Now that it's the day of, I guess she's starting to get a little nervous...

How do you feel, Kohane?

Oh, um...
I practiced a lot, so I should be fine...!

All that's left for me is to do what I practiced and produce the best results I can...!

Alright, calm down.
How do you guys feel?

Yes, I'm ready whenever.

Same here!

Then...
Kohane, you lead our huddle today.

What?! Me?!

Yeah, now's your best opportunity.
I mean, just look at everyone's faces.

None of here think that you don't have what it takes.

I agree. We understand your concerns, but you should be fine.

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.

Shinonome, Aoyagi...

...

Kohane, listen...

I've told you this before, but I don't mind saying it again. I truly, absolutely love the way you sing.

Every time you sing, you light this fire inside me and make me want to also sing!

An...

We believe in you, Kohane.
Which is why we wanna hear you at your best!

Okay! Thanks, An...
You guys as well...

Taiga, An's dad, everyone that came to see us... I want them all to get excited and have fun.

Here we go! Our third event! “RISE”!

Whoa, hey...! Isn't that Ken and Taiga?!

What? No way! What are they doing here...?!

Hey, this place is pretty packed.

Yeah, it is. This place was fairly popular to begin with, but this energy... There's definitely something in the air here...

Looks like it's starting. Who's going to lead off...?

Hm? Just her...?

Wait, Taiga, did you put her up to this...?

(Did microphones always feel this cold...? Also, my heart... It's beating so loud...)

(I was so scared of having to set the pace for this event.)

But...

(I'm okay now...
Everyone said that they believe in me.)

(Gently breathe in... And breathe out... Don't think about failing. Erase all those thoughts from your mind.)

(Huh...?)

(The lady in the front...
She let me take photos of her the other day.)

(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...?)

(The lady from the crepe shop's also here. The strawberry and whipped cream crepe she gave me was so yummy.)

(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.)

(Everyone who's been nice enough to help me is here...)

She isn't singing. Is she nervous or something?

What do you think she's gonna sing?

(Right. They're not here to just hear me sing. They want to hear us and our music.)

(They genuinely want to see our performance...)

(That fills my heart with so much warmth... I couldn't be happier...)

(And this warmth I'm feeling...)

(It's like what I felt that time...)

(This warmth I'm feeling is sort of similar to what I felt when Miku and the others helped me make that realization...)

(Which means...)

(They all want to hear us sing...
I need to answer their call.)

(I want them to hear me sing!)

♪————————!!

*Nod*
She's doing well...!

She's doing even better than she did during practice, and the audience is responding.

(This is so strange...
All that pressure I was feeling a second ago is all gone now.)

(Not only that...)

Hey, she's pretty good!
The owner of this place really does have an eye for talent!

Wow! She seems like a totally different person!

(I can see everyone's faces so clearly...
They're all smiling and having fun.)

You're doing great, Kohane!

(I think I can sing a little harder.
That might give them a better sense of what I'm feeling...!)

♪————!! ——————!!

Not bad. That sort of high you feel when you sing on stage. I can feel it through her song.

Yeah. So this is what she's seeing and feeling.

I may not be the best teacher, but she's definitely figured out what I was trying to tell her.

She's singing while looking at each person's face.

People can convey their feelings to one another by making eye contact. And the same is true for the way someone sings.

But I was confident she was capable of this much.

Nice singing! Keep it up!

(Oh, Taiga just praised me...!)

(I'm so happy. That means my song's reaching him...)

(His booming voice is exciting the rest of the audience...)

(They're all waving their hands around. I can't tell if this is my voice or if it's someone else's...)

(But I want to keep responding to them!)

(Because I can still...!)

(Yes. Yes, I can...)

(I can reach that place again...)

(I can go back to where Miku and Luka led me that time...!)

♪————~~~~!!

...?!

Whoa...

...

(You've gotta be kidding me...
Wh-What am I seeing right now...?!)

(I-It's like...)

The way she's singing... It's almost as if she's...

...

No way...

She's like Aunt Nagi...

How the...?

I-Is it just me or does she look like Nagi...?!

I-Incredible...

(What in the world just happened...?)

(The way she's singing...
I feel unbelievably moved for some reason...!)

(My body... It feels electric... How's she doing this...?!)

...

Kohane...

(She really is the best...)

(But...)

She still hasn't reached her ceiling...

♪————!

Huff... Huff... Huff...

(Oh, hang on...)

(Is this why Taiga had me walk around the city...?)

(All the people he and An helped me meet and make personal connections with... As well as Taiga himself and An's dad...)

(They all want to hear me sing, and I want them to hear me sing.)

(This feeling. I can see how important it is when it comes to singing...)

Thank you all for listening.
The show's just getting started, so I hope you stay and enjoy yourselves until the end!

Next, we have EVER!