THE POWER OF UNITY - 2: Everyone's Thoughts and Feelings

Vivid Street

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1

An

Nice work today!
See you two later!

2

Akito

Yeah, see you tomorrow.

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3

Akito

Alright, time for us to head to the station and... Hm?

4

Akito

What up, Toya? You seem anxious.

5

Toya

Oh, it's just...
I think I'm excited about us putting on an actual event. It'll probably be on my mind for a while after I get home too.

6

Akito

I get how you feel, but you gotta relax for now. We're gonna talk more about what to do for it tomorrow anyway.

7

Akito

From picking a venue to putting a set list together... And most importantly, figuring out who's gonna be performing with us.

8

Toya

Oh, that's right.
Hm?

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10

Akito

That voice...

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Kotaro

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Akito

It's him...

13

Kotaro

*Sigh*
I still can't hit that high note... Hm?

14

Kotaro

Hey, Akito, Toya.
You guys heading home?

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15

Akito

Yeah. You still practicing?
We never see you out here this late.

16

Kotaro

That's right!
I've been super stoked lately!

17

Akito

You have? Are you gonna be in a big event or something?

18

Kotaro

Not exactly...

19

Kotaro

I mean, it's just...
You guys have been on fire...

20

Toya

What do you mean?

21

Kotaro

I mean... So...

22

Kotaro

Seeing you guys and Tono doing so well made me realize that I should probably try a little harder.

23

Kotaro

Surpassing RAD WEEKEND sounded totally impossible at first, but I'm starting to think that you guys might actually pull it off...

24

Kotaro

I'm not exactly the greatest musician out there, but everyone wants to do a huge event at least once in their lives, you know?

25

Kotaro

I get I'm not as good as you guys, but that's sort of been on my mind lately...!

26

Akito

Hm? You, huh...?

27

Kotaro

S-So what?! Is it weird for me to think that?!

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Akito

No, not at all...

29

Akito

Alright, that makes you our rival, so you better be ready if we meet during a battle.

30

Toya

Yes, we'll be giving it everything we have.

31

Kotaro

O-Okay...!!

32

Akito

Anyway, I think we've kept you long enough. Good luck with practice.

33

Kotaro

Thanks!
You guys get home safe!

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Akito

I never thought he'd become this motivated...

35

Toya

You seem happy, Akito.

36

Akito

Huh? I do?

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Akito

I guess it's because I'm seeing more and more people make surpassing RAD WEEKEND their goal...

38

Toya

Outside of us, Tono was about the only one who had made it their goal.

39

Akito

Tono, huh...?
Rumor has it that he's been singing everywhere around here since losing to Taiga.

40

Akito

I wonder what he's up to now...

Scramble Crossing

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41

Arata

...

42

Arata

(How long has it been since then...?)

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Arata

(Since I lost to Taiga...)

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44

A Mysterious Man

Arata...
If you're serious about surpassing RAD WEEKEND, keep this one thing in mind.

45

Arata

Huh...?

46

A Mysterious Man

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47

Arata

“Take a look at this city”...huh?

48

Arata

(I've been entering into as many Vivid Street events as I can and talked to almost every musician that I've seen. I've even all but memorized all the back alleys around here.)

49

Arata

(But I still don't understand what Taiga meant...)

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50

Arata

A message...?
Who'd be contacting me at this hour...?

51

Arata

He's here...
Again...

52

Arata

(Then, I have even less time to think...)

53

Arata

(Especially since I still need to...)

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Passerby A

And I heard over at An's place that Vivid BAD SQUAD's gonna be putting on their own event!

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Passerby B

Whoa! I can't wait to see what that's like!

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Passerby B

They've been getting better with each performance, so it's gonna be totally outta this world, right?

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Passerby A

Yeah!
Who else do you think's gonna be there?

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Passerby B

Hmm... It might be a short list since there aren't many teams around here that can sing like them...

59

Arata

Vivid BAD SQUAD's putting on an event...?

60

Arata

(Of course they are. They have to if they wish to get closer to surpassing RAD WEEKEND.)

61

Arata

(And someday, I'll...)

62

Arata

(Come to think of it, I've been participating in all these events up until now...)

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Arata

(But I've never tried to put an event together with someone else who also wants to surpass RAD WEEKEND.)

64

Arata

This could be my chance to discover something new...

Next Chapter: Comrades