What do you mean?

Hold on. Let me check my messages.

Umm. It looks like there are a bunch of reasons.

The biggest one being that they couldn't get permission to use the venue they planned to for the festival, apparently.

The Festival Committee said they were negotiating the whole time and also looking for another venue, but it didn't work out in the end.

What?! That's terrible!

Kasumi, calm down. It's weird that they've always used the same venue, but suddenly they can't.

Yeah, it is. Why couldn't they get permission to use it?

Maybe there's an even bigger event going on?

But the School Idol Festival is an on-going, yearly, super big event!

Yes. school idols and their fans across the country were looking forward to it.

It's so sad the whole thing gets canceled just because they couldn't book that venue.

We were going to be on the main stage! Does this mean that's all over?

We even wrote a whole new song for it!

I'm not going to accept this, even if they say it's canceled.

Oh. That was the final bell for school.

Sitting around won't do us any good, so let's just all go home and look into this some more.

[Fade in/out.]

(I'd be devastated if the School Idol Festival is canceled. And just when I made a song I wanted everyone to sing.)

(I want to see everyone get on the stage and be on the same level as μ's and Aqours. I'm not going to give up!)

So, where has the School Idol Festival been held up to now?

Here it is. I need to see what event is being held instead. Wait, it's being renovated?! Why?!

No way. It's being renovated for the Olympics. I guess there's nothing we can do, then.

Then what about a different venue of about the same size, with easy access?

*Sigh* (Even reducing the size of the venue and disregarding the ease of access, all venues are being used for other corporate events.)

If one place is being used for the Olympics, then it won't be free to use until after the Olympics are over.

Then what's going to happen to the festival? Is it going to be canceled the whole time?

[Fade in/out.]

Hey, did you figure anything out yet?

Did you find a solution to our problem?

The reason they can't use the venue for the festival is because it's being renovated for the Olympics.

What?!

The Olympics…?

They're going to use it as one of the venues for the Olympics, huh?

In that case, there's not much we can do, huh?

I see. So that's why negotiations failed.

We can't do it at any other venue?

Y-Yeah, what Rina said.

Just like the message we got from the Committee yesterday, they did try looking for other venues.

But, because this huge venue is being used for the Olympics, all the other small places are booked up for business events.

Oh…

So we're just blocked in every direction?

I understand we can't do anything about it, but this doesn't sit right with me.

Yeah! The entire country's school idols and all their fans were really looking forward to this event!

I wanted to sing the song you wrote for us.

This is frustrating. I thought we'd be on stage with μ's and Aqours.

Yeah… We still have some time, so I want to try to think of something.

Yeah, I mean you went through all that trouble of writing that song.

Actually, I have a favor to ask you guys. Setsuna, can we put on a show in the Nijigasaki auditorium?

What?

I want everyone to see you guys sing the song I wrote for you.

If you can, invite μ's and Aqours. I was able to write that song thanks to their advice. They all gave me a lot of inspiration and passion.

So, I want to see you all sing it, and I want μ's and Aqours to hear it. So let's have a live show in the auditorium!

I'd love to!

Me too!

Us too!

How about it, Setsuna?

I feel the same as everyone else!

I think we can get permission to use it. There might be a few overlaps with other clubs, but we should be okay.

All right! We're counting on you, Setsuna!

Thanks Setsuna! I wanted μ's and Aqours to hear the song at the festival, though.

It doesn't matter where it is. We'll have μ's, Aqours, and everyone listen to that song you wrote just for us.

Yeah, you're right!

Now that that's decided, let's get to practice!

Gotta think up the choreography!

Rina, can I talk to you about some costume design?

Of course.

Hey, I have a favor to ask of all of you!

I wrote this song thinking about all of you and how I feel about you. I know it's selfish, but the first time this song is sung, I want it to be sung–

By everyone!

Huh?!

I know we first decided for Nijigasaki to go solo.

But we wanted to express our thanks to you for being so amazing by singing the song together.

Right, guys?

Yeah!

We want you to see us sing it all together!

E-Everyone…

I mean, this a song just for school idols by one of their biggest fans!

Okay, let's do our best in practice everyone!

Yeah!