Alright, we're done with our New Year's shrine visit!
Yup! We're gonna work harder and harder and harder this year to make our dream of doing a show at the Dome a reality!
Hehe. That's what I like to hear.
Now, let's go see how lucky we are by drawing ourselves some fortunes!
Come to think of it, we chose this shrine because it enshrines a deity of the performing arts, but they also have cute fortunes, right?
I'm also looking forward to what their fortunes look like.
Instead of telling you, it'll be quicker to just see for yourselves. The shrine office should be... Oh, over there!
Yes! These are the flower fortunes that they only have during New Year's!
Wow! The shelves are all covered in different types of flowers!
But they're not real. They're all made of paper, yes?
Yeah, using washi paper.
The actual fortune is apparently tied to the flower's stem.
Oh, that's interesting.
Then, does that mean we should choose our favorite flowers?
Hey, look!
The shelves for these flowers all have numbers written on them!
Just tell the shrine maiden which number you'd like and she'll bring over your flower.
Also, these aren't the only flower fortunes this place has to offer. Look to your right!
Oh, those fortunes are all shaped like cherry-blossom petals!
That's right! Each petal is designed to be unfolded, which then reveals your fortune.
Interesting. And it turns into a cherry blossom once it's fully bloomed, so to speak.
Cool!
Those also seem really cute!
I know, right? We made plans to draw fortunes together, so I thought we could create some fun memories for ourselves.
(I really need to thank Ena again for telling me about these fantastically photogenic fortunes.)
Let's go over and ask once we've all made our choices.
You still seemed undecided until a second ago, Minori, but you decided to go with the flower petal type, the same as Shizuku?
Yup! I thought this one would suit my room the best!
I'm very much looking forward to seeing what my fortune says.
Me too. Let's all open them together.
Ready, everyone?
One, two...!
Oh, I got a blessing.
Mine is a small blessing.
Same here...
I'm not sure how to feel about this.
B-B-B-B-Bad luck?!
Oh dear...
Hey, that's perfect!
That's the best result we could ask for, TV-wise.
The best?! Far from it!
And we're not doing a shoot right now!
I-I'm gonna go get another one!
Seriously, she doesn't see how that's variety-show gold?
At the same time, I'm not happy with my fortune either. So, I'm also gonna draw another one. I want a great blessing or absolutely terrible luck!
I understand wanting a great blessing, but I don't think I've ever heard someone say that they want terrible luck with such exuberance...
Yes, but we also shouldn't expect anything else from Airi.
Minori Hanasato will now be making her second drawing! Please!
Great blessing or terrible luck! Great blessing or terrible luck!
Bad luck...?!
This is actually terrible.
Getting a worse fortune is one thing, but it's not really funny if I have the same bad luck as you, Minori!
If anything, it would've been better if I drew another small blessing. That seems way more unlikely, so it would at least be funny—
Nooooooo!
Wh-Why does it keep giving me bad luck?!
M-Minori...
Hey, the year's just started, but you're already on fire! Not many people get two of those in a row!
What do you mean I'm on fire?! This is terrible!
No, it's not! You've even been providing us with top-notch reactions! But I'm not about to let you hog the spotlight!
Airi...
My small blessing was followed by bad luck...
Normally, I'd draw one more and hope for a positive.
But nothing will do right now other than terrible luck!
Excuse me! Can I draw another fortune?!
Us drawing fortunes has suddenly turned into practicing for our next appearance on a variety show...
All this activity must've woken Airi's inner variety-show spirit from its slumber.
I-I'm also not leaving here with just bad luck!
Wait for me, Airi!
I also wanna draw another one!