Thanks for waiting, everyone!

Welcome!

Alright, now that we're all here, let's begin our special lesson, shall we?

As we discussed when we invited all of you, we'll be doing a sort of mock audition where you'll all be competing against one another.

Right! Let's do this!

Hehe. You sound so excited, Minori♪

But we're not about to let her hog the spotlight!

Now, the first theme you'll be tackling involves...

Nice work, everyone!

Let's take a quick break here.

Whew...

You seem pretty tired, Minori.

Here, have this drink.

Thanks, Haruka...

You really went all out back there, Minori!

Regardless of the theme of each song and dance, you shone all throughout.

I agree! I know I'm supposed to be competing against you, but there were times when I couldn't take my eyes off of you.

What?! R-Really?!

Hehe. Maybe it's because I worked really hard on how to present myself.

Oh, what you talked about on the rooftop?

Yeah! I thought I could shine super bright if I really put my mind to it!

Wait, what are you guys talking about?

So...

I see...

You were trying to figure out how to dazzle people the way Shizuku does.

So, by investing your time properly and doing the right research, you thought that you'd learn how to emulate her shine.

Yeah! Seeing her work so hard made me believe that!

Yes, I think I understand what you mean.

This may be because I've been watching everyone practice as their manager...

But I think idols are able to shine the way they do because they work so hard each day.

Yes, exactly!

That shine... I've been calling it an “idol's aura” all this time.

But ever since becoming an idol, I've been wondering how I'm going to produce one.

Oh yeah, I remember you doing that.

But! After seeing Shizuku, I've begun to realize that I was wrong!

Wrong?

Idols don't deliberately produce an aura.

It's something that they naturally exude!

Oh...

What a wonderful way to think about that!

Idols are like precious gems. The more you polish them, the brighter they'll shine. Thus, the harder they work, the more impressive they become...!

Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!

That's exactly what I was trying to say!

They're shaking hands...

It's been a while since their eyes lit up like this.

Hehe. Yes, it has.

However, we may want to call our break here, before our bodies cool down too much.

*Gasp*

I forgot that we were still in the middle of our lesson.

No, I'm really sorry!

I didn't mean to get so worked up...!

That's okay, Minori!

Yeah! You gave us a chance to think about our own auras♪

She's right. We should use the rest of this lesson to figure out how to better present ourselves.

Right! And we're not letting you walk away with this, Minori!

I've gotta do what I can to shine brighter and brighter and brighter!