“Senpai, aren’t you going to praise me?” Yamano stared up at me with a frown.

“Congrats, Yamano,” I said.

“Heh heh! Thank you veeery much!” She whirled around exuberantly, like a small animal.

She normally conducts herself with more composure, so this is kinda unexpected. Then again, she may be mature for her age, but it doesn’t change the fact that she’s only in her third year of middle school.

“That’s why I can practice for the show even more than before!” Yamano puffed up with pride.

Puff up all you want; you don’t have what you don’t have.

“In that case,” Mei said, “I have no concerns. After all, our initial goal is to perform at the music club where Hondo-san works.”

“Good point.”It feels a little too soon for us to be achieving our goal already, but it’s a great stroke of luck. Well, rather than good fortune, it’s more like the inevitability of Serika’s networking skills.

“By the way, nothing is set in stone yet, but here’s the schedule and the bands that are performing.” Serika sent a PDF to our RINE group chat.

I stopped walking, took out my phone, and opened it. Mei and Yamano peeked over my shoulder.Use your own phones! Let’s see... It’s going to be in two months. Eh, that’s to be expected. Um, and the groups are...

“Wh-What...?” I gulped reflexively.