Good morning, Kiritani.

Good morning, Hoshino, Tenma.

Morning♪

Let's get right to it, Ichi♪

Right to what...?

So, Leo/need's going to be participating in a show soon, and we were wondering if you'd like to come see us perform.

Oh, thank you for the invitation.
Do you know when you'll be playing?

Yes, it should be on the ticket...
Ah, here we go.

Perfect.
We only have practice that day, I should be able to go.

Really?! That means Minori can also...

I can gooo!

Was that...?

Minori, for sure.

Haha. I guess Shiho was in the middle of inviting her classmates to our show♪

Since Hinomori's already talking to them, I guess I can go ahead and reserve my own ticket now...

Thank you, Kiritani.

You don't need to thank me. I've been meaning to see your band perform, and I'm sure you have a quota to meet.

What?! Haruka, you know about ticket quotas?

I remember talking to bands on this one music show about having to sell their own tickets when they were just starting out.

Feel free to ask if you ever have any left over. I know some people who love going to these kinds of shows.

Haruka...!

Thank you so much! We're just starting out as well, so we'll appreciate any help we can get.

Hehe. There is some fun in having to sell things yourself, but having to do that on top of practicing for shows can be tough at times.

Does that mean you've had to do this before, Kiritani...?

It was CDs instead of tickets in my case.
When ASRUN made its debut, we had to sell CDs at malls and such all by ourselves.

Really?! There was a time when ASRUN had to do that? I had no idea!

Yeah, me neither.
I always thought ASRUN was famous from the start.

Well, you're not far off.
Our debut single just happened to become a hit, which sent us soaring up the charts.

But I still vividly remember all the shows we did at those malls...

You do...?
What were they like?

I was so nervous at first that I stuttered while introducing myself.

But singing made everything more fun and enjoyable. Before we knew it, we'd somehow attracted an audience.

I became so elated that I couldn't stop singing and dancing.

Oh...

Seeing your music have an effect on someone really is the best feeling in the world.

It's so encouraging too.
I always feel like singing even more whenever that happens.

Yes, it's that exact feeling.

I know how that feels too!

Whenever I see people in the crowd really getting into our music, I can't help but want to make it even more fun for them!

Same.

And if people we personally sold tickets to are in the audience...

*Gasp*
It'd be even more amazing!

I guess that does make selling tickets more enjoyable.

Yeah♪

Thank you, Kiritani.

We'll need to keep doing this for the foreseeable future, and we weren't sure if we'd be able to handle it...

But your story's given me hope. I think we'll manage just fine now.

Yeah, me too!
Thanks, Haruka!

Hehe. All I did was give a small taste of my past.

But I'm glad I was able to help.