I'll start pushing now, Shizuku.
One, two, three, four...
*Sigh*
Thank you, Airi.
I'll push you next.
Morning, Airi, Shizuku!
Morning.
You gotta hear this!
Yesterday, after school...!!!
Wow, that's so sweet of Saki and them...
We all had a lot of fun.
(That explains why Shii came home a little late yesterday. She was hanging out with Minori and her friends...)
Minori, Haruka...
Can you tell us more about what you all did?
Sure. First, we went to a diner and...
Shizuku, the bath's ready.
Okay.
Oh, that reminds me...
Shii, do you have a minute to talk?
Sure, what's up...?
Nothing serious. I heard about how you hung out with Minori and the others yesterday.
Oh, that?
It was all Saki's idea.
I did sorta help pick out our surprise gifts for them...
But other than that, I didn't do much.
I think you helped plenty.
Minori had the biggest smile when she was telling us about it.
Just listening to her tell that story made us happy too. In fact, our morning practice sort of turned into just us chatting about it...
It made you happy...?
We... Actually, Airi in particular was very worried about Minori.
Her concern was that Minori and her friends would begin drifting apart since she won't be able to spend as much time with them after switching to the credit-based course...
Minori seemed pretty worried about that too...
I know... But she mentioned how you and Kohane gave her the courage to go through with it.
Still, if I were in your position, I'd probably choose the credit-based course.
What...?
Yes, I wouldn't be able to see my friends as much, but we don't necessarily have to talk at school and stuff.
I may be busy working, but we could always set aside time to meet or hang out.
And if going credit-based made it easier for me to make my dream come true, then I'd absolutely choose that option.
I agree...
We might not be able to have lunch together or talk like this as much...
But your dream is to spread hope to as many people as you can as an idol... I really want that to happen.
All I did was tell her how I felt...
Hehe. That's one of your best qualities, Shii.
But are you okay with all this...?
Huh?
Minori's your dear friend, no?
She means a lot to you.
Are you sure you're not going to feel sad or lonely after she makes the switch...?
Well, I will a little...
But Minori has her dream.
I want to give her all the support I can in that, and so does Kohane.
Also, there isn't much point in worrying about us drifting apart when there's no way to know if it'll even happen.
Yes, I agree...
Thank you so much for giving my groupmate the encouragement she needed, Shii.
You're welcome...