I hope this letter finds you well in spite of the lingering summer heat.
Summer vacation is halfway over. How have all of you been?
Seems a little stiff and formal.
Ton-chan is doing well again today.
In addition to his usual five food pellets, he also ate a slice of cucumber...
No, they don't really need to know the details of Ton-chan's diet...
Are your studies going well?
No, there's at least one whose studies obviously won't be going well.
It's from Yui-senpai!
"Azu-nyan, how are you?"
"Thanks for looking after Ton-chan over summer vacation!"
"Right now, we're studying hard in the library!"
She beat me to it and sent her late-summer greeting first!
And she's actually studying!
I guess everybody really is busy with studying...
And Mugi-senpai is off in Finland.
Please work hard to make sure your last high school summer isn't filled with regrets.
I'm so bored...
Forget this! I'm gonna go have fun!
Uh-oh! We can't stop, We won't stop! Noon, night, and morning, singing so loud!
All together (Chance Chance), let's make (Jump Jump) a wish
(Fun Fun) and tell each other (Shout Shout) how we feel!
If we blow it, think it's just rehearsal and take it all over again!
The microcosm called the heart that's inside everybody
Is chock full of joy, anger, sadness, humor, and love.
We're busy being down and excited
Let's turn our chaotic routine into a song and spill our guts to each other
Even in class, subconsciously studying musicianship
Air instruments are okay, the mood of the room is important, the rhythm comes naturally
Freely enjoy the beat and mind getting through
Those who have the most fun, win!
Sorry! We can't let it go, We won't let it go!
Vertically, horizontally, diagonally Swinging Around
Maniac. We're just putting out the sounds we love, Girls Go Maniac
We wanna live trying out that groove and this reverb, our breathing always in sync
(Chase Chase) Let's dream (Break Break) of tomorrow
(Faith Faith) and aggressively (Shake Shake) reach our crescendo.
Once you get a taste of it, you never forget it, the limelight!
Hurry!
Wait for me!
#13: Late Summer Postcard!
It's huge!
My mom said that I should bring you guys a gift.
Thanks!
Where's Yui-senpai?
After she came home from the library, she ate lunch and then went right back to studying.
Wow, she really works hard when she applies herself.
Or not.
Huh? I wonder if she's taking a break?
Anyway, I'll bring her some of this watermelon.
You're not slicing it?
Nope. Her dream has always been to take a watermelon that's been cut in half
and eat the seedless area in the middle with a spoon.
Hey, Sis! Azusa-chan brought over a watermelon!
I'll leave it out here for you!
I left it outside her door!
She changed tempo?
She sounds happy.
Does that mean she's eating while playing her guitar?
It was like this at lunch, too.
Lunch?
Oh, you had chilled soba noodles...
Yeah.
But you get the summer doldrums if you only eat noodles,
so I made some tempura to go with them.
Tempura...
Watermelon...
Don't eat it!
They shouldn't be mixed? Don't eat it!
Yui-senpai!
Oh, no...
It was a dream?
Coming!
Good afternoon!
Come in, come in!
Sorry, I had conked out for a minute.
Who are you?
You came to my house, so obviously you know who I am!
I'm sorry, for a second there, I honestly didn't recognize you.
Sheesh...
You look sleepy.
I was watching TV last night, and before I knew it, it was the middle of the night.
So I've been half-asleep all day today.
Yeah, you get lazy over vacation without even realizing it, don't you?
So, what do you want to do?
Why don't we invite Jun-chan along and go hang out somewhere?
Didn't she say that Jazz Club had practice over summer vacation?
In that case, why don't we take her a care package?
Doesn't sound like anyone's there.
I guess Jazz Club takes Obon festival day off, too.
I'm not surprised.
Oh, hey. Since we're here and all, why don't we eat in my club room?
Can we?
Yeah, let's eat!
We'll need a key, though. I wonder if any teachers are here.
Staff Room We'll need a key, though. I wonder if any teachers are here.
Excuse us.
Oh. Who are you?
You were there with us at Natsu Fest when I got this way!
Relax, I was joking. So, what brings you here?
We came to deliver a care package to the Jazz Club, but no one was there.
Yeah, because of the Obon holiday.
The other teachers are all away visiting family or on trips,
so I'm here holding down the fort.
It's letting me get a lot of work done.
Oh, really?
Survey
So anyway, we came to see if we could borrow the key to our club room.
Cherry flavored
Be my guest.
Oh, my. But I didn't get you anything...
Don't mention it, you're always taking such good care of my sister.
Not at all, I'm in their debt for imposing on them and slacking off in the club room.
Has my sister been studying lately?
What a great sister! Has my sister been studying lately?
A-E-I-U-E-O-A-O.
Ka-Ke-Ki-Ku-Ke-Ko-Ka-Ko.
Sa-Se-Shi-Su-Se-So-Sa-So.
Have you gotten any texts from Jun-chan? Sa-Se-Shi-Su-Se-So-Sa-So.
No, not yet.
I wonder what's keeping her? Has she already gone out somewhere?
Would you rather have peach or plum?
Plum.
Here.
Thanks. Here.
It's kinda warm...
Yeah.
It's so quiet...
If we had other members, maybe I'd be practicing like them right now...
Hey! Hey! Wanna go see a movie?
That might be fun. Maybe a summer horror movie.
Please turn off all cell phones during the film.
Plum soda Eel popcorn
Mio-senpai?
I get it, she's training herself to overcome her fears
by going by herself to see horror movies.
It's already scary right now... Can she handle this?
That's amazing. Has her training paid off?
But if this stays true to the horror movie formula,
this next scene is probably gonna be extra scary!
No way! She didn't even flinch at a scary scene like that?!
Running down the list of possibilities, this either isn't Mio,
or if that's not the case, she's passed out!
I knew it! I thought something was weird.
Mio-senpai's cell phone?
But they said to turn our phones off during the movie...
Senpai!
It was a dream?
Ui, your cell.
I fell asleep.
Hey, it's from Jun-chan!
Boonies R boring! Nothing 2 do!
Like we thought, she had Obon off.
She says she went to visit her grandparents out in the country.
It's kinda lonely without Jun-chan around.
When you get back, let's have lots and lots of fun.
You said you wanted to see this one, right?
Nah, let's skip the horror movie and see this one instead.
But there's a long wait until the next show time.
Let's go kill some time somewhere, then.
That reminds me, I didn't send out my late-summer greetings texts yet.
How about postcards?
But I spent way too much at Natsu Fest,
so money is tight for the rest of the month.
Maybe I should've gotten a summer job after all.
Plus, once Jun-chan gets back, we have to go out and do stuff.
How about this?
The pay is a little low, isn't it?
How about this?
15,000 yen per day sounds a bit fishy.
Let's see... How about that?
Urgent Help Wanted Lottery Assistants Students OK
Lottery assistants?
Urgent Help Wanted Lottery Assistants Students OK Let's go check it out!
7th Prize, a pack of tissues!
Thank you very much for playing!
All that's left now is 1st Prize, the trip to Finland, and 7th Prize, a pack of tissues.
Which means that there is one red ball and one gold ball left in here.
I'd like to play!
Mugi-senpai? I thought you were in Finland.
Yes, but I had the overwhelming urge to play the shopping arcade lottery,
so I came back a day early.
I've always dreamed of spinning this rattling contraption and winning a packet of tissues!
God, if you're listening, please grant her wish of winning a packet of tissues!
And!
7th Prize, tissue packets!
Hooray!
Good for her. But that means that all that's left in here now is the trip to Finland.
Why don't you give it a whirl, Azusa-chan?
I have an extra ticket you can use.
All right.
And!
I won!
We have a winner!
Hey, wait a minute! What if this is a dream?
Ui, Mugi-senpai, please pinch my cheeks!
Is this okay?
Yesh.
I knew it! Yesh.
I knew it! One, two!
It doesn't hurt!
So what if it's a dream?
You can go to Finland!
Congratulations, Azusa-chan!
Congratulations! ...lations... ations... tions...
Teto! Teto!
I woke up before I went on the trip!
Teto! I'll never leave you again!
And I slept through the movie! Teto! I'll never leave you again!
And I slept through the movie!
What's keeping her?!
It won't be long now.
Sorry! It took a while to get ready.
Who are you?
I knew you were gonna say that!
Why are you so tan?
I guess I burn right away when I go outside.
Outside?
Oh, the Light Music Club went to Natsu Fest.
Natsu Fest?! How'd you swing that?! You're so lucky!
You should've joined the Light Music Club, Jun-chan.
I-I'm not jealous or anything!
They went to the beach on their training camps the last two years, right?
My sister said they have access to a summer house with a recording studio!
A summer house? With a studio?
Want to join up, Jun?
I regret nothing!
Jun-chan, your swimsuit's so cute!
I bought a new one this year.
Azusa-chan, are you done changing?
D-Don't look!
Wow, those are some impressive tan lines.
Azusa-chan...
I've got it! If you completely cover up, it'll solve everything!
Cover up?
Yay!
Let's play!
That'll make me stand out even more.
I'll work on an all-over tan at the side of the pool, so you two go have fun.
Here it comes!
Catch!
That's so cold!
I feel kinda bad about leaving Azusa.
Let's go check in on her.
Wow, we're really high up, aren't we?
You go first, Azusa-chan!
If you're going to slide, you'll need this!
Take it!
Ritsu-senpai? What are you doing here?
And what's with the yakisoba?
This is the Yakisoba Slider! It's all the rage this summer!
Look. You go down the water slide like that.
Hey, wait a minute. Isn't that...
Yui-senpai?
And Mugi-senpai?!
And even Mio-senpai?!
Darn!
I didn't get to eat any again. Darn!
Ritsu! Another order for me!
Me, too!
And for me!
Go on, Azusa! Slide away!
Wait! l...
No one said anything about yakisoba!
Here.
Thanks, but no!
No can do. Here!
Have a nice trip!
Dad, get my swim ring!
I was dreaming?
Azusa-chan!
We bought some yakisoba!
There was a long line, so it took a while.
Hey, you've got a nice, even tan now!
I'm making the best of a bad situation.
Yakisoba always tastes better when you eat it outside like this, huh?
I know what you mean!
Now that you mention it,
Mugi-senpai was looking forward to having yakisoba at Natsu Fest,
but they sold out and she never got any.
Gloating about Natsu Fest again, are we?
When you were in your tent at night,
I bet you spent the whole night talking and making a ruckus.
That's for sure! Ritsu-senpai was her usual hilarious self, and...
Fine, I admit it! I'm jealous!
How can you guys keep having training camps like that?!
Well, that's because we...
I have a summer house!
I'll take you guys there!
W-We don't have many members, so we have lots of club funds to go around!
Oh. I envy you guys.
I can't tell her we went for free...
You're so lucky in the Light Music Club. Mio is gorgeous, and she's great on the bass.
She is, isn't she?
Yui-senpai's a great guitar player, too.
You think so?
I admit, I've been surprised at how much better she's gotten lately.
That's Ui's sister for you.
But she can't be bothered to learn the lingo, and she can't read sheet music well.
She has a long way to go.
Oh, I had no idea.
That was so much fun!
Yeah! I hope we can go one more time before summer ends.
Definitely.
Ui?
Azu-nyan!
Yui-senpai?
Azu-nyan!
Are you guys heading home from the library?
Yeah.
We're on our way over to the summer festival to unwind.
Sniff! Sniff! Sniff!
You smell like a swimming pool, Azu-nyan!
Please stop sniffing me.
And that's because we just came from the pool.
You guys should come with us to the festival!
Kay?
Grilled Corn
Sakuragaoka Summer Festival
Hook me up with another, Pops!
Sakuragaoka Summer Festival Sure thing.
Sakuragaoka Summer Festival That reminds me, Mugi-senpai. Weren't you in Finland?
Actually, I came back a little early because of the summer festival.
I'm bound and determined to eat yakisoba this time.
Mugi! We found some!
I'll be right back!
Get yer grilled corn right here!
To eat it, you go like this!
What are you, a rodent?
Here! Have some, too, Azu-nyan!
Isn't it great?!
It tastes good, but it's a little charred.
The charred parts are my favorite!
Okay, people! Next on the agenda is shaved ice!
Watermelon flavor for me!
There's no such flavor!
Strawberry for me!
Me, too!
Uji-kintoki!
You're so traditional, Ritchan!
I'll have melon.
I'd like the Blue Hawaii.
Then I'll go with the Purple Argentina!
For the last time, quit making up flavors!
I think I'll have the strawberry milk.
Look at me! Look at me!
Stop that!
Yours is a funny color, too!
Sis!
They've got a goldfish scooping booth over there!
I'm so there! Why don't we put them in Ton-chan's tank?!
They might be eaten if we do that.
Oh, I'm sure they will! They'll be like "Crunch!" and " Gnash!" and " Rip!"
Cut it out!
But Ton-chan is tiny, so I think they'll be safe.
Yeah, they'll be fine!
Life is definitely more fun with I'm with these guys.
Then let's all go catch us some goldfish!
Life is definitely more fun with I'm with these guys. Yeah!
We can't!
They're launching fireworks over there!
What?! Why didn't they say something?!
It doesn't look too far away...
Let's get moving, people!
What'cha doing? Let's get moving, people!
What'cha doing? Yeah!
Hurry! C'mon, Azu-nyan!
And we're off!
They're so pretty...
Am I dreaming again?
Azusa-chan!
Where's my sister and the others?
I don't know, I got separated, too.
Will they be okay?
Yeah, they'll be fine.
Yeah, you're right.
Think we should head home?
Sure.
Say, Jun.
Why not join the Light Music Club? It's not too late.
It's tempting...
I'm in.
Good for you, Azusa-chan!
If you don't get any other new members next year, that is.
I don't even want to think about that.
But maybe there'll be no point if all the cool people like Mio-senpai are gone.
What did you say?!
I'm kidding, I'm kidding!
Today was a lot of fun.
But what if it was all just another dream?
Ow! No, it's not a dream...
I almost forgot. I'm going to be all alone soon.
No! Think positive thoughts!
I'll work hard with the others and knock everybody's socks off at the student festival!
Azusa, we're going to finish this watermelon without you!
No! Wait for me!
I'm home!
Ui!
That's weird, did I get home before she did?
Leftovers from lunch detected!
Lucky me!
Down the hatch!
Hello? Azu-nyan? What's up?
You sent me what? A letter?
Late-summer Greetings Take good care of yourself in this lingering summer heat, and work hard on your studies.
A postcard? No, I haven't seen one.
Late-summer Greetings Take good care of yourself in this lingering summer heat, and work hard on your studies. Oh, maybe this is it.
"Shaved ice and tempura don't go well together, so whatever you do, DO NOT..."
DO NOT eat them together.
Um, Azu-nyan? What do I do?
(It's deep deep) In the depths of my heart
Inside the sanctuary where no sounds carried
(Heat heat) a fire's been lit, so there's no going back now
(It's shock shock) Shocking transmission, "Hey, let's stick together forever."
(Rock rock) Storms of sound trigger tsunamis
Dropped pick, broken sticks, no problem at all
We're inside the same sound, that's the real miracle here
(We'll Sing) We'll sing exactly what we're feeling
No matter how small it is, this is the only song in the world
We want to live life to the fullest so that we could die today without any regrets
Set it free, passionately
This is our PRECIOUS Heart Beat
Hear us sing!
TREASURE Heart Beat Listen!
Next Time
There's an extra piece of cake.
It'll be hard to divide this into fifths.
We'll rock-paper-scissors for it, then.
No way, I'm terrible at that game!
Then let's settle it the old fashioned way!
Very well, I accept your challenge.
#14: Summer Training!
Nodoka-chan...