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Sachi:
…Hm. So you’re doing what you’re doing because you want to meet everyone’s expectations. That’s why you’re a school idol, then.

Sayaka:
Yes. I think that the expectations people have of me are why I chose to become a school idol and why I want to be one.

Sachi:
…I’d say you conveyed that sentiment perfectly.

Sayaka:
In that case… that’s all I have to say.

Sachi:
I see. I see…

Kaho:
Um!

Kaho:
Did Sayaka-chan pass your test!? I’ve seen just how hard she’s worked for today’s performance!! The whole time Kozue-senpai was out sick, she filled in for her! She even handled our practice schedules!

Rurino:
Yeah, really! Not only that, she also said she’d show you her answer in today’s performance, and you saw how amazing she just was! You saw it, didn’t you!?

Sayaka:
You two…

Sachi:
…Pass, huh? Did she pass? …hehe…

Kaho:
Huh?

Sachi:
Na--hahahaha!

Rurino:
She’s doing that evil laugh again!

Sachi:
Hey, do you even remember what the test was supposed to be for, Sayaka?

Sayaka:
Huh? It was… for permission to use the stage… right? Wait, that…

Sachi:
…Finally get it? Besides, from the moment you stood up to me back then, I already knew you’d found your answer.

Kaho:
….O-Oh, come on…

Sachi:
Oh, why not. I ought to say it for posterity. –Sayaka, you pass the third test!

Sayaka:
…A-Ah…

Sachi:
Well isn’t that an unenthusiastic response. Oh, well! Na–hahahaha!!

Rurino:
G-Gah! You jerk!!

Kaho:
This girl really is evil! Blegh!

Sachi:
Oh, my. Sorry, sorry, did I take it too far?

Sayaka:
…Sachi-senpai.

Sachi:
Hm…?

Sayaka:
Thank you very much.

Sachi:
…Ahaha. To be honest, I was expecting you to react like Rurino and Kaho did.

Sayaka:
No… I think I finally get what me… and the first-years as a whole need to improve on. All of this really helped me understand everything.

Sachi:
…Well, if you really did figure all that out, it’s because of your own efforts. I had nothing to do with it. I’m not in the School Idol Club anymore, after all.

Sayaka:
Be that as it may, you’re still our senior.

Sachi:
…Heh, guess so.

Sachi:
Anyway… good luck. Have fun with Love Live!

Sayaka:
I’ll try. Alright, I’m gonna go now, Sachi-senpai.

Sachi:
…Hey, Sayaka.

Sayaka:
Yes?

Sachi:
I fully got the message that you want to meet everyone’s expectations. But why did you choose to convey that through a solo performance?

Sayaka:
That’s…

Kaho:
You know what?

Rurino:
…

Sayaka:
I wanted to meet everyone’s expectations. I wanted to feel their weight. I could feel myself becoming stronger through other people’s expectations… And since I noticed that…

Sachi:
…You thought it would be easiest to understand if you were to have those expectations solely on you. I see. I see…

Sayaka:
Yes.

Sachi:
Yeah, I honestly think it was amazing… You really shone brightly up there. Alright, you’ve been here long enough. You can go back to Tsuzuri and the others now.

Sayaka:
…Alright. Thank you very much, Sachi-senpai.

Sachi:
Yeah.

Sayaka:
Let’s go back, Rurino-san, Kaho-san… Huh?

Rurino:
Battery died.

Sayaka:
…Hmhm, let’s go.

Sachi:
What a nice scene.

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