Part 1
Kanade's Room
Kanade
Phew... Quite a lot happened today.
Boy
I'm really sorry...
I didn't mean to cause you two so much trouble.
I didn't mean to cause you two so much trouble.
Boy
But I'm always having trouble, and making weird sounds. Because of that, I end up getting left out of performances...
Boy
I got so jealous...And frustrated. I started wondering why I'm so bad and they're so good...
Toya
If keeping a steady tone would be enough, I may be able to teach you.
Toya
If any part of you still wishes to produce beautiful music, then I implore you to not give up here.
Toya
Because you will be able to... Someday.
Kanade
Beautiful music...
Kanade
(To me, the performance Dad put on for us that day falls into that category.)
Kanade
Figuring out how to produce sounds the way he wanted wasn't easy...
Kanade
But I'm so glad that he didn't give up on playing the trumpet.
Kanade
(And he seemed so relieved by the time we said goodbye to each other.)
Kanade
(Like he'd found something he'd lost, and been searching ages for...)
Kanade
I feel a good melody coming together.
Kanade
(This might be a bit too cheerful to be used for an N25 song...)
Kanade
(But it still sort of fits us as a group. It might even help me with our next song.)
Kanade
No, this sounds too pop...
I should probably lower the tempo a little, and the overall tone...
I should probably lower the tempo a little, and the overall tone...
Kanade
It doesn't need to sound hip or trendy. I want it to feel pure, a bit juvenile and capture a hint of uncertainty. Also...
Mafuyu
Kanade, what should we do for dinner?
Mafuyu
Oh, you're already working...
Kanade
It's coming along pretty well, but...
Kanade
(This song's a bit more invigorating than our usual ones.)
Kanade
(But it's enough for a rough demo, so I think I'll stop here for now...)
Mafuyu
Kanade, dinner's ready.
Kanade
Huh? You made dinner all by yourself, Mafuyu?
Mafuyu
You were so focused on what you were doing that you didn't hear anything I said earlier.
Kanade
Oh... I'm sorry for not noticing.
Mafuyu
Were you working on our next song?
Kanade
No. Remember the boy we met today?
I was composing a song based on him.
I was composing a song based on him.
Kanade
Would you like to hear it?
Here, use my headphones.
Here, use my headphones.
Mafuyu
Okay...
Kanade
A good melody sort of started coming together in my head, so I worked on it a little. Unfortunately, we probably won't be able to use it for an N25 song.
Mafuyu
...
Light...
Light...
Kanade
Huh?
Mafuyu
It's like he was able to find the light he'd been searching for, and he's embracing it tightly so as to not lose it.
Kanade
If that's what you heard, Mafuyu, then I guess that means I was able to turn my mental image into music.
Kanade
(Having that mental image is so vital...)
Kanade
(I doubt I would've been able to come up with this melody if that boy hadn't smiled the way he did at the end before we left.)
Mafuyu
...
Mafuyu
Thank you for showing this to me.
Kanade
You're welcome.
Kanade
Oh, also, you said that dinner's ready...?
Mafuyu
I heated up some of that braised fish.
Kanade
Thank you. Then, let's go eat.