Here's your matcha latte, Shizuku.
And your sweet soybean powder and syrup au lait, Haruka.

Oh, thank you.

And I see that you got yourself a roasted tea au lait Airi?

Hehe. You can't miss with this. Anyways, cheers for a job well done on our first joint stream!

Cheers!

Cheers! And we have a show that we need to prepare for coming up too...

Minori's probably practicing on her own somewhere right now too.

You're probably right. I'd really rather have her rest considering how much we did this afternoon...

...

Haruka, could it be that what you told Minori is bothering you...?

You weren't wrong. Actually, I think that's something she needed to hear...

If you didn't, Haruka, I probably would've ended up saying something similar...

But it sounded so harsh...
Maybe even hurtful...

It was a little harsh of you to say that...

Minori's probably beating herself up over it too. She did everything she could to meet up to everyone's expectations...

Right...

(Beating herself up...)

(All those times I felt so ashamed of myself after being told so many awful things by everyone, I ended up running from practice...)

(But Minori just...)

(Minori's probably just...)

No, I am worried about her.
I need to go and talk to her.

Yeah. I'm sure she'll feel a lot better if we're there with her.

*Gasp*...! Wait, you two!

Right now, I think we should give her a little more time...

Huh?

If it were me in her shoes, I'd want you to be there to tell me that everything will be okay but...

I think Minori's stronger than that.

Stronger? Are you sure...?

Even after what happened, she tried to laugh it off, didn't she?

She was doing everything she could to make sure our stream didn't go awry, so she smiled and laughed...

I couldn't imagine myself doing that, especially if I were just starting out.

Shizuku...

I get what you're trying to say, but for your own sake, please don't be so self-deprecating like that.

Hehe. Don't mind me. That's not what I meant by that.

I think Shizuku is trying to say that Minori will find her own way out of this.

Yes. She may be crying all by herself right now...

But those tears will surely find a way to turn into hope and encouragement.

I believe that she needs those tears because she'll find a way to use them like a springboard to stand right back up.

And keep moving forward...

Yes. That's why I think we should believe in her and trust that she can find her own way through this.

Okay...

You might be right about us going to see her now. She could take it as us not believing in her.

Exactly. So let's put our faith in her. I'm sure she'll be back to her usual, smiling self tomorrow.

I agree with Shizuku...

I guess I was more concerned about her than I realized...

We're all in this together, so we hardly blame you.

But I was about to throw what she did away.

Shizuku, thank you...

Hehe. You're welcome.

By the way, Shizuku, do you have a second...?

Yes, Airi?

I keep talking about stuff that happened when we were still in training, but the past is the past. Let's focus on the present, okay?

We've both come a long way since then, so it's time to stand up and spread your wings as Shizuku Hinomori of MORE MORE JUMP!

Airi...

You're right! Thank you!

Hehe. Oh, a cat...

Aww, it's so cute! No, wait...!

That's right, you're allergic!
Are you okay, Airi?

As long as I stay about this far away...!

I wish you could enjoy this too, Airi.
Hello, Mr. Kitty Cat.

Meeoow?

Oh, it tilted its head.
Then how about I... Meeoow?

*Gasp*!

S-S-Shizuku! Your tea!
It's gonna get all over your clothes...!!