I'm glad Soma let us know what's going on...

Me too...

Still...

To think that Tono may never return to this city...

...

Isn't there any other way...?

All we can do is try to get better...
But we don't have any good ideas for how to do that...

I know...
I feel like we're at a dead end.

But all we can do now is try even harder...

Just try and try...
And believe that our hard work will eventually be rewarded...

Right...

We're definitely in a tough pickle...
Even just today, we've been through a lot.

Hey, what if we stopped somewhere to take a break? Something sweet might help take our mind off things.

Yeah...
I agree.

Oh! Welcome, everyone.

Good evening, MEIKO...

None of you look very happy...

You just went to visit Soma at the hospital, right? What did you all talk about?

Oh, um... We talked about Arata.

According to Soma...

I see...
It's unfortunate to hear that he's left the city.

Yes, it's sad since we all thought your greater group was doing so well...

Our group...

...

This is so frustrating...

What...?

Oh, umm...

What I mean is...

I agree with KAITO...
I thought we had a good thing going with Tono and the others...

We all worked so hard...
And our third event ended up becoming a big success.

I really thought we could surpass RAD WEEKEND with them by our side.

And yet, I...

I couldn't do anything that time...

My legs collapsed under me. I felt so powerless...

But...

That time...
If only I hadn't given up...
If only I sang with everything I had...

Things might've turned out differently...

We might've been able to get the others to stay. Even just one of them...

Kohane...

Taiga's someone who performs all around the world... It only makes sense that he was able to defeat us so easily...

But I can't help but feel...

Really frustrated.
If only I did something different that time...

At the same time, I know there's no use crying over spilled milk...

(I see. Kohane's...)

You've changed so much, Kohane.

What...?