Chapter 0
| Asuka and Hikari Aoki perform as SUNRaiSE at the Budo Garden, though note that something is missing - the presence of Yumi Hitori, the group's former lead, but the two decide to aim for the top anyway. |
Chapter 1
| Uncertain for the future of SUNRaiSE, Asuka and Hikari sign the group onto Bakeneko, a record label owned by Yashiro Nekoda. He becomes their manager and agrees to provide them with a new center. |
Chapter 2
| Asuka meets her group's new center, Shion Nekoda, and gets to know her; she finds Shion's seriousness adorable, perhaps even "baby". However, conflict arises between Shion and her sister Hakuno, and Asuka comforts her new captain, supporting Shion's fervor in her decision to crush STΔRLIVHT. SUNRaiSE's redebut is a massive success, and Asuka does her best to mediate between STΔRLIVHT, Shion and Hikari's different attitudes to the situation. |
Chapter 3
| Asuka, Hikari and Shion send tickets for their show to STΔRLIVHT, and wish Sumire Hitori a speedy recovery. |
Chapter 4
| Asuka and Hikari resolve to find a way to free Shion from Yashiro's controlling influence, and decide to do whatever it takes to help their captain, SUNRaiSE or no. |
Chapter 5
| Asuka takes part in the Clash of Twilight competition against STΔRLIVHT along with Shion and Hikari as part of SUNRaiSE; Hikari and Asuka tell STΔRLIVHT they intend to lose the competition so SUNRaiSE will disband, freeing Shion from Yashiro, though they tell STΔRLIVHT that they don't intend to go easy either out of respect for their fans. She reassures Shion again that she cares for her.
Later on, in Chapter 5.II, Hikari provides reassurance on Asuka's unresolved feelings for Yumi. Later on, Asuka checks up on Yumi, asking if disbanding SUNRaiSE is really the right thing to do. Yumi agrees, figuring out that it's for the sake of its new lead Shion, and agrees. The two of them catch up and Asuka invites her to dinner sometime after the two catch up, though fails to confess her feelings. |