Is the answer that's deep within your heart really the right answer?
I want to see a world that I've never seen before.
...about making excitement come true
How it turns out is up to us
I think that the fact that we met is a miracle in itself
Mia-chan, what are you watching?
Oh, hey! That's from the other day!
You're actually watching it!
I-I just happened to see it...
But that still makes me happy.
Lanzhu...
Wha--
What's wrong?
I've done everything I wanted to, so I'm going to quit being a school idol and go home
You don't have to make me any more songs either
What's she thinking?
Quit? Lanzhu-chan's quitting?
But why...
Mia-chan!
I'm going to talk to her myself.
Lanzhu has to sing...
For me.
Let's play this dream, rainbow world!
(Colorful World! Colorful! Colorful Dream! Colorful! Yeah!)
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
We ran out during the days of the rainbow-colored season
The light that pours in as I wake from this dream is so bright
Do you feel this unending heartbeat towards the future right now?
(I feel the same as you...!)
I can hear the excitement in your chest, let's use that as the signal to start
Even if the clouds float by and the passing showers wet my cheeks
The clear, blue sky will stretch across again
Let's sing, let's sing (Together!)
When our hearts connect, let's go!
Together, now (Here we go, ready, and...!)
You go, I go! We go!
Dream on!
Our dreams resonate together in this melody!
It stretches on forever
Fly! High!
Let's head towards the never-ending sky (Everybody! Draw! Dream!)
Any new beginning where we're together
Will bloom into a smile! Right now, high
Sky! High!
Freely, yes, brighten your colors
This trajectory we run along as we smile shines so bright
Never-ending new stories (We all together!)
Let's continue creating them together
So you just found out, too, Shiotte?
Episode 9: The Sky I Can't Reach
Yes.
Did she give you any further details?
I'm going to go back home soon. That's... rather sudden...
No, this is the only message she sent me.
I wonder what's going on.
Why wouldn't she talk to you, Shioko?
So Lanzhu-chan's going to quit being a school idol...
And she's going back home?
That's rather sudden.
You're finally getting your name out there.
Things are just picking up, so what are you thinking?
Well, I already did everything I could as a school idol.
You did everything?!
I did. I did everything I wanted to and could as a school idol.
And I did everything I could with my songs and my performances.
And that's why I'm quitting.
Let's also end our partnership.
What are you talking about?
There are a lot of people who don't know our music yet.
And we need to show those people what we're made of.
I figured it out.
Figured out what?
I gave 100% of me at the School Idol Festival the other day.
But those girls still surpassed me.
No matter how far I reached out my hand, I just couldn't reach.
They made me realize that.
Are you trying to say my songs are no match for them?
That's not true! It's just...
Then... Next time, I'm going to make the best song that no one else can surpass.
Mia...
If you can agree that it's the best,
I'm not going to let you quit being a school idol.
I still need you to sing my songs.
All she'd say is that she did everything she wanted to.
Huh...
Is she really going home?
I was hoping I could get closer with her.
I'm not letting Lanzhu go home.
Huh?
I'm writing a song. It'll be the ultimate song for Lanzhu.
I'm sure she'll change her mind once she hears it.
I can't have Lanzhu quit on me.
The ultimate song for Lanzhu...
A song just for Lanzhu...
Um--
You go ahead, Lanzhu.
No, you go first, Shioriko.
Um... It's not a big deal.
I was just thinking this was our first time walking home together
ever since you've been back.
Yes, well... You were very busy preparing for the cultural fair.
I'm sorry...
I'm not mad or anything! That's not it!
I was busy with my performances, too.
You were working very hard as a school idol.
Yes...
Lanzhu, there's something that I want to apologize to you about.
Huh?
I'm sorry that I didn't tell you that I admired school idols before.
Wh-Why are you apologizing, Shioriko?
Because I thought I may have hurt you.
You must've been mad this whole time.
I'm not mad!
I just...
Lanzhu?
Well, I need to go this way. Bye-bye.
Lanzhu is a perfectionist.
Considering the recent trends...
Mia-chi's not coming...
I should be able to do more. I can't stop here!
This is Mia-chan's room.
Thanks, Emma-san.
Rina. What's wrong?
I came to see you.
Why? Oh, more importantly... The song's done!
For Lanzhu-san?
Yeah!
Lanzhu's not going home! Not if Mia Taylor can help it!
Well? That's the ultimate song I wrote just for you.
The quality is outstanding. I'd expect nothing else from you, Mia.
But...
This song is not for me.
Forget it!
Mia-chan...
Don't bother! Just leave me alone.
Why?! What does she want?
That song was the highest quality out of all of the songs I've written so far!
It fit perfectly with Lanzhu wants and her direction.
So why?!
Mia-chan.
What? Did you come to laugh at me?
Considering I confidently gave her that song and well, you saw what happened.
Go ahead and laugh!
I'm not going to laugh.
Then just leave me alone!
I can't.
You're so annoying!
Does your hand hurt?
It's all red.
I'm sorry. I got heated.
That happens sometimes.
But...
When that happens...
we should eat.
R-Right...
Come to think of it, I hadn't been eating lately.
Eating is important.
I put everything on the line with that song.
When Lanzhu sings,
she's able to get as many people as possible to listen to my song.
I thought that if I had her as my partner, I'd finally have some results...
Why do you care about results so much?
Huh?
You seem to be in a lot of pain, Mia-chan.
Do you need results so badly that you have to put yourself in pain?
I do! Because I'm Mia Taylor...
If people don't acknowledge my music, I'm worthless.
But you're still you, Mia-chan. You're never worthless.
But this won't work! Because all I've got left is to make songs!
Mia-chan?
As the daughter of the Taylor Family, it's the least I have to do.
When I was little, I loved to sing.
Singing was so much fun, so I sang all the time.
One day, I was supposed to be onstage with my family.
This was my debut as a singer. I was so excited.
But I had no idea just how big the Taylor Family name was.
Thousands of eyes were waiting for the birth of a new diva.
But I just loved songs and enjoyed singing them...
So could I really give them what they wanted?
There's no worth in a girl from the Taylor Family who can't sing.
That's why I wanted to do what I could so I could secure a place in this world.
I thought I could finally reach it by using Lanzhu...
But... You're here right now, aren't you, Mia-chan?
Huh?
Couldn't this be where you belong, Mia-chan?
I want to hear your song, Mia-chan.
N-No! I mean...
I don't want to hear Mia Taylor's song. I want to hear your song, Mia-chan.
I don't know what the Taylor Family is supposed to be.
But if you loved to sing, I don't want you to forget about that.
I want you to enjoy yourself more.
I think you'll be able to make your desire come true here.
What I desire...
Yeah.
I want to sing...
I want to sing!
Yeah.
Making your dreams come true is what it means to be a school idol.
Yeah... You're right.
Maybe this is where I wanted to get to.
No matter how far I reached out my hand, I just couldn't reach.
They made me realize that.
Thanks, Rina.
I'm finally starting to see what I need to do.
First, I need to rewrite that song.
I'm heading home on a flight tonight.
Bye-bye.
What?!
She's going home today?!
Yes, I believe that she's already at the airport.
I have something that I need to tell Lanzhu!
Well, we do, too!
Mia-chi is making a really special song for her right now!
She has to listen to it!
Mia-chan! Lanzhu-chan--
I know. I'm almost done, so stall her somehow.
Let's go together! We need to find Lanzhu-chan!
Right.
Lanzhu!
Shioriko...
Lanzhu-chan! We finally found you!
What's all this about?
Could you just give us a little bit of time?
Mia's writing a song for you!
Lanzhu-chan!
Sorry, but no matter what kind of song she brings, the answer is no.
What?
No.
We won't let you go!
Please listen to Mia-san's song!
I told you. I did everything I could.
I have no regrets.
You're really okay with that, Lanzhu Zhong?
I'd been thinking this whole time...
That there's no one more perfect than Lanzhu Zhong.
Your singing, performances, pride, and your hard work...
I hate to admit it, but all of those things!
And yet, you're not going to reach out to your dream.
Instead, you're going to give up and go home.
That's not like you!
It doesn't matter what kind of song you write. I--
This song isn't for you.
There was a dream that I couldn't reach all this time, too.
But I'm going to stop giving up.
Unlike you.
I loved singing, but I lost confidence, so I tried to ignore it.
But then they taught me...
That as long as you desire to be a school idol, everyone will accept you.
In that case, my hand will reach, too.
I'm going to grab my dream!
So what are you going to do?
Lanzhu, I want to be a school idol with you.
Please stand on the stage with me--
I can't!
I just can't!
I can't stay with anyone!
I've always been like that.
I want to get along with people... but something always goes wrong!
That's not--
You're the only one who ever bothered being friends with me, Shioriko.
All the other people were okay with me at first,
but eventually, they'd distance themselves, and go away.
I mean, I sorta get it.
The way you say things can irk me sometimes.
Well, I don't understand! I don't know what's bad or why people avoid me.
No matter how hard I try, I can't understand how other people feel.
If that's the case, I thought I'd be better off alone.
The reason I came here was because I thought I could be a solo idol.
Even if I can't understand how people feel, I can make them acknowledge me.
Everyone has moments where they don't understand how the other person is feeling.
It's not just you, Lanzhu!
I didn't even really know my one and only friend.
See? My only choice is to be alone.
Is that why you declined our invitation to join the club?
Yes. More so, I was surprised that a bunch of solo idols
were strengthening their bonds within the club.
You all believe in each other, and you can perform as a unit, and do even more.
If that's what it means to be a school idol, then I can't do it.
Seriously, could you open your dumb eyes and actually look around you?
Who do you think everyone here came to see?
There's no way I could've gotten all of them to come myself.
If you can't let go of your past, you're going to step on all of their feelings.
Lanzhu, you and I are alike.
Our pasts held us back, and we never reached out towards our dreams.
But this place isn't like everywhere else.
Lanzhu-chan!
The reason we decided to form our units is because of you!
It's because of your honest words that I managed to move forward.
Thank you!
Shioriko?
Why don't we try to start again from here?
I think we can become even closer.
Shioriko... Are you sure?
Yes.
We're no longer business partners.
I look forward to working with you, Miss Rival.
But you haven't even debuted yet. You've got some nerve.
Lanzhu. Mia-san.
Let's do our best together from now on.
Yes, but, um...
Can we still be friends, even if we're rivals?
You're asking that now?
Oh, shut up, Mia.
Hey...
Could I still take you up on that offer?
Of course!
Welcome to Nijigasaki High School Idol Club!
I found you!
You had your eye on me, too
Is this where it all begins?
It's actually already begun (Now, let's go)
Feelings (We have so many of them)
Once they connect (It cheers us up!)
Let our hearts become stronger and let's work even harder
So at any time, our dream is our sun
After we cry, let's put a smile on our faces
And talk about the future
At any time, our dream is our sun
Even if the wind or rain hit hard
Remember, there's a light that shines down on us
I'm going to try to give it my all again today
Karin-chan! It's morning!
Good morning, Karin!
Good morning, Karin-chan!
I'm Lanzhu Zhong, and you'll be seeing me around more often.
Since Lanzhu-chan came to live at the dorms, you'll probably be oversleeping less!
Thanks.
This is a piece of cake.
All right. I guess Mia's next.
Episode 10: Kasumin☆Wonder Tour
Next time!
"Kasumin...
...Wonder Tour!"