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A new club member from California!? Rurino starts activities in the School Idol Club immediately after joining, but it seems like she’s hiding something…?
Let’s go to the club room together, Rurino-chan!
O-Okay. Let’s go, then, Kaho-chan.
Huh? Where’s Sayaka-chan?
She went on ahead. Come on, Rurino-chan! Hurry, hurry!
You’re just as energetic as ever, huh, Kaho-chan…?
…Oh no, are you just about clocked out for today too…?
You’d think I was a new panda exhibit at the zoo with how much people wanted to talk to the new transfer…
I-I see… But it’ll be okay! We’ve got a special surprise for you!
Surprise…?
Now, Rurino-chan! Feast your eyes on the reborn School Idol Club!
I mean you say that, but it looks completely the same to me…?
Um, good afternoon…
…
What.
Um, good afternoon…?
Oh, good–
Shhh, Tsuzuri-senpai! Not now!
Am I getting hazed?
Heh heh heh…
What do you think, Rurino-chan? Everyone in the club’s gonna ignore you as much as possible. That way, even if you’re in the club room, it’ll be like you’re totally alone!
Total…
Total? Total success?
Totally wrong…
Wrong…!? O-Oh…
I knew this was a bad idea…
It’s fine, it’s fine! Okay, so for Plan B…
H-Hold on! What was this even supposed to be…?
Hey, since today’s our last chance, I figured I’d throw things at the wall and see what sticks.
We wanted the School Idol Club to be a safe space for you! We thought of plenty of ideas, so I hope you’re ready!
H-Huh…? Why are you going this far…?
Well, even if we can’t come up with something good on our own, if we put our heads together, maybe we’ll figure something out!
It was like that with us too, after all.
…Right. That’s how it happened.
We were thinking of ways for you to keep going, so stuff like how to keep your battery charged or how to continue even if your battery does die!
Hey, could you please tell us more about yourself, Rurino-chan?
I… Well, when I was in grade school…
I liked it when things were really fun. When everyone around me was smiling, the fun times would just keep going.
But that’s actually really difficult.
Someone would get frustrated, and people would get upset. And I would try to get everyone to get along…
At first, it was just so I could make sure we could keep having fun, but then I got completely used to doing it.
It would always weigh on me.
I’d wonder if people in the group were getting bored or tired.
And I would always tell myself that if someone was starting to feel that way, I’d do whatever I had to to make sure they would have fun again.
If you kept thinking like that, then you would…
Yeah… I’d wear myself out, right? So I would spend more and more time by myself…
I understand… Interpersonal relations are very difficult, aren’t they…?
And then, one day, I realized something.
Wow! Being alone is actually really fun!
Huh? That’s not where I thought this was going…
I don’t have to worry about other people, and I can do whatever I want! The world’s my oyster!
There’s nothing but fun to be had! It’s a wonderful world!
After that, I stopped holding myself back. I like having fun, so…
I would only chase after fun times! And then…!
Then, you joined the School Idol Club, right!?
Uh, actually…
Thanks for letting us know more about you, Rurino-chan.
I didn’t know a thing about you until yesterday, so I’m really happy you’ve told us so much.
W-Well… But, you’ve found out now, when it’s already too late…
I… Yesterday, I said a lot of mean things that I shouldn’t have…
I don’t think of it like that.
You thought it might be fun, so you decided to try being a school idol, right?
Then, we should think of a way for you to continue being one!
…B-But…
You know, I was this close to quitting school!
Huh!? Why!?
I thought that there was no way I could make my dreams come true here. But it was alright! It turned out okay!
Um…
And I was very close to quitting this club myself. Now, I’m working hard at both figure skating and being a school idol.
And until just recently, the second-years were fighting for like half a year!
It wasn’t a fight.
Your performance was so cool, Kozu.
Is that your new life motto?
…Why?
Huh?
From what you’ve been telling me, everyone here has such strong personalities.
And yet, you all can go forward and be school idols together!? How!?
I’ve had to try so hard this long… how can you do it!?
Because…
We’re school idols!
Because you’re school idols…?
Yeah! School idols are amazing. No matter what they do, they do so freely!
You can do it for yourself, or for the people that support you, or to win Love Live!, or even just for fun!
Everyone’s different, so sometimes our ideas might clash, and maybe we’ll get into arguments…
But we’re all school idols, so we can acknowledge each other and move forward, hand in hand.
As long as you want to, it doesn’t matter what kind of personality you have. You’ll still be a school idol!
So, Rurino-chan? Don’t you want to try being a school idol?
If you want to, of course, we’ll give you our full support!
Because we’re all in this together, as girls who love school idols!
I… I…
I want to try.
Even if you’re not the same, you can still face forward and have fun together.
I came here because the Hasunosora School Idol Club is what I aspire to be, so…
I want to try being a school idol!
I’ve been watching all this time, even when I was in California! And I always thought that it looked so fun!
And as I watched the club, I realized that I wanted to be a part of it!
To be the same, yet completely different… I’m the same, so I thought that as long as I’m together with all of you, maybe I might be able to do it.
Can I… Can I be a school idol too…?
Of course you can. Even someone like me could come this far, after all.
I’m sure you can. We’re all here for you.
As long as you want to, you’ll be able to be a school idol.
But I can’t be around people without my battery running dry, and I’m the disrespectful water flea that ditched practice…
And most of all, I love being alone.
But you have fun when you’re together with everyone too, right? I know that about you now, Rurino-chan!
…Am I not going to be a bother...?
Of course not! Running out of battery is just part of you, Rurino-chan! Even if a flower bed has loads of different flowers, it doesn’t make it any less beautiful!
I want to be a school idol with you, Rurino-chan!
…Yeah! I do too!
Thanks, Kaho-chan. And everyone…
I’m fine, thank you!
Hehehe…
Oh, right! We never talked about that surprise we had!
Huh? There’s still something else?
Hehehe…
Ta-da! I call it the loner house!
…What.
So what do you think!? As long as you’re in there, you can be alone, no matter when!
And the inside’s dark and cramped, so I’m sure it’ll be relaxing! Nice idea, isn’t it!?
Total…
Total? Totally awesome!?
Totally wrong!!!
Wha–!?
In any case, I’d like to become a full-fledged member, so… W-What do you say to that!?
Naturally, we accept.
It’s fine if your battery dies. If anything, being able to communicate is more than enough.
Right, Tsuzuri?
I can do that now, right?
That’s because Sayaka-san has worked very, very hard.
I’ve gotten pretty used to it recently, so you’re fine.
Ahahaha, that’s pretty funny!
She laughed. Nice job.
By the way, what do you want to do, Rurino-chan? Our club does activities in subunits, right?
Are you asking whether she should learn under Kozue-senpai or Tsuzuri-senpai?
Huh? Oh, nah!
I’ll go with Megu-chan! I came back to Japan for her, after all!
…Megu-chan?
Wait, who are you referring to?
Huh!?