Part 1

Street SEKAI
Crase Cafe

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Akito

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I still can't believe we get to see COL again.
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An

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Yeah, I can't either.
We owe you big, Kohane!
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Kohane

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I didn't do anything.
You should be thanking Taiga for actually getting a hold of the owner.
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Toya

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But you were the one who asked him about this place. We wouldn't be here if you hadn't.
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An

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He's right, so thank you, Kohane!
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Len

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So what's COL like?
Is it different from other live houses?
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Len

Is it really big or something? There were lots of people there, right?
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Toya

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I've only heard bits and pieces from Akito...
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MEIKO

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Why don't you settle down and give them a chance to answer, Len?
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An

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I mean, we can tell you guys all about it, but it really wasn't that different from any other live house.
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Akito

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Also, you're gonna get to see it for yourself, so why not just wait instead of inflating your expectations?
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Toya

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Yes, I agree since you'll be joining us on this little excursion.
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Len

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Nooo! I won't be able to sleep from all this excitement!
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MEIKO

Again, please try to settle down.
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Miku

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More importantly, I'd like to learn more about what RAD WEEKEND was really like.
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Miku

The only solid piece of information I have at this point is that the event An's dad put on was unlike anything else.
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Toya

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What it was really like...?
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Toya

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I remember asking Akito the same thing when we first formed our team.
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Akito

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To be fair, it was more like I monologued while you sat there to listen.
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Toya

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You seemed very eager to tell someone about how great it was.
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Akito

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Gimme a break...
Everyone else I talked to about this would listen but laugh at me once I was done.
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Len

If that's the case, Akito, can you tell us what you told Toya?
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Akito

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Sure, but you'll only get to hear about what happened from my perspective.
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An

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That's totally fine! I wanna hear too actually!
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Kohane

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Me too!
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Toya

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It's been a while, so I'd like to hear it again as well.
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Akito

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Alright...
I'll talk.
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Akito

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Toya, Len, I've already told you both a little about how I used to play soccer until I was a sixth grader and quit after burning out...
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Akito

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That was when I was introduced to music.
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Akito

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My sister took me to the Summer Festival that year to see the show they were putting on, and I was hooked...
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An

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The Summer Festival?
Didn't you and Toya sing there this year?
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Akito

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Yeah, it was hard to believe that I'd be performing on the stage that I saw all those years ago.
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Toya

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If I recall correctly, you weren't exactly interested in performing at first.
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Akito

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It was my sister's idea.
She casually suggested I do it in passing.
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Akito

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But singing without really meaning it isn't my thing. Also, it wouldn't have been good for the event...
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Miku

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Hehe. That's so thoughtful of you, Akito.
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Toya

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Yes, I agree.
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Toya

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That passion and thoughtfulness of yours may be the reason why you got to go to RAD WEEKEND.
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Akito

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Call it karma or whatever.
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Akito

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But I'm really glad I ended up going...
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Len

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That's great, so what was the show like?!
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Akito

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Incredible...
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Akito

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Back then, I had no idea who anyone on stage was since I knew next to nothing about street music.
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Akito

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But they had me hook, line and sinker from the first song...
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Akito

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I couldn't take my eyes off them as they threw me into a sea of music.
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Akito

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I didn't know anyone in the crowd either, but in the heat of the moment, it felt like we were all old friends shouting our lungs out together...
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Akito

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That was when I knew I was witnessing something special... Something legendary...
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An

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Yeah, what he said! I was shouting like crazy with everyone else too.
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Akito

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Once it was all over, I thought, “I wanna do something like this too.”
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Akito

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I had zero musical knowledge, but I felt compelled to start practicing that day because of how it sent these shockwaves through me.
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Miku

Hehe. Like now?
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Akito

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Huh?
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Akito

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D-Did I sound that excited?
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Toya

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More than usual at the very least.
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Toya

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No, I suppose this could be considered normal since RAD WEEKEND is what's driving you. Plus, you always seem to have fun talking about it.
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MEIKO

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It just means that much to you, doesn't it?
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Akito

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Yeah, it does.
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Toya

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(Until now, all I had to work with was what Akito felt that night...)
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Toya

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(But actually seeing COL... Seeing where it happened might give me a better insight.)
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Toya

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...
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Len

Oh...
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Len

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You feeling it now, Toya?
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Toya

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Yes, I believe I have a better understanding.
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Toya

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I'm very much looking forward to visiting COL now.
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Len

Haha! You and me both!
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Toya

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Indeed.