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Chapter 1: A Small Clue
小さな手がかり (? (edit))
小さな手がかり (? (edit))
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Shibuya Park
Akito & Toya
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An & Kohane
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Akito
(We've been practising since dawn, but everyone's still feeling real powerful.)
Akito
(It’s gotta be because of that.)
Flashback
Nagi
♪—————————!!
Ken & Taiga
♪—————————!!
♪—————!! ————!!
♪—————!! ————!!
End flashback
Akito
(...It was that level of intensity from a single video.)
Akito
(The world's got plenty of events where "good singers gather together", but…)
Akito
(But RAD WEEKEND—was on a different level.)
— Some time later —
An
Ah~~! I’m exhausted~~!
Kohane
Ha...Yeah... We've been singing a lot since morning…
Toya
Yeah. We'd better take a break.
An
Right! ...But, we can’t get tired after just this.
An
Dad and the others, they seemed just fine after singing all day. So we've gotta practice and build our stamina, too.
Kohane
Yeah! Let’s do our best!
Akito
...
Akito
(It's true that we have to build our endurance...and we've gotta polish our rhythm and steps, too.)
Akito
(...But, is it really okay to keep going as we are?)
Akito
(In reality, that place had a whole lot of first rate musicians gathered together.)
Akito
(So...what we need to surpass RAD WEEKEND—maybe just our ability isn't enough.)
Flashback
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Nagi
♪—------—-!!
Nagi
Next up, we've got RUST! Come on up here!
RUST
♪—------—-!!
Nagi
Up next is GLaP day! You can all keep going, right?
Nagi
And of course, the last performance will be us—
Nagi
RADder!!
End flashback
Akito
(If we’re gonna surpass RAD WEEKEND, we have to surpass that vibe…)
Akito
(But… that vibe's not something so easily found.)
Akito
(In truth, I've seen a bunch of events with musicians that were supposedly on Ken-san’s level, but...I couldn't feel the same passion coming from those.)
Akito
(That night, the teams participating in RAD WEEKEND, they butted heads… and they became one, all wanting to reach for the top.)
Akito
(That’s not just a simple event vibe, that was something born from those teams butting heads...an “atmosphere of mutual admiration.”)
Akito
(If so, then if we’re going to surpass RAD WEEKEND…)
Toya
—Akito?
Akito
Hm? Yeah, what’s up?
Kohane
Um, we were talking about eating lunch at MEIKO-san’s cafe.
Kohane
The least time we went, Len-kun said "You should come by when you have time!" so...
Akito
Oh, he did say something like that. ‘Kay, let’s go to MEIKO-san’s place.
An
I wonder if Len-kun has something he needs?
An
...Well, I'm sure we’ll know when we get there! Let’s take a break and get going!
Kohane
Okay!
Akito
...
Street SEKAI
crase cafe
crase cafe
Len
—With that being said!
Len
We're gonna do an event by ourselves!!
Rin
Yaaay! Let’s do it!!
Miku
…What do you mean “with that being said”?
Rin
Ehhh!? We just explained it!
Len
Since RAD WEEKEND was so cool, so we were thinking! We want to host an event too!
Luka
Ahaha, you two are so easily influenced~
Miku
Well, I understand how that feels. That footage—it really was amazing.
MEIKO
You really sprung this on us, though. You called all of us here so suddenly, so I was wondering what this was all about...
KAITO
Mm~ It was surprising... But, hosting an event sounds really fun, so I’m in!
Luka
Me too~♪ Singing with everyone is fun—
Len
See, see? Luka and KAITO are gonna do it!
Rin
Miku and MEIKO, you gotta join us too! If all of us sing, I’m sure it’ll be a super fun event!
Miku
Yeah, yeah.
Akito
Heya. We’re here to eat.
Kohane
Hello. …Oh, everyone’s all here.
Len
Ah, everyone! Nice timing!
Rin
Hey hey! We were just talking about hosting an event!
An
Event?
vbs Len
Right! Ever since we saw the footage of RAD WEEKEND, we've been thinking we wanna host an event too!
Toya
That sounds great. Are you planning to do it here?
vbs Len
Yeah! We’re gonna do it on the terrace of the cafe! We got all the equipment, it’s spacious, and there's seating too!
vbs MEIKO
I didn’t even give you permission to use the cafe yet… There's no helping you at all. Just remember to clean up afterwards, okay?
vbs Rin
Yaaay~!! Everyone, let’s get hyped~!!
vbs Luka
Yeah~♪
Akito
(...An event, huh...)
Kohane
Ehe, Len-kun, Rin-chan, I'm happy for you.
An
But still, hosting an event… That sounds nostalgic…
Toya
Nostalgic? What do you mean?
An
Actually, after I saw RAD WEEKEND, I thought "I wanna host an event!"
An
So I rode that energy, and gathered some of my friends and acquaintances!
Akito
…You've done something like that before?
An
Yeah! …Although, at that time I didn't have the experience or the skills.
An
It’s wasn't a total failure, but it was different from how I imagined it.
An
After that, I gave it a lot of thought, and then I decided to do it again once I gathered enough skills and experience and after I earned a partner like dad!
Kohane
I see…!
Toya
I didn’t expect Shiraishi had already hosted an event.
An
It’s not that big of a deal, though. I just gathered some people, rented a place, rehearsed and then off to the real performance.
vbs KAITO
I see… That sounds fun~!
vbs KAITO
…Oh, right!
vbs KAITO
We’ll be hosting our own event too, how about you all try doing the same?
An
Eh?
vbs Len
I agree! You have everyone now and you all have been practicing so hard! Wouldn’t the event be a blast!?
An
You got a point… I was thinking of doing one after we were more developed as a team, but I guess we can start doing our things into the next level.
Akito
…I agree. I think it’s a good point to try hosting our own event.
Akito
Maybe… Maybe we can gain some clues from it.
Toya
Clues? What do you mean, Akito?
Akito
I’ve been thinking about RAD WEEKEND, and something came up.
Akito
That event… That event was not a simple event where “because all musicians were great, so the event was great” kind of thing.
vbs Len
Was it?
vbs Rin
I thought because the musicians were all awesome, they were able to create an awesome event!
Akito
Of course, our skills definitely count. However, skills alone will not be able to create that kind of event.
Akito
I’m sure that “vibe” is the reason why RAD WEEKEND became a legend.
vbs KAITO
“Vibe”?
An
Oh, I kinda get it!
An
It was just too awesome. Everyone was… how should I put it… Desperate. They were all singing as if they bet their lives on it.
An
I went to events where musicians on dad’s level were hosting, but I don’t think they were even close to reaching that…
Kohane
Then, that electrifying feeling, was it because each team clashes out with everything they got?
Toya
…I agree. Not only that, I also felt a certain sense of unity between them. It was as if they were all trying to reach one and only goal…
Akito
Yeah. That’s what I was thinking too.
Akito
All teams who participated in RAD WEEKEND were one. As if they were one being. That’s why that “vibe” was created. ….At least, that’s what I thought.
Akito
I don’t know how that “vibe” was created, but maybe if we hosted one, we can find some clues.
Toya
…I see.
An
Then you can count me in! There are lots of things that we might understand by trying one!
Kohane
Yup! I want to be able to create that heart-pounding feeling!
Toya
Then, I guess everyone’s on board.
Akito
So, I guess it’s time for us to move.
vbs Rin
It’s going to be a double event, between SEKAI and everyone else’s place!
vbs Luka
Oh~! I like it! I’m so looking forward to this!
vbs MEIKO
Hey now, you’re getting too hyped.
Akito
Yeah, we just decided to host one…
vbs Miku
Was that…. Someone’s stomach growling?
vbs KAITO
N-not me!
An
Not mine too…
vbs Rin
Hmm~?
Toya
...Sorry. It seems I got rather hungry, thinking about all this...
Akito
Toya...
vbs MEIKO
Fufu, you're all growing kids. In that case, let's start lunch.
An
You're right! Everybody, let's talk about the event after we're done!
Kohane
Yeah! ...Oh, but I have practice with Taiga-san in the afternoon.
Toya
In that case, let's discuss this again tomorrow. Akito, does that sound good to you?
Akito
Yeah.
Akito
(...If we're gonna do this, I won't let it be half-assed.)
Akito
(I'll make sure to fully reveal the source of that atmosphere.)