♪ ————!

Kohane, your voice faded away towards the end of that last past.

Oh no...!

Your voice is usually crystal clear, but it also makes it easy to listen for mistakes. Just try to focus, like you're threading a needle.

Okay! Thanks, Miku!

♪ ————!

*Huff*... *Huff*...

Are you okay, Azusawa?
You seem tired. Maybe we should take a break...

It's okay, Aoyagi. I'm fine.
Let's try that one more time!

My throat still feels fine too.
I'll make sure to say when it does start feeling like too much.

Alright...
Then once more from the top!

Okay!
Let's do this, Kohane!

Yeah!!

(We have to win this time... We just have to...)

(I want to stop chasing after everyone. I want to stand proud, know that I'm capable, and move forward with them...)

(I want to win...! I want to have more confidence in myself!!)

♪ ————!

Oh, that last part was really good!
You two were in perfect sync!

Yeah! You guys harmonized and produced this really warm sound!

W-We did?

Yes, you did!
I was very pleasantly surprised!

Me too. You came together better than usual.

Yeah.
It was just for a second, but so beautiful.

...!

Then let's go over it one more time! There'd be no point to it if it was just a fluke.

Alright. We should master it while we can.

Okay!

Phew...
It's almost our turn.

Yeah. Morning warm-ups went well, so I gotta think we're good to go.

But STAY GOLDEN does feel much more serious compared to all those other events...

Hey, is that Vivid BAD SQUAD?

Hm?

They really came back.
Especially after what happened last time.

But everybody's been saying that they're on fire lately. Their battle against Arata even ended in a draw...

Against Arata? There's no way that's true. Oh, hey! There's EVER!

Talk about a solid team.
I gotta think they're favored to win this one too.

Yeah, this is a good vibe.
Nowhere to go but up for us...

Yup!
We're gonna blow them away with our performance!

Yes, let's do just that.

...

(Last time we were here, I couldn't do anything and disappointed the entire audience...)

(If something like that happens again today...)

Hey, didn't they have some amateur girl with them...?

...!

Yeah, I remember her. Honesty, who was she...? You think they'll do better than they did last time?

...

(What do I do...?)

(If I keep feeling this way, the same thing will...)

...

Um, Kohane.

Huh? Yes, An?

Mind coming with me for a second?

Huh? Where?

Kohane and I are gonna get a breath of fresh air outside before we go on stage. That okay with you, Akito, Toya? We'll be right back.

Just don't be late.

You got it!
Let's go, Kohane!

A-An, wait...!