Hmm...

I've tried adjusting our schedule a few different ways, but it just doesn't seem like we'll be able to accept more offers...

As much as I don't want to, we're gonna have to turn a few of these people down...

Hm? A new email...?

Oh, it's from that radio program.

I asked them yesterday to see if they can change the meeting date, but let's see...

Not really possible, huh?

I guess their producer's also pretty busy.

It would've been a nice opportunity to get our song out there, but we don't really have a choice...

Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to politely turn down their offer...

(Wait a second...)

(Shizuku and I could conceivably make it...)

(Unlike Haruka and Minori, we're credit-based, which means we don't always have to be at school.)

(But the four of us have always done everything together as MORE MORE JUMP! Would it be okay for us to go without them...?)

(I mean, it's not like we have a rule saying that we have to do absolutely everything together...)

(But I think all of us being present has made it easier to share responsibilities and move as a unit.)

(At the same time, as we keep receiving offers, we won't be able to keep doing that...)

(If we want to be given more opportunities in the future, it might be best to have even just one of us appear...)

(Which means it'd be best to take advantage of the freedom allotted to us by the credit-based course.)

But I can't make this decision on my own. We need to discuss this as a group...

Hi, Shizuku?

Sorry, I know it's late. Are you free to talk right now...?

Thanks for waiting, you two!

Sorry about asking you to meet during lunch like this.

No, that's fine... But you said there's something you wanted to talk about. Is everything okay?

Yeah, things are fine... But where do I begin?

Last night, while I was at home, I took another look at our schedule and made some adjustments. I've also already spoken to Shizuku about this.

Adjustments to our schedule?

Yeah. We've had the fortune of receiving offers from various different people lately, right?

But we only have a finite amount of time available to us, which means we're having to turn more and more down...

So I began wondering if there's a way for us to not have to do that as much.

You've been doing all that for us, Airi...?!

It's nothing, really.

Anyway, I had an idea and talked with Shizuku about it. Would you two mind taking a look at this...?

Our schedule...?

Huh...? Hang on...

There's stuff here for weekday afternoons now.

But it's just you and Shizuku, Airi.

Remember how we're in the credit-based course? I was hoping we could take advantage of that and adjusted our schedule accordingly.

R-Right. This would definitely allow us to accept more offers...

But...

Yes, I do agree that we should accept whatever offers we can, even if all four of us can't be there...

At the same time, a lot of people out there want to see us together. As such, I'd like to be careful about which offers we do accept.

I agree. This is just a preliminary idea. Just one solution for addressing how we may or may not accept more offers moving forward.

That's why I wanna hear what you think...

How do you feel about this, Airi...?

Me...? Well...

I believe that we're gonna need to take on as many of these offers as we can if we're going to achieve our goal.

So, I think Shizuku and I should take advantage of the freedom that the credit-based course affords us.

I see...

Yes, you're right. I agree.

However...

I don't want to force you and Shizuku to carry a heavier burden than us.

Yeah...

I'm not sure how I'd feel about you two working while we're at school...

I wouldn't worry about that.

After all, this is for all of us.

I mean, being at school doesn't mean you have nothing to do, y'know...?

Huh?

There's plenty you can do here, right? For example, coming up with ideas for our stream in between classes.

If we go with this new scheduling scheme, we're gonna need you two to start handling more of those kinds of things. So, we'll be counting on you.

Oh... Y-Yeah! Okay!

Right, we should do what we can...

Exactly. Again, we'll be counting on you.

Then, I'll start putting together a new schedule with what we just discussed in mind.

Each day's gonna start to feel a lot busier as we take on all these new offers...

But let's do our best!