Everyone, I'm looking forward to... Huh?
(What are all these cardboard boxes doing here?)
Oh, Shizuku!
Perfect timing!
Over here!
Coming♪
Were you all about to open these boxes?
Yeah, that's right.
We got here a little early, so we decided to take a look.
What do you think's inside, Shizuku? Can you guess?
Inside? Um...
I'll give you a hint. They're things that our fans will need to really enjoy our show.
Things they'll need? To enjoy our show...?
Oh, I know...!
It's our merchandise!
We have a winner♪
Nicely done, Shizuku!
Alright, you three, that's enough celebrating. Help me out with these, will you?
Okay.
Oh wow...!
This box is filled with towels!
This one has the T-shirts.
I've got glow sticks over here!
Look! They even say “MORE MORE JUMP!” on them!
Of course they do.
They were made specifically for us.
Hehe. I understand how she feels.
After all, these are some of the first pieces of merchandise that were made with her in mind.
When I was still in Cheerful * Days, I remember my manager always showing us the samples for merchandise whenever they arrived.
Wait, Shizuku, did you all inspect the merch yourselves?
No, they really just showed us since we'd usually design some of them ourselves.
But that stopped after a while when we started offering a wide array of merchandise.
I see...
Yeah, merchandise can sort of grow out of control pretty fast. I remember looking over some featured items for certain events, but not much outside of that...
Yes, which is why I really enjoy the fact that we get to look over our own merchandise like this. Thankful too.
Then, let's inspect everything thoroughly to make sure our fans only get quality products!
Yes!
Minori, try turning on that glow stick for me. We need to check how it looks when its lights are on.
Okay!
I'll start unfolding these T-shirts.
Okay, I'll do the same for these towels.
Oh, the fabric they used to make these towels is so soft. They feel nicer than I was expecting.
Lemme see...
Hey, they do feel nice!
I'm glad we did our homework for these. You can end up with stuff that feels really hard or frays easily if you're not careful.
Hehe. And these should hold together fine when you twirl them around.
Yeah, they should be able to handle that and a spin in the washing machine just fine.
That means the wristbands we ordered should feel just as nice since we asked for the same fabric.
Minori, can you take a look at this T-shirt for me? How does it look?
Whoa! It looks great on you, Haruka!
Hehe. Thanks.
However, that's not what I'm asking...
Wait, right! We're supposed to be inspecting everything! Uhh...
You'll want to see if the printing looks okay and if our group name and individual names have been spelled correctly.
Oh, okay!
Thanks, Shizuku!
You're welcome.
(Again, this really takes me back...)
(When I saw my name on merchandise like this for the first time, I remember...)
Here you are, Shizuku.
This looks like your merch.
Thank you very much!
Wow, this towel... It's such a pretty color.
Not only that...
(Cheerful * Days... SHIZUKU HINOMORI...
My name... It's really written right on here...)
Hehe. You look so happy, Shizuku.
Just make sure your name's spelled right, okay?
If my name's spelled right?
Yeah, especially when a person's name includes something like a “zu”, “dzu” or “tzu” sound.
You'd think it wouldn't happen, but it actually does a lot...
Oh, I see. I had no idea...
“Fu” gets misspelled too sometimes.
The managers and others are all probably going to inspect everything... But it's still good to check just in case.
Right...
Thank you very much. I'll keep a close eye out.
Hm? Shizuku?
Is it just me or do you seem really happy right now?
Yeah, I noticed that too. Do those towels really feel that nice?
Hehe. That's part of why.
But also because these reminded me of when I got to take a look at my own merchandise for the very first time...
Since these will be in the hands of our valued fans soon, we should take a close look at them and see what they're like.
Yeah, I totally agree!
No, you just want to browse through all our merch.
Y-You're not wrong...
This is when you're supposed to say I am there!
Hehehe.
(In just about a month, all of this merchandise is going to be in the hands of our fans.)
(I hope they like what we have to offer.)
(Our show is one thing, but I really want them to enjoy these as well.)