# E9 - Encounter With Light
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GZ7UV7Q3D/encounter-with-light)
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That was nice.
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Now then...
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Let's see today's school unit ranking.
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Huh?!
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What?!
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Happy Ara's in eighth?!
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Eighth means...
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We'll...
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We'll be on the Sunset Stage!
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"New Message"
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No! No! No!
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Wait! Wait!
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Dying! Dying! Dying!
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Dying! Dying! Dying!
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"New Message"
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"You Died"
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"New Message"
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Rank eight in the school?
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"Muni: So what if we're 8th?"
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"Rinku: Can we be lucky 7 instead?"
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"Rei: Congratulations!"
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"Rei: But 8 is also a lucky number
in the eastern tradition."
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Why don't they get that it's a big deal?!
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"Encounter With Light"
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"Happy Ara School Rank 8th"
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I have called this meeting today
to explain the significance of our rank,
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eighth in the entire school,
and what this means!
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It means that Happy Ara's
eighth in the school, right?
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Yes.
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Yes, that's right.
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And eighth in the school means...
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We qualify for the
Yoba Festival Sunset Stage!
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Oh, right! You mentioned that a while back!
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Yeah! Yeah!
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Um...
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What is this "Sunset Stage"?
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You don't know about the Sunset Stage?
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Yes.
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Our school holds the Yoba Festival
at the end of every school year.
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Oh, so it's a school festival?
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Right.
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They put all sorts of events
on the outdoor stage.
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The last one, when the sun's
starting to set, is the Sunset Stage!
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Oh, I get it! They do it at sunset,
so it's the Sunset Stage!
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Right.
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And the only units that get to perform
are the top eight in the school.
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Those eight units compete
in a one-day tournament,
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and the unit that wins that tournament...
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is considered the best unit of the year!
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We'll be in the tournament to determine
the best unit of the year?
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Wow! Oh, wow!
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Maho-chan! Why didn't you tell us
about something this awesome sooner!
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Wait, I told you this once before...
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The best unit in the school
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is proof that everyone got
hypest for our performance!
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If that happens, wow!
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I'm pretty sure we can't win.
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Because Peaky P-key's been
the top unit forever. They'll be in it too.
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Winning it means we need
to win against Peaky P-key.
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There are things you can't do
no matter how hard you try.
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If you don't like your answer,
then it's obvious what you should do.
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Just make your unit better than Peaky P-key.
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Oh? Happy Ara's in eighth.
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Huh?
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Happy Ara? The one from the Christmas party?
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Yeah, yeah! Rinku-chan's unit.
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Oh? They've moved up quick.
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They used to be way lower.
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They went really hard
in their last performance.
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What?
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Interested in them now?
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No way.
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Yesterday's performance was so hype!
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We had a bigger audience than usual since
we might even be on the Sunset Stage too!
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Yeah!
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But we haven't risen from eighth.
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That's how it goes.
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Second through seventh are upperclassmen
who've been doing it longer.
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So basically, we're keeping up with units
with more popularity and experience.
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And that makes us awesome.
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Can you decide if you're chicken
or overconfident already?
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I'm an intellectual. I only take the field
when I have the advantage!
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Lunchtime Groove!
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All right! The Yoba Festival's
coming up quick!
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Bet you're all checking
the school ranking for your favorite units!
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Here's one you gotta check out.
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They climbed up three ranks
since last time to reach ninth,
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Photon Maiden!
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They're still behind Happy Around!,
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but at this rate, they might
even be on the Sunset Stage!
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This time, we're digging
deep on this hot unit!
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So here's Photon Maiden's "A lot of life"!
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Hey, isn't Photon Maiden that?
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Oh!
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Photon Maiden has a performance today!
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Why don't we go see it?
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Look here. This unit said our song
wasn't good enough.
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Why should we go see them perform?
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But if they took our song,
we wouldn't be doing "Make My Style," right?
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Well, they're our rivals for the moment.
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We should check them out to know more.
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Yes.
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The audience is really big!
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Well, the DJ was hyping them at lunch.
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That might be why.
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But the mood of the audience
feels somewhat different from ours.
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Their unit has a really
strong concept behind it.
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The audience is into it-
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Photon Maiden's performance was so cool!
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Yeah, it was. The songs and dance
were way better than I expected.
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They have a very strong
concept and image.
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I felt like I was being pulled
into their world.
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B-But, like, we're above them
in the rankings.
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Right?
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Well...
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Yeah...
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Photon Maiden and we...
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...are both eighth in the ranking?
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Wow!
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Hey, hey! Did you see the final results
for the school unit ranking?
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Yeah, I saw!
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Happy Ara and Photon are both in eighth!
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Then who's going to be on the Sunset Stage?
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They're going to go
head-to-head on stage to decide!
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"Cafe Vinyl"
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We're one-on-one against Photon
Maiden to get on the Sunset Stage?
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We each do a performance,
and the one with more votes wins.
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This is so exciting!
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Hey, if we lose this,
we won't be on the Sunset Stage.
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Then we have to win it for sure!
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All right! Let's do it!
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It's gonna be fun!
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The up-and-coming Happy Around!!
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And the supernova, Photon Maiden!
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Who will stand
on the Sunset Stage? It's a duel!
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"Coming Soon!"
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Don't miss it.
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Photon Maiden.
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Major record label Nebula Production
assembled this unit from open auditions.
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Their music and costumes
are made with a "cool" image.
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The exact opposite of Happy Ara.
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These girls are good.
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Happy Ara might not win as they are.
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Isn't Photon Maiden just so cool?!
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Being impressed isn't helping.
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If we don't win against them,
we don't get on the Sunset Stage.
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They are formidable.
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We have one chance to beat them on stage.
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We can't win doing what we usually do.
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We need to power up for this!
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But how, exactly, do we do that?
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We need to think of a song.
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Photon Maiden has a clear
image and strong songs.
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We need a song at least
as powerful as theirs!
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Rei!
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Y-Yes?
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I'll make a really sick beat,
so come up with a melody.
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Let's make a really powerful song!
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Yes.
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And we need more powerful visuals too.
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I'm doing the best I can with what I have.
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I know, but I need you to do
even better than your best.
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I don't like the whole "120 percent" schtick.
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It's not really my thing.
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Yeah, because it's not realistic.
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I don't like it when you say
things straight either.
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Okay, fine!
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I don't want to lose against them either.
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Thanks! We're counting on you!
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Maho-chan, Maho-chan!
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What should I do?
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Huh?
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Uh...
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W-Well, do your best?
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All right!
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I'll do my best to power up!
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A powerful song?
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Do my best to power up?
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I started by doing what I can and ate
more for breakfast than usual!
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Huh?
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I didn't see!
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I didn't see! I didn't see anything!
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So it's okay!
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No, it's fine. I'm not doing
anything you shouldn't see.
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Huh?
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Ab selfies?
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Right.
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Want to see?
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You're totally shredded!
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Well, I do work out.
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Hey, hey! Can I touch them?
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Huh? Well, yeah, I guess.
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Ooh! Ooh!
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They're so hard!
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Hey, how'd you get so hard?
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Well, my mommy and daddy are trainers,
so I've done it since I was little.
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Huh?
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No, I guess because it's fun?
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Bodybuilding makes your dance moves sharper,
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and it helps with your vocals too.
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And the best part is...
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how much you'll love muscles!
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So that was the third song you wrote?
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This has to be it!
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Yeah!
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I like this one the most too!
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It's true, the melody
gets stuck in your head,
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but it's not exactly Rinku's image, is it?
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Ah!
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Yeah, it's more like Rei-chan's image!
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I-I'm so sorry!
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I didn't know what to do,
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so I was playing the piano,
and this phrase came to mind.
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I thought it was nice, so...
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No need to apologize!
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It's a really powerful melody!
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But this song feels way
different than the usual.
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Can you still do it?
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Yeah, you're right.
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I might need to change
how I sing to make it work.
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I'm gonna try it out!
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Okay, that's a wrap!
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Yes. Yes.
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The photo shoot is over.
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I see.
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How is practice for the new song?
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That is also proceeding smoothly.
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They should be ready before
the contest with Happy Around!
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"Yoba Academy Middle and High School"
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What do you think?
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I tried singing it how I thought
it should sound.
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It isn't bad, but it isn't exactly right.
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It wouldn't work how I usually sing,
so I tried something different!
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Well, yeah, that's true.
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It doesn't feel like Happy Ara to me.
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It doesn't feel like Happy Ara?
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Huh?
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Should we try another song?
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Yeah, maybe we should.
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Some songs feel different
when you add vocals.
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Then how about the first song we heard?
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What do you think, Rinku?
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That'd be the easiest to sing, I think.
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What do you think, Rei?
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Yes, that's true.
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I think it would be best too.
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I thought it was a good song.
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"Practice Room D"
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I think it's good.
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It really feels like Happy Ara.
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But would this song count as powering up?
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We might be able to do something
with the arrangement.
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I'll make resources to match the song too.
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Ooh!
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Okay! Let's make this into our new song!
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Yeah!
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They are right.
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This song does fit Rinku-san much better.
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Yeah, it's more like Rei-chan's image!
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What if...
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What if I sang that song?
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"Music Room"
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I joined the unit without much thought,
but I can't imagine not being part of it now.
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Meeting all of you has shown me
a brand new world.
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Next time: Brand New World.
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"Brand New World"