What?! A re-election for the student council presidency?!

Why on earth has it come to that?!

I mean, call it a false accusation or whatever you like, but the girl who threw down the gauntlet seems to think she's a better fit for the presidency than Setsu.

So she called for a re-election? That's awfully high-handed.

And for the club to be abolished if you lose is horrible!

This is a huge problem! If the club's abolished, then the Nijigasaki members won't be able to carry out their school idol activities anymore, right? You can't let that happen!

This is quite the dilemma, Setsuna. I see why you looked so down today.

I don't blame you for your lack of pep, considering the circumstances, zura.

I'm sorry for bringing up such a self-centered issue at a time like this, everyone.

You have nothing to apologize for. We're all your allies here!

Yeah! Is there anything we can help you out with?

I suppose we'll help you out as much as we can. It'd be a problem if you left our group, after all.

Obviously, we're supporting Setsu 'cause we want her to win, but…

Her opponent is a formidable one. Rina-chan Board says, “I see.”

So that's why everyone seems down. You're all worried about Setsuna.

We may be from a different school, but all of us want to help you out.

Yup, yup! So let us know if there's anything we can help with. Don't be shy!

That's right. I will bestow powerful dark magic upon you with my fallen angel powers.

How about a tarot reading?

I-I'll bring some rice balls made with some delicious rice!

Thank you so much, everyone! I feel revitalized again!

Just remember that we're all your allies, okay? Let's make sure you win the student council presidency re-election!

Yes, I'll do my best!

*Giggle* You finally smiled!

[Fade in/out.]

Um, ahem. I'll now jump into our main topic for today, the School Idol Festival.

Let's start with its scale. Umi, how many attendees and volunteers were there last year?

According to last year's data, there were approximately 200,000 visitors to the School Idol Festival over three days. There were 1,000 volunteers to cover this number.

W-Wow. That many people come?!

An average of over 65,000 people in one day…and 1,000 volunteers to support this huge event.

While the volunteers themselves are also amazing, what's really incredible are the operation teams that managed all of the volunteers so well.

Right. There'll be chaos if the chain of command isn't solid.

Are volunteers the ones who keep the lines in check and broadcast announcements around the venue? We can handle that much since we did that at the auditorium live show.

Kasumi… There's a lot that happens behind the scenes when running an event!

Eek?!

Come on, don't frighten her. Chika's right, though. We helped out at the Numazu festival, and even that involved running the live shows, organizing food and drinks, and so on.

We need to protect the safety of the visitors and keep the venue clean, too.

There are several stages at the School Idol Festival, each with their own operations team. There also needs to be someone who supervises all of the teams.

Yep. We need the help of volunteers for all of this.

I had prepared myself, but it seems like a lot more work than I expected now that we're thinking about the scale of the festival again.

Could it be…we're about to take on a really difficult task?

…Should we quit?

Even if we don't go to the extent of quitting, maybe we could try scaling it down a little.

No, we're not quitting or scaling anything down! No matter how tough the preparations may be, we will get it done!

I feel the same as Honoka! We were given such an impassioned message from Kaoruko, after all! You think so too, right?

Of course! Let's bring back the School Idol Festival with our own hands!

*Chuckle* You were the one who suggested it in the first place. There's no way you'd quit.

Obviously! I already made my declaration to the festival committee, so there's no way we can back down now!

Of course! Let's see this through to the end! We'll have another look at the documents from last year and sort out all the job details!

It's heartening to have everyone from Aqours around since they've had experience running an event before.

I know, right? We need to put our best foot forward when it comes to the venue.

These are the venues that have caught our eyes. Do you mind having a look?

Everyone, there are still some aspects that we need to urgently address.

Yeah, you're right. First, we need to let everybody know that the previously-announced-as-canceled School Idol Festival is back on!

We need to do this to regather the people who support our cause and the school idols across the nation!

All right! The only way from here is forward! Aye aye!

Hang on, before we get started, shouldn't we decide on someone to represent all of us?

Oh, you're right. Who would be the best? All the Aqours members have plenty of experience with running events, so…

*Giggle* There's no need to ask. I'm sure everyone has the same opinion about who's best. Right, everyone? It's…!

You!

Me?! I-I don't have the confidence to fulfill such an important role.

What? But everyone wants you to be the one to do it.

That's right. We'd feel at ease if you're the one to manage us.

You were the one who brought it up, so you should be the one to do it.

Everyone feels the same way, so…please!

O-Okay. If you all insist, then I'll do my best! Let's all join forces and get this School Idol Festival off the ground!

Yeah!