Made it!
Phew. The lunch rush was worse than I thought it would be.

But Akito and Toya said that they'd be late too, so I just hope Kohane isn't too bored...

I'm guessing she's practicing with Miku and the others. Especially considering how great Kohane's been doing since that last event...

...

Such an amazing performance.

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Hey, this voice...

————! ————~~~!!

Whoa...!

Phew...
So, how was it?

That was amazing, Kohane!
This song sounded great before but sounds even better now!

Yeah, I agree!
It's like you've gone from being just Kohane to Super Kohane!

Right. You should sing for MEIKO and the others later. I'm sure they'll be just as surprised.

Hehe. Thanks, you guys...

That's my partner for you! You sound awesome today!

Huh?! An?!

Y-You really startled me.
Weren't you busy helping out at home?

I was!
But I was told that I could go after things started to die down.

Hm?
I think Toya and Akito are here now. Look.

Thank you for waiting, you two.

We heard you singing just now, Kohane. Were you giving Len and Rin a quick demo...?

Yeah. I was telling them about our show the other day and they said that they wanted to hear me sing.

You were so good just now too, Kohane! You shined throughout that entire song!

I'm so jealous of you, An!
I wish I could sing with Kohane as her partner!

What?!

Haha! I get how you feel, but she's off limits, okay? She's my partner!

A-An, you're crushing me...!

No fair...!
I wanna sing with Kohane too!

Hey, I can sing just as well...

Huh? What's wrong, Len?
Why are you puffing your chest out all of a sudden?

N-No, I'm not!

Haha!
You two are so close.

Is something bothering you, Akito?

Huh? Uh, no...
Let's get started with practice.

...?

♪ ————————!!

Your voice sounds good.
I feel like your singing has only been improving since that last event.

If we're not careful, we'll end up being the ones left behind.

Hehe. Thanks, Aoyagi!
But I have to keep trying my best and doing better if we're really going to surpass RAD WEEKEND!

...?

(Why do I feel this way...?
What's this hazy feeling in my chest...?)

Hey, focus!
We need to start warming up.

Oh, uh... R-Right!

An? Is everything okay?

Are you not feeling well?

No, it's not that!
My mind just wandered there for a second...

Really? If you say so...

(Lately, I haven't been able to shake this feeling...)

(Ever since we performed in “STAY GOLDEN” a second time and managed to win.)

(Kohane has more confidence in her singing ability, and it's not like things are going bad for us or anything, but...)

...

That was great, you guys!
We really sang a bunch today!

But we should probably call it a day soon.

Okay, sounds good.

(It really does feel good singing with everyone like this. That feeling from earlier is completely gone now too!)

(On top of that, Kohane's doing amazing. We just gotta keep this up and...!)

...

Hey, can we talk for a minute?

Huh? Sure...
What's up?

Hey, you guys!!

Hm? That voice...

*Huff*... *Huff*...!
I knew I'd find you guys here...!

You gotta hear this!!

Slow down. What happened...?

Well, it's about Arata Tono. Remember how your guys' battle ended in a draw...?

Tono? What about him?

He's doing a battle event right now and just agreed to do a battle against some old guy from the crowd.

And Tono's losing pretty bad...!!

What...?!

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

I was hoping that I'd put at least a dent in you by now...

Hah hah hah!
That's the spirit!

But you're gonna need to hit me with a lot more than that...

Whoa, the crowd's going nuts...!
You could hear them from outside, but I wasn't expecting this at all!

That's the guy I was talking about. There's no way he's just some dude off the street.

That guy...

No way... Is that...?!

It can't be...!!

Shiraishi, Akito, what's wrong? Do you know him or something?

Hm? That person's...

He's the one who gave me advice that time...?!

Alright, ready for the next song?
That is, if you're up to it.

You know I am...

If I'm going to surpass RAD WEEKEND, I need to at the very least be able to overcome you.

Hah!
You've got moxie. I'll give you that!

Anyway, let's keep going while you're still motivated too.

Same rules as before. We'll take turns singing and see who can get the crowd going the most. Sound good?

Here we go...!

Huh? What's about to happen...?

Kohane! Toya!
Listen closely and don't miss a second of it!

Akito?

Honestly, I don't think they'll be forgetting what they're about to hear anytime soon...

Does that mean...?

♪ ————————!!

...?!