Yay! First one here! Or not. You're early.

Oh, hey Ai.

Hm, you look like you have something on your mind.

Hello. Let's do our best at practice today!

Hey Emma-chi, come over here. This one is thinking hard about something!

N-No I'm not.

Hm? You're right, Ai! Look at that creased brow. What's up?

Hello.

Hey! If it isn't the first year trio. Get over here, the club president is acting weird!

[Fade in/out.]

D-Don't surround me like that.

We can't help it. Ai said you were acting weird.

If you aren't getting enough sleep, I can give you some advice.

We'll help you with whatever your problem is, not just a lack of sleep.

You've been acting strange all morning. What's wrong?

You always hear us out about our problems, so we want to hear yours, too.

Sorry to make you guys worry. It's nothing serious. I've just been thinking about how pathetic I am for not putting to use my meeting with Aqours and μ's.

What do you mean?

When I went to see Aqours, I thought we really connected through the festival and stuff. It felt…fulfilling.

Then we had the contest with μ's and even went to their live show. It was a lot of fun.

It was fun, but it made me realize how inexperienced I am, and it got me all depressed.

You shouldn't worry about stuff like that.

I might have cried a lot from losing against them, but I'm not sad. It was a good experience!

Hahaha, thanks Kasumi. I wanted to see you all on that stage though. *Sigh* Aqours and μ's are amazing. I can't even imagine us catching up to their level right now.

Don't say that. We've done a lot of great things at the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.

And a lot of it is thanks to all your support!

Yeah, Setsu is right.

Hold on, I think our club president just said “right now,” didn't you?

*Chuckle* You're sharp, Karin. I can't imagine it right now, but I think it was a good experience that showed us our current strength.

I know for a fact the things we saw in Aqours and μ's will help us in the future. It's a little depressing for the time being though.

Sleeping is the best when you're depressed. Want to go take a nap with me?

No thanks!

You don't have to be so excited about refusing.

I don't have any time to be depressed! We'll overcome this and make our way up to Aqours' and μ's' level!

Right. It's only natural they're a lot better than us. It's all up to how much work we put in to close that gap.

Setsuna is right. If we ever have another competition, we're definitely going to win against them.

I doubt the outcome would change if you went up against Nico again, Kasumi.

Are you taking her side?! Traitor! You should be on my side!

Ahahaha!

[Fade in/out.]

Whew…

(No matter how many times I look over this music, I just can't imagine Nijigasaki singing it.

(I feel like I put everything I could into this song. I think it's good, but not a song for the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.)

(It's not us. But then again, what is “us”? Aqours and μ's have that something that defines them in their songs.)

Oh, it's no use. My thoughts are going in circles. I wish I could talk to someone. Hm? I wonder who it is. Wha–?! Chika?!

[Taking out phone.]

Hello! It's Chika. How are ya?

Ch-Chika, why are you calling?!

I just remembered we never properly thanked you for helping out with the festival.

Whoa, Mari?!

Good evening! How are you? We're calling this a thank you call, but we're really just gathering intel.

Come on, you two. Don't be so jarring. Sorry about that.

Actually, Honoka told us you lost in the song-off against Maki. Chika was worried and decided to call you.

Th-That's right! We had a contest against them and then went to see them live! It made me think μ's is really amazing. How are they so different from us?

Even though I know something is different, I can't figure out what it is! What do you think defines you? What defines Aqours?

C-Calm down. What defines Aqours, you ask?

Hmm… What is it, I wonder?

It has to be the mysterious, ominous aura emanating from Yohane!

Yoshiko, you should probably take this more seriously, zura.

I'm not Yoshiko, I'm Yohane! And I am being serious!

You know, we had the same problem. Worrying about it won't help you find the answer though.

You guys had the same problem as me?

Of course we did. But just like Ruby said, worrying about it didn't help one bit.

We realized that all we could do was be the best at what we can do.

What we can do…

We believe doing that will help us find our own way to shine some day.

That's the strength of Aqours. I wonder if Nijigasaki– No, if I can maintain the same mentality.

If you're that worried about it, why don't you just ask Maki?

It'd be a lot faster to just ask her how she writes the music for μ's.

Yes, Riko is right.

If only we were nearer to you, we could listen to all of your problems.

I wish Yoshiko could use her fallen angel powers to bring us to Odaiba, zura.

I told you, I'm Yohane!

*Scoff* Unfortunately, it's a full moon tonight. The bright light of the full moon weakens us fallen angels.

Hahaha! Thanks guys! I feel a little better. I'll try getting in contact with Maki.