Huh? Where am I...?

Haruka, you ready...?

Oh...

It's Haruka when she was little!

You look amazing in that outfit, Haruka!

Oh, are you feeling nervous...?

That's normal since you're going on stage for the first time today. Are you feeling okay...?

Yes, I'm okay...

I've been practicing really hard just for this day...

I need to go out there and spread as much hope as I can.

(Hehe. Haruka hasn't changed at all...)

(She genuinely wants everyone to feel hope!)

Yeah, that's the spirit!
But you still seem a teensy bit anxious.

Huh?

You gotta smile!
The audience wants to see that beautiful smile of yours!

Oh...

Right!

Oh...!

Is that Airi up there...?

But why...?
I was backstage with Haruka just now...

If you go on stage feeling that way, you'll end up disappointing all the people that came to see us, right?

I'm gonna put everything into my singing, dancing and MCing because I want everyone here to have the time of their lives!

I want to spread hope and make them believe that tomorrow will be better!

That's the kind of super idol I want to become!

And you two are no different, right? If you are, shake those nerves and get back in the driver's seat...!

Yeah, Airi, you're right...

I'm gonna try my best too!
Thank you so much, Airi!

There we go!
We're gonna blow the roof off today's event!!

(Wait a second...
Am I seeing everyone's first shows...?)

(This is it...
No mistakes. Our fans won't have any of it...)

(I practiced as much as I could. I know each song and dance routine now. Airi even said she'd be coming, so I need to help make this show a success...!)

...

(I'll be okay. I'm an idol now!)

...!

(So much cheering...!
I've never heard these kinds of roars before...)

(They're really here to see me perform.
Shizuku Hinomori the idol...!)

(I don't want to disappoint them.
I want to learn how to spread hope to all of them...!)

ーー♪ ーー♪

(So many people are here to watch me...!)

Haruka!

Turn this way!

(It's like they're embracing me with their voices...)

(They're accepting me as an idol.)

(Which means...)

(I need to spread hope to everyone here.)

(So that they'll all be able to do their best tomorrow!)

Thank you all for joining us today...!

Let's use this time to have as much fun as we can together...!

Wow, everyone's so excited...!

The audience's eyes are all sparkling...
And this cheerful energy's so infectious!

Idols really are the best...

Oh, is this...?

A fragment of a feeling?

Right...

They want to spread as much hope as they can as idols.

And this fragment is a representation of those three's feelings.

They're all doing their best...

(This fragment just keeps getting bigger and bigger.)

(I hope it keeps on growing into its own SEKAI...)

(But...)

Man...

(Last time, everyone asked me questions about our shows. Today's just been TV this and TV that...)

(I get that me being absent from so many of our shows isn't helping but...)

Yu Yu, long time no see!

Oh...

I wish someone else were chosen instead of...

Oh, just stop.

...

You always do this.
You never think for yourself and just do as you're told.

You were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that the rest of us would do anything for, but you don't seem to care whatsoever about capitalizing on it.

Arisa...

Haruka... You're a liar!

!!

You said hope was all I needed! This all happened because I kept working so hard!

All that time I wasted...
My dream of being an idol! Give it back!

...

They all...

(But they shined so brightly on stage.)

(They were doing their best to spread hope to everyone...)

Oh no...!

The fragment... It's starting to fade...

(They all feel like they're at their limit.)

(No, wait...!)

Because...

(I guess this is it... But...)

(I don't know if I can keep going on like this, but...)

(I want to give it another chance...)

(But...)

They haven't completely given up yet...

(It's almost about to disappear...
But I can still feel their desire to spread hope to others.)

This is really frustrating...

I want to help them...

I want to tell them not to give up...
I want to tell them that they are idols who can spread hope to so many people.

No! I failed again!

Huh...?
That sounded like...

I was so sure I'd pass this time...

No, I don't have time to be feeling disappointed...!

I have to keep trying more and more!
Because I want to become an idol just like Haruka! I want to give everyone hope for a better tomorrow...!

Oh...!

Whoa! So bright!