EMMA: "Whew. It's finally over. My legs are still shaking."
SETSUNA: "Great work everyone! Those were some superb performances!"
KASUMI: "Setsuna, you were lying about being nervous, weren't you?! You too, Shizuko!"
SHIZUKU: "N-No! I was worried about missing a step the whole time!"
AKI: "You didn't miss a step out there, neither did you Setsuna. You're into the second round of the contest! Congratulations!"
AI: "In our first club event too! 'Grats you too!"
AYUMU: "Seriously! You two were amazing! And everyone did so well! I was very impressed."
It's true that Shizuku and Setsuna will have to perform again shortly.
But Ayu... She didn't get a single vote from the audience. The worst result from our club.
Everyone else only narrowly lost and was knocked out in the first round. Excluding Shizuku and Setsuna of course.
I thought that Ayu would do well. But instead...
AYUMU: "G-Good luck out there."
AI: "Ayumu, there will be plenty of other live shows to redeem yourself at."
KARIN: "Yeah, this is a huge audience for your first show. I'm sure your nerves didn't let you perform as best as you could."
AKI: "I felt like your performance was wonderful, so..."
AYUMU: "What? I'm fine guys."
AKI: "?"
AYUMU: "Working hard with you and showing everyone what I accomplished was fun, so I don't care about winning or losing, first or last place. All the votes or...no votes..."
AKI: "Ayu..."
SETSUNA: "I'm sorry but we have to perform again now."
SHIZUKU: "I-I won't miss a step."
Thinking about it, Shizuku and Setsuna were the only two members that wrote their own songs to perform tonight. I helped with the composition.
Is it... my fault that Ayu scored nothing? I helped everyone else with their songs but with Ayu, the song didn't feel like...Ayumu Uehara.
I should think more on this subject soon. But for now, Shizuku and Setsuna.
HOST: "Please welcome to the stage, from Nijigasaki Academy, Shizuku Osaka!"
Wow... Her stage presence is incredible. All of the work that she put in with the Theater Club really was worth it.
An elegant performance from Nijigasaki's Juliet. I can see why she was so adamant to perfect this performance. A fusion of Theater and Idols. It's amazing and I'm so proud of her.
HOST: "Next, please welcome back to the stage. Nijigasaki Academy's Setsuna Yuki!"
Looks like the crowd is giving a greater response to Setsuna, I guess being well known in the idol world pays off.
But reputation alone won't be enough, she has to give a performance worthy of her name.
I...I...I've felt this sensation before. Back then, when I first discovered School Idols. I could think about nothing but the idols on stage.
Like I was entranced in some other world, my....head....
It's like the ground is exploding beneath my feet!
I'm just so captivated by Setsuna's performance. All I could think about was her during all of it.
What a talented group of School Idols I have.