HANAMARU: "Ahhh, Rin's solo performance was so moving, zura!
I even got a pair of her handmade maracas! I'm so happy, zura!"

AKI: "Hanamaru?"

HANAMARU: "Wha?! Oh, I didn't realize that I was thinking out loud, zura."

RIN: "Oh my gosh, it's Hanamaru!"

AKI: "You know, I thought I heard shaking coming from somewhere. Looks like you were having a great time watching Rin, Hanamaru!"

HANAMARU: "Yes, zura. I always make an effort to watch Rin's center performances and um... Whoops, I've said too much, zura!"

RIN: "Hanamaru, you're a fan of me?"

HANAMARU: "Of course. You're the one who inspired me to become a school idol in the first place, zura!"

RIN: "Inspired? I...inspired you?"

HANAMARU: "I always looked up to you from the moment I saw you, zura.
I thought you looked so beautiful in your 'Love Wing Bell' dress. So much so that I thought becoming a school idol would be impossible for someone like me, zura."

RIN: "Hanamaru..."

HANAMARU: "At least that's what I thought until what Ruby told me.
She told me how you thought you weren't cut out to be a school idol. But even so, you pushed ahead and became legendary, zura.
I knew from that moment, that I wasn't alone. That there were other ordinary girls like me who wanted to become school idols, but didn't think they had what it takes.
So... What I'm trying to say is... Thank you, Rin, zura.
Thank you for giving me the strength I needed to take that leap to become a school idol."

RIN: "I... I don't know what to say."

HANAMARU: "I'm sorry, did I come off as too strong, zura?"

RIN: "Nyaaaaaa!"

HANAMARU: "Wha?! A hug, zura?!"

RIN: "You've made me so happy and proud, Hanamaru! I love you, nya!"

HANAMARU: *Giggle* "This feels like a dream come true, zura!"

AKI: "From the schedule, it says that you're up next, Hanamaru. Are you ready?"

RIN: "You bet she is! See you at the afterparty, Hanamaru! I'll be watching you, nya!"

HANAMARU: "R-Right."

AKI: "Okay, go out there and shine."

HANAMARU: "..."

AKI: "Huh? Hanamaru, is something wrong?"

HANAMARU: "Is this...really a good idea, zura?"

AKI: "What do you mean?"

HANAMARU: "When all nine of us in Aqours are out there, I understand why the crowd would want to see it. They're there to see and cheer for the others, zura."

AKI: "Hanamaru..."

HANAMARU: "Everyone else in Aqours is so special and cute. I'm not cute, I'm not special, zura. I don't have the talents that they have. I'm not athletic and my dialect causes me to say zura all the time, zura.
Everyone else has had such amazing solo performances so far, zura.
But I don't know why anyone would want to see me performing alone. I won't be surprised when nobody cheers for someone like me..."

AKI: "DON'T SAY THAT!"

HANAMARU: "Huh?"

AKI: "Don't you realize how cute you are?! How talented you are?!
I have nowhere near the amounts of talent you have. Athleticism isn't everything when you have the vocal power you possess!"

HANAMARU: "But... I can't stop saying zura, zura."

AKI: "So what?! That's what makes you, you! You may see it as a hindrance, but every time you say zura it tugs on my heart strings! It's so cute! You're the smallest member of Aqours which makes me want to pick you up and hug you and protect you like a small precious bean! Your eyes are gentle golden globes that can shine in the darkest of nights! The way you eat is so cute too to see you happily nibbling away! You're always so selfless and caring for others! Even in the song in which you were the center, you treated it like Ruby and Yoshiko were the centers too! Not to forget you're also a talented writer! I've never read anything as good as what you wrote for the library anthology! It made me sooooo happy when I was helping you write the Summer Festival script for Ruby, because I could see how overjoyed you were when you told me all about Mount Fuji and the surrounding areas. I could listen to you say facts like that all day! All week! All month! All year! And you live at a Buddhist temple which makes you an innocent, peaceful and refined woman. I bet you look so cute when you're singing in the choir and oh who am I kidding you always look cute! It's impossible for you to not look cute! Your discovery of technology is also very cute! I didn't want to say anything when I saw you using my laptop because it was so lovely to see you exploring it excitedly like a  puppy.
The fact is, that you're an amazing girl Hanamaru Kunikida. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise! Don't let yourself tell you otherwise! YOU ARE PERFECT!"

HANAMARU: "Wh-What's gotten into you?!"

I don't know. It's almost like I lost complete control of my actions for a second there. Almost like something or someone possessed me.

But even so...

AKI: "Everything I said is true!"

HANAMARU: "I'm... I'm so happy, zura! If you feel that way about me, then I feel like I can conquer the world, zura!"

AKI: "What can I say? I'm a huge fan of you, Hanamaru. And I know that your army of fans are waiting for you our there!"

HANAMARU: "Right, zura!"

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