BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!/Main Story 2

Opening 1
You and Marina look back on the concerts that have taken place when a certain someone shows up!

CiRCLE - Lobby Marina The equipment has been checked, the performance area has been cleaned...! Very good! Great work again today! Marina Mhm, you've certainly gotten used to getting through the checklist. Marina What has it been? About a year since you started working here? You're always such a big help to CiRCLE. Thank you for that. Marina I've got to say, the live house is doing a lot better than when it started out. I guess we can thank the age of the girl bands for that. Marina Although, that also meant things were a lot harder around here, especially with the lack of staff. And then the owner comes along and tells me that CiRCLE is gonna be left completely to me... Marina I'm just a staff member too, you know! Marina ... Oops. I shouldn't be complaining. Sorry. On a related note, I have a favor to ask you... Marina We're gonna be short on people this week and next week... Could you maybe, possibly... take on a few more shifts...? Marina Wait, really?! Wow, thank you! What a relief! Marina Alright, here's the schedule! Could you write your name in the slots where you can work? Marina Much appreciated! Having you on during these shifts makes a huge difference! Marina Oh yeah, I found this photo while we were cleaning. Look, doesn't it take you back? Marina It's from the Girls Band Party! Everyone looks like they're having a lot of fun. Marina Poppin'Party did a lot of running around to help us get the five bands together for the event. I was amazed at just how active Kasumi-chan could be. Marina With that, and her ability to involve other people, the band was able to overcome a number of problems during this past year. You know, it feels like they've become very dependable. Marina Afterglow's bond and ability to stick together is as strong as ever, but you wouldn't expect anything less from a band made up of five childhood friends. Marina I hear that Ran-chan has become serious about flower arranging, and even though her father wasn't happy about her being in a band at first, things have changed, and they get along now. Marina You know that one guy who wears traditional Japanese outfits who's always at Afterglow concerts? Fufu, that's her dad! Marina Pastel＊Palettes keeps on getting more and more popular as an idol band, and you can see them steadily improving. Marina The number of solo jobs the girls receive has increased dramatically, but they said that they still treasure their moments as a band the most. Marina I can imagine that reflects just how important the band has become to each of them. Marina Nothing has changed about Hello, Happy World!'s goal of coming together to make the world smile! Marina At first, it just seemed like all of the other members were getting roped into doing things by how energetic Kokoro-chan is, but... Marina Nowadays, they all share that proactive spirit in wanting to make the world a happier place. Fufu, I think Misaki-chan is especially easy to read when it comes to that sentiment. Marina Roselia remains at the top among the five bands in terms of skill. They started with this stubborn idea that being part of a band is not about having fun, but... Marina I guess they must have gone through a lot. You can see how much they treasure the relationship they have with each other outside of music now. They're still pretty strict though. Marina I feel like Yukina-chan and Sayo-chan have adopted a much different approach to music. That's probably one of the biggest changes. And I don't think it's just my imagination. Marina ... Ah! What am I doing?! I got so caught up thinking about the past... Looks like I took up both of our time. Sorry about that. Kasumi Marina-san, :fish:-san~! Hello! Marina Kasumi-chan! Oh, the gang's all here! Something wrong? Kasumi Ehehe~. Kasumi Toyama is now a second-year student! Saya ... Kasumi was going on about wanting to say hi to you guys. She wouldn't take no for an answer. Arisa We're sorry, we know you're busy... Kasumi, you're gonna think about what you've done! Marina Fufu. Congrats on moving up a grade! Well? How's everything at school now? Kasumi I'll tell you! It's sparkling and heart-pounding and so much fun! Marina I'm glad to hear it. I assume you'll continue with the band? Tae Yep! It'll be a long time before I let Poppin'Party throw in the towel! Rimi Mhm, that's right. Kasumi There are so many people here~. Does that mean the studios are all filled? Arisa Kasumi, are you...? Marina Uhhh, let's see... Here we go! We've got one room open, but it's only for thirty minutes. Plan on rehearsing? Kasumi Yes! We'll take it! Arisa Sigh... I knew it. Kasumi You say that like you're not here for the same reason, Arisa. Arisa Sh-shut it! Marina Fufu. I doubt I need to explain the rules. 'Kay, go on and play your hearts out! Kasumi We will~! Thanks, Marina-san!

Opening 2
''Kasumi and the others enjoy their time playing at the studio. Then, they spot two particular people...''

CiRCLE - Lobby Kasumi Marina-san, thanks for letting us use the studio! Marina And thank you for coming! Whenever you wanna practice or have another show, come ask whenever you'd like. Tae We appreciate that. Saya By the way, what's with the notebook that was placed in the studio? Marina That's there so that everyone can write whatever they want. A lot more people have been using CiRCLE, so I thought it'd be nice to get everyone's impressions and stuff. Rimi Oh, okay! Hey, Kasumi-chan, should we write something? Kasumi I'd love to! Uhhh... "Poppin'Party was here!" Arisa C'mon, don't take up so much space! How am I supposed to write anything?! Marina Fufu, no need to fight, girls! Tae "Bands are fun! I love bunnies!" Rimi You can tell who wrote that one. Arisa Ah... Look, Kasumi. Isn't that Rinko-senpai and Sayo-senpai over there? Kasumi Yeah, you're right! Saya Kinda looks like something is bothering them... I wonder if they're alright. Arisa Rinko-senpai's not a fan of crowds, that much I know... I mean, not that I'm any different. Tae You and she have become best buds after you joined the student council, right, Arisa? Arisa N-not best buds... Well, I guess we're much closer than before, yeah. Kasumi Either way, they look worried about something. Let's go see if we can help them out! Arisa Sounds okay to me. You should come too, :fish:. We won't be much help if the issue turns out to be studio related. Kasumi Rinko-senpai~! Sayo-senpai~! Hey~!

Opening 3
Roselia is asked by Marina to leave a message in the book at CiRCLE, but...

CiRCLE Café Rinko T-Toyama-san... Ichigaya-san... Sayo And :fish:-san. Is something the matter? Arisa No, uhhh, we were kinda wondering the same thing... It looked like something was bothering you guys. Sayo No, nothing significant... Kasumi So Roselia's not hanging out together today? Sayo Not yet... We have flyers that we were told would be ready by today, so Imai-san and the others are supposed to be picking them up... Rinko They said they could pick them up... and then they'd be able to meet with us here, but they haven't come yet... Arisa Wonder if something came up. Like maybe they had trouble printing... Rinko Trouble...? Kasumi Rinko-senpai's looking worried, Arisa~. Arisa Ngh...! I'm... sorry, Rinko-senpai... Sayo No need to apologize. If they ran into any issues, then we should be helping them solve them. Either way, the fact that they haven't messaged us means- Lisa Sayo~, Rinko~!! Sorry we're late! Rinko Imai-san...! Yukina-san! Ako-chan! Sayo The time we planned to meet has passed. Did something happen? Lisa Nuh-uh, not at all. The flyers were just a lot heavier than we thought. Sorry. Ako I'm so tired, Rin-rin~... Rinko Ako-chan... Thank you all... for carrying those flyers here... Yukina Toyama-san, Ichigaya-san, and :fish:-san. Quite the crowd. Kasumi Yeah, we thought Rinko-senpai and Sayo-senpai were having trouble with something so we came to see what was wrong. Kasumi Roselia's flyers are the best. They're always so cool! Yukina Is that right? Thank you for the compliment. Sayo
 * fish:-san, we were hoping CiRCLE would take these. Would you mind helping me bring them inside?

Kasumi I'll give you a hand too! CiRCLE - Lobby Lisa And... down! Marina-san, is it okay if we place our flyers here? Marina Yep, absolutely! That actually helps us too. We run out so quickly with how many we hand out. Ako You do?! Eheheh~, it's a good thing we worked so hard to bring them here. Kasumi Oh! Hey, Ako, did you know CiRCLE is gathering impressions in this notebook? Ako What do you mean? Tae People who come can write their thoughts about using CiRCLE or leave a note to record a memory or something like that. Lisa "Bands are fun! I love bunnies!" ... This has to be from Tae. Tae Yep! Great guess! The impressive Lisa-san strikes again! Marina Roselia could write something too, if you girls would like to! Sayo About what...? Lisa C'mon! You just gotta go with the flow! Let your instincts take over! Sayo That doesn't help... But okay... Yukina ... There. Okay, we'll see you all later. Kasumi Cool as always, that Roselia~. Tae I wonder what they wrote. Rimi "At CiRCLE. We look forward to your continued support. - Sayo Hikawa." Arisa Man, she's so serious... Marina Fufu, that can be a good thing! I hope CiRCLE will be able to keep counting on you girls for help! Saya And we'll be looking to you for support as well! Kasumi, we should head out too. Kasumi Okay. I'm happy we got to say hi to Marina-san and the others. Tell the owner I said hi too! Marina I will! See you later. Marina Fufu, it's so nice that they went out of their way to come see us. Marina I wonder what Ran-chan and the others are up to. Now that we've been talking about them, I wanna see them.

Chapter 1
''School is off to a fresh start. How are things looking at Haneoka Girls' Academy?''

Recess Haneoka Girls' Academy - Class 2A Tomoe Guys, let's get to eatin' already. Himari Yeah! Sigh, I'm so hungry~. Tsugumi We did have PE this morning. I'm pretty hungry myself. Moca And isn't it great that we don't have to go to the classroom next door to pick up Ran~? Ran It's not like I was in a separate class because I wanted to be. Hina Tsugu-chan~!! Tsugumi Ah! Hina-senpai?! What's wrong?! Student Council's not meeting for lunch today... Hina Yeah we are! I just decided! Ran Huh? Hina You know how we were going back and forth about that school-cleaning event but couldn't agree? I think I came up with something that'll work. Hina So I decided that we'll have a meeting, even though there wasn't one scheduled for today! I'm gonna borrow Tsugu-chan, okay, you guys?! Tsugumi What?! W-wait! Hina-senpai! Tsugumi Sorry, everyone~! I'll meet up with you later~!! Moca Godspeed... Himari Who'd have thought that Hina-senpai would become the student-council president? Tsugu sure has it hard. Tomoe I mean, Hina-senpai's a little weird, but she's proactive and she makes things interesting. That should work out well, right? Ran I don't know if I agree with her showing up to steal Tsugumi like that though. Ako Sis~!! Tomoe Oh, Ako! What's up? Ako Ehehehe~, I thought I'd come to see you since we go to the same school now♪ Himari Ako-chan's finally a first-year high-school student~. Well? How is it? Ako Great! Lots of fun! Tomoe Oh yeah, you're in the same class as Kasumi's little sister, right? Ran Wow, really? So she didn't go to Hanasakigawa, huh? Ako She said she always had her mind set on taking the entrance exam for Haneoka! Himari Oh, she did? Fufu, you know, I'm still getting used to seeing you in a blazer of that color. Ako Heh heh heh, it's the same as my sister's! Isn't it cool?! Tomoe Looks good on you, Ako. Moca I'm not used to seeing us in these new skirts and ties either~. Kinda makes me uneasy~. Ran Feels a bit weird, yeah. ... Hm? Yukina ... Ah. Tomoe Minato-san! Hey there. What are you doing on the second-year floor? Yukina Nothing, I just- Kaoru Greetings, Yukina! Could it be that you, too, have gone astray in this labyrinth know as our academy? Himari Kaoru-senpai's here too?! What are third years doing here? Tomoe S-so, you both are- Lisa Ah, there they are~! Hey, Yukina, Kaoru~! Kaoru The lovely Lisa! And what is this? Maya as well! Perhaps the labyrinth has employed its wiles to send you two wander- Lisa Sure, sure, whatever! Class is being held upstairs! You guys can't keep getting lost every time we have to move to another classroom~. You had us wondering where you went! Tomoe So you guys did come to the wrong floor... Ran Minato-san, third-year classrooms aren't down here, you know. Yukina No need to repeat what's already been said. Lisa No fighting! Remember, we promised to have lunch as a third-year group, right? If we don't hurry, we're not gonna get a good spot in the courtyard. Maya You too, Kaoru-san! Let's go! See you all later! Moca Bye-bye~. Tomoe ... I know we're ones to talk, but... Ran Those girls haven't changed, huh? Tomoe Ahaha... Kind of a relief though, isn't it? Himari Hey, did you see Kaoru-senpai smile at me when she was leaving? Ran ... Nothing's changed here either. Moca The same as always~.

Chapter 2
''School is off to a fresh start. How are things looking at Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy?''

Recess Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Class 3A Kanon Chisato-chan, we should have lunch together. Chisato Sure. Ah, Aya-chan said she would like to have lunch together as well... Aya Chisato-chan! Come on, let's eat! Chisato Fufu, that's fine. We'll have a party of three. Aya Where are Sayo-chan and Rinko-chan? Kanon They said they would have lunch in the student-council room so they can work at the same time. Aya Oh, they did? Aw man. You're all so lucky, getting placed together. Chisato I can't believe you're the only one who ended up in a different class. Aya It's no fair~! You all have it good~! Kanon But we can all still eat as a group like this. Let's head to the courtyard, Aya-chan. Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Student Council Sayo ... Rinko ... Arisa ... Kasumi Arisa~! Time for lunch... Arisa Kasumi... Haven't you heard of a little thing called "bad timing"? Sayo We'll keep working. Don't mind us. Rinko She's right. You two can talk... It's okay... Arisa Keep the talking to a minimum. Got it? Kasumi Awww~... Arisa Learn to read between the lines! Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Courtyard Aya Oh man... All the spots are taken. Kanon I suppose everyone had the same idea. Eve Aya-san~! Chisato-san~! Kanon-san~! Aya Eve-chan! Did you come to have lunch here? Sorry to say it, but there are no more spots... Eve No, actually, I was just eating with Hagumi-san and a few others! If you would like, you could join us. Aya We can?! Well, what do you two think? Chisato I'm okay with that. We can have ourselves a large gathering. Hagumi Guys~, over here~! Kanon Wow! There are a lot more people here than I thought. Kokoro Yep! Isn't it such a lovely day? It'd be a waste to stay inside the classroom. That's why I invited my classmates, Saya and Rimi! Misaki I just got roped in somehow. Saya Rimi and I originally planned to have lunch with O-Tae, so the three of us joined... Eve And then Hagumi-san and I did as well! Aya Oh, okay. And Arisa-chan and Kasumi-chan aren't with you? Saya Arisa was saying that she has some student-council stuff to take care of. Rimi Kasumi-chan is supposed to be helping her with it. Tae Chisato-senpai, take a look at this. Chisato That's the bunny-tail bun from Yamabuki Bakery, isn't it?! What about it? Tae That part's a secret. Kokoro Now, it's time for us all to have a fun lunch! Hagumi Kokoron! I wanna play volleyball once we're done eating! Kokoro Great idea! I'm sure it'll be a blast with all these people to play with! Kanon I-I feel like I should apologize to you two... Misaki I'll add to that. Sorry... Chisato Fufu, it's quite alright. It'll be a bit more lively than I expected, but... that can be an enjoyable experience every now and then. Tae Chisato-chan, pick one: the Michelle team or the Oddie team? Aya What exactly does that mean...? Saya My guess is she's talking about the volleyball teams. Chisato I-I'll pass on both... Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Student Council Arisa ... Kasumi Ah, a message. Arisa Hey! Put it on silent mode! Sayo Oh? I received something as well. Rinko I imagine... we were all sent a message... Arisa Really? Oh, you're right. It's from Marina-san... Marina "Hey girls! I know this is sudden, but there's something I want to talk to you all about. Would you be able to come to CiRCLE on your next day off from school?" Kasumi She wants to talk to us about something? I wonder what it is.

Chapter 3
''The girls gather at CiRCLE per Marina's request. Why did she ask them to come over?''

A Few Days Later Riverside Tae Time for CiRCLE's first-ever rabbit party! Kasumi A rabbit party...? What's that like? Arisa What in the world are you talking about? Saya We were trying to figure out why Marina-san wants to talk to us. Rimi The fact that she reached out to all of us in a group chat could mean that CiRCLE is having trouble with something. Arisa I mean, yeah, but I'm guessing it has nothing to do with a 'rabbit party'... Tae You really don't think so? Arisa Don't give me those puppy-dog eyes! CiRCLE - Lobby Customer A Excuse me. We're all done with studio A. Marina Okay! Thank you! Would you like to make another reservation? Haneoka Student A Hi there~. I'd like to borrow some equipment... Marina No problem! Could you indicate what you need in this book while you wait? Marina
 * fish:-san. Thanks for coming to help! It makes a huge difference having you here.

Marina Okay, can you deal with the equipment request? I'll help the customers with reserving studios. Marina Phew~... Things have finally slowed down a bit. Gotta say, it's nice to have so much business! Marina Remember when you first started here? All that complaining I did about not having enough customers? And yet, here we are. Marina At this rate... Yeah! I think we can pull it off! Kasumi Marina-san! Hey! Marina Kasumi-chan! Your whole band is here! Thanks for coming! Arisa Ah, Ran-chan. Ran Poppin'Party. Marina-san, Afterglow's here too. Marina Oh! One right after the other! I appreciate that! Could I have you guys go to the performance area and wait for me there? CiRCLE - Stage Kasumi What do you think she wants to talk to us about, Ran-chan? Ran No idea... Wouldn't it be about wanting us to hold a concert? Tae It might be a rabbit party, no? Ran A 'rabbit' party...? Lisa Hey hey~! Look at you early birds! Moca Oh~, Roselia's here~. Kokoro So are we! Saya It's almost like everyone came together. Arisa Pastel＊Palettes is the only band that hasn't shown up, right? Eve Good morning! Tae Looks like they're here. But it's only Eve and Aya-senpai. Aya The others had busy schedules. We actually have something we have to do right after this as well. Arisa Man, being an idol is tough... Marina Oh, looks like everyone's here! Thanks for taking the time to come! Kasumi So what did you wanna talk to us about, Marina-san? Marina Right. So, I have a favor to ask you all.

Chapter 4
''They've decided to hold a second Girls Band Party. The goal this time around is...''

CiRCLE - Stage Ran So...? What is this favor? Marina We were thinking of holding the second Girls Band Party. We were hoping you girls would perform. Kasumi Yes! We'll do it!! Arisa You just don't learn! You need to ask for details! Get it through your head! Kasumi But it sounds so fun~! And we were talking about how we wanted to do another one anyway. Arisa It doesn't matter! ... Jeez, it's like I'm still talking to first-year Kasumi. Sayo Toyama-san, Ichigaya-san. Please stop talking. We need more details. Kasumi & Arisa Sorry... Marina Fufu, thank you. Remember how we talked about CiRCLE's goal to support girl bands when we had the first Girls Band Party? Marina That we wanted this to be a place where those bands would be lifted up! And that we wanted to become better known so that everyone would come to use our space! Marina ... That was the whole point of the first Girls Band Party. Remember that? Lisa And it was a successful event. We all had so much fun. Yukina What exactly would be the objective of the second event? Marina Okay, so for the second event, we're hoping we can do something to give students who are thinking of creating their own group the push they need... You know, a bit of encouragement. Kasumi A push, huh...? Marina Groups made up of only girls are really trending, aren't they? That's why you hear people talking about the age of the girl bands, right? Marina CiRCLE has benefitted greatly from that, and there are a lot more people around who are interested in bands than there used to be. Marina That's why, going forward, we want CiRCLE to be a place of support for girls who want to start their own band, not just a place for bands that already exist... That's the idea. Arisa And so you would like us to help... by having a concert? Marina Yep! You all did well during the first one, and you've done a lot of growing over the year. I think you girls could help provide the inspiration other students need. Marina I won't act like it's easy to be a role model and aspire people. Even so- Kasumi We'll do it! Kasumi Think about it! How awesome would it be for us to actually motivate someone to start their own band?! Kasumi The first Girls Band Party was so fun! The way we took what we were feeling during the performance and turned that into the lyrics... It was like we all felt the same thing, and I loved that. Kasumi To think we could have more people who might feel the same thing. It's like... our fun would be multiplied! That's the sense I get... Kasumi And that's why... Ran That's why you wanna do it? Kasumi Y-yeah! That's why I wanna do it!! Kasumi I have such a great time being in a band. So I want everyone else to know how that feels too. Tae Exactly. Let's do it! You're on board, right, Arisa? Arisa ... Yeah. There's no going back once Kasumi gets like this. Marina Thank you...! I knew that's how you girls would respond! Marina How about the rest of you? Aya Pastel＊Palettes would have to get permission from the agency, but... we would love to!! It's always worth taking part in a performance that'll motivate others! Ran It should be no problem for us. I think we could show just how fun being in a band is. Kokoro No need to even ask us! Giving someone courage is wonderful, so of course we'll do it! Kasumi Uhm, what about Roselia...? Yukina We couldn't possibly refuse. Kasumi R-really?! Yukina It'd be a show that provides encouragement... I believe we'll be able to grow as a band as we strive to perform for others. Yukina Let me make one thing clear, however. We will not hold back. We will not accept any weak performances. Kasumi O-of course! Let's make it the best concert we can!! Marina I really appreciate this, girls! Let's lend a hand to some girl bands! Marina We'll support you as much as we can as well, so if you need anything at all, just give us a shout. Kasumi Okay! Thank you! Kasumi Now I'm fired up...!! Time to put on the greatest performance ever!!

Chapter 5
''The preparations for the concert are proceeding smoothly. What does Arisa feel after seeing that things are going so well?''

CiRCLE - Stage Kasumi Now I'm fired up...!! Time to put on the greatest performance ever!! Misaki Alright, I guess we can iron out the details over group chat. Does that mean we're done here for today? Yukina I have a suggestion. Kasumi What's that? Yukina What do you all think of having a mini-concert before the actual event? Misaki Kinda like how we did that smaller show before the first one? Something like that? Yukina Correct. I believe we should take the time to understand each of our skill levels before the real concert. Lisa Ah, it's not like she's trying to say that the rest of you aren't skilled enough or anything like that... Ran Lisa-san, you don't have to say that. We know. Lisa Ahaha, you do...? That's good. Tae I also think having an idea of how far we've come is important. Something worth noting might come up. Yukina That's right. If we're going to do this, we should aim to do even better than last time. Tae And it'd be nice to see people become interested in bands after watching the mini-concert too. Kasumi Yep, I agree! Does that mean we're all okay with having one? Ran Yeah, sounds good. Kokoro We're on board!! The more fun, the better! Aya I like that idea too! We'll ask about that as well when we talk to the agency about the event. Kasumi Yay!! Thanks!! Sayo Okay then, I shall be arranging the schedule of things to be done in preparation for the event. Sayo It'd be helpful if each band could decide on one person for me to keep in contact with. Kasumi Arisa, you're up! Arisa Excuse me?! ... Whatever, that's fine. Marina I'm glad to see everyone's so enthusiastic about participating! Thank you! Marina I'm sure this will make for a performance that can give the encouragement we're aiming for. Marina I have to do everything I can to help too...! A Few Days Later Ichigaya Residence - Basement Saya Alright, I think that should be enough practice for today. I brought some pastries and stuff. You guys should have some. Rimi Yay~! Thank you, Saya-chan. Arisa Make sure to clean up first. Rimi Okay~! Arisa ... It's kinda scary how well things are going, isn't it? Kasumi What do you mean? Arisa Since the day we decided on the mini-concert, everything's been going so smoothly, like choosing a date, figuring out the order we would perform... Arisa And Pastel＊Palettes was able to get permission to participate way faster than the last time they asked. Arisa It just... just seems so unreal when you think about how difficult things were last year. Saya Ahaha, I guess so. Not to mention all that arguing that happened. Arisa We didn't even know who would be willing to take part in the first place. Kasumi dragged us around begging the others to agree to the concert. Kasumi Ehehe~, thanks, Arisa! You know though, things wouldn't be the way they are now if we didn't fight so hard to bring everyone on board! Arisa Well... Yeah, I suppose. Rimi I can't wait for this performance. We might even find other bands who are willing to be a part of the second Girls Band Party. Tae Yep, I think we will. Saya And that's why we need the mini-concert to go well! Kasumi No worries! I'm sure it will! Think about it! The five bands are so much closer than they used to be! Kasumi Alrighty~!! Let's give it everything we've got! Arisa, is it okay if we practice for a little longer? Arisa ... I figured you'd say that. I'll go tell my grandma. Saya Fufu! Everyone's getting so worked up. Tae Yep! We're on fire! Rimi, you can eat this chocolate cornet. It'll be the fuel to your flames. Rimi Fufu, thank you, O-Tae-chan.

Chapter 6
''The day of the mini-concert has come! How did people feel about it?''

Day of the Mini-Concert CiRCLE - Dressing Room Kasumi It's almost time! Hey, O-Tae, how did things look out there? Tae The crowd is really big! There are lots of girls about our age! Kasumi There are?! Did you hear that, Arisa?! Arisa Yes, yes, I did! I heard her, okay?! Sayo We'll be starting in ten minutes. Is Poppin'Party ready to go? Kasumi Y-yeah! Kasumi Okay, you guys! We're the first ones up! Let's get that crowd excited!! CiRCLE - Stage Kasumi Hello, everyone!! We're Poppin'Party! Kasumi I wanna hear you all cheering all the way till the end! Now, let's have some fun!! Ran We're Afterglow, and it's time to rock! Aya Hello~! We are... Pastel＊Palettes Pastel＊Palettes! Aya We hope you all enjoy the performance!! Kokoro Happy! Lucky! Smile! Hooray!! Hello, Happy World! is here to play!! Yukina We are Roselia. Yukina This is our first song. After the Performance CiRCLE - Dressing Room Marina Amazing job out there, girls! The show was a hit! Everyone absolutely lost it! Kasumi That's great! I wonder if anyone is more interested in bands now! Marina There are still customers in the lobby and the performance area. Why don't you take a look? Kasumi Okay, we will! C'mon, guys! CiRCLE - Stage Arisa Look at all these people...! Rimi They seem to be having a lot of fun. Kaoru Greetings, little kittens. Any thoughts on the performance? Audience Member A It was lovely...! Audience Member B You're super cool, even up close, Kaoru-sama~... Arisa That didn't take long. Saya Ahaha... Kasumi I wanna talk to someone too~. 'Kay, no time to lose... Kasumi Hi there! Thanks for coming to our show today! Kasumi What did you think of the performances? Audience Member C Th-they... w-were a lot of fun!! Just amazing!! So cool!! Tae Yes! Isn't that awesome, Kasumi? Audience Member C I-I thought maybe I'd start a band of my own! Kasumi Wow...! Thank you for saying that! Tae I'm happy to hear that too. Marina Kasumi-chan, could you come over here for a quick photo? I want us to capture this moment. Kasumi Hear that?! C'mon, O-Tae! Tae Kasumi, we should pose in a CiRCLE. Kasumi Oh, okay, why don't we get everyone to make it together? Tae Sounds fun♪ Let's tell the others. Arisa Hello~. Kasumi, O-Tae! Hurry up~. Kasumi Coming~!

Chapter 7
After the successful mini-concert, Marina comes up with an idea.

A Few Days Later CiRCLE - Lobby Kasumi Hey, Marina-san~! Arisa ... Jeez, what is with all these people? Marina Ah, Kasumi-chan! Hey, girls! Thanks for coming! Give me a second! Kasumi She looks really busy... Saya Maybe we should help her out with something. Kasumi I think so too. 'Kay, let's give her a hand! Marina-san~, we're gonna help~!! Marina Phew~... Sorry you all had to jump in. That was really helpful, though. Saya CiRCLE's getting a lot of business, huh? Marina Yeah, we are. A bunch of groups came after seeing the mini-concert and said they were interested in starting a band. Tae Great. It's nice to hear they're thinking about that. Marina Yeah, and it's thanks to you all! Check out the notebook! Saya This is... that notebook that was in the studio, right? Rimi The one where anyone could write their thoughts about CiRCLE? Marina That's the one! We've been getting a whole lot of notes in here during the past few days! Kasumi I wonder what everyone's been writing. Tae "At CiRCLE. We look forward to your continued support. - Sayo Hikawa." Rimi That's... the one that Hikawa-senpai wrote the other day. Arisa "Today is my first day rehearsing! I was nervous, but I had such a good time!" Saya "I'd love to be part of a band. Would anyone out there like to form one?" Kasumi "The performance was great! I hope I can play on CiRCLE's stage one day too." Kasumi Wow...! Some girls are interested in starting a band, some have just started playing an instrument... And look how many there are...! Marina Well, that's exactly what you'd expect during the age of the girl bands. Looks like the show you girls put on was the push they needed. Arisa That's pretty crazy... Saya It's still hard to believe... Kasumi I'd love to meet the girls who just started their own bands... I wonder what they're like. Tae It'd be nice to play alongside them someday. Arisa All we need is for that chance to come along, right? Kasumi Ah...! I just thought of something! Arisa Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what Kasumi's thinking. I know what you're about to say. Tae Amazing, Arisa. Kasumi What if we ask the bands that were formed after seeing the mini-concert to take part in the Girls Band Party?! Saya Ooo. Kasumi would be the one to think of something like that. Arisa ... You said it. Rimi Fufu, but I think it's a very good idea. Kasumi Right?! I bet that would be a lot of fun! What do you think, Marina-san? Marina Fufu... Actually, I came up with the same exact idea, Kasumi-chan. Saya And let me guess. The reason you called us here today was to tell us about that? Marina Mhm, you got it. I wanted to ask you girls to go talk to some bands like you did the last time. Kasumi We'll do it! Let's make it happen, guys! Tae Yeah, for sure! Marina Thank you! I knew I could count on you! I already have a few bands in mind. Let me get you those documents and you can start there. Saya Alright, we'll look over them and hit as many spots as we can. How does that sound? Kasumi Yeah, let's do it! I can't wait to see these bands...

Chapter 8
Kasumi and the others struggle to find performers for the concert when they run into...

A Few Days Later Ichigaya Residence - Basement Rimi Sigh... Saya We got nothing done again today... Arisa ... It's just not going as well as we assumed. I mean, maybe things were just too easy up until now. Saya Who would have thought it'd be so hard to find a band after looking for several days? Tae It sounded like the band life wasn't going well for any of them. Arisa Not at all. Some groups didn't have enough members, some formed a band out of excitement and haven't done anything since. Every story sounded something like that. Saya Well, that's kinda what happens when something becomes trendy... Kasumi Ohhh... What are we supposed to do~? Saya I think at this point, we should talk to Marina-san. Rimi Mhm, I agree. Let's head to CiRCLE for now. CiRCLE - Lobby Arisa Uhhh, things are certainly not as lively as they were the last time we were here. Saya ... Yeah. Kasumi Maybe all those people quit their band. ... Hm? Tae What's wrong, Kasumi? Kasumi O-Tae, isn't that the girl we talked to after the mini-concert? Tae You're right. She was one of the people who said she wanted to start her own band. Kasumi I remember her because of that uniform. It's not one you see every day. I'm gonna go talk to her! Tae I'll go with you! ？？？ ... Kasumi Hey there! Do you remember us? ？？？ Ah... You're the girls... from the show... Tae You were saying you wanted to join a band before, right? Do you still feel that way? ？？？ ... Kasumi That's... a flyer to recruit members, isn't it? Why are you taking it down? ？？？ I don't need it. Tae Huh...! ？？？ I thought... being in a band would be more enjoyable... Kasumi You mean-?! ？？？ I probably won't be coming here again... See ya. Tae Ah, wait!! Kasumi ...