Part 1

School SEKAI

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MEIKO

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Hmm...
This doesn't sound right. It's too simple. Maybe triplets is the way to go...
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MEIKO

Hm?
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Ichika

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...
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MEIKO

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Oh, Ichika. Hello.
Is something wrong?
Is it just you?
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Ichika

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Yes...
I'm sorry to bother you in the middle of practice like this, MEIKO...
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MEIKO

Oh, don't mind me!
Come in, come in!
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Ichika

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Thank you.
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MEIKO

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Is something bothering you?
You don't look so great...
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Ichika

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...
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Ichika

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Today's, well... It's sort of a big day...
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MEIKO

A big day?

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Ichika

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Do you know what it means...?
What's needed to become a pro...?
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MEIKO

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Is this about Shiho...?
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Ichika

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Yes...
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MEIKO

I see. Do you think your answer will satisfy her?
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Ichika

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I'm not sure...
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MEIKO

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This really is a tough one.
Actually trying to become a pro...
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MEIKO

The other two were in the same boat as you.
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Ichika

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Huh?
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Saki

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Hehe. Sorry...
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Honami

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We're here...
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Ichika

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Saki, Honami?!
Wait, don't tell me...?
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Saki

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Yes...
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MEIKO

...
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MEIKO

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Bands are strange things, aren't they?
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Ichika

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Huh?
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MEIKO

Bands are all about bringing different instruments together to create songs and music together, right?
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MEIKO

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Sometimes you won't agree on anything, maybe end up in heated arguments, but you're all bandmates in the end...
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MEIKO

It's as if your feelings are coming together and trying to guide you to the right answer.
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Saki

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Our feelings are guiding us...?
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MEIKO

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Yes. It's a mysterious but wonderful phenomenon, no?
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Honami

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Yes, I see. I understand what you're trying to say.
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MEIKO

Right?
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MEIKO

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Tell me, what part of being a band do you find the most appealing?
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Ichika

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The most appealing...?
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Saki

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It might be hard to point to just one thing...
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Honami

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You're right. Why are we together like this...?
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Ichika

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...
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Ichika

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Maybe because we can't make this music on our own. We have to be together to create this sound?
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Ichika

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When we play in sync, everything changes...
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Ichika

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When we're playing well, each beat, each note turns into more. Our performance becomes more than the sum of its parts.
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Ichika

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I know it doesn't make any sense, but that's what it sometimes feels like...!
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Ichika

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It's as if we're aiming for the same goal and seeing the same thing...
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Saki

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No, I totally get that!
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Honami

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I do too. That sense of being one is indescribable!
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Saki

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Yeah, that! Is that what people mean by being in a groove?!
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Ichika

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That might be it.
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MEIKO

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Hehe. You may want to remember that feeling. It's something that you can only achieve as a band.
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MEIKO

Oh, pursuing that may also be part of having fun as a band and even becoming a pro...!
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Saki

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Huh?
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MEIKO

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I mean, it has to be pretty tough to keep doing something that's hard or causing you pain, right?
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Ichika

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Pursuing that feeling...
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MEIKO

Anyways, I think you should always remember why it's so fun to be in a band.
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MEIKO

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And tomorrow's your big day too, right? Make sure to get plenty of sleep...!
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Honami

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Right.
The rest is up to us...
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Saki

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Yeah...
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Saki

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Okay. Good night, MEIKO.
You too, Hona, Ichi...
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Ichika

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Good night.
And thank you, MEIKO.
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MEIKO

My pleasure! Sleep tight!
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MEIKO

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They'll be fine. I'm sure of it...