...To think she had this kind of voice the whole time.

Rui→Nene: I'm happy you could overcome your trauma.

🎈: Besides, if the need arises, we can use Nenerobo's translation function and we'll be good to go. 🤖: If it's Nenerobo, it's staying home. I left it there. 🎈: What... 🤖: What?

🎈 Nothing. Just that you do look slightly pale. I was wondering if you got enough sleep last night. 🤖 Oh... No, I can't say that I did. I'm actually feeling really nervous right now.

Ah, we were together up til just now, but she's a little shy, you see. I'll go call her so do wait a moment, please.

🤖 The shows we did back then only involved the two of us... But now our numbers have grown. 🎈 Yes. This past year ended up being a momentous turning point for us. But the climax of the show that is our lives is still yet to come.

If you face any troubles, we can think about it together. In hopes of finding an answer that sits best with your heart.

🎈 How would you like to take this time before the show to tell our audience about your hopes for the next year of your life? 🤖 Huh?! H-Hang on... We didn't rehearse that... 🎈What's that? I couldn't hear you over the sound of the crowd cheering. 🤖 Rui…

🤖 That's right. It's because you're such a show maniac, Rui. 🎈 Hehehe, I take that as an extraordinary compliment.

🎈 A game where participants get drenched if they fail... That kind of performance could be pretty interesting. Each time a character in the show makes a mistake, one after another, they get a bucket of water thrown on them... 🤖 That's a comedy skit, not a show!

🤖: Yeah. We'd play video games, test drive the robots Rui built, and watch a lot of musicals. 🎈: We were usually doing one of those three things. I think our most common interest was the musicals.

🎈It's not just the flower beds. The tomatoes behind the school gym have also grown quite large! 🤖 Wait, Rui, you're the one who's been taking care of those oversized tomatoes...?!

We haven't wished you a happy birthday yet.

…As I thought, the past plays a part in it, huh.

Okay, okay. I mean, it only took you a few minutes to get it going again...

Yeah, and Rui got pretty into it, so I think he really enjoyed himself.

You were pulling a low face so I wondered if something was wrong. Is something bothering you?

Either way, she looks like me so don't make her do weird things.

Thank you for waiting, both of you. I've brought her.

I'm glad, Rui.