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RitsuAfter I started at a private middle school, I poured everything into keeping up with my new life, and Arale-chan and I slowly drifted apart.

RitsuBut then, a coincidence that felt like a miracle brought Arale-chan and me back together.

Ritsu"Elea's Magilulu Cover"... The moment I finished watching it, I reached out to Arale-chan.

Ritsu"Arale-chan... are you Elea?"

RitsuJust hearing her sing was enough to know. Arale-chan's voice was still overflowing with everything she loved.

RitsuThe name was different, but it was still the voice I loved.

RitsuThanks for calling. You haven't changed a bit, Arale-chan.

Arale"I got a little taller! What about you, Ricchan?"

RitsuMe...?

RitsuI want to change.

UtamiHi, everyone! I'm Utami, leader of the "La-La-La-La Girls," and...

A-koI'm A-ko. I write our songs~

ViolaI'm Viola, everyone's little sis~

AraleI-I-I-I love singing! I'm Elea!

UtamiAnd last but not least...

RitsuH-Hello...

RitsuThat's how I joined the online cover group Arale-chan was part of.

RitsuWait... you all sing covers online...?

AraleI forgot to expl-expl-explain!

RitsuI don't really... sing...

UtamiOh, I see... What should we do?

A-koHmm...

Viola...

ViolaWhat about an instrument? You did say you wanted one in the group, right, Utami-san?

AraleI know, I know, I know, I know, I know! Guitar!!

AraleRicchan, you can play a little guitar, right?! You play guitar, and I'll sing!

Ritsu...!

RitsuI-I'm still learning guitar... and I'm...

AraleR-I-T-S-U...

Arale"Stir"? "Suit"?

ViolaHow about "Clematis"?

ViolaIn the language of flowers, it means "beauty of the mind"... Isn't that perfect for a model student like you, Ritsu?

AraleThat's so cooool!

RitsuI'll be Clematis!

ViolaI'm glad you like it♡

RitsuI'm Clematis. Nice to meet you!

RitsuOww...

AraleRi...!

ViolaClematis, are you okay?

AraleAaaah! The camera's gonna fall!!

RitsuThings went better than I ever expected. Every video we posted pulled in more and more views,

Ritsuand our subscriber count kept climbing.

UtamiI've got some exciting news for everyone today!

UtamiWe've officially signed with an agency!

EveryoneYaaay!!

RitsuThat's amazing... I can't believe we actually got signed.

AraleI can't believe it~

ViolaRight~? And if we're going to bring in new fans, don't you think we should rethink the group's direction?

UtamiI think we're fine the way we are.

ViolaReally? I'm not so sure~

Fan AUm... you're the "La-La-La-La Girls," right?!

ViolaHm?

Fan BNo way~! It really is you! You're all so cute~!!

Fan AI watch all your videos! Could we get a picture with you?!

RitsuHuh...?

AraleP-P-Picture...!

ViolaA picture? Of course...

UtamiSorry, but we're on our way somewhere right now.

ViolaWhat...?

Fan AAw~ that's too bad~!

Fan BWe can't wait for your next video~! Keep it up!

UtamiYou two are still in middle school... so no interacting with fans when we're out in public, okay?

AraleOkaaay!

RitsuUnderstood.

Viola...

UtamiToday, I have an announcement to make.

UtamiI, Utami, have decided to leave the "La-La-La-La Girls."

UtamiTo everyone who has supported us all this time, thank you so much.

RitsuNo...

AraleW-W-Why...?

ViolaI know~ right? I wonder what made her leave so suddenly.

Utami"Viola-chan... will be our new leader."

ViolaSo that's that~ From now on, we're gonna be pumping out videos nonstop.

Some Time Later

Staff ALet's check the framing one more time!

Staff BIs this height okay for this camera?

AraleTh-That's a lot of cameras...

RitsuAre they going to be filming us the whole time?

ViolaYep~ This is exactly the kind of thing fans want to see♡

ViolaRitsu's the model student, A-ko's the tsundere, Arale-chan's the lovable airhead, and I'm everyone's little sis...

ViolaSo make sure you're always giving the fans what they want♡

RitsuIt's No. 1 on the daily chart...?

AraleThe video from the other day?

AraleWhoa, that's amazing! It's blowing up!

RitsuYeah... Just like Viola said it would...

AraleRight?!

Ritsu...!

Ritsu...

ViolaArale-chaaaan, how many times have I told you this kind of thing is a problem?

AraleHuh? Oh, that video from the other day!

ViolaElea-chan, do you ever work out?

AraleNope! But Magilulu has this line: "Healthy magic lives in a healthy body!"

AraleI know, I'm way too easy to sell merch to, haha! And now they're releasing a light-up Magical Shaker...

ViolaElea-chaaaan?

AraleAnd rumor has it the Shanikamars Kani-Kama is coming back the very same day... Viola-chan, could you pick up either one for me...

Viola*Sigh*... Arale-chan, all your rambling keeps wrecking my whole persona.

AraleOh, okay. Hey, I bought you some crab sticks, Viola-chan! I'll bring them tomorrow. I got some for everyone!

AraleOh, but can I keep the bonus Magilulu card...? I only need one Baru-kun's "Nice Bulk" card to complete the set, but I just can't pull it...!

ViolaOh... So you're just not getting it~

ViolaThen I guess you can stay just the way you are, Arale-chan♡

AraleSee you, Ricchan~!

RitsuYeah. See you tomorrow.

Ritsu(Arale-chan is as dazzling as ever...)

RitsuAnd then there's me...

RitsuI want to change... I want to leave this boring version of me behind...

ViolaRitsuu~?

RitsuViola...!

ViolaYou were thinking something you shouldn't, weren't you?

Ritsu...

RitsuUm... For our next cover, I was hoping Arale-chan and I could do a song from the "Magilulu" movie.

RitsuI've never tried anything like that before...

ViolaYou still don't get it, do you?

RitsuHuh...?

ViolaI'm saying that would ruin your whole persona, Ritsu. You've been comparing yourself to Arale-chan, haven't you~?

RitsuBut...!

ViolaYou're fine just the way you are, Ritsu.

ViolaTake away the model-student image, and you're jealous, gloomy, and barely say a word...

ViolaWhat would even be left of you?

Ritsu...?!

ViolaI can see why you'd want to be like her, though~

ViolaArale-chan's entertaining without even putting on an act, and her lyrics are amazing too. Just look at the views Elea's songs get.

ViolaNumbers like these could be just the spark we need...

ViolaKyaha!

Ritsu...!

ViolaElea-chaaaan, about how I sang this part...

Ritsu...

AraleI listened! I think it sounds amazing! Mine, though...

AraleIt's just not good enough, is it?

Arale*Sigh*...

AraleI think... this might be my worst take yet.

AraleCome on! This part obviously needs a growl! How did I miss that?!

AraleRetake!

Viola...

ViolaLet's do "Lion Dance" for our next cover.

AraleGood! There are tons of "dance covers" of it going up right now!! Wait!

Arale"Robo's House" has to come before "Lion Dance"! Absolutely!

Arale"Robo's House" is where the whole Lion series began! If we post it first, it'll be way easier for everyone to get the lore behind "Lion Dance"!

AraleThat's why I'm telling you we should do "Robo's House" first! Okay?!

AraleRight? You agree with me, don't you?

A-koYeah, actually. That might be the better choice.

ViolaHmm... I don't know~ A-ko, Clematis, you're both fine with doing it my way, right?

Viola...

A-ko、Ritsu...!

A-koUh... yeah. I'm with Viola on this...

Ritsu...

ViolaGreat!

AraleOh! Then let's record "Robo's House" afterward! This way, we'll be following Sanpo-P's original upload order too~!

Ritsu...

Arale Nakamachi

RitsuShould I... talk to Arale-chan about it...?

Ritsu?

ViolaHave you seen this? http://www.MeChube.com/watch???vvv=wU9PCIytBBrTk_tvQ...

Viola

Ritsu...?

ViolaLet's do "Lion Dance" for our next cover.

AraleI'm telling you, "Robo's House" has to come before "Lion Dance"! Absolutely!

A-koUh... yeah.

RitsuWhat... is this?!

RitsuArale-chan!

Viola、A-ko...

ViolaWho would post something this awful...?

ViolaThe agency's checking with our video editor now. Some of it came from footage we'd never posted...

ViolaThe video's being flooded with nasty comments, and the agency's getting tons of messages too... Apparently, they can't keep up.

Ritsu...!

AraleMorning~

Ritsu! Arale-chan...!

AraleWhat's up? Did we have some kind of event today?

ViolaLook at this...

Arale"Robo's House has to come before Lion Dance! Absolutely!"

AraleWhat's this?

Arale"Right? You agree with me, don't you?"

A-ko"Uh... yeah."

Ritsu"..."

AraleHuh? What's going on...?

AraleBut this video is a lie! If we put out a warning telling everyone not to trust videos like this...

AraleEveryone's just confused...

Staff AWe're terribly sorry!

Arale!

Staff AWe're still looking into it... Yes, we'll call you back once we know more. Yes. Goodbye...

Staff BHow's the statement coming?

Staff CWe'll have it out today!

Staff AShould we send them home for now?

Staff BYes... Let's contact their parents...

Arale...!

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AraleNo caller ID...

Ritsu!

ViolaDon't answer it...

AraleO-Okay.

Arale...

Viola*Sniff*...

AraleAh...

ViolaI'm sorry...

ViolaYou're the one who's really suffering, Arale-chan... but I'm so scared...

AraleViola-chan...

AraleRi...

ViolaRitsu!

ViolaWhat are we going to do...?! We've worked so hard for this...!

ViolaIf Arale-chan stays in the group... me, A-ko, Ritsu...

Violawe'll all go up in flames...!

Arale...

Ritsu...

AraleI'm sorry...!

RitsuArale-chan...!

ViolaRitsu.

ViolaYou're not going to take a bad girl's side, are you, Ritsu...? Not when you're a model student...

RitsuI left Arale-chan...

Ritsubehind.

RitsuI was scared...

RitsuScared that if I ran after Arale-chan, I wouldn't even be a model student anymore...

ViolaWe're announcing our first single at the next event.

BellWait, does that mean we're making our debut?!

PopoIt's finally happening!

ViolaWe've settled on "Suzunare" for the venue.

Ritsu...!

ViolaArale-chan's school is nearby, too. Maaaybe she'll just happen to drop by~

ViolaKyaha!

Ritsu...

Ritsu(Nothing's changed since that day.)

Ritsu(I've been stuck in place all this time, clinging to the model-student role... I'm scum too, for still staying with Viola and the others.)

Ritsu(Even so, if she'll even let me... I want to apologize to Arale-chan...)

Ritsu(And then... maybe we could be together again...)

???Ricchan...

Ritsu...!

Ritsu...

Arale...! Why...

AraleWhy do you look like you're about to cry, Ricchan?

AraleBut...

RitsuI'm sorry!

RitsuThat day, I couldn't run after you. I couldn't help you...

RitsuEven though I knew... I knew all of it...

AraleI don't understand what you're saying, Ricchan... any of it...

RitsuBut I...!

AraleI can't do this anymore!!