Let's go, to pluck that star together!
Don't worry.
We're all with you.
Always?
Yeah!
Karen-chan!
Karen-chan, good mor—
Get up!
You're in charge of unlocking today!
Spare me.
I'm still sore from the legendary hazing.
Well my calves are hurting too.
Why do I have to get up early as well?
Come on, your back is getting stiff.
Breathe out slowly.
Relax.
Karen-chan!
They were already here when we arrived.
G-Good morning, guys!
Hey.
Good morning to you.
Good morning.
Tendo-san, good morning!
Good morning.
I'm gonna catch up to you.
Of course.
Karen-chan?
Aijo Karen, here I go!
Hey, don't just use your toes to land!
Focus on all your joints from the waist down!
Let me try again!
What's gotten into Karen?
She's been coming in first to practice lately.
And she's not sleeping during class.
It seems she's practicing on her own until late after school, too.
I've never seen Karen-chan like that!
I don't like this.
Is it going to start raining candy next?
Though that doesn't sound bad, actually.
We cannot afford to let our guards down.
What? For Karen? That Karen?
Are you serious?
Hold it!
Something really did happen the other day.
Thank you!
What a harvest!
Mom, Dad, thank you!
I hope Karen-chan will eat lots this year too.
Huh?
Mahiru, how are you doing?
We're sending you a bunch of delicious food from our farm again this year.
Please eat it with Karen-chan and the others.
Oh, yes, when I was going through the drawers the other day,
I came across my little treasure.
I'm sending it along.
Take care of yourself and do your best.
Love, Grandma.
This is Packed With Good Stuff TV, bringing you locally sourced wonderful news.
Can you believe it—someone from this very town has successfully applied
to that famous theater school, Seisho Music Academy.
And so today we're visiting Kitachian Middle School.
Here she is.
In her third year at Kitachian Middle School, it's Tsuyuzaki Mahiru-san!
Y-Yes!
Mahiru-san is the eldest daughter at Tsuyuzaki Farm.
She has five younger siblings.
By the encouragement of her musical and play loving grandmother,
she took up choir singing at the age of 4,
and at 6 she started baton twirling,
where she displayed tremendous talent.
She has won one award after another.
And now she has pulled off the amazing feat of being accepted
into the school that many a star hail from,
Seisho Music Academy.
Mahiru-san, please accept my congratulations.
Th-Thank you very much.
I heard that applying to Seisho Music Academy was also on your grandmother's behest.
How confident were you?
Confident? No, not at all...
In April, you will be starting a new life in Tokyo.
Can you tell us what kind of star you hope to become?
Star?
Um...
Coming to this tower, drawn by the stars, was a mistake.
That light is a cruel thing.
The miracle you desire will never...
That can't be!
What will become of Claire's memories?
Those memories we share...
Grandma.
The Seisho Music Academy is an amazing place.
Will they never come back?
Everyone's so good, they all have flair,
and they're all shining.
In comparison to them, I'm...
My name is Flora.
My name is Claire.
I think we two have always been together.
Let us meet here again next year.
On the night of this star festival.
All right, that's enough.
The second group will be starting in 15 minutes.
I just want to confirm something.
I'll go buy some water.
Can we do it again?
Those two were perfectly in sync.
Aijo-san in particular was really good.
Her pace and pauses were both great.
Yeah, I could really picture those two as the leads.
I would still prefer Maya-chan and Claud-chan as leads.
I think we should go with the same pair as last time.
I see where you're coming from,
but there's no need to have the same cast, right?
Just because we're doing Starlight for three years...
But...
Daiba-san.
I do think the Starlight we held in our first year was well made.
But that's just well made for first-years.
Fostering plays and making them evolve.
That's our duty working backstage.
If you'll be studying backstage work, you'd better learn to always attempt something new.
I would love to see them, though.
Aijo-san and Kagura-san as Flora and Claire.
Stop, Kagura-san.
Next to Karen-chan...
is where I should...
Wait!
Karen-chan!
Wait!
Karen-chan.
I forgot something.
Good, that's enough.
Karen-chan, here.
Thanks, Mahiru-chan.
Hey, Karen.
Let's go over the steps again.
Yeah, sure!
Thanks.
All right, here we go!
Banana-han! What's for dinner ton—
I'm exhausted today again.
When we get back, I'll cook Mahiru-chan's potatoes.
Nice, that's something to look forward to!
Potatoes!
Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes, potatoes, potatoes...
Okay, just a bit more.
What? You're still not done?
Nope.
Mahiru-chan, you can head back without me.
I forgot something.
No more. I'm fed up this this.
It's all a mess!
Ever since you came, both our room, and me, and Karen-chan have been...
Give me back Karen-chan!
You're good at singing, can act well, and you're great at dancing.
I don't have anything.
Karen-chan is all I have!
Don't take Karen-chan...
Don't steal my glimmer from me!
Don't use the word "steal" lightly.
That's right.
This blazingly violent jealousy
is a sweet happiness that holds the girl captive.
I understand.
On a stage overflowing with stardust, a flower of love blooms gracefully.
99th generation, Aijo Karen!
I'll Starlight you all!
I love the shining stage,
but I love seeing you shine even more.
In a duet going round and round
I want to dance with you forever.
99th generation, Tsuyuzaki Mahiru.
The one who was always by your side
was none other than me.
M-Mahiru-chan?
Well then, today's the fourth day of auditions.
The Revue of Jealousy is starting.
I'm so nervous my heart won't stop racing.
Don't worry, Mahiru-chan.
I'll be right by your side.
Karen-chan...
That's right.
What? That's supposed to be me?
You'll be by my side? Always?
Yeah, I'll always be by your side, Mahiru-chan.
Karen-chan!
Hooray!
Mahiru-chan, um...
This is what I see.
What I desire.
What I don't have.
You light me up with your glimmer,
which is why I was able to get this far.
You promised that day, remember?
You said you'd always be with me.
So I'm not handing you over.
I'll do away with Kagura-san and everyone else.
Let's make it together, our stage of destiny!
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling...
Don't worry, Karen-chan.
I won't hurt you.
No!
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling...
Karen-chan, wait up!
M-Mahiru-chan, s-stop!
Hey, you two!
You're wide open!
Oh, too bad.
I can't even take a single breath around you.
Wait, will you?
Rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling...
Karen!
Looking away in the middle of the revue, are we?
Hikari-chan!
Come back.
Return to how you were before Kagura-san came.
Oversleep.
Come in late.
Let me take care of you again!
Yes, I remembered.
The reason I became a stage girl.
The promise I made with Hikari-chan.
My...
Starlight!
So I can't lose!
I can't lose to anyone!
Do you not need me anymore?
Singing and baton twirling, and even this school.
I started them all just because Grandma told me to.
I don't have anything!
No confidence, no talent, and no glimmer.
Without your glimmer, I can't do anything!
That's why...!
Mahiru-chan,
you really are shining on your own!
I love your comforting singing.
I love the way you dance like the sun.
You're kind...
And your rad... radi...
Radiant?
Yes, that!
I love your radiant acting too!
You say you don't have anything?
That's a non non!
You're shining!
You came here because you have something you want to be, right?
You joined these auditions because you're aiming to be a star, right?
You have something too, right?
Your very own
Starlight!
The game is over!
This marks the end of the fourth day of auditions.
I lost...
But...
Yeah.
Mahiru-chan!
The Mahirutatoes are done!
We're helping ourselves!
I very much enjoyed preparing them this year too.
Eat as much as you can.
This year's Mahirutatoes are great again!
They're so warm and soft.
You really like potatoes.
Yes, this is potatoes.
While appearing rugged at first, they hide a rich flavor.
She's so cute!
In April, you will be starting a new life in Tokyo.
I'd completely forgotten! Don't watch!
Can you tell us what kind of star you hope to become?
Star?
Um...
I want to...
I want to be able to make the people I care about smile.
I want to become a warm star like that.
See?
Mahiru-chan, you're cute and warm.
And you're really radiant!
Yeah,
you're shining.
That's it for this broadcast from Kitachian Middle School. Thank you for watching!
They're right...
I really am shining.
And yet...
Everyone else's glimmer was so blinding
that I went and lost confidence and became a coward all on my own.
If I think about wanting to make the people dear to me happy,
I can shine as much as I want.
Oh, delicious...
Aren't they?
I really do love her.
But...
Even without relying on someone else...
I will...
Girls' Musical Revue Starlight.
I understand!