Okay, the skewers and garlic saute are ready! And don't forget to try the cheese fondue...!

Oh wow...! That smells amazing!

I'm glad we prepped everything before we left! All we had to do was heat everything up.

Also, Toya, feeling any better?
Your knees looked so wobbly after you managed to climb down from that tree.

Sorry about that...

Relax, dude.
I mean, we wouldn't have been able to find our way back if it wasn't for you.

Yeah! Thanks again, Aoyagi!

I see...

Looks like Luka was right...

<Oh? Did you ring...?>

Wah...!
Luka?!

Hi, Luka!
What are you doing on Toya's phone?

<Sorry to barge in like this!
Everybody was wondering how you guys were doing out here.>

Everybody?
Oh, my phone just flashed.

Yeah, mine too...

<Whoa, that looks awesome!
Did you guys make all this?!>

<Aww, no fair!!
I wanna do a barbeque too!>

<Oh, you have tents all set up too!
They seem so nice and cozy!>

<Don't forget that they're here to work on their new song, you guys. We can't stay too long.>

Whoa, hello.

<Sorry, they really wanted to see what was going on after Luka told them how you guys were all having fun camping.>

Haha! You're all welcome to join us! The more the merrier!

<Yay!>

<Still, their barbeque looks amazing.
I wish we could have some...>

<I agree. We may not be able to have them here, but we could try having our own little barbeque out on the terrace...>

<You mean it?! I'm in!>

<Yay! Thank you, MEIKO!
Let's grill up a storm♪>

<Haha!
You're way too excited about this, KAITO.>

Anyway, let's dig in!
For all your hard work, Toya, you get the first skewer! Start us off with a great, big bite!

A great, big bite...?
Do you not un-skewer everything first?

You can, but I feel like you should just chomp down on it as it is since we're outdoors!

<Yeah! Chomp! Chomp!>

Alright, if you say so...

Oh, this is delicious...

This might be the best thing I've ever eaten.

Really?! That's great!

Hey, this garlic saute's pretty good too.

Dude, don't hog it all to yourself. Here's yours, Kohane!

Thanks, An!
Nom... Yum!

Ugh... This skewer has carrots on it.

Yeah, don't they look nice next to the peppers? You're gonna eat them, right?

<Hehe. You can do it, Akito.>

O-Okay, fine...

...

Can I get your attention, everyone?

Hm? What's up?

I think I have a good idea of how to sing now.

Would you all mind joining me?

Of course!

Then, let's sing our new song...

Yeah! I mean, that's what we're here for, right?

<Oh, that means we get to see your progress. Mind if we listen?>

<I'd like to as well!>

Yes, you're all more than welcome to.

Let's get started.
One, two, three, four...

♪————

♪————

♪————

<Whoa...!!>

<What a wonderful song...>

Is it just me or were we more in sync than usual just now...?

I thought so too. Why is that?

It's not like we practiced this together all that much.

Hehe...
Looks like I guessed correctly.

You knew this would happen?

Only vaguely... It just seemed like we were working well together as a team today.

Possibly because we had to work together on things we don't usually do.

Things we don't usually do...?
Like pitching tents and cooking...?

What does that have to do with singing?

I'm not sure.
But we worked well as a single unit today, didn't we?

Yeah, I agree with you there...

Hehe. Thanks to you, Toya, this ended up becoming a learning experience for us too.

Yeah! I'm really glad we decided to do this!

Oh, before I forget, I brought marshmallows to roast for dessert!

<Nice! Some chocolate sauce would go great with those!>

<Or sandwiching them between some cookies.>

<You're drooling all over yourselves.>

Hehe...

That reminds me. I saw you sneakily taking pictures throughout the day, Kohane.

<Oh, you took pictures?
I'd love to see them!>

Sure... Here we go!
This was when Aoyagi was chopping up the peppers.

<You look...>

Like I'm dreading it...

Yeah, look at the way your brow's furled.

Oh, we should take one with all of us in it! It'd be a shame if you weren't in any of them, Kohane!

Yes, we should.
Also, Azusawa...

Can you send me a copy of what you took later? I'd like to hang some up in my room.

You're gonna print them?
Talk about old-fashioned.

Oh, can we take one vertically?
I wanna use it for my home screen♪

Hehe. Okay, we'll take a vertical one and a horizontal one.

Hey, your marshmallows are about to burn.

What? Oh no! Save it!

<Wow!
It really burned up!>

<Yikes!>

Haha...

(I pitched a tent, built a campfire, cooked, explored a forest, got lost, saw some stars and climbed a tree...)

(An entire day full of firsts.)

(When I was little, I felt so trapped sometimes...)

(Almost as if my entire purpose in life was to stay in my room and immerse myself in sheet music.)

(But that's all changed now...)

(I have a feeling that I'll get to do things that I never imagined doing before moving forward.)

(And what happened today will probably stay with me for the rest of my life...)

Thank you...