A Heart-Pounding Moment/Card Story

* Episode
* Special Episode

**Transcript**

 Valentine's Day - Afternoon Break
 Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Courtyard

Kasumi
Alright! Now let's get eating! Ready? On three! One... Two...
**Kasumi**: Alright! Now let's get eating! Ready? On three! One... Two...

All
Three!
**All**: Three!

Kasumi
Wow~. Arisa, your homemade chocolate really is fantastic~!
**Kasumi**: Wow~. Arisa, your homemade chocolate really is fantastic~!

Rimi
Yeah! The texture's so smooth, and it just melts in your mouth...
**Rimi**: Yeah! The texture's so smooth, and it just melts in your mouth...

Saaya
I-it really is good... Arisa, I never knew you had this kind of talent...
**Saaya**: I-it really is good... Arisa, I never knew you had this kind of talent...

Arisa
N-no... It's not like I'm especially skilled or anything...
**Arisa**: N-no... It's not like I'm especially skilled or anything...

Tae
It's just like I said before, right? See, I told you it was delicious~!
**Tae**: It's just like I said before, right? See, I told you it was delicious~!

Arisa
What are you acting all high and mighty for?!
**Arisa**: What are you acting all high and mighty for?!

Kasumi
Yup, Arisa's feelings of love and friendship really come through with this chocolate~! Of course it's delicious~!
**Kasumi**: Yup, Arisa's feelings of love and friendship really come through with this chocolate~! Of course it's delicious~!

Arisa
Cut it out! "L-love and friendship"... Nothing like that's in there! T-the very idea makes my skin crawl...
**Arisa**: Cut it out! "L-love and friendship"... Nothing like that's in there! T-the very idea makes my skin crawl...

Arisa
B-but I'll admit, I'm glad everyone likes it... What a relief...
**Arisa**: B-but I'll admit, I'm glad everyone likes it... What a relief...

Arisa
Okay, that's enough about me! How about we try Saya's chocolate cornets?
**Arisa**: Okay, that's enough about me! How about we try Saya's chocolate cornets?

Rimi
Y-yay~! I've been dying to try them!
**Rimi**: Y-yay~! I've been dying to try them!

Kasumi
Alright, everyone! Dig in!
**Kasumi**: Alright, everyone! Dig in!

Rimi
... Wow~! It's delicious~! The bread is so fluffy~!
**Rimi**: ... Wow~! It's delicious~! The bread is so fluffy~!

Arisa
I-it really is... And it looks just like the ones sold at the bakery...
**Arisa**: I-it really is... And it looks just like the ones sold at the bakery...

Rimi
Wait, Arisa-chan, take a closer look. These are different...
**Rimi**: Wait, Arisa-chan, take a closer look. These are different...

Arisa
R-really? They look the same to me...
**Arisa**: R-really? They look the same to me...

Rimi
But the one sold at the bakery have their bread swirling in a counter-clockwise rotation! These swirls are going in a clockwise direction!
**Rimi**: But the one sold at the bakery have their bread swirling in a counter-clockwise rotation! These swirls are going in a clockwise direction!

Arisa
You're the only one who would notice something like that!
**Arisa**: You're the only one who would notice something like that!

Kasumi
Ah~, that was so good~! Thank you, Saya~♪ Okay, should we have Rimi's chocolates next?
**Kasumi**: Ah~, that was so good~! Thank you, Saya~♪ Okay, should we have Rimi's chocolates next?

Rimi
U-uhm, last time I bought their ganache, but this time I thought I'd buy their truffles...
**Rimi**: U-uhm, last time I bought their ganache, but this time I thought I'd buy their truffles...

Saaya
What you brought last time was delicious, so I'm sure their truffles will be just as tasty.
**Saaya**: What you brought last time was delicious, so I'm sure their truffles will be just as tasty.

Rimi
Th-they also had chocolate cake and chocolate fondant, but I really wanted everyone to try these.
**Rimi**: Th-they also had chocolate cake and chocolate fondant, but I really wanted everyone to try these.

Kasumi
Well, then let's get to it! Down the hatch they go~!
**Kasumi**: Well, then let's get to it! Down the hatch they go~!

Kasumi
... Mmm... Mmm~! This is just as I- No, this is better than I imagined! I like these even more than the ones from last time!
**Kasumi**: ... Mmm... Mmm~! This is just as I- No, this is better than I imagined! I like these even more than the ones from last time!

Rimi
R-right?! I thought the same thing! The flavor and aroma of the cocoa used really comes off nice and strong...
**Rimi**: R-right?! I thought the same thing! The flavor and aroma of the cocoa used really comes off nice and strong...

Saaya
Ahaha... Rimi-rin, you sure are passionate when it comes to chocolate, aren't you?
**Saaya**: Ahaha... Rimi-rin, you sure are passionate when it comes to chocolate, aren't you?

Rimi
Huh?! I-is that how it sounds...? I-I really like chocolate, so I can't help but talk about it when it comes up...
**Rimi**: Huh?! I-is that how it sounds...? I-I really like chocolate, so I can't help but talk about it when it comes up...

Tae
Well~... Now it's my turn, I suppose?
**Tae**: Well~... Now it's my turn, I suppose?

Arisa
Oh, that's right! I really wanted to see what kind of chocolates you brought. I wonder what's inside?
**Arisa**: Oh, that's right! I really wanted to see what kind of chocolates you brought. I wonder what's inside?

Kasumi
Me too! You brought stuff from a shop you like, didn't you, O-Tae?
**Kasumi**: Me too! You brought stuff from a shop you like, didn't you, O-Tae?

Tae
That's right. Go ahead and look inside your bags~.
**Tae**: That's right. Go ahead and look inside your bags~.

Arisa
... Huh? W-what is this?
**Arisa**: ... Huh? W-what is this?

Tae
Isn't it obvious? Steamed buns, of course!
**Tae**: Isn't it obvious? Steamed buns, of course!

Arisa
But that's not chocolate!
**Arisa**: But that's not chocolate!

Tae
Well, I thought it'd be pretty boring if all we had was chocolate, so~.
**Tae**: Well, I thought it'd be pretty boring if all we had was chocolate, so~.

Arisa
Does someone need to remind you what Valentine's Day is about?!
**Arisa**: Does someone need to remind you what Valentine's Day is about?!

Kasumi
But you know, these buns are really tasty~!
**Kasumi**: But you know, these buns are really tasty~!

Arisa
You're already eating them?!
**Arisa**: You're already eating them?!

Saaya
Last is Kasumi's chocolate, right?
**Saaya**: Last is Kasumi's chocolate, right?

Arisa
Oh yeah, the one's you bought at the convenience store?
**Arisa**: Oh yeah, the one's you bought at the convenience store?

Kasumi
Don't lump it in with other brands sold there! These are super duper extra scrumptious!
**Kasumi**: Don't lump it in with other brands sold there! These are super duper extra scrumptious!

Kasumi
It may be sold in a convenience store, but it doesn't taste like it was sold in a convenience store, you know~?
**Kasumi**: It may be sold in a convenience store, but it doesn't taste like it was sold in a convenience store, you know~?

Arisa
No, I don't know! Besides, everyone knows these chocolates are delicious! They're sold everywhere, for crying out loud!
**Arisa**: No, I don't know! Besides, everyone knows these chocolates are delicious! They're sold everywhere, for crying out loud!

Arisa
Heck, even I like them...
**Arisa**: Heck, even I like them...

Kasumi
Oh~! You like them too, Arisa?! I knew it! We really are two of a kind~!
**Kasumi**: Oh~! You like them too, Arisa?! I knew it! We really are two of a kind~!

Arisa
What?! No way! There is no way you and I are that similar!
**Arisa**: What?! No way! There is no way you and I are that similar!

Kasumi
But we really are~! No question about it! We're pretty much best buds~!
**Kasumi**: But we really are~! No question about it! We're pretty much best buds~!

Arisa
... W-well, if that's the case, wouldn't it have been better to make your chocolates yourself too?
**Arisa**: ... W-well, if that's the case, wouldn't it have been better to make your chocolates yourself too?

Kasumi
Yeah, that's true... I thought the same thing when I saw what you brought, Arisa...
**Kasumi**: Yeah, that's true... I thought the same thing when I saw what you brought, Arisa...

Kasumi
... Was making them really tough?
**Kasumi**: ... Was making them really tough?

Arisa
Well~... I wouldn't say it was hard, but... You do have to pay attention to the temperature and such...
**Arisa**: Well~... I wouldn't say it was hard, but... You do have to pay attention to the temperature and such...

Kasumi
Really?! Then, how about next time you teach me how to do it?
**Kasumi**: Really?! Then, how about next time you teach me how to do it?

Saaya
Ah, I'd like to learn too...
**Saaya**: Ah, I'd like to learn too...

Rimi, Tae
Me too!
**Array**: Me too!

Kasumi
Well, Arisa? Everyone's asking, so what do you say? Will you teach us? Please~?
**Kasumi**: Well, Arisa? Everyone's asking, so what do you say? Will you teach us? Please~?

Arisa
... Ah~! How can I say no, when you're looking at me like that? But in return, for the Second Annual Poppin'Party Valentine's Day Celebration, everyone better bring their own homemade chocolates!
**Arisa**: ... Ah~! How can I say no, when you're looking at me like that? But in return, for the Second Annual Poppin'Party Valentine's Day Celebration, everyone better bring their own homemade chocolates!

**Transcript**

 Downtown

Arisa
Oh, BanG Dreamer. What are you doing here?
**Arisa**: Oh, BanG Dreamer. What are you doing here?

Arisa
... Yeah, it was Valentine's Day the other day. What about it?
**Arisa**: ... Yeah, it was Valentine's Day the other day. What about it?

Arisa
... What?! Wh-why do you know about that?! K-keep it down! "S-special handmade chocolates"?! It's nothing like that!
**Arisa**: ... What?! Wh-why do you know about that?! K-keep it down! "S-special handmade chocolates"?! It's nothing like that!

Arisa
Where did you hear about that, BanG Dreamer?
**Arisa**: Where did you hear about that, BanG Dreamer?

Arisa
... Kasumi. Argh~, go figure. She has such a big mouth!
**Arisa**: ... Kasumi. Argh~, go figure. She has such a big mouth!

Arisa
 I-I'll say this once, but just 'cause I ended up making them, doesn't mean I wanted to make chocolates for everyone!
**Arisa**: I-I'll say this once, but just 'cause I ended up making them, doesn't mean I wanted to make chocolates for everyone!

Arisa
... Well, that's not to say I didn't go through a lot for them, either...
**Arisa**: ... Well, that's not to say I didn't go through a lot for them, either...

Arisa
I always thought making chocolates was just melting it and letting it get hard again, but I guess that's not the case...
**Arisa**: I always thought making chocolates was just melting it and letting it get hard again, but I guess that's not the case...

Arisa
But then Lisa-san gave me a hand, and I was able to make them in the end.
**Arisa**: But then Lisa-san gave me a hand, and I was able to make them in the end.

Arisa
Even when I lost them, she helped me look, and in the end we found my chocolates safe and sound.
**Arisa**: Even when I lost them, she helped me look, and in the end we found my chocolates safe and sound.

Arisa
... Now that I think about it... I really couldn't have done anything without Lisa-san.
**Arisa**: ... Now that I think about it... I really couldn't have done anything without Lisa-san.

Arisa
She really is a good person~...
**Arisa**: She really is a good person~...

Arisa
You think so too, BanG Dreamer?
**Arisa**: You think so too, BanG Dreamer?

Arisa
We go to different schools, and we're not even in the same grade. But she still helped me out...
**Arisa**: We go to different schools, and we're not even in the same grade. But she still helped me out...

Arisa
I always thought she was just this flashy person, but she's actually very kind. She cares about others a lot too...
**Arisa**: I always thought she was just this flashy person, but she's actually very kind. She cares about others a lot too...

Arisa
I was surprised people like her exist, to be honest.
**Arisa**: I was surprised people like her exist, to be honest.

Arisa
... What? I seem less reserved than usual?
**Arisa**: ... What? I seem less reserved than usual?

Arisa
D-don't be ridiculous! I'm just very grateful for Lisa-san, that's all!
**Arisa**: D-don't be ridiculous! I'm just very grateful for Lisa-san, that's all!

Arisa
It was thanks to her that I was able to give everyone their chocolates!
**Arisa**: It was thanks to her that I was able to give everyone their chocolates!

Arisa
...B-but don't get me wrong! It's not like I wanted to make everyone something in the first place!
**Arisa**: ...B-but don't get me wrong! It's not like I wanted to make everyone something in the first place!

Arisa
It's just that, when you think Valentine's Day chocolates, you normally think homemade, right?!
**Arisa**: It's just that, when you think Valentine's Day chocolates, you normally think homemade, right?!

Arisa
But the only ones who made their gifts were me and Saya! Although technically Saya brought chocolate cornets.
**Arisa**: But the only ones who made their gifts were me and Saya! Although technically Saya brought chocolate cornets.

Arisa
Still, Kasumi brought chocolate from the convenience store, and O-Tae didn't even bring chocolates!
**Arisa**: Still, Kasumi brought chocolate from the convenience store, and O-Tae didn't even bring chocolates!

Arisa
W-well, I guess you could say that was partially my fault for assuming everyone would make theirs, but-
**Arisa**: W-well, I guess you could say that was partially my fault for assuming everyone would make theirs, but-

Arisa
... I am not blushing!
**Arisa**: ... I am not blushing!

Arisa
But, thinking back... Seeing everyone enjoying my chocolates so much, I guess it wasn't all bad...
**Arisa**: But, thinking back... Seeing everyone enjoying my chocolates so much, I guess it wasn't all bad...

Arisa
... Hm? What kind of face is that? You wish you could have tried some?
**Arisa**: ... Hm? What kind of face is that? You wish you could have tried some?

Arisa
F-fine! Next time I feel like making chocolates, I'll make some for you too, okay?
**Arisa**: F-fine! Next time I feel like making chocolates, I'll make some for you too, okay?

Arisa
... Jeez, I can't believe you...
**Arisa**: ... Jeez, I can't believe you...