Ichika's Room
1
Ichika
Okay, I'll try having Miku sing this...
2
Miku
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3
Ichika
No, this isn't right either...
I'm having so much trouble getting it to sound the way I want...
4
Ichika
Sorry, Miku.
It's been a while since I decided to try making my own music, but I can't seem to produce anything good for you.
5
Ichika
Saki's written some really incredible songs for us already, while I...
6
Ichika
No, now's not the time for that.
I mean, I knew this wasn't going to be easy.
7
Ichika
I just have to work at my own pace until I have a song that I feel satisfied with. Then...
8
Miku
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9
Ichika
Then, we'll be able to sing together like that one time.
A few days later
School SEKAI
10
Ichika
Sorry I'm late, everyone.
It took longer than expected to write my entry into the class log.
11
Honami
Oh, Ichika, hello.
12
Rin
We were just watching the video of your performance at Shibuya Festa! The crowd seemed so into it! You girls have really been on fire lately!
13
Miku
And the show you did with anemone was absolutely astounding.
14
Ichika
Yeah...
We really gave it everything we had that time... It almost felt like each note shined, you know...?
15
Saki
Oh, I totally know what you mean!
Before the show, the tension felt kinda different compared to normal...
16
Saki
And things were completely different during it! I could hear the audience talking and stuff like always, but I was way more focused on the show itself...
17
KAITO
You girls did practice quite a bit.
It seems that your hard work paid off.
18
Shiho
I agree.
Some people in the crowd even said how our show was the best they'd seen in a while.
19
Honami
It was nice to get more of a chance to interact with them.
20
Len
Speaking of which, didn't you girls initially decide to play at a different live house so you could get Leo/need's name out there more?
21
MEIKO
I believe you accomplished your mission, no?
22
Shiho
Yeah, we did.
Things have been going pretty well for us. But...
23
Shiho
We can't stop. We have to keep going.
24
Ichika
...
25
Shiho
We reached the ticket quotas for our last couple shows pretty quickly, which is nice since it's clear that more people are coming to see us...
26
Shiho
But our goal is to go pro.
Not only do we still have to become better performers, we have to keep convincing more and more people to come hear us play.
27
Saki
What if we played in more big events, like Shibuya Festa? That seems like an easy way to get ourselves in front of a lot of people.
28
Ichika
It's not a bad idea, but we won't have many opportunities to play at those kinds of events...
29
Honami
She's right... And we were only able to play at Shibuya Festa because there just happened to be one slot left when I called. It might not be so easy...
30
Saki
Oh, right...
Then, do we just need to keep playing in as many shows as we can?
31
KAITO
...
32
Len
What's wrong, KAITO?
You look like you have something to say.
33
KAITO
Oh, um...
34
KAITO
If name recognition is what you're after, I don't think you have to only do shows...
35
Ichika
Huh?
36
Saki
Wait, he's right!
Shiho, you even said that there's more than one way to get people to listen to our music!
37
Honami
Oh, are you referring to...?
38
Shiho
Exactly. There are a lot of ways to go pro, but they all involve getting people to start listening to our music...
39
Shiho
That includes playing at different live houses, starting a band account to post videos, and all sorts of other stuff...
40
Ichika
Videos! That's it...!
41
Saki
Does that mean we're finally gonna make an official Leo/need account?!
42
Rin
That sounds like fun!!!
Oh, can I help! Pretty please♪
43
Ichika
But we're going to need to edit our videos before uploading them, right...?
44
Shiho
I'm fine with that idea, but we'll have to give it some thought since I don't think any of us have much experience with this stuff...
45
Honami
Then, I'll try learning how.
46
Saki
What?
47
Honami
As long as I have the software to do it, I think I can figure out how to cut, trim and edit videos for us.
48
Honami
I was also thinking about how to actually start our channel since there will probably be a process to figure out.
49
Ichika
Honami...
50
Honami
The videos I make may not end up being the best, but if it means even a few more people will listen to our songs, that will be worth the effort...
51
Honami
So...
I'd like to do what I can for this band.
52
Saki
That...
53
Saki
...was sooo cool!
You're the best, Hona!
54
Shiho
Thanks, Honami. We really appreciate it...
55
Shiho
I'm not as good at this stuff as you, Honami, so I don't how much I'll be able to help. But I want to do what I can. Feel free to ask for help if you ever think you need it.
56
Honami
Thank you! I will!
57
Ichika
(Honami's such an amazing person...)
58
Ichika
(Between putting together schedules for us and making our flyer for Shibuya Festa, she does so much for us...)
59
Saki
Leo/need's official channel's really happening!
60
Shiho
Yeah... But for now, we need to practice. We can talk later about how we're gonna shoot each video and stuff.
61
Saki
Okay!
I can't wait♪
62
Saki
Especially if it means we'll be uploading all the new songs we come up with...
63
Saki
Which means I need to write more songs that people will like!
64
Ichika
(Oh...)
65
Ichika
(Saki always seems to have so much fun writing songs for us...)
66
Ichika
(But...)
67
Ichika
(It's not that easy...
I mean, she went through a lot with that last one.)
68
Ichika
(If I can learn to write songs for us, it'll help reduce the work Saki has to do...)
69
Ichika
(Unfortunately, I'm struggling to write even one that I feel satisfied with. At this rate, I won't be able to help us at all...)
70
Ichika
(For the time being, I need to finish working on my current song. I'll mention it to the others when I have something that I feel good about...)
71
Ichika
(Then, I can say that I gave songwriting a try...)
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