It got dark pretty fast.

Yes, we should start heading home soon...

Huh...?
Where'd I put my phone?

You put it on the counter so that you could record us singing.

Oh, right!

Wait, I can't find it...!
Where'd it go...?!

Want me to call it for you, An?

Yes, please!
Wait, no...! I left it on silent!

Where's she searching...?

It's not over there.
It should be on the counter by the stage.

Geez...
I'll be right back.

Okay.

Should we go help...?

I think it'll be fine. Akito seems to know where she left it.

That reminds me...
I was going to do some research for our endeavor.

Endeavor...? Oh, on how to be a model...?

To be fair, my plan was to buy a few magazines and see how actual models pose...

No, I really appreciate you doing that.

I promise to find us a good location for our shoot, so you can leave that and the photography to me.

Ah, thank you.

Which just leaves doing my makeup...

Oh, about that...

Sorry about that, Kohane, Toya!
I finally found my phone!

Thanks for the help, Akito!

Sure thing.
Anyway, let's start heading home.

Yes, let's.

I'll message you about this later...

Okay.

What's going on? Are you two having a secret conversation...?

Uh, yes...
About a homework problem.

Wait, what...?
I was gonna ask for more details, but I'll pass...

The poses the people in this magazine are doing seem relatively simple...

This person's facing forward while having their hands in their pockets. And this person has their hands over their jacket buttons...

(Come to think of it, that website I found yesterday about “The Rules of Modeling” said something about being “the star of the show”...)

The star...

Right. Their goal is to show the reader the appeal of the clothes they're wearing.

In other words, they're all posing in a way that brings out the best in these outfits.

Therefore, for this photo contest, I'll also need to pose in a way that allows the star of the show to shine in the spotlight.

And I'm supposed to put on makeup in a way that reflects the theme of the contest.

So, the star of the show is... My makeup?

Speaking of which, Azusawa was trying to tell me something earlier...

Oh, she just sent me a message...
Her timing couldn't have been better.

<Sorry about not sending you this sooner!>

<One of the other girls from my year agreed to help us with your makeup. Her name's Haruka Kiritani.>

<She even said she'll give us pointers on posing and stuff as a model!>

Haruka Kiritani...?

I remember now.
Shiraishi's best friend, yes? Also, if I recall correctly, a famous idol.

I'm guessing she knows quite a lot about makeup and modeling.

(I was worried that I wouldn't be able to help Azusawa much, so I'm glad we're having someone like her join us.)

<Thank you for letting me know.
It'll be nice to have someone like her helping us.>

(I can have her teach me more about makeup and modeling the day of.)

(But for now...)

I should do a little more research on what makes a pose aesthetically pleasing.

Alright, I'll try combing through this magazine a little more.