*Yawn*

Here's your black tea, Karin.

Thanks, Emma. Did you…

Yeah, I used skim milk!

You spoil Karin way too much, Emma!

You think so? Here's your café au lait, Mia.

Thanks.

I want a drink too, Emma!

Here's your orange juice, Lanzhu.

Xiè xie!

…Emma spoils all of us too much.

It makes me happy to know that you all depend on me!

That's great, Emma! In that case, I'll depend on you even more!

Don't get carried away, now. Shioriko will get mad at you again.

Hmm… I guess if I only depend on Emma, Shioriko will start to feel sad, right?

I'll have to lean on her more too, then!

No! That's not the point!

Hey, what's everyone doing today? Are you going to the clubroom?

Oh, I'm going to prepare for the Game Creator Contest. I feel bad since it's so close to a live show, but I don't think our team members will be able to join.

You sure are busy. I've hardly seen you, Rina, Setsuna, or our club president lately. It's been so lonely…

Just hold on until the contest is over.

Okayyy.

Oh, I'll be going to the clubroom, but I'll be a little late.

I need to shoot a demo reel for modeling first.

Huh? Again? Didn't you just do one the other day?

This is a different one. Since I had a good audition, I thought I should apply to as many as I can.

I see… Want me to help?

Thanks, but I can manage. You've got things you need to do, right?

Emma's been going running with me every day lately! We're going again today, right?

Y-Yeah. I want to get in shape for the live show.

*Giggle* Then let's give it our all again today!

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Mmm, this feels sooo good!

Mia and the others should at least come running with us. They'll get out of shape just sitting around inside all the time!

All four of them are working really hard, though. Let's keep watch over them and give them all the support we can.

That's true. I need to do whatever I can to support her efforts in challenging herself!

Challenging herself, huh…

Did you hand in your career path survey, Lanzhu?

Yeah! My teacher was wide-eyed with shock at how big my dreams are!

What did you put on yours, Emma?

Well… I still haven't finished it.

Isn't there anything you want to do?

There is, but I feel so indecisive about what I should write down.

I want to get across the things that I think are wonderful to lots of people.

Things you think are wonderful, huh? Ohhh, I get it. You mean school idols, right?!

*Laugh* Bingo! Impressive, Lanzhu.

I came across school idols by chance, but I was instantly captivated. It's why I came to Japan.

Since I became a school idol, I've come to love school idols and Japan even more than I did when I was in Switzerland.

I want to let the whole world know that wonderful things like this are out there waiting for everyone. I think it would be great to be able to do something like that.

But what job would let me do that? A travel itinerary planner of some sort? A journalist delivering news to the world?

Hmm… I think you could do something like that right now, even.

Huh?

Why not put out a video? I watched videos of your live shows so many times when I was in Hong Kong. They were amazing no matter how many times I watched them!

A video…

I see… That's something I can do any time I want to. I'll have to make an announcement first, though!

Thanks, Lanzhu!

I don't know how much I can manage on my own right now, but I'll give it a shot!

Yaaay! I hope you make your first video a school idol live show! That's the best way to show off how charming you are. It'd be a good way to introduce yourself too, right?

*Giggle* That's the plan, of course!

And I'll sing the song that made me decide to become a school idol… “Aion no Uta”!