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To promote their performance at the Nadeshiko Festival, Kaho and Sayaka are tasked by the seniors to write an article for the Newspaper Club. The pair diligently work to meet their expectations, but…
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Let's go for a million people, Sayaka-chan!
Okay? I don't really understand. A million what…?
A million people!
Performing in front of a million people! That'll be our goal!
Um, I'm not…
Doesn't it sound amazing!?
…Wouldn't that be really hard?
I-I mean, probably, but… If we're setting goals for ourselves, we should go big!
Um, Kaho-san…
I knew it… It'd be too hard for us, wouldn't it…?
That's not what I mean… Even the largest venues in the world couldn't hold that many people.
W-Well, you could just…
?
Squeeze 'em reeeeal tight?
People aren't sardines you can just stuff into a can, you know!?
I do think it is very admirable to set goals for yourself, but…
Aw… so that won't work…?
Anyway, Kaho-san, while I think it's good to have goals…
The second-years won't be here today.
Huh? Oh, right, that was today! I was wondering why they weren't here…
For a bit there, I thought they'd been attacked by tanuki…
I couldn't imagine them having much trouble with tanuki if that actually happened…
But in any case, there is something that we need to do, remember?
Uh…
…Don't tell me. You've forgotten?
N-n-n-no, I do! Of course I remember! Kozue-senpai's at a club presidents' meeting, so she couldn't make it today!
And Tsuzuri-senpai is… uh… she had to go talk with her advisor, so she couldn't make it, either!
That's right. Tsuzuri-senpai is having a career advisory meeting. It seems we'll be having ours starting later this school year.
So, here's our prize for your correct answer.
Oh, right, that request from the newspaper club that Kozue-senpai told us about!
Exactly. We'll be writing an article introducing what our club does. There isn't a specific deadline, but…
We should aim to have it finished as soon as possible so it can be published before the Nadeshiko Festival.
She also said that only first-years are allowed to write these, right?
It's not as if only we're allowed to write the article, but it is tradition for new students to write the articles for the Nadeshiko Festival.
That's why Otomune-senpai told us she was looking forward to our article.
Oh, yeah! So we'll just have to work hard for Kozue-senpai, too!
Yes. We also need to live up to the seniors' expectations of us. Not only that, this is our first school festival.
Basically, what I'm trying to say is…
Is…!?
The Nadeshiko Festival's already started!
Huh!? Where, where!?
Right here, of course!
R-Right here…!
The quality of the article we write will directly affect how people view the club at the Nadeshiko Festival!
T-That's right…!
Which means we'll have to write everything we think makes the School Idol Club so special in this article!
Let's do it!
First, performing live is really fun! The practice is hard, but really fun! And! Being together with everyone in the club is really fun!
Then there's the feeling of spending time with everyone who's supporting you, and the relaxing feeling when it's over after that!
The songs are so pretty and cute and exciting, and–
H-Hold on, please! At this rate, our article will only end up being a bunch of topic sentences!
Wha–!? Wait, you're right! We need way more space!
It's not like we get to decide how much we have…
Besides, they already gave us quite a lot of room…
That's because they can see just how charming the School Idol Club is!
R-Right, I understand where you're coming from, but…
It would be a really hard article for other people to read if we made all the letters small enough to fit all that in.
Then how should we do this, Sayaka-chan…?
Let's start by figuring out what our main topic should be. I've talked to the people in our class, and from what I hear, it seems most of the clubs are summarizing what they've achieved over the previous year.
So, I was thinking we could go to the school warehouse and see what we can find.
Achievements this past year, huh…?
But wait, isn't that what all the other clubs will be writing about?
Huh? Well, yes, I guess so.
Well then, why don't we try something different? I think we should write an article that introduces our club in a way that only we can!
Hm… That does sound nice.
And since Kozue-senpai trusted us to write this article, I'm sure she'd be really happy if we showed just how much we love this place!
Sounds good. Alright, so we'll be writing an article that only the Hasunosora School Idol Club can…
However, we should highlight something so incredible anyone reading it will instantly be charmed. Let's look for something like that.
Heh heh heh!
Kaho-san?
Worry not, there's no need to search for something like that, Sayaka-kun!
"Sayaka-kun"?
I've cracked the case! Our seniors, of course!
First off, Kozue-senpai's… really reliable!
I see…
Even just being with her makes me feel more reassured, so when I'm up on stage with her, it feels like I can do anything!
Right, okay…
She can be a little scary when we're practicing, and since she's the club president, she feels really serious sometimes, which makes me feel pressured to get things right…
But that's exactly why I feel like everything's gonna be okay when she's there!
Alright… Okay, I think that'll be good.
Really!?
Of course. You must really love Otomune-senpai, don't you?
Ehehe~. I have to really make sure I show how I feel to everyone!
Right!
Your turn, Sayaka-chan! Talk about Tsuzuri-senpai, but not in that shy way you usually do! Go for it!
Alright. Though to be honest, I don't think she's as dependable as Otomune-senpai.
Ahaha, that's just like you, Sayaka-chan. You're always so strict with her, after all.
Well, she more than makes up for it with how skilled her performances are. She has a way of performing that no one else could really imitate.
Okay?
Seeing her perform up on stage could captivate anyone, though I suppose it would get quite lonely for her.
But now that I'm up there with her, that's no longer a problem. In other words, she's fully overcome her weaknesses. She's perfect.
…Huh. I didn't realize Sayaka-chan felt this strongly about her.
When she's not onstage, she can be pretty eccentric in a lot of ways, but that's just another part of her charm.
But even if it's just practice, as soon as she starts dancing, it's almost like she's an entirely different person. With a single step, anyone would be entranced… She's such an amazing school idol.
Sayaka-chan? Sayaka-chan…?
Basically, as long as Tsuzuri-senpai's here, there's nothing the School Idol Club can't do.
Which means the main appeal of the Hasunosora School Idol Club is Tsuzuri-senpai–
Alright, that's enough! The Hasunosora School Idol Club is only here because Kozue-senpai is here!
Huh? Um…?
I agree that Tsuzuri-senpai is amazing! But, I'm sure the main appeal of this club is Kozue-senpai!
I see…
Yeah, see, you get it!
You're entitled to your own opinion.
What!? B-But Kozue-senpai's the club president, and she supports all of us, and everyone's always got their eyes on her whenever we're performing!
I know that Tsuzuri-senpai isn't the club president, and she's more the type to need support than give it, but when it comes to performing as school idols, Tsuzuri-senpai's the face of this club.
Her performance has a beauty only she can provide, after all.
Gah–… W-Well! Kozue-senpai's reliable both in and out of the club, so she's the heart of the School Idol Club!
…Tsuzuri-senpai's presence is so strong that people even ask her to perform songs between classes!
Well, Kozue-senpai, uh… Kozue-senpai's really good at studying!
I, um… Huh, I wonder how good Tsuzuri-senpai is at that. I get the feeling she's not very good at it…
And she's athletic too!
That's the bare minimum for a school idol! I mean, even if I don't know how Tsuzuri-senpai does at gym class, still!
And she's really popular!
You… A-And where's your proof of that? Tsuzuri-senpai's pretty popular too, you know!
Proof!? Uh, well…!
I bet Tsuzuri-senpai was super charming even performing as a first-year–
You "bet"? That just means you're not sure about it! That's the sort of thing you need proof for!
I can't prove it, though! I can't… prove it…
…
…Hey, Sayaka-chan?
…Right… What is it, Kaho-san?
About what you said earlier…
Do you know when people started really wanting to see Tsuzuri-senpai dance?
No… How about you, Kaho-san? Do you know when people started noticing how reliable Otomune-senpai is?
Nope… Come to think of it, even though we were talking about how they performed, I don't actually know anything about how Kozue-senpai was like last year.
And like I was saying earlier, we can't really say for sure what kinds of activities the club did last year.
Yeah… You know, we don't really know much about the second-years, huh?
You're right. Well, now that we have the chance to… I'd like to learn as much as I can about them.
Yeah, me too! Let's do it together! I'm sure they'll be really impressed when we show how much we've learned in the article!