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Arale~~~~~!!

NonokaSliiide~

NonokaFloooat~

NonokaHmmmm~?

NonokaMs. Manager's running late~

managerSorry to keep you waiting!

AraleEeeeeeeek!

AraleNice to meetcha!

AraleI'm Arale Nakamachi! I'll be in Class 1-B at Kanda Shiroyama Academy!

AraleAs today's event is intended as an opportunity for all creators affiliated with the agency to meet and socialize...

AraleI am truly honored to have received your invitiation... invitation...

AraleI fear I may cause you all no small amount of trouble...

AraleBut I-I look forward to wor-wor-wor-working with youuuuuuuuu!!

YunoGlitch?

managerNakamachi-san, calm down.

NonokaDEEP BREATH~

managerThat's right. Let's take a deep breath.

everyone*Inhale*... *Exhale*...

YunoWhy?

managerYep, there we go~ Looking good, MewType!

AraleMew?

YunoWhat's that?

managerOops, sorry. I skipped a step.

managerStarting today, the four of you are MewType!

YunoWhat?

AraleMew...? And what, exactly, is "Type"?

NonokaA new type of cryptid~?

managerOf course not! It's obviously your group name!

AraleG-Group...?

AraleWHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?

ManagerArale Nakamachi!

Arale!

ManagerNonoka Miyanaga!

NonokaHeeere~

ManagerYuno Sengoku!

Yuno...

ManagerMiyako Fuji!

MiyakoWha!? M-Me too!? Seriously!?

ManagerThat's right! Put the four of you together, and you've got... MewType!

AraleEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!???

NonokaThis is gonna be fun~

YunoNobody told me.

MiyakoR-Right...! I thought I was only handling the illustration side of things...!

ManagerNope! It's in the contract! I remember explaining it to you in the meeting room. I even underlined it in red and everything!

YunoOh... right.

MiyakoBack then, I'd been pulling back-to-back all-nighters... I was barely conscious...

ManagerDon't mess with contracts~~~~~~!!

AraleU-Um...

ManagerHm?

AraleU-Um... groups... They j-just bring back so many bad memories...

AraleJust thinking about it is t-t-t-t-too much~~~~

YunoWhoa, what brought that on?

ManagerAh! Don't worry!

ManagerIt's a "B-A-N-D," not a "group"! So you'll be fine!

AraleAh, a band~? Well, in that case...

AraleWait, nooooooooo, that's not the same!

ManagerExactly. It's not the same as a group.

AraleNo, that's not what I mean~~~~! A band's still a group of people working together, isn't it?!

YunoI'm with her.

Miyako...

YunoI'm kinda over the whole band thing anyway. There are already plenty of bands. They don't need us.

Miyako、AraleYeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!

YunoWhoa... That's kinda scary.

ManagerGeez... You girls really have no idea what you've got. With this lineup? A band's practically guaranteed to blow up.

ManagerEveryone except Fuji-san already has a decent following on their own channels. And one of Miyanaga-san's cover videos has racked up over a hundred million views.

AraleA hundred million?!?!

NonokaHuh?

NonokaBunnies are so yummy, way up on the hill~♪

AraleHaha! It's Usa Eater-chan~~!

YunoWait, that was you, Miyanaga-san?

NonokaNono-chan, age five!

AraleWhaaat?!

AraleWooow~~! It's "Usa Eater-chan"—that video everyone's seen! I can't believe I'm meeting a living meme! This is amazing!!

NonokaEhh...?

NonokaYou upload videos too, don't you, Arale-chan?

Arale...

Yuno...?

NonokaUm... That cover you uploaded the other day...

AraleAh...! That one?

NonokaYeah. Nono-chan watched your cover, Arale-chan... You looked like you were having so much fun singing...

NonokaI love it~

AraleY-You loved it?!

NonokaMm-hm! I really did~

AraleW-Whaaaat... M-My... My singing...? Really...? Hehe...

AraleIt's not good enough to deserve all that praise... Ehehe. I've been told I have a loud voice in class before, but... For someone to actually say they loved it...? N-No way, no way, no way~~

AraleUm... So... You really loved it?

NonokaYep! Nono-chan absolutely loves your singing, Arale-chan~

AraleAaaaaaaaaahhh!!!!

YunoInstead of starting a band now... wouldn't it make more sense for everyone to lean into what they're already good at?

ManagerWe've got branding to think about too!

MiyakoU-Um...

MiyakoI... I'm really not ready to jump straight into band activities...

ManagerAh! Don't worry!

Miyako...

ManagerI've already made sure there's plenty of practice time!

ManagerGroup practice will follow this schedule! Fit your individual practice in whenever you've got free time!

Arale...

NonokaNono-chan on guitar~

MiyakoK-Key... board...

ManagerWe'll keep everyone engaged with uploads on your personal channels while you work on band practice, then it'll be time for your first live!

Miyako、AraleA live?!?!

ManagerI want at least one original song in the set, so we'll work on that alongside rehearsals too!

AraleB-B-B-But I can't show my face...

ManagerWe'll have Sengoku-san compose, and Nakamachi-san write the lyrics. All right, let's get to work!

AraleI-I-I-I can't do thiiiiiiiiis!!!!

Nakamachi House - Arale's Room

Arale...

AraleA band... A live...

AraleI can't do either of thooooose!!

AraleI can't even stand in front of people, and showing my face is completely out of the questiooooon!!!

AraleI thought all I had to do was sing~~~~~~

AraleUgh... I start high school tomorrow, and now I've got all this hanging over me...!

Arale*Sigh*...

AraleWait... Does that mean...?

AraleIf I don't sing, I won't have to be in the band?!

AraleThen I wouldn't have to play a live show or show my face either! I might be a genius~~~~!!

AraleHeh heh heh! I'm done singing for a while!

AraleLa-la-la, la-la-la-la-la~ La-la-la-la, la-la-la~♪

AraleHey, hey! Did you know talking can turn into a song?

AraleIf my songs could make everyone smile...

You're so loud!

Apparently, she never listens to anyone.

They say she got kicked out for always insisting on doing things her way.

I wish she'd listen to me for once too~

Always making everything about herself. She had it coming.

Could you be quiet for a second?

Guess she nuked her account and ran away after all~

Better luck in your next life.

Dreams are power!

Arale...

AraleMm...

AraleWill I... ever be able to dream again...?