Live House
Toya
...
Akito
Doors are opening soon.
Everyone ready?
Everyone ready?
An
You know it! My voice is in top condition today too, so we're gonna crush this!
Kohane
Yeah! Let's get out there and win!
Oh...
Oh...
Akito
Sounds like they just opened up...
Kohane
Ah...! There's my dad!
An
Really? Where?
Kohane
Um, the man wearing glasses...
Holding the large camera...
Holding the large camera...
An
Oh, him? Hehe.
Now I know where you get your vibes from!
Now I know where you get your vibes from!
Kohane
Y-Yes, but... Gasp!
The staff just went up to talk to him!
The staff just went up to talk to him!
An
Oh, right... Filming's prohibited at this event.
Kohane
After I told him not to bring his camera too...
Akito
What about you, Toya? How'd things go with your dad...?
Toya
Well...
Toya
I invited him to come today.
Akito
Huh?
Kohane
You invited him?
An
So, is he coming?
Toya
I don't know.
All I did was give him the ticket.
All I did was give him the ticket.
Toya
But it doesn't matter whether he comes or not.
Toya
The only thing I can do now is sing.
Akito
That's true...
Akito
Then let's just do what we always do!
Toya
Right.
An
Looks like we can count on him today, Kohane!
Kohane
Yeah!
Toya
Count on me...?
Kohane
We were talking the other day about how much easier things are when you're out there singing with us.
An
Yup. And I think it's because your singing is like the backbone that supports the team.
An
So we'll be counting on you today!
Toya
I see.
Just leave it to me then...
Just leave it to me then...
MC
Our next group is Vivid BAD SQUAD!
Spectator A
Nice! They're the favorites for this one!
Spectator B
Eh, I doubt it. They fell apart during STAY GOLDEN the other time.
Spectator B
They're great singers individually, but it's like there's nobody holding them together, you know?
Bespectacled Man
K-Kohane! You can do this!
Show them what you're made of!
Show them what you're made of!
Kohane
D-Dad... Stop embarrassing me...
Toya
...
Toya
(My dad... He isn't here, unsurprisingly.)
Toya
(But that's not a problem.)
Akito
Let's do this, Toya.
Toya
Yeah.
Kohane & An
♪————!
Akito
♪————!
Toya
(I don't understand... It's like I can hear everyone's voices much clearer than usual.)
Toya
(I know what's coming and how to adjust my voice to match theirs by just feeling instead of thinking.)
Toya
(Which means all that's left for me to do now is...)
Toya
♪————!
Akito
...!
Spectator A
Hey! How's this for falling apart?!
They're off the hook!
They're off the hook!
Spectator B
W-What is this...?!
They're completely different from before...!
They're completely different from before...!
Toya
♪————!
Toya
(All that's left for me to do now is to sing my heart out...!)
Toya
*Huff*... *Huff*...
MC
That's the loudest the crowd's been all night!
Give it up for Vivid BAD SQUAD!
Give it up for Vivid BAD SQUAD!
Akito
Hey, Toya...!
Toya
Huh? Whoa...!
Akito
Where've you been hiding that voice all this time, dude?!
Toya
No, it just happened by chance...
I had no idea I could sing like that either.
I had no idea I could sing like that either.
Akito
It wasn't by chance.
Toya
Huh?
Akito
It's because you got over whatever was going on between you and your dad.
Akito
Great job, Toya.
Toya
You must be right.
Thanks, Akito.
Thanks, Akito.
Next Chapter: The Light I Grasped