For the blue teeeaaam!!
What?!
Wait... The rooftop?!
It's the Captain of the blue team!
The other squad members are by the classroom windows too... What are they all doing there...?
Way to go, blue cheer squad!
You guys gave us so much energy!
We might be in last right now...
But it's not over until it's over!
Thank goodness...
(Captain, I think your passion's touched everyone's hearts.)
Rui!
How was it?! Absolutely perfect, right?!
Yes, it was a wonderful performance.
There's no room for me to complain.
Awesome! That just leaves the voting for the cheering competition! I hope they finish counting soon!
Me too. But we should also take this opportunity to head back to our class waiting areas... We still have the next event to think about.
Oh, right! We need to start gathering soon! Let's go, Mizuki!
Okay. See you, Rui!
Let's meet up later to talk more about the cheering competition!
Alright, see you later.
<There we are.
Nice work, Rui.>
<Yes, we just managed to get in a peek! The cheering competition was so amazing!>
Luka, MEIKO...!
(Oh, I haven't had a chance to thank Luka and the others yet.)
Perfect timing.
About the cheering competition...
Hey, those two are back! Nice work!
The blue team's performance was so good!
<Hm? They seem awfully excited.>
Yes, I think it's coming from the waiting area for my class.
Whoa...! Thanks, you guys!
I'm glad you all liked our performance so much.
Yeah, being the representatives for Class B was definitely worth it!
<Oh, Rui, aren't they on your cheer squad? Hehe. Everyone around them's smiling so much.>
Yes, they really are.
Seriously, that opening scene was nuts!
No one expected you guys to jump out of the windows!
Kamishiro came up with that part.
We didn't have much time to practice it, so I wasn't sure we'd be able to pull it off.
Yeah, I wasn't really for it either at first...
Really...? It definitely looked really cool, but he's actually the one who came up with that idea...?
<Oh...>
Oh, I should tell the Captain that I need to head back to my class for now. I'll be right back...
<Wait, Rui...!>
(Is he going to be okay...?)
And everything went okay?
You didn't get hurt or anything, right?
No, we were totally fine.
Kamishiro made sure to put safety first.
Yeah! You guys gotta hear this!
It was incredible!
<...!>
<Rui, please wait...!>
Huh?
Oh, here! This says how we practiced that window jump, but they're all a little different depending on which clubs we're in or what we're good at doing.
He even went around to each of us to explain how our safety equipment all works.
Yeah. And just in case we didn't land properly, he had a safety mat ready to catch us.
That made such a huge difference when it came to actually getting ourselves to jump.
...
Really...? I never would've expected Kamishiro to be so thoughtful of others.
I know, right?
I mean, it's impossible to tell what he's thinking most of the time...
I felt the same way, but he seemed really different during practice...
It was like you could tell he shared our wish. As if he was thinking, “I want to encourage everyone by making this performance a success.”
...!
I see... So Kamishiro went through all that trouble to give us encouragement...?
Yeah!
<Rui, why don't you head back to your class?>
<Yeah, look!>
But... I...
<I know...!
MEIKO, would you mind...?>
<I see... Yes... Okay♪>
What were you two just...?
<Look! Kamishiro's back!
We should be there to welcome him!>
What?! MEIKO?!
Huh? Kamishiro? Where?
Oh, there he is!
Hey, you're late!
Now you've done it...
<Haha! Anyway, we'll be off♪>
<Hehe. See you later...>
Okay... See you later...
Kamishiro, welcome back!
Welcome back!
Thank you.
It's good to be back...