Burn My Soul - 3: One-On-One

Live House

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1

Akito

(Grr...!)

2

Toya

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3

Kohane & An

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4

Audience

Are they new here?

5

Audience

Looks like it.
They're pretty good for their age...

6

Akito

(No...!)

7

Akito

(We're singing with everything we have...
But they don't care at all...!)

8

Akito

(But we can't let things end this way...)

9

Akito

(We need to get them going...! We need to win...!)

10

Akito

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11

Audience

...!
Hey, that wasn't half bad.

12

Audience

What are they called again?
Vivid BAD SQUAD...?

13

Ken

...

14

Ken

(Akito's grown quite a lot throughout this process. However...)

15

Akito

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16

Ken

It feels like he's wearing shackles for some reason.

After the event

Live House - Green Room

17

Kohane

We won...somehow...

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An

Yeah...
That was so close...

19

Toya

But they were saying how one of their regular teams wasn't here today. I'm not sure we would've fared as well if they were present...

20

Akito

Yeah, me neither...

21

An

Sorry, mind if I lie down for a bit? I feel totally drained...

22

Kohane

M-Me too...
But is it okay for us to?

23

Toya

A few minutes should be fine.
We've already gone around to say thank you to everyone, and it's going to take Ken a little bit to fetch the car.

24

An

Okay...
Then, just for a bit...

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25

Toya

It only took them a few seconds to fall asleep...

26

Akito

Shouldn't you also rest, Toya...?

27

Toya

Me? No, I...

28

Akito

Your eyes are having trouble staying open. You haven't been sleeping much lately because of your thing, right?

29

Toya

But...
No, you're right...

30

Akito

Rest your eyes for a bit.
I'll let you know when Ken gets here.

31

Toya

Okay...
Just for a little bit.

32

Akito

Go for it.

33

Akito

(Looks like we're all feeling pretty fatigued...)

34

Akito

(But I guess we should be.
Between training and the jobs we've each been given, we've been stretching ourselves thin every day.)

35

Akito

(We managed to pull out a win today...)

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Young Local Musicians

Oh, hey.
Isn't that Vivid BAD SQUAD...?

37

Young Local Musicians

Didn't Taiga totally demolish them the other day?

38

Young Local Musicians

Yeah, everyone's been talking about that battle. Winning in style's one thing, but that was pretty mean of him...

39

Young Local Musicians

I really thought they had a chance against him. Guess this means no one's ever gonna surpass RAD WEEKEND.

40

Akito

(We won't make it at this rate.)

41

Akito

(We've gotta keep getting better and figure out a way to ignite everyone again.)

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42

Ken

Hey, sorry about the wait.
Oh, did the others fall asleep...?

43

Akito

Oh, sorry.
I'll wake them up and—

44

Ken

No, that's okay.
We still have some time before this place closes.

45

Ken

I'm sure you're also pretty exhausted, Akito. Why don't you get some rest?

46

Akito

No, I'm okay...
I still have plenty left in the tank.

47

Ken

If you say so.

48

Ken

How do you feel?

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49

Akito

Oh...

50

Akito

Not bad...
We've definitely gotten better after going up against so many tough opponents.

51

Akito

But...

52

Ken

It still doesn't feel like enough?

53

Ken

You really need to relax more, Akito.

54

Akito

Huh...?

55

Ken

You've become so much better.
All your hard work is already paying off.

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Ken

But you're trying to fly higher and higher... Which is holding you back from your true potential. You're hitting a ceiling that you put there yourself.

57

Ken

So, stop for a second to take a deep breath and relax... Just sing from your heart.

58

Akito

My heart...?

59

Akito

(I know what he means about me needing to relax more. That's always been a bad habit of mine.)

60

Akito

(But, singing from my heart...?
I don't think he's talking about putting more feeling into my singing...)

61

Ken

Akito...

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Ken

Why don't we sing together?

63

Akito

What?

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Ken

I'm talking about you working with me one-on-one. We'll have to find the time in the morning and evenings before and after your training sessions, but what do you say...?

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Akito

Wait, Ken, you and me? One-on-one...?

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Ken

Yeah.

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Akito

...!
Yes, please!
I'd be more than happy to!!

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Ken

Hey, not so loud.
You'll wake An and the others.

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Akito

Oh, sorry...

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Akito

(No way...
Ken's going to work with me one-on-one...?)

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Akito

(He's one of the reasons I have this dream... He's my hero.)

72

Akito

(And now he's offering to help me improve by working with me one-on-one.)

73

Akito

(There's no way I was gonna refuse...!)

74

Akito

I'm looking forward to working with you, Ken!

Next Chapter: Unwavering Heat