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With the Love Live! Hokuriku qualifier on the horizon, our six protagonists find themselves getting more motivated for the competition. However, when talks of an Internet ban within the school premises starting next year arise…
Ten more seconds, everyone! Last push!
Niiine… Eeeight…!
Seven, six.
Five! Four!
Three! Two!
Ooone…! Zerooo! Haah… it’s finally over… haah… haah…
Phew… Excellent work, everyone. Though we’ve just increased the amount of scheduled practice, you’ve all worked very hard to adjust to the new regimen.
That’s ‘cause the Love Live! Hokuriku qualifier’s coming up real soon! If we don’t start working hard now, we’ll only regret it later!
Saya, are you holding up okay?
Oh. Yes, I am. No problems here.
That should be everything for our full club practice session. We’ll split up into our subunits for the rest of practice.
Alright! Let’s go, Ruri-chan~
Oh, sweet! Mira-Cra Park spirit!
Yeah!
Those two certainly are motivated, huh…
For me, it’s because it’s the first year I get to compete together with you, Saya.
…That’s right. We should give this our all, too! DOLLCHESTRA spirit!
DOLLCHAMP~
Kaho-san.
S-Sorry, Kozue-senpai… Just gotta catch my breath… for a little bit…
Haah… I’m the only one who’s still like this… I’m sorry.
What are you talking about?
I doubt the you I met eight months ago could even dream of completing this new training regimen.
That you did is a testament to your growth.
… Um, Kozue-senpai!
Yes?
For the Hokuriku qualifier, um… we’ll be going out as three subunits, just like the regional qualifiers, right?
That’s why everyone’s more motivated than usual for their subunit practice sessions, right?
…But, only one of our subunits will be able to advance from the Hokuriku qualifier to the national championships…
That’s… correct, yes.
Wait, w-what if...!
What if we make an adjustment and go out as a full group of six, then… I mean, we’ve done events as the six of us together before, haven’t we?
I understand that there’s not much time left until the Hokuriku qualifier. But even so, I’ll work really hard!
I understand where you’re coming from.
However, if we decide to perform as a full group just at every critical moment, our reason to perform as subunits, mutual improvement, would be meaningless.
…I, um… Alright.
I know that it seems harsh, but…
We perform as subunits because each of us wants to approach things differently. Performing as a group would mean sacrificing those individual touches.
I want to perform with you, as Cerise Bouquet.
Because we perform as Cerise Bouquet, there are things I can express and things I can convey better.
Kozue-senpai… I’m sorry, I… maybe I’ve said too much.
…No.
Say, Kaho-san…
Sachi:
W-W-We’ve got a problem!
Huh? The student council president?
Sachi-senpai…? What’s wrong?
Sachi:
I-I’ll explain things in detail in the clubroom. We have a really big problem on our hands.
Sachi:
If this keeps up, the School Idol Club won’t be able to do things next year!
Huh– Huhhh!?
Sachi:
I’m very sorry. I wasn’t able to stop it this time.
…Sachi…
Um, what’s going on…? When you said that we wouldn’t be able to do things next year…
Sachi:
Right, let me explain things from the beginning.
Sachi:
For the longest time, Hasunosora has had one point for discussion come up very often.
The idea of an Internet ban. A policy that would disallow Internet use in the school and dorms.
Internet ban…!?
H-Hang on! With a rule like that, then we wouldn’t be able to stream or upload videos!
Sachi:
Yeah. School Idol Connect– you wouldn’t be able to connect to SIC.
Within the Hasunosora administration, there are certain factions, and each faction has their own outlook on how the school should be run.
Sachi:
And one of those factions believes that because Hasunosora is a boarding school, having access to the Internet would only hinder our studies.
Though to be honest, they aren’t entirely wrong.
You know that if I really put my heart into studying, I’d be top of the school, easy!
Sachi:
Haha… I kinda want to see that, actually.
The school administration has always been pushing for an Internet ban.
But for that topic to come up again at this point… is the School Idol Club the cause?
Huh!? Why would we be the problem?
Sachi:
I think you’re overthinking this a little, Kozue. Regarding Internet activities in this school…
I know that the School Idol Club certainly would draw the most attention on that front, but I don’t think you yourselves are being singled out for punishment.
Sachi:
If I had to say, I think it always would have come to this.
The school’s philosophy makes it so that an Internet ban would inevitably be brought up.
Argh! Why now!?
I know it’s still “next year”, but what does that entail? What should we…
Sachi:
So long as I am student council president, I will always staunchly oppose the idea. Unfortunately, time waits for no one, not even for these terrible circumstances.
When my term ends at the end of December, there won’t be much I can do.
Sachi:
The only one with the power to stop it from happening would be the current president.
So what you’re saying is that there won’t be any more Internet next year…!?
Alternatively…
If we want the School Idol Club to continue its activities as they are now, someone would have to become the student council president and continue the fight against the administration.
In essence…
For example, I or one of the second-years could quit the club like Sachi-senpai did…
No way! Don’t quit…!
Hasunosora’s student council president can’t be a part of any clubs. That’s the rule here.
Senpai…
…
But that’d just be a last resort, right?
Sachi:
Yeah. Of course, my term isn’t over yet. I also plan to do whatever I can until then.
No matter what it costs me!
…You won’t need to do anything so drastic this time.
Sachi:
Sorry, sorry.
Hey, Sayaka-chan, Rurino-chan…
Yeah.
Yes, I understand.
Um, Prez! In that case, let us help you!
Sachi:
You three…? But the Love Live! Hokuriku qualifier’s coming up…
We won’t cut our practice time! We’ll stick to it!
But, there’s no way I could just stand here while the School Idol Club’s in trouble!
Sachi:
…I see. Then I want you to come up with as many ideas as you can.
I’m sorry. Even after I quit, I’m still causing the club all this trouble…
Thanks for letting us know right away.
I’m… really happy you did that. It’s not something we would’ve done until recently.
Sachi:
Yeah. I should’ve talked to you guys sooner. To think it could’ve been this easy… I never knew.
…Senpai.
Hmhm.
Alright! Let’s use all our time outside practice to get this fixed right away!