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I did it...!
My voice held up all the way through to the end!

Yes, that was very good.
Next, we'll have...

Oh, me! I'll go next...!

Alright, take it away.

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Nice. Your voice feels more powerful compared to before.

Yeah! That was so cool, An!

Hehe. Right?
Doing all those street practices was totally worth it!

Okay, I'll go next.
Get ready!

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(Shiraishi began acting a little strange after Azusawa started practicing with Taiga...)

(But she seems to be back to her old self now. As a result, we seem to be working better as a team.)

(Isn't there anything I can do to help maintain what we have now...?)

(Oh, I can tell them about the book on vocalization that I bought the other day...)

(I'll just have to keep contributing to this team by using whatever knowledge I have.)

That was great! Another day full of singing!

Yeah!
I feel all warm and cozy inside after singing so much.

Me too.
Also, I'm glad that we have the option of meeting in SEKAI since it was raining in the park today.

It wasn't just raining. It was cold too. We would've all gotten sick if we did practice out there.

Oh, but Taiga mentioned how he'd practice even if it rained.

What? Seriously?

Yes.
He said, “If you clear your mind of mundane thoughts, even rain will feel warm.”

Haha. Practicing in the rain like it's nothing is totally something he'd do.

Hold on, Kohane. He didn't make you do that, did he?! There's no way that can be good for you!

No, we didn't do anything like that!

He also mentioned how the rain doesn't bother him because he's never caught a cold before, so it's not something he recommends to others!

At the same time, the way he practices did seem a little strange...

Strange how?

For starters, he had me listen to all sorts of different music and asked me what I thought.

What you thought?

Yeah. But not my opinion, like if I thought an artist was good or if I liked the chorus for a song...

He wanted me to compare music to places or scenery, such as being in a field of sunflowers or seeing the sun set over the sea.

Really?
How's that supposed to help...?

Is it a sensitivity thing? Does he want you to feel more? After all this time, I still can't get a read on him...

Haha...
It definitely wasn't practice in the traditional sense of the word...

But I feel like there's a deeper meaning. I'll keep trying my best to relay what I learn to you guys!

Cool! Thanks, Kohane!

Now, for our next step...

Shall we proceed with discussing which songs we should add to our repertoire?

Yeah!
I brought a few candidates, so let's see if we can listen to them at MEIKO's place!

Okay!
Huh...?

What's wrong?

That person... The one that's been following us. Is that...?

Hm? Oh...!

Luka?!

Huh...? Hey, it's you guys!
Long time no see♪

It's so great to see all of you!

Where have you been all this time?
We haven't seen you at the cafe at all...

Haha. I was having so much fun wandering around this SEKAI that I seem to have lost track of time.

We may have just missed each other while I was out and about...

Haha! That's Luka for you.

Hehe. I hope we'll be seeing more of each other from now on. It'd be really nice to sing with you again!

Oh, that sounds wonderful!
How about right now?!

Wait, really?

Yes, really! Let's celebrate our reunion! What do you say, Akito, Toya?

Sure. We haven't seen each other in quite some time, so why not?

Yeah, I'll bite.
Greeting each other by singing does have a nice ring to it.

Thank you!
Alright, everyone, get ready!

I'll count us in.
One, two, three, four...

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(The way Luka sings has so much depth to it...)

(She sounds so free, while being flexible enough to complement the way someone else sings.)

(It's like she's... At ease.
It'd be great to learn to sing like this.)

Wow, we really cut loose there, didn't we?

Yeah, that felt great!
Gimme five, Luka!

High five!
Hehe. And you guys were as good as ever.

No, I take that back. You've all improved quite a bit, no? It's like you're all singing with much more clarity now!

You think so?

If it's that noticeable, then that means all our hard work's actually paying off.

I agree.
Let's keep this pace up moving forward.

Oh, I know!

Guys, why don't we have Luka join us while we discuss which songs to add to our repertoire?!

You're adding new songs?

Yeah. We want to try something that we've never done before, so we each came up with some candidate songs and want to see which might work best for us.

Which is why it'd be great to hear what you have to say, Luka!

Yeah, I think so too.
Would you mind, Luka...?

Of course! I'd be more than happy to help! Now then, shall we?

Yeah!