldn't exist without you, after all.

You must understand, right, Honoka? After all, you're the one who started μ's.

It's important to have fun. Having fun is a wonderful thing. I mean, I want to have fun too.

But there are times when you shouldn't just be having fun.

When push comes to shove, sometimes you need to bare a few fangs if you want to keep what's important to you!

We need to take the future of μ's more seriously!

Right…

Nico-chi. Honoka is putting a lot of thought into μ's too. You know that.

Eat some fries or something and relax.

Urk…

I went too far, Honoka. I'm sorry.

No, it's fine.

I'll give it more thought, Nico.