Find A Way Out/Story/Chapter 6

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Chapter 6: ? (edit)
もし限界があるのなら (? (edit))

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Translator(s):

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???

What's wrong, boy?

Middle School Akito

...Eh, you're from RADder...why are you...

Ken

——Here, drink this. Mind if I sit here?

Middle School Akito

Ah, go ahead...

Sits

Ken

You sing here pretty often, don't you? I've seen you a couple of times.

Middle School Akito

KEN-san saw me...?

Ken

Yeah. I could hear your loud voice from a street or two over.

Middle School Akito

Ugh...

Ken

It was a good song, and it sounded like you were singing it with your head held high, so I remember it well.

Ken

If someone with that much energy is sitting around with a shadow over his face, of course I'm gonna wanna talk to him.

Middle School Akito

(...That makes me happy, but I feel so pathetic. I don't want the person I admire to see me like this.)

Middle School Akito

...

Ken

I dunno what's got you so down, but if it's not something you can solve alone, you can always try talking to people.

Ken

If you're stuck in a rut, sometimes all you can do is put it into words and spit it out. That goes for singing, and for life.

Middle School Akito

...

Middle School Akito

(...As if I'd do that. It'd be like crying all over him, I can't do something that lame...)

Middle School Akito

(But...if it's him, he might be able to teach me something. This person, who can sing such amazing songs.)

Middle School Akito

(And, if this person, like all the others, tells me I should just quit music...then I'll...)

Middle School Akito

(No, but...still...!)

Middle School Akito

...Today, I performed at an event at Crawl Green——

— Some time later —

Ken

I see. So you performed at that venue, and got beaten to a pulp.

Ken

And, are you frustrated you got beat? From the looks of it, it doesn't seem like that's all it is——

Middle School Akito

...Of course. I'm frustrated that I got made fun of, and that there was nothing I could do about it, but...

Middle School Akito

But, more than that, I——I can't forgive myself for dragging the venue's name through the mud.

Ken

...Can't forgive yourself, huh...

Middle School Akito

——Even if I lost, even if I wasn't good enough, if I kept putting in the effort and upping my strength, all I had to was get back at them. I thought that'd be enough.

Middle School Akito

But...because I thought that, this happened.

Ken

...And, what's your plan now?

Middle School Akito

...

Middle School Akito

...I don't wanna give up, but...

Middle School Akito

I...I just can't believe in myself.

Middle School Akito

No matter how much effort I put in, I have my limits...some part of me feels that way.

Ken

...I get it. You can't forgive yourself for allowing your resolve to waver.

Ken

If you're acknowledging your limits, then maybe that's where your limits are.

Middle School Akito

...That's what I was thinking.

Ken

But——if that's the case, all you have to do is surpass those limits.

Ken

The mind is something that wavers so easily. Is this as far as I can go? There's nothing beyond this point.

Ken

That's why, in those times, you have to trust your heart over your mind. You have to move forward to the rhythm of your heartbeat, and let your body follow.

Ken

Your body's more direct about what it wants, and it'll keep it simple.

Middle School Akito

My body...

Ken

Yeah. Even if you're feeling down, no matter how painful things get, if your body says it wants to keep singing——

Ken

When that happens, don't give up singing. If you wanna surpass your limits, that's your only option.

Middle School Akito

...

Ken

You sang all the way to the end today, didn't you? You did your job fine, then. You did well.

Middle School Akito

...*sob*!

Ken

But, lay off events for a while. I'm pretty sure you've been practicing without rest recently, your voice sounds hoarse.

Ken

Take care of your body, so you can keep singing. ——See ya.

Walking foosteps

Middle School Akito

...Th-thank you so much!

Middle School Akito

...I'll...keep singing...

End flashback

Kotaro

Something like that happened...

Akito

Yeah. Thanks to what Ken-san said, I was able to keep singin'.

Akito

And I decided after that. No matter what anybody said to me, I was never gonna quit.

Akito

To be honest, Toya and An, Kohane...whenever I practice with them, I realize that I've still got a long way to go.

Akito

But, until I surpass RAD WEEKEND with them...no matter how rough it gets, I'm never gonna stop singing.

Akito

That's what I decided.

Kotaro

If you've still got a long way to go, where does that leave me? ...But...Yeah, you're right.

Kotaro

Alright, let's run a little more! And we're singing after that, right?

Akito

What's up? You're all excited outta nowhere.

Kotaro

Well if you tell me a story like that, I'm gonna end up thinking, I'll do my best too! Y'know!?

Kotaro

Cause I wanna surpass RAD WEEKEND with you, Akito, and the others too!

Akito

Jeez, I get it. Then, let's get going.

Kotaro

Yeah!

Kotaro

——Wait...what's with that crowd?

Akito

Hm? ...Oh, that's Punch Drink. It's a new live house that opened recently. Maybe they're doing an event.

Kotaro

It looks pretty popular, I wonder who it is? ...Ah, they're coming out.

Senior Musician

Everyone, thanks for coming to listen today. It's been a while, but being back on Vivid Street really is so nice~

Akito

(Those guys are...)

Flashback

Senior Musician A

If you've got the guts to talk like that, prove yourself. There's an event at Crawl Green this week, you'd better show your face.

Senior Musician A

We'll kick that kid's ass and get the show back on track, so get ready to raise your voices! We're going all out from song one!

End flashback

Akito

(...So they're back.)

Fan

Um, can I get your autograph!?

Senior Musician A

Ahhh, yeah, gimme a moment. I've gotta get to you all in order.

Senior Musician A

Hey, you guys, can you scoot over here...wait, huh? That guy standing over there, could it be...

Senior Musician A

Oh, Shinonome! It's been a while! I hear you were still doing music?

Senior Musician A

Not only that, I hear you've been hanging around a bunch of people that can sing, and putting on events!

Akito

...Got a problem with that?

Kotaro

Eh...! The guys you had beef with back in the day were Shepherd...!

Kotaro

They're the ones who had a major debut and left town! I heard they've been singing at a whole bunch of places after leaving Vivid Street...I didn't know they were still doing events here.

Senior Musician B

I'm impressed you can still bear to sing around here after dragging Crawl Green's name through the mud.

Akito

——That's...I feel bad about that.

Akito

Back then, the reason I couldn't get the crowd excited was cause of my own lack of skill.

Akito

But, it's different now. I'm sure I could get the audience there...at Crawl Green excited.

Senior Musician A

Heh...d'you think you're hot shit just cause you're doing events with Touno? Is that what it is?

Senior Musician A

If you're gonna say that, go ahead and sing right here.

Akito

Hah? Why would I do that for you——

Senior Musician A

I'm doing you a favor here! We're letting you get revenge.

Senior Musician A

Or——are you too scared?

Akito

...Hah?

Senior Musician A

It's been a few years since then, but the reason you're still here is because you've been struggling in your own miserable way, isn't it?

Senior Musician A

...But, you're still no match for us. You know that, and that's why you're not singing, right?

Kotaro

Tch, as if! Akito is——!

Akito

Hey. ...Leave it.

Akito

——Why don't we give this a shot?

Luka

(Uwawa, this is bad...! What do I do...!)

Luka

(——I know!)

Toya's Room

Toya

...

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