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Backstage
Backstage
Arata
—Well then. Before we know it, the day's already upon us.
Arata
Everyone, are you ready?
An
Of course! Right, Kohane?
Kohane
Y-Yeah...! I can sing at my best, whenever we're ready!
Toya
Yes, especially given the members of this event. I'm sure we can make it a success.
Tatsuya
That's true. But...
Tatsuya
In the end, no matter how many times we rehearsed, I couldn't see a possibility of us getting close to RAD WEEKEND.
Kotaro
It looks like the event's gonna go well, but...
Arata
...
Akito
—Don't go giving up before we've even started.
Kotaro
Huh...
Akito
I think everyone here is completely serious.
Akito
No matter what happens, we wanna surpass RAD WEEKEND. We're here because we all share those feelings, right?
Akito
Then we've gotta treat this event like a step towards that goal. That's why we've been doing everything we can.
Toya
Akito...
Akito
If we all try together, I'm sure we'll be able to do something. No—we'll definitely do it!
Akito
So we can create that atmosphere...so we can draw the audience into that intensity, let's sink our teeth into it, with all our strength.
Arata
—It's as Shinonome-kun says.
Arata
We don't have time to be thinking about whether we can or can't. For the sake of our dream, we've got to put on the best event we possibly can.
Akito
Yeah. —We're gonna surpass that night!
An
You guys sounded pretty cool just now!!
Tatsuya
...There's no time to be worrying over it. Let's put our all into it.
Kotaro
Alright~!! We're gonna bite down on it til the end!
Akito & Arata
Yeah!
Akito
Our first event—"Break". Let's tear the house down!
— Some time later —
Akito
(Alright, first is EVER...! Let's take it a step up from here...!)
Tatsuya
—You guys, don't get left behind!!
EVER
♪——————!!
Kohane
Wah...!
Rin
"Uwah~! This group's music is so cool~!"
Miku
"I heard before that this was the team that beat the others... As expected. The event's only just started, but they've created a hype atmosphere right away."
Akito
Alright...!
Kotaro
♪——————!!
Luka
"Oh! This kid's got spunk! So fun~♪"
KAITO
"It feels like he knows what he's good at! It's really fun to listen to, and it looks like the audience is really into it!"
Kotaro
Thank you, everyone~! But we're not letting it stop here, you ready—!?
Arata
...They're all warmed up. This is about where a regular event would have their headliner.
Arata
But—we still haven't reached that atmosphere.
Akito
...Yeah. But...it feels like we're getting closer. That's just my feeling, though.
Toya
No, I think so too. It seems like the audience is pretty excited.
Arata
...Then, this moment's going to be critical. I'll get going.
Akito
...Oi! Touno!
Arata
Hm? What is it?
Akito
—Keep it going! We'll follow up on it!
Arata
Alright, leave it to me.
Arata
♪——!! ——!! ——!!
Arata
(...Amazing. They're even more amped than they'd be at a regular event.)
Arata
(Thanks to EVER and Mita-kun keeping the flow going, even the audience is a step above the usual...at least, that's how it feels.)
Arata
(I still don't know what he meant by "look at this town", but—)
Arata
(I want to bring this tension—even higher.)
Arata
(For Souma's sake, too...with these members—!)
Arata
♪——————!!
— Some time later —
Arata
Hah...hah... I haven't been this exhausted since I went up against Taiga-san.
Arata
Then, I'll leave the last of it to you! Vivid BAD SQUAD!
Akito
—Yeah. Leave it to us!
Kotaro
Alright! The ones topping it all off—it's Vivid BAD SQUAD!
Tatsuya
This is it, make it count...!
Arata
...
Akito
...!
Kohane
...I wonder what it is. It feels totally different from our usual events...!
An
Yeah...! The energy on stage and in the audience is red hot—it feels great!
Toya
So...this is what they mean when they say "the floor is on fire".
Akito
—Yeah, I'm sure of it.
Akito
But I'm sure this isn't the highest we can go. The atmosphere of RAD WEEKEND is still ahead of us.
Akito
—You guys! Today, let's move toward surpassing it!
Kohane, An & Toya
Yeah!
Kohane & An
♪——————!!
Akito & Toya
♪——————!!
Akito
♪——————————!!
— Some time later —
Kotaro
Ah~...I'm all burnt out...
An
I get you... Usually I'd be able to go out and immediately start cleaning up, but why don't we take a break first?
Tatsuya
...Sounds good to me. Honestly, I think this might be the first time I put that much into a performance.
Kohane
I understand. Of course, I've been singing seriously up until now, but—
Toya
Today was different than usual... It was a new experience.
Akito
—So, how did you guys feel about that?
Akito
About today's atmosphere?
Arata
Fufu. Do you really need to ask?
Akito
...Well, I can tell by looking at your faces, you all felt it.
Akito
We're far from RAD WEEKEND, that goes without saying... But even still, we took a step forward.
An
—Yeah! Really though, today was so fun! I felt like I was gonna fly awy when I was singing!
Kohane
Yeah...! Um, that got me thinking...
Toya
What is it, Azusawa?
Kohane
Um...moving forward, I wanna continue doing events with the people here...!
Akito
Eh?
Kohane
Oh, eh, um...!
Kohane
Until now, we've sung with a lot of different teams... But this is the first time my heart has pounded so much at an event...!
Kohane
I'm sure that it's because everyone here faces their music honestly—and because they seriously want to surpass RAD WEEKEND.
Kohane
That's why we should try to understand each other even more, so that we can make an even more amazing event...!
An
Kohane...
An
—Yeah, I totally agree! Actually, I was thinking it'd be a total waste if we went our seperate ways right when we got so close!
Toya
That's a good point. If you're all in agreement, I would also like to do this again.
Kotaro
Of course I do! We were able to make such a great event, after all!
Tatsuya
...Yeah. I'm sure I wouldn't have been able to bring out this much power at any other event.
Akito
—I agree. That's what I was thinking.
Akito
...All that's left is—
Arata
I have no intentions to take any detours toward my dream.
Akito
...Oi, what's that supposed to—
Arata
That's why—let's do our best together, Akito-kun.
Arata
If it's with you guys, I feel like I'll be able to find the shortest route.
Akito
...Jeez, you've always gotta phrase things in the worst possible way.
Akito
Then—let's start thinking about our next event, you guys!
An & Kotaro
Yeah!
The Next Day
crase cafe
crase cafe
Len
Everybody, you did great! That was a really amazing event!
Rin
Yeah, yeah! The audience was super hyped up too!!
Kohane
Thank you, Len-kun, Rin-chan!
Akito
Well, we're nowhere near the intensity of RAD WEEKEND—but I'm glad to hear you guys had fun.
An
And then! We had a talk and decided that moving forward, we're gonna keep making events with the members from yesterday!
KAITO
Really? That sounds like a great idea! I'm sure that from here on out, you guys are gonna start becoming some delicious pancakes~
KAITO
Well then! Next is—our turn?
Kohane
Eh?
KAITO
Event! Our event! While you guys were making preperations over there, we finished up ours over here!
MEIKO
I suppose it'll be like a celebration for your event's success? It's been a while, but I'm going to sing my heart out!
Len
Alright then everyone—Let's get to the terrace and get this place pumped!
Miku
Just so you know, we're accepting last minute participants.
Akito
...If that's the case, you might have to let us jump in, too.
An
Sounds good~!! Alright, Round 2, let's go!!
Kohane
Yeah!
Len
Then, let's go! Music—start!!
End Vivid BAD SQUAD Chapter 1