(It's already been a week since Shibuya Festa...)

(Mom asked how it was after I got home, but no other questions besides that since.)

(She didn't seem too concerned about me going...)

Oh, Mafuyu, sorry to bother you during lunch, but do you have a minute?

Sure, how can I help you?

I couldn't get my head around the things we discussed in class. Would you mind helping me understand it better?

Oh, that was pretty tricky.

I don't know if I'll be able to teach it to you properly, but I'll try my best. Let's sit down and talk about it.

Really?! You're a lifesaver!

Thanks for teaching me that part during lunch! It was super helpful and I'm really glad I asked you, Mafuyu!

Really? That's good to hear.

I was actually a little worried if I could explain it correctly.

Anyway, I need to head to club. I'll see you tomorrow.

(I didn't have time to eat much of my lunch...)

Oh, thank goodness we found her in time. Asahina!

Huh?

Oh, Hinomori, Momoi, hello.

Hey, sorry if this seems sudden, but there's something we need to tell you.

Yes, of course.

How can I help?

There's something about club that I'd like to discuss with you.

About club? Is everything okay?

Yes, nothing's wrong. However, I just thought I should tell you that I may be a little late to club today.

We'll be holding a meeting to discuss ideas with the rest of MORE MORE JUMP! in just a bit, so I won't be able to make it to club until that's finished.

I see. That's understandable.

Feel free to come to club whenever you're ready.

And I'm sure you two will come up with some good ideas. I'll be rooting for you both.

Thank you! We promise to do our best! Let's go, Airi!

Sorry about that.

Good luck with club, Asahina!

We'll need to come up with an idea for what to do just before our solo show.

Yes. Ideally, it should be something fun that everyone can enjoy. Oh, what if we do a stream the day before where we just chat about whatever we like...?

I have a feeling that our fans are also going to be anxious, so it might be a nice way to lighten the mood going into our show.

...

I should head to club...

Oh, it's them...

Hey, what if we all had our own solos during our next show?! How awesome would that be?!

I'm glad that we all feel a little more confident now, but we still need to think about things seriously...

I'm not sure how it'll go, but I do want to give it a try...

In that case, I can try singing with a little more power.

(They seem to be discussing their next show...)

...

(My chest... It feels...)

(But now it's gone. What was that...?)

...

Asahinaaa!

That voice... Otori?

Thank goodness I found you!!

You were looking for me? What for?

Oh, there's something I want to tell you! It's about how Rui got hurt...

He says his arm's all better and that his foot doesn't hurt anymore! Also, you were right about it being just a light sprain!

I see. I'm glad to hear that Kamishiro's all better now.

Oh, however... The pain may be gone, but he still should probably not do anything too strenuous for a while.

Right! Rui said that he's taking P.E. off, and we'll make sure he gets to sit and stay off it during practice!

Hehe.

It sounds like he's in good hands.

Hehe. Again, we really appreciate how you helped him! Thanks to your treatment, he should be back to being 100% in no time!

Oh...

Okay.

Thank you for letting me know. Please send him my regards.

Hehe...

We're gonna do our best to make it so you smile like you did just now after seeing one of our shows...!

Huh...?

Anyway, if you'll excuse me!

I need to head to practice!

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She's such a strange girl...