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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…
Everything Ruri-chan said was right. The words I said about captivating the world were all empty.
Looks like I screwed up yet again. I… I’ve always gotten in the way of Ruri-chan’s charm.
…I’ve made my decision.
Note:
I’m going on a journey
-Megu-chan
Where’d she go***!?!?
What is “I’m going on a journey, -Megu-chan” even supposed to mean!?
You don’t just go on a journey like that! It’s like, an insult to journeys! And what are you gonna do about school!?
I’ll get big and come back, Hasunosora.
What are you thinking!? Are you stupid!? What!?!?
Ruri-chan… Ah.
There it goes…
I have so many questions about what you were even planning to do if you were in it!
…Haah. So what were you thinking, going on a journey and leaving me?
…That’s basically it.
I’m seriously upset with you right now. Can you tell me everything?
…I was thinking about breaking up.
…From Mira-Cra Park!...?
Sorry. I’ve been looking down on you.
I thought that together we’d be the strongest… but I also thought that without me, you could never do it.
But I was wrong, wasn’t I?
You’ve had the power to captivate the world… and I just never noticed.
You can do things I never could. It’s always been like this, and yet…
That’s why you’re better than me.
Hmph… So?
That’s why I’m gonna be like you and travel to California, hone my skills in a far-off land, and come back stronger.
Then I’ll be able to captivate you, just like before.
…
I’m sorry I’m so worthless. Please have tons of fun being a school idol.
Stop…
Stop screwing around***!!
…Ruri-chan.
No, seriously, stop screwing around! I ran all around for this!!
Huh?
I was able to work so hard because of everyone in the School Idol Club and all the fans who support me!
But the only reason I worked that hard is because you were there, Megu-chan!!
No, you’re wrong.
Now that you’ve come to like being a school idol for yourself, there’s… no need for me anymore.
I really do have so much fun being a school idol. Thanks to these past seven months, I’ve really fallen in love with school idols.
And that probably didn’t have anything to do with you being there.
…See?
But you’re missing the critical issue here! Ah, do you know what “critical” means!? Understand!?
Of course I kinda know, Ruri-chan.
Only kinda? Fine, then I’ll spell it out for you.
Why do you think we decided to become school idols? You said it yourself, it’s so we can captivate the world, together!
…But, Ruri-chan… As I am now, I can’t understand you, or anything you’re saying.
Again, you’re missing the point! The Megu-chan I love is the same Megu-chan that will captivate the world!
I told you, that isn’t me…
…Please don’t make that face. Megu-chan, you’re cute. You’re amazing. And you’re… always… I…
You’re why I always have fun…
Ruri-cha–
So… So…!
I’m not better than you! Never say that ever again!!
Ruri…chan…!?
I finally understand. When I say we’re gonna captivate the world…
I mean that we have to do it together!
I want every single person who’s feeling down to be able to lift up their head and smile.
That’s what I want to do, and what I can do. My kind of school idol.
You’re not gonna be able to convey the same kind of fun that I can.
…
But what you said isn’t wrong at all. The kind of excitement that gets everyone hyped up and yelling “Yeah!” would also be very fun.
And I wouldn’t be able to make that kind of exciting place at all.
I always have fun being with you, Megu-chan… and that’s all there is to it.
That’s why I’ll never be able to reach the places you can.
Hey, Megu-chan. I like having fun by myself.
I know that I could definitely keep myself entertained. But why do you think I still stay with you?
…I get it… Sorry that it took all of that for me to understand.
Yeah… I’m cute.
Yeah!
I’m amazing!
Yeah!
And… I love you, Ruri-chan. And you love me, too.
Yeah!!!
…You know, Ruri-chan? I love school idols, just like you.
Conveying our hard work to everyone, and knowing that the harder we work to entertain everyone, the happier they’ll be…
And hearing every single person’s expression of “fun”.
That’s right… That’s exactly it! That’s what you can do, Megu-chan!
Yeah. So to the world you can’t reach, and to the Ruri-chan that loves being alone…
I’ll captivate them all, forever!
Right? Together?
Yeah. Together.
Let’s captivate the world!