LLAS Ch29

Everyone thinks the new song was great. The new subunit R3BIRTH was a success. I can't help but associate this to Neptunia. Then we summon Nobunaga, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, over to Nijigasaki and introduce her to school ido- hmm? You mean this isn't the Love Live Guda Guda event? FGO doesn't get an idol event til next year? Anyways everyone's happy and blah blah blah.

Back in the association, their members talk to Lanzhu about how she shouldn't have just ran off and how she said she wanted to be friends back at the airport. Karin says they've been friends the whole time. SHE, KARIN HERSELF, says "I may have had some gut-wrenching times competing with everyone since joining the Association, but I was having fun. I thought we were just spurring each others on as rivals". I too enjoy competing w/ my friends and rivals by taking over the school's only swimming pool and then assigning a teacher to watch over it even when I'm not swimming laps. If they even so much as look at the pool, alarms will go off. I'm glad they understand it was just some friendly competition. Anyways Ai apologizes to Lanzhu for not being clear enough she was a friend to her. I wonder when we'll get an apology for Ai not being clear she wasn't friends with the club members because not letting them participate in their hobbies wasn't clear enough.

Lanzhu thinks about how weird MC is, she congratulated Lanzhu, hugged her, etc even though Lanzhu has been nothing but a bitch to her. Lanzhu asks Ayumu if she could talk about her best friend to her. Ayumu takes this opportunity to gush over MC.

Lanzhu comes and asks if we could talk in private area. Lanzhu takes this chance to apologize or try to anyways. MC sidetracks her by asking did you want to talk about idols? I love idols! Anyways MC says she didn't realize Lanzhu was being mean on purpose, which like dog what am I reading. MC has literally said before she says she thinks Lanzhu doesn't like her. Just god, our MC is a brick. Anyways Lanzhu apologizes to us which is crazy. Honestly expected them to sweep this under the rug with the way they were acting. Bare minimum character development is a go!

The Association performs one more live w/ all their members this time. DiverDiva + R3;Birth. Then Lanzhu announces the Association is disbanding.

The entire association comes to join the club. MC is about to accept them in immediately, but Kasumin at least has some reasonable demands. She wants an apology from them for all the BS they were put through. Lanzhu apologies immediately, that she was completely wrong with her methodology. Karin, on the other hand, says they couldn't reach mutual understanding with anyone and wishes she could have approached the situation better... God. Ai at least recognizes that she caused a lot of trouble for everyone and is very sorry for it. Everyone joins the club. Kaoruko comes back to ask if we're done fighting because the SIE is still ongoing (is it? we haven't done shit w/ this in forever) and auditions are soon.

Ayumu takes MC on a date to the boardwalk(? I think? there's a ferris wheel). Unfortunately, we're too busy having an existential crisis to enjoy it. Lanzhu asked us if we love idols so much, why aren't we an idol. MC asks do they not love idols enough and that's why?

Everyone's planning on entering the auditions in their subunits. Once again MC is distracted and Ayumu notices again. MC confides that they're doubting themselves and Ayumu invites them to her room for some late night reassurance. In her room, Ayumu tells MC how much she feels supported by MC and they talk about memories.

Next day, Ayumu tells everyone else about MC's confidence issues, so everyone gives them an ego boost. MC then decides to prove they're okay they go on stage and announce they're gonna support everyone's dreams.

Auditions happen. Lots of family members I don't care- wait Emma's siblings are real? No winner declared.

Separating my thoughts on Lanzhu and her story arc into separate post. Unsure if I'll wait til end of S2 to finish it or just wrap it up here.