The Power of Regret

Morinomiya Music Academy - Rehearsal Room
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Here are the audition results for our next quarterly performance.
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Nene

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(They already have the results...?)

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Nene

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(What do I do..?
I'm more nervous than when I was actually performing.)
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(Because Byakkomachi put on such an incredible performance after I'd gone.)

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Byakkomachi

“♪————... ♪————...”
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Byakkomachi

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“Don't cry, Louise...”
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“Please, smile...
For you are the most beautiful rose... In the entire world...”

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Nene

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(I was so overwhelmed...)
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(But I know I did everything I absolutely could.)
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Nene

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(On top of Emu and the others helping me a ton, I used everything that Ms. Kazamatsuri taught me to build and polish my role.)
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(All I can do is believe in myself...!)
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We will begin with Luca.
He will be played by...

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Ms. Byakkomachi.
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...!!
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Byakkomachi

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Thank you!
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And Ito will be your understudy in case anything happens.
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Student

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Thank you!
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Teacher

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Next, Louise will be played by...
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...
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(I failed...)

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Nene

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(They didn't even choose me to be the understudy...)
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(But I guess that's only natural.)
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(Byakkomachi was obviously amazing, but so were all the others.)
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(Outside of the parts that involved singing, I wasn't really able to stand up to them.)
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(But...)
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(This is really frustrating...)
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(I did everything I could...
And I still wasn't enough...)
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...
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(Now I understand...)
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(This is how Imura must've felt that time...)
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Alright, those are the results.
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Teacher

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All of you will now need to shift your focus towards putting on the best performance you possibly can.
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Students

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Understood!
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Understood...!

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Nene

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Byakkomachi...
Do you have a second?
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Byakkomachi

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Kusanagi...
Yes, how can I help you?
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Nene

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I wanted to congratulate you.
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Your Luca was staggering.
Break a leg for the actual performance, too.
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Byakkomachi

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Thank you.
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Anyway, that's all...
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Byakkomachi

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Wait.
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Byakkomachi

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I also need to thank you.
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Nene

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Huh...?
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Byakkomachi

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The others certainly pushed me to do better, but you in particular gave me the most motivation.
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Byakkomachi

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Your acting and singing were both spectacular.

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Byakkomachi

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From the moment you began singing until the second Luca took his last breath, you made it clear just how much he loved Louise.
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Byakkomachi

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I regretted not seeing it myself...
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Byakkomachi

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But what you did also made me want to surpass you.
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Byakkomachi

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Faced with your performance, I felt I had to win at all costs.
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Byakkomachi

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In other words, your singing lit a fire in me.
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Nene

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(My singing led to Byakkomachi's performance...?)
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(Oh...
Now I see...)
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(This is what it really means to push each other to become better.)
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(You win, you lose, you feel this regret and use it to hone your craft and yourself.)
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(That's how you really move forward.)
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(That's what it means for everyone here to walk the same path together.)
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(So, I need to compete more, myself.)
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(In order to keep growing.
In order to get closer to making my dream come true.)
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(I have to face them head-on, and better myself, just like I did this time.)

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I'm beyond frustrated... And I really regret not being chosen for Luca...
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But I also know where I am as an actress now.
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Now I genuinely want to become better.
I want to keep moving forward, even if I have to compete to do it.
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So, I'm really glad that I had a chance to audition for this role.
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I'm looking forward to being blown away by your show, Byakkomachi.
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I promise to do my best backstage.
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Byakkomachi

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Yes, of course.
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Byakkomachi

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I'll make it a performance worthy of the effort you put in, too.
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Thanks!
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Byakkomachi

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Still, Kusanagi, you and I are really alike...
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What?
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Byakkomachi

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I was stunned by your transformation.
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Byakkomachi

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You have a powerful desire to become a great actress who puts on incredible performances on stage. The same desire as me...
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...!
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Byakkomachi

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I'm glad that someone like you decided to come train with us. So, let's keep pushing each other to become better.
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Absolutely!!
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Byakkomachi

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Since we're talking, would it be possible for you to tell me more about Wonderlands×Showtime?
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Huh?
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Byakkomachi

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I'm really interested in learning more about what your troupe is like now. Would that be alright?
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Yeah, of course!
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So, I'm standing here right now because the others helped me get to this point...