Turning Pain Into Drive

The next day
Shibuya Park
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Kohane

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(Here should be okay, right?)
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Kohane

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(Normally, I'd practice somewhere closer to the station since there's usually more people...)
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Kohane

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(No, don't rush yourself...
All you've been doing is singing by yourself in your room...)
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Kohane

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(I have to start by getting used to singing in public.)
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Kohane

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Let's see... I can play my music through my phone's speakers...

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Kohane

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Okay.
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Kohane

♪————!

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Kohane

♪——! ——! ——!
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Kohane

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(After that event, An sent me a lot of messages.)
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Kohane

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(But...)
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Kohane

♪ ————...
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Kohane

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(If I can't sing on stage, then surpassing a legendary event...)
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Kohane

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(Making An's dream come true... I can't do any of that.)
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Kohane

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(So...)
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Kohane

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(I have to overcome this...!)
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Kohane

♪——————————!
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Kohane

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Huff... Huff... Huff...
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Kohane

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I'm still nowhere near her level.
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Kohane

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(An made my heart race every time I heard her sing...)
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Kohane

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(I had so much fun whenever we sang together. I thought anything was possible for us...)
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Kohane

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(And I was so happy when she started calling me her partner.)
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Kohane

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(I know it's probably too late now.)
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Kohane

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(But for now...)
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Kohane

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I have to keep trying.
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Kohane

♪————~~!
A few days later
Vivid Street

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Kohane

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(I thought I'd be able to come here early today since we didn't have classes...)
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Kohane

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(But my committee duties ended up taking longer than expected.)
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Kohane

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It's been so long since I last came here.
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Kohane

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(Even if it's from afar, I have a feeling that hearing An's voice will help motivate me more.)
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Kohane

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(But...)
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Young People

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Hahaha. You're kidding, right?!
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Kohane

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...!
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Kohane

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(This place... I'm still a little scared of it...)
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Kohane

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(I never felt afraid whenever I was with An, but...)
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Kohane

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(I'll be fine...
As long as I walk off towards the side, no one should notice me...)
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???

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Huh? Hey, aren't you that girl who was always singing with An?
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Kohane

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Eep!
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Kohane

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Uhh, I...
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Live House Staff A

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Hey, don't scare her like that.
Sorry, we didn't mean to startle you.
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Live House Staff B

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I-I'm really sorry...!
I sort of couldn't help it after I realized that you were An's partner...
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Kohane

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Oh...
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Live House Staff A

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You two were such a great duo.
Despite having starkly different personalities, you were able to draw the best out of each other.
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Live House Staff B

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Yeah, and An's been singing all by herself recently. It'd be great to see you to sing together again.
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Kohane

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(They remember when we were still Vivids...)
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Kohane

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(But...)
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Kohane

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U-Umm... Th-The thing is...
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Kohane

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Right now, I... I can't sing...

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Kohane

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But I want to be able to again... Someday...
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Live House Staff B

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Oh...
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Live House Staff A

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Is it a touchy subject?
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Kohane

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I'm sorry.
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Live House Staff A

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No, you don't need to apologize.
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Live House Staff A

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That being said... It is unfortunate.
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Live House Staff A

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I mean, you were An's first partner.
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Kohane

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...
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Live House Staff B

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Sorry for keeping you.
Don't stay out too late, okay?
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Kohane

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O-Okay...!
Thank you...

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Kohane

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(I was her first partner...)
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Kohane

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(Is it okay for me to tell her?)
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Kohane

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(That I want to get a lot better...)
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Kohane

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(That I want us to sing together again someday.)
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???

♪——! ♪——————~~~~!!
Next Chapter: The Promise I Made