The fifth contest will be a test of stamina!

Here it is, the physical fitness test!

The four things all school idols need are singing ability, dance skills, expressiveness, and stamina!

You have to sing and dance on stage for a long time as an idol. Regular amounts of stamina won't get you through it.

I get that. You can get so tired in the latter half of a play, but no matter how tired you get, you can't let the audience sense it.

Right. You can't let all those people who came here for a great time see you stumbling and tired on stage!

Exactly. So, we're going to see if you have the stamina to keep up a perfect performance on stage.

This contest will be a long distance race! The first to complete 20 laps around this 200 meter track wins!

20 laps… That's four kilometers!

Now, who to put out from μ's…

When it comes to exercise, you can't go wrong with Rin.

Okay! I'll do my best.

A long distance race… It's so simple, but so perfect for measuring stamina.

What should we do? Who's going to run?

I don't have any confidence, so not me.

I-I can't either. I don't think this is my time to shine.

It's not going to just be a test of stamina, but of willpower, too.

(The people who haven't competed for us yet are Ayumu, Kasumi, Ai, Rina, and Setsuna.)

(Having the stamina to stay on stage for a long time… I'm sure Setsuna can do it with all her live show experience!)

I'll do this one!

!!

I've heard people call you the helper of the sports clubs, Ai. You must be quite physically fit!

You could say that! I'm still not that confident in school idol stuff like singing, but you can count on me when it comes to sports!

Ai, are you sure?

You're such a worrier. I'll do my best so I won't have to apologize for losing. Cheer for me, okay?

[Fade in/out.]

Are you ready? Set? Start!

Mya!

She's fast!

Go Rin!

Rin, do your best!

Ai, get 'em!

Rin is amazing.

Yeah, she keeps getting faster! She's like the wind!

Ai…

Ai told us to leave it to her, and now she's being left in the dust!

Mmm… She hasn't dropped her pace at all though.

Her pace?

In a long distance run, you'll burn out if you don't pace yourself properly.

Yeah, if you use all your energy in the beginning, you'll be walking to the finish line. Huh?

The secret to this contest might not just be stamina or willpower after all.

[Fade in/out.]

Rin, go! Only a little more!

Rin, you're almost there!

*Huff* I won't…lose…

*Chuckle* That's my line! Finish!

[Fade in/out.]

Was that a tie?!

N-No… Ai seems to have won by a hair.

So Ai was faster.

YES!

Myahh!

All right! Ai, you're great!

Don't make us worry like that.

Ai, thank you. Great work out there.

*Giggle* That's three wins. I put us in the lead.

Whew. I can barely move.

Rin!

Why did you go so fast from the start?

I had a plan when I started, but the wind felt so good I couldn't help but run faster and faster.

You seemed so alive when you ran. It looked so fun!

*Chuckle* It was fun. Ai is so incredible. She had a fire in her eyes that said she wouldn't lose.

I want to race her again. Or maybe we could just play sports together.