A few days later
Rehearsal Studio
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Honami
I don't want to stop here...
I know everyone will regret it if we're unable to put on a performance we're happy with...
I know everyone will regret it if we're unable to put on a performance we're happy with...
Honami
Compared to the others, I'm really not that great a performer. Also, I can't write songs like Ichika and Saki.
Honami
I've been trying to make up for those things by putting our schedules together, editing our videos and such...
A few days later
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Ichika
Yeah, but we should be fine...
I mean, we practiced a ton and had all those lengthy discussions just for this day.
I mean, we practiced a ton and had all those lengthy discussions just for this day.
Honami
(I agree with Ichika...
We did everything we could to prepare for today. All that's left now is for us to execute.)
We did everything we could to prepare for today. All that's left now is for us to execute.)
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Miku
<You're performing for the president of the record company soon, right? We were wondering how you're all feeling. Nervous?>
Honami
We all carry these wonderful feelings with us as we play. So, if we can clearly present them through our performance...
MEIKO
<Looks like it... We'll be looking forward to seeing the new and improved you perform, Honami.>
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President of Solis Records
Haha. You certainly sound excited.
Again, I apologize for making you do this today.
Again, I apologize for making you do this today.
President of Solis Records
But I've genuinely been looking forward to your performance, so I'm hoping for something outstanding.
Shindo
Do you by chance happen to be ready?
If so, then we'd like for you to play a song for us...
If so, then we'd like for you to play a song for us...
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Honami
(Those are all very wonderful wishes, and I love how they all care so much about our music...)
Honami
(Which is why I want to help them achieve those goals. I want to give them all the support I can...)
Honami
(Someone has to pull us in the right direction and keep us acting as a single unit... To ensure that our feelings, our performances, resonate in the best way possible.)
President of Solis Records
Well now...
Honami
(The first verse...
We talked about how it encapsulates our desire to move people's hearts.)
We talked about how it encapsulates our desire to move people's hearts.)
Honami
(Now we're trying to show empathy for those in pain... We want them to know that we're there to help...)
Honami
(Through my drumming, I'll relay to the others what we should be feeling and how we need to be playing... All in order to put on the best performance we possibly can.)
Ichika
(My singing is going to bring everyone together... It's like the others are pushing me to make my hopes and wishes come true...)
Ichika
♪————————!!!!
Shindo
(Talk about a nice surprise...
They're still a little rough around the edges, but they've clearly improved.)
They're still a little rough around the edges, but they've clearly improved.)
Shindo
(They've just figured out how to take what they have now, unite and drive it to the limit.)
Shindo
(A band isn't a band if there's only one person involved. Every member has to believe in the cause. Only then can the whole exceed the sum.)
Shindo
(Ms. Hinomori is the only one with real experience working with professional artists, but...)
Shindo
(The four of them already have these unbreakable bonds. They genuinely believe that they can best any other band in that.)
President of Solis Records
I like their sound...
President of Solis Records
I can see why you like them so much.
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President of Solis Records
Nice work! That was a wonderful performance, and an outstanding expression of how you all feel.
President of Solis Records
Now I'm very much looking forward to how you do after you debut...
President of Solis Records
I'll be sure to keep you in mind for that festival.
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Honami
It's all because of you, Mr. Shindo...
I can't thank you enough for what you did...!
I can't thank you enough for what you did...!
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Honami
(I struggled to figure out what I want to aspire to as a professional musician, and what I can do for this band... But I have my answers now.)