That's this shelf all sorted. Next, I'll start working on my desk.

(We've been so busy lately that I need to take every chance I get to clean my room.)

<Haruka!

I wanna ask you something about this dance routine I've been practicing...>

Huh? Rin? Whoa...!

<Oh no!>

O-Oww...

<H-Haruka?! Are you okay?! That was a pretty loud thud...>

I-I'm okay...

I was cleaning up, and I sort of hit my head on the desk, that's all.

<What?! Is it because I surprised you?! I-I'm so sorry!>

It's not your fault, Rin.

I was just careless.

So, you said something about a dance routine?

<Oh, you don't have to help if you're still cleaning!>

<Also, good for you for cleaning your room!>

<Wait, those papers on your bed...>

<They all say “Audition Application” at the top... Oh, does that mean...>

Yeah, they're my old resumes.

Just practice ones, though. I found them while cleaning.

<I knew it!

Can I take a closer look at them? Please!>

Hehe. Sure.

I'll move them closer so you can see them better.

<Yay! Thanks, Haruka♪>

<Wow, your handwriting's amazing!

It's identical to the way you write now!>

<No, wait. Did you use to write a little bigger?>

Haha. You got me...

<Oh, why's the part where you talk about yourself all covered in red ink...?>

Ah, those are my mom's corrections.

<Really? Lemme see...

“Talk about just one thing you're best at, and one thing you want to do!”

“Answer the question first. Explain your reasoning after!”>

Hehe. I remember her giving me other comments, too.

(Still, these really take me back.)

(I didn't know what I was supposed to write, but I knew for certain that I wanted to become an idol. And my mom was there to make corrections for me.)

(I remember feeling so nervous after sending in my applications.)

<Oh, at the end, you wrote, “I want to become an idol who can spread hope to others”!>

Yeah, that has always been what's driven me.

(Ever since the day she gave me my dream.)

<Thanks for showing me these, Haruka!

Oh, what's this piece of paper?>

Huh? Oh...

This is a clipping of the interview that the producer of ASRUN did.

<Huh? Of ASRUN?>

Yeah. I decided to apply to join ASRUN after reading this article.

After seeing “idols are supposed to spread hope to others” in print.

<Wait, that means...>

Yes.

His words matched up with my dream.

That's why I became convinced that I could make it come true by joining his agency.

(And I'm so glad I applied.)

(I got to join ASRUN, make a lot of different dreams come true and spread hope to countless people.)

(Unfortunately, things ended with us disbanding...)

(But I've been able to take what I experienced with ASRUN and keep spreading hope to others.)

(And I'm going to keep doing my best.)

(So that we're able to spread hope to people all across Japan.)