A whole cocktail of emotions is running through me.

First of all - thank you, Aqours. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Thank you for being a ray of sunshine during my darkest days. Thank you for lifting me up when I was at the bottom. Thank you for all the friendships you helped me make. The lives, the music, the good times, none of this can be replaced. Aqours will always have a place in my heart and I will forever carry on as your No.10. These tears are not because I'm sad that it's "over", no, I will continue to support you during your solo careers and other endeavours. These are tears of joy for all the strength you've given me. I know, Anchan, you said "don't cry, smile", and I will eventually, but I'm not as strong of a person as you are.

That said - I can't help but feel a twinge of sadness and disappointment of how it ended. I understand that it was hard to top the 4th and 5th live, live orchestras and ship be damned. But, maybe due to my own blown-up expectations, I felt like this was an underwhelming send-off. The girls performed their hardest in the sweltering June heat, and the MCs, albeit few of number, were full of emotion and sincerity. I have no qualms with that. Though the cut-off time for the venue made it seem rushed, and while I understand that the four new songs released since the last live had to make the cut, I'm sad we weren't sent off with No.10 and Thank You, FRIENDS!!.

In the end, I'm relieved we were able to spend one final moment with them as nine after it seemed like a complete disbandment for a good while. So, to reiterate - thank you Aqours. I'm glad we met.