The First Concerto - 8: With This Song

One month later

Vivid Street

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Young Local Musicians

Hey, did you guys hear?!
Vivid BAD SQUAD said they're gonna surpass RAD WEEKEND during their next event!

Young Local Musicians

Yeah, I heard... But seriously?
I mean, I really doubt they will...

Young Local Musicians

No, they totally will!
I happened to hear Shinonome sing just now, and he put on an awesome show.

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Okay, the music player's all set.

Toya

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Thank you, Shiraishi.
Are the rest of you ready...?

Kohane

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Y-Yeah...
I can't wait to hear what kind of song it is...

Toya

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This is still only the first one I've managed to complete.

Toya

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But everything I've...we've experienced has gone into it. That much I can say for certain.

Akito

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Alright...
Then, that means we've gotta listen carefully.

Ken

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Let us hear it, Toya.

Toya

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Okay.
I'll start playing it now.

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Akito

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...!

Kohane

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This sound...

Kotaro

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My head... It's like I'm back in...

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*Gasp*

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It's just like back then...

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When I saw RAD WEEKEND...
It's that feeling...!

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When it grabbed a hold of my heart...
When I felt like singing my lungs out! That feeling...!

Akito

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Yeah...!

Akito

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I'm getting excited already. I've got a feeling that this song packs a serious punch...

Kohane

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Me too...!
I'm getting goosebumps just listening to it...!

Kotaro

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This is insane, Toya! How did you make this...?!

Ken

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I'm also impressed...
You did an excellent job.

Ken

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I'm sure it took you a lot of time and effort to come up with this.

Toya

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It did...
To be honest, I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to finish it.

Toya

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Fortunately, I was able to in the end because I had something that kept me from running away.

Kohane

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Something that kept you from running away?

Toya

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Yes.

Toya

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My past. My old self who spent every waking minute studying classical music.

Toya

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No matter how hard things got, I kept on going. That made me stronger as a result.

Toya

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Making this song showed me that nothing I did was a waste. It's all coming back to help.

Akito

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I see...

Akito

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And you did a great job, Toya.

Kohane

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I know this song you wrote can help us surpass RAD WEEKEND...

Kohane

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Or rather...
We need this song in order to surpass it!

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I agree with her, Toya!

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This is gonna be our secret weapon!

Toya

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Thank you all very much...

Toya

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Seeing your expressions... It makes me...

Toya

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Genuinely happy...

Hospital

Soma

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...

Soma

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(Still no word...)

Soma

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I guess I shouldn't be expecting to hear from him...

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Arata

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In any case, I'm done chasing after this dream.

Soma

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I mean, he's free now...

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Soma

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...?

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Toya

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Long time no see, Soma.

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Soma

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Hey, Aoyagi...!

Soma

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Welcome!
Thanks for dropping by! Here, sit!

Toya

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Thank you.
Pardon the intrusion.

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Soma

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So, how have things been since then?
You said that you guys aren't gonna give up.

Toya

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I came today to speak to you about that.

Soma

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What?

Toya

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We're going to surpass RAD WEEKEND during our next event.

Soma

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What...?
D-During your next event...?

Toya

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Ken agreed to help us with that.

Toya

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We've been training ever since then, learned many new things and finally reached this point...

Toya

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Now's our chance to surpass RAD WEEKEND.

Toya

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So...

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Toya

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I'd like for you to listen to this song.

Soma

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Huh...? Aoyagi, did you make this...?

Toya

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Yes.
In order to surpass RAD WEEKEND.

Soma

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I wanna hear it...

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Soma

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...!

Soma

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This is...

Toya

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Soma...

Soma

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Oh, sorry...
I didn't mean for you to see that...

Soma

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I dunno how to put it into words...

Soma

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But your song reminded me of the day we made that promise...

Toya

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Please come see our next event, Soma...

Toya

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Because we will surpass RAD WEEKEND.
I guarantee it.

Toya

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We're putting absolutely everything into it.

Soma

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For sure...

Soma

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I'll be there.

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How did it go, Toya?

Toya

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Huh...?

Toya

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You all waited for me...?

Kohane

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Yeah, because we were also curious.

Toya

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I still don't know what's going to come of Soma and Tono.

Toya

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But...

Toya

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I think they understand how we feel.

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Akito

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Then, that settles that...

Akito

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All that's left is for us to keep moving forward.

Toya

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Right.

Toya

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We'll use everything we've ever experienced as the fuel that propels us forward.

Toya

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In order to break down that wall.

Akito, An & Kohane

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*Nod*
Yeah!