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"What do we name our team?" Laura asked.
"How about 'My Child's Greatness?'" Ako suggested.
(Ako means "my child" in Japanese.)
"No," Mahiru stated.
"My Child is Brilliant?"
"Even worse."
"How about 'Cherry Blossoms?'" Laura asked.
"Now you're putting your name into it," Mahiru sighed.
(Laura's last name, Sakuraba has the word "sakura," or cherry blossom in it.)
"Why don't we use Yume's name?" Ako suggested.
(Yume means "dream.")
"We can show our dream of getting into S4, or being a top idol."
"That's actually really good," Laura said. "How about 'Dreaming of My Child Under the Cherry Blossoms?'"
"Perfect!" Ako said.
"No!" Mahiru yelled. "How about 'Dreams for the Future,' or something like that?"
"We should connect with the audience," Yume reminded. "How about 'Dreaming About You?'"
"Let me run a full scan of my brain database," Ako said. "Tick tick tick... Ding-dong! 'Dreaming of You' would work better! It sounds a bit romantic, too!"
"Perfect!" Mahiru said. "Finally."
"Yes! That's the one!" Laura shouted.
"Now let's go practice!" Yume yelled.
"No!" The others yelled.
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"Apparently we're still practicing," Ako sighed.
"C'mon, Ako!" Yume yelled. "Think of Kanata!"
"Why me?"
"Huh?" Yume asked, turning around. "Kanata-kun?"
"We're all here!" Asahi shouted, stepping out from behind Kanata, followed by Subaru and Nozomu.
"Why're you all here?" Yume asked.
"Because Asahi wanted to know more about Koharu-chan," Subaru said, rolling his eyes.
"My letter is only half full!" Asahi yelled frantically. "Even if I like her, I don't know much about her!"
"Relax," Yume told him. "As long as it's from the heart, she'll accept it. That's what love is, right?"
Oh, Subaru thought. She does know what love is.
"Yeah," Nozomu said. "If you truly love someone, anything they do is precious to you."
"For example," Kanata stated. "'Let me run a full scan of my brain database. Tick tick tick... Ding-dong!'"
"Shut it!" Ako yelled. "That's my personal catchphrase. It's not yours to use!"
"Why can't we share?"
"Impossible!"
Asahi smiled. "Oh, I wish Koharu-chan was here right now. FaceTiming someone doesn't have the same feeling as seeing them in real life." He pouted.
"That's why we're gonna win!" Yume yelled.
"Right! For Koharu-chan!" Asahi shouted.
"Let's practice!" Yume yelled. "We need to work hard!"
"Actually, we're already gonna win, so don't need to furiously train like you..." Asahi said sheepishly.
Yume shrugged. "Makes sense. S4 and M4 are expected win. That's why we have to work hard, right, team?! Dreaming of You forever!"
Subaru stared. "You're dreaming of who forever?"
"That's our team name!"
"Really?"
"Don't you dare poke fun at it!"
"SubaYume forever," Asahi, Laura, and Mahiru whispered together.
"Jinx!" The sibling yelled. "Onetwothreefourfive!"
"All right! I win!" Asahi cheered. "Go buy me a juice, Mahiru!"
"Fine," she sighed, walking out of the room.
"Sibling thing?" Nozomu asked.
"Yep," Asahi said. "I have never lost."
"That's pointless," Laura said.
"Hey!"
"Never losing is not a challenge. It won't help you grow stronger. Challenge yourself! Grow!"
"... Laura, isn't that the slogan for a sports brand you're endorsing?"
"Yep! But I like it, so I'm using it!"
"Weren't you practicing?" Subaru asked.
"Oh yeah, shoo, shoo," Yume said, pushing them outside. "We're practicing."
"In the end, I learned nothing about Koharu-chan," Asahi said.
"Here," Mahiru said, dropping a juice into his hand. "I'm going to practice."
"Let's perform together, 'kay, 'lil sis?"
"Fine..."
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