"What if Keitaro Urashima was a real Japanese guy preparing for the actual Tokyo University entrance exam? Instead of Naru and the girls, the residents of the Hinata Inn are members of Japan's most popular girl group, AKB48. What if his childhood sw...
The girls were celebrating the return of three of their members who had made it into the new girl group, IZ*ONE. Amid the festivities, Sakura noticed that Keitaro and Paruru were missing. Yui mentioned that they were at Tokyo University for their entrance exams, which were taking place that day.
"I hope they both pass," Sakura said, before rejoining the others to continue the celebration.
Meanwhile, at Tokyo University, Keitaro and Paruru were both deep into their exams, though they were in separate rooms. Keitaro was taking the exam for Law studies, while Paruru was focused on Film studies.
After the grueling exam, Keitaro introduced someone he had met in the examination room to Paruru.
Keitaro: "Paru, I'd like you to meet Mutsumi Otohime. She's from Okinawa!"
Paruru: "Hi, nice to meet you! You know, you kind of remind me of someone I know."
Mutsumi: "I get that a lot!"
Paruru noticed the way Mutsumi acted and glanced at Keitaro. She couldn't help but think, "She's like a female version of Keitaro—no wonder they got along so well!"
Paruru and Keitaro invited Mutsumi to join them for dinner at the dorm, and she gladly accepted.
When they returned, Sakura was overjoyed to see her sempai and immediately hugged her, not caring that the other IZONE members were watching her with curious expressions. Keitaro and Paruru got to meet the IZONE girls, and they introduced Mutsumi to the other dorm members, kicking off another round of celebration.
The next day, Sakura woke up early to prepare for a meeting with President Akimoto. She and her group were about to have breakfast when she saw Paruru dressed in an unusual way. She had on large glasses, her hair was tied in a ponytail, and she wore a red hoodie. Sakura had never seen her sempai dressed like that before.
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Then Yui walked in and, noticing Paruru's outfit, asked, "Why are you dressed up like that again?"
Sakura realized that Yui was already familiar with Paruru's peculiar get-up.
