Aqours Collab Performance Bright Sparkling Stage/Story

* Part 1
* Part 2
* Part 3
* Part 4
* Part 5
* Final Part

**Chika:**We're Aqours, school idols from Uranohoshi Girls' High School!

 **Elle:**Wow... So these are school idols...!

 **Elle:**What if they were on the same stage as the Seisho Music Academy girls...!

 **Elle:**Um... I want to write a play...where you all appear... Can I?

**Chika:**Yeah, of course! I'm excited to see what kind of story it is!

 **Elle:**Okay! Thank you!

 **Elle:**My heart is beating fast... What a strange dream...

 **Elle:**Ah! I have to start writing right away! A dream stage of stage girls and school idols!

 **Karen:**Let's see... This is the venue for the 100th Outdoor Art Festival, isn't it?

 **Junna:**Yes, this is the place we were instructed to go to.

 **Mahiru:**If so, it doesn't look like there are many visitors...

 **Kaoruko:**For an Art Festival boasting 100 years of proud tradition, it looks quite deserted.

**Committee Member:**You're exactly right...

 **Karen:**Um, and you are...?

**Committee Member:**A committee member of the Art Festival. Thank you for accepting our performance request.

 **Maya:**I'm Maya Tendo, head of the 99th Class of Seisho Music Academy's Actor Training Department. Thank you for inviting us. We will put our utmost effort into the stage.

**Committee Member:**Your performance will be on the last day of the Art Festival, so there should be a bigger audience than today I think...

**Committee Member:**This stage might not be up to par for you girls...

 **Nana:**Not at all... But with 100 years of history... Is there a reason for this?

**Committee Member:**In the past, it was so successful that the audience seating for the outdoor stage would be full and we had standing seats.

 **Karen:**Wow! That many people would come?!

**Committee Member:**We had various programs, like orchestra, theater, singing, Noh, magic show, dance, and more so that people of all ages would enjoy themselves.

 **Kaoruko:**With such a wide variety of programs, it really was an art festival.

**Committee Member:**Yes. It was a lively event. But over the years, the number of visitors decreased and now it's become like this.

 **Mahiru:**It sounds like a really fun festival, so I wonder why...

**Committee Member:**Maybe it's just the way things are going. As entertainment becomes more diverse, art festivals have ended up being buried.

 **Futaba:**...That breaks my heart.

**Committee Member:**Art is something that's only made possible with both the performer and the audience. This year will most likely be our last one...

**Committee Member:**Call it the pride of an art-loving novice, but I wanted to end it on a high note, so I invited those whom we've never approached in the past.

 **Junna:**And that's why we were chosen.

**Committee Member:**Yes, exactly.

 **Mahiru:**I can't believe an art festival with as long a history as Seisho Music Academy is ending this year...

 **Kaoruko:**That's tough. To us, 100 years seem like a long and rich history that should be preserved, but to others, it might just seem like meaningless time.

 **Karen:**It's sd that the festival will disappear, but I want lots of people to come watch for the last time at least.

 **Maya:**Aijo-san... We're just here to give our best on stage.

 **Karen:**Of course we'll do our best. We will, but...

 **Hikari:**I understand how you feel. But we're just the performers. We might be able to increase the audience numbers for "next time" with our performance, but there's nothing we can do to increase the numbers for "this time".

 **Karen:**But there is no "next time" for this. Ngh, I understand what you're saying, but... It just doesn't sit right with me...

**Chika:**Then let's make it a full house this year!

 **Karen:**Wha—?!

**Chika:**Then maybe it can be held again next year!

**Riko:**Chika-chan, you're being overly optimistic again...

**You:**Haha. But it's strange because once Chika-chan's said it, it makes you think it might be possible♪

 **Karen:**Um... You girls are...?

**Dia:**We forgot to introduce ourselves. We're Aqours, Uranohoshi Girls' High School's school idols!

 **Karen:**Aqua-san...?

**Committee Member:**This is Aqours. They'll be on the stage for the last day.

 **Junna:**I see... So we've all been invited for the first time this year.

**Mari:**Nice to meet you all♪

 **Maya:**The pleasure is ours. Let's work together to create a great stage.

 **Mahiru:**Um... Aqours-san... You're idols, right?

**Kanan:**To be more precise—

**Yoshiko:**It's a disguise for the public eye. My true form is... Fallen angel Yohane!!

 **Mahiru:**Huh...?

**Hanamaru:**You're just complicating things. Yoshiko-chan, be quiet for a minute, zura.

**Yoshiko:**I'm not Yoshiko, I'm Yohane!

**You:**Now, now. Let's not worry too much about the details.

**Chika:**We're "school idols".

**Riko:**We form a group with friends and have performances.

 **Claudine:**I see. So it's a little different from the regular "idols".

**Mari:**Yes. That's pretty much it.

**Ruby:**Um... All of you do acting, right?

 **Karen:**That's right! We're students of Seisho Music Academy Actor Training Department! We dance, sing, and act every day to study theater and drama!

**Ruby:**Theater and drama... That sounds so cool!

 **Karen:**Aw, I'm not THAT cool...

 **Junna:**Karen, don't get carried away just because you got praised.

 **Karen:**It just made me happy.

 **Claudine:**Anyway, earlier you said we should make it a full house this year...

**Chika:**Yeah! If we're gonna do it, we'd want it to be a full house, right?

 **Claudine:**Do you have a plan of some sort?

**Chika:**Well, that's...

 **Claudine:**Do you have a plan of some sort?

**Chika:**Well, that's...

 **Claudine:**......

**Chika:**Let's come up with one together!

 **Claudine:**So you haven't thought about it...

**Dia:**Chika-san is always like this. You could call her reckless or...

**Mari:**But we've had numerous miracles because of Chika-chi. I wholeheartedly agree!

**Kanan:**I also agree. Since we're here anyway, I want to try doing whatever we can.

**Chika:**Yeah! If we all put our heads together, I'm sure it'll work out somehow!

**Riko:**Oh, Chika-chan, you're always like this...

**Chika:**Anyway! I want to fill the audience so that the festival can continue next year and the year after that!

**Dia:**I feel the same.

**You:**It'll be too sad to lose this event.

**Ruby:**Yeah!

 **Maya:**You're willing to do so much to keep it going...

 **Nana:**Does everyone have strong emotional attachments to this art festival?

**Kanan:**Not really, but I can't just turn a blind eye.

 **Futaba:**I see...

**Hanamaru:**It's sad for it to end because there aren't enough people.

**Yoshiko:**With my powers as Yohane, it will be no trouble to gather a great number of Little Demons!

 **Nana:**Little Demons...?

**Hanamaru:**Yoshiko-chan, you're bothering everyone. Stop it, zura.

 **Junna:**...What an odd girl.

**Chika:**We'll do our best to bring people here to watch! And then this festival should be able to continue for sure!

**Committee Member:**If... If we really do get huge crowds... We might be able to hold the Art Festival again next year.

 **Karen:**Really?!

**Committee Member:**But I don't think it'll be that easy... We've also taken measures every year to gather people, but it didn't go so well...

 **Karen:**......

 **Karen:**All right! We'll also gather people!

 **Junna:**Karen!?

 **Karen:**Well, don't all of you want to perform in front of a full house?

**You:**Yeah! I'm sure it'll work out if we all work together!

**Riko:**We'd feel more confident if all of you would join us.

 **Karen:**This year is the Art Festival's 100th time... It's also the 100th time for our Seisho Festival. This isn't just a coincidence. It's destiny that brought us here.

 **Karen:**We can't let it end like this. If there's still hope, let's all work together!

**All:**......

 **Hikari:**...Okay. I'll join.

 **Karen:**Hikari-chan!

 **Maya:**I understand Aijo-san's feelings. I suppose this might be some kind of fate.

 **Mahiru:**Karen-chan, let's protect the festival!

 **Junna:**Oh, all right I guess.

 **Kaoruko:**Futaba-han just said she'll work hard and cover my share too.

 **Futaba:**...I didn't. But yeah, I want to help too.

 **Claudine:**You're even saying it's destiny.

 **Nana:**Yes, let's do it.

 **Karen:**Thank you, everyone!

**Chika:**Wow, looks like everyone's fired up!

 **Karen:**Yeah! Let's round up a big audience together!

**Chika:**Actually, I've just thought of a great idea. It'll be more effective with more people, so I'm glad to have you all!

 **Karen:**Great idea?

**Chika:**Let's start the preparations!

A few hours later...

**Chika:**Please come to the Outdoor Art Festival!

**Riko:**Aqours will perform on the last day! Please come see us!

**You:**Aye aye♪ Everyone, come to the outdoor stage!

 **Kaoruko:**Handing out promotional flyers at the nearest train station. I see, so this is the "great idea" for gathering people.

 **Mahiru:**Aqours seems really used to handing out flyers too.

 **Nana:**Yeah. Everyone's stopping and taking their flyers.

 **Karen:**Everyone's sparkling!

**You:**Everyone, let's keep on handing them out! ...Huh? What's the matter?

 **Mahiru:**We were just talking about how skilled and bright all of you are.

**You:**Heh heh, it's kinda embarrassing to be told that. But yeah, like you said, we are quite used to handing out flyers.

 **Mahiru:**Do you hand out flyers every time?

**Riko:**Not every single time, but...when Chika-chan first invited me to become school idols, it was just the three of us – Chika-chan, You-chan, and me.

**Riko:**At the time, we used to hand out flyers in front of the station. This feels kinda nostalgic.

**You:**That's right. That's why the three of us are the most experienced within Aqours when it comes to flyers!

 **Junna:**So school idols have to gather an audience by themselves too...

**Riko:**I felt a little embarrassed handing out flyers in the beginning, but after a while, it got quite fun. Heh heh.

**You:**Okay, we'll see you later!

 **Mahiru:**Feels like we've been left in the dust...

 **Claudine:**It's not only You and Riko, but everyone else is also great at handing out flyers.

 **Junna:**That may be true, but we've made the decision to help, so we should also do our part!

 **Mahiru:**Yeah! You're right!

 **Nana:**Let's do this♪

 **Kaoruko:**Girls, do you best! I said it before already, but I'm not good at things like handing out flyers...

 **Hikari:**Me neither...

 **Karen:**Hikari-chan, Kaoruko-chan, what's wrong? Let's hand them out together, double time!

 **Kaoruko:**Even if you say so, we won't be able to hand them out double time since we're not used to it...

 **Karen:**Hm, you might be right... Oh! How about we try this? We can attract people with our dancing and acting!

 **Maya:**...That sounds interesting. There are actually well-know theater troupes that will perform a scene from a play on the streets.

 **Junna:**A method that's fitting for us stage girls.

 **Karen:**Right? If that's decided, it's time for a strategy meeting!

**Chika:**Hey! Look at that! Whoa! They're doing something cool over there! Singing and dancing! Even acting?!

**Dia:**I'm surprised to see that way of gathering people.

**Kanan:**It's caught everyone's attention.

**Mari:**Wow! So exciting!

 **Maya:**"We don't have many men left standing... This country will soon perish. At the very least, I want to spend these last moments with you."

 **Hikari:**"I feel the same way... If it's with you, we can make this moment last forever."

 **Kaoruko:**"I won't allow you such satisfaction, even if it's for a brief moment. You can meet your death in solitude!"

**Chika:**So intense...!

**Riko:**They didn't have much preparation time either... Are they improvising this?!

**Ruby:**Everyone's stopped in their tracks to watch...

 **Maya:**"I see we aren't even allowed to hold onto our last shred of hope."

 **Karen:**"That's not true!"

 **Mahiru:**"We still have the power to fight against fate!"

**Yoshiko:**The number of actors increased?!

**Hanamaru:**That's amazing, zura!

 **Karen:**"We'll work together to protect the prince! Now, you too!!"

**Chika:**Huh?! Me?!

 **Karen:**"Hurry! We have no time to lose!"

**Chika:**Uh, hooyah!

**You:**Aye aye!

 **Hikari:**"That's the spirit! Now go spread this manifesto to the people—"

 **Maya:**"We may be able to gather support from the people once more."

 **Karen:**"Gather 'round! For the prince!"

**Dia:**They're handing out flyer after flyer while acting...

**Chika:**Gather 'round! Gather 'round!

**Riko:**Let's all protect the prince and his lover together!

**Kanan:**Chika and Riko have been roped in to hand out flyers together...

**Mari:**...This could be even more interesting♪

**Dia & Kanan:**...?

 **Junna:**Performing on the street together... I'm surprised to hear this all of a sudden.

**Dia:**We were also surprised in front of the station. I never would've thought of handing out flyers that way.

**Kanan:**It was wonderful. I got so distracted I forgot about handing out flyers.

 **Junna:**That's why next time, it'll be Ohara-san— Aqours' performance that we'll be joining.

**Mari:**Yes. I suggested it because I know it'll go well for sure! There are nine of you and nine of us.

**Mari:**It struck me that we'd be able to use the same formation. It's my good idea!

**You:**Kanan-chan improvised changes to the dance to make it easy for everyone to remember!

 **Karen:**That was great! It was fun to rehearse with everyone too!

 **Mahiru:**I'm still a bit worried about some parts, but it looks like it'll turn out fine.

 **Futaba:**You were good teachers too.

**Chika:**Naw, you're too kind. Heh heh.

**Mari:**Look, there are more people around now, so let's do it. Seisho girls, are you ready?

 **Karen:**Ready when you are!

**Mari:**All right. Here we go!

**Chika:**Everyone! Make sure to come to the Outdoor Art Festival!

***\*clap clap clap\****

**Yoshiko:**The Little Demons in this town have been completely bewitched by the fallen angel Yohane and are taking the black magic talisman back with them one by one.

**Hanamaru:**The people in this town aren't Little Demons, zura! And it's not a talisman, but the Art Festival flyer, zura!

**Chika:**Seisho girls, you didn't make a single mistake! That's amazing!

 **Claudine:**Yes, I don't think we made any mistakes. That said...

 **Futaba:**The crowd wasn't looking at us, but rather...

 **Mahiru:**They were all taken with Aqours.

 **Futaba:**They charmed everyone in an instant... So this is what school idols are...

 **Karen:**The eyes of everyone watching them were shining.

 **Hikari:**Even though we danced and sung properly too...

 **Maya:**We were missing something. First, we must accept that.

 **Mahiru:**The Aqours members are...shining. And they have been since they were teaching us the song and choreography.

 **Junna:**Yes. They were like that when they were handing out the flyers too.

 **Nana:**Is that shine what school idols are about?

 **Futaba:**So that's the difference between us and Aqours...

 **Karen:**Chika-chan, did you notice something? If you did, please share.

**Chika:**Hmm... I'm not sure.

**Mari:**Like Kagura-san said earlier, the performance was perfect.

 **Junna:**I can't think of a reason. Hmm... Is it the difference between stage girls and school idols?

 **Nana:**It could also be the difference between the theater and opera stage and the school idol stage.

 **Maya:**...If I were to try to put a finger on it, perhaps it's the length. School idols' performances average around five minutes per song.

 **Nana:**The instant the song starts, they capture the audience's hearts and go full force in the short time frame.

 **Claudine:**On the other hand, to express everything within five minutes isn't mainstream for theater at the very least.

 **Claudine:**It's not rare for plays to go over three hours even. And then we show our singing, dancing and acting during that time.

 **Junna:**School idols and Stage Girls both charm the audience, but their nature is different...

 **Futaba:**Even so, I don't want to give up.

 **Kaoruko:**Wow, you're motivated.

 **Futaba:**You feel frustrated too, don't you, Kaoruko?

 **Kaoruko:**Well, yeah... We've played so many roles and charmed so many people, yet we weren't acknowledged.

 **Futaba:**Hm...?

 **Karen:**What is it, Futaba-chan?

 **Futaba:**No, I just thought of something. Hey, everyone, can you listen for a minute?

 **Kaoruko:**That's a good idea from you, Futaba-han.

**Mari:**I think you might be right!

**Dia:**A sharp analysis.

 **Maya:**I've got the image down.

 **Claudine:**Me too...! Down pat.

 **Futaba:**Okay, it's decided...!

**Mari:**Yes! Street performance round two. Let's do this!

***Yeaaaaaahh!***

***\*clap clap clap\****

**Riko:**Everyone! Make sure to come to the Outdoor Art Festival!

 **Junna:**We'll do our very best to bring an even greater stage at the Outdoor Art Festival!

**Kaoruko & Nana & Futaba:**Thank you!

**Kanan:**Everyone! That was great!

**You:**The crowd was way more excited than the first time.

 **Kaoruko:**That was easy!

**Mari:**You Seisho girls are marvelous! Just as I'd expected!

 **Nana:**When we followed Futaba-chan's instructions, the audience started paying attention to us.

 **Futaba:**I only noticed thanks to Kaoruko.

 **Futaba:**Us stage girls have always charmed the audience by playing a character and singing and dancing.

 **Futaba:**...But the first stage we danced on with Aqours, we weren't playing any roles.

 **Nana:**So you reflected on that and had us all think of a school idol and tackle it like we're acting.

 **Junna:**Yeah. But it's thanks to Aqours that we're able to have a proper image in mind.

**Riko:**Thanks to us?

 **Claudine:**You each have your own individuality and are shining. There are no other better models for school idols.

 **Kaoruko:**I also used school idol Chika Takami-han and school idol Riko Sakurauchi-han as reference—

 **Kaoruko:**For my performance as school idol Kaoruko Hanayagi.

 **Kaoruko:**School idol Kaoruko Hanayagi was shining brilliantly, no?

**Yoshiko:**You aren't called stage girls for nothing!

**Ruby:**You were all shining brightly and showed a different kind of charm. It was wonderful!

 **Nana:**Thank you♪ But it's shown me again how amazing you all are.

 **Maya:**Yes, singing, dancing, expression... It all comes from your own individuality and each of you have a different kind of shine.

 **Maya:**You're each your own performer and your own exclusive director. When you think of it like that, it really is high level.

**Hanamaru:**Oh, you're going to make me blush, zura.

**Kanan:**Look! Compared to the earlier street performance, the flyers are going much faster.

 **Karen:**At this rate, we'll definitely have a full house for the final day!

**Chika:**Yeah! The Outdoor Art Festival will definitely be able to continue next year too!

 **Karen:**Our performance in the shopping district by the station attracted a lot of people's attention.

 **Karen:**Improv at times and street performance at other times! Stage girls and school idols joining each other's area of expertise...!

 **Karen:**It was a big success! We finished handing out all the flyers!

 **Karen:**The promotion went pretty well!

**Chika:**Yeah! Thanks to you girls, it went quite well!

**Ruby:**Tons more people took the flyers thanks to you girls helping out!

 **Mahiru:**We should be the ones to say thank you since we got to experience something new. We've never had much experience with doing promotion work ourselves.

**Yoshiko:**The fallen angel Yohane has become fascinated with the charms of acting...!

 **Futaba:**You got right into your role even though it was improvised. You have talent, Tsushima.

**Yoshiko:**It's Yohane! Not Tsushima!

 **Kaoruko:**Putting all your concentration into singing and dancing for one song feels pretty nice.

**Dia:**Kaoruko-san, if you were to switch over to being a school idol, you'd definitely be able to make it. I guarantee it.

 **Kaoruko:**Oh, really? I thought the same thing. But I'm a stage girl. How troublesome.

 **Futaba:**Don't take flattery so seriously.

**Mari:**No, Dia wouldn't give such empty compliments.

 **Kaoruko:**See? I could be a school idol for sure. Dia-han said it, so there must be no mistake, right?

 **Futaba:**All right, if you say so...

 **Maya:**Us and Aqours... Looks like we make a great team.

**Kanan:**We've gotten closer. At first, I also thought you seemed kinda hard to approach, but now we can talk like normal.

 **Claudine:**Maya Tendo. She said you seem hard to approach.

 **Karen:**Tendo-san has a fun side to her too. She can eat a lot. It's amazing!

 **Maya:**...Aijo-san, thank you for backing me up in your own way.

**Kanan:**Hahaha! Even if you didn't say that, I could tell that Maya-chan's a nice girl.

 **Maya:**Thank you very much. I'm honored.

**You:**Look! Us handing flyers out generated buzz on social media!

**Riko:**You're right... It says they were shocked to see a play happen in front of the station all of a sudden!

**Hanamaru:**Big school idol group holds a street performance in the shopping district... There are a lot more, zura!

**Yoshiko:**Looks like it's being spread around.

**You:**But it'd be good to give one more push to garner more excitement.

**Hanamaru:**Like us writing stuff online too?

**You:**Hm, not exactly. Something with more of a bang!

**Ruby:**Um... What about uploading a promotional video...?

**Yoshiko:**Yes, that!

**Hanamaru:**That, zura!

**Riko:**That's an excellent idea. Let's make it now!

 **Mahiru:**Making a promotional video to upload online. Aqours is amazing...

 **Hikari:**Yeah, we would never have thought about that.

**Yoshiko:**But what about the video footage? Are we filming it now?

**Dia:**If we're filming it, we have to hurry because once the sun sets, we'll need lighting equipment.

 **Nana:**I might have footage we can use.

**Yoshiko & Hanamaru & Ruby:**What?! Where?!

 **Nana:**I was actually filming when everyone was doing the improv.

**Yoshiko & Hanamaru & Ruby:**Ooooh!

 **Nana:**I thought it'd be a waste not to♪

**Committee Member:**I don't mean to butt in, but... We also filmed the street performance you girls did in the shopping district. Please use it if you'd like.

**Yoshiko & Hanamaru & Ruby:**Thank you very much!!

**Committee Member:**No, I should be saying that... Seeing all of you trying so hard for the sake of the Art Festival, I just had to film it.

**Committee Member:**I'll lend you the committee's laptop, so feel free to use it. You can also use upload it to our official account.

**Yoshiko:**That's full cooperation! Thank you so much!

**You:**Let's start editing right away!

**Ruby:**First, add the street performance footage...

**Chika:**Whoa! Karen-chan, Hikari-chan, and everyone look so cute!

 **Karen:**We HAVE to use the part in front of the station where Chika-chan acts!

**Hanamaru:**Of course, zura!

**Ruby:**Tendo-san, Kagura-san, Saijo-san, everyone looks so cool even on video... We have to show this part to people.

 **Hikari:**Thank you. I'll do my best to be told the same thing about my performance for the Art Festival.

 **Kaoruko:**Wait a minute. Am I in there? You won't be able to get much of a reaction from people if you make a promotional video where only other girls get screen time, you know?

**Ruby:**I know♪

**Yoshiko:**It's finished...! And now...it's uploaded!

**Ruby:**Oh! Looks like people are watching it already!

**Yoshiko:**So far so good. Come out! My Little Demons who live in the electronic world! Spread this promotional video all the way to the heavens!

 **Junna:**Looks like we've done everything we could with that...

**You:**We'll definitely get a full house tomorrow!

**Committee Member:**......

**Riko:**What's wrong? Are you worried about something?

**Committee Member:**It's tomorrow's weather forecast... It was cloudy with a chance of rain when I checked in the afternoon, but when I checked it again just now, it became rain...

**All:**What!?

 **Claudine:**It's an outdoor stage, so if it rains...

 **Maya:**The number of visitors might decrease...

**Ruby:**Isn't there anything we can do...?

**Dia:**There's nothing we can do about the weather though...

**Mari:**That's the way it goes I guess...

 **Karen:**...There should still be things that we can do.

**Chika:**Yeah... Something that would make people want to come even if it's raining.

 **Karen:**Something that only we...Seisho Music Academy and Aqours together can do at the Art Festival.

**Chika:**Oh!!

 **Nana:**I'm probably also thinking the same thing.

**Dia:**...It's struck me. Let's have our strategy meeting.

**Kanan:**This could be interesting...!

**You:**The preparations will be tough, but it's worth a shot!

**Riko:**The committee member said she'd help too!

**Mari:**The promotional video editing team has one more task!

**Yoshiko & Hanamaru & Ruby:**Yeah! Okay! Yes!

 **Maya:**We don't have the time to rest. Let's wrap this up.

 **Hikari:**A special stage that came from a fateful encounter. We'll make this a success.

 **Claudine:**Both Maya Tendo and Hikari are all fired up. I won't lose either!

 **Mahiru:**Things just got serious. But I'm excited!

 **Kaoruko:**Well, this kind of stuff is fine from time to time. Right, Futaba-han?

 **Futaba:**Yeah! Let's show 'em what we've got! Our greatest stage!

**Chika:**All right, we're almost there, Karen-chan!

 **Karen:**Yeah! Let's do this together, Chika-chan!

 **Karen:**The last day of the Outdoor Art Festival. The 99th Class of Seisho put on the best play we could give.

**Chika:**Aqours also gave our best performance. However...

**Chika:**We couldn't beat the rain...

 **Karen:**Neither our stage nor Aqours' performance had a full audience...

**Chika:**It was wonderful acting though! I almost cried partway through.

 **Karen:**I also felt energetic just by watching your performance... I was impressed to see the true Aqours.

**Chika:**But what a shame... We worked so hard to gather a bigger crowd so that the festival could continue next year and the year after that.

 **Karen:**Yeah... I thought it would work out.

**Chika:**We wanted to protect this at least...

 **Karen:**Yeah, but...

**Chika:**We met Karen-chan and the other girls from Seisho Music Academy!

 **Karen:**Yeah! We were able to do a lot of things with Aqours!

**Chika:**It was a lot of fun, right?

 **Karen:**It was a short time, but I'll never forget it.

**Karen & Chika:**......

 **Futaba:**Hey, what are you two doing, talking as if it's all over?

**Dia:**There are still things to be done.

 **Karen:**I know, but...I figured with such a small crowd, they won't hold the event again next year.

**Chika:**So we were just having a little heart to heart. We haven't forgotten the things we still need to do, of course!

 **Futaba:**Oh, just come look at the audience. Now's not the time for that!

**Karen & Chika:**Huh?

 **Karen:**The empty seats from early are now jammed pack...?! There are even standing seats at the very end!

**Chika:**A huge crowd... No way.

 **Karen:**Everyone's come to watch the last stage of the Art Festival!

 **Maya:**Let's go, Aijo-san.

**Mari:**Chika-chi, let's fire it up!

**Karen & Chika:**...Yes!!

**Chika:**"All right then!"

 **Karen:**"Seisho Music Academy!"

**Chika:**"Aqours!"

 **Karen:**"Special collaboration stage..."

**Karen & Chika:**"Begins!!"

**Spectator A:**Whoa...!

**Spectator B:**The rain stopped...!

 **Karen:**"If this will be the last time, then we want to have as many people come watch as possible..."

**Chika:**"Then let's make it a full house! So that it won't be the last!"

 **Maya:**"This is the encounter—"

**Dia:**"Between stage girls and school idols."

**You:**"Let's gather people to come watch!"

**Riko:**"Handing out flyers is my forte!"

 **Kaoruko:**"We won't lose either."

 **Hikari:**"We will act. No matter where it may be."

**Riko:**"A story of the prince of a perishing kingdom and his betrothed."

**You:**"We jumped into the story's world...? No, we were pulled in!"

 **Karen:**"Yeah, pulled in."

**Chika:**"Getting pulled in is the right call! Plays and acting are fun!"

**Dia:**"It's our turn next."

**Kanan:**"We want you to learn about us."

**Mari:**"Yes... We are—! School idols!"

 **Junna:**"We practice singing and dancing with all our might."

 **Futaba:**"We did a complete copy though..."

 **Nana:**"No one even looked at us. I'm shocked!"

 **Kaoruko:**"Why? It's simple. We're stage girls yet we didn't play any roles. The answer is obvious."

 **Nana:**"The Aqours members are all shining by themselves♪"

***"\*glint\*"***

 **Futaba:**"Aqours reminded us that we have to make ourselves shine!"

 **Futaba:**"My first time acting as school idol Futaba Isurugi...! I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it well, but..."

**Mari & Dia & Kanan:**"Shining!" "Shimmering!"

 **Mahiru:**"We've gotten to know one another quite well."

 **Claudine:**"Gathering an audience is going well."

**Yoshiko:**"That's why we should take extra precautions!"

**Hanamaru:**"We'll use the computer to let everyone know!"

**Ruby:**"Let's make a wonderful promotional video together!"

 **Mahiru:**"Now we're all ready to go. All that's left is to wait for the day of the show."

 **Claudine:**"But just to rain on your parade. It'll be raining that day..."

 **Karen:**"We can't change the weather."

**Chika:**"We just have to accept the reality."

 **Karen:**"But... If we could create a spectacular stage that won't lose to the rain!"

**Chika:**"There's a stage that we can only do here today!"

**Karen & Chika:**"The reason we met is for this exact moment!"

**Karen & Chika:**"1!"

**Hikari & You:**"2!"

**Maya & Riko:**"3!"

**Junna & Hanamaru:**"4!"

**Mahiru & Ruby:**"5!"

**Nana & Yoshiko:**"6!"

**Claudine & Dia:**"7!"

**Futaba & Kanan:**"8!"

**Kaoruko & Mari:**"9!"

**Dia:**(Charming those who watch... There are similarities and differences.)

 **Kaoruko:**(We're completely different, but there's one thing that's the same. And that's to put your entire heart and soul into it.)

**Kanan:**(We became friends right away, but we're not just friends and neither are we rivals. It's a strange feeling.)

 **Futaba:**(Nine and nine... Maybe this is fate too.)

**Mari:**(An amazing time... To be honest, I wish this dream could continue on forever.)

 **Nana:**(Only one joint performance. That's why it's touching.)

**Yoshiko:**(I will allow all of them to be my Little Demons!)

 **Claudine:**(They're amazing girls who do everything by themselves.)

**Hanamaru:**(They're amazing people who are only focused on honing their acting skills, zura.)

 **Mahiru:**(Aqours was shining... Is that why? It makes me feel like I could shine more too...)

**Ruby:**(It's our first time meeting, but it didn't feel like our first time...)

 **Junna:**(I gained a lot. I hope they were able to gain something from us in return too.)

**Riko:**(We're able to do more and more things. I'm certain of that.)

 **Maya:**(After meeting school idols, I was able to think about what it means to be a stage girl once more. I'm grateful.)

**You:**(That was fun. Come to think of it, Karen-chan is a little bit like Chika-chan.)

 **Hikari:**(They were all extremely positive girls. Especially Takami-san... She kind of reminds me of Karen.)

**Chika:**(The audience was jammed pack... Because we did it with the Seisho girls!)

 **Karen:**(Thanks to Aqours' efforts, we're now standing on the same stage together!)

**Karen & Chika:**We're so glad to have met you all!