What's this doing here...?

Akito, what's wrong?

Oh...
I just found this.

Huh? A flyer...?

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

Cool!

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

Well, it did happen a long time ago.

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

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

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

Wait a second...

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

Huh?

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

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

Oh...

(Come to think of it...)

(I've messed up a lot.)

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

(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.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which makes you...an amazing person!

Praise me all you want...

But I think Len's right!

Huh?

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

Exactly!
Not giving up is really hard!

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

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

(Cool, huh...?)

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

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

(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...)

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

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

(However...)

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

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

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

(So...)

(Len might not be wrong.)

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

Hm? What happened?

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

Yeah, he's right!
Also...

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

A goal?

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

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

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

...!

Len, pass that ball to me...

Huh? Why?

To give it the attention it deserves.

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

(But I might've been wrong.)

(I kept trying in the face of pain.)

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

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

(Including that goal.)

(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.)

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

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

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

Alright, Akito, it's your ball!

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

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

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

Alright, quit exaggerating...

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

It sounded like something hard just cracked...

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

Huh...?!

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

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

But it's definitely a crack...

What the heck's going on...?