97, 98, 99, 100...
Okay, that's enough sit-ups.
(I'm done working out for today, so I think I'll take a bath now.)
Hm?
A message?
Oh, it's from Mai...
<Evening, Haruka!
How have you been?>
<I'll be performing in a new show.
I hope you get a chance to drop in for a look! It's scheduled for...>
She's performing at the Miyamasuzaka South Hall... That means I could stop by after practice.
<I hope practice is going well.
I should be able to make that showing, so break a leg.>
(I'm glad Mai's doing so well for herself...)
Why?! Why can't I sing anymore?! It's not fair!
I worked so hard.
I never gave up, and now this happens?!
Mai...
Haruka... You're a liar!
(But now...)
<Thanks, Haruka! I'll do my best!>
Good for you, Mai...
This means I need to keep trying my best too.
(I caused her, ASRUN and our agency so much trouble that time... And above all else, I ended up causing trouble for all of our fans...)
(But now, I'm back to being an idol.)
(I have to keep trying and keep spreading hope to my fans and the fans of MORE MORE JUMP!)
Oh, before I take a bath, I should go over what we'll be doing for tomorrow's stream...
We'll finally be unveiling the stage outfits our fans made for us, but we start by...
Okay, let's start on the count of three.
Are you ready, viewers?
<Yeah!>
<New stage outfits!>
<I can't wait!>
Hehe.
I take it we're all ready as well?
Yes!
Ready whenever.
I've been looking forward to seeing how the outfits you designed turned out, Shizuku...!
Yeah, this is a pretty big moment♪
Let's start counting, everyone!
Okay.
One, two... Three!
Oh wow...!
Wow! They're so cute!
<They're adorable!>
<Totally divine!>
<These look awesome!>
Look! Look!
The skirt on mine's as fluffy as a bunch of feathers!
You're right...!
These turned out so much better than what I initially drew.
Yeah, we're gonna look amazing on stage with these!
Definitely. Not only that, it's clear that each outfit's been painstakingly made with great care.
Thank you all so much for putting together such wonderful outfits for us...!
We promise to use these to keep trying our best and spreading as much hope as possible.
<Woohoo! Sooo worth the effort!>
<^^^You did an awesome job!>
<They look professionally made!>
I know, right?!
“Professional” might even be an understatement!
We've sent our dressmakers out there a little something as a token of our appreciation! We hope you like what we got you all!
<Thanks! I'm looking forward to it!>
<We're so glad that you like them so much!>
Hehe.
(I was pretty worried about asking our fans to help us like this...)
(But it feels like we're heading in the right direction thanks to them.)
(All their comments, the way they helped us put on our event, and now, these stage outfits...)
(They've given us so much already.
We have to respond by doing everything we can for them...!)
(Once this stream's over, we can start thinking about our next...)
<I wanna hear you girls sing a new song while wearing these outfits!!>
Oh...
<Yeah! Everyone would go nuts if you sang a new song!>
<I wanna see you sing a new song in person!>
(They want us to sing a new song during our next show...)
(A new song...)
This stream was really good too...
Their new outfits looked so cute... Haruka, the others and everyone who made them sounded so happy too...
That reminds me of how they had fans help put on an event in real life just the other day.
I wish I could help them out somehow...
What could I do for them...?
Whoa...! Those look adorable!
They all look so well made too!
Yes, you should have no trouble dancing in these since they made them using a slightly elastic fabric, and this tulle's so pretty.
They must've put so much care into making these. It's clear just based on the attention to detail.
I know, right?!
I almost cried after I saw how amazing these were...!
Yes.
I really couldn't be happier...
It was my first time designing anything, so I was worried about how these would turn out after they started taking shape.
But the dressmakers were nice enough to give me all these suggestions and ideas to make everything look better...
And thanks to them, these turned out so much better than what I originally designed.
Shizuku...
I wouldn't have been able to make these on my own, so I feel the utmost appreciation for our fans.
Me too.
And we'll need to do our best to make it worth the effort for them.
Yeah!
Oh, so next... We're doing a show, right...?!
Yeah, that sounds amazing!
Your fans might not know what to do with themselves when they see you perform in these.
Speaking of which, one person wrote a comment that said, “I wanna see you sing a new song in person!”
(A new song...)
Yeah, it'd be great if we could get something ready in time for our next show...
Sure, if we can that is...
Huh?
Oh, right...! I completely forgot...
Until now, we've only been singing songs that were born in SEKAI or covers of existing ones...
Exactly. We're gonna have to ask someone to write something for us if we want to release a new song as MORE MORE JUMP!
It'd be nice if we could write one ourselves.
Th-Then, wanna try writing one...?!
FYI, none of us have any experience with that. Do you just know how long it takes to put an actual song together?
Right...
If only we could write our own songs like Shii and her band...
Learning from people with songwriting experience, like Hoshino and her band, could make a difference, but I don't want to get in their way either.
Which probably means asking someone to write one for us is our most realistic option.
Yeah. If that's the case, it's gonna take a good while to get the ball rolling since we'd have a lot to discuss beforehand.
Okay...
Hey, chin up!
Yes, I said that it won't be easy, but I didn't say that it's gonna be impossible!
Right. Airi and I feel the same way about wanting to get a new song ready for our next show.
But this will be our first time asking someone to do this for us, so I'll try doing some research on my end.
In the meantime, why don't we try coming up with some ideas regarding what kind of song we want to have written?
Thanks, Haruka...!
I'll try asking around too.
Let's do everything we can for our fans' sake.
Yeah, but we need to do this right, so let's take it one step at a time!
Yeah!
Okay!
I... I actually sent that email...!
What if they're really bothered by it...? But...
I want to be able to help them out somehow...
This order form template should work...
(I know how much this could potentially cost now, so all that's left is for us to come up with a theme for our song.)
(But the question is who to ask...)
(Ideally, we can find someone who understands who we are as a group...)
Hm? An email? At this time...?
And it's addressed to MORE MORE JUMP!
Huh...?