That day, the Sky was Far Away - 1: Accepting the "Present"

Live House

Backstage

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Staff

Mic check's done!
We should be all good.

Staff

We're all set here too!

Shiho

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(The show's about to start...)

Shiho

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(There's a nice buzz in the air too.
You can always feel the anticipation building during moments like these.)

Saki

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You think they're here already?

Honami

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They should as long as they didn't get lost somewhere along the way.

Ichika

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Oh, I see them...!
There! Towards the middle!

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Saki

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Yeah, there's Haruka! Everyone else too!
I'm glad they all managed to find this place!

Ichika

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There's Minori and Kohane... Shiraishi too. I guess they all came together.

Shiho

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Oh...

Shizuku

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I can't believe we're really at the live house where Shii and her friends perform! I'm so glad we made it in time too!

Airi

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Same...
Looks like leaving early just in case was a good idea.

Shiho

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Shizuku's here too along with everybody else.

Honami

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Hehe. If that's the case, we should be able to give them a good performance.

Honami

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We were able to reach our ticket quota because we all worked together, which was a huge relief...

Shiho

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Yeah...
Thanks for helping out with that Ichika, Saki.

Saki

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You don't have to thank us!
We're going pro together, right? This is the least we could do!

Ichika

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Selling tickets on top of writing our own songs... We have a lot on our plate, but that's all the more reason for us to work together.

Honami

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Exactly...!

Shiho

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Agreed...

Shiho

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Let's show everyone just how much we appreciate them by giving them a good performance today.

Everyone

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Yeah!

Staff

Leo/need, get ready to take the stage!

Shiho

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This is it...
Let's go!

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Hey, I think it's about to start!

Minori

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Wow...!
I finally get to see Shiho's band perform live!

Haruka

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I'm really glad for you.
It's sort of been a shame that you couldn't see them sooner because of our streams.

Kohane

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Look, they're taking the stage...!

Ichika

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Hello, everyone. We're Leo/need!

Ichika

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I'm sure a lot of you here today will be hearing us for the first time, but we hope to give you the best performance we can!

Ichika

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We hope you enjoy it!

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Ichika

♪————!

Kohane

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Whoa...!
They're amazing...!

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This is awesome!
There's really nothing like a live concert!

Shiho

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(Alright, we're in good shape.
The crowd's getting into it more than usual. And...)

Ichika

——♪ ————♪

Shiho

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(We're playing like we really mean it today. This might be the most fun I've seen them have so far...)

Shiho

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(Alright, let's throw in one of these...!)

Minori

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Wooow...!
Did you see what Shiho just did?! That was so cool!

Haruka

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It was.
And I can feel their music resonating throughout my body...!

Shiho

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(This is way too much fun...)

Shiho

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(More. I want to play some more.)

Shiho

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(On top of having an audience to play for, we're all chasing after the same dream...)

Ichika

♪————!

Shiho

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(My old self might not even recognize me right now...)

Shiho

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(Back then, I was...)

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Ugh...
We shouldn't have invited you...

Shiho

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(I couldn't see myself playing in another band, let alone with these three...)

Shiho

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(But now...)

Shiho

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(I couldn't be happier...)

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Shiho

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Huff... Huff...

Ichika

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Hey...!
Is it just me or did we sound a little different today...?

Honami

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N-No, I felt that too...!
It's like we really gave it everything we had...

Saki

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I know exactly what you mean, Ichi, Hona!
We played sooo unbelievably well!!

Ichika

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We really did. Our individual sounds melded together for each song... It was an incredible feeling.

Saki

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Oh, can we keep playing?!
Pretty please!

Shiho

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(They all felt the same thing...)

Shiho

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I'm glad...

Staff

Hey, the next band needs to get set up! Mind moving your instruments for us?

Shiho

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S-Sorry!
We'll do that right now.

Shiho

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Okay, once we've put everything away, we'll join the crowd and see what we can learn from the other bands.

Shiho

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Hm...?

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Shiho

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Huh...?

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Honami

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Hm? Shiho?

Saki

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Wait! Where are you going?

Kamiyama Street

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Shiho

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Where'd she go...?

Shiho

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Did I imagine that...?

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Saki

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Shiho!
Why'd you run off like that? Is everything okay?

Ichika

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Did you see someone you know?

Shiho

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Y-Yeah, I thought I did...
But I might've just gotten their faces mixed up.

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Shiho

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(Reminiscing about what happened back then might've made me see what I wanted to see.)

Shiho

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Sorry about that.
We should get back before the next band gets started.

Ichika

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O-Okay...

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