*Exhale*

That's it for my run.

I'll stretch after taking a quick break.

(I thought I'd be more fatigued after Idol Lovers, but that's surprisingly not the case.)

(If anything, this might be the best I've felt recently. Could it be because my body still remembers how I danced during the show...?)

(Still...)

(Our appearance at Idol Lovers ended up going so well yesterday.)

(The audience went absolutely wild, and I could hear all their voices...)

(I wished that performance would never end...

I was having so much fun on stage that that was all I could think about.)

(And our incredible performance was made possible by...)

(Getting to perform alongside them really was huge.)

(They blew us all away the day at that joint rehearsal.)

(But when we were on stage together, they made it very clear that they also wanted to spread hope to others.)

(That allowed us to perform way above our usual level.)

You can tell it's one of Mr. Hiiragi's groups...

(Also...)

(Airi did such an amazing job yesterday.)

(I watched her make dramatic strides as we trained, but she absolutely soared during our performance...)

(I really wasn't expecting her to fly as high as she did.)

(That was the best performance I'd ever been a part of, and she made it happen.)

(No, not just me...)

(Shizuku and Minori also did really well yesterday.)

(One person improved so much that everyone around them became better. As a result, we were able to reach a level that we normally can't.)

(Which means, I...)

(I also need to get better.)

(I want to be able to do what Airi did yesterday. I want to bring out everyone's best.)

(I want to learn how to spread more and more hope to more and more people.)

(And to make that happen, for now, I need to keep practicing.)

Alright.

That settles that.

I think I'll keep running a bit more today.

I'll also increase my sets for strength training—

A message?

Oh, it's from Airi...

<Morning!

I'm looking at places where we can throw our Idol Lovers after-party right now. Anywhere you wanna go?>

Oh, our after-party...

(Where should we go...?)

(I really should just keep practicing like normal while sticking to my diet...)

(But breaks are also important.)

(Especially after putting on the show that we did.)

<Then, how about a buffet?>

<One of my classmates told me about this new barbeque place that they said was really good.>

<I'm down for all-you-can-eat barbeque!>

Hehe.

I'll have my cheat day coincide with our after-party.

Until then, I'll need to keep doing my best...!