With Avdol taking the lead, Kakyoin and Narancia arrive in a small clearing where Bucciarati is waiting for them. Expecting him and hopefully Junko there, the three make their way around the tree until they enter the clearing where sunlight shines freely through a treefall gap above them. Much to their relief, Avdol is right because Junko is there, lying on the grass with her eyes closed. On the way there, Avdol filled them in on what happened on their part, in that they found Junko was unconscious but otherwise unharmed and safe. Interestingly, Junko is wearing her sailor fuku clothes instead of her casual clothing she last wore when she was kidnapped and small, green and yellow mushrooms are growing on her head for some reason. It is an odd sight for her to be sure.

But none of that compares to the sight of Bucciarati lying on the ground… broken apart and his body parts scattered around.

"B-Bucciarati!?" Narancia exclaimed, surprise and concern etched on his face.

"What in the…? Bucciarati, are you alright?" Avdol asked what a stupid question would be if weren't for the fact they are zombies and Bruno himself is otherwise safe. As far as scattering their body parts could.

"Did Weather Report attack you!? If so, where is it?" Kakyoin is the most alarmed, bringing out Hierophant Green to prepare himself.

"No, no, Kakyoin! Do not be alarmed!" Bucciarati exclaimed, his detached arm raising its hand as if he was trying to grab his shoulders to calm him down. "Avdol and I weren't attacked, nor were I attacked when I'm alone! When Avdol left to bring you two here, my body… started detaching…" He lets out a sigh at the end, mortified and embarrassed they saw him in this state.

"Huh? Your body detached… by itself?" Kakyoin repeated, blinking twice trying to make sense of his words as Hierophant Green returned.

"Yes. I suppose this is the result of me ｢overworking｣ so much my body gave out with my legs detaching first while my arms and head followed suit," Bucciarati explained how he ended up in this position. "I knew I made the right call of taking a rest for one day two days ago. Still, it seems it's not enough and my body gave out on me."

"…Oooookay then?" Narancia scratches his head. At least he's glad Bucciarati is actually unharmed. Now, he turns to the unconscious Junko lying next to his detached torso and another arm. Kakyoin and Avdol start picking up the body parts and put them back in the correct spot as Narancia asks, "So uhhh, how did you two find Junko here?"

"During our search for the enemy…" Avdol begins explaining. He puts Bucciarati's head back to his torso as he continues explaining, "After we split up, Bucciarati and I walked for ten minutes with Life Detector Magician's Red conjured. I believe we must have walked halfway around the forest park when my Life Detector detected a reading secluded in the trees. Naturally, we went through the trees and we didn't go too far when we arrived when we found Junko lying here, unconscious."

"I see. It's thanks to you two that we successfully found her. From what I'm seeing in her, she appears to be… okay, as you said Avdol." Kakyoin expressed his relief looking at her.

"Yeah. It's as if she wasn't harmed in the first place, even though she was kidnapped." Narancia described.

"What's more, there's a note left behind by someone, which we speculated to be from ｢Kotaro's acquaintance｣." Bucciarati revealed after reattaching his arm last. He brings out a piece of paper from his pocket, unfolds it and hands it to Kakyoin and Narancia. Cherry Boy grabs it and reads the contents of the note out loud.

"'To the Franchouchou's bodyguard, if you're reading this, then you found Junko in this clearing after I subdued Weather Report. It still lives, but is heavily damaged after doing a number on it. When you face it again, you'll have a manageable time in fighting it. This is my way to apologize for taking so long to rescue Junko. Hope her return will bring good luck to your end.'"

"'P.S. Do zombies grow mushrooms under certain conditions? Junko has spores of them on her head, so please pluck them out. I didn't have time to do it myself.'"

He and Narancia absorb the note's contents for a second (and raise a brow at the extra note below, then glanced to see Junko has mushrooms on her head) before he folds it, letting out a relieved sigh. "So he did make true of his promise. Here I thought he might be incompetent due to how long he took." Kakyoin admitted.

"Could make it better if he added a name at the end though," pointed out Narancia. "Would've been nice to learn his identity. But I ain't complaining more when we finally found Junko."

"Right, couldn't agree more." Bucciarati nodded.

"Meow. Meow. Meow."

Just then, three consecutive meows are heard coming from Junko, prompting Narancia and Kakyoin to glance at her with the former asking, "Hmm? Did we hear three meows?"

"Ah right. I almost forgot," replied Zipper Man as he and Fire Lord followed their line of sight to a tabby cat sitting beside the unconscious zombie with his head up looking at each of the four disguised zombies. His tail moves side by side as the cat regards them with slow, blinking eyes. He crouched down to give the cat a friendly pat and rub, which it seems to enjoy, as he says, "Like Avdol said, we found Junko unconscious but safe here, however when we got here, a cat appeared to be guarding her because it, or he, got wary and even tried scratching at us when we tried go near her. But later, the cat stopped attacking us. I guess that's because we told him that we don't mean him and Junko harm."

"Hmm… What a curious cat. I wonder why it is protecting Junko?" Kakyoin questioned about the cat, who simply blinks at him.

"Meow."

"Maybe if not for the cat being here, Junko is unharmed at all," Narancia liked the idea that this cat must have protected her. Granted, that's a stretch and he couldn't tell if she was hurt at all because she doesn't have her makeup, but he certainly believes it if she is somehow fine. "It could have stayed here to guard her from any suspicious person who would dare harm her."

"Let's hope it did not happen," Avdol reminded him of their need to keep their identities a secret. "Junko is not disguised. There's a possibility someone could stumble upon her and see what she is, leading them to a wrong conclusion."

"Oh. Yeah… I nearly forgot that." He scratches his head again.

As if the universe is proving Avdol's concern, a female voice is heard coming from behind, as well as their gentle footsteps.

"Hello? Is someone there?"

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The four swiftly turn around to see a young teenage girl shorter than them has stopped walking, her blue eyes seemingly directed at them. Aside from being surprised by her sudden appearance, they are a little intrigued by her attire because it bears a resemblance to those worn by Victorian people or cosplayers. She has long, flowing peach or pink hair ornamented at the center of the fringe with a blue, striped bow, two small braids restrained with golden cross sitting on her shoulders, blue eyes that are clouded, blue eyelashes and fair skin. She wears a short, blue frilled capelet tied with a light blue striped bow, a white, long-sleeved ruffled shirt tied at her waist by a blue sash, knee-length skirt with a petticoat patterned by a sole line of white crosses and white tights with blue Mary Jane shoes each adorned with a white cross and blue bows.

"Ah! I spoke too soon!" Avdol covers his mouth, regretting jinxing them.

Believing they are caught, they see they are blocking Junko, meaning she hasn't seen her. This thought puts a relief to their faces only a little but they still need to deal with this teenager close on encountering an unconscious zombie.

On that thought, Kakyoin steps forward, his footsteps pulling the girl's face to him, and starts talking. "Err, hello there."

"Oh! Y-Yes?" The girl is surprised for some reason, putting her left hand on her cheek.

"What… brings you to this clearing, miss?" He asked, ignoring her weird reaction.

"A clearing? I'm in a… clearing?" She replied curiously.

"Uhh yeah? How come you don't know where we are? Can ya see the trees here?" Narancia insinuated.

"Ah. Forgive me but… I'm somewhat ｢new｣ here. I'm afraid I'm not properly acclimated to some places on Saga yet." The peach-haired teenager explained, her hands locked together on her lap. "As for why I don't know this is a clearing…"

Before she can answer, a second female voice, this one sounding more mature than the teenager, is heard approaching. "Hartzler. Hartzleeeeeeer? Where have you gone?"

At this point, Bucciarati hid in a zipper with Junko in tow thanks to Sticky Fingers. The three saw him doing it, putting more relief to them and appreciation for his quick thinking.

The teenager perks up when she hears the second voice, so she calls out to her. "Ah, miss Emi! Please come here!"

The pale woman noticed her, so she made her way in. Kakyoin, Avdol and Narancia believe these two must have known each other.

"Harpae, what brings you here to this clearing? And…" The hooded woman asked curiously before turning to the three men standing a little uncomfortably due to their unneeded presence. "Oh? Who are these three?" Her curious tone of a question is the only thing they can know she's curious because of her big hood covering her face pretty well that only her chin and mouth are seen. On closer inspection though, they can see strands of ash black hair not covered by her hood parting sideways.

"Three? I'm sure there were four people here." The now-named Harpae said in puzzlement.

"You are mistaken, miss. Only three of us are here. You must have imagined hearing a fourth person." Avdol quickly fibbed.

"Is that so? Hmm, I suppose it's the trick of my ears then. My apologies for assuming there are four of you." Harpae accepted.

Wanting to know quickly what they are here for, Kakyoin looks at the hooded woman after moving a little close, looking down on her slightly because he's a little taller than her, who is already marginally taller than Harpae. And Narancia. "Hello there. What brings you here, miss? Are you two… looking for someone? We heard you calling out a name."

The hooded woman has her mouth agape as she presumably stares at Kakyoin, not saying anything until she slowly nods before answering, "Ah… Yes. Harpae and I are looking for a cat named Hartzler. Have you three seen him?"

"Meow."

Kakyoin heard a meow near his legs. The tabby cat walks up to the supposed owners. "Ah! Hartzler! There you are!" The woman expressed her joy of the cat rubbing their body against her leg. The cat also rubs against Kakyoin's leg too, as if it has taken a liking to him even though they only met some minutes ago.

"Thank goodness we found you." Harpae sighed, almost giggling at the sensation of the cat rubbings against her dainty legs.

"Oh, so you two are looking for your pet cat," Kakyoin guessed her reason why she is here. "What a coincidence. I thought this cat was a stray one."

"Well… Hartzler used to be a stray cat, but I assure you, we are its owner," The woman carried the cat in her arms as she clarified to him. "Did you three find him here?"

"Yeah, that's right. When the… three of us got here, your cat was lying on the ground, seemingly trying to rest," he omits the part about Hartzler accompanying the unconscious Junko, believing the cat wouldn't tell her the truth since it only meowed. "You were lucky to come here because I believe you would be looking for your cat for a while if you didn't get here."

"I see. Thank you for finding Hartzler," she expressed her gratitude by bowing together with Harpae. Hartzler lets out a few cries, as if he's telling her something but she seemingly ignores it as she next says, "Harpae and I shall take our leave. Forgive me for disturbing you three. I hope you all have a good day."

"That goes the same to you and Harpae-chan, too." Kakyoin smiled at her. Narancia and Avdol nodded and smiled as well. The two leave with Hartzler in tow, disappearing around the corner. Once they are really gone, they all let out sighs of relief.

"Maaaaaan… Good thing they didn't suspect anything wrong here," said Narancia. "The last thing we need is someone stumbling upon Junko if Bucciarati didn't hide her in time."

"If I have jinxed you all because I said it, I apologize," Avdol truly believed he must have almost jinxed them because he didn't keep his mouth shut. "I should be more mindful of what I will say next."

"Don't apologize Avdol. You're not at fault here," Bucciarati reassures him, opening the zipper and carrying Junko out with Sticky Fingers after checking no one aside from them is here. "For all we know, those two are taking a walk in the park and happen to see us here."

"Well, regardless of what happened, we should go home now. We have found Junko, so we must take her back home." Kakyoin told them.

"What about Weather Report? We still haven't found it!" Narancia reminded. "I want to make it pay for kidnapping Junko in the first place!"

"I think… Weather Report is ｢not present｣ today. If we hadn't detected his presence at all in every city we went into, then it's possible the Stand is resting somewhere," Bucciarati suggested. "While we may never know for sure, there don't seem to be any attacks done by Weather Report in every place we went, meaning we are safe for now."

"Let's hope that is the case for the rest of the day. Come on everyone, let us return home and tell everyone the good news."

Under Avdol's words, the four walk to the parking lot where Kotaro's van are parked there with Bucciarati carrying Junko in his arms. After carefully putting Junko in the back seats, they leave the park, happy that they are bringing Junko back home after two weeks she went missing.

"Thank goodness Junko-chan is safe! We were all worried sick for her!"

That was Sakura expressing her relief and joy when she saw Junko being carried inside by Bucciarati. She was with the rest of Franchouchou except Ai, taking a rest in the mansion's living room together with Johnny, Gyro and Mamezuku when the four Stand Users entered with Junko in tow.

You can only imagine their reactions when they first saw her.

As Kakyoin goes somewhere to tell Kotaro and Ai about the good news, everyone is pretty much crowded around Junko lying on the couch. They are all speaking and shouting all at once, equal parts happy they managed to rescue Junko and equal parts concerned when they heard she was unconscious. When asked if they disposed of Weather Report, Avdol, Narancia and Bucciarati told them no. The whole day they went out, not once did they find any signs of Weather Report despite their Stands detecting what seemed to be signals from the enemy. While they are worried Weather Report could possibly be lingering out there, waiting for an opportunity to kill them all, they take solace in the fact that Junko made it safe and sound.

Their much-needed relief is cut short when Kotaro enters the room with a shout. "Is it true!? Junko-chan is rescued!?"

"I told you that we did, Tatsumi-san," sighed Kakyoin when he shouted, walking in the room together with Ai, who decided to stop rehearsing by herself after hearing Junko is here. "I know you are in disbelief, but can't you stop repeating that question?"

"I won't until I see her…!" After saying that, Kotaro's eyes laid upon the unconscious form of Junko. His body relaxes, having seen proof the missing member of Franchouchou was brought back.

"How is Junko? Is she okay? And why is she unconscious?" Ai barged through everyone to see her lying on the couch. Her guilt is partially abated upon seeing her. She is still worried if Weather Report has done something bad to her, but all she hopes is that Junko is fine after going missing for two weeks.

As the four Stand Users who found her try to placate Ai, Kotaro announces to everyone that he will look after Junko until she wakes up. He carries her in his arms and quickly leaves before anyone can protest.

"Hey wait! The mushrooms on Junko's head weren't plucked off yet!" Narancia realized, earning him a baffled look from the zombies.

The sun was already setting when Junko finally woke up.

Slowly opening her eyes, Junko noticed the room being bathed in an orange glow coming from the setting sunlight passing through the windows. She sits up straight, letting out a big yawn while stretching her arms.

"About time you woke up. How are you feeling, physically?"

Junko flinches when she hears someone's voice in the room with her. She turns to one Kotaro Tatsumi sitting on a chair backwards.

"…Tatsumi-san?" Junko let out, surprised to see him here.

"Are you alright? Nothing wrong with your body? No injuries? No abnormalities? No diseases? Even though you are already dead?" He asked her too fast for her to answer.

Instead of answering him, Junko looks at him with a confused look. Blinking twice, she asks, "Um, what exactly happened? I… I don't think I remember being here."

"…You're saying you don't remember you were kidnapped by an enemy Stand?" He guessed.

"Kidnapped by… An enemy Stand?" While she became worried when she repeated it, Junko has absolutely no idea what he is talking about. Prompted by this, she asks him again. "Can you… tell me everything that happened? Other than being dead, I'm feeling fine but I'm drawing a blank here…"

One explanation later…

"WHAAAAAT!? I was kidnapped for TWO WEEKS!?"

Junko is clutching her head in panic after Kotaro explained what happened on the night when she was kidnapped by Weather Report two weeks ago and how Rianima were looking for them until they found her hours ago.

"You seriously don't remember any of that?" Kotaro asked her seriously, finding it weird she could just forget what happened to her.

"No! For some reason, I didn't remember it until you told me," Junko honestly answered, before a thought came into her head regarding the implication of her absence. "Wait! If I was kidnapped for two weeks, then that means… AAHHH! I have missed a lot of practice! A-And tomorrow is when Franchouchou will perform in Saga Rock!? O-OH NO! I-I need to catch up soon, and-!"

"Junko, calm down! You didn't do anything wrong!" Kotaro puts his hands on her shoulder, stopping her from panicking more. "I'm happy to hear you want to catch up with the girls' performance, but don't be so hasty yourself! Besides, I heard from Sakura, Kakyoin and Narancia that you talked with them about your problem. I imagine you wouldn't be so thrilled to be part of Franchouchou after everything you said to them, right?"

Upon hearing that she has a talk with the three concerned zombies, Junko starts feeling gloomy at her fear that she may not conform to modern idol standards. "Ah, right. I nearly forgot. Well, it's just that…" She went silent, seemingly unsure how to say it at first. "I just don't understand idols anymore."

"Look, I'm not mad. Even if you used my computer to search the net, I won't complain," Kotaro returns to his seat. "It's been ｢thirty｣ years since you died, and things have ｢changed｣ quite a lot."

"…I was really shocked." Junko started with a sigh.

"There are things that have become ｢more convenient｣, but they are not ｢flawless｣ and have their fair share of downsides," continued Kotaro. "Everyone having a connected device has made it so that anyone can post information but that makes it ｢harder｣ to keep anything ｢private｣. That includes the private lives of ｢idols｣."

The girl looks at him directly when she hears the last part. To think idols' personal lives can be known if they made a mistake and let themselves slip… Junko doesn't like that.

"In the Showa period, stuff that would amount to the scandal of a lifetime leaks onto the internet almost every day." What Kotaro says is not comforting Junko, but he continues on. "But in spite of the risk that kind of exposure brings, there are still idols who are at work."

The man switches his posture so that he's facing to the side and he crosses his leg over the other. "And there's one other thing… The biggest change in regard to how idols operate is the closeness with their fans. The concept of ｢an idol you can see at any time｣ changed the industry, and the physical distance between both sides has shrunk. Which you just saw at the photo session."

"But… ｢not everything is different｣." Kotaro claimed this with utmost confidence as he turned to Junko. "Wanting to help fans dream… Wanting to make them smile with dance and song… The core nature of being an idol ｢hasn't changed｣ since the old days. If you think the people who try to become idols now are any less noble, then you're wrong. Times have changed and, as a result, the type of idol people seek has changed."

"I understand things are different now," Junko said to him. "But I just… I think I can't do it."

"Then 「don't」. It's like what Kakyoin-kun said to you."

"Eh?" Junko's eyes were filled with hope when she heard him say that.

"If you don't want to do photo sessions, turn them down. There's no need to ｢force yourself to conform｣." He offered this wisdom to her.

"But, what if Ai-san-"

"Just tell her, 'That's my character.'" He quickly replied.

"｢My character｣?"

"That's right," he nodded. "There are things that make Ai herself, and things that make you different. You girls are zombies, not robots. Show the members of your group and the fans what you can do while adhering to the style of an idol from the ｢Showa period｣."

That did it. That's the statement Junko really wanted to hear from him. While Kakyoin has thought it first, Kotaro coming to the same thought as him confirms that he would not mind that she chooses to act like a Showa period idol she really is to Franchouchou's fans. It is her character. One that is unique among the girls.

"That said, it'd be difficult to do that on your own at the moment," Kotaro added more. "And, as a zombie, there's not much you can count on for support aside from Rianima. In order to make up for how extreme your quirks are, you'll need your zombie comrades."

Walking close to Junko, he said this last bit before crouching. "Remember this… Franchouchou exists to support each other's wishes, in spite of the different times they're from. That goes for Rianima too. Their jobs may be dangerous, and some members are of the unscrupulous types, but they are ｢walking｣ on the ｢path of justice｣ in stopping enemy Stands from harming you and Saga. If you open up to them, they will help you. When that happens, think about what you can do to repay them."

"…Repay them, huh?" Junko muttered.

"Tomorrow's forecast is clear in the morning with afternoon clouds and potential thunderstorms," Kotaro brings up the weather forecast for tomorrow. "Weather Report will definitely appear at Saga Rock to attack you and the girls. Rianima will take care of it and prevent it from attacking the innocents. As for why I'm saying a potential storm will appear there…. Ai Mizuno died from a lightning strike while performing on an outdoor stage.

"Ah!" Junko is surprised to hear how Ai died.

"You're not the only one who's fighting against the nerves!" He plucked the mushrooms off her head before throwing them aside. "If you're an idol, you belong on the stage, Junko Konno!"

"When you've found your nerve, open that box." He pointed to the small box behind Junko. The girl looks at it in curiosity as Kotaro takes his leave. "Alright, I'm out. I'll tell everyone not to disturb you so you have time to think for yourself."

Those are his last words to Junko before Kotaro leaves the room.

Later that night, Ai is on her way to the shed for more practice when a flash of lightning comes into her view, followed by crashing thunder.

ドーン !

"Hiiieeee!" Ai instinctively covers her face with her bandaged hands as she crouches in fear. When the lightning is gone, she removes her hands. She then realized that she was imagining the rain and thunder. Despite this, she is not at all relieved since her trauma is on the back of her mind, waiting to fill Ai with fear when lightning and thunder rolls around.

"I-I'm seeing things…" She mutters to herself.

"Ai, please don't push yourself. You need to rest." Bucciarati told her, walking with Saki to fetch her back inside.

"Yeah. Get some rest Ai. You really needed it."

Looking at the two, she didn't hide her look of fear as she says, "…My body… I can't stop it from reacting because of my memories of what happened."

"You're pushing yourself too hard, that's why." Saki simply stated.

"…I can't let this beat me," Ai affirmed her determination to be the great idol she was and still is. "When we were on stage that day, our CD had finally become a bestseller in Japan. It felt like we were just really getting famous… We have to work hard to get as many fans as possible so I can get back to where I was."

Seeing she is insistent on getting more practice done, Bucciarati lets out a sigh as he asks Ai, "Would you like me to accompany you? I don't want to see you suddenly get scared as you practice."

"…I would very much like that, Bucciarati-san," Ai agreed, entering the shed.

"Alright. Just please don't push yourself hard. When you begin feeling tired, stop and go to sleep. You need a lot of energy for tomorrow…" Bucciarati followed, leaving Saki to stare at them with worried expression.

Meanwhile, Junko is all by herself, thinking about what Kotaro said to her. Thinking back to when she was practicing together with Ai, it makes her happy to be in sync together as they dance in tune with the song. She remembered apologizing to Ai for being slow during one part, in which the girl reassured her she's not at fault.

Feeling she is ready to face her fears tomorrow, Junko opens the box Kotaro gave to her. Inside is an idol clothing consisting of a red checkered shirt with diagonal lines intersecting at some points with slightly puffy sleeves, black collar, white wrist cuffs and placket and a gray skirt. This costume is glamorous and beautiful compared to the previous clothes she wore many months ago. Junko believes Kotaro is really putting it all for Franchouchou's concert in Saga Rock.

Because of this, Junko has found her resolve to make it through the end.

"I guess Junko-chan is not coming…" Sakura lamented.

"We're running out of time!" Lily exclaimed.

Today is the day of the Saga Rock festival. Franchouchou and Rianima are standing outside Kotaro's van, which is sufficiently refueled after being used in the span of two weeks by Bucciarati. Everyone is waiting for Junko to go out and join them after Kotaro has a chat with her. For the past few minutes, it appears Junko is not coming out after all. Most of them were ready to pile up in the van but Kakyoin, Narancia, Gyro, Sakura and Lily wanted to wait longer.

Eventually however, Kotaro looks at his watch and says, "Time's up. Get in."

"But-!" Sakura tried protesting.

"Get in!" Kotaro repeated sternly.

Admitting defeat, everyone piles in the van, with Rianima going first so they enter the pocket space and Franchouchou going in last on the seats. The door slides closed, covering Sakura's sad expression that Junko seemingly declined. Even Ai is a little upset, too.

As Kotaro starts driving, it looks like Franchouchou will have to perform their concert without Junko…

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At least, that's what they thought until they saw Junko make a landing after doing an impressively high jump over the gate and face the moving van.

"Junko-chan!?" Sakura stated in surprise, looking at her with the others and Rianima sitting in the pocket space because there is a front window for them to see what's ahead of the van.

"Please wait! I want to go with-!"

ドゴォォォォーッ

She didn't finish her statement because the van rammed into her hard, having not stopped in time.

"Aaack…!" Kotaro uttered in shock, hanging his mouth open.

"Eeeehhhh!?" Franchouchou exclaimed in shock too, their mouths hanging open.

"What!?" Rianima shouted similarly, some of them fearing Junko got hurt so badly.

…Wait. Why do I have a déjà vu about this…? Sakura suddenly thought that the way Junko got struck by a vehicle is familiar. She didn't have time to think about it when the van hit the brake just as Junko landed hard on her side.

"Gweegh!"

"Junko-chan!" Both Sakura and Kakyoin get out to help her only to be stopped by Kotaro.

"Don't help her!"

"Huh!?" Kakyoin shouted.

"W-Why not!?" Sakura protested.

Getting out of the van, Kotaro told Junko to get up without considering if she was injured badly. "Come on Junko! On your feet! You're not the type of girl who would let something like this stop you!"

"You just crashed into her, you numbnuts!" Saki angrily shouted to him.

"Can you at least express some concern for her, you dickhead!?" Narancia followed, peeking his head out to the "window" of the pocket space next to Saki.

As they glare at him, Junko picks herself up, not minding the pain she is feeling and her clothes being dirty because she is determined to go with everyone to Saga Rock." I-I'm… going too… because… I'm an ｢idol｣!"

Everyone piles out of the van as Junko, filled with resolve to join her friends not as an idol of Franchouchou, but as the Legendary Showa Idol, raises her left arm over her head, hold her right hip with her right hand, lightly bend her hips to the right, standing with her feet planted apart and her knees bending slightly inwardly as she reintroduces herself with a cool but determined expression.*

"I'm the Showa Idol, JUNKO KONNOOOO!"

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Seeing their friend determined to join and not miss Franchouchou's important day, everyone ran towards her and pulled her into a big group hug. The only ones who didn't join are Ai, Kotaro, Bucciarati, Johnny and Mamezuku, but they are happy to see her back regardless.

With the whole party assembled, they are ready to take on a new challenge for the sake of saving Saga: Franchouchou giving an outstanding performance for the audience and Rianima dealing with Weather Report if it appeared in Saga Rock. No matter how hopeless things may be, triumph and victory will happen as long as they have each other.

To be continued

* - Based on Rosemary McGrotha's pose by Versace, 1982 Spring issue

Onomatopoeia:

スタッ (Suta) - Perfect landing