Uika

Good morning~

Uika

Huh? No one's here...

Uika

Maybe I really did get here a little early.

Uika

...

Uika

No one's here yet, so just for a little bit...

Uika

Whew... That should be enough for now.

Uika

Huh?! Mutsumi-chan!

Mutsumi

Good work.

Uika

How long have you been watching?

Mutsumi

For a little while.

Uika

Sorry, I went ahead and practiced on my own... It's for a sumimi recording tomorrow.

Mutsumi

It's fine.

Mutsumi

Amazing. You're completely different from Doloris.

Uika

Ahaha...

Mutsumi

What does it feel like to be an idol?

Uika

Huh? What does it feel like? Hmm, let's see...

Uika

I think it has its own kind of charm, different from Ave Mujica. Of course, I'm not saying one is better than the other.

Uika

The performances are different, and so is the way we connect with the audience.

Mutsumi

Like what?

Uika

The call-and-response during live shows, for one. That energy feels really unique to idols.

Mutsumi

I see.

Uika・Mutsumi

...

Uika

(Huh...? Did that end the conversation...?)

Uika

(Maybe I didn't really answer what Mutsumi-chan wanted to know...? Or maybe she thought it was boring...?)

Mutsumi

...

Uika

(Now I'm confused all over again... Mutsumi-chan has been so hard to read lately.)

Mutsumi

Do you like cake?

Uika

Huh? Cake?

Uika

Yeah, I do...

Mutsumi

Our housekeeper baked a cake. We still have time, so do you want some?

Uika

Oh, thank you. Then I'd love some.

Mutsumi

Okay. Then come to the living room.

Uika

Oh, before that... I'll put away the audio equipment I used first.

Mutsumi

Okay. I'll go ahead.

Uika

Let's see, the eject button is...

Uika

(Wait... Is that on the CD rack...?)

Uika

(It is "Luminous Once More." Oh... and from here on, it's all PasPale CDs.)

Uika

(Maybe... Mutsumi-chan likes idols?)

Uika

(I hope someday we'll be able to talk about what we like... Things like that.)