[As Taki and Tomori's scene ended, the anime briefly showed training scenes of the new band. Miss Anon also demonstrated her superb guitar skills.
Finally, it ended with a stray cat suddenly barging in.
And with that, Episode 4 of MyGO!!!!! came to a close.]
Just as everyone was about to gather their thoughts and prepare to watch Episode 5, unexpectedly, after the ED of this episode ended—there was still more.
[Right at the start, it showed Sumimi finishing a performance on a billboard.
Then the scene shifted, and the camera moved to the filming location.]
"It's Sumimi, Uika and I are on!"
Miss Donut looked a little excited. Uika, meanwhile, looked at her partner with a somewhat helpless smile.
["I'm so happy,"
In the anime, Miss Donut sighed in front of the mirror backstage.
"Lives are fun, but recording is pretty nice too."
"Uika, you sang really well today!"
"Thank you."
Uika, lying on the sofa trying things out, replied with a smile.
"Maybe it's easier to sing when I'm with you?"
"I've been praised!"
Miss Donut immediately got up to grab some snacks.
"I'm going to get some snacks. There are kitty donuts—do you want some?"
"I'll pass."
Uika declined.
"You'll get hungry later. I'll grab some for you!"
There's a kind of hunger called "Miss Donut thinks you're hungry."
"Two each, secretly!"]
"Eh? So this is what Sumimi is like after recordings and lives?"
Watching her idol's cheerful backstage moments, Anon couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"They look so happy!"
"That's right. Back then, Uika and I were really that happy."
However, hearing Anon's voice, Miss Donut puffed up her cheeks instead.
"If it weren't for…"
Perhaps because she feared the Demon King's presence, Miss Donut didn't say the name that followed.
"Uika and I would definitely still be just as happy as before!"
"Mana-chan, don't say that. I'm doing this for your own good."
Kamijou Mutsuki naturally knew who Miss Donut was referring to, and replied with a smile.
"You clearly just separated Uika and me…"
Stealing away her Uika and still claiming it was for her own good—wasn't that bullying a bit too much?
"Look,"
Kamijou Mutsuki said with a smile, using the anime as an example.
"When Uika's around, you can only secretly eat two donuts. Now that Uika's gone with me, don't you get to secretly eat four?"
That's not the point—do you think I want to eat four donuts?
"Even without Uika, don't you still have donuts?"
This time she really had become Miss Donut!
"Waaah, Uika, you won't leave me, right?"
On the verge of tears, Mana could only throw herself into her partner's arms for comfort.
"Don't worry, Mana. We'll always be partners!"
Uika reached out and gently patted her head, comforting her friend.
If not for that earlier accident, why would she have switched agencies?
She was Mana's good friend. Even when changing jobs, she hadn't forgotten to bring her along—how could she possibly leave her side?
Miss Donut thought much the same. If not for Kamijou Mutsuki, the Great Demon King, how could someone have possibly stolen away her perfectly good Uika?
Sakiko: ?
At this moment, watching the events unfold in the anime, Sakiko's brow twitched slightly.
It wasn't Sumimi's cheerful backstage atmosphere that made Sakiko react—but rather Uika falling silent after Mana left, taking out her phone and looking at the message she had sent.
The other girls might not have paid much attention, but Sakiko knew very well—this was the message she had sent when Uika had just debuted.
When Uika mentioned it to her before, she hadn't thought much of it. But now, seeing this…
Don't tell me you really look at it every single day?
An inexplicable weight pressed down on her chest, making Sakiko feel slightly short of breath.
One Soyo was already more than enough for her to handle—and now this too?
No, no matter what, Uika wouldn't fall to the level of being compared with Soyo!
Sakiko gradually forced herself to calm down.
[At this moment, Episode 5 began playing on the television.
It picked up right where the previous episode left off—the stray cat barging in. After an impressive performance, Anon was almost "optimized" out.]
Anon: Wait, I'm fighting the cat? Seriously?
Can I win?
Anon: I'll win… how is that even possible?!
In reality, Anon felt guilty just watching this scene.
After all, with her level—where even playing a C chord and A minor was something she bragged about—she was nowhere near the cat's standard.
But fortunately, the cat didn't conflict with her. Just because the cat joined the band didn't mean they'd kick out a freeloader like her.
They wouldn't… right?
[In the anime, however, the cat's skill clearly stimulated Anon.
She directly used Escape and ran back home, revealing the same thoughts as the real-life Anon.
With the cat's level, didn't that make her completely meaningless?
Then the show inserted another segment of Taki and Tomori—once again, the two of them talking on the Adult Bridge.]
As expected, this episode was about her and Tomori!
In reality, Taki was practically brimming with excitement, even glancing sideways at the pink-haired girl beside her.
Who's Tomori's best friend now?
[After that, the camera cut back to Anon. Realizing her own shortcomings, the girl started practicing guitar—only to discover she couldn't manage it at all.
When in doubt, go full avoidance. Just give up!
So she flopped straight onto the sofa and started watching Nyamu's videos. (Authorization obtained from Big Meow-sensei.)]
Wait—you already know your level isn't good enough, and instead of practicing you're watching videos?
Under the subtle gazes of the other girls, Anon's face flushed bright red.
She had her reasons, okay? Do you even understand what work-life balance means?
[After that came the debate among the girls about holding a live.
Well—only Taki wanted to hold a live. The other three didn't.
Soyo felt that as long as everyone was together, it didn't matter whether they held a live or not. Tomori was thinking about her promise with Anon, which lasted until the live.
As for Anon…
She was simply bad. She didn't have the confidence at all.
However, some things can't be avoided.
Although she managed to push it off at first, she would eventually have to face it.]
["Sorry to keep you waiting."
Sitting together, Anon and Tomori looked up to see Taki and Soyo walking over.
"Thanks for coming."
"Today, I want to properly talk about what comes next."
"What comes next—you mean the live, right?"
Anime-Anon was clearly prepared; they had been arguing about this for the past two days.
"No, even further than that."
However, Miss Soyo denied that.
Then she began her "talk therapy" session.
"I still think we should hold a live!"
Soyo's side was gentle and soft-spoken—but the moment Taki opened her mouth, the pressure immediately ramped up.]
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