Phew...
We're finally moving in sync now.

Yeah. I think we've gotten the hang of our new way of moving front to back and side to side!

Y-Yay...!
After spending so much time practicing it too...

Yeah! Especially since we kept running into each other in the beginning.

Hehe. Practice makes perfect, no?
The more we try, the better we get.

But this seems like a good time to take a quick break.

Hehe... Thanks.

Hehe. Alright, let's take a rest.

(After this, we can do another run with that formation we just did and...)

Haaruukaa♪
KAITO said we could have these drinks! Here!

Thanks, Rin.
I'll be sure to thank KAITO later as well.

You got it! Oh, KAITO was also asking about your new song.

I can't wait to hear what it's like either♪ But you said it might not be ready for a while, right?

Right. However, we know what kind of song we want it to be and should be receiving a demo of it soon.

Cool! That's so exciting♪

It is. On top of looking forward to hearing it, the person writing it has apparently been a fan of mine for a very long time.

Really...?!
Oh, can you tell me more about them?!

Hehe. Sure.

She felt hope because of one of your ASRUN songs...? That's amazing!

Hehe. Thanks.

Minori and the others reminded me that I still had hope to give, and our real-life event only helped reiterate that fact...

Hasegawa's story showed me that I actually reached someone, and I'm really glad that I put in the effort to make that happen.

After doing something I can never fix or take back too...

Oh... Are you talking about your groupmate? The one that lost her voice...?

Yes...
Her name's Mai...

When Mai fell into a slump and couldn't sing, I...

Mai was already hard-working to begin with, and I ended up adding fuel to the fire...

As a result, she overworked herself and lost her voice...

Oh...

I wish I said something different that time, and I've gone over that conversation in my head more times than I can remember.

Haruka...

But the past can be neither changed nor erased... Which means I have to keep carrying this pain and regret.

And yet...

Now, we have smiles on our faces.

Mai's trying to recapture her shine by performing in a new show.

That's why I also want to keep spreading hope as an idol...

Because this hope isn't going to spread itself.

...!

You really are amazing, Haruka.
So strong and earnest!

I'm not strong at all.
I wouldn't be performing on stage if it weren't for Minori and the others.

Not only that, I feel the need to discuss what's going through my mind with others from time to time like this...

Kind of pathetic, huh?

No, that's not true!

I wanna know lots more about you, Haruka! The good and bad!

Huh?

This SEKAI and I were born out of your feelings, right? And I may be wrong here, but...

I have a feeling we're all gonna learn a lot about ourselves by getting to know each other better.

Ourselves?

Yeah! Like what kinds of songs we want to sing, what kinds of shows we want to do and what sorts of feelings we want to project!

That's why I think it's important for you to talk to us like you're talking to yourself.

All the good and the bad.
The fun and not-so-fun things in life too!

Rin...

I see... As if I'm speaking to myself...

Alright, I might have to ask you to do this again for me.

Yeah, anytime♪

Hehe. Thanks, Rin.