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Following the Love Live! finals, Mira-Cra Park! are the most motivated they’ve ever been. However, when an unexpected conflict over their plan of action ends up involving the whole club…
One, two, three, four. Five, six, seven, eight.
Phew. How was that compared to the earlier one?
Yes, I think that should be much more consistent. I think the problem was most likely with our positioning.
I’m not quite sure what yet, but what if we added in just a little bit of other choreo?
True, we would gradually desync ourselves from the music at this pace… Why don’t we try syncing up with the music here?
Oh, great idea. I think that would be a very elegant solution. Let’s do it.
One, two, three, four…
I believe that was a splendid application. Excellent suggestion, Sayaka-san.
No, this was only an extension of your idea, Kozue-senpai. With that, I believe this should go swimmingly.
As this was quite the deviation from the norm, are you a little unsatisfied?
Oh, no… actually…
Shall we take a short break?
Ah, this black tea is very delicious.
This was from last spring.
As the leaves age, they take on different characteristics from freshly harvested ones. Now it has quite the mellow flavor profile, wouldn’t you agree?
This has been a very insightful experience!
Hmhm. As the seasons change, so too does its flavor. And if stored properly, its aroma will not fade.
Just as the tea leaves mature into a pleasant, yet different flavor… it seems we’ve changed very much ourselves.
Us as well?
Last spring, the earlier practice session would have been plenty satisfying.
We posed a question, and found its solution. Following that, we only had to practice. Wouldn’t you agree, Sayaka-san?
Ah… True. All I would have wanted was that solution.
As for whether we made the correct decisions last year, at present I’m not sure if I can say. What I am certain of is that our flavor profile is much different this year.
That desire for brilliance… is one that you cannot obtain on your own.
You could say… I want to blossom.
Hmhm~.
Hmhm.
This is quite the conundrum. We know the cause, but the solution would be–
Wow~! Looks like you two are having a real refined tea party here!
Looks nice.
Ah, Tsuzuri-senpai, Rurino-san. Are you two on break as well?
Huh? No, this isn’t a break, it’s actually…
Scouting.
Oh, my. In that case, why don’t you two scout this new flavored tea?
Huh?
What is this!? It’s so good! Who woulda known you could have tea this sweet without syrup!?
More.
…I’m glad it’s to your liking.
We have teacakes as well.
Whoa, sweets with more sweets! That’s sweet! Thanks, Sayaka-chan! Didn’t know you could make sweets, too!
No problem. Thanks to Kozue-senpai’s teachings, I’ve been learning how to make sweets as well every day.
So tasty, Saya.
You’re still saying that like I’m the food here…
Hmhm. It seems this has become more of a sweets party than a tea party.
But the sweets parties I know of don’t have such luxury sweets!
I’m sure a sweets party organized by you would be very lively.
Maybe so! Everyone’d have a great time getting hyped up–
…Ah… I guess that would be a natural assumption, huh?
Hm?
Nah, it’s just… Do you think that getting everyone hyped up like, “Yeah!” is really the right way to do it? Or something like that?
Right way…?
…I don’t think I’m the right type of person for a “Yeah!”.
Hmhm, but it sounds cute coming from you, Kozue-senpai.
You’re cute, Kozu.
…That’s not the point here.
I’ve been wondering this since you proposed the subunit shuffle, but are you unsure what you will be doing, Rurino-san?
Ah… um…
I’m sorry. Before we go any further, I don’t know what the right answer is, either.
I thought so… My bad, too. My wording wasn’t really the best.
…I don’t think that what we’ve been doing is exactly wrong, but I don’t think it’s the only right way to do it, either.
You’ve changed a lot in this past half-year, huh?
Maybe. I’d say it was performing at Love Live! that made me really start thinking a lot more.
Back then, I felt like I didn’t want anyone to come out feeling bad, but now I’m thinking more that I want everyone to have fun.
In that case, there’s really only one thing I have to say. Without any doubt, those feelings are not wrong.
!
Hmhm, yes. However… just because they aren’t wrong doesn’t make them completely right either.
Pushing forward while believing you aren’t wrong is the most difficult part.
…Pushing forward… and believing… huh…
You two are amazing. You still might end up being wrong, though.
Maybe so. I think it’s because I had the chance to understand what it is I needed to achieve my own goals…
Although… I might have cheated in that regard…
You didn’t cheat, though?
A chance encounter is most certainly cheating.
You were looking for it, so it isn’t?
Geez…
If you look for it… it isn’t cheating…
Rurino-san?
I think I got it!
This whole scouting mission… This was all because I needed something to not bore Tsuzuri-senpai. That’s all I thought about.
…
But that’s why it looked like I was still figuring it out to you, right, Tsuzuri-senpai?
I mean… you were trying to figure out a way I could have fun, right?
!!! I see!
…I don’t… quite understand. But I’m sure Tsuzuri-senpai can help you, Rurino-san.
I try. Looks like you found something, so let’s go!
Yeah! Alright, I’m heading out! Seeya!
Now… how will Megumi take this, I wonder?
I hope they can make up… Hmhm.
Sayaka-san?
Oh, nothing. It seems that we end up thinking about our fellow club members often. Myself, and you as well, Kozue-senpai.
It seems some flavors truly never change.