Taiga!

Hey, Ken.

A customer just told me what happened.

You really went through with it?

What did I say?
I didn't want to leave any loose ends.

I see.

I also told them about Nagi.

...!

They need to know if they're gonna “succeed” us.

But I only told them a few things.
You'll have to tell them the rest... Right?

Yeah, I know.

...

...

...!
Tono!

Tono, where are you going...?

Where...?

I'm going home.
There's nothing left for me here.

Wait, what do you mean by that...?

I mean, didn't you see just now?

There's no way we can do better than that.

Oh...

T-Tono...

And you're okay with that...?

You aren't, are you...?
I thought you were willing to do whatever it took...!

I wasn't able to respond...

All I had to say was, “Taunt me all you want! I'll keep carrying his dreams!”

...!

But still...!

That's...

I had no idea what to say in that moment. I drew a complete blank...

...

Anyway, well...

This is it for me.

...!

I'll see you all... No...

Goodbye.
This team was fun while it lasted...

Tono...!

...!

...

I'm not gonna lie. This feels like the end of the line...

What...?!
You're not also...?!

I... We never had a problem with losing to anyone.

Because we knew that we could fight again another day. At least, that's what we believed...

But today, we saw reality...

There are actually people out there who can't be beaten no matter how hard you try...

Oh...

...

Also, if...
Even if we manage to outdo Taiga someday...

I'm having a hard time seeing us surpassing RAD WEEKEND...

I just don't know how we can...

But...

I honestly didn't want to see things end like this...

But I think it's time that I grew up and gave up on this dream...

So, bye...

Why's this happening...?

This...
This isn't fair! Not one bit...!

Why?! Just why...?!
This was the first real dream I've ever had... Why did it have to be impossibly hard...?!

Why...?! Why...?!
Why couldn't I sing when it really mattered...?

Why...?
Why am I such a stupid, spineless piece of garbage...?!

Mita...

*Sob*
*Cry*

...

What Taiga said...

Did he mean we shouldn't chase after dreams we can't possibly achieve...?

...!
No, that's...!

I was holding you all back...
I knew this entire time...

But I clung to how you guys were all chasing after the same dream as me...

I didn't want to let go of that...
Which was probably really bad...

No, Mita, don't say that!

Sorry, you guys...

I'm really sorry...

Mita!

...!

Dammit...!

There you are!

Dad...?

Ken...?! What are you doing here...?

I heard from one of my customers...and Taiga.

He told you didn't he...?
About Nagi?

...!

...
Yeah, he did.

So, you also knew...?

You knew this whole time and didn't tell me...?

An...

...
Why?

Why?! Why?!

Why was I the only one who didn't know something this important?!

None of this makes any sense!
I thought everybody was on my side! We were all like family!

Seriously, why?! I don't get it! Why only me...?!

Because that's what Nagi wanted.

Ugh! I don't care!

That doesn't explain anything at all!!!

...
I'm sorry, An.

Let's talk about this more at our place.

Including you, Akito, Toya, Kohane...
We'll need you all to join us.

Today, I'll tell you everything.
About how and why RAD WEEKEND happened...

I flipped the sign to say closed, so no one else should be bothering us.

This is going to take some time, so please sit down and make yourselves comfortable.

Okay...

Where do I begin?
I don't actually know exactly what Taiga told you all...

But Nagi is gone, and that's the truth.

...

I'm sure you all have a long list of questions you'd like to ask.

So, please allow me to tell you everything, from the beginning to the end. Who Nagi was and how RAD WEEKEND came to be.

And first...
Well, you need to know more about Nagi. About us, RADder.

We first decided to form a team together when were in junior high.

Taiga and I went to the same school, but we didn't really get along at first. Him singing was the reason I actually began hanging out around here...

(Oh...)

(He's probably talking about that...)

We fought, sang, fought, sang...
Then, one day, this girl suddenly appeared, clinging to Taiga. That was when I met Nagi for the first time.

She said, “You're the weirdo who's been hanging out with Taiga? Why don't you sing with me too?”

She sounded like a piece of work at first... But my impression of her completely changed after I heard her sing.

I'd heard rumors that Taiga's little sister was an unbelievable singer... But I was still blown away.

You were...?

Yes. Despite her small stature, she had this mature singing voice and an uncanny ability to captivate her listeners...

I'll never forget that voice...

...

And before we knew it, the three of us began hanging out together.

Then, one day, Nagi said, “We should form a team. We could rule the world.”

As crazy as that sounded at the time...
Chasing after the same dream as the two of them sounded pretty nice.

A part of me thought that we really could become the best musicians in the world someday.

We went over to Crawl Green, the owner gave us his blessing to debut there, and we were given permission to put on an event.

After that, scouts from the big labels began following us, and we ended up signing with an agency.

We'd finally become professional musicians, but that was only the beginning of our troubles...

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