Part 1, Ending: Adventure Goes On!

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Scene: The amphitheater in Muusa.

Yuuki and the members of Gourmet Palace drove off the monster that was after New Generations.

Kyaru
Whew. Was that all? No sweat.

Uzuki
Everyone, thank you!

Rin
The power of the Princess Knights, huh. Your strengthening ability certainly is impressive.

Pecorine
Yes! He really is terrific, that Yuuki! E-hem!

Mio
It's a real relief that nobody in the audition hall was injured! Thanks!

Kokkoro
It's good that you were all unharmed. However...

Kokkoro
Earlier, when you were discussing your muddled memories, you seemed to be quite confused. About that... Is everything okay?

Rin
Hm... I haven't fully absorbed everything that we discussed yet...

Mio
Y-Yeah. But... The commotion just now actually helped me to calm down a bit.

Uzuki
This isn't the time to be scowling as we try to remember things.

Mio
That's right! When we're on stage, we've gotta smile! For the judge, for the audience... And for all of you, since you'll be watching!

Rin
Yeah. For just a moment, we won't fret about it.

Kokkoro
Ha ha. Apparently, we were the ones who were worrying needlessly.

Pecorine
Ah! It looks like the auditions are about to start!

Kyaru
In that case, hurry and bring home that championship!

Three
Yeah!

Later.

New Idol 1
Hey, hey! You absolutely can't use monsters to harass the fans! That's totally unhelpful!

New Idol 2
Those guards are pretty good, huh! But... Heh heh, we've still got another card up our sleeves!

New Idol 1
Y-Yeah, that's right! Just watch, New Generations! You're gonna be bright red with embarrassment...!

Later.

Host
With that, it's time... for the final idol unit auditioning at this year's contest to take the stage! Let's hear it for them!

Uzuki
We're!

Three
New Generations!

Onlooker 1
Whoooo!

Onlooker 2
We've been waiting for you!

Judge
Ho ho... So those girls really made it.

Judge
They have the makings of idols. But how good is their performance... Now then, I'll judge you without any handicaps!

Mio
(Ahaha... So that old woman was the judge.)

Uzuki
(But what we've got to do hasn't changed!)

Rin
(Yeah! Let's sing our hearts out!)

Rin
Huh...!?

Mio
(What's this intro!?)

Uzuki
(It's different from the song we practiced...!?)

New Idol 1
Heh heh! We switched the record for one with a different song!

New Idol 2
It's some obscure song that even we don't know! There's no way they can sing to this!

Three
Please! Cinderella / This dream won't end as only a dream / I've begun moving / Towards those brilliant days!

Uzuki
(I know it...! I know this song!)

Mio
(The lyrics and the choreography, they're all coming out on their own! My body remembers!)

Rin
(It's like I've sung this tens... no, hundreds, or even thousands of times!)

New Idol 1
W-Wait, what!? Those girls are singing really, really well! How!?

New Idol 2
I-I don't know! Where did you pick up that record from anyway!?

New Ido1 1
Um... Earlier, there was this ugly green mascot that was trying to stop the monster, which dropped it...

New Ido1 1
Ahhh! Could that mascot have been in league with New Generations!?

New Ido1 2
You idioooot! W-What do we do now!? Aren't they gonna win now!?

New Ido1 1
T-There's nothing we can do now! I mean, look...

New Ido1 2
Look?

New Ido1 1
... Those girls really are good...

Three
After all the tears / I'll smile again / Smartly, but also cutely / I'll keep going!

Onlookers
......

Onlookers
... Whoooooo!!!!!

Onlooker 1
Amazing! Amazing! Those are real idols!

Onlooker 2
Go New Gen! Go New Gen!

Pecorine
Go New Gen!

Yuuki
1. "Go New Gen!"

Three
T-Thank you!

Judge
That was wonderful, all of you! Are you really just beginners!?

Uzuki
U-Um...

Rin
Well...

Mio
(Even we don't know for sure, not that we can say it...)

Judge
I could feel your stage presence! It was as though I was seeing a performance from a top idol!

Judge
I'd say you're even a match for the much-gossiped group Carmina! You could become the top idols of the continent -- or even the world!

Uzuki
T-Thank you very much... But...

Mio
Um, ma'am. We're...

Pecorine
Everyone!

Rin
Ah, all of you...

Pecorine
Your concert was incredible! It moved me!

Kokkoro
I, too, could feel my eyes growing moist. It was truly splendid.

Yuuki
1. "It was great!"

Mio
Hee hee... Thanks!

Kyaru
But why did you suddenly change the song for the competition? I don't think you'd practiced that song at all.

Kokkoro
Indeed... I am also somewhat curious. Not only that, but you sang it remarkably well...

Mio
Ah, um... Well... Honestly, even we don't know why.

Kyaru
Eh... Then, does that mean someone switched it up on you!?

Rin
There's a nonzero chance of that. We were saved by the fact that they randomly chose a song we knew...

Uzuki
But... I don't know when or where I learned that song. I can't remember at all...

Kokkoro
Hmm...

Pecorine
Ah, everyone! They're about to announce the results.

Mio
Oh, are they?

Kyaru
Well, going by the excitement in the hall, and the look on the judge's face... There's no need to worry about who the champion is, right?

Host
Now, then, let's have the results right away! The glorious champion of this year's New Idol Audition!

The ground begins shaking.

Rin
Eh... Do you feel that shaking?

Kokkoro
Is this a part of the show...?

Host
The champion is! The guild, New Genera... Whoa!?

Uzuki
Kyaaa! I can't stay standing!

Judge
W-What's going on with this shaking, right as we were getting to the good part!

Onlooker 1
H-Hey, everyone, look at that!

Pecorine
That's...!

New Ido1 1
L-Little Tsubomi...!? But...!

Kyaru
That thing's getting bigger and bigger, isn't it!? I can see it from here!

Judge
W-What are you doing, Little Tsubomi!?

Mio
No! That isn't Little Tsubomi! Shiburin! Shimamu!

Rin
Yeah! That... must be!

Three
"Little Ueki"!?!?^[1]