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Episode 14 - Link! Like!
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…
Haah, haah… haah, haah…
A-Alright… that’s my nighttime practice done…!
I’d be up super late studying last year, too, huh… Y’know, that almost feels like a lifetime ago….
…Coming to this school and meeting everyone… I wonder if I’ve at least grown a little?
I should be different than I was back then.
Ah…
The camellias here have fallen off the bushes. Must be because of all the wind lately…
A-Alright, I’m gonna do one more lap!
(It’ll be okay, I’m definitely gonna blossom… I’ll be okay…!)
S-Sorry! I know I was late for our practice session this morning! I was up late last night doing some practice by myself, a-and things just… kinda…
…
Huh…? Um, what’s going on…?
Ugh, I’m at my limit! I can’t take this anymore!
Eek!
Megumi, calm down.
How do you expect me to be calm with what’s going on now!? What do you mean outings are now banned too!?
Huh…?
A notice was put up this morning. According to what it said, Hasunosora students will no longer be permitted to leave school grounds unless absolutely necessary.
It seems like they’re really clamping down on the students even more now…
B-But! The Love Live! Hokuriku qualifier’s an official school activity, so it should be considered “absolutely necessary”, right!? Right!?
…It’s not?
Were we competing in the official venue, it would probably be okay… But, because we’re livestreaming our entry…
But that doesn’t make any sense!
I mean, we only decided we’d stream our entry to try to get them to cancel the Internet ban…
I’ve had it! We’ve gotta throw hands at the principal’s office now!
I’m coming too.
Yeah, me too.
N-No, don’t do that! W-Wait!
Um, Kozue-senpai…! Is there something I could…
…
For the time being, I’ll contact the Love Live! Organizers just in case and see if it would be possible to change our entry and perform at the venue instead.
But that’s…
It’s just a precaution.
I would like to avoid the worst-case scenario of having to withdraw from Love Live!
I refuse to lose purely by default.
Kozue-senpai…
I…
…
After everyone went and worked so hard for the School Idol Club…
What should we do…?
I really wanted to help everyone out, too… But I don’t have a clue how…
I… I can’t…
Ena:
Heeey!
Biwako:
Kaho-chaaan!
Huh? You three… what’s up?
Shiina:
I can’t believe this! When I heard they weren’t letting us leave either, I just…
Biwako:
We figured it’d be rough for you, so we decided we should check up on you...
Ena:
Sorry, I wish we could do anything to help… B-But we’re rooting for you! And for the School Idol Club!
…Oh, you three… yeah…! Thanks.
But don’t be mistaken! The School Idol Club hasn’t given up yet!
We’ll definitely figure something out! We’ll beat this Internet ban, and this new outing ban!
Biwako:
Kaho-chan…
Biwako:
Right! Just because you can’t leave doesn’t mean the School Idol Club’s gonna disappear!
Ena:
Yeah, yeah! Despite the Internet getting banned, the club’s still going!
Shiina:
For now, don’t even think about streaming, okay? Just focus on the upcoming performance!
…Don’t think… about streaming…
Shiina:
Huh? Y-Yeah. It’s like a new perspective! Look, we’ll be cheering for you, so… Kaho-chan?
If the Internet ban doesn’t go away… if it’s really here to stay… what’ll happen to everything we’ve already done…?
Will everyone… forget about us…?
Everything we’ve worked so hard to do… it’ll all disappear…
Shiina:
Sorry, Kaho-chan! I didn’t mean to–
–I…
Ena:
Ah, Kaho-chan!
I… I…
All I need to do… is climb over this wall… Hnnngh!
I-I should’ve known…
I can’t… leave…
It’s just like back then… Lying in my room, looking out through the window… I couldn’t do anything then, and I can’t do anything now…
Completely alone…
Mom… I feel fine now. Can’t I go outside and play with everyone…?
I came to this school, met Kozue-senpai, and came to know about the School Idol Club… and a lot of people got to know about me…
I thought I worked hard enough to change myself… I really don’t want to wither here…
I was going to blossom into a big, beautiful flower… but what’s the use if no one can see me…?
Right… SIC…!
If I could just ask everyone, maybe I might be able to come up with a good idea…! If I’m with everyone…!
Ah…
Curse you, data cap…!
K-Kaho-san!? What are you doing sitting out in the cold…!? Kaho-san…?
Sayaka-chan… I… I… Everyone’s gonna forget about me!
What’s the matter with you, Kaho-san!?
I mean… It’s because… everyone said so!
I haven’t streamed in a week! And there are so many incredible school idols out there!
With SIC, I could receive everyone’s support… I could be a real school idol…
But now nobody will… nobody will…
I’m absolutely sure that won’t happen.
But…
…I see. Why don’t we confirm it for ourselves, then?
Huh…?
Let me borrow your phone.
Okay. Here, Kaho-san.
Huh, what’s…!?
Comments:
Rooting for you! ＼(^o^)／
So hardworking!
I’ll be waiting for your next stream!
Maybe they’ve been really busy lately? Good luck at the Hokuriku qualifier!
We’re cheering for you!
We’ll keep supporting you to the very end!
Good luck
How…?
I tethered your phone to mine while it was loading.
Unfortunately, it could only capture this moment, but I’m glad it worked.
…
But see? As I said, everything’s okay, right?
There’s no way everyone could forget about you so easily, Kaho-san.
Having been by your side from the moment we first came here, I can personally guarantee it.
No matter what anyone says, Kaho-san, you’re a wonderful school idol.
Sayaka-chan…
K-Kaho-san…!?
Thank you, Sayaka-chan…
I’m not alone! And I’m not gonna go back to being alone, right?
Because we’re linked like this…
…Right, Kaho-san. I’m here for you, too.
And of course, the other members of the School Idol Club are by your side as well.
Yeah!
Kaho-chaaan! We’ve been looking all over for you! We heard you looked really pale and ran off…
I’m sorry!
…Sorry. I know we’re all really anxious, but I was being really childish. Alright, your turn, Tsuzuri.
My bad.
Everyone…
It seems it’s back to the drawing board for us.
Shall we think of a new plan together, Kaho-san?
Yeah! Of course!
But we can’t use the Internet here, and we can’t leave… It’s like we’re turtles just stuck in our shells…
We can’t do anything…
That’s true… If only we could connect to the Internet for just thirty minutes…
…!
That’s it, Sayaka-chan! That thing just now!
Huh?
What thing?
What do you mean?
Anyway! As long as we have everyone, it’ll be okay!