Nakamachi-san, you're about ready to post a cover song video, right?

Arale

Peeeeeeeeeeeeep!!

Quit squeaking!

Arale

Nnnnnngh, but, but, buttttt...!

You don't like singing?

Arale

No... That's not it.

You don't like being in the group?

Arale

Parts of it...

You don't like showing your face?

Arale

Yes...

Wanna hear something good?

Arale

Something good?

If it's a video... guess what? You don't have to show your face!

Arale

Wait, you're right!!

Nonoka

Are we finally gonna hear Arale-chan sing~?

Arale

So... I'm really gonna sing?

Yuno

Well, you are the vocalist.

Nonoka

I can't wait to hear you sing, Arale-chan!

Arale

Whaaat?!

Arale

B-But I haven't sung much lately, and I'm a liiittle out of practice, so, hehe... I can't promise I'll be as good as you're hoping...

Arale

You really wanna hear me sing...?

Nonoka

I can't waaait!!

Arale

♡♡♡

Arale

A-And you too, Miyako-san...?

Miyako

Huh? Oh, yes. I... am looking forward to it.

Arale

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Arale

Th-Then... maybe just this once? I mean, giving it a try might be kinda sorta totally doable~? Ehehe...

Yuno

That was way too easy...

Nonoka

Okaaay! I have a brilliant idea!

What is it?

Nonoka

Nono-chan will play guitar for Arale-chan's cover video~!

Arale

R-Really?! You'd do that?!

Nonoka

Of cooourse♪

That might actually work... What song?

Nonoka

A Yuno-chan song! Nono-chan's an OG fan! Since the band days!

Yuno

...

Nonoka

I love every single one, so I wanna play them all! Can I?

Yuno

I mean, I do like the songs, but...

Nonoka

The songs?

Yuno

Humans, though... I don't really get them...

Yuno

...

Nonoka

I knew it... An AI...!

Miyako

I'm gonna lose my job?!?!

Arale

M-Miyako-saaaaaan!!

Yuno

For the record, I'm not an AI...

Everyone's certainly lively! For now, just pick a song, okay?

Arale

Okay!

Arale

I can sing...

Arale

I really can sing...

Arale

Hehe... Ehehe... Hehehehehe...

Arale

I can sing without showing my face! Which means...

Arale

IN-VIN-CI-BLE~~~~~!!

Yuno

So what? Do whatever you want.

Ritsu

Huh...?

Yuno

Something being over and not wanting it to end are two different things, right?

Ritsu

(I don't want it to be over.)

Ritsu

(That's why...)

Arale

Wait up! I'm coming~!

Ritsu

!

Arale

Sorry! A teacher held me up.

Ritsu

Arale-cha...

No fair, Ritsu~ Going behind my back like this.

Ritsu

...!

Ritsu

Wh-Why...?

Huh? You're not happy to see me, Ritsu? That hurts my feelings~

No, no~ You've got Fairy Bouquet, remember, Ritsu?

You're done with Arale-chan!

Ritsu

It's not over...!

Scaaary~

Here I am, begging you not to leave me... and you're still running off to Arale-chan, Ritsu...

Then I guess I have no choice.

They say humans are the only animals that use fire.

Ritsu

...?

Civilization advanced because humans weren't afraid of fire.

Maybe that's why the internet finds someone new to burn every single day.

Ritsu

...!

Funny, isn't it~? All it takes is one little spark. Then you just sit back and watch.

Pop quiz~! What happens when the spark burns out?

Threeee, twooo...

Oooone...

Time's up~!

The answer is... Everything around it burns~

Ritsu

...!

Friends, family~ What was it again? That new group she formed... Oh, right!

MewType, or whatever it was called~

Ritsu

...!

Arale-chan behaved herself back then, so I thought that would be enough~

What was it you said? "It's not over"...? Kyaha! Maybe you're right! Arale-chan isn't finished yet♪

Ritsu

Please... stop...

Hmm~ What should I do~?

Ritsu

I'll never... have anything to do with Arale-chan again...!

Good girl...♡

You really are a "model student," Ritsu.

Nonoka

Nono-chan's...

Arale

and Arale's...

Nonoka・Arale

Collab Song Announcement Tiiime~!

Yuno

And now this is happening.

Miyako

So it would seem.

Nonoka

All right, Arale-chan! Take it away!

Arale

The song for our momentous first collab will be...

Arale

The very first "Magilulu" opening theme, "Magilulu Nice Bulk"!

Nonoka

Ooh~!

Arale

Or the Season 2 ending theme, "Tears of the Shanikamars"!

Nonoka

Ooh...?

Arale

Or the movie's theme song, "Good-Bye, Biceps"! Those are my top three, and I just can't choose...

Miyako

Mm-hm, mm-hm.

Yuno

So you haven't actually decided.

Nonoka

Hmm~ You love all three, right, Arale-chan?

Arale

Y-Yes! Especially "Good-Bye, Biceps"! The exact moment it kicks in during the movie is...

Nonoka

Then let's go with that one♪

Arale

O-Oh...

Arale

Right!

Nonoka

It's settled~! And for the thumbnail art... *Glance*...

Miyako

...

Arale

No, no, no, no! I could never ask Yako-sensei! That'd be presumptuous beyond all presumptuousness~~~~!!

Miyako

If I can make the time...

Arale

No, no! You have your manga to work on! Once I've saved up, I'll go through the agency and commission you properly! Someday! I promise!! For sure!!!

Yuno

That's... a lot.

Oh, perfect. Everyone's here! All right, let's get straight to practice!

Okaaay!

—♪

Arale

(Huh...? What is this feeling...?)

Arale

(Nono-chan-san is so kind...)

Arale

(And my beloved Yako-sensei is here too...)

Arale

(And Yuno-san-chan is a super-capable AI...)

Arale

(Right now, I really... want to sing!)

Wow! You're really starting to come together as a band!

Nonoka

Ahem!

Yuno

Been practicing a lot?

Miyako

Not that much...

Yuno

Huh.

Miyako

...

Nonoka

*Staaaaare*

Miyako

W-What is it...?

Nonoka

Miyako-chan's dark-circle bear today is~ a polar bear! Slightly healthier!

Yuno

Well, keep at it. Just don't work yourself till you drop.

Nonoka

And guess what else? Nono-chan noticed something!

Arale

?

Nonoka

Arale-chan, weren't you humming "Hmm-hmm-hmmm~♪" earlier?

Arale

Whaaat?!

Miyako

Oh, that was you, Arale-san?

Arale

No, no, no! No way that was me!

Yuno

You were singing. Just humming, but still.

Arale

Hwah?!

Nonoka

Think you can practice with us next time, Arale-chan?

Arale

Oh...

Arale

That might be... a hard yes?

Nonoka

Yaaay~!

Ngh... Nakamachi-san...

Can't wait!

Arale

Okay! Wait, Maru-kun just talked?!

Yeah. Nice to meet ya...

Huh?!

Arale

Maru-kuuuun!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

Arale

Ehehehehehehe! Miyako-san, Maru-kun is talking with us!

I need my personal space~! Let go! Let go~!

Arale

He's alive!

I'm alive over here~!

Arale

That's amazing! How does this even work~?!

Miyako

Um...

Let go!

Nonoka

Nono-chan wants a turn holding you too!

Gaaah! Stoooooop!!

Yuno

...

Arale

Ehehehe... Hehehe...

Arale

It's heeere~!

Arale

Mic, mic!

Arale

Nono-chan-san's guitar track, check! Headphones, check!

Arale

My closet recording booth, back in action after all this time, check!

Arale

*Inhale*...

Arale

—♪

Yuno

...

Ritsu

Even when the fennec was suffering all alone... the bear couldn't do anything.

Ritsu

She was a coward. She chose the coward's way out. And the fennec lost everything...

Yuno

I should probably give Nakamachi-san a heads-up, just in case...

Yuno

...

Yuno

Nah... Meddling isn't my style.

Yuno

Unsend... There.

Yuno

...

Yuno

Whoa...

Yuno

This is seriously complicated.

Arale

Mmm... Dreams are power!

Arale

Yaaawn~

Arale

Now then... Let's see how yesterday's video is doing...

Arale

...

Arale

Nnnnnnnnnnnngh...!

Arale

Huh...?

Arale

"I used to watch Magilulu all the time as a kid!" "Arale-chan's ripped!" "She's in peak form!"...

Arale

Eeeeeeeeeeeee♡♡

Arale

Ehehe... Hehehehe! Even the air tastes amaaazing!

Arale

The sky is so bluuuuue!

Arale

This is... the beeeeeest!!

Ritsu

Huh...?

Ritsu

W-Where is that coming from...?!

Ritsu

!

The answer is—

"A model student would never do that."♡

Ritsuu~?

Ritsu

...!

Geez, you're totally spacing out~

Ritsu

Sorry...

Look, Arale-chan posted a video.

Ritsu

Huh...?

The account's called "Arale Nakamachi from MewType."

Is Arale Nakamachi her real name?

Yeah. Putting your real name online is dangerous. You never know what might happen~

There are some real creeps out there.

What?! That's so scary!

Ritsu, let's listen to it. Okay?

Ritsu

...

—♪

Ritsu

(This song...)

What's this? Magilulu?

This takes me back~

What's with this song choice?

Arale-chan sounds like she's having so much fun~ I wonder if things are going well with her new group.

Ritsu

...

One of her new bandmates plays guitar, too.

Wait, Nonoka is...

Usa Eater-chan.

She's the one who went viral with over a hundred million views! That's wiiild~!

You were always Arale-chan's guitarist, Ritsu...

But I guess she doesn't need you anymore, huh?

Ritsu

I... have something I need to do at home, so I'll be leaving now.

Bye-bye~!

See ya~

Ritsu's been so entertaining lately~ Kyaha!

Ritsu

Arale-chan is as dazzling as ever...

Yuno

So what? Do whatever you want.

Ritsu

I can't... Not after what I did to Arale-chan back then...

Arale

Ahem~ Magical Physical Kururu... or Magilulu for short. This will be on the test~

Hahahaha! Arale-chan, you sound just like the teacher!

That's hilarious!

Ritsu

Hehe...

Ritsu

(I met Arale-chan back in elementary school...)

Arale

Ta-da!

Ritsu

A notebook...?

Arale

Look! I wrote down our conversations, and they turned into lyrics! Major discovery! I'm a genius!

Ritsu

You're right... Arale-chan, that's amazing!

Ritsu

(Arale-chan was always so bright, and being with her was so much fun...)

Arale

And then everyone's biceps in Yumeoi Town lit up all at once!

Ritsu

Hahaha! That's so weird~ Hehe.

Arale

Right?! Oh, I know! Ricchan, let's sing together!

Arale

Come on, sing with me!

Ritsu

Yeah! What should we sing?

Arale

Umm... "Good-Bye, Biceps"!

Ritsu

(Arale-chan had always shone so brightly... She was my light.)

Arale

Huh...? Ricchan, you're going to a private middle school?

Ritsu

Yeah...

Arale

Oh... I see...

Arale

Nothing's gonna change! Even if we're apart, we'll always be friends!

Ritsu

Arale-chan... Yeah!