Saki!

Unchain the door and let me in!

Oh no! Tsukasa's back!

Wh-Wh-Wh-What do we do?!

Don't worry.

You two just leave it to me!

Sorry for making you wait!

Huh? You're not Saki...

Airi...!

Shizuku said that there's a chance that you'd be here, but to think that an idol like Airi Momoi would actually be in my house...

You must be Saki's big brother. Nice to meet you. Your sister's been a pleasure to talk to at school.

At school...

Yes, I see...

I apologize for the intrusion.

And for making you worry about Saki like this...

Sorry...

E-Emu?! What are you doing here?!

*Sob*

I'm probably not in much of a position to be saying this, but please don't go too hard on them. I mean, it was supposed to be a secret, right?

Y-Yeah...

You could've just said that you were having these two over. Why did you have to keep this a secret? That's what I don't understand...

B-Because...

We...

We were just practicing a dance routine here!

A... A dance routine?!

What...?!

Saki told me all about how she sometimes runs out of energy during band practice and wants to find a way to build her stamina.

...!

Emu also seemed concerned about the way she's been dancing lately during your guys' shows.

And she wants to try something different since her goal's to put on a sweet and happy show next time.

Airi...

I feel bad about not telling any of you this sooner.

But I care about Saki and Emu, and just wanted to find a way to help out my juniors.

That's sort of how I ended up teaching them how to do this sweet, stamina-building dance routine in secret, and this just happened to be when we could all meet.

Now it all makes sense...!!

That's so wonderful, Airi!

Um...

Y-Yeah...!

I knew that no one would be home today, so we decided to meet and practice here...

But it's kind of a mess in here right now, so I really don't recommend coming in!

She's right!!

It's really crazy in here right now!!

Crazy...?

W-We promise to get everything cleaned up, so would it be alright for us to borrow your house for the rest of the day?

Please, I beg you!

Yeah, pretty please!

I'll even make up for missing practice today!

So, Ichi, please don't tell anyone else about this...! I beg you...!!

If you're willing to go that far...

I guess we don't have a choice...

But no more lying like that, okay?

You ended up making us worry more about you instead of less.

O-Okay. I promise not to do that anymore!

You too, Emu! This is something that we should be discussing as a troupe!

R-Right!

I promise to bring it up with you guys from now on!

*Sigh*

Also, Ichika, Shizuku, I apologize for getting you two wrapped up in this mess.

I was worried too, so you don't need to apologize. I'm just glad that Saki's doing okay...

I agree.

I'm not sure what I would've done if something had happened to her.

Also, I know why Airi was acting the way she was now, so I'm glad I came to see what was going on.

Shizuku...

Anyway, we all have business we need to get back to, so try not to overdo things, alright, Saki...?

O-Okay!

(W-We're saved...!!)

Hm...?

(Is it me or does Saki's house smell really sweet for some reason...?)

Could it be...?

Hehe...

Oh, I almost forgot.

Airi, these are for you.

Wait, this wrapping's from that Japanese confectionary shop. Are these the special sweets that you were talking about yesterday...?!

I really wanted you to try them, so I ended up getting some just for you.

Shizuku...!

I don't know what to say! Thank you!

Good luck with your lesson.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

I should get going too. See you later.

Again, Saki, don't push yourself too hard, alright? As for you, Emu, I'll see you at the Wonder Stage later!

Th-Thank goodness...!

That was amazing, Airi!

Yeah! I thought we were goners!

Thank you for saving us, Airi!!

I'm glad we managed somehow...

(Nice work, Airi!)

Hehe. Thank you too, Rin.

I wasn't sure they'd believe us at first, but I'm glad that none of them were exactly the skeptical type...

Anyway, we're finally out of the woods, so let's finish up what we were doing!

Yeah!

(Yeah!)