Vivid Street

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Akito

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Toya

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I'm sorry, Akito...
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Akito

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Why are you apologizing...?
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Toya

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I just wasn't good enough. If only I sang a little better, you wouldn't have had to hear that.
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Akito

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What are you talking about...?
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Akito

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I'm the one that's holding us back.
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Toya

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No, that's not true.
Akito, you've...
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Akito

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It is true. I know better than anyone else...
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Toya

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Akito...
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Toya

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Even then, it's no reason to mope around like this...
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Toya

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Akito, please stand up.
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Toya

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We always get back up after we're knocked down. It's just what we do.
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Akito

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...
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Akito

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*Sigh*...
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Akito

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Yeah. You're right, Toya.
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Akito

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We kept clawing our way back after every setback and finally made it this far.
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Toya

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There. Feel better?
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Akito

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I never thought that I'd be the one that needed cheering up, especially from you.
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Akito

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We still need to think about what to do during practice tomorrow too. I need to call An and...
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Akito

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(But...)
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Akito

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(Is that really gonna be enough?)

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Arata

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I do believe that you're a good team. You sing well and put on good performances.
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Arata

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But every single person that performed during RAD WEEKEND was a genius or even more than that. I'm sure you saw that too, no?
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Arata

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Your teammates are all more talented than you realize and they may even become first-rate performers in their own right in time.
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Arata

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But it's too hard for me to believe that you'll be up there with them when that time comes.
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Akito

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...
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Toya

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Hm?
What's wrong, Akito?
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Akito

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Nothing. I was just thinking...
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Akito

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Let's go. We still got practice tomorrow.

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Toya

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Bye, Akito. See you tomorrow.
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Akito

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Later.

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Akito

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The least interesting, huh...?
Two years ago

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Akito

♪ ————! ♪ ————!
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Toya

——♪ ——♪

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Akito

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Thank you...!
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Audience

The BAD DOGS, huh?
Do they really have what it takes?
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Audience

That new guy's pretty good and can sing, but he makes a bunch of little mistakes here and there...
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Audience

Their songs end up being pretty lame...
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Akito

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...
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Akito

♪ ————! ♪ ————!!
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Toya

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Akito, we should get home soon. It's already getting dark...
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Akito

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Yeah, okay.
Sorry for keeping you like this. We've been at it since the morning, so I'm sure you're tired too.
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Toya

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I'm okay. We didn't do as well as we hoped during that last event, so let's keep trying and make the next one better...
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Akito

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Toya...
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Akito

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Yeah, you're right.
We'll show them what we're really made of...!
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Akito

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Akito

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Akito

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No...!
This isn't it at all...!
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Akito

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(I know that Toya is way more talented than I am. I know that better than anyone else...!)
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Akito

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(I need to practice more...)
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Akito

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(As his partner, I need to be able to sing as well as he can. We're gonna surpass RAD WEEKEND together...!)
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Akito

♪ ————!
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Akito

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(We went through the same thing then and I kept finding ways to get better...)
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Akito

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And I'm not stopping now...
The next day
Weekend Garage

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You want to enter an event by yourself?
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Toya

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Akito...
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Akito

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Yeah, this'll be separate from what we do as a team.
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Akito

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We'll keep practicing as a team like always, but I'll duck out when I have to go do a solo event.
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Akito

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Kohane's been doing the same thing, so I thought I could too...
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Toya

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That's true, but...
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I don't really mind. Doing solo events can also give you valuable experience.
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But if we're not changing how much we practice as a team, when do you plan on doing solo practices?
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Akito

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After team practices. I've already asked for fewer shifts at work, so I can practice at night.
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Kohane

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Really? Are you sure about that...?
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Akito

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What do you mean? I can handle it. I should be doing at least this much anyways.
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Kohane

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I-If you say so...
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Toya

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Akito, I can help when you do solo practices too...
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Toya

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Having someone see how you're doing might...
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Akito

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No, I'll do that on my own...
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Toya

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Is what you heard yesterday bothering you that much?
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Akito

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This has nothing to do with that. I just need to start practicing even more is all...
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Toya

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But...
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What's going on here? Something feels really wrong!
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Kohane

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I agree...
Did something happen to you two?
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Toya

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Well...
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Akito

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Last night, we ran into that Tono guy...
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Akito

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We did a battle and lost...
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Wait, what?!
Are you serious?!
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Akito

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Like I said, we battled and lost.
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Akito

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We couldn't even come close to his level and...
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Kohane

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And...?
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Akito

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Forget it. I just need to do something about this.
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Akito

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I have to keep getting better, so please, I need some time alone...
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Akito

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I promise not to be a bother to any of you.
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Toya

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Akito...
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*Sigh*...
Fine, do whatever you like.
I won't stop you.
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Akito

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Yeah, thanks.
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Akito

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For now, I'm gonna head off...

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Kohane

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But...
An, are you sure about this?
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No, but what else was I supposed to say? I doubt anything I said would've stopped him...
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Toya

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Yes, I don't disagree with you there. Akito can be unbelievably stubborn when he's like this...
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Toya

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But will he be alright...?
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We'll just have to wait and see for now. As anxious and restless as he may be right now, he might calm down a little after a while...
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Toya

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Right...
Backstage

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Musician

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Alright! I'm good to go!
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Musician

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Those other guys have been getting all the attention lately, but that's not gonna stop me... Hm?
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Musician

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A-Akito?!
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Akito

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Oh, it's you...
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Musician

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W-Why are you here?!
Vivid BAD SQUAD isn't supposed to be performing today...
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Akito

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Some stuff happened and it's just me today.
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Akito

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Also, An told me that you went and apologized to her and Kohane, but you still haven't said anything to us...
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Musician

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I, uh... Well...
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Musician

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I feel like I shouldn't say anything until I sort of get back on my feet...
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Akito

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*Sigh*...
Just don't ever do that again, okay?
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Akito

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Anyways, there's something I need to do so...

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Musician

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...?
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Akito

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(It's been a while since I last did a solo event...)
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Akito

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(I've been doing performances with Toya since we joined together, and then came the other two...)
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Akito

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(All in order to surpass RAD WEEKEND...)
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Akito

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I'm not stopping until I do...
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Akito

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We're gonna make it happen...!
Two weeks later
Shibuya Park

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Akito

♪ ————! ————!
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Okay, that should be enough for today!
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Akito

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Alright, I need to get going.
I have to do an event later.
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Toya

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Another one today?
Didn't you just do one?
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Akito

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The more the merrier, right? I can get a ton of experience this way.
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Akito

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Seriously, are you okay?
Your legs wobbled just now.
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Kohane

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You look really tired, Shinonome.
Are you sure you're okay?

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Akito

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This is nothing...

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Kohane

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Oh...
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This is bad. Akito's pushing himself too hard. He hasn't been resting at all, has he?
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Toya

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Excuse me.
I need to go...

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Kohane

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A-Aoyagi...?!
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Hey, where are you going?!
Ugh... Kohane, we gotta go!
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Kohane

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R-Right!

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