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Hmm... No matter how many times I try, I still can't get it right...
Little Girl
But I have to keep trying... Again!
One, two, three and... Turn here!
One, two, three and... Turn here!
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Little Girl
So, um...!
I've been watching lots and lots of your videos at home... And I loved how sparkly you were today!
I've been watching lots and lots of your videos at home... And I loved how sparkly you were today!
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Little Girl
How'd I do, Daddy?!
Did I get it right?
Did I get it right?
Girl's Father
Yes, you nailed it.
I think that's your best attempt yet!
I think that's your best attempt yet!
Little Girl
No, Daddy!
You gotta be a lot harsher than that!
You gotta be a lot harsher than that!
Little Girl
At this rate, I'm never going to become like Minori!
Girl's Father
Hahaha. Alright, pumpkin.
Still, you really can't get enough of Minori, can you?
Still, you really can't get enough of Minori, can you?
Little Girl
No, I can't!
How many times do I have to tell you?!
How many times do I have to tell you?!
Little Girl
I'm gonna become a super sparkly idol who makes everyone smile! Just like her! And...
Little Girl
We're gonna sing together someday!
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Little Girl
You were really, really pretty.
That's why I...
That's why I...
Little Girl
I want to become an idol just like you!
So, let's sing together someday!
So, let's sing together someday!
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Minori
(I started practicing like there was no tomorrow after seeing Haruka that time because I really wanted to sing with her.)
Little Minori
No, it looks all wrong!
It's the exact same choreography, but why am I all over the place?
It's the exact same choreography, but why am I all over the place?
Minori
(But Haruka always gave me the strength to stand back up each day and believe that tomorrow will be a better day. I kept practicing as much as I could...)
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Minori
You're probably going to face a lot of challenges and be put in some tough situations in the future...
Minori
As long as you keep believing that you're going to become an idol someday, you'll be fine.
Minori
Your dream of singing on a big, spectacular stage with your best friends will come true!
Miku
I was so worried...
You stopped responding to me after being engulfed by that light...!
You stopped responding to me after being engulfed by that light...!
Minori
Oh, so...
I saw this little girl who said she also wanted to become an idol, and me practicing really hard when I was little...
I saw this little girl who said she also wanted to become an idol, and me practicing really hard when I was little...
Len
A little girl who wants to become an idol...?
Are you talking about the one from your solo show?
Are you talking about the one from your solo show?
Minori
Yeah...
She reminded me of myself when I was little. I saw her practicing really hard and...
She reminded me of myself when I was little. I saw her practicing really hard and...
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Minori
But because I kept on trying, I was able to take the necessary steps to make my dream of becoming an idol possible.
Minori
But I feel that my past self and those who I've been able to spread hope to are there to encourage and push me forward now...
Minori
Which is why I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing, and spread hope to as many people as I can.
Miku
You're earnest and always trying your best...
That's why I believe you've become an enormous source of encouragement for a lot of people.
That's why I believe you've become an enormous source of encouragement for a lot of people.
Shizuku
Yes, and we're among those people you've given hope to, Minori, so we more or less understand how that little girl you met feels.
Haruka
Yeah.
But we're also not about to let you take all the credit for spreading hope to others.
But we're also not about to let you take all the credit for spreading hope to others.
Minori
Th-Thank you so much!!!
I'm standing here now because of all of you, so I promise to also keep doing my best...!
I'm standing here now because of all of you, so I promise to also keep doing my best...!
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Next Chapter: Bringing Hope