Sorry for the wait.
Here's your iced mocha.

Thank you for coming!
Enjoy your drink!

Sigh...

What's wrong, Hanasato?
You seem a little out of it today.

Oh, I... I'm sorry! I was worrying about something last night and had a time hard falling asleep. Hehe...

Oh, really? It's a bit early, but why don't you go ahead and take your break now? That should help a little.

Y-Yes...!
I'll be back right after lunch!

(No... Now I'm causing problems at work... I need to focus after my break is over!)

Hey, stop it!
Put that camera away...!

Hm...?

Ugh! You better erase that video!

Why? The viewers love little behind-the-scenes glimpses like this one.

(It sounds like they're taking a video.)

Hmm... A video...

(I remember watching a lot of videos online when I was learning how to do different dances.)

(It was really convenient, and there were tons of different videos to choose from too...!)

(Whenever I had a little time, I'd watch idols...)

Oh my goodness! That's it! If MORE MORE JUMP! started uploading videos like the idols I saw in those videos...

(But I've never done anything like that before. I wonder how hard it would be to...)

No, we won't know unless we try!
That's the first step!

H-Hello viewers!
I'm Minori Hanasato from MORE MORE JUMP!

Today, I'd like to introduce you to someone... Me! Ta-daaa!

Umm... I guess I already told you my name so... I'm a first-year high school student and a member of the animal caretaker committee!

One of my favorite hobbies is keeping a daily diary!

I usually write about what happened that day or what kind of practice I did after school...

Oh, wait! This is a video...
I guess I can just show you...!

Let's see... Here we go.
Is this in focus? I sure hope you can see this.

Oh, I also love learning different idols' dance routines! Here, I'll do a quick demonstration for you!

Let me just put the camera down and... Oh, this might be too low. All you can see is my feet, huh?

Maybe I can find somewhere a bit higher... Oh, let me try over here... There, that should work!

Gasp! Noooo!
The camera's gonna fall over!

Sob... The camera wouldn't focus on my diary and I couldn't find a good spot to record a dance video.

You can't even see half of my face in most of video either.

Making a video is harder than I thought...

Oh...?
What's the matter, Minori?

Oh, Shizuku!

Well, actually...

I see. So you decided to try making a video?

Yeah. I can't become an idol if I just sit around and mope. I need to do whatever I can.

Uploading videos of us doing idol activities, huh?
That's certainly one way of doing things.

I'm impressed, Minori.
I think it's a wonderful idea.

I-It's just an idea I had!
Besides, I couldn't really get it to work!

Yes, but even if something seems difficult on your own, it may become easier by working together.

I'd like to give it a try.
Let's see what the others think as well.

Okay...!
Thanks, Shizuku!

<I'm very sorry, but I just don't see that working out for us.>

I see...
Thank you for your time.

Another dead end...

I thought maybe an agency just getting off the ground might be open to the idea, but I guess I was wrong.

I'm starting to think we may never find an agency that's willing to take us...

No, I need to stay positive. It wouldn't be right to give up hope while the others are still trying so hard...

Who else might be willing to meet with us? I've already contacted so many people...

Oh, this girl! She freelances as a celebrity...!

I remember her talking about how much she loved her job despite how much work it was.

Freelancing...

I wonder if we could be an independent idol group that isn't affiliated with a talent agency.

No, it's not realistic. That person works solo too and has much more flexibility in terms of finding work...

It's hard to think that we could do the same as a four-member idol group.

Then... What on Earth are we going to do...?

Hm?!

It's from Airi...?
I wonder what's going on?