The Sounds of a Summer Festival! - 1: Memories of Failure

A few years ago

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Referee

4-0! Shibuya Diamonds SC wins!

Elementary School Akito

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Good game!

Elementary School Akito

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Hey, Shota, you looked like you were out of gas in the second half. You gotta work on your conditioning more.

Shota

S-Sorry!
I'll make sure to run more from now on.

Elementary School Akito

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As long as you understand...

Shota

But your goal at the end was so cool, Akito. You really are our team's ace!

Elementary School Akito

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Well, duh.
An ace can't be an ace if they don't score, right?

Shota

Haha. And we don't expect anything less from you.

Elementary School Akito

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But since we've made it this far, we're gonna win it all. That means we're definitely winning our next one too.

Shota

Yeah! Oh, but our next opponent is really good too... You sure we can beat them?

Elementary School Akito

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What are you saying that for? We've just gotta win no matter who we end up playing against!

Shota

S-Sorry!
I'll make sure to run more from now on.

Elementary School Akito

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...

Elementary School Akito

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Well, whenever you're in trouble, just know that you can pass the ball off to me...

Shota

Oh...

Shota

(Akito's kinda scary on the outside, but he's really a nice guy that everybody can count on...)

Shota

Thanks, Akito...!
Let's win the next tournament too!

Elementary School Akito

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That's right, I'll be there to take down whoever comes at us!

The day before the tournament

Shota

Thank you!

Shota

(Alright, the tournament's tomorrow. No mistakes from here on out...!)

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Shota

Hm? Is that...?

Shota

Akito? But practice is over...

Elementary School Akito

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

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Shota

Nice work out there, Akito!

Elementary School Akito

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Huh? Oh, you're still here?

Shota

I could be asking you the same thing. You stayed behind to practice more?

Elementary School Akito

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Yup. We're playing against a pretty good team tomorrow.

Elementary School Akito

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And it's our last match as sixth graders. We can't leave anything behind on our way out.

Shota

Just like a true ace...!
You're the coolest, Akito!

Elementary School Akito

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Quit exaggerating, will you?
I just don't want to miss out, you know?

Shota

Yeah...

Shota

Hey, can I stay and practice with you?

Elementary School Akito

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Huh?

Shota

I wanna do everything I can too!

Elementary School Akito

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Shota...

Elementary School Akito

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Alright, but no running out of gas like that other time.

The day of the tournament - Quarterfinals

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Elementary School Akito

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Alright, win this one and we're through to the finals!

Shota

The other team's full of kids that were pulled from famous junior clubs, but we made it this far, so we're gonna win this thing...!

Elementary School Akito

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Of course we are. There's no way we're gonna lose!

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Opponent Player A

Nice, we're racking up goals left and right. We've got this!

Opponent Player B

Hey, it's not over yet.

Elementary School Akito

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Dammit, they're up three goals already!

Elementary School Akito

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(They just keep catching our defenders off guard by slipping behind them...!)

Elementary School Akito

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(We're gonna lose at this rate...!)

Teammates

They're playing like they're the favorites...

Teammates

They're too good. There's no way we can beat them...

Elementary School Akito

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...!

Elementary School Akito

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Hey, don't give up yet!
We decided that we're gonna win it all, right?!

Shota

Akito...

Elementary School Akito

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Get the ball to me the next time you can. I'll get a goal for you guys.

Elementary School Akito

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Just don't give up until it's over, alright? Just run! Keep running! Don't let go!

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Shota

Yeah, we're not losing this...!
It all starts with one goal...!

Shota

(B-But...)

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Shota

(They're defending way too well.
I can't get it by them...)

Elementary School Akito

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Hah...! There!

Shota

(Oh, Akito, wow...!
He peeled that guy off like it was nothing!)

Elementary School Akito

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...!

Shota

(Now's my chance to get the ball to him...)

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Elementary School Akito

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Over here...!!

Shota

Akito...!

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Elementary School Akito

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Yes, that's one!

Shota

W-We did it...!

Teammates

Whoa, they got through all those defenders...!

Elementary School Akito

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Hey, we're just getting started.

Elementary School Akito

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We're gonna win this match and the whole tournament! We've gotta keep scoring!

Teammates

Yeah!!

Opponent Players

They score a goal...

Opponent Players

That kid's good. I lost him for a second there.

Opponent Players

But no more...
Let's regroup and get back out there!

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Referee

Musashino East scores!!

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Audience

Hey, they scored again!
And they're back up three?!

Audience

The Shibuya Diamonds just can't keep up, and they've got less than five minutes... Can they pull this off...?

Elementary School Akito

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No, seriously...?!

Shota

They're totally in control now...
We can't even get a hold of the ball anymore.

Elementary School Akito

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No, we still have time!!
Don't give up until it's over!

Shota

R-Right...

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Elementary School Akito

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(Dammit, dammit...!
Nothing's working...!!)

Elementary School Akito

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(We said we'd win...! I said we'd win...! Things can't end like this!)

Elementary School Akito

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Dammit...!!

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Referee

5-1! Musashino East wins!

Opponent Players

Good game!!

Elementary School Akito

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Good game...!

Elementary School Akito

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Man, we got beat...!

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Elementary School Akito

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We couldn't we win?!
We worked so hard to get here...!

Teammates

We just never stood a chance...

Elementary School Akito

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What...?!

Elementary School Akito

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You guys...! Don't say stuff like that! That's when it really becomes impossible to win!

Teammates

No, we really didn't stand a chance! Musashino East is full of kids that left home and came all the way here to just play soccer, right?

Elementary School Akito

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Huh...?

Teammates

I heard that they practice forever after school too. It's like they're never not kicking around a ball.

Teammates

I mean, they're all serious about going pro, right? They're sacrificing all their free time just to achieve that goal.

Elementary School Akito

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...!

Elementary School Akito

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(But I always took soccer seriously and did everything I could...)

Elementary School Akito

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(I never even thought about leaving home to practice playing soccer from dawn to dusk.)

Elementary School Akito

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(But still, I was being serious... I...)

Teammates

There's no way we could beat anyone who's that focused on their goals...

Elementary School Akito

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...!

Neighborhood

Shota

That was a rough match. It would've been nice to finish the sixth grade with a win... But we still managed to score a goal against them, so that counts, right...?

Elementary School Akito

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Shota

Hey, Akito, you're gonna keep playing in junior high, right? Let's join the same team!

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Elementary School Akito

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I'm gonna quit...

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Shota

What?!
W-Why...?!

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Elementary School Akito

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Playing against those guys made me realize something today...

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Elementary School Akito

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They made me doubt how serious I was about playing soccer.

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Elementary School Akito

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I asked myself if I could do more than they're doing right now, if I could do more in the future...

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Elementary School Akito

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And I couldn't think of an answer...

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Shota

Akito...

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Elementary School Akito

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I'm such a loser...
I talked so big and acted like some kind of bigshot...

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Elementary School Akito

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But now I don't know what to do. That just means I wasn't really that serious to begin with...

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Elementary School Akito

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That's why I'm quitting...

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Shota

But...

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Shota

But I thought you were the most serious about playing soccer out of all of us! Sure the other team was really good, but you're our ace...

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Elementary School Akito

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Thanks, Shota.

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Elementary School Akito

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But that's just not enough.

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Elementary School Akito

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I'll never be happy with just that...

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Shota

Akito...

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Elementary School Akito

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Sorry for being such a useless Ace.
Bye...

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Shota

W-Wait!
Akito, please don't quit...!

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Live House

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Akito

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Toya

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Akito & Toya

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???

Who would've thought that we'd run into each other here...!

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???

Akito and his team might just turn this event on its head...

Next Chapter: Summer Festival Invite