Nonoka

~♪

Arale

Wow~ So beautiful~

Ritsu

Yeah, I'd like to come here again during the daytime.

Arale

Indeed~!

Miyako

Oh.

Ritsu

?

Arale

Miyako-san?

Miyako

Ah... For reference for my manga... I don't usually come to places like this alone, you know...

Nonoka

Let's take a picture~!

Yuno

Gweh!

Nonoka

Say cheese!

Yuno

Achoo!

Nonoka

Phew. I got a great picture.

Yuno

It's cold...

Arale

Let's head back before we catch a cold.

Arale

Ricchan, are you hungry?

Ritsu

I haven't eaten anything at all today, so...

Miyako

Huh? But you just ate meat a little while ago...

Ritsu

That was just a snack... My body lacks strength~

Arale

Oh no! We need to get food right away!

Miyako

I remember there was a ramen shop near the station...

Ritsu

What kind was it!?

Miyako

Huh? Oh, I don't know... It might be... a mariage of rich and light...

Ritsu

!

Ritsu

I'm off now~~~~~~~~~~~~!!!

Arale

Ricchan turned into a starving berserker~~~~~!!

Yuno

What do we do about that?

Arale

Once Ricchan gets like that, no one can stop her!!!

Nonoka

Let's go~!!!

Yuno

Huh!?

Arale

!

Nonoka

Booom!!

Arale

Yaay!

Yuno

Wait!

Miyako

...

Yuno

No... Let go...!

Nonoka

Nono-chan won't let Yuno-chan go~

Miyako

Hahaha...

Arale

Heh, ahahahaha!

Yuno

!?

Arale

Hahahahaha!

Miyako

Ahahahaha...

Yuno

Haha...!

Ritsu

You're late! How about whoever gets there first pays for the ramen?

Arale

Huh!? The first one?

Nonoka

Raameeen!

Yuno

I can't... run...

Miyako

It's... a research expense...

Arale

Miyako-san!?

Miyako

Receipt...

Arale

...

Arale

Wait~~!!

Ahahahaha!

Yuno

Ouch...

Yuno

It hurts! I can't even sit down...

Yuno

Ugh...

Yuno

Let's do this...

Dear Koharu, it's been a while. This is Sengoku. I was in the band with you before. I am reaching out because I would like to discuss something with you.

Yuno

That's too stiff. Let's make it more casual.

Dear Koharu, It's been a while. I hope you're doing well. I am contacting you because I have a matter to discuss.

Yuno

Wait... Is "Dear Koharu" necessary?

Yuno

There's no way I'd send an email if I didn't have a reason, so do I really need to say "I have a matter to discuss"?

Yuno

...

Yuno

...

I wonder if we can meet.

Yuno

Phew...

Yuno

! So fast...

Yuno

"OK!" Huh... Makes me feel stupid for worrying about it all this time.

Yuno

(She hasn't changed at all since then.)

Yuno

I wonder... why we disbanded...

Yuno

(There's still time before the appointed time...)

Yuno

(But what if she doesn't show up...)

Sorry to keep you waiting~

Yuno

Wow.

It's been a while~

I thought you'd definitely come 15 minutes early, so I arrived 20 minutes early, though. You really are serious~

Yuno

! I just finished my previous work sooner than expected.

Huh~

Yuno

(I definitely can't tell her I got here an hour early.)

Ugh~ Carbonation really hits the spot on a just-woken-up brain~~~

Yuno

...

Yuno, you really made your dream come true.

Yuno

Huh? My dream...

You said it, didn't you? "I want to make a living with music."

You don't remember it?

Yuno

I don't remember... the past...

You were saying it every single day in middle school!

"We're the best band, right?"

"If we make it to the major scene, we'll absolutely sell. And we should be able to go to the world."

Yuno

Eek~~~~! Stop~~!!!

Hahaha! You haven't changed one bit in that regard.

Yuno

Of course I changed...

Yuno

It's been two years...

From my perspective, Yuno, you haven't changed at all. You're still the goal everyone looks up to, just as always.

Yuno

What's that?

...

I wrote the lyrics for the tie-up with our honest, unfiltered feelings at that time.

It's a song for all of us—about us pushing each other forward toward our dreams, moving ahead together.

What are you doing?

Yuno

The sounds of summer. I was thinking of including them in the song arrangement.

Really!?

Huh~

Interesting.

How about this? This one!

Yuno

It sounds like a construction site...

Ahahahahahahaha!!

The days we had. So happy, dazzling, and unforgettable.

I promise we won't make any noise!

That's not the issue. You need to submit a classroom usage request—

We'll just do it all with air instruments, look.

Huh!? Y-Yes! Thump thump thump, clang!

Listen to me—

Yuno

We do music.

Yuno

We'll make a living with music. That's what we've decided.

...

I want to live with music.

We all found our own dreams in someone else's dream.

If Yuno can do it, then maybe we can too.

Then, if you want to hear the details, please feel free to contact me using the contact info on my business card.

Yuno

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Congratulations~!!

A composition request! You're a professional now!

You can make a living with music now!

Dreams really come true!

Yuno

? We should make it come true, right?

?

Yuno

The dreams we've made come true—this is just the beginning. There will be even more to come.

...

I felt that if Yuno could lead the way ahead, we could keep chasing our dreams forever.

Yuno

! Pack up!

Ah, she ran away!

Yuunoo!

Wait~!

Ahaha!

Chasing after you...

And someday, we want to run side by side with you.

Yuno

...

I used to think that dreams stayed as dreams.

Kaede's been studying like crazy to become a veterinarian, and Yuina's been doing strength training. She says she's going to space.

Yuno

Huh...? Why all of a sudden...?

We just didn't tell you. It's not like our dreams would come true.

But Yuno, looking at you made us feel like maybe the odds aren't zero after all.

Yuno

So that's how it was...

When we disbanded, I was happy that you quietly pushed me forward...

Yuno

I didn't... mean for that...

Yuno

(So, they didn't abandon me after all...)

Believing in someone else's dream can be the first step toward your own dream, isn't that amazing?

Yuno

(I thought... everyone was moving forward happily, and I was the only one left behind...)

Yuno

(In those lyrics...)

Yuno

(I was there too...)

Yuno

...

I mean, my work is tough too. But when I see you doing so well, it makes me think I can't lose, and I can keep going.

And because I worked hard, my dream of making a song with you came true too, Yuno.

Thank you.

Yuno

Me... me too...

Yuno

!

Yuno

I didn't do anything!

You did. Your face is bright red.

Yuno

You're annoying.

Was it embarrassing?

Yuno

No.

Yuno

But I'm glad I asked. I wanted to do some research for making the song.

Huh? You called me here for work? I thought you called me because you wanted to see me!

Yuno

For work.

No way~! I was so happy that I reversed my whole night-owl schedule just to come see you!

Yuno

That's why I set it in the evening.

I always wake up at 9 PM, you know.

Yuno

Sorry for waking you, but I should be heading back now.

Huh? So early!

Yuno

There's a deadline, you know.

Bye.

Yuno

Mm.

Yuno!

Yuno

...

Let's work together again sometime! Is it okay if I send an email to your office?

Yuno

Shh...! DM my alt account!

Understood!

Yuno

(So the disbandment wasn't an ending, but a positive new start.)

Yuno

...

Yuno

Oh, I think I've got something.

Arale

Thanks for coming all the way to my home.

Ritsu

Not at all. I wanted to visit this area again. It's been a while.

Arale

You moved away, after all.

Ritsu

Yeah.

Arale

Here, Chupasachu volume 1.

Ritsu

Thanks—

Arale

Let me confirm again. You've read it once already, right!?

Ritsu

Yeah.

Ritsu

I want to read it with Arale-chan's comments.

Arale

Oh, it's not a big deal...

Arale

! Chupasachu is a big deal! It's the best!

Ritsu

Yeah.

Ritsu

Back in elementary school, I always thought Arale-chan's comments on Magilulu were funny...

Ritsu

The set of watching Magilulu on Sunday, and then hearing you talk about it on Monday was my favorite, Arale-chan.

Arale

Huh~

Arale

! It's Raki-chan. Hello.

"It's terrible!"

Arale

Huh? What's wrong?

Ritsu

...

"Umm, there's a video online of Arale-chan and Yako-sensei fighting."

"Even we know you're close, but it still looks kind of bad..."

Ritsu

Arale-chan, probably this video.

Arale

...

Miyako

"Arale-san is just too intense!"

Arale

"D-Don't mess with me!"

Miyako

"That's enough!"

Arale

"What...!"

Miyako

"We're the ones who decided to do the live show, aren't we!"

Ritsu・Arale

...

"I didn't think it could be true, but I figured I should let you know..."

Arale

Yeah... Thank you.

Ritsu

Viola did this.

Arale

I wonder if Miyako-san is fine...

Ritsu

I've already told her all about Viola...

Arale

...

Ritsu

Arale-chan, are you okay?

Ritsu

Miyako-san is just being led by Viola to say this...

Arale

! No, I'm fine!

Arale

Now I know...

Ritsu

?

Arale

Because Miyako-san completely trusted Viola.

Miyako

Sorry! Sorry, I...

Ritsu

Yeah...

Nonoka

Here comes Nonononononono~~ Nono-chan~!

Nonoka

The comments have stopped coming! Good evening~

Nonoka

Yesterday, we all went to the beach! We had a fire~! At the beach!

Nonoka

And... and...

Nonoka

Nono-chan has become an adult♡

Nonoka

It was all first-time things for me... Mm?

Nonoka

"I hear that MewType is getting flamed. Are you okay?"

Nonoka

Mmm...

Nonoka

Fire~~~~~!!

Yuno

Online backlash?

Yuno

MewType, members falling to the dark side, falling out, one topic after another...

Yuno

Controversy marketing... "Does infamy really outweigh obscurity?"

Yuno

No, I dunno.

Yuno

Even if you call it infamy, the world's trends are...

Yuno

Festival canceled, Kandagawa, Kan-chan, what day is it today, made-to-order production started, post an image I can use for the punchline.

Yuno

In a different circle, it wouldn't even be a topic. I don't really care about this backlash...

Yuno

They seem to care, though...

Arale

"Don't play dumb!"

Arale

"That's how you do it! You lie to toy with people's hearts and hurt them! Now I have the adults who help me by my side!"

Miyako

"Wha... Please give me a moment!"

Miyako

"Arale-san is so selfish, so self-absorbed!"

Miyako

"She's so intense and scary that she loses sight of everyone around her!"

Miyako

"She just keeps talking, completely ignoring everyone else, and being satisfied all by herself!"

...

Miyako

Only Viola-san could have taken this video... Viola-san...

Miyako

If only... She would deny it...!

You knew it, didn't you?

Miyako

...

Everyone was persuading you because they care about you.

Miyako

... I knew...

Miyako

Even so... I didn't want to believe that sparkle was a lie...!

Miyako

I thought... I had finally met someone who would understand me to the very bottom of my heart...

Miyako

I just wanted to be with her longer... That was all...

Miyako

...

Miyako

Ugh...

Miyako

Waaaaaaaaaaaah......