Love Live!: SHATTER [PART 9]

EXPECTATIONS:

*BACKSTAGE - DIVERCITY - ODAIBA - TOKYO*

YU: "There's really nothing that gets my blood pumping more than one of these live shows, Ayumu!"

AYUMU: "Th-Thanks."

YU: "Hm...?"

SHIRO: *Huff* *Puff* *Pant*

AYUMU: "Shiro?"

YU: "Hey! What's up? It's been a while."

SHIRO: "Long time no see. But I wish I was here with good news."

YU, AYUMU: "Huh?"

SHIRO: "Near the end of the show, for some reason, Akihiko walked out..."

AYUMU: "What?!"

YU: "What do you mean?"

SHIRO: "I don't know... But he didn't look happy. It's not like him to walk out of a live show like that. Especially one of yours."

AYUMU: "You...don't think he was disappointed with us, don't you?"

SHIRO: "I wish I could say that he wasn't. But after what happened last month, I don't know what he's thinking... I just hope he's okay."

AYUMU: "I hope he's not disappointed..."

YU: "Don't say that! There's no way he'd hate a live show that good!"

AYUMU: "What about our last live show at DiverCity? The one before the School Idol Showcase."

YU: "Hm? I thought it was great!"

AYUMU: "Aki didn't."

SHIRO: "Now that you mention it. It is the lowest rated of all your live shows on the School Idol Fansite."

AYUMU: "..."

SHIRO: "Even so, I thought that show was really good. Like today's show. You were awesome as always, Ayumu!"

AYUMU: "Oh, thanks!"

YU: "...It's not the live show that caused him to derail, right?"

AYUMU: "It's complicated. It's more than just that."