Huff... Huff...
Good. We can play eight songs back to back without much of a problem, and we're performing each song pretty well...
I agree. You've all improved so much since you first started practicing for your solo show.
Yes, your overall performance is coming along very nicely.
It is?! Yay!
Hehe♪
And we have you to thank, Hona!
She's right. Thank you so much for asking Kohane and Kamishiro to help us.
No, all I did was ask them to help. You should be thanking them instead of me.
Also, Miku, Luka, everyone...
Thank you for helping me write the introduction for our band and giving me advice about our show!
As a result, we've been able to focus on practicing.
Hehe. It was our pleasure. I mean, we weren't about to leave our beloved juniors hanging.
Yeah, she's right! And it was super fun because helping out with your show meant we got to be a part of it♪
Right...
I'm glad we were able to help.
Oh, speaking of which...
Did you figure out what you're gonna do about your stage outfits?
I vaguely remember you mentioning that you wanted to ask someone about that...
Oh, Honami's mom helped us with that.
What?
Your mom made them?
Oh, no. Not from scratch. I just asked her to touch up our current outfits.
The ones you made for us, right, Hona?!
I can't wait to see how they turned out♪
Oh, I'll be looking forward to seeing them as well.
Wait, Honami... I should've asked this sooner, but... did she get mad at you at all?
Huh? Why would she?
Because you asked her to do this so suddenly. Wouldn't that interfere with her work?
Y-You're right...!
So, did she get mad?!
Hehe. Don't worry.
Actually, she was happy to accept.
Wait, really?
Yes. How do I put it...?
She was happy that her daughter was asking her for help.
She was happy about that?
Yes, she was. When I asked if she could lend us a hand...
She mentioned that she had been worried about how I hadn't talked to her about school much after I entered junior high school.
Oh...
She said she made an effort on several occasions to see how I was doing, but I just kept saying that everything was okay...
She sort of regretted not being able to help me back then.
So, she was very happy about being given an opportunity to do so this time.
I had no idea...
She sounds like a wonderful mother...
Yes, she is...
She even said, “It's okay to ask more of me.”
Yeah!
You should be asking more of us, Hona!
You're always nice to everyone, so you deserve to get patted on the back more often... Right, Rin?!
Definitely!
Especially considering how hard you've been working for your show! We've gotta pamper you a whole lot!
Uh... That's a big jump...
C'mon, Hona, over here!
You deserve some love!
Oh, I'll feed you some snacks!
Huh? W-Wait...!
Eep...!
Hehe. What a lovely sandwich.
Haha...
However, since you're offering... Saki, Rin, if you two don't mind...
Woohoo! You got it, Hona!
This is our thanks for everything you've done for us until now!
It feels like she's not the one being doted on...
Yeah... More like a mom playing house with her children...