Arale

(Miyako-san might be like the old me.)

Arale

(I met Viola, and I felt like things were going well... And then suddenly I was treated like the bad guy.)

Arale

(Everything stopped making sense.)

Arale

(So, probably...)

Miyako

She truly understands me, she's the best fan ever!

Arale

The best fan...

Arale

The best fan, huh~~~~~~~?

Arale

I'm a tiny~~~~~ bit shocked, but...

Arale

No point dwelling on that now!

Arale

This time! I absolutely won't lose!

Arale

We can sing, we can talk, and we're not alone! I won't let MewType be destroyed!

Arale

Reliable Ricchan!

Arale

Nono-chan-san, with unmatched medical care skill!

Arale

Yuno-san-chan, the amazing AI!

Arale

And Miyako-san the God!

Arale

Umm... We're the best!

Nonoka

Nice~~!

Nonoka

Arale-chan's lyrics are great too~

Arale

Hehehe, thanks.

Arale

But personally, I feel like I'd like to stabilize the last part a little more, you know!

Nonoka

Mm-hmm.

Arale

I barely made it through this time, but if I'm not careful, I'll miss the notes~ I'll reflect on that!

Arale

Oh, right! Miyako-san~!

Miyako

!

Arale

At the last chorus where the chord changes, I want a little pitch cue there~

Miyako

...

Arale

Yes! That's it!

Arale

Hehe, thank you!

Arale

...♪ It's not just about the pitch. It still feels like something's missing...

Arale

A super long tone? Or maybe add another cycle to it?

Miyako

...

Yuno

Can I have a moment?

Miyako

!! Wh-What is it...?

Yuno

I think we could add a little more to the interlude. Now that we have two guitarists, it'll get buried in the mix if we leave it as is.

Miyako

Oh, that's what you meant...

Yuno

?

Miyako

No, never mind. I'll think about it.

Yuno

Mm, thanks.

Nonoka

Yuuuuuuuunoooooooooo chaaaaaan!!!

Yuno

Wa!

Nonoka

What about Nono-chan~?

Yuno

Ahh... Even for a lead part, it was way too wild.

Nonoka

Hehe. My inner animal came out.

Yuno

Listen more to the rhythm guitarist.

Nonoka

Hmm, that's tough. 'Cause Nono-chan's been playing it solo up till now~

Ritsu

If you ask, I'll practice with you anytime.

Nonoka

Ricchaaaaaaaaaaaan!!

Ritsu

Ugh!

Yuno

That sounds good.

Yuno

The way everything gradually locks into place is the real thrill of being in a band.

Nonoka

...

Yuno

What?

Nonoka

Nothing. I'm glad you looked like you were having fun, Yuno-chan!

Yuno

!

Yuno

It's not like that...

Yuno

As the number of instruments increased, the musical possibilities expanded. I simply found it interesting from an arrangement perspective.

Yuno

There is no other meaning to it.

Nonoka

Mm-hmm.

Ritsu

Practice time is almost over. What do we do?

Arale

Huh, already?

Nonoka

Time flies when you're having fun~

Miyako

I'll be leaving now!

Arale

Oh, good work!

Ritsu

Good work.

Nonoka

Hmmm...

Miyako

I wonder why no one blames me...

Miyako

If I hadn't suggested we do a live show... We wouldn't have gotten flamed...

Miyako

No... Dwelling on "what ifs" is just making excuses. That was my own decision. So...

Miyako

They're just playing nice without getting to the core! They should just say, "It's all Miyako Fuji's fault!"

Miyako

And Arale-san is totally different in person compared to her videos...

Miyako

Viola-san...

Miyako

*Sigh*...

Miyako

!!

Miyako

Oh... It's my editor...

Miyako

Hello...

"Oh, Fujimi-sensei. I hope you are doing well."

"The editorial department has approved the roughs you submitted, so please proceed."

Miyako

Yes...

"And about the submission date for the first draft, is it okay to do it as usual?"

Miyako

? It's okay.

"Oh, I mean, Fujimi-sensei, you seem to be busy right now..."

Miyako

Oh...

"It's not related to our company, so there's not much we can do. But if the schedule is really tight..."

"We could manage to take about a week off from publication."

Miyako

Huh?

Miyako

(I... can't even shine in manga...?)

"The story has good momentum right now, so I'd love to keep it going as is, but Sensei's health comes first!"

"...Sensei? Hello! Sensei!"

Miyako

I...

Miyako

I...

Nonoka

I sense an emergency from Miyako-chan.

Nonoka

I have to heal her!

Miyako

...

Miyako

Um...

Miyako

Do you need something...?

Nonoka

Time for your checkup~

Nonoka

Miyako-chan, you had your "painful" face on!

Miyako

Isn't that just your imagination?

Nonoka

No way, you can't fool these eyes of the renowned Dr. Nono-chan!

Miyako

...

Nonoka

You don't have to worry about it, okay?

Miyako

!

Nonoka

Miyako-chan, you've been working very hard. You draw manga and play the keyboard...

Nonoka

Nono-chan thinks you're really admirable. So don't feel down!

Nonoka

Nono-chan will give you lots and lots of cuddles and pats!

Miyako

It's only natural to work hard.

Miyako

Anyone could do that.

Nonoka

That's not true! It's amazing that you can work hard!

Miyako

Then...

Miyako

Why I am...!!

Nonoka

? You okay?

Miyako

... Never mind... I'm fine.

Nonoka

Hmm... Miyako-chan seems to be in deep sorrow.

Nonoka

I shall give you a special medicine!

Nonoka

Mmm... Smooch♡

Nonoka

Huh...? Miyako-chan~?

Miyako

Um...

Nonoka

...

Miyako

Your position is not there, you know.

Nonoka

I am a guitarist.

Nonoka

So...

Nonoka

I will express it through sounds!

Arale

Su... Su-su-su-su-su...!

Arale

Super Recovery...!

Nonoka

How's it...?

Arale

Even if you ask me...

Nonoka

I name it... "The Song of Giving Hanamaru"!

Nonoka

It's a song that goes, "Nobody is wrong, and everyone is already amazing just for being alive!"

Nonoka

So, Miyako-chan, don't worry about the bad stuff. Let's have fun playing in the band!

Ritsu・Arale・Nonoka

...

Miyako

Are you serious...?

Nonoka

Huh?

Miyako

So I'm not wrong, even though I'm the one who caused all this online backlash and is currently causing everyone so much trouble?

Miyako

Heh... Heheh... Heheh... Heheheheh...

Miyako

*Sigh*...

Miyako

Could you please spare me the platitudes?

Miyako

Let me tell you, the world isn't that kind. It's far more complicated.

Miyako

And yet you're just splashing around in the shallow end...

Miyako

It must feel so good to force your flower-field fantasies onto others!

Nonoka

Flower-field...

Miyako

Am I the bad guy just because I won't go along with your cheerfulness!?

Miyako

In reality, there are people who can't be saved by light!!

Nonoka

!

Miyako

You say all the right things, but I hate myself for not being that kind of decent person, so much that I can't help but take it out on others...

Miyako

Someone like me...

Nonoka

Miyako-cha...

Miyako

I know!! I know you didn't mean any harm! And I'm the one who's wrong!

Miyako

So please, never speak to me again...!

Miyako

I! I really hate you!!

Ritsu・Arale

...

Arale

Ah, Yuno-san-chan—

Yuno

I'm quitting the band.

Ritsu・Arale

Huh?

Ritsu

Yuno-sa...

Arale

Huh...

Arale

Huh~~~~~~~~!!!?????

Nonoka

...?

Arale

D-D-Didn't Yuno-san-chan say she's quitting the band!??

Ritsu

Y-Yeah...!

Arale

The Band!? Huh!? MewType!? Yuno-san-chan is quitting MewType!? Why!??

Ritsu

I don't know!

Arale

Ah! I'll try calling Yuno-san-chan!

Ritsu

Then, I'll call Ms. Manager...

Arale

Umm... Waaah! Please answer the phone~!!

Ritsu

...

Yuno

...

Yuno

*Sigh*...

Yuno

...

Yuno

Why...

Arale

Yuno-san-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!

Arale

Where did you go~!?

Ritsu

I can't contact her since yesterday...

Nonoka

Umm. What's going on...?

Miyako

...

Sorry to keep you waiting! Is everyone here?

Arale

Ms. Manager! Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Yuno-chan-chan-san...! She's q-q-q-quitting MewType...!

I've heard what happened. It's about Sengoku-san, right?

Arale

Mmh, mmh, mmh!

Umm, but she'll probably come back in a couple of days.

Ritsu・Arale

What? Huh?

Sengoku-san has always been like that.

Rather than provoking her unnecessarily right now, I think it's better to just stay calm and wait.

Ritsu

Is that so...

Arale

I-I'll stay too, no rush...

So that's how it is! So everyone, let's change our mindset...

Arale

...

I know it's not that simple... But there is some good news, too.

Guess what!

MewType's very first tie-up has been confirmed!

It's the ending theme song for the currently streaming program "Sakidori Culture!" for June!

Arale

Ending...

We've only done one live show, but thanks to the online backlash, we've got a ton of followers.

That's real buzzworthiness!

Let's turn them into real fans! That's the spirit we need!

Ritsu・Arale・Nonoka

...

Let's do this!

Ritsu・Arale・Nonoka

Oh...

Let's do this!!!!!!!

Ritsu・Arale・Nonoka

Oh, yeah!

Nonoka

...

Miyako

Uh, um...

Nonoka

!

Miyako

I have a deadline, so I should go...

Oh, good work.

Ritsu

Good work.

Arale

Good... work...

Arale

Nngh... Stay... No rush here either, stay...

Well then, let's call it a day. I'll send you the tie-up details later, so make sure to check them, okay?

Nonoka

...

Nonoka

Is Nono-chan shiny? Or smooth...?

Nonoka

I wonder what kind of flowers are blooming in the flower field...?

Nonoka

...

Miyako

So please, never speak to me again...!

Miyako

I! I really hate you!!

Nonoka

Yuno-chan...

Nonoka

!

Nonoka

The tie-up details from Ms. Manager...

Nonoka

Mm! Lyrics: koharu...

Nonoka

The former bandmate of Yuno-chan...?

Nonoka

I wonder why Yuno-chan quit the band...

Yuno

(I won't be in a band anymore. So I must write songs as my job...)

Yuno

(Lyrics...)

Yuno

(Dreams...)

Yuno

...

Yuno

It's impossible...

Ritsu

I've brought Miyako-san here.

Miyako

...

Arale

Oh... Ricchan, thanks~

Ritsu

Now, about Yuno-san...

Nonoka

Yuno-chan turned into a little mole.

Arale

A little mole?

Nonoka

Umm... Here~

Arale

This is...?

Nonoka

As you all know, this is Yuno-chan's alt account.

Arale

Huh!??

Arale

"Rough," "This is rough," "This is way too rough"!??

Arale

That's a three-step conjugation of "Rough"!! I-I-Isn't this a serious matter!??

Nonoka

Yuno-chan's mental state is as fragile as tofu~

Arale

Huh?

Ritsu

And it's the silken kind.

Arale

????

Arale

Could this be one of those rare things that often happen?

Nonoka

Once every few years, she turns into Mole Yuno-chan~

Ritsu

I heard about the depressive post from Nono-chan. I got worried and asked Ms. Manager about it.

Ritsu

Then I heard that Yuno-san had left home.

Arale

Left home!????? You mean, she has left her family!?????

Nonoka

Her family seem to know that~

Arale

Yuno-san-chan...

Arale

Does she really want to quit MewType...

Ritsu

...

Arale

Wait, this! We're getting flamed again!? Look, "MewType Feud Rumors"...

Ritsu

It's true.

Arale

Why did this happen!?

Ritsu

It's the people who saw Yuno-san's post.

Arale

I object! We're absolutely not in a feud...

Arale

Not at all...

Miyako

...

Arale

Not a bit... Ugh...

Miyako

It's my fault.

Arale

Huh!??

Miyako

In this situation, anything could become fuel for the backlash.

Miyako

If I hadn't suggested the live show, MewType wouldn't have gotten flamed, and the feud rumors—

Arale

No! The backlash isn't your fault, Miyako-san! For me, it's absolutely not your fault at all!

Miyako

!

Arale

And I'd say it's the worst, too.

Arale

Miyako-san, even if you hadn't said anything, I would've suggested the live show anyway!

Arale

Why don't you get it?

Arale

So Miyako-san, you don't need to think it's your fault at all...

Arale

Ricchan, you think so too, don't you?

Arale

You think so too, right?

Miyako

...

Ritsu

Arale-chan is right, Miyako-san, it's not your fault—

Miyako

Please stop!

Ritsu

!

Miyako

P-Please don't try to force everything through to suit your own convenience!

Miyako

And yet you completely avoid the important issue, just glossing over it to keep the peace! It's lukewarm and incredibly uncomfortable!

Arale

Mi, Miyako-san...

Miyako

It just doesn't make any sense!

Miyako

I said such awful things to Miyanaga-san, and yet no one says anything! No one blames me at all!

Miyako

Then... What should I do...?

Ritsu

...

Miyako

...

Arale

Miyako-san...!

Nonoka

...

Ritsu

Nono-chan, are you okay?

Nonoka

?

Ritsu

Um...

Nonoka

Nono-chan is okay, you know?

Miyako

...!?

Miyako

Aww... Ugh...

Miyako

(I don't know what's right anymore...)

Miyako

(I just hate myself more and more...)

Miyako

Oh... I dropped my smartphone...

Miyako

...

Miyako

Viola-san...

Miyako

I miss you...