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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…
Um… so basically…
We need to do something so the school doesn’t enact the Internet ban.
So we’re looking for a way to do that?
Yeah! And the easiest way to do that should be this!
A petition, huh…
Yeah! Once they hear about the Internet ban, everyone will definitely sign our petition!
They still can’t even bother to build a shopping mall near this school…!
We won’t stand for this school’s tyranny any longer! No way!
Shopping mall??
A-Anyway, let’s start asking around!
Phew… alright, I’m going!
Sayaka-chan is so aggressive now...!
It’s because I’ve gotten a bunch of practice from when we handed out those flyers! Excuse me! Please sign our petition!
Please!
Alrighty then, why don’t I give it a shot, too!
Huh!? What do you mean, “pointless”!?
After we got this many…
So many.
Sachi:
Actually, I’m really thankful you got so many signatures. Thing is, the students already send in so many petitions every year…
“Make the dorm food even more high-class”
This one says, “Make the classes shorter.”
…Megu-chan didn’t send that one, did she?
Sachi:
N-No, but…
The administration knows very well that the students would obviously be very against an Internet ban…
A-Ah, but hey! I’m really happy that you went and did this for the school! Thanks!
Fine, next plan!
A-Alright! Today, we’ll be asking Otomune Kozue, a student with exemplary grades, about her tips and tricks to study well!
It’s nice to have you here, Kozue-senpai!
Y-Yes! Any time! Naturally, in this day and age, you can make great use of the Internet!
Ooh…! The Internet, huh!?
Yes! If there’s anything not covered during your classes, you can find videos about it online!
The Internet’s really useful for studying! Seriously!
O-Okay, I think I’ll follow along with how you do it! I’ll use the Internet to help me study!
Pretty good plan, eh!
What… is your plan, Kaho-chan?
We’re gonna make a strong appeal to the students and the teachers!
Hearing this from two students with great grades will definitely convince them! This’ll be another victory for the Internet!
Oh, could you recommend some channels you’ve been watching to me!?
Yes, of course! Just a moment…
Um, well… First, you open the video app… then, uh… ah…
That’s strange. Normally this opens right away… What’s wrong with you today…?
Isn’t that bad?
O-oh no! I forgot how bad Kozue-senpai is with technology!
I mean it, you really can use the Internet to help you study… I’m serious! Really!
P-Please calm down, Kozue-senpai! Um! Uh! Okay, everyone, goodbye!
Aaaa…
…To be continued! Next plan, go next!
I’m sorry…
N-No, it’s okay! You really did your best! Besides, it’s all this stupid Internet ban’s fault, right!? Okay!?
Anyway, what we basically need to do is convince everyone that the Internet’s really helpful to the school, right? In that case, I have the perfect solution.
Money! Money solves everything!
Earning money!? Um, like through stocks or something…!?
Please don’t, Megu-chan!! You’re going down a dark path!! Please!!
You sure have some strong opinions, Ruri-chan… But no! Look.
It’s a video from last month’s open house.
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Now if I edit this and release it as a promotional video to get more new students…
Next year, we’ll get so many new students that the school will make loads of money! And then they’ll be like, “Oh, the Internet’s amazing!”
Ooh… Setting aside the money part, that sounds like a good idea!
It looks like I underestimated you again, Megu-chan…!
This is what it really means to be smart! Ahaha!
I don’t think it would work.
Hmph.
What makes you say that, Tsuzuri-senpai?
Not enough space.
Huh? What are you on about…
…Hasunosora is a boarding school, so there wouldn’t be enough rooms, right?
Ah.
If there isn’t enough, we can just assign everyone roommates! And if even that isn’t enough, then we can just put futons in the cafeteria and make people sleep there!
Just admit that you didn’t think that far ahead, Megu-chan...
So we’ll need to start by gathering signatures for a petition to build a new dorm building?
There’s no way they could get that finished by the end of the year…
Grrrr…
But that’s gotta be it, right?
What is?
Um… that thing that Kaho-san told you earlier, right? Making the school think, “Wow! The Internet’s amazing!” or something.
Essentially, there needs to be some benefit on the school side for having Internet access.
Yeah, that!
In the first place, what would Hasunosora consider a benefit?
This says that Hasunosora Girls’ High School excels at the arts and culture, and wins a lot of awards every year.
You can see a ton of them displayed when you go around the school.
The art club, calligraphy club, and the wind ensemble are all pretty strong.
Which means that we should take that approach, then.
That approach…
…That’s right. We win an award using the Internet… and compete online… If we do that, then it’d solve both our problems… I think!?
Kozue-senpai! Um, so about the Love Live! Hokuriku qualifier!
G-Go on.
Can we participate in the qualifier via livestream!?
You mean… rather than perform live at the venue, we participate remotely via a livestream on SIC?
Yeah!
Sounds good. When they see that, they might give us an OK.
Doing something that can only be done online, while advancing past the Hokuriku qualifiers… We would be demonstrating the importance of Internet access, so that should produce some results, right?
That sounds doable… But this can’t be just any old stream. We’d need a really meaningful reason to stream!
A reason to stream? Well, there’s more of those than I can count, Megu-chan! After all, streaming is fun!
Kozue-senpai!
…Right. I think this is a very feasible idea.
Okay, then!
Yes!
By winning the Love Live! Hokuriku tournament, we would put a stop to the school’s proposed Internet ban. Altogether a very simple plan.
Let’s do it, everyone. Let’s save the future of the School Idol Club– with our own hands!
Let’s go!