I, Minami Kotori, Son of the Sun

No, no, no one.

The lights from the stage illuminated the entire auditorium, which was empty, one row, two rows... until the very end, there was no one there, not a single audience member in sight.

The lively scene they had imagined was now left with only empty seats. The empty venue was silent. There were no expected cheers, let alone applause. This silent silence seemed to be mocking their dreams.

The three of them stood on the stage in a daze, their minds almost blank.

"Sorry, we've tried our best." The person who spoke was a very enthusiastic member of the radio club. Since the day they decided to hold the live show, he had spared no effort to help promote them.

It was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the eyes of the three were filled with tears.

Honoka couldn't see clearly, couldn't take in the empty, miserable scene before her eyes, and scenes from her previous training slowly emerged in her eyes.

After running up and down the stairs day after day, he finally wrote the lyrics. He also got help from Maki on the music, finalized the dance moves one by one, took great pains to make the costumes, and also worked very hard to distribute flyers for the promotion.

They made their wishes in front of the shrine with great longing, and they had done everything they could with all their efforts.

Feelings of loss surged into their hearts like a tide, and their efforts seemed like a joke, a joke that no one even knew about.

The great liar god did not respond as expected.

Nan Xiaoniao looked ahead with tears in her eyes, looking at the back of the young man floating in front of her: "Liar, big liar, you, you must have known it all along! Why, why did you hide it......"

Is it to laugh at our joke?

Bai Li was also silent, he knew the ending long ago, but when he witnessed this moment with his own eyes, he still felt extremely powerless. The so-called fate could not be changed, and this was the setback that MS had to go through when it set sail.

But this is the only ending. Is it over?

Honoka pursed her lips, clenched her teeth, and forced out a heart-breaking smile: "Of course, there will be such a possibility and such a situation."

"Things in the world are not that simple. If you want to do something, there won't be a response." At this moment, the girl has grown a lot, and it is time for her to grow up.

The president is right. No one will come to watch. No one will. Playing house like this is just a waste of time...

Her heart sank to the bottom and she whimpered unwillingly, trying to raise her head to prevent the tears from sliding down her cheeks.

At least, that's all she can do now.

"Here it comes." Bai Li said in a low voice. Nan Xiaoniao followed Bai Li's gaze and looked towards the highest point.

A burst of hurried footsteps approached, infinitely amplified in the empty venue. The three of them raised their heads and looked in that direction.

A cute girl wearing glasses rushed in from the back door of the auditorium. She was wandering around in panic: "Ah, where's the concert? Could it be, is it over already?"

"Hanayo?" Honoka slowly called out the person's name. That junior high school girl was one of the few who took the initiative to say that she wanted to come and watch the performance.

She came as promised.

"Go ahead!" Honoka mustered up her courage. She shook her head violently, shaking off the tears and embarrassment on her face, and showing a confident and dazzling smile again.

"Honoka?" Umi and Kotori exclaimed in surprise.

"Because all those efforts, all those days, are for today!" Honoka said loudly, "Even if there is only one audience, no, even if there is no audience, I will go!"

What if God or something doesn’t respond?

This is what I want to do now!

.......

I say…

Hey, hey, hey, START: DASH!!

Hey, hey, hey, START: DASH!!

[Even if it is a newborn chick

[One day I will be able to spread my wings]

Maybe on the day we break out of our shells, no one will expect us to be new, some will laugh at us, some will not understand us, but...

[Fly high with those broad and strong wings]

[Never give up easily]

[The day of success will surely come]

"It will work, little bird, you will create a miracle. I am not lying. This time, I absolutely am not lying. I swear to you in the name of my God."

[You feel it too, right?]

[The throbbing that is about to begin]

[Try to change the future]

[Let it turn into hope]

[Changed by the dazzling light]

[START!!]

Although it was just a small attempt at the beginning, after overcoming so many difficulties and doing it seriously step by step, we have fallen hopelessly in love with this dream!

[Will not just wallow in sadness]

[crying alone]

[With passion, you can open up a new path for the future]

[Just immersed in sadness]

[Crying alone is so boring]

[I will definitely (definitely) realize your (dream)]

[It is the force that keeps you going]

[I believe it so much so let’s START!!]

[Hey, hey, hey, START: DASH!!]

[Hey, hey, hey, START: DASH!!]

I will not stand still anymore. Even if there is no applause, no support, even if the stadium is empty, I will try my best to complete this final performance.

Every step, every movement, repeated hundreds of times, just for the present moment, although not perfect, although still clumsy, but this is who we are now, this is all we have!

Blooming with all your might

. . .

Sparse applause rang out one after another, one, two...

At some point, many people appeared on the stage.

"That's awesome, meow!" Hoshizora Rin, Hanayo's best friend who had followed her, clapped enthusiastically. She had never understood idols, but this was the best performance she had ever seen.

"No, not only that, it's coming, it's all coming..."

Nico Yazawa, who had been hiding under her seat, poked her head out and seemed to be attracted by the performance of the three people on the stage.

Tojo Nozomi had been leaning against the door of the auditorium listening, and just in time she saw Maki sneaking over, and she smiled at her.

"Student Council President?"

"What are you going to do?" Eri looked around at the empty seats. "You can see that this won't work."

"Of course...keep going." She looked at the student council president on top with a determined look.

"Why? Don't you understand yet? There's no point in going on like this." Eri shook her head.

"Because I want to keep going! Now, I just want to sing and dance to my heart's content." She clenched her fists. "Student Council President, you said, do what you really want to do."

"Not only for school, I just realized now that this is what I want to do!" Honoka looked at the two people accompanying her, "Umi and Kotori must think so too."

"I've never felt so eager to do something before!" Honoka said, "Even though there are only a few people, I feel from the bottom of my heart that it's great to hold the live show! I don't regret it!"

“Maybe no one will come to watch, and maybe no one will come to support, but I just want to work hard to convey our feelings to everyone.”

This kind of feeling of liking something, this kind of feeling of having a dream and working hard for it.

"One day, we will definitely... definitely fill this place up!"