Resonating with you - 1: Hidden Feelings

School SEKAI

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1

Saki

What?! You've been doing street performances, Ichi?!

2

Ichika

Yes, Miku suggested that I needed to play in front of other people to get better.

3

Shiho

I see...

4

Honami

Oh, is that what Miku was talking about? Secret training equaled street performances?

5

Miku

Yes, that's right.

6

Saki

I knew it!

7

Saki

No wonder it felt like you were singing and playing so much better than before!

8

Honami

I agree. It felt so good to drum along to that. Your voice carried so much more power and made us come together as one...

9

Miku

She's right.
But it wasn't just Ichika. All of you have been working very hard.

10

MEIKO

Exactly. You've gotten much better too, Honami, Saki.

11

Honami

We have...?

12

Saki

Teehee. We have Shiho to thank for that♪

13

Shiho

But I still think you need more work.

14

Saki

Shihooo...!

15

Honami

Hehe...

16

Shiho

...

17

Shiho

(Everyone has definitely gotten a lot better. Ichika especially, and has that look in her eye when she sings now.)

18

Shiho

(But...)

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19

Iori

——♪　——♪

20

Shiho

...!

21

Shiho

(That STANDOUT show was so good. They looked like a band that was about to go pro and make it big.)

22

Shiho

(If only we could play like they did...)

23

Saki

Hey, isn't it about time we tried doing our own show?

24

Shiho

Huh...?

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25

Saki

I mean, we've been practicing so hard. Don't you want other people to come see us perform?

26

Ichika

I'd like that too.
A show with all of us in it.

27

Shiho

...

28

Honami

It sounds fun, but I'm also a little scared...

29

Honami

I've played in front of an audience during recitals with the brass band, but it'll be our first time playing as a band so...

30

Ichika

I understand, Honami. I felt the same way until just recently...

31

Ichika

Then it all changed after I started doing street performances. It was so much fun having other people hear my music...

32

Ichika

You'll feel nervous at first too, but I feel that you'll want to keep playing more and more after you give it a try.

33

Honami

Okay...

34

Honami

Right. If you say so, Ichika, I'll give it a try...

35

Luka

Hehe. Ichika's changed quite a bit.

36

MEIKO

All thanks to Miku's secret training, right?

37

Miku

Oh, I didn't do anything.

38

Miku

Ichika did that all on her own.

39

Saki

Alright, then it's settled! We're doing a show! But where is the next question...?

40

Ichika

I would say the School Festival, but that's still a long way off so...

41

Shiho

(A show...)

42

Shiho

(I'm happy that we've finally reached this point...)

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43

Shiho

(But is it okay for us to perform on stage just for fun like this...?)

44

Saki

Anyone have any good ideas...?

45

Ichika

Oh, right...

46

Ichika

Shiho, you work at a live house.

47

Shiho

...!

48

Ichika

Would it be possible for us to play there? Maybe you could ask...?

49

Shiho

Sorry.

50

Ichika

Huh?

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51

Shiho

Can we table that idea for now?

52

Honami

Shiho...?

53

Ichika

Oh...

54

Ichika

I'm sorry, Shiho.
I know that we're still not playing at the level you'd like.

55

Ichika

But I believe that as long as we keep practicing, we'll become even better in time for our show.

56

Ichika

So...!

57

Shiho

That's not the issue.

58

Shiho

I get that you've been working really hard and have actually gotten a lot better, Ichika...

59

Shiho

Everyone has, and we're playing better as a unit now.

60

Ichika

Then...

61

Shiho

There's something I need to deal with first...

62

Shiho

Sorry, but I'm gonna need some time to myself.

63

Ichika

Shiho...

64

Shiho

I have to get to work too. Bye...

65

Saki

Wait, Shiho...!

66

Ichika

...

67

Saki

What's going on with Shiho...?

68

Ichika

Maybe I'm still not ready...?

69

Honami

No, it's not just you. I still haven't reached where she wants me to be yet either.

70

Honami

I feel like something else is bothering her.

71

Ichika

...

72

Honami

It's hard to say what's on Shiho's mind. It might be best for us to just wait and give her some time. We should still have time to talk to her after that, right?

73

Ichika

O-Okay...

74

Saki

Hey, we might not know when we'll be doing our show right now...

75

Saki

But how about we keep practicing so that we'll be ready to play whenever?

76

Saki

If we keep getting better, I'm sure she'll say yes to performing in a show with us too♪

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77

Ichika

Saki...

78

MEIKO

Hehe. Looks like someone's ready to go.

79

Saki

Of course!
Putting on a show with everyone is gonna be so much fun♪

80

Honami

But what should we do to get stage ready?

81

Ichika

Street performances together might be a little tough...

82

Saki

Yeah. Moving a drum kit around would be pretty rough and it'll probably be hard to find a good spot...

83

Honami

Right...

84

Luka

Practicing may not be the only key to getting better, you know?

85

Ichika

Huh?

86

Honami

What do you mean?

87

Luka

Seeing someone else perform can also give you a better idea of what you need to do.

88

MEIKO

She's right. Shows are all about having the audience see you perform, so you have to think about what you want them to see.

89

MEIKO

You can check out how other bands sound and do just that by seeing their shows.

90

Saki

I see. Come to think of it, we haven't really done that. We've just been practicing like there's no tomorrow.

91

Ichika

Then how about we go see a show today?

92

Saki

Oh, how about we go to that live house Shiho works at then?

93

Honami

Okay. The fact that she has work today probably means someone is playing today too...

94

Ichika

Sounds like a plan. Let's go!

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