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I can’t become one. I can’t become a School Idol. The School Idols I saw were dancing with such joy. The stage shimmered with countless colors, and the sight made my chest ache. When the girls stumbled on stage, everyone cheered for them warmly. Everything about that world was something I had never known. Everyone around me said Yugiri Tsuzuri was the picture of perfection, a moon that never dims. From teachers to judges, even the girls I thought was my friends. But if that’s true, then where am I supposed to go? There can only be one perfect. And that means being all alone.

“Sparkly Spot” was the song Sachi selected, and she invited me to sing it. This song has been sung by countless School Idols, yet here I am, someone who isn’t even a School Idol, singing it. Words that aren’t truly mine spill out of my mouth. It felt strange. In my heart, feelings that weren’t originally mine began to grow. I can't tell what's mine and what's not... it's all blur, but I wasn't scared. As our hearts melted together, a sparkle spread out before me. There were so many people watching the stage where Sachi and I danced. Maybe… that must be the scenery a School Idol sees. I hope it’s the same scenery those girls once saw. For just a moment, it felt like Yugiri Tsuzuri’s presence within me grew a little fainter. And I think, maybe, I managed to say, in a voice that belonged to no one but me, that the one who decides my path is me. It was all thanks to Sparkly Spot. I wonder… Will there come a day when I can say it with my own voice? “I want to become a School Idol.”