Alright...

Now that we've had a night to sleep on it...

Let's return to discussing how we all feel about appearing on TV.

O-Okay.

So... Who should start?

Mind if I?

Sure...

You have the floor.

Then, I'll get straight to the point...

I...

I'm in favor of us appearing on TV.

What...?!

I honestly wasn't expecting you to say that, Haruka... What made you change your mind?

So, the thing is...

That's so wonderful...!

Your hero was really in the newspaper...?!

She was.

I had no idea what had happened to her after she retired from being an idol.

But that article showed me that she's still spreading hope to many people, even though she's not an idol anymore...

And I found that incredibly encouraging...

Haruka...

Which made me think...

Yes, I am afraid that the media can take things out of context and skew our image...

However, that also means it has the power to allow us to spread hope to more and more people, including those we have yet to encounter.

This article showed me just that...

You're right...

I was actually gonna say something similar today.

For example, they may not realize it yet, but there may be people out there who really need some hope...

Those who need hope but don't realize it...?

Yeah. I mean, the ones who really have it rough only have time to worry about themselves. They wouldn't be running around seeing their favorite idols perform, right?

But I think TV has the power to bring us together.

Newspapers are no different.

Haruka, you just happened to come across an article about your hero and felt encouraged, right?

Imagine if we're able to give someone hope after they just happen to see us on TV? How awesome would that be?

Yeah, that'd be amazing!

And so wonderful...!

Hehe. Right?

Not only that, our fans are gonna be ecstatic when they see us being exposed to a broader audience on TV.

Which is why I'm for us making this TV appearance...

But I'd like to hear what you all have to say.

After hearing what you two had to say, Haruka, Airi, I realized that I hadn't given this enough thought, but...

I also want us to make this appearance. Until now, we've mainly been doing streams online and...

I'm worried that we're limited to reaching only those who choose to come to watch us...

It takes me back to how Haruka gave me so much hope when I saw her on TV.

Minori...

Hehe. Alright, Minori's on board...

Last but not least, Shizuku, how do you feel?

I...

I actually wasn't sure what to say until just a moment ago...

As much as I want us to appear on TV, I found myself sympathizing with what Haruka said yesterday. I'd really rather not see our image get warped by others...

Shizuku...

But after hearing your stories, I'm sure now that we'll be just fine.

What...?

Because we're all doing everything we can to spread hope to as many people as possible, yes?

I believe that won't ever change.

So, even if what we say didn't quite come out the way we wanted it to...

We can just keep trying over and over. It may take some time, but everyone will eventually understand.

Oh...

MEIKO said something similar...

Oh, she did...?!

That makes me so happy.

Hang on, Haruka...

Does that mean you went over to SEKAI?

Oh...

I was actually quite unsure of myself, so I ended up going over to ask for some advice...

Oh, Haruka...

This is a big decision after all...

But I'm glad that I gave it so much thought. I was able to reach the same conclusion as all of you, which means we can start preparing for our TV appearance...

Yeah, wow...

We're really gonna appear on TV...

Oh no...! I'm starting to get really nervous! Am I gonna be okay?! What if I stammer while on camera?!

Slow down. You're getting way too ahead of yourself. We haven't even accepted that person's offer yet.

Oh, about that.

I was thinking about replying to them today.

Yes, we've all decided that we want to make this appearance, but I kept us from reaching a consensus.

Again, don't worry about that.

This was an important discussion, so it was only right to spend a lot of time on it.

Right...

However, if you're volunteering to reply, we're not gonna stop you. Also, I'm sure you'll know exactly what to say.

Yeah!

I'm really bad at writing businessy letters and stuff... So, Haruka, if you will!

I can't say that I'm very good at that either... I'd like to ask you to do this for us as well, Haruka.

Okay, no problem.

(Our response to this message is likely going to greatly affect the future of MORE MORE JUMP!)

(But we'll be fine. Because...)

(We want to become idols who are able to spread hope to not just the people we meet, but also those we yet haven't.)

(And this is our first step towards achieving that goal.)

Everyone...

Haruka?

Yes?

Let's keep doing our best. For as long as we can.

Yeah!

Yes!

Oh, sir, hello!

Ah, hello. Nice work today.

Anyway, that's it for today's shoot.

Tomorrow, we'll be meeting with everyone from U-Symphonium since they'll be the MCs of iHaz next week.

And I'm so glad that MORE MORE JUMP! decided to appear. They're all the rage right now, so it should be a good show...

Hm?

Who's calling me at this hour?

Hello...?

Ah, perfect. I was just hoping to speak with the hard-working manager of U-Symphonium... Wait, huh?

Your lead's in the hospital?!

Th-That's very concerning... Our shoot's just around the corner. Oh, you have a backup group ready?

Wonderful.

So, which group did you have in mind...?

Cheerful * Days...

No, um...! This program airs late at night, so we'll always welcome having such a popular group on. Thank you very much.

Anyway, we can discuss this further tomorrow during our meeting.