Link! Like!: Episode 18 ~ Part 3
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)
Like this, and this… then this…
And a bit of this...
I… see? So that’s the ending?
And… there.
Uhhh…!
I await your impressions.
You’re making choreography for a song for Sachi-senpai, is that right?
Yup.
O…kay. I can feel the thought behind every single step, so I’m sure you’ll be able to express yourself once you put it all together.
I’m sure Kozu and Megu have lots of stuff they want to express, too.
That being said…
Hm… to be honest, I’m not sure if these steps will work well together, though…
You too? I thought so too. But I don’t think I can take anything out… What should I do?
Huh!? What should you do!? Um… well…!
…So… you mentioned this was a song from the second years to Sachi-senpai, right?
Yeah.
Are you sure you should be asking me that?
Yeah, because I have to give this my all.
I-I see. Then I’ll just have to do everything I can to help.
Hm… No offense, but I think that everything feels disconnected because you have too many steps.
But I don’t want to get rid of a single thing. These are all my memories.
Right.
But you’re right. I wish I could do something to connect everything.
Maybe if I had a ribbon…
…So what you’re saying is that you need something to act as a key point to tie everything together?
Yeah. For a present full of our feelings… that’s the most important part.
…Understood. If there’s anything I can do to help, please feel free to ask.
Thanks, Saya. Alright, let’s go.
Alright… wait, huh? Where are we going?
It’s over there.
Tsuzuri-senpai, the light’s red! Watch out!
Oh, sorry. I should’ve stopped.
Of course you should have stopped! Ever since we left the school, you’ve just been staring at the sky… Where are we actually going?
Where the rain falls from.
…Oh, you’ve been following that cloud, huh…
…Where the rain falls from. Oh, that’s what you’re doing…
Alright, just give me a second. I’m gonna look up the forecast for Kanazawa...
Ah! Got it! I found where it’s raining. It’s only a drizzle, but… I’m sure it’ll be good for us to go.
Really? Alright, let’s go.
But… hmhm, I’m glad that you’re having fun talking with Sachi-senpai, Tsuzuri-senpai.
Yeah. It’s thanks to you… for real.
…It’s wonderful that things are back to the way they were.
But it’s not like they were. Back then, I wasn’t the type of girl that’d ever thank people…
Hey, Sachi.
Sachi:
Hm? What’s up?
I joined the School Idol Club, just like you asked. What else do I have to do to become a school idol?
Sachi:
Mmm… Hmm…
I mean, if all it took was just to consider yourself a school idol, then everyone would be one…
?
Sachi:
Wait, but aren’t you already pretty famous?
Including external dance clubs, you must’ve been invited to a ton of places. Why pick the School Idol Club?
I wanted to do it with everyone…
Sachi:
With everyone…
Sachi:
I see… the solitude that comes from being placed upon a pedestal… Ah, wait, that sounds really pretentious…
?
Sachi:
You know you can be a school idol whenever you want, right?
Mm… I think I’m just an “s” right now, though.
Sachi:
Y-You mean the “s” in “school idol”!? You’ve got a long way to go, huh!?
The “s” in “school idol apprentice”.
Sachi:
That’s even longer than I thought… But I guess you’re right. This isn’t something you can get done just like that.
Maybe… you’ll just have to build up to it, one step at a time…
Sachi?
Sachi:
Don’t worry, Tsuzuri. I’ll definitely make you a school idol within these next three years.
Really?
Sachi:
Yeah. And for your first step…
Sachi:
Join me… as a member of DOLLCHESTRA.
Oh, it’s raining.
It’s going to rain a little in this area today. Either way, we don’t have umbrellas, so let’s go inside.
Inside… oh, that’s right. This area is…