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(We're practicing this early in the morning, but they all sound amazing...)

(I guess what we saw made a pretty big impact...)

(Even as a video, it was still that powerful...)

(There are plenty of events where “a bunch of good teams gather to blow the roof off a place”...)

(But RAD WEEKEND was totally something else...)

Man, I'm exhausted...!

Huff... Huff...
We have been singing since this morning...

Yes.
We should all get in some rest after this.

Yeah!
But we'll need to catch our breath soon...

Dad and his team always seemed completely fine after singing for an entire day, so we've gotta keep building up our stamina.

Right!
Let's just keep at it!

...

(She's right about us needing to build our stamina. Plus, we've gotta keep polishing our rhythm and tone.)

(But is this the right way to go...?)

(That place was full of musicians who became the best of the best by tirelessly honing their craft.)

(Unfortunately... We're gonna need more than just that to surpass RAD WEEKEND.)

(If we're serious about surpassing RAD WEEKEND, we're gonna have to find a way to create an even more insane atmosphere.)

(But that's way easier said than done...)

(I've even seen some events put on by musicians who are supposedly on Ken and his team's level... But none of them have even come close.)

(That time, every team participating in RAD WEEKEND jockeyed to see who's the best... And joined together to go for the top.)

(They weren't just being driven by passion... All the teams battled to become the top dog, and it created an “atmosphere that pushed everyone forward”...)

(Which means, if we actually want to surpass RAD WEEKEND...)

Akito...?

Hm? Yeah, what's up?

We were just thinking about heading over to MEIKO's place for lunch.

Also, last time, Len said, “Stop by the next time you get a chance.”

Yeah, I remember that too.
Alright, let's head over to MEIKO's place.

What do you think Len was talking about?

Anyway, I guess we'll find out when we get there! Let's take a break and hop on over...!

Okay!

...

So...!

We're gonna put on our very own event...!!

Yay! Let's do it!!

“So”...? What led to this exactly...?

What?! I literally just went over that!

We were totally blown away by RAD WEEKEND, so we wanna try putting on our own event!

Haha. It had a pretty big effect on you two, huh?

Yeah, I can see why too.
That video... It really was incredible.

But this still feels very sudden.
I wasn't sure what to expect when you asked to see us...

Yes, I was surprised too...
But I'm for putting on an event since it sounds fun!

Me too♪
It'll be nice to sing with everyone for a change...

See?!
KAITO and Luka are in!

Miku, MEIKO, you both gotta be in it too!
It'll be such an amazing event if we have all of us in it!

Okay, okay.

Hey.
We came to grab a bite.

Hello.
Huh...? Everyone's here today.

Oh, it's you guys!
Nice timing!

Listen! Listen!
We were just talking about putting on our very own event!

An event?

Yup! We decided to put one on ourselves after seeing that video of RAD WEEKEND with you guys!

That sounds nice.
Will you be doing it here?

Yeah! We're thinking about using the cafe's terrace! It's big, has all the equipment we need and plenty of seats!

Hey, I didn't explicitly give you permission yet... But it looks like I don't have much of a choice now. Be sure to clean up after yourselves, okay?

Woohoo!!
This is gonna be so great, you guys!!

Yeah♪

(An event, huh...?)

Hehe. Good for you, Len, Rin.

Putting on your own event, huh...?
That takes me back.

It takes you back?
What do you mean?

After I saw RAD WEEKEND, I was all like, “I wanna put on an event too!”

I even gathered up all my friends and acquaintances to actually put one on!

Wait, you did...?

Yeah!
But to be fair, I didn't have the talent or experience to do much of anything.

I wasn't all bad, but it ended up being nothing like what I had in mind.

After that, I gave it more thought and...
I decided that I'm gonna look for a partner that's just like my dad, practice a ton with and give it another go!

I never knew that...!

I didn't realize you already tried putting on your own event, Shiraishi.

It honestly wasn't anything special.
All I really did was ask around, book a place, rehearse and take the stage.

I had no idea!
That sounds very fun.

Oh, I know...!

Since we're going to be putting on an event, why don't all of you also try putting one together?

Huh?

Yeah!
I bet it'll turn out great since you have Kohane and the guys now. Plus, you've all been practicing a ton together!

Good point...
I was waiting until we'd gotten better as a team, but it might actually be a good opportunity for us to give it a try.

Yeah, I like it...
Let's try putting on our own event.

It could even give us a “hint” in terms of what to do moving forward.

A hint...?
Care to elaborate, Akito?

This thought popped into my head when I was thinking about RAD WEEKEND just now...

It wasn't just any old event where “a bunch of good teams gather to blow the roof off a place”...

Wait, it wasn't?

Yeah, I thought it was a really amazing event because all these really amazing people were there to sing!

You're not wrong about needing amazing skills, but that alone won't make an event great...

The reason RAD WEEKEND became so legendary was because of that “atmosphere”.

The atmosphere?

Yeah, I totally get what you mean!

It was just, well... Awesome!
Everybody there was singing with everything they had like their lives depended on it, you know...?

I'd been to a few events with people as good as my dad and his team before, but that night was different... Nothing else has ever come close to that atmosphere.

Which is why it felt so heated.
Those teams were ready to put everything on the line, right?

Yes, but they also sort of became a single unit that focused on achieving one goal...

Yeah, I felt that too.

It was like every team participating RAD WEEKEND came together to produce that unbelievable atmosphere...

But I have no idea how we're going to achieve what they did... Which is why putting on an event ourselves might give us a clue.

I see...

In that case, I'm in!
I mean, a lot of stuff in life involves just trying it out and seeing what happens, right?

Yeah, I agree...!
That feeling of excitement coursing through your entire body... I wanna make others feel that way!

In that case, I believe we're in agreement.

Alright, I guess it's time for us to get moving.

Cool! Between this SEKAI and you guys' world, we get to have a double event!

Oh, that sounds lovely!
I'm getting excited just thinking about it!

Alright, you guys, let's all settle down a bit...

Yeah, nothing's actually been decided yet...

Did someone's stomach grumble just now...?

Not mine...!

Me neither.

Hmm...?

My apologies...
I didn't realize how hungry I was...

Toya, it was you...?

Hehe. You're all still growing, so why don't we take this opportunity to have lunch?

Yeah!
And we can talk more about our event afterwards!

Okay!
Oh, wait... I'm supposed to practice with Taiga this afternoon.

Then, we can discuss this again at another time. How does that sound, Akito?

Sure.

(If we're really going through with this, we're coming out of this with the result we want...)

(We've gotta figure out the secret behind that atmosphere...)