Part 1

Haruka's Room

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Haruka

That's this shelf all sorted. Next, I'll start working on my desk.

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Haruka

(We've been so busy lately that I need to take every chance I get to clean my room.)

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Rin

<Haruka!
I wanna ask you something about this dance routine I've been practicing...>

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Haruka

Huh? Rin? Whoa...!

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Rin

<Oh no!>

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Haruka

O-Oww...

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Rin

<H-Haruka?! Are you okay?! That was a pretty loud thud...>

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Haruka

I-I'm okay...
I was cleaning up, and I sort of hit my head on the desk, that's all.

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Rin

<What?! Is it because I surprised you?! I-I'm so sorry!>

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Haruka

It's not your fault, Rin.
I was just careless.

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Haruka

So, you said something about a dance routine?

12

Rin

<Oh, you don't have to help if you're still cleaning!>

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Rin

<Also, good for you for cleaning your room!>

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Rin

<Wait, those papers on your bed...>

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Rin

<They all say “Audition Application” at the top... Oh, does that mean...>

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Haruka

Yeah, they're my old resumes.
Just practice ones, though. I found them while cleaning.

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Rin

<I knew it!
Can I take a closer look at them? Please!>

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Haruka

Hehe. Sure.
I'll move them closer so you can see them better.

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Rin

<Yay! Thanks, Haruka♪>

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Rin

<Wow, your handwriting's amazing!
It's identical to the way you write now!>

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Rin

<No, wait. Did you use to write a little bigger?>

22

Haruka

Haha. You got me...

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Rin

<Oh, why's the part where you talk about yourself all covered in red ink...?>

24

Haruka

Ah, those are my mom's corrections.

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Rin

<Really? Lemme see...
“Talk about just one thing you're best at, and one thing you want to do!”
“Answer the question first. Explain your reasoning after!”>

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Haruka

Hehe. I remember her giving me other comments, too.

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Haruka

(Still, these really take me back.)

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Haruka

(I didn't know what I was supposed to write, but I knew for certain that I wanted to become an idol. And my mom was there to make corrections for me.)

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Haruka

(I remember feeling so nervous after sending in my applications.)

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Rin

<Oh, at the end, you wrote, “I want to become an idol who can spread hope to others”!>

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Haruka

Yeah, that has always been what's driven me.

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Little Haruka

She said that it's an idol's duty to spread hope to others and make them smile...

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Little Haruka

I want to spread hope to others the way she does... I want to make lots and lots of people smile...

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Little Haruka

I want to become an idol too...!

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Haruka

(Ever since the day she gave me my dream.)

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Rin

<Thanks for showing me these, Haruka!
Oh, what's this piece of paper?>

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Haruka

Huh? Oh...

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Haruka

This is a clipping of the interview that the producer of ASRUN did.

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Rin

<Huh? Of ASRUN?>

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Haruka

Yeah. I decided to apply to join ASRUN after reading this article.

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Haruka

After seeing “idols are supposed to spread hope to others” in print.

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Rin

<Wait, that means...>

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Haruka

Yes.
His words matched up with my dream.

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Haruka

That's why I became convinced that I could make it come true by joining his agency.

45

Haruka

(And I'm so glad I applied.)

46

Haruka

(I got to join ASRUN, make a lot of different dreams come true and spread hope to countless people.)

47

Haruka

(Unfortunately, things ended with us disbanding...)

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Haruka

(But I've been able to take what I experienced with ASRUN and keep spreading hope to others.)

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Haruka

(And I'm going to keep doing my best.)

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Haruka

(So that we're able to spread hope to people all across Japan.)