Card Story: [Head-On Rematch] Shiho Hinomori

Part 1

Miyamasuzaka
1
Saki
Okay, I'm gonna go work on my song!
2
Ichika
I'll be going as well.
See you tomorrow.
3
Shiho
Okay, see you tomorrow.
4
Honami
Do you have any plans after this, Shiho?
5
Shiho
I'm probably just gonna practice some stuff on my own since I don't have work today.
6
Honami
Hehe. Me too.
Mind if we walk back together for part of the way?
7
Shiho
Sure.
8
Honami
What kind of song do you think Saki's going to write?
9
Shiho
About that...
She's probably gonna try to write something about “understanding loneliness”...
10
Saki
I also thought a lot about how or why we were able to write that song for Hanano and her brother.
11
Saki
This is just my hunch...
But I think it's because their situation reminded me of what I went through way back when and wanted to show them my support somehow.
12
Honami
What you went through way back when?
13
Saki
Yeah...
When I couldn't see any of you and felt really lonely...
14
Saki
I wanted to cheer past me up by saying, “It's gonna be okay!”
15
Shiho
Cheer her past self up by telling her things are gonna be okay, huh...?
16
Honami
Saki told us that there's nothing for us to worry about, but it must've been so hard for her when she was in the hospital...
17
Shiho
Yeah. And her trying to analyze what she felt back then means...
18
Honami
...
19
Honami
She's making a sincere effort to “face the music” so to speak...
20
Shiho
Right.
21
Shiho
(To be honest, I don't really want her to reopen any old wounds...)
22
Shiho
(But...)
23
Shiho
She's taking what we do as a band seriously, which makes me kinda happy...
24
Honami
...
25
Shiho
Since Saki's working so hard for us, I should make an effort to learn a little more about writing music.
26
Honami
...
27
Shiho
Hm...? What's wrong, Honami...?
28
Honami
Oh, um...
I was just wondering if there was any way that I could help out...
29
Shiho
You're coming up with a schedule for us, right?
30
Honami
Yes, I will...
But I was hoping that I could share the load with Saki and Ichika somehow.
31
Shiho
Honami...
32
Honami
Shiho, wait...!
33
Honami
I don't want you to keep suffering like this on your own...!
34
Honami
You're right. What you're doing is probably what's best for our band right now...!
35
Honami
But...!
36
Honami
I absolutely don't want you to carry this weight by yourself! It doesn't seem right at all!
37
Shiho
(Honami never changes. She's always looking for ways to help others out...)
38
Shiho
In that case, I might ask you to lend a hand once Saki's finished writing her rough draft.
39
Shiho
Especially when we come up with the music for each instrument. We should be able to turn it into a really good song by discussing it as a band.
40
Honami
Shiho...!
41
Honami
Thank you...!
Since Saki's working so hard, I want to do as much as I possibly can for her and all of us!
42
Shiho
Good. However, Saki has a habit of going a bit overboard, so promise not to push yourself too hard, okay?
43
Honami
Hehe. I promise.
Scramble Crossing
44
Honami
Alright, I'm this way.
45
Shiho
Okay, see you tomorrow.
46
Shiho
...
47
Shiho
(I should start thinking more about our next show while Saki writes her song.)
48
Shiho
(But that Saku person might be right. We may want to play at a live house where we feel more at home...)
49
Saki
I get what you're trying to say, but...
50
Saki
If we do what you say and ignore what Saku said, I feel like we'd also be writing off how everyone else in the crowd felt.
51
Shiho
(Saki's right. If we're serious about going pro, we have to find ways to make it so our music reaches as many people as possible.)
52
Shiho
(And I'm sure she'll write something good for us...)
53
Shiho
(I'll schedule us to play there again as a sort of rematch. We can't back down from a challenge.)