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I like her song...

Me too.
It's so gentle and heartwarming...

*Sob*
Here come the waterworks!

...

(Such a gentle sound.)

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Thank you for stopping by today...

Oh, I think that was her last song...

What?!
No, I wanna hear more.

Same.
I wonder when she'll be playing next.

Phew...

H-Hey...!

Miu!
That was amazing!

Yeah, you drew a huge crowd even though it was your first time performing here!

Oh...

You two came back?

Of course!
We're your best friends! We plan on seeing every single one of your performances!

Haha. All of them?
Are you sure?

But you've improved a lot.
Can I get your autograph before you get a record deal?

...

Shiho? What's wrong?

No, it's nothing...

(That's great...)

(Takagi didn't give up either.)

I'm glad for her...

What do you think that song's called? Did she write it herself?

It'd be great if we could write something like that.

I'd like that as well...!
What do you think, Shiho?

Y-Yeah...
I really liked it too...

Huh...?

That's...

Hm? What's up, Miu?

...
Nevermind. I thought I saw someone I knew just now...

Really? Like a friend?

Friend...?

Yeah, she was.

My first actual friend, I think...

I'm glad you figured it out, Hinomori...

Honami, you fell behind!

S-Sorry...!
Can we try that again?

Alright, from the top.
Also, Saki, try to slow down a little for this one.

Huh? Did I jump ahead just now?
I couldn't tell at all...

Here's a recording of what we just did.
It should give you a better idea...

Whoa, you're right!
Nothing gets by you, Shiho!

I mean, I need to be able to do at least this much. Ichika, ready for another go?

Yeah!

My, they really mean business today.

I know, right? Shiho's pushing the girls fairly hard, but they're responding beautifully.

Alright!
It's time for me to get pumped too!

Are you ever not, Rin?

Haha. So true.

...

Ichika! I know you can sing more clearly during the chorus.

Right! Let's try that again!

Okay, here we go!
One, two, three, four...

(Nobody can change their past...
The pain you felt back then stays with you forever.)

(It has ways of rearing its ugly head each time you look back...)

(But that pain is also the reason why Shiho's here now, and she couldn't be happier.)

(At least, that's what I feel...)

That was good.
Let's try to repeat what we just did! Once more!

Okay!

I'm so glad for you, Shiho...