Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-24187738-20151214152123/@comment-27407631-20151216193127

Ruby has always liked idols. That was something Sis always said about me.

When I was really young, I remember this moment. It was during a family trip to a neighbouring prefecture, and there had been a mix-up--- instead of the ryokan we were supposed to stay in, we ended up in a small hotel. Dad and Mom were out meeting clients, Sis was doing her cram-school homework, and I was there in the tiny room flicking channels on the television. And that was when I saw it.

Their sparkling outfits, the stage lights flashing, the music and the shouts of the audience. Even though I knew that I wasn't allowed to watch these kind of shows, I was spellbound.

But nothing, nothing stands out more in Ruby's memory than their radiant smiles. Dancing and singing their hearts out on stage, they looked like they were having the time of their life.

If Ruby became an idol, would Ruby have that same smile? Would Ruby be able to make other people have that same smile?

Sis smacked me and turned off the television, but the questions remained in my mind. Even though I knew becoming an idol was an impossible dream. Dad and Mom would never allow me to do something like that. Frivolous, they called it. A waste of my talent.

But did I really have any talent to speak of? Compared to my capable Sis, Ruby has nothing to offer. That had always been a fact.

But this year, when Chika-chan came to Ruby and asked if I wanted to become a school idol, that's when I realised something. Nobody, absolutely nobody can beat Ruby when it comes to wanting to become an idol!

Even if it's something Ruby has to give up in the future, right now, Ruby wants to do her best and become a school idol!!

And all this was only possible because of Love Live!. This competition was the only reason, the only avenue that I managed to find myself and the person I wanted to be.

Thank you, Love Live!. And Ruby promises--- We will do our best and aim for victory in the next Love Live! tournament!!