NOISZ STΔRLIVHT/Story/Chapter 5.III

"I have to do my part...just as you have to do yours."

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Chapter 5.III
Level Requirements 43 43 43 43
Release date: November 19, 2022

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Characters

Story

STΔRLIVHT maintains their lead in the polls, and Sumire and Hakuno practice in the studio and talk about SUNRaiSE. Sumire remembers seeing their first show while Yumi led the group - a show in a subway station with a boombox and three girls. She considers her sister's legacy, and Sera and Grace burst into the room. Grace goes to inform Hakuno and Sumire of something involving Yashiro, though is cut off by Sera, who calls Sumire for a strategy meeting with her and Grace.

Sera informs Sumire that Yashiro has outed Hakuno as trans to the press to gain a lead in the polls for SUNRaiSE, as well as to demoralize Hakuno. In anger, Sumire enters conceptual time and leaves the office to scream her frustrations into open air, and a Noise Beast attacks; it is swiftly dealt with.

Hakuno runs out of the building, realizing what Sumire's angry about. She tells her she already knows her father outed her. Sumire expresses frustration at not being able to do more for Hakuno, though Hakuno tells her that her friendship is good enough, and the two hug.

Later, Shion notes that the recent drama has horrifyingly affected the polls, and has turned around STΔRLIVHT's small lead. Disgusted with her father, she heads to the STΔRLIVHT office instead to propose that SUNRaiSE forfeit the competition, stating that she doesn't feel right winning the competition under such circumstances, apologising that things had turned out the way the did. Hakuno accepts her apology, and offers her own apology in turn, and the two make up, resolving to become closer as sisters. Sera rejects Shion's forfeit, however, telling her that while it's not Shion's fault, the fans are still looking forward to seeing both of them perform - that they, as idols, can't let their audience down. Shion agrees, and withdraws her forfeit, leaving the office.

Drops

• Song: THE GHOST OF THE TAPE!
• Ashes x200

Song

Chapter 5.III's song is THE GHOST OF THE TAPE!, as Sumire in her STΔRLIVHT STΔGE style.

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