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Flashback
Over 20 years ago
Vivid Street
Vivid Street
Townsperson
You quit working for that company!?
Townsperson
What's that about!? You were selling so well, what a waste~!
Taiga
Hah, we were selling? That's got nothing to do with it! Our dream is to become the number one musicians in the world.
Taiga
I don't care if they were some big name company, I can't stand them acting so smug just 'cause they got us on TV once.
Nagi
It's not like we wanna be TV personalities or anything. Well, I'm grateful we got the opportunity to appear on TV, at least, since it gave so many people the chance to hear our music.
Taiga
That's true. But damn, those guys, they wanted us to go on variety shows and some boring ass rom-com, and then by the end of it they were even trying to interfere with our music...
Crawl Green Owner
Hahaha. Well, it's true, we were talking about how you probably didn't like how they've been advertising you recently.
COL Owner
Well, I can understand wanting to put a handsome guy like Ken into a movie.
Ken
We owe that company a bit, so I would've liked to stick around if possible. But...there's some things we can't compromise on, so there's nothing left to discuss.
Townsperson
But...what're you guys gonna do now?
COL Owner
Good point. Ken graduated college, so he's fine, but Taiga...you dropped out halfway through high school. Are you sure you're thinking about your future?
Taiga
Of course I'm thinking about it.
Taiga
We're planning on starting our own label.
Townsperson
A label!?
Nagi
Right! We all decided after talking it over. We're gonna put together our own label in this town, and be active under that.
Nagi
So, to put it simply...we're starting over from zero!
COL Owner
——Hahaha! That's a thorny path you've decided to walk!
Crawl Green Owner
You're right. But...that way of living suits you guys just fine, I think.
Townsperson
If that's the case...Nagi, Taiga, Ken! Do your best! My wife and son are both fans of you, after all!
Nagi
Ahaha! Your son, didn't he only start walking two days ago? Are you sure you're raising him right?
Taiga
It sounds fine to me. He's got a secure future ahead of him with education like that.
Ken
Jeez...do we really have time to be worrying about another family's issues? Our future is on way shakier ground right now.
Ken
Even assuming that we can start our label, we don't know if it'll get on track... We still have a lot to think about as we——
Nagi
Yeah, yeah, I'll leave the details to you, Ken! People have things they're good at and things they're not.
Ken
Nagi, you...
Nagi
Ehehe, we'll be relying on you, Ken!
Nagi
With that said——let's do our best and aim for number one in the world!
A few years later