So Aqours' next live show is at the beginning of next month, right? I can't wait! I'll be there to watch with everyone from Nijigasaki, too!

Yeah… Great… I'll be waiting for you, too.

Huh? Wh-What's wrong, Chika? You've been acting strangely for the past while.

I just can't believe there's still a whole month until the live show! It's way too long! I wanna be on stage right now!

What?! That's not like you. You're always complaining that there's not enough time.

Up until the last minute, there are normally a lot of adjustments to make to the songs, dances, and costumes, but not this time. Everything's finished!

We've checked and double-checked so many times, and we've made little adjustments. Now everything's perfect.

*Chuckle* I think I understand how you all feel. You want to quickly show off your results when you've perfected something, right?

I wish the big day was tomorrow.

That's pretty sudden! It won't be tomorrow, though. We have no control over how fast or slow time passes.

Speeding up or slowing down time… Come to think of it, Yoshiko did mention something about an item that can control time in a game she played recently.

An item to control the passage of time?

Not so much the passage of time, but I think it had the ability to stop time itself?

I wish a tool like that existed in real life. I'd be able to get so much done while everyone's frozen! I could sneakily eat Mito's snacks and not get caught!

Hey now, no pranks! It would be pretty useful if we could do that in real life, though. We wouldn't panic about not having enough time for practice as well.

Right? Won't someone invent a machine like that?

Hang on. That wouldn't speed up the amount of time until the live show, though.

Oh… Argh! You're right! I'd have to wait even longer! Then I guess stopping time…

…Would be the wrong way to go. If you've got time to spare until the live show, maybe you could use it to come up with some new songs or dances.

Or, you could give your perfected songs another once over. You might find new improvements to make when you revisit them after some time.

Dia said the same thing…

Then you should give that a shot. Time flies by when you're preoccupied with different things, you know?

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Anyway, I'll get going now, Chika. Could I come over again?

Of course! Can I drop by and hang out sometime too?

For sure. I'll be waiting. Later!

Okay! Bye-bye! Get back safe!

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I think it really would be useful to have an item to stop time…

If I could stop time, I wouldn't have to say goodbye to you like this so many times.

I wish I could be with you forever.