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Chapter 7: Cantabile at Night's End
夜の終わりのカンタービレ (Yoru no owari no kantābire)
夜の終わりのカンタービレ (Yoru no owari no kantābire)
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Live House
Toya
...
Akito
It's nearly opening time. You ready for this?
An
Of course! My throat's feeling great today, and I'm not feeling like losing either!
Kohane
Yeah, we'll definitely win! ...Ah.
Akito
Looks like we're open.
Kohane
...Ah! Dad!
An
Eh? Where, where?
Kohane
Um, the one in the glasses... W-With the big camera...
An
Oh, that guy? Fufu, he's got the same kinda vibe as you, Kohane.
Kohane
Y-Yeah. But... Ah! He's being told off by the staff!
An
Ah, 'cause you're not allowed to take recordings at this event, huh.
Kohane
Jeez, even though I told him not to bring the camera...
Akito
...Toya, you feelin' alright? About your dad?
Toya
Yeah.
Toya
Actually-- I invited him to today's event.
Akito
Eh...
Kohane
You invited your dad?
An
So, you think he'll show?
Toya
I don't know if he'll come. I gave him a ticket.
Toya
But whether he comes or he doesn't, I'm fine with it either way.
Toya
Because all I can do now is sing.
Akito
...I see.
Akito
Then today, let's do it like we always do.
Toya
Yeah.
An
Alright, we'll be relying on you a whole lot, too, won't we, Kohane!
Kohane
Yep!
Toya
...Relying on me?
Kohane
Me and An-chan talked about it before. When we're with you, it's so easy to sing without any worries.
An
Yup. I'm sure that it's 'cause your singing is what supports us.
An
So, we've got high expectations for you tonight!
Toya
I see. Then-- leave it to me.
MC
Up next is Vivid BAD SQUAD!
Audience Member A
Oh! They're the best bet to win this time!
Audience Member B
I dunno about that. They were all over the place when I heard them at STAY GOLD.
Audience Member B
They're all good by themselves, but there's not a lot of unity as a team...
Spectacled Man
Ko-Kohane--! Do your best--! Don't let 'em win--!
Kohane
D-Dad... That's so embarrassing...
Toya
...
Toya
(Father is... isn't here after all.)
Toya
(But-- that's not a problem.)
Akito
Let's go, Toya.
Toya
Right.
Kohane & An
♪-------!
Akito
♪---------!
Toya
(...I wonder why…I can hear Akito and the others' voices even clearer than usual.)
Toya
(I know just how I should sing next, and how to match my rhythm to everyone else's, through feeling rather than thinking.)
Toya
(Then, what I can do is...)
Toya
♪---------!
Akito
...!
Audience Member A
...Oi! What part of this is all over the place?! They're incredible!
Audience Member B
Wh, what? They're completely different than before!
Toya
♪---------!
Toya
(What I can do is sing with everything I've got...!)
— Some time later —
Toya
...*pant*, *pant*...
MC
Today's loudest cheers so far! Vivid BAD SQUAD!
Akito
...Oi, Toya!
Toya
Eh? ...Uwah!
Akito
Dude, if you can sing like that, you should've let me hear it sooner.
Toya
...No, it was just a coincidence. I never knew I could sing like that either.
Akito
It wasn't a coincidence.
Toya
...?
Akito
You've finally gotten over your old man.
Akito
You've worked hard, Toya.
Toya
...Yeah. Thanks, Akito.