Today is the day.

The day of the μ's/Aqours/Nijigasaki Joint Solo Live Show.

And I'm the one in control of the entire thing. So for the public to believe that I'm a worthy successor to Kaoruko and her original School Idol Festival Planning Committee...

I NEED THIS EVENT TO SUCCEED. NO. MATTER. WHAT.

The setlist I believe was the right decision. We have Honoka opening the whole thing, and we're ending it with Ayu.

It's my duty today to ensure that everyone is ready to perform and that there are no errors whatsoever.

Besides my minor assistance at the Numazu Summer Festival and managing each of the Nijigasaki girls individually at events...

This is my first major event to oversee as an idol producer.

Of course I'm nervous about it, but I'm not the one who's going out there on stage.

This event will also be nerve wracking for the members of μ's and Aqours. This is the first time they've ever performed solo after all.

μ's, Aqours... You have a group mentality, that what certain members lack, another can make up for it. But when you're out there alone, there's nobody who's got your back, you're alone with your audience.

The Nijigasaki girls are different, they're used to this. They're a unique group of idols who perform solo whilst on special occasions they perform as a group.

That doesn't mean that they are free from feeling nervous today. For the first time ever, they're performing on the same stage, in the same show, in front of the same crowd as the members of μ's and Aqours.

Sure, today they're not performing as μ's or Aqours, but the same principles apply. Today they won't share the stage together, but the stage will share them.

μ's, Aqours, and my girls of Nijigasaki...

I won't let you down. I will work myself through the hardest of conditions to ensure that ALL of your individual traits and personalities shine out there!

I PROMISE, I WON'T LET YOU DOWN!

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HONOKA: "Everybody! Thanks for coming to watch our Joint Solo Live Show today!"

*CROWD CHEERS*

HONOKA: *Giggle* "I'm so glad I get to hear all of your voices! Not just me, but the rest of μ's, the girls of Aqours, and the Nijigasaki girls are all happy in the back!"

She's really doing a great job out there. It's like she was born to do this!

HONOKA: "When I was approached to perform solo for the first time, I thought about what I wanted to do.
I searched long and hard trying to find what eluded me, but I've finally found it."

Oh?

HONOKA: "What I want to do...is send my song straight to all of your hearts! Whether it's for a normal live show or a solo one... Whether the rest of μ's are on stage with me, or backstage like today... My feeling doesn't change!
I want to walk right up to the seats and sing up close to all of you today! Please listen to me sing!"

I've admired Honoka ever since I first saw her. And now? Now she's shining brightly on stage, with or without μ's.

HONOKA: *Chuckle* "I'll go home today with all of your faces etched into my memory!"

Honoka!

AKI: "Thank you for this moment full of happiness! Honoka, I love you!"

I'm so glad I chose Honoka to open the show, that I was able to help her with her solo debut!

Behind this curtain, I get a front row seat to see it all happen. I feel so lucky...

HONOKA: "Ahhh, this is so much fun! I'm really, really filled with happiness right now! Thanks, everyone!"

Hehe. Sounds like Honoka feels the same way as me!

HONOKA: "I feel so lucky to open this show of 27 of the best school idols in the world... And now, here is my solo debut song. 'Ai wa Taiyou Ja Nai?'"

...

AKI: "Great job, Honoka! You've really fired the crowd up with your solo performance! It was awesome!"

HONOKA: "I'm glad we worked so hard on this together! I can't thank you enough!"

AKI: "You took the words right out of my mouth, Honoka. I'm so proud to have been able to create such an amazing show with you."

HONOKA: *Giggle* "You're making me blush.
You know what? It occured to me during my performance that...the power of music really is incredible!"

AKI: "Hm?"

HONOKA: "I feel like I touched the hearts of everyone who came to see us today. I've imprinted all of their faces into my mind. And I feel like our hearts have gotten closer than ever before!"

AKI: "I feel the same way! Thanks for such a wonderful opener, Honoka!"