That was delicious.
Hehe. That melon bun was as good as ever today too.
Hehe. You've been so obsessed with them lately.
Ichika too. It's amazing how you can both eat pretty much the same thing every single day.
But it's sooo good♪
Oh, we have P.E. next so we should head back soon.
Okay. See you after school!
Hehe. I'm glad Saki's back to being her usual self.
I think she's been more energetic than usual since she got over the songwriting thing.
Doesn't that mean she's in just that good a mood?
Anyways, why don't we clean up here and start heading back as well?
Wait, hold on.
...?
Sorry, would you mind sticking around a little while longer? There's something I want to talk to you about...
There is?
It's about... Remember how you came chasing after me when we were going home the other day...?
You mean...?
Creating our own song, practicing for our show and trying to go pro... It's all making her do this...
My dream's forcing her to push herself too hard...
I remember you telling me this that time...
After that time you said that we wouldn't be able to stay together if we tried to go pro, we had a long discussion concerning that...
About whether or not we'd be able to commit to that goal and to our music...
We each took a long look at ourselves, and we ultimately all decided to walk the same path as you, Shiho...
Saki too.
She decided that we're going to go pro together.
So for now, let's just watch over and place our faith in her, okay?
It might look like she's pushing herself a little too hard right now, but I'm sure she also understands exactly how you feel...
If you didn't tell me that, I might not have been able get myself to really believe in her.
I appreciate what you did for me then. Thank you, Honami...
Shiho...
You're very welcome.
I'm glad that I'm finally starting to find ways to help you too.
Especially since you're always there to support us and strict with us when you need to be.
Oh?
But I'm sort of under the impression that we're all square now since you all decided to go pro too.
No, that's not true at all. We made the decision to give it a try. We're not actually professionals yet, so...
Honami...
Oh no! I'm so sorry!
I was trying to say that the rest of us still haven't made up for what you have and are always doing for us. I didn't mean for it to sound so weird.
No, I wouldn't have wanted to hear it any other way. Just honest and straightforward...
Really...?
Yes. I'll be relying on you much more from now on.
It really feels like we've taken an important step forward as a band.
Right. I think so too.
From what Saki wrote for us, to that song we all made together...
Someday, I hope we'll be able to create another song together that's just as special as that first one...
I hope so too.