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ManagerNakamachi-san, you're about ready to post a cover song video, right?

AralePeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!

ManagerQuit squeaking!

AraleNnnnnngh, but, but, buttttt...!

ManagerYou don't like singing?

AraleNo... That's not it.

ManagerYou don't like being in the group?

AraleParts of it...

ManagerYou don't like showing your face?

AraleYes...

ManagerWanna hear something good?

AraleSomething good?

ManagerIf it's a video... guess what? You don't have to show your face!

AraleWait, you're right!!

NonokaAre we finally gonna hear Arale-chan sing~?

AraleSo... I'm really gonna sing?

YunoWell, you are the vocalist.

NonokaI can't wait to hear you sing, Arale-chan!

AraleWhaaat?!

AraleB-But I haven't sung much lately, and I'm a liiittle out of practice, so, hehe... I can't promise I'll be as good as you're hoping...

AraleYou really wanna hear me sing...?

NonokaI can't waaait!!

Arale♡♡♡

AraleA-And you too, Miyako-san...?

MiyakoHuh? Oh, yes. I... am looking forward to it.

AraleEeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

AraleTh-Then... maybe just this once? I mean, giving it a try might be kinda sorta totally doable~? Ehehe...

YunoThat was way too easy...

NonokaOkaaay! I have a brilliant idea!

ManagerWhat is it?

NonokaNono-chan will play guitar for Arale-chan's cover video~!

AraleR-Really?! You'd do that?!

NonokaOf cooourse♪

ManagerThat might actually work... What song?

NonokaA Yuno-chan song! Nono-chan's an OG fan! Since the band days!

Yuno...

NonokaI love every single one, so I wanna play them all! Can I?

YunoI mean, I do like the songs, but...

NonokaThe songs?

YunoHumans, though... I don't really get them...

Yuno...

NonokaI knew it... An AI...!

MiyakoI'm gonna lose my job?!?!

AraleM-Miyako-saaaaaan!!

YunoFor the record, I'm not an AI...

ManagerEveryone's certainly lively! For now, just pick a song, okay?

AraleOkay!

AraleI can sing...

AraleI really can sing...

AraleHehe... Ehehe... Hehehehehe...

AraleI can sing without showing my face! Which means...

AraleIN-VIN-CI-BLE~~~~~!!

Akihabara Station

YunoSo what? Do whatever you want.

RitsuHuh...?

YunoSomething being over and not wanting it to end are two different things, right?

Ritsu(I don't want it to be over.)

Ritsu(That's why...)

AraleWait up! I'm coming~!

Ritsu!

AraleSorry! A teacher held me up.

RitsuArale-cha...

???No fair, Ritsu~ Going behind my back like this.

Ritsu...!

RitsuWh-Why...?

ViolaHuh? You're not happy to see me, Ritsu? That hurts my feelings~

ViolaNo, no~ You've got Fairy Bouquet, remember, Ritsu?

ViolaYou're done with Arale-chan!

RitsuIt's not over...!

ViolaScaaary~

ViolaHere I am, begging you not to leave me... and you're still running off to Arale-chan, Ritsu...

ViolaThen I guess I have no choice.

ViolaThey say humans are the only animals that use fire.

Ritsu...?

ViolaCivilization advanced because humans weren't afraid of fire.

ViolaMaybe that's why the internet finds someone new to burn every single day.

Ritsu...!

ViolaFunny, isn't it~? All it takes is one little spark. Then you just sit back and watch.

ViolaPop quiz~! What happens when the spark burns out?

ViolaThreeee, twooo...

ViolaOooone...

ViolaTime's up~!

ViolaThe answer is... Everything around it burns~

Ritsu...!

ViolaFriends, family~ What was it again? That new group she formed... Oh, right!

ViolaMewType, or whatever it was called~

Ritsu...!

ViolaArale-chan behaved herself back then, so I thought that would be enough~

ViolaWhat was it you said? "It's not over"...? Kyaha! Maybe you're right! Arale-chan isn't finished yet♪

RitsuPlease... stop...

ViolaHmm~ What should I do~?

RitsuI'll never... have anything to do with Arale-chan again...!

ViolaGood girl...♡

ViolaYou really are a "model student," Ritsu.

NonokaNono-chan's...

Araleand Arale's...

Nonoka、AraleCollab Song Announcement Tiiime~!

YunoAnd now this is happening.

MiyakoSo it would seem.

NonokaAll right, Arale-chan! Take it away!

AraleThe song for our momentous first collab will be...

AraleThe very first "Magilulu" opening theme, "Magilulu Nice Bulk"!

NonokaOoh~!

AraleOr the Season 2 ending theme, "Tears of the Shanikamars"!

NonokaOoh...?

AraleOr the movie's theme song, "Good-Bye, Biceps"! Those are my top three, and I just can't choose...

MiyakoMm-hm, mm-hm.

YunoSo you haven't actually decided.

NonokaHmm~ You love all three, right, Arale-chan?

AraleY-Yes! Especially "Good-Bye, Biceps"! The exact moment it kicks in during the movie is...

NonokaThen let's go with that one♪

AraleO-Oh...

AraleRight!

NonokaIt's settled~! And for the thumbnail art... *Glance*...

Miyako...

AraleNo, no, no, no! I could never ask Yako-sensei! That'd be presumptuous beyond all presumptuousness~~~~!!

MiyakoIf I can make the time...

AraleNo, no! You have your manga to work on! Once I've saved up, I'll go through the agency and commission you properly! Someday! I promise!! For sure!!!

YunoThat's... a lot.

ManagerOh, perfect. Everyone's here! All right, let's get straight to practice!

EveryoneOkaaay!

—♪

Arale(Huh...? What is this feeling...?)

Arale(Nono-chan-san is so kind...)

Arale(And my beloved Yako-sensei is here too...)

Arale(And Yuno-san-chan is a super-capable AI...)

Arale(Right now, I really... want to sing!)

ManagerWow! You're really starting to come together as a band!

NonokaAhem!

YunoBeen practicing a lot?

MiyakoNot that much...

YunoHuh.

Miyako...

Nonoka*Staaaaare*

MiyakoW-What is it...?

NonokaMiyako-chan's dark-circle bear today is~ a polar bear! Slightly healthier!

YunoWell, keep at it. Just don't work yourself till you drop.

NonokaAnd guess what else? Nono-chan noticed something!

Arale?

NonokaArale-chan, weren't you humming "Hmm-hmm-hmmm~♪" earlier?

AraleWhaaat?!

MiyakoOh, that was you, Arale-san?

AraleNo, no, no! No way that was me!

YunoYou were singing. Just humming, but still.

AraleHwah?!

NonokaThink you can practice with us next time, Arale-chan?

AraleOh...

AraleThat might be... a hard yes?

NonokaYaaay~!

ManagerNgh... Nakamachi-san...

Maru-kunCan't wait!

AraleOkay! Wait, Maru-kun just talked?!

Maru-kunYeah. Nice to meet ya...

Maru-kunHuh?!

AraleMaru-kuuuun!

Maru-kunAaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

AraleEhehehehehehe! Miyako-san, Maru-kun is talking with us!

Maru-kunI need my personal space~! Let go! Let go~!

AraleHe's alive!

Maru-kunI'm alive over here~!

AraleThat's amazing! How does this even work~?!

MiyakoUm...

Maru-kunLet go!

NonokaNono-chan wants a turn holding you too!

Maru-kunGaaah! Stoooooop!!

Yuno...

A Few Days Later

AraleEhehehe... Hehehe...

AraleIt's heeere~!

AraleMic, mic!

AraleNono-chan-san's guitar track, check! Headphones, check!

AraleMy closet recording booth, back in action after all this time, check!

Arale*Inhale*...

Arale—♪

Sengoku House - Yuno's Room

Yuno...

RitsuEven when the fennec was suffering all alone... the bear couldn't do anything.

RitsuShe was a coward. She chose the coward's way out. And the fennec lost everything...

YunoI should probably give Nakamachi-san a heads-up, just in case...

Yuno...

YunoNah... Meddling isn't my style.

YunoUnsend... There.

Yuno...

YunoWhoa...

YunoThis is seriously complicated.

AraleMmm... Dreams are power!

AraleYaaawn~

AraleNow then... Let's see how yesterday's video is doing...

Arale...

AraleNnnnnnnnnnnngh...!

AraleHuh...?

Arale"I used to watch Magilulu all the time as a kid!" "Arale-chan's ripped!" "She's in peak form!"...

AraleEeeeeeeeeeeee♡♡

AraleEhehe... Hehehehe! Even the air tastes amaaazing!

AraleThe sky is so bluuuuue!

AraleThis is... the beeeeeest!!

ViolaViola Quiiiz~! How many trains will Ritsu watch go by~?

Viola

RitsuHuh...?

RitsuW-Where is that coming from...?!

Ritsu!

ViolaThe answer is...

Viola

???The answer is—

Viola"A model student would never do that."♡

ViolaRitsuu~?

Ritsu...!

ViolaGeez, you're totally spacing out~

RitsuSorry...

ViolaLook, Arale-chan posted a video.

RitsuHuh...?

ViolaThe account's called "Arale Nakamachi from MewType."

BellIs Arale Nakamachi her real name?

ViolaYeah. Putting your real name online is dangerous. You never know what might happen~

PopoThere are some real creeps out there.

BellWhat?! That's so scary!

ViolaRitsu, let's listen to it. Okay?

Ritsu...

—♪

Ritsu(This song...)

PopoWhat's this? Magilulu?

BellThis takes me back~

PopoWhat's with this song choice?

ViolaArale-chan sounds like she's having so much fun~ I wonder if things are going well with her new group.

Ritsu...

ViolaOne of her new bandmates plays guitar, too.

BellWait, Nonoka is...

PopoUsa Eater-chan.

BellShe's the one who went viral with over a hundred million views! That's wiiild~!

ViolaYou were always Arale-chan's guitarist, Ritsu...

ViolaBut I guess she doesn't need you anymore, huh?

RitsuI... have something I need to do at home, so I'll be leaving now.

BellBye-bye~!

PopoSee ya~

ViolaRitsu's been so entertaining lately~ Kyaha!

RitsuArale-chan is as dazzling as ever...

YunoSo what? Do whatever you want.

RitsuI can't... Not after what I did to Arale-chan back then...

AraleAhem~ Magical Physical Kururu... or Magilulu for short. This will be on the test~

Student AHahahaha! Arale-chan, you sound just like the teacher!

Student BThat's hilarious!

RitsuHehe...

Ritsu(I met Arale-chan back in elementary school...)

AraleTa-da!

RitsuA notebook...?

AraleLook! I wrote down our conversations, and they turned into lyrics! Major discovery! I'm a genius!

RitsuYou're right... Arale-chan, that's amazing!

Ritsu(Arale-chan was always so bright, and being with her was so much fun...)

AraleAnd then everyone's biceps in Yumeoi Town lit up all at once!

RitsuHahaha! That's so weird~ Hehe.

AraleRight?! Oh, I know! Ricchan, let's sing together!

AraleCome on, sing with me!

RitsuYeah! What should we sing?

AraleUmm... "Good-Bye, Biceps"!

Ritsu(Arale-chan had always shone so brightly... She was my light.)

AraleHuh...? Ricchan, you're going to a private middle school?

RitsuYeah...

AraleOh... I see...

AraleNothing's gonna change! Even if we're apart, we'll always be friends!

RitsuArale-chan... Yeah!