*LATER*
[SCHOOL IDOL CLUB]
*WEST TOWER BUILDING - NIJIGASAKI HIGH SCHOOL - ODAIBA - TOKYO*
AKI: "Somehow the atmosphere of the school seems to have become brighter.
Like it's been wrapped in a sense of liveliness or energy."
SHIORIKO: "Yes, I've noticed too. We have new activity plans from the Clubs, and we've received many inquiries from our Student Council as well.
There has also been a change in the feeling among students who are not involved in Club activities. They're now flocking to clubs by the dozen.
It's like the whole of Nijigasaki has been charged up.
It's giving us more strength too. I must practice even harder! Let's hurry to the Clubroom!"
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*SCHOOL IDOL CLUBROOM - NIJIGASAKI HIGH SCHOOL - ODAIBA - TOKYO*
KASUMI: "Oh, Senpai and Shioko! You finally came. What took you so long? Don't tell me you were on an after-school date?"
AYUMU: "After-school date?!"
AKI: "What? No... I just went along for Shioriko's inspection."
AYUMU: "Oh, well that's good... Sorry for shouting."
KASUMI: "Well, there was no way it could've been a date anyway! I wouldn't let you do that without me there!
But anyway, Senpai, listen to this. We've got an astonishing number of comments from people who watched the School Idol Showcase promo video!"
AI: "I've been getting a ton of emails from people who saw our campaign on the School Idol Fansite too!"
'I learned about Nijigasaki on the School Idol Fansite. It must be so much fun for all the students to be school idols!'
AKI: "Wh-What...?"
'I'm obsessed with Nijigasaki, and all the members look like they're having fun! I want to try camping with my friends too!'
'After watching the promo video, I now see that anyone can be a school idol if they say they are! Now I'm asking my friends to join me!'
AKI: "If they say....?"
'Next time there's a campaign like this, we Nijigasaki school idols want to be a part of it!'
AKI: "What? But they're no-"
KARIN: "Those are some great comments."
SHIZUKU: "I'm so happy to have so many people sending us these words of encouragement!"
AKI: "Uh... It's uh...because everyone's feelings were conveyed directly to them. It's truly... Uh...wonderful!"
SETSUNA: "I can't handle it anymore! I want to do a live show!"
LANZHU: "Lanzhu too! She wants to hang out with our fans even more!"
SHIORIKO: "I want to do a live show too, but... If we're going to do a show, I want to be a better version of who I was in the promo video. So first, I want to practice as much as I can."
MIA: "I feel the same way! I want to convey my feelings even more through our songs!"
KASUMI: "And I want to become even mooore adorable! No, I WILL!"
RINA: "I also want to connect even more deepl with the new people we've connected with. Rina-chan Board says, 'Serious!'"
KANATA: "There's nothing to it but to power ourselves up."
EMMA: "I want to do a live show too, but like Shioriko says, we need to be better versions of ourselves from the promo video."
AI: "We need a new practice schedule. One that will let us power up big time!"
AYUMU: *Giggle* "You're up."
AKI: "Huh?"
SHIZUKU: "Senpai, can you think of a new practice schedule for us?"
LANZHU: "That's a good idea. You know us really well, Captain, so if we leave it to you, there won't be any problems!"
AKI: "Leaving it all to me again..."
KANATA: "You'll do it, won't you? You'll make us a new practice schedule?"
SETSUNA: "We'll go along with whatever you decide, no matter how tough it is!"
KARIN: "I'm all for a challenging regimen!"
AKI: *Sigh* "How could I say no when you rely on me so much? I'll do it."
AYUMU: *Giggle* "We're counting on you!"
AKI: "Haha! Yeah!"
Guess you're all gonna head back to your other clubs and leave me to do all the heavy lifting.
There's being relied upon, and then there's being exploited...