We're back.

Everyone! We bought lots and lots of paint☆

Welcome back, Shinonome, Otori, Mochizuki! Thanks for doing that supply run.

Carrying all this couldn't have been easy.

I'll take that plywood off your hands, Mochizuki.

Thank you very much.

Please be careful, though, since there's more than one in this stack.

*Nod*

I'm sure you're all tired, so go ahead and take a break.

Thanks. Then, we'll rest and sort out everything we just bought.

Phew... This bag was so heavy...

It really feels like we bought a ton of paint...

Thank you for your help, Ena.

We were able to get everything we needed in short order, thanks to your help.

Yeah♪ That was so cool☆

You knew exactly which floor and aisle everything was♪

I shop there a lot, so I do basically know where everything is.

Anyway, we need to sort all the stuff we bought. The paint in particular, since we have a few groups who had to stop after running out.

In that case, I'll go around and gather up the empty paint bottles.

Yeah, and once we refill them, they can get back to work.

(I remember them telling me yesterday about how they all ran out...)

(And I had them help the other groups in the meantime. But this means they're probably behind schedule now...)

(They'll still probably finish in time for the show, but I want them to have a buffer on that. Which means we need to make up for the time we lost.)

(But...)

Oww, my legs...

I need to take a break.

Yeah, we've been sitting for so long that my body's starting to get all stiff.

(Everyone's starting to look exhausted...)

(To be honest, I was feeling the same way. Going out shopping was actually a pretty nice break.)

(We're in the final stretch of the preparation period, and the fatigue that's built up is gonna make it hard to get things done as efficiently. In other words, making up for lost time is gonna be next to impossible.)

Ah!

Whoa...! Is something wrong, Emu?

Hehe. I just got a message on my phone♪ Gimme a second to go and get them☆

Get who?

Maybe Kusanagi's here to see how we're doing again...

But she usually tells us in advance that she'll be visiting.

We knew that you guys were working at our school, but not that you'd be here in the gym!

It makes sense, given how big it sounds like the sets are.

Oh...!

Hi, everyone! We come with yummy snacks!

Minori!

What?!

M-Minori and Haruka?! From MORE MORE JUMP!?!

Sorry, we didn't mean to startle any of you.

Our groupmates, Airi Momoi and Shizuku Hinomori, are participating, and we're also students here in Shibuya, after all. So we wanted to help out in any way we could.

That explains the snacks.

Thanks, Minori, Kiritani.

You're welcome!

Anyway, we have chilled fruit jelly for all of you! Tell us which flavors you'd like and we'll hand them to you!

Y-You're giving them to us directly?!

Wh-Wh-Wh-What do I do?!

Do I ask Minori or Haruka?! I can't choose!

(Wow, everyone seems to be feeling much better now all of a sudden...)

Let's go grab some jelly, Ena!

Okay.

Oh, Emu, before I forget...

Are they the ones who messaged you earlier?

Yup☆ They said that they wanted to bring us a surprise♪ So, I asked Honami to see when would be best!

Then, Honami, you also knew?

They really chose the perfect moment to ask if they could visit.

It seemed like we were all starting to feel the fatigue, now that we're in the final stretch.

Yup yup♪

I hope this helps cheer everybody up!

Me too. Festivals like these don't come around often, so I want them to have fun until the end...

Hey! Ena, you guys! Come grab your jelly!

Okay, be right there!