With You at SEKAI's Beginnings - 4: On Sparkling Stages

???

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Rin

Huh? Where am I...?

2

Senior Members

Haruka, you ready...?

3

Rin

Oh...

4

Rin

It's Haruka when she was little!

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Senior Members

You look amazing in that outfit, Haruka!

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Senior Members

Oh, are you feeling nervous...?

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Senior Members

That's normal since you're going on stage for the first time today. Are you feeling okay...?

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Little Haruka

Yes, I'm okay...

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Little Haruka

I've been practicing really hard just for this day...

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Little Haruka

I need to go out there and spread as much hope as I can.

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Rin

(Hehe. Haruka hasn't changed at all...)

12

Rin

(She genuinely wants everyone to feel hope!)

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Senior Members

Yeah, that's the spirit!
But you still seem a teensy bit anxious.

14

Little Haruka

Huh?

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Senior Members

You gotta smile!
The audience wants to see that beautiful smile of yours!

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Little Haruka

Oh...

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Little Haruka

Right!

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Rin

Oh...!

19

Rin

Is that Airi up there...?

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Rin

But why...?
I was backstage with Haruka just now...

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Airi

If you go on stage feeling that way, you'll end up disappointing all the people that came to see us, right?

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Airi

I'm gonna put everything into my singing, dancing and MCing because I want everyone here to have the time of their lives!

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Airi

I want to spread hope and make them believe that tomorrow will be better!

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Airi

That's the kind of super idol I want to become!

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Airi

And you two are no different, right? If you are, shake those nerves and get back in the driver's seat...!

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QT Member A

Yeah, Airi, you're right...

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QT Member B

I'm gonna try my best too!
Thank you so much, Airi!

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Airi

There we go!
We're gonna blow the roof off today's event!!

29

Rin

(Wait a second...
Am I seeing everyone's first shows...?)

30

Shizuku

(This is it...
No mistakes. Our fans won't have any of it...)

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Shizuku

(I practiced as much as I could. I know each song and dance routine now. Airi even said she'd be coming, so I need to help make this show a success...!)

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Shizuku

...

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Shizuku

(I'll be okay. I'm an idol now!)

Sound Effect: Play

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Shizuku

...!

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Shizuku

(So much cheering...!
I've never heard these kinds of roars before...)

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Shizuku

(They're really here to see me perform.
Shizuku Hinomori the idol...!)

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Shizuku

(I don't want to disappoint them.
I want to learn how to spread hope to all of them...!)

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Little Haruka

ーー♪ ーー♪

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Little Haruka

(So many people are here to watch me...!)

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Audience

Haruka!

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Audience

Turn this way!

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Little Haruka

(It's like they're embracing me with their voices...)

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Little Haruka

(They're accepting me as an idol.)

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Little Haruka

(Which means...)

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Little Haruka

(I need to spread hope to everyone here.)

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Little Haruka

(So that they'll all be able to do their best tomorrow!)

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Little Haruka

Thank you all for joining us today...!

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Little Haruka

Let's use this time to have as much fun as we can together...!

Sound Effect: Play

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Rin

Wow, everyone's so excited...!

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Rin

The audience's eyes are all sparkling...
And this cheerful energy's so infectious!

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Rin

Idols really are the best...

Sound Effect: Play

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Rin

Oh, is this...?

53

Rin

A fragment of a feeling?

54

Rin

Right...

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Rin

They want to spread as much hope as they can as idols.

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Rin

And this fragment is a representation of those three's feelings.

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Rin

They're all doing their best...

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Rin

(This fragment just keeps getting bigger and bigger.)

59

Rin

(I hope it keeps on growing into its own SEKAI...)

60

Rin

(But...)

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Airi

Man...

BGM: --:-- / --:-- Play

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Airi

(Last time, everyone asked me questions about our shows. Today's just been TV this and TV that...)

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Airi

(I get that me being absent from so many of our shows isn't helping but...)

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Fan A

Yu Yu, long time no see!

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Airi

Oh...

66

Shizuku

I wish someone else were chosen instead of...

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Arisa

Oh, just stop.

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Shizuku

...

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Arisa

You always do this.
You never think for yourself and just do as you're told.

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Arisa

You were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that the rest of us would do anything for, but you don't seem to care whatsoever about capitalizing on it.

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Shizuku

Arisa...

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Mai

Haruka... You're a liar!

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Haruka

!!

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Mai

You said hope was all I needed! This all happened because I kept working so hard!

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Mai

All that time I wasted...
My dream of being an idol! Give it back!

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Haruka

...

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Rin

They all...

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Rin

(But they shined so brightly on stage.)

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Rin

(They were doing their best to spread hope to everyone...)

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Rin

Oh no...!

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Rin

The fragment... It's starting to fade...

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Rin

(They all feel like they're at their limit.)

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Rin

(No, wait...!)

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Rin

Because...

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Airi's Voice

(I guess this is it... But...)

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Shizuku's Voice

(I don't know if I can keep going on like this, but...)

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Haruka's Voice

(I want to give it another chance...)

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Haruka's Voice

(But...)

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Rin

They haven't completely given up yet...

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Rin

(It's almost about to disappear...
But I can still feel their desire to spread hope to others.)

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Rin

This is really frustrating...

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Rin

I want to help them...

93

Rin

I want to tell them not to give up...
I want to tell them that they are idols who can spread hope to so many people.

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???

No! I failed again!

95

Rin

Huh...?
That sounded like...

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Minori's Voice

I was so sure I'd pass this time...

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Minori's Voice

No, I don't have time to be feeling disappointed...!

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Minori's Voice

I have to keep trying more and more!
Because I want to become an idol just like Haruka! I want to give everyone hope for a better tomorrow...!

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Rin

Oh...!

Sound Effect: Play

Rin

Whoa! So bright!

Next Chapter: Songs to Spread Hope