Okay, I think we're set with this song...

Yay!
Finally, we played it without missing a note!

Great work, girls.

Thanks, Miku!

It's like the pieces for this song just started falling into place once we worked out each individual part.

I can't wait to see you all perform.

I can't wait to play it either!
The very first, completely original Leo/need song♪

I feel the same way...!

Our very first original song.
It carries so much more weight when you put it that way.

Saki, Shiho, thank you both.

Saki's the one who actually wrote it. I didn't do anything by comparison.

That's not true at all.

Sure, Saki came up with the overarching melody, but we wouldn't have known how to put the rest together.

Exactly. We would've kept wandering in the dark if it weren't for you, Shiho.

So, Shiho, thank you so much...!

You're welcome...

Anyway, we'll start practicing this song in full tomorrow.

In the meantime, we'll throw in some placeholder lyrics while Ichika works on the actual words. Then, we'll need to see how her lyrics fit into the song.

Okay!

Grrr...

Is something the matter, Rin?

Sort of...
Is he really just gonna keep hiding like this...?

...?

Don't mind her.
It's just something we're dealing with right now.

Okay...?

Still, I can't wait to see what you've come up with, Ichika.

Yeah!
I'm so excited to see what kind of lyrics you wrote♪

Hmm...

A slight tone of uncertainty or a sense of doubt might make it sound better during the chorus...

...

(That's the message Saki wants to send...
My lyrics need to reflect that as well.)

How lost I may be doesn't matter, I know everything will be...

N-No, that's a little too direct.
That's more like how I feel instead of what Saki wants to convey...

Something more roundabout might actually be better in this case...!

I could throw in that here...
Oh, and this rhymes perfectly.

This might actually sound really cool when we put it all together.

Ichi, good morning!

Wah! S-Saki...

Hm? Whatcha writing?

Oh, just some lyrics.
But they're still a work in progress...

Wait, you are?!
Lemme see♪

W-Wait, Saki!

Hmm...
Lost. So lost in total sadness,
but being with you is true happiness...

Whoa, Ichi, this is so you!
I love it!

B-But it's still a work in progress!

No, this is awesome♪
I wanna keep reading!

You two seem awfully excited this morning. Did something happen?

Haruka, good morning!

Saki won't give me back my notebook...

Your notebook?

Yeah! Ichi was writing lyrics just now for this song I wrote!

Oh, Tenma, you can write your own music...?

Well, my band, Leo/need, you know♪

That's incredible. And you're writing the lyrics, Hoshino?

Y-Yes. They're still a work in progress so I'm not really ready to show them to anyone yet, but Saki...

But I really wanted to see what you came up with♪

Hehe. I fully understand how you feel right now, Hoshino...

When it comes to singing and dancing, I'd rather have people see the finished product as opposed to something that I'm still practicing.

Really? You go through that too, Haruka?

Yes. Well, that's just me. I know some who have no problem showing others their own processes...

But Hoshino's trying to reach a certain level of completeness, right? So it may be best to give her a little more time.

Would you mind giving back her notebook, Tenma?

O-Okay...

I-Ichi, I'm so sorry!
I'll be looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

Saki...

Thanks, both of you. I promise to write something that'll do your song justice.