MORE MORE HOUSE

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Shizuku

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*Exhale*
Next is this room, yes?
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Saito

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Everything for the living room's all unpacked, but a lot of the boxes for the other rooms still haven't been opened.
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Shizuku

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Right, and we have all of our streaming equipment to think about... It may take us quite a bit of time to get fully organized around here.
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Saito

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Still... This is pretty fun.
We're really getting to set up our home base like this.
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Shizuku

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Yes, it is! I know we're not moving in per se since we don't plan on living here or anything...
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Shizuku

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However, this is the start of a new chapter for us. We're still just unpacking what we need at the moment, but I'm very excited.
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Saito

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Hehe. Me too!
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Saito

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Also, we couldn't have gotten this place at a better time...
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Shizuku

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What do you mean?
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Saito

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I'll give you more details tomorrow, but the offers have been flowing in since Mr. Arimura's show aired...
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Saito

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So, if we hadn't found this place when we did, we probably wouldn't have had any time to go house hunting.
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Shizuku

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Really...?!
We've been receiving that many offers?
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Saito

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In terms of brand-new ones, I'd say about double what we'd been receiving until now.
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Saito

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And on top of group offers, each of you has been receiving your own appearance offers!
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Shizuku

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Our own offers...?
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Shizuku

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I see...
I suppose it's only natural for more of those to be coming in...
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Saito

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Is something wrong?
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Shizuku

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No, there's nothing wrong.
It's just a small thought.
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Shizuku

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But I feel like we've been doing less and less streams together after we started receiving more offers to appear on our own...

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Shizuku

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Quite a few people have also been commenting on that lately. They'd ask where Haruka is when she's off somewhere else, or saying how they were hoping to see Minori.
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Shizuku

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Which is why I'm sort of worried that we're going to disappoint everyone if those kinds of things continue to happen.
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Saito

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Oh...
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Shizuku

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But I also understand that we need to keep receiving more work in order to increase our name recognition. It's become such a difficult puzzle...
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Saito

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Shizuku...
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Saito

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Yes, it is common for gaps to form between a group and their oldest fans as their fame increases...
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Saito

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However...
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Saito

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I wouldn't worry about that.
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Shizuku

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Wait, why not...?
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Saito

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Because everyone in MORE MORE JUMP! is really amazing. You, in particular, Shizuku...

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Shizuku

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Someone's calling. Is it your phone that's ringing, Saito...?
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Saito

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Oh, it might be Airi calling back about the offer she received earlier. Sorry, I need to take this!

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Shizuku

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(I wonder what she was going to say just now...)
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Shizuku

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(Still, it seems like Saito has already fully settled in as our manager.)
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Shizuku

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(And she hasn't actually been with us that long yet. It's truly remarkable how much we can count on her.)
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Shizuku

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(I mean, even when it came to finding a place to call the MORE MORE HOUSE, she found a good real estate agency while far away at home.)
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Saito's Voice

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Wait, right now?!
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Saito's Voice

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No, um... That's okay.
I agree that we should discuss this in person, so... Yes, okay. I'll see you in a little bit. Bye.

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Saito

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Uhh... Sorry, Shizuku, but I...
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Shizuku

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Did something happen?
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Saito

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It isn't all that serious.
But I'm going to need to step out for a bit to deal with something regarding this one offer Airi received.
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Shizuku

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Oh, I see.
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Shizuku

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Please, don't mind me.
After all, our original plan for today was to chat, have some tea and maybe unpack a few boxes together.

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Saito

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*Sob*
I'm really sorry! It was an absolute honor to unpack boxes with you today, Shizuku...
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Saito

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I promise to make time again another day!
So, I hope you'll be willing to have me then!
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Shizuku

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Hehe. I'll be looking forward to it. Also...
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Shizuku

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Thank you for always doing your best for us. Please stay safe out there.

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Saito

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...?!?!
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Saito

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Sh-Shizuku's idol smile!
I couldn't have asked for a better send-off...!
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Saito

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This is better than any energy drink!
Wish me luck! I promise to do my best!

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Shizuku

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Yes, good luck!
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Shizuku

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Hehe. She's so funny when she gets all excited like that...
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Shizuku

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Anyway...
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Shizuku

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It's still too early to go home, so I think I'll do a little more unpacking before I do.
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Shizuku

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Airi said that I didn't have to worry about any of the equipment, so I'll try sorting out our home décor and...
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???

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<Oh, perfect! Shizuku's here!>
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Shizuku

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Huh?

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Shizuku

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Rin? Luka...?
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Shizuku

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You two sound very excited about something. May I ask what?
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Luka

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<There's something we need you to see right now, Shizuku.>
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Rin

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<Yeah, you gotta come over to SEKAI!>
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Shizuku

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What...?
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