I request your presence!

Wagh! Huh?! Setsuna?! Wh-What are you doing?! And why are you at Otonokizaka?!

Eli informed me that you would be doing some independent practice up on the roof!

I'm not asking why you're on the roof! *Gasp* You're here doing enemy reconnaissance, aren't you?! You've got some guts to come strolling into our territory all by yourself—

I want to become your pupil!

Oh, you just want to be my pupil! That makes… Wait, what?!

Your words at the chapel struck me deep into my heart! They shook me to my very core!

The chapel…? Oh, at Mari's party, you mean?

Our fans are always at our sides, and wherever we go, our fans will be waiting… Even if they're not physically present, we're still connected by an invisible thread.

Your expression was so bold and brilliant. You showed adoration blended perfectly with nobility, as you strode gallantly and beautifully down the aisle…

With utmost confidence in yourself and utmost trust in your fans, you were the very picture of a school idol! The personification of my ideals! I nearly fainted at the sight!

I love the compliments, but you're being kinda intense!

Yet despite how touched I felt, there was also a twinge of disappointment… Not in you, of course, but in myself.

Seriously? Why? Oh, because you were jealous of the perfection that you saw before you? Being able to charm anyone and everyone is one of my shortcomings, I suppose.

The impact that you had on me blew jealousy straight out of the water.

All right, seriously, are you okay?

I've performed in so many live shows and practiced each day with my companions, through times of strife and in times of peace.

Maybe I let all of that get to my head… In the corners of my mind, there were slivers of arrogance and insecurity.

I realized that subconsciously, I'd convinced myself that everything would be fine because I've already made it this far.

The fact that I couldn't go on without telling myself that is the height of immaturity! I'm not even half the person I could be! I'm a quarter of the person I could be!

Seeing you in the chapel that day made me realize that. Your strong convictions shone a light on the darkness in my heart!

Can I ask you to forge my skills anew?! Please, find it in your heart to take me under your wing, Nico!

Setsuna… I don't know whether to call you passionate or just ridiculously direct… I guess I'd say that it's both a strength and a weakness of yours.

I don't have a choice, do I? If you insist, I'll take you under my tutelage. Let me warn you though, I'm a pretty strict teacher.

Of course! I'll follow you no matter what! I'm yours to teach, Master Nico!