HONOKA: "Wow, so this is your room, huh? Nice place!"

AKI: "Yeah, being the son of a foreign diplomat and a leading spokeswoman tends to keep you living nicely."

CHIKA: "Oh yeah, is it really okay with your mom for you to let us stay here?"

AKI: "It'll be fine. Since I turned 16 she's rarely ever home anymore."

HONOKA: "Don't you get lonely?"

AKI: "Nope, I always know that Ayu is next door.
But anyway, enough about me. Honoka, Chika, you can sit wherever you want. It feels kind of amazing having you both come over to stay the night."

I guess after a childhood of sleepovers with Ayu, sleeping after talking to Chika all night, the sleepover before the Summer Festival and the sleepover I had recently... I've kinda grown a custom to sleeping in the same room as girls.

CHIKA: "Thanks! Though I don't know if we'll be doing much sleeping tonight."

AKI: "...Huh?"

CHIKA: "Well, I mean, we haven't talked enough, you know? Honoka and I wanted to sit down and have a good chat with you."

HONOKA: "So we were happy when you asked if we wanted to come over to spend the night and chat!"

AKI: "O-Oh, right! Well, me too! I admire the two of you, how you're always leading everyone onwards. You're just really strong leaders and even stronger people.
So I'm glad we're getting to spend time together like this."

CHIKA: "Whoa, a-admire us? You're gonna make me blush! And I'm glad I get to spend the night. I mean, it's like we all get along well, you know?"

AKI: "Yeah, you said it. I mean, μ's and Aqours accepted me pretty quickly even though I just suddenly showed up. It made me really happy, but also very surprised."

HONOKA: "Huh, it did?"

AKI: "I mean, I'm a boy and you all accepted me. We're not very well known for getting involved in school idol business.
Idol agencies are often run by those old guys in the big towers."

CHIKA: "Don't worry, it's nothing to be surprised about, right Honoka? I mean, we've all got something big in common."

HONOKA: "Yeah! We all love school idols."

CHIKA: "And we all love our friends dearly!"

AKI: "And we're the leaders of our respective groups!"

EVERYONE: "Ahahahaha!"

AKI: "Hey, so I fell in love with school idols when I watched μ's and Aqours' joint live show, right?
But what made you two get into school idols?"

CHIKA: "Well, like I said before, I totally got my heart captured when I saw μ's' radiant performance."

HONOKA: "Yeesh, now I'm blushing! I'm glad to hear that from both of you, though."

AKI: "How about you, Honoka?"

HONOKA: "I'm in the same boat as you two. I saw A-RISE on a big screen and thought they were awesome, so I wanted to try it myself."

AKI: "A-RISE? They're the greatest School Idol trio in the world. Wait... That screen was the one outside of UTX, right?"

CHIKA: "Huh?"

HONOKA: "Right! Why do you ask?"

AKI: "Because that's the screen I saw your joint performance on!"

HONOKA: "No way!"

CHIKA: "Really?! That's the screen I saw μ's for the first time!"

AKI: "How is that even possible?! Is it fate that we all became idol fans at the same place?"

CHIKA: "It could be. Looks like that big screen is an important part in School Idol history."

HONOKA: "Yeah, right? It needs to be preserved. Oh, I should totally recommend that to Tsubasa!"

AKI: "Tsubasa? Are you talking about Tsubasa Kira, the leader of A-RISE?!"

HONOKA: "Yeah, we may be rivals but we're good friends!"

AKI: "I guess it's to be expected that you know each other. You did face off on the rooftop of UTX in the second 'Love Live!' tournament."

HONOKA: "Someone knows their history! She even called me the other day, talking about a certain P.V."

AKI: "S-Seriously?!"

HONOKA: "Yeah, she was so impressed that she warned me about μ's' top group position."

CHIKA: "Oh yeah, Sarah called me, too."

AKI: "Sarah Kazuno, of Saint Snow?!"

CHIKA: "Yeah, she told me about an upcoming school idol group called 'Nijigasaki' and how Aqours' second place in the rankings could be at risk."

AKI: "I don't know what to say... For the top school idol trio and duo to offer such praise. It feels like I'm dreaming..."

HONOKA: *Giggle*

AKI: "This world, it's something you fall into, isn't it? Like, school idols are so shiny, so wonderful, so cute that they just steal your heart away in an instant!"

HONOKA: "I know how you feel!"

CHIKA: "I seriously understand that!"

HONOKA: "It's strange, isn't it? The way we all looked up to the school idols that came before us and pursued the same thing."

AKI: "That'll probably keep on happening."

HONOKA: "We went after A-RISE."

CHIKA: "We went after μ's."

AKI: "And I went after μ's and Aqours."

But it's not going to be me on stage inspiring the next generation. It's going to be the Nijigasaki girls who do that.

AKI: "I was so starstruck that I wanted to cheer on everyone's dreams."

HONOKA: "The way someone joins us in chasing this dream, first from afar..."

CHIKA: "Then standing next to us..."

AKI: "...And runs with us in the same direction. Having friends like that is so moving!"

HONOKA: "Yeah, I agree. Hey, what do you do find fun?"

AKI: "There are many things, I don't think I can give a single answer."

CHIKA: "Huh?! Oh, c'mon, tell us!"

AKI: "W-Well, hmm... For example, I started helping out Karin with her dance lessons, and found out she's gotten really fast at memorizing choreography."

HONOKA: "Yeah?"

AKI: "Ai is quick when it comes to memorizing lyrics, and Rina is always thinking of ways to improve the Rina-chan Board.
Kanata has insane focus when she's practicing and absorbs everything."

CHIKA: "Oh-hoh."

AKI: "Anyway, whenever I help out my girls, I discover something new. Every week, every day. So getting to see everyone grow every day up close is super fun, I think."

HONOKA: "You get sappy, huh?"

CHIKA: "Ahaha, he totally is. Ahh, but I'm jealous of everyone in Nijigasaki! If only we had someone like you around!"

HONOKA: "Yeah, I want one of you for us, too!"

AKI: "One of...me?"

CHIKA: "Us first!"

HONOKA: "No, μ's first!"

AKI: "Settle down girls, I wasn't finished yet. I definitely have a lot of fun checking out every group's costume design, too."

CHIKA: "Huh? You've been doing that?"

AKI: "Yeah, I'm thinking of using them as reference for Nijigasaki's costumes. Oh, but it's important to make sure the costume matches the song!"

HONOKA: *Giggle* "Well, that's true, but I think it's important to be excited when you wear it, too. Like, I think if we're not enjoying ourselves, then neither is the audience!"

CHIKA: "I get excited when You starts designing the costumes and when Ruby makes them. When I see everyone trying them on, all I can say is how cute and wonderful they all look!"

AKI: "Me, too! I'm not the one who wears them, but just seeing everyone wear them moves me."

HONOKA: "I get really excited when I see everyone in their costumes, too!"

CHIKA: "Eheheheh, looks like we all think of the team, huh?"

AKI: "Well, yeah. We're all leaders, here. I love idols, but I super love all my friends."

HONOKA: "Yeah, that's right!"

CHIKA: "I'm a lot closer to the Aqours members than I was when we first met, and I know that I'll love them even more as time goes by, so..."

AKI: "You want to be with them forever?"

CHIKA: "Yeah! And I want plenty of people to know how great Aqours is!"

AKI: "Honoka and I feel the same way, Chika!"

HONOKA: "Yeah! That's why we've gotta take on the School Idol Festival first!"

CHIKA: "Definitely! Because there's plenty if things I want to do with the School Idol Festival!"

AKI: "What kind of things?"

CHIKA: "Heh heh heh, I'm glad you asked! Ta-Da!! The World School Idol Festival! We'll gather school idols from all over the world!"

AKI: "Wow, awesome! I think that's a good idea! There's this school making waves in America with their talent. Like a band sold out an entire stadium in Miami. What was their name again? Hmm... Actually, I'm not really sure yet. I'll have to check out what their name is."

HONOKA: "Hm? From all over the world? Isn't that like the Olympics?"

CHIKA: "Oh! You're right! Then let's make them make school idols an Olympic sport!"

HONOKA: "Ahaha, that'd be awesome!"

CHIKA: "Hey, you think the bigwigs at the Olympics would want to put school idols into the competition when they see how awesome they are?!"

HONOKA: "Yeah! Now I'm really excited! It's still a far off dream, but I hope that this actually becomes an Olympic sport, and school idols who come after us can compete in it!"

AKI: "Nero Claudius added singing to the Olympics once. But that was just so he could compete and win a medal... Rhythmic Gymnastics is the closest thing they have to dance. Japan is looking pretty good right now, only recently a girl our age has making waves in gymnastics contests. However, I don't see idol activities ever being added to the Olympics."

HONOKA, CHIKA: "Awww..."

AKI: "The opening ceremony however... That is something we can pursue."

CHIKA: "Really?!"

AKI: "Yeah, could you imagine how cool it would be for μ's, Aqours and Nijigasaki to perform on a stage like that? No... Not just us, but duos like Saint Snow and trios like A-RISE. School Idols could really take over the entertainment industry!"

HONOKA: "Ooooh, I'm getting so excited! Tokyo 2021 Olympics, here we come!"

AKI: "We gotta make a loud enough impact first. What better first step towards that dream than saving the School Idol Festival?"

HONOKA, CHIKA: "Yeah!"