Part 1

School SEKAI

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KAITO

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I hope you figure it out.
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Saki

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Same!
And thank you too, KAITO!
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Saki

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I'll see you two later!
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Len

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Okay, good luck!
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Len

Saki seemed a little better than when she came.
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KAITO

Yes, she did...
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KAITO

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Still, I was surprised to hear that their show didn't go so well.
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Len

Yeah.
Especially since they seemed to be doing great lately.
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Len

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Hmm... Do you think it's because they didn't play at their usual venue?
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KAITO

That may be a part of it...
But based on what Saki said...

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Saki

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So, I guess I should start by talking about how our show went...
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Saki

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You guys probably heard that we'd be performing somewhere different than usual.
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Saki

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Unfortunately, we couldn't get anybody in that crowd there going at all.
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Len

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What...?
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Saki

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Until now, we always knew that getting everyone going would be pretty hard, but at least some people would listen intently...
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Saki

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And then, I decided to ask someone from this band that the crowd really seemed to love about our songs.
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Saki

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They said, “I thought they were cute. But they didn't really strike a chord with me.”
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Len

Geez, talk about being blunt...
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Saki

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Haha...
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Saki

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However, compared to the song we wrote for Hanano and her brother, the song I wrote for this show was...
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Len

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They were cute but didn't really strike a chord, huh...?
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Len

I guess we should start by listening to the song she wrote for that show.
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KAITO

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Sure.
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Len

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Okay, here's the file Saki gave us. I'll play it now. Ready?

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KAITO

I see...
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Len

Yeah, I can see how someone might say it lacks a real message compared to the song they wrote for those fan siblings.
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Len

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But...
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Len

I like this song since it's so catchy.

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Len

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It's like everyone's having fun and I'm being invited to join them, you know?
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KAITO

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I agree...
I see no real fault with that.
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KAITO

It's a nice expression of how Saki's feeling and having fun right now.
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KAITO

And yet, it didn't work for the people at that live house...
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Len

Based on Saki's story, this crowd seemed to include people who mostly just wanted to chill, listen and gradually get into a song.
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Len

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Hmm...
It's pretty easy to chalk stuff like this up to bad luck.
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KAITO

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But Saki doesn't want to do that...
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Len

Right. Which is why she wants to write a song that really hits home with them.
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Len

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I get that, but...
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Len

I really don't want her to toss aside something that she worked so hard to create.
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Len

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It's a great expression of how dazzling her life is right now, so flatly labeling it as “bad” seems a bit...
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Len

I mean, it's like saying how Saki feels is wrong somehow.
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KAITO

Len...
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KAITO

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Don't worry. I'm sure she understands that and just needs to find a better way to express herself.
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KAITO

That's likely why she came to talk to us. She wants to figure out how to write a song that really resonates with others.
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Len

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Yeah...
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Len

She's probably taking a really hard look at what she's feeling right now.
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KAITO

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*Nod*
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Len

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(We believe in you, Saki!)