Good morning.

Oh, good morning, Haruka!

Morning, Tenma.

Were you practicing on the rooftop this morning? I think I caught a glimpse of you guys.

Yes, that was us.

Um... Can I ask you another question?

Did Airi come to school today?

Huh? Airi?

Yes, she was practicing with us.

Okay...

(She seems anxious...)

(Oh, I think I know why...)

Would you like to meet Airi?

What?! H-How did you know?!

Hehe. I've been blessed enough to be able to meet quite a few of my fans up to this point.

As a result, I can sort of tell what a person's thinking based on their facial expression.

Y-You can...?!

That's amazing, Haruka!

C-Can I really meet her...?

There's something I really want to tell her!

Sure. I'll ask Airi to set aside some time before we practice during lunch.

Awesome! Thank you so much!!

Thanks for waiting.

Hi, Saki!

Oh, hold on...

Didn't we meet in the courtyard once?

Y-Yes, we did! Thank you for letting me know that my ribbons were coming undone that one time!

There's also something else that I didn't get to tell you then! Airi, all the hard work you put into being on TV gave me so much courage and hope...!!

Watching the stream of the graduation event you guys did at that elementary school reminded me of how I felt back then, and...!

Thank you for setting aside this time for me. I know you're always busy practicing.

No, it was my pleasure!

I'm glad we got to talk like this.

Me too!

Thank you so much!

You too, Haruka!

Oh, Minori and Shizuku too! Thanks for having me!

Bye, Saki.

Bye bye!

You made her so happy, Airi!

Yes, you really did!

Thanks for being so accommodating, Airi.

I need to thank you as well, Airi.

She's one of Shii's most precious childhood friends, so what you just did means quite a bit to me as well..

Hey, I wouldn't be much of an idol if I didn't do stuff like this! Am I right?

Yeah! You're right, Airi!

But I should be the one thanking all of you.

I'm guessing you already know, but...

Until just recently, I had myself convinced that Variety Show Airi Momoi never really spread any hope to anyone.

So hearing that some people out there were encouraged by what I did back then couldn't make me happier...

And they ended up saving me instead of the other way around.

Airi...

But it's so great if you think about it...

We're doing our best to spread hope to others, but it turns out that our fans have that power too...

It makes me want to work even harder for them!

That's a nice way to look at it.

...

Whenever we're feeling down, whenever we're not feeling great, hearing from our fans is the best cure...

Yup.

(We need to do everything we can moving forward to inspire as much hope as we can in others.)

Anyway, we're running a little late, but shall we get started with practice?

Yeah!