Weekend Garage
An
Sigh... I've got nothing...
Kohane
Me neither...
Akito
This is the best us dimwits can do, huh?
Toya
Still, thank you all...
For taking this so seriously...
For taking this so seriously...
An
Of course!
That's what teammates are for!
That's what teammates are for!
An
But let's take a short breather and think about this again later. Hmm...?
An
More and more customers are coming in.
We won't be able to dawdle much longer...
We won't be able to dawdle much longer...
Akito
Why don't we all go over there for a change?
Kohane
Over there...? Oh, right! Over there!
Crase Cafe
Miku
Maybe as a container for these sugar sticks...
MEIKO
Miku, what're you doing there?
Miku
Remember that cracked cup we found the other day?
Miku
I'm trying to think of another way to use it because it would be such a waste to just throw it away.
MEIKO
Hehe. You really like that cup, don't you?
Oh...?
Oh...?
An
Hi there, MEIKO!
Kohane
We're here!
Akito
Yo.
MEIKO
Hey! Welcome back, everyone!
Miku
Rin and Len are out running errands.
Feel free to sit wherever you like.
Feel free to sit wherever you like.
Miku
Are you here to practice today?
An
No, we just finished and wanted to have a little break. I'm so tired after that heavy discussion we just had!
MEIKO
I see. Was it about coming up with a good set list for the event or something?
Toya
Oh, no... We were actually talking about me today...
Miku
About you...?
Miku
Your dad, huh...?
MEIKO
That does sound like a thorny issue.
There's not much we can do about it either...
There's not much we can do about it either...
An
We know... But we still want to find a way to help, you know?
Miku
That's very like you to feel that way.
Miku
But well...
I didn't know Toya's father was like that.
...
I didn't know Toya's father was like that.
...
Kohane
Is something wrong, Miku?
Miku
Oh, I was just thinking about something.
Miku
Classical music and street music are still both music, right?
Miku
In that case, why does he feel classical music is fine but street music is not?
Akito
He's just being plain stubborn, right?
He believes some music is better than other types of music...
He believes some music is better than other types of music...
Miku
But Toya's father also loves music as a whole, right? That means we should all be on the same page.
An
He loves music...?
Kohane
Oh, you know what...
Kohane
We're trying so hard to think of a way to reach out to Aoyagi's father because we love street music...
Kohane
But maybe this is really more of a two-way street?
Toya
How do you mean?
Kohane
Basically, he's making you play classical music because he loves it and wants you to appreciate it more as well.
Toya
Because he loves classical music...
Toya's Father
Remember, you were born to play classical music! Why can't you understand what I'm trying to do for you?
Toya's Father
Get your head out of the clouds!
Toya's Father
You know very well how much value and meaning classical music brings to peoples' lives. I thought I taught you that myself!
Toya's Father
And yet you choose to get wrapped up in this...noise! Don't you realize your life is going to become empty because of it?
Toya
My life is going to become empty...?
Toya
I get it now. That's what he believes in...
Akito
Huh?
Believes in what?
Believes in what?
Toya
He believes that classical music is the best way to leave one's mark on life.
Toya
That pursuing and exploring this path is the best way to find happiness... He firmly believes in that.
Toya
He wants me to be happy.
That's why he keeps telling me to go back.
That's why he keeps telling me to go back.
Akito
So what? That's just his opinion.
He has no right to force it on you like that.
He has no right to force it on you like that.
Akito
You're the only one who knows what's gonna make you happy.
Toya
That's true, but...
Toya
Maybe, from his point of view, I'm deliberately abandoning a path that leads to happiness.
Toya
However...
Toya
Just as he believes classical music brings happiness, I believe that our music does the same as well.
Toya
This music was how I met Akito and found my dream.
Toya
Which led to us teaming up with Shiraishi and Azusawa.
Toya
It made me believe from the bottom of my heart that singing is fun, and I want to share that feeling.
Toya
I firmly believe this music is something I can't live without anymore.
Akito
Then tell him that.
Toya
Huh?
Miku
I agree.
Miku
You were so cool just now, Toya.
We could all tell how you feel.
We could all tell how you feel.
An
Absolutely! I feel like what you just said should get through to even your father!
Kohane
You can do it Aoyagi!
Toya
Y-You're right...
Nothing will change unless I do something.
Nothing will change unless I do something.
Toya
I guess moving forward in life takes courage. The courage to keep trying again and again...
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