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Heart-Pounding Sound |  |
Tae
Sigh...
Rimi
Ah, you're already here, O-Tae-chan?
Tae
Our class didn't have homeroom, so I wanted to play the guitar a bit before everyone arrives.
Tae
... Wait, Kasumi and Arisa aren't with you?
Rimi
Kasumi-chan has to clean the classroom today, and Arisa-chan has student council business to take care of.
Tae
Oh... Sigh.
Saaya
Are you okay? That's a lot of sweat.
Rimi
Maybe you should rest since we have band practice after this...
Tae
It's okay, I can keep going. If I wanted to, I could even play until tomorrow morning.
Saaya
Oh~, you're on fire~.
Rimi
Fufu, I can see why~. The owner did just say we'll be doing the festival online.
Saaya
And after so many tries too... I haven't been that happy in a while.
Rimi
I was so excited that day that I had trouble falling asleep.
Tae
Me too! I've been so thrilled ever since the owner said we passed.
Tae
I couldn't get much sleep last night, so I ended up playing the guitar.
Saaya
I understand, but you shouldn't work yourself too hard.
Tae
It's hard not to after seeing the way the owner looked.
Rimi
The way she looked...?
Tae
You saw how determined she was once she said we were taking the festival online, right?
Tae
She even mentioned she was going to call in all her connections.
Tae
Her words sent shivers up my spine.
Tae
She's really intent on making the Rocking Star Festival a success.
Rimi
O-Tae-chan...
Tae
That's why I feel like I should use all the free time I have to play the guitar.
Tae
If she's giving everything she's got, then I need to do the same.
Tae
If I don't, I'm going to be overwhelmed. And we still have more challenges to overcome.
Rimi & Saaya
...
Saaya
You're right... Our goal has always been more than just getting the owner to agree to livestream the concert.
Rimi
My heart's beating so fast right now..
Tae
Because you're nervous?
Rimi
No, because I'm excited!
Saaya
Now I'm on fire~. Fufufu.
Saaya
It's not like we're competing with the owner, but for some reason, I feel like I don't want to lose to her!
Rimi
Yeah, let's do our best!
Saaya
Let's practice until Kasumi and Arisa arrive then.
Tae
Why don't we use this chance to play together?
Saaya
Agreed! What do you think we should play?
Rimi
How about our new song? There's a phrase that I'm not so sure about...
Tae
Let's start there then. Ready, guys?
Rimi
Hold on... Okay, I'm ready now!
Saaya
Ready when you are~.
Tae
Alright, let's do this! One, two, three...
Transcript
Marina
Phew... Now that we're done with work for the morning, why don't we take a break?
Marina
Hm? Is that...? Hi, Tae-chan!
Tae
...
Marina
Huh...? Hey~, Tae-chan~!
Tae
Huh...? Ah, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san. Hello.
Marina
Hello. You seemed rather preoccupied with your phone. What were you looking at?
Tae
I was watching the Rocking Star Festival livestream.
Tae
Since I didn't get to see all the shows, I was going through the video archives to check them out.
Marina
OH~. I can see why you didn't notice us then. It's hard to take your eyes off the bands when they're giving such great performances.
Tae
Exactly! You can tell how much fun each band has while playing music.
Marina
I got that sense too. The whole festival was such a refreshing experience!
Tae
When we were performing, it felt like the people there and the people watching the stream became one.
Marina
The crowd and online activity did get pretty wild when you were playing.
Tae
Yeah! Whenever we were enjoying ourselves, people responded with the same feeling!
Tae
I think it's because we were embraced by music!
Marina
Embraced by music...?
Tae
At first, I thought it was just Poppin'Party that got to experience that curious sensation of being embraced by music.
Tae
But going through the video archives made me realize I was wrong.
Tae
Music didn't just embrace us. It embraced and brought together everyone involved in the festival.
Tae
Now that I know that, I love music even more.
Marina
That's a very unique perspective~. If music really did embrace us...
Marina
Then it must be because it wanted to thank you for all the hard work you did to take concerts in a new direction.
Tae
You think so? That makes me so happy!
Tae
Ah... speaking of happy, while people were getting ready for the concert, I got to see everyone that used to work at SPACE and-
Marina
Fufu. Do you mind if we continue after we get our lunch?
Tae
Sure! I think I'll grab something to eat too.
Marina
Why don't we go together then?
Tae
Okay!