Toya's Room
1
Toya
No, this doesn't sound right either...
2
Toya
(This song won't be able to reproduce the atmosphere from that night.)
3
Toya
(You can do better.)
4
Toya
(Find a way to give it more energy.)
5
Toya
(Find a way to write a song that can help us surpass RAD WEEKEND...!)
A few months earlier
Weekend Garage
6
Ken
Even if you do get better, just putting on events like you've been doing until now probably won't get you far.
7
Ken
It's hard to make a flame burn bright when it's close to going out. You won't get many chances.
8
Ken
Which is why... You're going to split up the work.
9
Akito
Huh?
10
Ken
These will be crucial steps towards putting on an event that surpasses RAD WEEKEND.
11
Ken
First, Akito, you go reignite your audience.
12
Akito
Our audience...?
13
Toya
(I see...
We're each going to do what's necessary for us to actually surpass RAD WEEKEND.)
14
Toya
(Akito's being tasked with reigniting our audience. That suits him very well, so I'm sure he'll succeed...)
15
Ken
Next, Toya, you're up.
16
Toya
I'm listening...!
17
Ken
You're going to be the “track maker”.
18
Toya
What...?
19
Ken
You'll be solely responsible for all the tracks your team is going to use to surpass RAD WEEKEND.
20
Toya
I'm...going to make all of them...?
21
Ken
Yeah, that's right.
22
Ken
Obviously, a good event needs good songs. On top of that, you're trying to surpass RAD WEEKEND, which means they need to be of a certain quality.
23
An
Y-Yeah, Toya is really good at this stuff...
But making him do everything on his own doesn't seem fair...
24
Ken
Then, I'll take this opportunity to explain my reasoning.
25
Ken
First, let me talk about the songs we made for RAD WEEKEND.
26
Ken
The three of us made them together by putting everything we felt and experienced into them.
27
Toya
Everything you felt and experienced...
28
Ken
That's right.
Especially because it was the last event Nagi could sing in.
29
Ken
We made sure not to leave anything behind.
30
Ken
And it was worth it in the end because we'd never performed at that kind of level before...
31
Ken
So, you'll need to come up with songs that can surpass that.
32
Ken
Songs that encompass everything you've felt and experienced.
33
Toya
...
34
Ken
Without anything like that, it won't matter how well you perform. You won't be able to surpass the atmosphere we created that night. Not ever.
35
Toya
(Yes, I understand that much...)
36
Toya
(The atmosphere from that night wasn't born from Ken or the others' singing. Those songs moved everyone's hearts. It was clear even from that video...)
37
Toya
(But...)
38
Toya
Am I really up to the task...?
39
Toya
I believe we have plenty of motivation.
40
Toya
Especially after making the decision to carry everyone's dreams forward. Yours, Nagi's Taiga's and all the locals...
41
Toya
So, I doubt our resolve falls short of you and your team's.
42
Toya
However, me coming up with songs that can reflect that is a different story...
43
Ken
I think you can.
44
Toya
You do...?
45
Ken
I had a chance to listen to what you've all already made...
46
Ken
And there's something different about your songs, Toya. A lot of them didn't require lyrics. I could feel what was going on through sound alone...
47
Ken
This is just my guess...
48
Ken
But I think you've had a special connection to music since you were a child. A connection that most people don't have.
49
Ken
Those experiences are what I believe will help you create...
50
Toya
Oh...
51
Toya's Father
Don't just play aimlessly.
52
Toya's Father
Think about what the composer was thinking and feeling. Think about why they wrote this song the way they did.
53
Ken
Of course, Toya, you're not the only one who can weave their feelings and emotions into their songs.
54
Ken
And I know those feelings are very complicated. Still, I think you have the best shot at turning what your team is feeling into music.
55
Kohane
Yeah, I agree. I did feel a lot of different emotions when I listened to your song, Aoyagi...
56
An
Me too. As sad as I am to hear that our old songs won't really do...
57
An
I think you'll do a great job of making songs that reflect how we really feel, Toya!
58
Ken
Still, I know I'm asking a lot of you...
59
Ken
And it'll certainly be tough, but do you think you can handle it...?
60
Toya
Yes.
61
Toya
If you believe that I'm going to surpass the songs that you and your team made, Ken... Then I'm up for the challenge...
62
Akito
Looks like we're both about to have it rough.
But...
63
Akito
We're counting on you, Toya!
64
Kohane
You can do it, Aoyagi!
65
Toya
Thank you!
Next Chapter: Toya's Notebook