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Crawl Green
Tatsuya
(...Jeez, Azusawa's one hell of a beast. Looks like I was severely underestimating her, expecting just a replica of her STAY GOLD performance.)
Tatsuya
(——But...this air feels great! I won't let the atmosphere that Azusawa created go to waste!)
Tatsuya
We won't lose here either! Let's hear you cheer until your throats tear to shreds!
Audience cheering
Backstage
Kohane
*pant*, *pant*...*pant*...
Akito
...Kohane!
Akito
Your solo rocked the house. All you've gotta do now is rest up 'til our turn, make sure your voice doesn't give out!
Kohane
...! Yeah...! Thank you, Shinonome-kun.
Kotaro
That song just now powered me up too! You can even lie down if you need to, just focus on recovering until you're up again!
Kohane
No, I'll be alright...! I wanna see everybody's performances from the wings...
An
...
An
...Kohane! Good job!
An
Here! I brought a drink for you, so don't forget to stay hydrated!
Kohane
...Yeah, thank you. I'll drink up.
Tatsuya
Next up is——this guy!
Audience cheering
Kotaro
(...!? The venue is...the floor is so hot, it's on fire!)
Kotaro
(Azusawa created the best atmosphere possible, and then EVER blew that through the roof.)
Kotaro
(In that case——I've gotta show them what I can do too!)
Kotaro
You guys can get even more hyped up, can't you!! Let's tear up the floor and have some fun!!
Kotaro
♪——————! ————!!
Audience Member
I had no idea Kotaro was this good!? His songs sweep you up so easily!
Kotaro
(My voice is coming out better than usual, and my tongue's rolling well too~! The crowd's seriously getting into it, this is the best!)
— Some time later —
Kotaro
Touno! I'm leaving it to you!
Arata
(Haha, this is astounding. I've never felt an atmosphere like this before. It's so hot, even just breathing makes my throat dry out.)
Arata
(And above that——Kohane-chan's song won't leave my head. I've been wanting to sing ever since I heard it...)
Arata
(——I can't hold myself back. I've reached my limit.)
Arata
Hey, everyone, you haven't passed out yet, have you? Keep up until the end!
Arata
♪————!! ————!! ————!!
Audience Member
Woah! Touno's improved a ton too!
Audience Member
Actually, was he always this aggressive? It's so intense that it's giving me chills...!
Toya
Azusawa, it's almost time to go. Do you think you're ready?
Kohane
Yeah! I'm warmed up again, so I can sing whenever!
An
...
Akito
...Oi, An.
An
Ah...what?
Akito
You're ready too, right?
An
...Yeah. Thanks, Akito. I'm fine! Just leave it to me.
An
Plus, we all promised. We're gonna hype up the audience here as much as we can!
Akito
...Jeez, you've got one hell of a memory.
Arata
...Then, all that's left is the finale! I'll leave the rest to you, Vivid BAD SQUAD!
Akito
...Right, let's go! We'll make the audience and the owner acknowledge that this is the best event ever!
Tatsuya
You guys, go out there and hit them with everything you've got!
Kotaro
Akito! Show 'em a performance that'll blow Shepherd outta the water!
Akito
Yeah, of course!
Audience cheering
Toya
(This is...what a tremendous heat. Seeing it from the wings is completely different from feeling it on stage.)
Toya
(It's so suffocating, it feels incredible...!)
An
(I've never felt this hot before...)
An
(Ah—! I wanna sing my heart out!)
Kohane
(...I wonder why. I can see the audience's faces even better than before.)
Kohane
(Everybody's so sweaty, and so tired they can barely stand...but it looks like they're saying that they want our song to get their blood pumping even faster!)
Akito
——Let's go. Keep it up until the end!
Akito
♪————! ————!!
An
(...It's fine. Up here, there's only one thing I'm meant to do!)
An
(Right now, I'm not gonna think about anything else, I've just gotta focus on singing...!)
Kohane & An
♪————————!!
Kohane
(...She's so reliable. When An-chan's singing next to me, I feel like our voices can reach places I couldn't get to alone.)
Kohane
(Right now, for us, anything is——!)
An
(Right now...Kohane is so amazing that it's almost scary.)
An
(...But, it's strange. When I sing with her——I feel like we can do anything.)
Akito & Toya
♪————!! ————!!
Toya
(It feels like Azusawa's singing is pushing us further and further up.)
Toya
(Right now, is everyone taking the lead for themselves? The heat is surging so much that even that feels difficult to ascertain——it feels comforting.)
Akito
(I thought it was impossible to know how far Kohane's singing would go, but...I never imagined she'd improve this much.)
Akito
(...But, her voice is pulling us higher.)
Akito
(If that's how it is, there's no use hesitating. I need to use this momentum, and keep pushing the limit!)
Kohane & Akito
♪——————!
Kohane
(...Shinonome-kun came forward all of a sudden. His singing right now is so beautiful and powerful...!)
Kohane
(The audience is more pumped up than I've ever seen. The venue is even more passionate than when I was singing alone.)
Kohane
(I thought I'd already got it all out of my system, but I'm sweating again. My body temperature just keeps rising.)