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Megumi:
…I will now announce the results! The subunit that contributed the most, and the winner of this competition is…

Megumi:
…all three of them. It’s a draw!

Kaho, Sayaka, Kozue, Tsuzuri & Rurino:
Huh!?

Kaho:
Oh, come on! After they complimented us that much!?

Sayaka:
I demand to see the point breakdown for each group’s composition and presentation!

Tsuzuri:
I don’t really get it. But I think Saya won.

Rurino:
I don’t think anyone would believe this, Megu-chan... Let’s just tell them...

Megumi:
Enough! A draw’s a draw! I make the rules here!

Kaho:
Where’s the beef!? Where’s the beef!?

Kozue:
But how would we split the prize?

Megumi:
W-Well…!

Kozue:
I see you haven’t thought that far ahead.

Megumi:
…B-Break time for everyone!

Kaho:
Huh!?

Megumi:
I worked up a good sweat today, so I’m gonna go ahead and get in the hot springs! I’ll explain what we’ll do to break the tie later!

Sayaka:
You’re not just buying time, are you...?

Megumi:
I could tell you now, but oh well~! But you need to have your appetizers before the main course! Alright, seeya later!

Kaho:
Hey, my beef’s getting away!

Sayaka:
I wonder what’s going on… Is it against the rules to ask you, Rurino-san?

Rurino:
Nope, I don’t think so. But I don’t know anything either!

Rurino:
When Megu-chan decides to do stuff like this, she dives in head first~. It’s like when she decided to do TV work and when she decided to become a school idol. Y’know, she does decide a lot of things by herself.

Kaho:
Huh? Hasn’t all that been hard, Rurino-chan...!?

Rurino:
Ahaha, nah, not at all

Rurino:
Megu-chan works hard to help other people. I’ve always really loved that part of her.

Kaho:
Helping other people…? Her…?

Kozue:
…In any case, shall we return to our room and rest for a moment, Kaho-san?

Kaho:
Oh, sure!

Rurino:
‘Kay then, I’m gonna hit the baths!

Sayaka:
Okay, let’s meet up again later. Let’s go too, Tsuzuri-senpai.

Sayaka:
Tsuzuri-senpai?

Tsuzuri:
I think Megu’s a pretty kind person.

Sayaka:
…So…?

Tsuzuri:
I’m sure she’ll get us all to perform.

Sayaka:
…Are you sure about that…? Isn’t that just wishful thinking?

Tsuzuri:
Don’t worry. I’m sure she will.

Sayaka:
That’s what wishful thinking is!

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Megumi:
The water’s so nice here…

Rurino:
So chill, so chill~…Megu-chan, why do people call this “chill”?

Megumi:
Huh!? Well, uh… it’s because it’s sorta like when you eat a chili pepper!

Rurino:
Whoa… Chili, chili, chill, chill… Wait, what? Isn’t this like, the complete opposite?

Megumi:
Don’t ask me, I wasn’t the one who came up with it!

Rurino:
Oh, okay~

Rurino:
…Hey, Megu-chan?

Megumi:
Huh!? No, I wasn’t just pretending to know or something! It’s just one of those things people started saying, so it’s just hard to say for sure!

Rurino:
Can you tell me now~?

Megumi:
…About?

Rurino:
Fujishima Megumi, just what are you planning? I wanna hear every little detail! C’mon, tell me?

Rurino:
...Please?

Megumi:
H-Hnnn…

Rurino:
Pleaaase...?

Megumi:
…Alright, fine! I get it already! Just stop looking at me like that!

Rurino:
Yay~! That’s my Megu-chan!

Megumi:
I really can’t say no to Ruri-chan, huh… But, you’ve been playing along so far… The thing is…

Megumi:
…

Rurino:
The thing is?

Megumi:
Nah, never mind.

Rurino:
Wha– Why!?

Megumi:
It’s just not that big a deal! The original plan was to have all three subunits perform! And the inn prepared their menu for everyone!

Rurino:
Huh… For real!?

Megumi:
…That’s what the staff told me. But I figured that would be kinda boring, so I decided to make it a competition. …I mean…

Rurino:
…

Megumi:
…Since we’re divided into three subunits, I thought that having some competition would help us become even better school idols.

Rurino:
So you were thinking of everyone.

Megumi:
N-No…

Rurino:
But if that was your plan… Wouldn’t it have been better to tell everyone, “I’m gonna get everyone fired up with a little competition!” from the very beginning? Why hide all of this?

Megumi:
That’s because I wanted to tell Kozue and Tsuzuri that they really have gotten soft after I beat them.

Megumi:
And I would’ve preferred to win in a blowout anyway!

Rurino:
So that’s what you’re going for! I see!

Rurino:
But it all ended up being even, huh?

Rurino:
Okay, maybe not even… I’m pretty sure we lost…

Megumi:
They only ended up going this hard because of the competition! I’m still keeping an eye on them, though!

Megumi:
A-Anyway! Now that I’m in the School Idol Club, we should be aiming to be the best school idols in the world! Because my dream is to captivate the whole world, right here!

Megumi:
So don’t misunderstand, Ruri-chan! Everything we’re doing here is for yours truly!

Rurino:
Hehe…

Megumi:
What is it now, Osawa Rurino-san!?

Rurino:
Huuuuh~? Nothin’☆ Teehee☆

Megumi:
You little–!

Rurino:
Kyaa–!

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