Break Down the Wall

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Akito

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What's this doing here...?

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Len

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Akito, what's wrong?
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Akito

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Oh...
I just found this.
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Len

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Huh? A flyer...?
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Akito

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Yeah, for an event I performed in way back when.
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Rin

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Cool!
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Rin

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Wait, but...
I don't see “Vivid BAD SQUAD” written anywhere.
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Akito

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Well, it did happen a long time ago.
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Akito

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This was from back when I was in middle school. I entered by myself.
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Len

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Oh...!
You mean the thing that Luka and the others mentioned the other day...?
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Akito

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Yeah...
The event where I dragged Crawl Green's name through the mud...
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Akito

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Wait a second...
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Akito

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What if my painful emotions from back then are manifesting in SEKAI?

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Len

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Huh?
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Akito

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Before I started singing, I played soccer... But I hit a huge wall.
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Akito

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And now I've found a flyer of an event where I messed up.
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Rin

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Oh...
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Akito

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(Come to think of it...)
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Akito

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(I've messed up a lot.)
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Akito

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(The first time was with soccer when I got shown just how unprepared I really was.)
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Akito

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(Then, I saw RAD WEEKEND.
I decided to start singing instead, but it didn't go as planned. One dumb argument led to me dragging that place's name through the mud.)
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Akito

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(After that, I met Toya and started practicing like there was no tomorrow. Even then, everyone kept making fun of us.)
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Akito

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(I managed to finally get this far... But I fell at so many hurdles.)
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Len

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In that respect, Akito, you're an amazing person.
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Akito

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Huh?
Where's this coming from all of a sudden?
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Len

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Because you always keep trying no matter how hard things get...
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Len

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And now, your singing's so good it reignited all of Vivid Street!
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Len

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Which makes you...an amazing person!
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Akito

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Praise me all you want...

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Rin

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But I think Len's right!
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Akito

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Huh?
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Rin

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I mean, if I went through what you did, I'd probably have given up the first chance I could!
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Len

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Exactly!
Not giving up is really hard!
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Len

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And you never did.
You just kept blazing your own trail.
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Len

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Again, that's really amazing...and really cool!
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Akito

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(Cool, huh...?)
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Akito

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(I've never really thought of it that way.)
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Akito

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(I didn't think I had any other choice is all.)
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Akito

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(I couldn't quit. I couldn't show any weakness. Not after I decided I was gonna surpass that night. I'd never have forgiven myself if I did...)
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Akito

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(Which is why I can't see myself as being “cool”.)
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Akito

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(I mean, I've gotten better, but I'm still nowhere near my goal...)
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Akito

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(However...)

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Akito

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(I was able to sing with absolutely everything I had that time.)
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Akito

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(Which helped me figure out how to make everyone realize that we're serious...)

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Akito

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(I feel like I'm finally on the same level as them.)
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Akito

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(So...)
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Akito

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(Len might not be wrong.)
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Len

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What the...?
Hey, Akito, check out the wall!
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Akito

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Hm? What happened?
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Len

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There's a big empty white box on it now! It wasn't there a second ago!
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Rin

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Yeah, he's right!
Also...
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Rin

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Hmm... Is it just me, or does it look like a soccer goal?
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Akito

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A goal?

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Akito

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Yeah, it's about the right size...
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Akito

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(But why's a drawing of a goal appearing instead of an actual one?)
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Akito

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(It's like it wants me to kick the ball at that spot.)
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Akito

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...!
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Akito

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Len, pass that ball to me...
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Len

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Huh? Why?
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Akito

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To give it the attention it deserves.

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Akito

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(I thought this flyer and ball appeared because of what I felt in the past.)
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Akito

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(But I might've been wrong.)
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Akito

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(I kept trying in the face of pain.)
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Akito

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(I kept pushing forward despite what I was feeling. I was determined to succeed.)
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Akito

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(And that determination is what's manifesting here.)
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Akito

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(Including that goal.)
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Akito

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(All the times I messed up, all that pain...
It's telling me to take what I felt and use it to break down this wall.)
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Akito

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I know I'm gonna come across more walls in the future.
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Akito

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But they won't stop me.
I'll always find a way through.
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Akito

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That's why I'm gonna keep doing everything I can to make that happen.
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Len

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Alright, Akito, it's your ball!

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Rin

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Whoa...!
You did a tornado shot!!
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Akito

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No, that was just a regular mid-range shoot.
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Len

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But it was so fast! That was really cool, Akito!
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Akito

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Alright, quit exaggerating...

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Akito

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Hm...?
Hey, did you guys hear that just now?
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Akito

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It sounded like something hard just cracked...
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Rin

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Look! There's a crack in the wall!!!
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Akito

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Huh...?!
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Len

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She's right!
Akito, did you actually do a tornado shot?!
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Akito

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No, there's no way I kicked it that hard!
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Rin

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But it's definitely a crack...
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Akito

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What the heck's going on...?
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