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Chapter 2: Slight Hesitation
わずかな迷い (Wazukana mayoi)
わずかな迷い (Wazukana mayoi)
Character appearances:
An's Room
An
...Whew. I'm super tired, we talked about so much today.
An
(But I don't have time to be saying stuff like that.)
An
(...Starting now. I've gotta do it.)
An
(I'm gonna get everybody in town serious. I have to do everything I can to make that happen...!)
An
(All that's left is to figure out how to do it, but...)
An
(——Alright. I'm gonna make everybody hear my resolve.)
An
(The best song I can sing, the one all my resolve is riding on.)
An
(And I'll declare it to all of them, just like Nagi-san did back then.)
An
(I'll tell them..."We'll go beyond Nagi-san's dream".)
An
...Alright!
An
(If that's what I've decided, I've gotta train more. I'll do more solo practice, and...)
An
...Ah, I know.
An
Maybe Dad's still at the cafe.
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Ken
——Got it. I'll be counting on you, then.
Ken
...Phew. I talked to Grams, so I should close up shop soon.
An
Ah, you're here! I'm so glad~ I was worried you might've left already.
Ken
Hm? What're you doing out here so late at night? You've got practice tomorrow morning, y'know.
An
That's true, but... I just didn't feel like sleeping yet.
An
So, can you watch me practice for a bit? I didn't sing that much today, so...just thirty minutes is fine!
Ken
Sure, I can do that.
An
Really? Thanks!
An
Alright, listen right there! Go ahead and interrupt me if you notice something!
Ken
Roger that.
An
Um, a mic...no need, it's way too late for that. What song——
Ken
(...Seems like she'll be alright.)
Ken
(To be honest, I wasn't sure how An's assignment would turn out.)
Ken
(It was difficult for the folks in town to look at An head-on...)
Ken
(And An...it's to be expected, but she can't think of the people in town the same way she used to.)
Ken
(...That's what I thought, but——)
An
Alright, I'm all prepped! I'm gonna start then!
An
♪——————!!
♪——————!!
Ken
(...That's a good song.)
Ken
(The shackles that tied her down to her past are gone. It's a song that An's thrown all her feelings into, by her own will.)
Ken
(At this rate——)
An
♪——————!!
♪——————!!
An
(...Yeah. My voice is coming out well. But——)
An
(This isn't enough!)
Flashback
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An
(So that I don't lose to the heat that was born from Nagi-san's singing——)
An
(No, so that I don't lose to anyone——!)
Flashback
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End flashback
An
...
An
(...No! This doesn't have anything to do with that right now...!)
An
(I have to focus——!)
An
♪...——————!!
♪...——————!!
Ken
...Hm?
Ken
(What?)
Ken
(Just now...she remembered something that made her hesitate.)
Ken
(This is——)
An
♪—————— ~ ~ !!
♪—————— ~ ~ !!
Ken
——Sorry, An. Stop for a sec.
An
...
An
...What, Dad? Was I off-pitch?
Ken
No. Your pitch and rhythm were on point. It's just...
Ken
——An.
Ken
Is there something bugging you right now?