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Miku

S-So bright...

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Miku

Huh? Is this a field...?

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Miku

(...?

Wait, there's something in the air...)

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Miku

Cherry blossom petals...?

Stage SEKAI
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Rin

Ready, you guys?

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Miku

Yes!

Everyone's all here!

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Rin

Great! Then, let's start our brainstorming session for our next show!

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Luka & MEIKO

Yeah♪

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Miku

Hehe♪

This is going to be so fun with all of us here.

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KAITO

I agree.

Why don't we get right down to our ideas? Any thoughts regarding our next show?

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Rin

Well, I think it should be a really fun and exciting show!

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Len

Fun and exciting...?

Yeah, it'd be nice to put on a show that made the fans and us all feel that way.

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Len

At the same time, we should probably choose a theme of some sort. That'll probably help us make this show as fun as it can be.

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MEIKO

Right. Choosing a theme should also allow us to work out the finer details, all of which will be important in terms of putting on a good show.

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Rin

Speaking of which, aren't Minori and the girls always saying that it's important to pick a theme when coming up with stream ideas?

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Rin

So, let's start by picking a theme...! Huh?

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Luka

Hehe. Just in the nick of time♪

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Airi

Hey, everyone's on stage today!

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Minori

You're right!

Their aura's so bright when they're all together...!

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Miku

Welcome, girls!

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Len

Why don't you join us on stage?

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Haruka

Okay, thanks.

What were you discussing just now?

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Rin

We were just talking about what kind of theme we should pick for our next show!

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Shizuku

Oh, I see.

Should we go? Are we interrupting...?

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Miku

No, not at all!

We'd love to hear your opinions as well.

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KAITO

Yes, that'd be nice.

What do you say? Do you have some time to stick around...?

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Minori

Yeah! We'd love to help!

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Miku

Thank you so much, Minori!

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MEIKO

Alright, I know this is a bit sudden, but got any good ideas?

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Haruka

Hmm... A theme that can help make a show fun and exciting...

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Airi

Yeah.

You can look at this a lot of different ways...

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Shizuku

Oh, how about something that feels seasonal...?

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Minori

It's spring now...

So how about a “Spring Show”...?

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Rin

A spring show?

That sounds fun!

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Len

Yeah, spring...

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Len

It's a season that's all about sprouting and growth, so we could do a show that lets everyone see “a new side of us”.

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MEIKO

Hehe. Look at you, Len.

You wrapped everything up with a nice bow♪

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Miku

Thank you all so much!

I think we have our theme now.

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Shizuku

Hehe. We're always glad to be of service.

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KAITO

Alright, we'll be doing a spring show where we'll be showing everyone “a new side of us”!

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Minori

I can't wait to see it...!

I bet it's gonna be a really exciting show!

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KAITO

Thank you, Minori.

We'll be doing everything we can to make sure everyone enjoys it!

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Luka

Okay, why don't we start hammering out some of the details? What would you all like to do during our spring show?

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Rin

Oh, I know!

What if we had cherry blossom petals rain down everywhere?

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Miku

Petals?

Yes, that'd be wonderful!

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Rin

I know, right?

Minori told me about this time she sang under some cherry blossom trees, so I wanna try doing it too!

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KAITO

You did, Minori?

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Minori

Oh... You mean that time?

She's talking about when I sang under these cherry blossom trees with a couple of friends from school.

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Minori

It was a lot of fun, and those trees were so pretty!

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KAITO

I had no idea.

Cherry blossoms are perfect for the stage and make it just that much more fun to sing.

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Len

Yeah, I like that idea too.

Cherry blossoms falling from the sky would make everything feel so romantic...

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Airi

I'd love to see that too!

It'll be an amazing spectacle!

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Rin

Thanks!

But... I kinda want an actual tree there during the show and not just petals...

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Haruka

A cherry blossom tree?

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Rin

Yeah!

Wouldn't it be even more romantic if we had an actual tree on stage?!

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MEIKO

You're talking about a real tree...?

That means we'd have to carry one over somehow, right?

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Rin

Yup! My guess is that there are so many stages around here that there's bound to be one with a cherry blossom tree!

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Luka

I see your point, but I have a feeling we would've found it by now if it's really out there...

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Len

Yeah...

It's a great idea, Rin, but I'm not sure if we can really put it into practice.

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Rin

Y-You think so...?

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Miku

Then, let's go look for it...!

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Miku

If we don't find one, we can just go with flower petals alone. How does that sound?

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Minori

Oh, we'll help too!

Let's go find that tree!

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Rin

Awesome!

Thank you all so much!

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Rin

No...

Not a single one...

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Shizuku

All these stages but no trees.

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MEIKO

To be fair, it's not exactly common for idols to have a tree standing in the middle of their stage during shows.

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KAITO

As unfortunate as it is, we may have to give up on this idea.

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Haruka

Would you like to do a show our way in addition to your other show...?

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Rin

Huh?

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Haruka

There might not be any cherry blossom trees here, but I thought that it'd be nice to do an after-show over there while having a little picnic.

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Haruka

But we'll need to be discrete so that no one sees what we're doing.

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Rin

Wait, really...?!

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Len

That's an incredible idea.

It'd be great to give that a try.

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Airi

Yeah! I'll throw some food together for us!

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Shizuku

I'll help.

Hehe. I'm sure it'll be a lovely picnic.

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Rin

You guys...

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Rin

Okay...!

Thanks a bunch...!

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Luka

Good for you, Rin♪

Alright, why don't we start preparing for it?

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MEIKO

Yes, let's!

Stay tuned, everyone.

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Rin & Minori

Okay!

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Luka

What if we had some cherry blossoms appear on the rear display?

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MEIKO

We could even use pink lights to make everything feel more spring-like.

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Rin

Yeah!

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Rin

(Everyone's being so nice about this.)

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Rin

(For their sake, I have to make sure this show goes well!)

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Rin

But I still think it'd be better to have an actual cherry blossom tree on stage...

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Rin

Huh...?

There's something sparkly backstage...

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Rin

What could it be? Did a light fall down or something?

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Rin

It's round and shiny...

Oh, is it one of the new lights that KAITO was talking about?

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Rin

It looks hot. Maybe I can prod it with... Huh?!

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Rin

It's a fragment of a feeling!

Eep!

Next Chapter: A New Spring Menu