Setsuna won the sixth event for us, which makes it 4 to 2. We only need one more to win the whole thing!

The seventh contest will be a costume challenge! It will be a contest of a skill invaluable to school idols!

No matter how good your songs and dances are, they're not great if you look like a mess! A true idol chooses costumes to match their character or songs.

It's Kotori's turn.

I'm nervous, but I'll do my best!

Only Ayumu, Kasumi, and Rina haven't gone yet, right?

I'm not confident about my sense of fashion.

By the way, what are we going to do after the costume contest?

After this? Say, Nico, would you mind telling us what the eighth and ninth contests are…?

What, trying to get a leg up on us?

C'mon, Nico-chi. Don't be so stingy and just tell them. There's only two left after this.

One is a charisma contest, the other is an idol contest.

Charisma…?

Then I'm going to nominate myself for the idol contest. Nico is definitely going to be doing that one. I'm going to rub that confident nose of hers in it!

O-Okay… That's reassuring.

Umm. So, Rina?

Rina, can you do it?

Okay, I'll do it. I don't know what the charisma contest is about, but it's probably not for me.

Now that we have our contestants determined, allow me to tell you what the contest is! It's a cosplay fashion show!

Choose five people on your team and dress them up in the costumes you think are best-suited for them!

The six of you…and you. I'll let you in this time. Put in a vote for who you think has dressed their member better. Whoever gets the most votes will win.

Wait, I can be in it, too?

The number of judges has to be odd. Play fair and pick the one you think is cute!

The costumes will be what we could borrow from the theater club, so use those. You have 30 minutes to choose. Now get cute!

[Fade in/out.]

μ's VS Nijigasaki Thrilling Costume Fashion Show! How exciting. Let's have our first model, μ's' Honoka Kosaka.

Tadaa! I'm gonna arrest all the naughty people!

A cop costume! That's so cool!

I thought it's a nice juxtaposition between Honoka's energetic smile and her austere outfit.

I thought something cute or sporty would be better for her, but they took a completely different direction.

Next up for Nijigasaki, Karin Asaka.

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Rina Tennoji! Get out here.

What?

Don't what me! What is this?! I told you to pick out a costume!

There was nothing that looked good, so I made this. It's the world's first Rina-chan Board that Karin can use, the Karin-san Board!

This board is mysteriously comforting.

Karin?!

[Fade in/out.]

How thrilling. Let's see what μ's' second model, Eli Ayase is wearing.

Welcome to the realm of gods…just kidding!

Wh-Whoa, she's beautiful!

She…is like a goddess out of a myth. How beautiful!

Instead of creating a drastic contrast, I went straight with Eli's costume. It brings out her alluring beauty.

Oh, Kotori. That's embarrassing.

Even when she's embarrassed she looks great. That's so unfair. Next up for Nijigasaki is Emma Verde!

I'm right here!

This again?!

*Chuckle* It's my Emma-chan Board!

I wanted to show Emma's tender nature on her board. It was harder than I thought.

Sorry Rina. Was my face difficult?

Why is this fashion show becoming so surreal?

Well, fashion shows often have very weird designs, so I'd say this is par for the course.

[Fade in/out.]

The winner of the μ's VS Nijigasaki Thrilling Costume Fashion Show is Kotori Minami!

Wooo! Thank you!

Sorry Rina, I didn't really get it either.

That's okay. I should be the one apologizing. If only I drew their faces better…

That wasn't the problem!

Nozomi, every single one of your votes was for Nijigasaki. What were you trying to pull?

Huh? I was just voting for the ones I liked.

I don't understand your “fashion” standards, Nozomi.