“♪————~~!
♪————~!”

(Incredible...)

(He really sounds like a powerful eagle. The master of this forest. His voice definitely does wanna make you dance and have fun...)

Looks like Omori's been practicing.

And he's totally different from his usual self. It's amazing how he's captured the eagle's awe-inspiring yet comical personality.

Nishie's also been doing an amazing job.
I love how her voice oozes with evil. She's been sending shivers down my spine as the witch.

(Not only do the main characters sing during this show, but each of the birds also has their own song.)

(It tests both an actor's singing and acting abilities, which suits the cast of the Phoenix Stage really well...)

(Which sort of explains why it was chosen for the anniversary show. Needless to say, the crowd's gonna be looking forward to seeing us sing...)

(And yet...)

(I can't let the way I sing ruin this show.)

(I have to take a hard look at myself. I need to learn what my habits are...)

(Because if I don't fix those, I'll never be able to sing like Omori. I have to see what the good singers are doing and find even the smallest hint.)

(If I can do that, maybe. Just maybe...)

“Fine, so be it.”

“I would rather not be a damper...
So, I shall make a special exception and sing for you.”

“Prepare every fiber of your being to hear the dulcet tones of my majestic voice.”

“♪————”

...!

Way to go, Sakurako.

Yeah.
She's definitely got another good one in store for us.

(How...?)

(How is she able to sing in such a compelling way?)

(This scene involves the phoenix showing the eagle her gratitude for helping her... But she sounds totally different compared to the beginning.)

“♪————”

(It's so clear that the Phoenix is slowly opening up to the other birds through her interactions with Rio.)

(She's being so delicate, but it also feels completely natural. My mind's convinced that she's...)

(That she's...)

(She wasn't kidding that time...
Which is why I began believing that I was on the same level as Sakurako Seiryuin...)

(Then, before I knew it...
She had run so far ahead that I can't see her anymore...)

(I thought I was taking this so seriously...)

(But my confidence became so overinflated somewhere along the way that I'd lost sight...)

(I couldn't see just how much better everyone was getting...)

(They kept improving. A lot...
And I'm only realizing that now...)

I'm such an idiot...

“♪————”

But...

Knowing all that, do I still want to...?

(No, I don't wanna give up...!)

(After hearing Seiryuin sing...
It felt like she was showing me just how much of a skill gap there is between us... And it was so painful.)

(But... But...!)

(I have to accept that fact because I won't be able to move forward if I don't!)

(So, I can't look away. I have to watch, listen and figure out what I'm missing or doing wrong...)

(I mean, Tsukasa won the role of Rio because he was willing to put himself through a lot.)

(Which means...
I also need to do absolutely everything I can to ensure that our show succeeds.)

(I'm gonna catch up to the others and show everyone that I am the Cowardly Canary...!)

“♪————!”