Shizuku, do you remember our schedule for today?

Yes, we have that meeting in the afternoon. When did you want to leave school?

Well, we can leave after our next class ends... That should give us plenty of time to get to where we're going.

Okay.

Thank you, Airi.

Hm? An email...?

Oh, it's from the producer of that show we were just on.

“They want to introduce us to the director of another show over lunch?” That's great! Let's see, what day would be good...?

I'm sorry for making you do all the scheduling for us, Airi...

Huh? No, that's totally fine.

I like doing this sort of stuff, so it seems best for me to handle it.

I mean, Shizuku, you've been helping plenty by taking minutes for our meetings and sharing them with everyone.

Right...

(As much as I appreciate Airi saying that...)

(I can't keep asking Airi to do everything...)

(I want to do more for us.)

*Sigh*

I'm finished with all of my homework...

Next, I need to work on this.

I'm glad I found this book on how to put schedules together better...

Let's see... “My First Schedule”...

Step 1: The Basics...

“1. Make a complete list of all of your tasks.

2. Prioritize the most important ones or those that will take the most time...”

(When I was still in Cheerful * Days, I never gave any of this much thought and left the manager to take care of everything...)

(But I want to take this opportunity to learn how to put plans together and manage my time better.)

Don't have too tight a schedule, and leave enough time between engagements since some will last longer than expected and unforeseen problems can come up...

Leaving afternoons open is another trick for securing dedicated work or prep time, which can also be used to answer any sudden offers or requests...

And this chapter goes into actually putting these ideas into practice... Starting by “writing down all of your plans for this week”...

Hehe. For this, I can just use the schedule Airi put together for us...

Oh, wait... That would be the same as looking at the answers in the back of a textbook...

Hey, it's Shizuku.

What brings you here today? It's a bit late...

There's something I'd like to ask you, KAITO.

Ask me?

I see.

How to practice making schedules...

I tried learning what I could from a book and was going to practice making my own schedule...

But I've been having a little trouble since I've already seen the one Airi made for us...

Yeah, you already know how the finished product looks, so it's probably hard to keep it out of your mind while you work on your own...

Exactly...

That's why I was hoping to ask you all about your plans and practice making a schedule with KAITO here since he's a seasoned manager.

Hehe. I suppose I am the one to ask in this situation.

Well, we're actually right in the middle of preparing for a show Miku and the others are going to put on, so why don't we try thinking about the schedule for that?

Really? Thank you so much!

KAITO, you wanted to speak with us?

Oh, Shizuku, I didn't know you were here. Welcome♪

What is it that you'd like to discuss with us?

I was just asking KAITO about how to become better at putting schedules together.

And they wanna try putting one together based on the show you're about to do♪

I'd like to give it a try as well. I sorta feel bad about always making you do all that stuff for us, KAITO...

Then, I wanna learn too! It'd be great to know how to put together better practice schedules for myself.

I don't mind.

What do you say, Shizuku?

Yes, you're welcome to join us.

There are several things that I'd like to go over about your show, so could you all stick around for a bit as well?

Of course♪

Then, let's begin by listing the things that we still need to do for the show.

Actually, why don't we all give that a try on our own? Here, we can make lists using these sheets of paper.

Okay!

Sure.

Yeah♪

Good luck, everyone♪

Hehe. Thank you, Luka.

(I need to learn as much as I can so that I'll be able to help Airi and the others more...)