Hey, that sounded like Taiga singing just now!

Yeah, that booming voice...!
Wait, that's where he's singing?

And what are Vivid BAD SQUAD, Tono and everyone doing here...?

This feels like...
No, they're not really gonna...

Are they battling against Taiga?!
I mean, even with those numbers, they don't stand a chance!

No, I think they can win!
I mean, they're serious about surpassing RAD WEEKEND!

*Sigh*
I was just warming up. Looks like everyone here knows when something's up.

Anyway, our stage is set.

So, let's get started.

H-How are we supposed to beat him...?!

...

(This is bad...
He only sang for a little bit, but we all feel overwhelmed.)

(Including myself...)

We just have to fight...

Akito...!

What he said about Nagi, the neighborhood, everything... None of it makes sense. I still have no idea what he's thinking. Even so...

I know this...!

We can't run from this battle...
If we do, there's no way we'll ever be able to surpass RAD WEEKEND!

Yes, I completely agree...

...

Hey, how much more time do you need to come up with a plan...?

We can't make this crowd wait forever, so I'm just gonna pick someone...

Let's start with... You guys, EVER.

...!

Looks like he's not even gonna give us a second to breathe...

Do you all feel ready...?

Honestly, I don't think so...
This is probably the most scared of a battle we've ever been...

But Shinonome's right...
We can't run! We have to fight!

Alright, you guys!
Let's do this!!!

Yeah!

W-We're going to give it everything we've got. Our determination's gotten us this far...

Your determination...

Well, you get points for spirit.
Anyway, let's begin.

The rules are simple. The side that gets the crowd going the most wins. With this many people, we should get a clear victor.

So, you guys start us off. Take as much time as you want.

What...?!
You're gonna regret talking down to us!

♪————!!

Hey, EVER's up first!
Man, they're so much better than most of the other teams out there!

Yeah!
Show him what you've got!

♪————!!

Huff... Huff...

Yeah, I expected as much...

Now, it's my turn.

...!

(...!
Th-This is the real Taiga...?!)

(This is nothing like what we saw when he battled against Tono that time...!)

(So much power...!
In a split second, he swept everyone up in a torrent.)

I'm getting fed up with this.

(You've gotta be kidding me...
He just crushed us like a bug...)

(We never stood a chance...)

Alright, that should be enough.
Next, you.

Eep...!

I-I'm not running either...!
I'm gonna surpass RAD WEEKEND!

I'm not scared! I don't have time to be scared...!

Haha. I like your bravery.
Anyway, enough talk. Show me what you've got.

...!

♪~~~~!

...!

Yikes...! Who is that guy?! He's horrible!

Isn't that Mita?
I thought he had more skill than that...

This is bad...!
Taiga has him so overwhelmed that he can't sing like he normally does...!

Mita, relax...!
Go at your own pace!

Being good also means being strong mentally. Don't ever forget that.

...!

Ah... Ah...

Kotaro...

Your singing was so bad I couldn't help shutting you up.

Well, you left me no choice.
After all, we shouldn't make these people here have to suffer through more of that.

...

I suppose this means I'm next...

Hey, it's Tono!

Wait, didn't he battle against Taiga before? I remember him losing pretty badly, so I guess this is...

Hey, Arata.
Looks like you finally have a chance for a rematch with me.

Yes, it seems that way...

To be honest, I was hoping to win against you on an actual stage.

But I'm not letting this opportunity go. Not after learning the true reason RAD WEEKEND was so unnaturally intense.

*Sigh*
No fun, as usual. You've always got that cocky look on your face.

Not today. I still can't quite process the truth about Nagi.

Now that I know, I can't just go around half-heartedly saying that I'm going to surpass that night.

But I will surpass it.
And now I say that knowing what it means.

...

You said that it's not possible, Taiga.
However, I am not about to waver.

I'm carrying Soma's hopes and dreams. And I'm going to make them come true...!

So, I am prepared! And I am going to win!

Tono...

♪——————!!

(...!!!
Tono sounds incredible...!)

(He has even more power than during our last event! And he doesn't seem bothered by Taiga at all...!)

(But...)

Is that all you've got, Arata?

...!

*Gasp*
No...!

(He wasn't giving it his all?!)

(I've been doing everything I can to get better after losing to him that time. And yet...)

(It's still not enough...!
All my efforts have gone to waste...!)

♪——————!!

H-How's Taiga doing this...?!

This is so awesome...!
I've never heard anyone sing like this before!

Taiga! Taiga! Taiga!

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

Argh...
Why...? Why can't I get any closer...?!

(Arata...)

Arata, do you truly believe what you said earlier?

What?

Are you really carrying Soma's hopes and dreams for him?

O-Of course I am!
I'm doing everything I can for him!

I also lost a dear friend and sister when Nagi passed away. So I sort of understand how you feel.

I could kick and scream all I wanted, but she was never coming back. I've felt that loss...

...

And you're a better performer than just about everyone around here. No, I'd be hard-pressed to find another person as talented as you anywhere.

But you're still singing with your eyes closed. You're not seeing this place, this audience.

What...?

So, Arata, let me ask you this. Who are you really singing for?

You're not trying to make Soma's dreams come true. You can't face the pain of having lost him, so you're just clinging to his dreams.

Am I wrong...?

...!

No... You're wrong!

I'm chasing this dream for Soma...!

...
I've been down that path before.

So, I'll ask you again.
Arata, aren't you just singing for your own sake?

No! I... I...!!!

I-I'm...

...

I told you all to take a closer look at this city before, but that requires you taking a hard look at yourself first...

Actually, you first need to ask if you actually want to surpass that night without Soma.

...

Anyway...

Last but not least.

Why are you doing this, Uncle Taiga...?

First, you drop a bombshell on us that Aunt Nagi's gone, and then you start sucker punching us...!

Seriously, why?!

Don't you get it, An?

From where I'm standing, your friends behind you certainly seem to.

What...?

Sorry, An...

But we've gotta do this. We have to...

I agree...

Because this is a bridge we have to cross sooner or later if we really are going to surpass RAD WEEKEND.

I...want to know.
I want to see how far we are from surpassing RAD WEEKEND...

...

I...have to join them.

Kohane...

I...

I... I...

An.
I'm going on ahead.

Huh? It's Vivid BAD SQUAD, but just three of them?

...

Are you three here to admit defeat...?

Admit defeat? Not a chance.

As for An... She'll come. I'm sure of it.

So, let's do this...!

Yeah!

♪————!! ————!!

♪————! ————!!

I guess that's the best you guys have got...

(Shinonome and Aoyagi don't sound like their usual selves. And Azusawa's voice...sounds weak.)

(This is bad...
Not even they can...)

♪————!! ————!!

♪————————!!

(They're...)

...

(I don't know what's going on anymore...)

(Aunt Nagi's gone... I'm never gonna see her again... And everyone I know has been hiding that from me...)

(I feel sick... My head's spinning... I can't process any of this...)

(And he expects me to sing?! In this state...?!)

(But...)

(I don't want to just stand still...)

(They're putting up the best fight they can...)

(Against Uncle Taiga of all people...
They know they don't stand a chance, but they're not backing down.)

(All to know one thing...)

(To see if they can actually surpass RAD WEEKEND someday...)

(While I...)

♪————! ——————!

I...!

♪————————!!

(...!
Shiraishi...?!)

(An...!)

(You've gotta sing...)

(I know your head's a mess right now because you don't understand what's going on. So, just don't think.)

(Because all I know is how to sing!!!)

(This is so weird...)

(Everything I was feeling just now went away a little the second I started singing.)

(I can focus more than usual. I can hear everyone's voices so clearly. It's like when we performed at Crawl Green.)

♪————~~!!

Shiraishi... She was so distraught a second ago, but she's singing like she normally does... No, maybe even better...

H-How the...?!

(Way to go, An.)

(And we need to keep up.
We can't let her resolve go to waste!)

(An...!)

(Just hearing An singing next to me puts me at ease...)

(I feel like we can do anything right now.
I can sing better... I know I can!)

♪——————~~~~!!

(Kohane just found another gear...!)

(That means I should also...!)

♪——————!!

(Now with Akito!)

♪——————!!

(...!
The way Shiraishi's singing! She's trying to lift us back up...!)

(Don't think! Sing with instinct! With intuition! No plan is gonna help us beat Uncle Taiga. It doesn't matter how much we try to think...!)

(So, just sing! Throw absolutely everything you have at him! Keep fighting! Don't give him an inch!)

(Everything I have...
Everything I've learned, seen, experienced...!!!)

...!

(No, stop...! Don't think about her...!)

(I'll freeze up if I do...
I have to forget about her...! About Aunt Nagi...!)

(I have to get her out of my head...!)

...!

(No, An's voice...!)

(This is bad! Shiraishi's voice is starting to shake...!)

(Fight through it, An!)

Is that really all you got, An?

Is this all Nagi gave you?

...!

(Shut up...!)

(Aunt Nagi... She gave me...)

(She gave me music...
She's why I'm singing at all!!!)

♪ ————————~~~~!!

...!

What the...?!

W-Was that An's voice just now?

(Akito! Azusawa!
Now's our chance!!)

(...!
Right!)

(Let's do this! We gotta see this through until the end...!!)

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

That was awesome!
Way to go, Vivid BAD SQUAD!

Right at the end they pulled off their best performance ever!

Taiga was also completely off the hook earlier...! But maybe! Just maybe!

Crap... I lost my voice...

Me too...
Also, my head's spinning from concentrating so hard...

(Interesting...)

(So, this is what you were talking about, Nagi. The “next generation” or whatever...)

Credit where credit's due...
That wasn't bad.

...

*Sigh*
Will you stop leering at me like that? Oh, you've lost your voice...

Honestly, you probably sounded better than I did that night.

...!

Which is why it's time for you all to see.

I'm going to show you how RADder and our dreams ended that night.

...!

(Wait, Taiga sounds—)

(Nagi, Ken...)

(I'll sing a RADder song. Only today.)

(I'll show these kids what we were hoping to do. That's what you guys want me to do, right?)

*Sigh*
This isn't like me at all.

♪————————————!!

...!

(No way...)

(What's going on? My body feels...)

(Just listening to him is making all this fire well up inside of me...)

This is terrifying...

Haha...

Is he even human...?

Hm? What's wrong...?
You all look totally dumbfounded.

The RAD WEEKEND you've all placed on a pedestal is just getting started.

...!
This isn't...over...

*Cough*
*Hack*

An...!

I don't believe it...

They never stood a chance...

Yeah...

Hey, let's get outta here...
I can't watch them take much more of this...

Yeah...
A part of me was hoping that they'd put up a better fight...

But no one's going to top that...

No one. Not ever.

Hey...!

(No, wait...!
Don't leave, you guys...!)

(Please don't leave...!)

Now do you understand?
This is what you're all up against.

If you wanna keep trying to surpass us, be my guest.