The day of the event
Crawl Green
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Kohane
All that's left for me is to do what I practiced and produce the best results I can...!
Toya
Because we all believe in you, Azusawa.
Take everything you've gained up to this point and sing to your heart's content on that stage.
Take everything you've gained up to this point and sing to your heart's content on that stage.
An
I've told you this before, but I don't mind saying it again. I truly, absolutely love the way you sing.
Kohane
Taiga, An's dad, everyone that came to see us... I want them all to get excited and have fun.
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Audience
Whoa, hey...! Isn't that Ken and Taiga?!
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Audience
What? No way! What are they doing here...?!
An's Father
Yeah, it is. This place was fairly popular to begin with, but this energy... There's definitely something in the air here...
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Kohane
(Did microphones always feel this cold...? Also, my heart... It's beating so loud...)
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Luka
Alright, Kohane, take a deep breath for me... Gently breathe in... And breathe out...
Kohane
(Gently breathe in... And breathe out... Don't think about failing. Erase all those thoughts from your mind.)
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Kohane
(And over there...
It's the lady from the record store who also helped me during practice. Did they all come to see me perform...?)
It's the lady from the record store who also helped me during practice. Did they all come to see me perform...?)
Kohane
(The lady from the crepe shop's also here. The strawberry and whipped cream crepe she gave me was so yummy.)
Kohane
(And I see Taiga and An's dad in the middle. They actually came. It's hard not to notice them since they're both so tall.)
Audience
She isn't singing. Is she nervous or something?
Audience
What do you think she's gonna sing?
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Taiga
Also, even though I know you have some experience flying solo, performing by yourself for your own event is something else.
Kohane
(Right. They're not here to just hear me sing. They want to hear us and our music.)
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Kohane
(But I already have people who are willing to give me all the support they can. They've been right under my nose this whole time.)
Kohane
(This warmth I'm feeling is sort of similar to what I felt when Miku and the others helped me make that realization...)
Kohane
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Arata
She's doing even better than she did during practice, and the audience is responding.
Kohane
(This is so strange...
All that pressure I was feeling a second ago is all gone now.)
All that pressure I was feeling a second ago is all gone now.)
Audience
Hey, she's pretty good!
The owner of this place really does have an eye for talent!
The owner of this place really does have an eye for talent!
Audience
Wow! She seems like a totally different person!
Audience
You're doing great, Kohane!
Kohane
(I think I can sing a little harder.
That might give them a better sense of what I'm feeling...!)
That might give them a better sense of what I'm feeling...!)
Kohane
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An's Father
Not bad. That sort of high you feel when you sing on stage. I can feel it through her song.
Taiga
I may not be the best teacher, but she's definitely figured out what I was trying to tell her.
Taiga
People can convey their feelings to one another by making eye contact. And the same is true for the way someone sings.
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Kohane
(They're all waving their hands around. I can't tell if this is my voice or if it's someone else's...)
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Kohane
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Audience
Whoa...
Kohane
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Kohane
(All the people he and An helped me meet and make personal connections with... As well as Taiga himself and An's dad...)
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Kohane
Thank you all for listening.
The show's just getting started, so I hope you stay and enjoy yourselves until the end!
The show's just getting started, so I hope you stay and enjoy yourselves until the end!
Next Chapter: Higher Than The Highest Peak