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Sayo
Alright, we should return to the hotel.
Rinko
Okay... Ah.
Sayo
Shoirokane-san? What is it?
Rinko
Oh, I'm sorry... The moon...
Sayo
The moon...?
Sayo
Ah... I had no idea we would be getting a full moon tonight...
Sayo
It's giving off the same gentle light it did before we came here on our tour... Rather soothing, don't you think?
Rinko
Yes...
Sayo
... Before coming to Osaka, I never imagined I would be looking up at the night sky while filled with so much frustration.
Rinko
Me neither... We were so determined... to make our concert be like the one on our first day... and deliver that fire to our audience...
Rinko
But... that was our mistake...
Sayo
...
Rinko
Today will end soon...
Rinko
And I find myself wishing... I could turn back time...
Rinko
I wonder if it's because I'm weak...
Sayo
...
Sayo
... I know this is something that happened some time ago...
Rinko
...?
Sayo
But do you remember when we went to the various school clubs to see what they were like?
Rinko
... Yes, I do... I got to experience what the Tea Ceremony and Tennis Clubs do...
Rinko
And you taught me archery...
Sayo
You were a quick study, and teaching you was very worthwhile.
Sayo
Not to mention, you kept trying over and over again... Even cutting your finger didn't stop you from making an effort to learn.
Sayo
I was deeply moved by you back then.
Sayo
And when you were practicing for the piano competition... you faced yourself directly with such dedication...
Sayo
I found the sight of you doing so to be rather beautiful, in fact...
Rinko
...
Sayo
Even now... you continue to think so hard about the people who came to today's concert.
Sayo
Neither running nor looking away... Simply trying so sincerely.
Sayo
That is why... Shirokane-san, you are not weak. If anything, you are stronger than any of us.
Rinko
Hikawa-san...
Sayo
Whenever we're about to drop something dear to us, it's always you who picks it up.
Sayo
I'm truly grateful. Thank you.
Rinko
Hikawa-san...
Rinko
I'm also... always being helped... by your strength...
Rinko
Perfect form, perfect shot. You introduced me to that way of thinking when I was exploring the various clubs...
Rinko
I still remember it well...
Rinko
Whenever I become lost... remembering those words has this mysterious effect of allowing me to focus on what's in front of me...
Rinko
Strength isn't all, either... When someone is about to lose their way, you gently offer your hand, and quietly guide them to the right path...
Rinko
You possess a dignified kindness.
Rinko
Just like the moon above...
Sayo
... To be compared to the moon is somewhat embarrassing...
Sayo
But I feel you have a soft but define light... that also makes you similar to the moon.
Sayo
And it seems to me like that light is now considerably more buoyant than when we first met.
Rinko
Your light... has also become a lot gentler than back then...
Sayo
... Perhaps we've been gradually influencing each other over the course of our journey up to this point.
Rinko
I think so too... Waxing and waning... the way we shine has slowly changed...
Sayo
And because we've changed... we'll be able to overcome this trial... Right?
Rinko
... I don't know if we can... No... but we must...
Sayo
Exactly, and I'm certain... we will be able to.
Rinko
Yes...
Sayo
... Shall we go now? Everyone is most likely waiting for us to return.
Rinko
We probably should... Let's go back...
Transcript
Rinko
Hello, Marina-san... Is the studio I booked... free now...?
Marina
Hi, Rinko-chan. It's still going to be in use for a bit more. Do you mind waiting a little?
Rinko
Sure... okay...
Marina
By the way, welcome back from your tour. The response seems to be really positive. There's a lot of buzz on social media too.
Rinko
Thank you very much... The people who came seem to be posting their thoughts quite actively...
Rinko
But...
Marina
...? Did something happen?
Rinko
Our concert on the first day... ended up becoming one that we have a lot of regrets about...
Marina
Oh...? Some kind of trouble?
Rinko
Well... before a concert... we always do a lot of rehearsing together... but the rehearsals that day... required a lot more time than usual...
Marina
Nerves from being at a new live house?
Rinko
That's what I also thought at first... but the feeling that something was wrong didn't go away even once the concert began... It actually grew worse...
Marina
So, have you already figured out what caused that feeling?
Rinko
Um... It was because... we weren't focusing properly on the concert on that "today."
Rinko
The more we wanted to make it an amazing concert like the one on the first day of our tour... the harder it became to interact with the fire from the audience...
Marina
I see... That must've been frustrating...
Rinko
Yes... very... And it turns out that everyone else shared that frustration...
Rinko
During our meeting to go over what went wrong... we were discussing what we could do differently for our concert the next day...
Rinko
But I couldn't focus... because I kept seeing... the faces of the people in the audience... who had come to see us that day...
Rinko
That's why... I decided to play the piano... to work through my feelings.
Marina
A piano?
Rinko
Yes... There was a grand piano in the hotel lobby...
Rinko
I played the same piece I had played for a competition a while back.
Rinko
What made the piece so special... was that I had played it back when I made the decision to face my weakness... and start over again...
Rinko
I probably wanted to redo... the concert that had gone so poorly...
Marina
Well... you must've been that frustrated about that concert then.
Rinko
Yes... But... no matter how much we regret what happened that day... It can;t be undone...
Rinko
That's why... as part of the new vow we made... so that we never forget the concert that day...
Rinko
I'll be playing that piece... before rehearsals from now on...
Marina
I see... I know things must've been hard for you girls, but I'm sure the experience will help you grow a lot.
Rinko
Thank you very much... I want that to be the case as well... which is why I'll keep working hard so that I can deliver my best performance...