< BURN MY SOUL | Story
Chapter 7: The Fire From That Night, Still Remains
あの夜の火は、今も (? (edit))
あの夜の火は、今も (? (edit))
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The next night
WEEKEND GARAGE
WEEKEND GARAGE
Akito
If you would, Ken-san.
Ken
Right.
Ken
(...He seems pretty calm today. He's lost that cornered look he always has.)
Ken
Seems like...he's figured something out.
Ken
——In that case, I think I'll go first today. Let's get started.
Akito
Yep!
Ken
(...I see. He's trying to focus on my singing.)
Ken
(If so...I'll have him listen until he's satisfied.)
Ken
♪————————!!
Akito
Kh...!
Akito
(...He really is amazing.)
Akito
(Whenever I listen to Ken-san's singing, my whole body feels lit on fire. I can feel my pulse down to my fingertips.)
Akito
(And not just that...he's singing here, just for me.
Akito
(What can I say...it's like a miracle.)
Akito
(...I have to feel this song more.)
Akito
(To feel what lit a fire in me that can never be extinguished, Ken-san's singing——)
Ken
♪————————!!
Akito
(The person that got my heart moving, it could be anyone else. It was you.)
Flashback
End flashback
Akito
(Because you were there, I'm standing here now.)
Flashback
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End flashback
Akito
(The excitement I feel facing you. The anxiety, the thrill, the joy——it was never the right answer to suppress all of that.)
Akito
(That's why I have to feel everything you gave me with my whole body, and then——)
Akito
♪——————!!
Akito
(——I'll turn it into power, and surpass you!!)
Ken
...You finally get it.
Ken
(You've got a habit of thinking about things too hard. The solution's usually simpler than you think.)
Ken
(Everything you've felt——your joy, your sadness, your anger, you can turn all of that into fuel.)
Ken
(That'll become your song.)
Akito
♪————————!!
Akito
...*pant*, *pant*, *pant*...
Ken
——That was good singing.
Ken
But...we're not done yet.
Akito
Eh...
Ken
♪————————!!!!
Akito
(...! This song is...!)
Flashback
End flashback
Akito
(From RAD WEEKEND...!)
Akito
(He's seriously trying to crush me...!)
Ken
♪————————!!!!
Akito
(...Fuck. I'm so pathetic...even though I prepared for this.)
Akito
(I'm...shaking...)
Akito
(Something like this...can I really...)
Akito
(No, that's wrong. There's no way I can think that...!)
Akito
(Burn...! Burn brighter!)
Akito
(Everything inside of me——!)
Akito
(Hey...Ken-san.)
Akito
(Ever since I saw RAD WEEKEND, I've gained more things than I can count.)
Akito
(At first, it was a pain. I came close to breaking so many times.)
Akito
(But——)
Flashback
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End flashback
Akito
(Even with that——)
Flashback
End flashback
Akito
(While I ran so desperately, those guys were there with me.)
Flashback
Footsteps receding (x3)
End flashback
Akito
(And——we took it in our hands...lost it...and even though we've been beaten to hell and back, the reason we're still moving forward——)
Akito
(Is 'cause that night is burned into the core of my heart!)
Akito
♪————————————————!!!!
Akito
(——Hey, Ken-san.)
Akito
(That fire you lit in me that night is still burning on.)
Akito
(I can't ever thank you enough for that.)
Akito
(And that's why——)
Akito
(That's why I'll surpass you.)
Akito
(...That's right. In the end, that's what's left.)
Akito
(That feeling that pushed me all the way here——)
Akito
(——Ken-san.)
Akito
(I'll surpass you——I'll surpass RAD WEEKEND, and go even further beyond that!!)
Akito
♪————————————————!!!!
Ken
...You're on fire.
Akito
...*pant*, *pant*, *pant*...!
Akito
(Damn, my knees are shaking...!)
Ken
Good job, Akito.
Akito
Eh...
Ken
Just now, I thought from the bottom of my heart, I want to see it.
Ken
The sight of you——all of you, going beyond us.
Akito
...Thank you so much!
A few weeks later
Ken
Now then——you've all done your best up until today.
Ken
Your skill levels are up to par. The time is ripe, as they say.
Ken
——Akito.
Ken
Yes!
Ken
It's finally time to strike. Are you prepared?
Akito
Yes. I'm ready whenever.
An
Maaan, this is the first step of our comeback, so I wanted us all to sing together...
An
But, I'm sure Akito can light it up out there!
Kohane
Yeah! Do your best...Shinonome-kun!
Toya
Your efforts won't betray you. ...That's what I believe.
Akito
Thanks, you guys.
Ken
We'll be on the other side of the street so we don't mess with your rhythm. Do your best out there.
Akito
Alright!
Akito
In that case——let's head out!