Chapter 4

Fufu. Good for you, Anzu-san.

You look pretty relieved. Ah, so you were nervous, since you wouldn’t know what to do if we turned you down.

Hmm… it would be difficult to get in touch with any other units right now, since it’s summer break.

I get it. It’s a long vacation, so people are probably traveling.

Speaking of, didn’t fine and UNDEAD go to some island in the south? I heard you went with them, Anzu.¹

Yes. It served as both a training camp as well as a rehearsal for our tour overseas. The president-sama was the one who proposed that we go on vacation.

It was a great endeavor, but also a good learning experience. I am grateful to him.

I’m glad. Even if it was for work, you still got to go to an island. Did you enjoy your trip?

Yes. I was able to spend my leisure shopping and swimming in the ocean. Bocchama was also in high spirits…

I took some photos. Would you like to see them?

No, not right now. We’ve gotten too off-track as it is… Let’s get back to the topic at hand.

Anzu, I’ll ask for a detailed account once I’ve called those guys over… So can you give me an overview of the live for now?

Hm. A “Summer Night Festival,” with “illumination” as its theme. The date of it is… surprisingly soon. We’ll have to let Kiryu and Kanzaki in on this as soon as we can.

Anzu, do you have any plans after this? None? Then I’ll go ahead and get in touch with Kiryu and get him over here.

Kanzaki should still be at the running grounds, so I’ll go and get him.

…Mm? Anzu, stop pulling on my uniform. If you have something to say, just say it.

Hm. Hmm. In addition to the main act, they want another group from Yumenosaki to perform as an opening act?

I did say to hold off on the details until after I’ve called the others, but go ahead and tell me a bit more about this Summer Night Festival.

…Okay, I think I’ve got the gist of it.

The Summer Night Festival won’t feature just Yumenosaki Academy; it’ll be a large-scale event with idols from all over the country.

So you were asked to have two groups from school perform: the opening act, and a main act right after.

The event would certainly benefit from an opening act to liven things up. However, it is a point of concern as to which of our units should be entrusted with this position.

The whole academy is bustling with life now, and everyone is aiming for the top.

Given that, is there even a unit that would be content as just an opening act…?

Well, I’m sure there are some, but I don’t have the slightest idea who.

Based on what Anzu-san said, it seems as if the client will cover the expenses for both the stage construction and the event itself.

And so, since the compensation is also good, I believe there are some units who would accept the role of the opening act.

Of course, I’m afraid I cannot speak on behalf of everyone in fine.

I wouldn’t ask you to. …But, that guy is always seeking out a good thrill.

He’d be the sort to join in with some excuse like “A festival! That sounds fun, doesn’t it~?” How seriously, completely incorrigible.

Anyhow, that still leaves the question of which unit to ask. Anzu, you… probably don’t have any ideas, either.

No, you don’t have to apologize. Once we’ve got Kiryu and Kanzaki here, we can ask them for ideas.

Umm, if I may? Actually, on my way here, I ran into Ra*bits.

I believe they are still in the midst of their practice, so perhaps we could ask them?

Ra*bits… No, they’re no good. They’ve probably got a grudge against us. They’d never agree to be our opening act and liven up our performance.

Nn? What is it, Anzu? You think everyone in Ra*bits is grateful for what happened at Tanabata Festival?

Hmph. There’s nothing to be grateful for. And in the end, it still doesn’t make up for the hardships they faced because of us.

But, perhaps… If what you’re saying is true and they don’t hate us, then they might just participate if we ask.

You said Ra*bits is still on the running grounds? And Kanzaki should still be there as well. Maybe they’ve already run into each other.

What is it, Anzu? You want to go to the grounds to talk to them?

Yeah, it’d be a big help if you can handle this for us.

In the meantime, I’ll contact Kiryu and get down to business.

Then I shall put my full power into helping Vice President-sama to finish his work as quickly as possible.

I’ll be counting on you.

Anzu, I’ll leave it up to you to contact Kanzaki and explain the situation to Ra*bits.