(There aren't any committee meetings today, so I guess we'll all just meet up and head off to practice.)
(We decided to try to become pros with Shiho, so we need to start practicing more than ever now.)
Honami, wanna go home together?
We're going to a karaoke place!
Oh, thank you for the invitation, but I'm sorry. I have band practice today so...
Whoa, today too?!
You guys are working so hard!
Yeah, they are! And you're starting to get this aura around you, Honami!
Huh? Me?
You've pretty much stopped trying to beat around the bush and just clearly say if something can or can't be done.
Exactly. You've even been proposing a lot of ideas during class meetings and stuff too.
Hehe. I have?
Oh, at this rate, I might just end up falling for you, Honami...!
What?! No way! I'm not letting you have her!
Hehe. Oh, you two...!
Honami, about practice today...
Hm...?
Oh! Hi, Hinomori!
We should probably get going soon. Later, Honami!
Okay. See you tomorrow!
Thanks for waiting, Shiho.
That's okay, I just got here.
Um, did I interrupt something there?
No, we were just about to wrap things up, so don't worry about that.
But where are Saki and Ichika?
Their homeroom session hasn't ended yet.
Okay. How about we wait for them in the courtyard?
The weather's so nice today.
...
Hm? Shiho?
Oh, sorry. I was thinking about something and...
Honami, how have things been going between your classmates...?
Everything's great. We're getting along just fine now.
Oh, okay. That's good...
Hehe. That reminds me.
Some of the other girls were saying that I'm starting to get some sort of aura.
Something about being able to better express myself and saying what's on my mind.
Huh? Okay.
What do you think, Shiho...?
Hm? What do you mean?
Have I changed?
...
*Gasp*! No, wait! Please ignore everything I just said!
Haha... I probably shouldn't be so focused on how other people view me so...
Maybe, but...
The fact that you understand that speaks volumes about you, doesn't it?
Oh...
Hehe. I see.
Then it's not all bad.
...
But an aura?
Well, if you becoming some sort of idol in your classmates' eyes makes you feel better, then I expect to hear some good beats from you today.
Huh?
Oh no... I just made things harder for myself...
(But come to think of it...)
Um, Shiho.
I actually talked with your sister about what happened the other day.
With Shizuku?
Yes. She was concerned about how you were feeling then too and we ended up talking about it...
At the end of that conversation, she asked me to look after you, Shiho...
She did...?
She did. I didn't understand what she actually meant by that at the time but...
Looking back, I now know that she was worried about how we weren't being open with each other. She seemed to already know what was going on then.
You're probably right.
She wouldn't leave me alone either...
I talked to her after that too about the show, us, everything...
I see...
Hehe. You're lucky to have her as your big sister.
Yeah... Except how she seems to know more about me than I do myself. That's sort of straight out of a stalker flick.
Shiho, Hona, thanks for waiting!
Sorry for being so late.
No, don't worry about it.
We were having a conversation about Shizuku...
More to the point, Honami says she'll drum for us today like never before.
What?! Sh-Shiho...!
Oh, is that so?
Cool! I can't wait♪
Shiho...! This is getting out of control!