Link! Like!: Episode 18 ~ Part 10
Before she graduates, the second-year students, Kozue, Tsuzuri, and Megumi, decide to make Sachi, to whom they owe a great deal of gratitude, a song that will “make her cry her eyes out!” (according to Megumi)
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Sachi:
Now then, as you can see, I’ve prepared an amazing stage for the Renge Festival!!
Excuse me, Sachi-senpai, but… When you mentioned “preparing a stage” I wasn’t exactly expecting something of this scale…
…You made this?
Sachi:
Yeah, over the past year.
I was thinking that there must’ve been something I could do for you… though it was supposed to be an apology at first.
Sachi:
I guess we can call it even now. Instead of it being an apology, let’s call this a present for my juniors!
This is my gift to you all– the second auditorium!
You’re giving us an auditorium!?
Whoa… rich girl schools are on a whole ‘nother level…
Sachi:
We haven’t actually given it a name yet, so… Why don’t you guys do it?
Hold on, hold on… Is it really okay to let the School Idol Club own something like this!?
Sachi:
Ahaha. Too bad, but I couldn’t make it so you had exclusive ownership of this.
But the equipment was built with the best possible acoustics for a school idol stage in mind.
Sachi:
With this… you need not fear the dangers of narrow stages ever again.
Ah…
Sachi:
Teehee~
Seriously, Sachi-senpai, you…!
Thanks, Sachi-senpai.
…In any case, Kaho.
Y-Yeah!?
You said that as thanks for this incredible stage, we’d hold the “best performance ever”, didn’t we? It seems… we’ll have to energize ourselves, hm?
I-I’ll do my best…!!
…Now then. I may have gotten a little flustered earlier, but… Seeing as we’re determined to show our full power at the Renge Festival…
Though we may be under quite some pressure, I’m sure we’ll be able to turn some of those nerves into resolve.
And there’s also… what we’re gonna do about that song.
Um, Kozue-senpai… I know you showed us the song too, but what was actually missing?
Yeah, yeah! I wanna know too.
Well, the thing is… This was a song we wrote with Sachi-senpai in mind, so…
It kinda… ended up becoming a bit of a love letter…?
…?
It’s probably because you all made it with your favorite senior in mind, so…
It’s full of all of your feelings. You worried a lot over it, so I think it’s because of how hard you worked for Sachi-paisen…?
It’s really good!!
We listened to the sample in the clubroom! We were seriously moved, you know!
Yeah! I’m sure anyone that’s had a senior important to them will understand! We can all give this our 150%, I think!
See?
W-What do you mean, “see?”!
You weren’t totally sure about this, either!
Peek.
Ah… I agree, I think this is a wonderful song.
I can feel all the emotions you packed into this song, communicated through its concentrated beauty… I feel that there’s no better way to convey your emotions.
I always believed.
This girl…!
…haa. Alright, I get it.
Let’s do this. Let’s keep doing our 150%.
…Yeah. I’m sure we’ll be able to show our 150% to everyone!
Ahaha… I’m sorry things turned out like this until the end.
Sachi:
Nah, nah. This is just… how my wonderful juniors are.