Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Would you mind explaining that, Setsuna Yuki-san?

You're not going to even try to deny it?

Well, I never thought I'd be able to hide it forever.

But I never thought someone outside of the School Idol Club would find me out.

I just happened to have a really good friend in the club.

Though I'm pretty interested as to why the student council president was hiding

her true identity to be a school idol...

I don't think that's what these girls want to hear right now.

Setsuna-chan...

You said we were just taking a short break.

Did you already make up your mind when the group disbanded?

That you were done with us...

Setsuna-chan!

Setsuna Yuki no longer exists!

I quit being a school idol.

If all of you want to continue being school idols...

If you intend on getting to Love Live...

Please continue without me.

Let's go to the future! Rainbow melodies

"Nijigasaki High School Idol Club" "Love Live!"

The rain clears up and reveals blue skies

The winds of hope blow (Blowing)

We can feel something coming and we take our very first step

The world is sparkling

And our hearts start to well up with (Feelings)

"We want to start running right now!!"

The tiny melodies blend together (Our Colors)

Let's paint this arch, now

It resonates throughout the city

Let's sing together!

My feelings are overflowing, there's no stopping them now

Rainbow-colored passions!!

Colors painted in courage

Let's create a bridge to the future

Beyond the endless sky

Resounding sympathy

Miracles are blooming

--Let's go! Shine towards the future, melodies

--Yes, I know I'm not alone --Let's go! Shine towards the future, melodies

You're all always by my side

So let's connect our dreams together

"Episode 3: Shout Out Your Love"

I just wanted to shout out my love

and I ended up hurting someone else.

That wasn't who I wanted to be.

That's why...

Nana, I'm coming in.

C-Come in.

Are your studies going well?

Of course.

Your mock exams are next week, right? Do your best.

Mm.

All right.

I will talk to them about using the gymnasium after school hours.

Thank you.

Do we have any other matters to discuss?

Yes.

It appears that we have a troublemaker that's been living at the school.

And who might that be?

Hold it right there!

Hold it!

Hey, stop! Please, just stop!

You've got nowhere to run...

You're Rina Tennoji-san. A first-year taking the information processing course.

Please hand that cat over.

No.

That kitty was abandoned near the school.

Neither of us have been able to take them home.

It is against school regulations to let animals run around the school.

It appears that cat is rather fond of you, Tennoji-san.

What's their name?

Why are you playing that song?

Ack! The student council president?!

Yu Takasaki-san, did you get permission to use this music room?

No, I, uh...

I'm sorry!

I just felt like playing that song...

But I guess it's not possible on the first try.

By the way, you sounded like you know Setsuna-chan's songs!

--Huh? --Isn't "CHASE" just so amazing?

Did you see the video? Wait, are you a fan of Setsuna-chan, too?!

Jeez, why didn't you just say so?!

Let's talk all about Setsuna-chan!

Oh, I know!

If you have any video recommendations other than "CHASE," could you let me know?

I've been looking but haven't been able to find any!

Y-You're too close!

Oh... My bad.

Now that I think about it, you were looking for Yuki-san the other day when we met.

Yeah! I love her!

She put on a performance the other day and it was just amazing!

Setsuna-chan's words just pierced my heart, you know?

I've never been so moved by a song before!

I've never been able to be so passionate about anything.

But ever since that day, I've been hooked on school idols

and I'm having so much fun!

Ayumu and I even joined the School Idol Club!

The School Idol Club?

Yeah, Kasumi-chan invited us.

Oh...

W-Wait! It's not like we started up the club without permission...

I don't see an issue here.

The School Idol Club had disbanded previously,

but there's no rule stating that it cannot be reestablished.

Whenever you are able to gather five or more members,

please come see me for the official paperwork.

Okay...

I'm sure Yuki-san would be happy to hear about that.

I really hope so.

I wonder why Setsuna-chan quit.

I know there's no point in me dwelling on it, though.

I'm sure Setsuna-chan's thought it through.

But I just think to myself sometimes...

If that performance wasn't the end

and was actually just the beginning, wouldn't that be the best?

Why would you say something like that?

Huh?

That was a very fitting final performance.

Setsuna-san was right for ending things there.

If she had continued, she would have continued to hurt the other club members.

And the School Idol Club would've never recovered.

Huh? I don't think that's...

Takasaki-san, have you heard of the Love Live?

That's like the national competition for school idols, right?

Precisely.

The Love Live is the ultimate stage for school idols and their fans.

If you're a fan of Setsuna-san,

you would've wanted her to perform there, right?

Setsuna-san also loved school idols.

That's why she created the School Idol Club, formed a group,

and wanted to compete with other groups from around the country.

To win, all the members needed to become one color.

But the more she tried to bring everyone together,

the more they butted heads.

And then she realized... that she was the cause of it all.

Setsuna-san's love was nothing more than her being selfish.

The fact that she even tried to become a school idol was wrong.

Do you feel disenchanted now?

Yu-chan?

If you'll excuse me.

"Setsuna Yuki LIVE@ Odaiba"

Your emotions that take off running will make you stronger!

"Setsuna Yuki LIVE@ Odaiba"

When I don't know what to do, I'll just hold your hand

"She's so good..." "Awesome!!" "But I heard she quit" "Why, though?"

"Taka" "1 day ago" "But I heard she quit"

"Suzuki" "1 day ago" "Why, though?"

"ryoi" "1 day ago" "What a waste"

"So she's not entering the Love Live?" "She would've probably made it really far, too"

"She would've probably made it really far, too"

I didn't dislike having people expect certain things from me,

but I wanted to do at least one thing that I loved.

You all love school idols, right?

You want to be one, right?

We won't be able to fully express our love to the fans with a performance like this!

But!

This isn't cute at all!

Who cares about passion?

I want to concentrate on being cute!

What I loved was getting in the way of what someone else loved.

So basically, I was just being selfish.

Not only was what I loved not getting through to the fans,

it wasn't even getting through to my friends.

If the performance I did to settle things

helps the School Idol Club even a little...

Let Setsuna Yuki be the only one to disappear...

--Yu-senpai! --And let a brand new Nijigasaki High School Idol Club be born.

--And let a brand new Nijigasaki High School Idol Club be born.

Hey.

That is my final selfish wish.

What?! That mean ol' student council president is Setsuna-senpai?!

Or rather, why did you leave me behind to have such an important discussion?

You even took that outsider lady!

Wow...

She has quite the mouth on her, doesn't she?