Huff... Huff...

(The world...)

(To be honest, I still don't have a good idea of what the world out there looks like.)

(But if there is something that can make me feel that way again, then...)

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Hm...?

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Is somebody singing...?

(I think it's coming from the park we always use...)

(But it doesn't sound like Toya or the others...)

(And these voices...)

Oh...

(Who are they...?
I don't recognize them.)

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...!

(What the...?!
He's doing that without even breaking a sweat...)

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(It's like every note and lyric is piercing my chest...!)

“Man, there really is nothing better than singing first thing in the morning!”

“I get that, but keep it down... We need to make sure we don't wake up the neighborhood...”

(They're speaking English... I don't know what they're saying. Are they talking about singing...?)

“Sorry, but I really felt like singing after taking a stroll through Vivid Street.”

“Wait... Huh?!”

(H-Huh? They just saw me and froze...)

H-Hey, you!

...?!
They can speak Japanese? Pretty well too...

Aren't you from Vivid BAD SQUAD?!

Huh?

I knew it!
You sang at RAD BLAST, right?!

Wow, this is so cool! I didn't actually think we'd run into you today! Now I'm really glad we decided to make this our last stop since we're scheduled to fly home today!

Oh, also... Can we shake hands?

S-Sure...

Hey, where are your manners? You should at least introduce yourself first...

Oh right, sorry!
I'm just so excited is all...

Honestly...
Sorry if he startled you in any way.

But my name is Cedric. This is my little brother, Slade.

Actually, we're twins! But I'm a few minutes younger, which makes me technically the little brother!

Anyway, what's your name?!

Akito Shinonome from Vivid BAD SQUAD...

Your name's Akito?! Nice to meet you!

(Who are these guys? Do they usually sing somewhere else? But they seem way too good to be just—)

We flew all the way from the US to see RAD BLAST.

From the states...?

(They came all this way...?
Why? Do they know Taiga or something...?)

It was such a long flight. Like fourteen hours...
But I'm really glad that we decided to come see it!

It was such an intense event!
The audience and performers all came together, and there was this absolutely incredible atmosphere...!

Especially when Vivid BAD SQUAD performed!
You guys totally sent shivers down my spine...!

Yeah, it'd been so long since someone's singing made us feel that way.

I see...

And we really felt like singing after hearing you guys' performance.

So, on top of sightseeing, we decided to enter into events at live houses where you guys performed!

And we had so much fun! The audience really brought the energy every time! Right, Ceddy?!

Yeah.

...!
Wait a second...

They were talking about you two...?

Huh? Who's they?

Everyone's been talking about you guys.

Rumors have been flying around about these mysterious twins who appear out of nowhere, put on a ridiculously good performance, then vanish into thin air.

What?!
People are talking about us?!

We had no idea...

“How cool is that?!
Mysterious twins who show up, sing and vanish...! We're like superheroes!”

“Or really suspicious people...
I know we were short on time, but I feel like we should've at least greeted and thanked everyone properly.”

“By the way, you got so worked up you switched to English.”

“Oh, you're right!”

(Seriously, who are these guys...?)

(More to the point, how did they know which live houses we performed at...?)

So, Akito...
I wanna ask you for a small favor.

Can you battle with me?

Huh?

Wait, Slade, you shouldn't ask him to do that. It's early in the morning, and you literally just met him...

Also, if we don't get going soon, we're going to miss our plane.

Yeah, I know.
This is a really sudden request, and we don't really have much time.

But... I wanna battle against you.

I've been wanting to do this ever since I watched you guys blow the roof off the place at RAD BLAST!

And us meeting can't be just a mere coincidence! Please...! As a parting souvenir!

...

Alright, I accept your challenge...

Really?! Thanks so much!

Are you sure about this?
You don't have to do this.

I don't mind.
This should be better training than just warming up on my own.

(And the way he sang...)

Alright! Then, let's start getting ready!
I'm sure you still need to warm up, Akito!

Oh, also... This is a serious battle, so no holding back!

You got it.