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Chapter 5: What We Both Believe In
お互いの信じるもの (Otagai no shinjiru mono)
お互いの信じるもの (Otagai no shinjiru mono)
Character appearances:
WEEKEND GARAGE
An
Hahh... I just can't come up with any good ideas...
Kohane
Yeah...
Akito
Such is the limit of your pea brain.
Toya
Thanks, all three of you. For listening to me so genuinely.
An
It’s a given, isn't it? We're teammates, after all.
An
Let's take a little break, and think some more later! ...Oh.
An
Looks like some more customers have piled in. Guess we can't really chat in peace, huh?
Akito
Then how about we head over there for a change of scenery?
Kohane
Over there? ...Oh! Yeah, let's!
crase cafe
Miku
I wonder if I could use it like a decoration…? Put a few sugar sticks in it, maybe…?
MEIKO
Oh, Miku. What are you up to?
Miku
You know the cracked cup from the other day?
Miku
I thought it'd be a waste to throw it out, so I was thinking up some other ways we could use it.
MEIKO
Fufu. You're taking good care of it, I see. ...Oh?
An
MEIKO-san, hey there!
Kohane
Pardon the intrusion!
Akito
'Sup.
MEIKO
Welcome in! So you all came today.
Miku
Rin and Len are out right now, so you can sit wherever you want.
Miku
You guys here to practice today?
An
Nope, we just finished practice. We're taking a quick break! We're all worn out from talking about a bunch of stuff.
MEIKO
I see. Was it about the setlist for your event?
Toya
No... It was about me, today...
Miku
About you, Toya...?
— Some time later —
Miku
Your father, huh...
MEIKO
That's quite the troubling story, hm. It feels like it might be out of our hands.
An
Yeah, that's the thing... But, y'know, we thought that we might be able to think of something we can do.
Miku
I see. That's just like you guys.
Miku
But-- right. Toya's father has that kind of mindset, huh....
Kohane
What's the matter, Miku-chan?
Miku
Ah, I was just thinking.
Miku
Classical music and street music are both forms of music, aren't they?
Miku
I was just wondering why street music would be a bad thing.
Akito
'Cause he's old school, isn't it? He thinks music's got tiers to it.
Miku
But even so, he loves music, right? That part of him is the same as us, or so I thought.
An
He loves music, huh...
Kohane
...Ah, could it be that...
Kohane
We love street music, so you want your father to understand the good things about it...
Kohane
Do you think that maybe he's the same?
Toya
The same?
Kohane
Yeah. I was thinking, since he loves classical music, maybe he wants you to understand the value of it, so he wants you to play it.
Toya
Because he loves it…
Flashback
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Toya's Father
Remember this well, Toya, you are a person who lives for the sake of classical music! I've said it so many times, why do you still not understand this!?
Toya's Father
Enough, open your eyes!
Toya's Father
You know the value of classical music too, don't you! Surely I've taught you about how much it enriches your life!
Toya's Father
And yet, you're so obsessed with that meaningless noise...! If you waste your time on things like that, there'll be nothing of your life left!
End flashback
Toya
Nothing left of my life...
Toya
...I see. My father has faith.
Akito
Faith? In what?
Toya
That classical music is something that stays with you in life.
Toya
That if you pursue classical music and study it, you'll find happiness... He believes that wholeheartedly.
Toya
So, for my own happiness, he's telling me to return to it.
Akito
...But even so, isn't that him just making selfish assumptions, and forcin' his ideals onto you?
Akito
The only person who knows what'll make you happy is yourself.
Toya
I suppose that's true, but...
Toya
From my father's point of view, I think it might look like I'm throwing away my chance at happiness.
Toya
However--
Toya
If my father believes that classical music will bring him happiness, then in turn, I believe that our music will bring me happiness.
Toya
Because I found this music, I met Akito, and I found my dream.
Toya
I formed a team with Shiraishi and Azusawa.
Toya
I enjoy singing-- I want that to reach people, with all my heart.
Toya
This music is something that my life would be nothing without; that's what I believe.
Akito
Then tell him that.
Toya
Eh?
Miku
Yeah, he's right.
Miku
You were really cool just now, Toya. How serious you are really came through.
An
Yeah! I'm sure if you say it just like that, it'll even get through to your dad.
Kohane
Good luck, Aoyagi-kun!
Toya
I see... That's right. Nothing will change if I stop here.
Toya
In order to move onward, I've got to keep being brave.