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Ako
Rin-rin! That last part you played was so awesome~!
Rinko
Really...?
Ako
Yeah! It was so cool how you went da-da-daaan!
Rinko
Th-thanks...
Rinko
Um... Ako-chan... why don't we take a break... before the others arrive...?
Ako
Good idea! I'm a tiny bit tired after all that drumming~.
Rinko
That's not surprising... since we started rehearsing... really early today...
Ako
But you got here even earlier than I did, right Rin-rin?
Rinko
That's because... I was thinking about rehearsals... and I woke up too early...
Ako
Me too! I woke up super early cause I couldn't wait to get back on the drums after our last gig!
Ako
That gig was just so awesome, wasn't it?!
Rinko
Yes... I want to play more shows... like that...
Lisa
Huh? Hey guys.
Ako
Oh! Lisa-nee! And Sayo... san! Good morning!
Sayo
Good morning. You two are rather early today.
Ako
Our last gig was sooo much fun that I couldn't wait any longer to get back on the drums! Right, Rin-rin?
Rinko
Y-yes...
Lisa
I know what you mean! I've had this urge to play the bass ever since. I thought I might be too early today, but I guess not.
Ako
Did you come early because you were still excited from our last gig too, Sayo-san?
Sayo
I just...
Lisa
Just what?
Sayo
... I just wanted to start rehearsing as soon as possible to review what we gained from our last performance.
Lisa
Ahaha, so I guess we're all on the same page then♪
Ako
It was just sooo much fun!
Rinko
Yes... it was so fun... time just... flew by...
Lisa
Totally! I had fun playing all the songs, but it was the last one that really did it for me.
Lisa
Yukina was so full of life when she was singing that one♪
Ako
*sigh*... Yukina-san was so cool when she was singing that new song...
Ako
Rin-rin, I'm so glad we convinced her to do it!
Rinko
Me too... that song... and Yukina-san's voice... were really nice...
Sayo
I agree. It was Minato-san that drew out the full potential of that song.
Lisa
Ooh, it's not every day Sayo lays out the praise!
Sayo
I'm... simply giving an accurate evaluation of our performance.
Lisa
Are you now~?
Sayo
Why are you grinning like that? Don't mock me.
Lisa
Ahaha, my bad~.
Yukina
... Oh?
Ako
Ah, Yukina-san! Good morning!
Yukina
Good morning, everyone. You're all here early. What's going on?
Lisa
We're all still pumped from our last gig, and we just couldn't wait any longer to start.
Yukina
I see...
Yukina
(I couldn't get our last show out of my head either, which is why I came in early... It seems like it was the same for everyone else too.)
Lisa
(Yukina looks kind of happy now.)
Sayo
(Minato-san sang with even more power than usual during that last song... It was impossible for anyone to take their eyes off her.)
Rinko
(Yukina-san... was so cool that day...)
Ako
(Argh, just looking at Yukina-san reminds me of our gig!)
Yukina
...?
Yukina
(I can't help but feel I'm being stared at...)
Yukina
What's going on here...?
Lisa
We were just talking about how you sang so well the other day... And how the last song was just so good.
Yukina
I see... I feel like I was able to convey my feelings the most in the last song too.
Yukina
I owe this to all of you... If it wasn't for your support, I might not have chosen to sing it.
Yukina
I haven't said this properly yet, have I? ... Thank you.
Lisa & Sayo
!
Ako & Rinko
!
Ako
Oh my god~! Yukina-san thanked us!
Rinko
U-umm... uh... thank you... too...
Lisa
Oh man~, like I'm surprised, but... being thanked like this kinda makes me feel weird!
Yukina
Is this something to be so surprised about...?
Sayo
(Everyone is in high spirits.)
Sayo
(But... part of me kind of likes it. It seems what we have here is starting to grow on me...)
Ako
Yukina-san said "thank you"...
Ako
*gasp* I should've recorded it! Aww, I can't believe I missed my chance~!
Sayo
... Settle down, Udagawa-san.
Sayo
It's about time we start rehearsing. I'm sure you all agree?
Yukina
Of course. Let's give it everything we've got.
Transcript
Yukina
The score has seen quite a lot of use. I wrote so many notes on it too...
Yukina
I don't think there's a single unmarked page.
Yukina
Oh? BanG Dreamer-san. Are you on your break?
Yukina
I was just looking at my scores. This is the one from our last gig. I looked at it so many times that it's starting to fall apart.
Yukina
This particular song... is one that my father used to sing.
Yukina
I found it on an old cassette tape of my father's, and I was stunned the first time I listened to it.
Yukina
There was something intense and emotive about it... I couldn't move after I listened to it...
Yukina
I didn't know music like that existed...
Yukina
The song was so powerful, and I wanted to sing it...
Yukina
... Like my father did. This is what went through my mind...
Yukina
But I was worried if I could sing it or not. This song requires quite a high level of skill. And not only that...
Yukina
I... wasn't sure if I was worthy of singing it.
Yukina
I could sense a purity in this song, a single-minded passion towards music... How could I sing something like that?
Yukina
I was tortured by these thoughts.
Yukina
But despite this, I chose to sing it... I suppose it was the things the people I treasure said to me that helped me make that decision.
Yukina
That trying to face this song was proof that my passion towards music was pure.
Yukina
There's no such thing as a song that can't be played...
Yukina
... This is why I decided to sing this song. Even if I was imperfect, and still lacking something.
Yukina
That's right. Thanks to everyone, I was able to sing with my head held higher than usual. I can't say I had a completely clear conscience, but...
Yukina
I'm not going to run from those feelings. I see now that it's important not to.
Yukina
Thanks to this song, I feel that I've been able to take a step forward. For the band also, it was a big stepping stone for improvement.
Yukina
So, in that sense as well, I'm thankful that I found this song... No, not only that.
Yukina
I'm thankful to all the members of Roselia.
Yukina
Everyone stayed back late and practiced it again and again to improve the quality of our performance...
Yukina
If it wasn't for them, we could never have performed this song.
Yukina
... That's true. The me of the past would never have reached this realization.
Yukina
I've grown through singing... through our music. And I don't just mean that I sing better... I feel like I've grown as a person.
Yukina
Music is a mysterious thing, isn't it...? It can change a person's way of thinking.
Yukina
You think I smile more than I used to? ... Fufu, I suppose you're right.
Yukina
That's the power of music? True. It's also... the power of the people you treasure.
Yukina
That doesn't sound like something I would say, does it? I'm sorry, I've been talking your ears off.
Yukina
BanG Dreamer-san. Roselia can reach greater heights than this... I know this now.
Yukina
I wonder how I will look at music when we reach those heights...
Yukina
And what kind of relationship I will have with my music then. It's still so far away yet I can't wait to find out.
Yukina
I will put what I feel into song... And someday you'll hear it.
Yukina
I hope you look forward to that day as much as I do.