How is the situation with Rui looking?
Good. Miku and the others are stalling him.
Yay! Then now's our chance to rehearse!
Yeah! We've got to be quiet so Rui doesn't find out!
Thank you for coming, everyone!
Today is Wonderlands×Showtime's director
Rui Kamishiro's birthday!
Therefore, we would like to give him a surprise
that'll blow him away!
And to do that, we'd like your help!
Would that be okay?
Hehehe, looks like they're totally on board!
However!
Remember that this is a part of his birthday celebration!
Even though Rui frequently surprises us, we cannot
do the same just for the sake of it!
Only you have that problem, Tsukasa.
I beg your pardon?!
Hehehe♪
Okay everyone, let's rehearse!
Yes! We will give you the signal when Rui arrives.
On the count of three, please give us your loudest cheer!
Here we go! One, two, three!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Wow! I really felt all of your heart in that, everyone!
Yup yup!
I'm sure this will make Rui wonderhoy shocked and smiley!
No, you're all one thing, but Tsukasa was way too loud... What happened to practicing in secret?
Hm? Is that so? I was certain that I toned it down quite a bit...
Ack! Shhh, everyone! Rui's coming this way!
Everyone! Shhhh! Keep quiet until we give you the signal!
Oh, this is where you all were.
Yeah! We were waiting for you, Rui!
Hurry up and come over here!
Somewhere in the middle, between all of us.
Oh? That's quite a specific request.
Is here alright?
Yup! That's perfect!
Alright, here we go! One, two, three!
Happy birthday!!!
Happy birthday!!!
Happy birthday!!!
Happy birthday!!!
This is...
Ha ha ha! Surprised?
Oh yes, I very much am...
To learn that the voices I heard before really were you practicing your surprise.
Hm?
Huh?
Huh?
Tsukasa was speaking quite loudly about
the flow of the surprise, no?
I thought that he was doing it on purpose to throw me off from the true surprise.
To think that it happened just as I heard...actually surprised me even more.
S-So the surprise was a flop?!
I told you not to be so loud!
Hehe, thanks to my overhearing your rehearsal,
your feelings are perfectly clear to me.
Thank you for the birthday wishes.
Rui ended up finding out, but it turned out alright in the end!
Hehehe, I'm glad you liked it, Rui!
More importantly, I didn't expect so many of you
to gather here for me.
Since you're all here, I'd like to give something in return.
Would you all join me?
Yes, of course!
We want everyone here to have fun too!
Hehe, thank you.
Without further ado,
let's deliver a special show to today's audience.
This will also be an expression of my gratitude.
As You Like It.