Kita Ikuyo did not think too deeply into it, simply feeling that the magic potion Miyauchi Hiyage had concocted was truly remarkable, capable of providing both a cheerful mood and a whole day of good luck.
As for the side effects, she directly and completely ignored them.
Instead, she even felt a little embarrassed. "Is this really going to be alright? After all, we are still technically rivals right now, aren't we?"
"What rivals? Isn't this just a completely one-sided, rolling stomp of a match? Even if you all drank this and triggered a full-roster awakening, to be honest, it'd still be hard for you to beat us. At best, you'd just lose a bit more gracefully. Frankly, if you perform too badly, we won't even feel any sense of accomplishment when we win," Miyauchi Hiyage said deliberately, meant to lift any pressure off Kita Ikuyo.
Hearing this, Kita Ikuyo extended her two pinky fingers toward Miyauchi Hiyage, though it was unclear whether she had learned that gesture from a certain truant schoolgirl band enthusiast over there.
"Even though I've only been playing guitar for just over a month and really can't match you in skill, we aren't going to admit defeat! After this music festival, we will definitely make Bocchi successfully take back her shadow!"
Watching the girl's brisk posture as she walked back holding four somewhat chilled bottles of Celestial Joy Tea, Miyauchi Hiyage caught a faint whiff of youth in the air.
Though she had no idea whether the Celestial Joy Tea had actually worked any uplifting magic on Gotou Hitori, she secretly crept over to check on the Kessoku Band's lounge a little while later.
After hesitatingly drinking down the Celestial Joy Tea, the four girls all wore enigmatic smiles on their faces at almost the