A few weeks later
School SEKAI
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Saki
Yeah! They even beat the third year students to win gold! The whole place was in an uproar when they announced the winners!
Honami
And it's also because of all of you too that my class worked up the enthusiasm to go for the gold.
Honami
Talking to all of you gave me the courage I needed to speak up and tell my classmates how I really felt.
Ichika
Shiho, I was practicing the part you told me about the other day at home. Can you take a listen before we start?
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Honami
You helped me muster up the courage to move forward. So if there's anything I can do to repay you...
A few days later
Live House
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Live House Manager
Ah, can you take care of the setup?
And the flyers too.
And the flyers too.
Shiho
(Hm... "STANDOUT", huh? They've always been good, but they've been attracting more fans lately too.)
Spectator A
Did you hear that STANDOUT's debuting with a major label soon?
Spectator B
Seriously?! But I'm not surprised.
They've been so awesome lately...!
They've been so awesome lately...!
Spectator A
Oh, but I heard they're swapping out one of the members before making their debut.
Spectator B
Then it must be the bassist.
She's just been coasting for a while now...
She's just been coasting for a while now...
???
Hey. You're Hinomori, one of the staff here, right?
I've seen you sub as a bassist a few times.
I've seen you sub as a bassist a few times.
Iori
My name is Iori, the vocalist for STANDOUT. Sorry if this is out of the blue, but I wanted you to know that I love your sound.