...

Shizuku, what's wrong?

You look pretty down.

Oh, Airi...

Um... It's nothing, really...

Your face tells a different story.

Anyways...

Wanna have lunch together?

And you can tell me if there's something actually bothering you.

Thank you, Airi...

So what's up?

Well, there's nothing wrong per se, but something has been concerning me a little...

Like what?

Um, it's about Haruka...

You're worried about Haruka?

I am. We all know that she works harder than any of us, even when she's all by herself, right?

I'm concerned about how much she's making herself do...

I see...

...

I get where you're coming from, Shizuku, but I'm sure she'll be fine.

Huh...?

I was worried about her too for a little while.

You know how she stays in character even in her free time? She does that to maintain the image her fans have of her.

I even asked her if she ever takes a break from that, but she said that she knows how to switch off so I'm fairly certain she does rest when she needs to...

I never knew...

But at the same time, she really doesn't like showing any weakness, so it does seem natural to feel worried...

...

You know what...?

What if we asked her to come out and do something with us?

Such as...?

We've only been seeing each other for lessons, practice and meetings to talk about our stream, right?

So why not just go out and have some fun together?

Oh, I see. If we invite her out during our day off, she may be able to actually relax and recover.

Exactly!

That sounds great! Thank you, Airi.

I'll try inviting Haruka then...

Phew...

Okay, let's stop here for today.

I'm so tired...!

I can't move my legs anymore...

Hehe. You did really well today too, Minori.

But there were still a few steps you weren't getting quite right, so we'll focus on that during our next lesson.

Eep...

Haha...

So when should we have our next practice? Tomorrow, this weekend, whenever you're all free...

H-Haruka! About that...!

Huh? Yes?

What if we took a break and all went out somewhere together?

What?

We've been so busy with practice and making videos, right? I thought that it would be nice to take a break every once in a while.

A break...

I'm all for that!

We haven't done anything together in so long! Going somewhere with just us would be so much fun!

So how about it? All work and no play's gonna make us dull idols, right...?

Yeah! We can go do karaoke, go to a cafe, get some sweets together, go shopping and...

That's a lot of things...

Well, it's our day off, so as long as we don't overdo it, it'll be okay.

What do you think, Haruka?

Yeah, okay...

That sounds nice.

It is important to rest on our days off so...

Really? Great...!

(If we go out and have fun together, I'm sure Haruka will be able to find time to relax.)

(She deserves to get a break from everything.)

Let's have as much fun as we can!