Wow, that was so much fun!
My heart's still pounding...

Hehe. Oh, Saki.
There's no way to temper that excitement, is there?

That's because I am really excited!
I still can't believe that we really got to do a show together like this♪

Me too. It was a lot of fun...

So, when's our next one gonna be?
I can't wait to do another one!

Hold your horses, Saki.
Let's talk about how today's show went first.

Aww, come one!
Can't we celebrate just a little bit...?

No. We need to discuss everything while it's still fresh in our heads.

No, Shihooo...! You're like one of those really mean drill sergeants from the movies...!

You could just stop coming to practice, you know?

Th-That was a joke! I was joking, okay?! I promise to keep practicing! I'm sorry!

Hehe. And we'll be right there with you, Saki. Let's keep doing what we can for us and our next show, okay?

Yeah, you're right!
Hehe. Our next show...

Still, I have to think that people are starting to warm up to us. Especially considering how small our audience was today...

This is pretty par for the course...

It's beyond rare to see anyone have any interest in a band that literally no one's ever heard of.

But some of them got really into it!
I even heard a couple of them say that they really liked what we played!

Hehe. So did I!

Yeah. Not many people were here to actually hear us play our song, but we definitely reached some of them.

As long as we keep at it, that number will keep increasing. So let's keep trying our best.

Yeah!
We took a big first step as Leo/need today.

(It wasn't exactly a great success or anything...)

(But I'm so glad that we actually managed to get through to some people...)

(This feeling...)

...

Ichi, what's wrong?

Oh...

Well, it's just...
I was thinking about how I could turn how I feel right now into lyrics.

Huh...?

You're ready to write another song?
I'd love to read what you come up with!

Me too! Me too!
How you feel right now means...
It's gonna be a super happy song, right♪

We'll see once I get a chance to put pen to paper.

But...

(I'm able to express how I truly feel without holding back because I have them here with me.)

(Because of what we did today as Leo/need. Because we're together.)

(It's okay for me to feel confident about what I write... Now, I know that.)

Ichi?

Uh, it's nothing.

I'm just hoping that we get to keep playing our own music like this.

Yeah, I hope so too...

Then, once we're done with this debrief, shall we start discussing our next song?

Yeah!
Let's think up some music that goes perfectly with Ichi's lyrics!

I'll make sure to contribute to the next one.

And we'll be looking forward to seeing what you come up with, Ichika.

So am I...!

——♪ ——♪

Phew! We're doing great today too☆

Especially, you, KAITO. I can't put my finger on it, but something seems different about the way you're playing.

Oh...?

It's like...
You're really happy!

Oh, I sensed that too. Almost as if each note is jumping for joy.

Did something good happen?

Well, I suppose so...

I have a feeling that the girls were finally able to step through that door.

I see. That means we have to keep doing what we can too.

Hehe. We're not about to let them leave us behind, are we?

No way! We need to keep doing everything we can as their seniors.

So how does one more song sound?

Sure...