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The Next Day

YoriHuh? You want to perform at the live?

RaikaYeah! We're joining today's regular live too!

RaikaDeputy manager, leave it to us! We will protect "Nest!"

YoriWell, if it's your decision, do what you want, Raika~ Besides, that old lady also said it's fine no matter how things turn out.

RaikaThank you! Then we're gonna make some noise, and you handle the rest!

YoriOkay...

RaikaEveryone, sorry for the wait!! Alright, let's start our first practice, the five of us!

ChieriHehe, how's that! Even after we became five, Chieri still stood out the most!

RaikaWow~ You were so powerful, Cherie!

RaikaAnd Miku, you could play guitar after all!

MikuI'm no match for you all~ I barely managed to keep up just now.

Miku(No one's listening to anyone else. Everyone's just letting loose however they want.)

Miku(The more you play, the more stress you create. Only you guys could make music this unproductive.)

RaikaBut I guess we couldn't call it the music of us five yet.

RaikaYomogi, did you hear Shizuku's sound?

YomogiHuh!? I... I was...

YomogiUgh~~ I'm sorry, I wasn't listening at all...! Sorry my eardrums are just as weak as my mental state...!

RaikaNo, no! I couldn't hear Shizuku's castanets at all either!

ShizukuI noticed that too. I was worried I might not be contributing much.

MikuShizuku-chan, can you play any other instruments? Maybe something from school lessons?

ShizukuI can, but...

RaikaOh, is that so? Then let's try it!

ShizukuOkay. Then...

Everyone...

ChieriWh-What on earth is this...!!

YomogiWhat kind of life do you have to live to be able to do this so casually...!? That's scary... So scary...!!

Miku(A sheltered princess... who has received elite piano training...)

ShizukuI can play like this.

RaikaA-Amazing~~~!! Shizuku, you are a piano genius~!!

ChieriWhy did you keep it secret until now!?

ShizukuSorry, I didn't mean to keep it secret. I just thought I'd give my best on the instrument that was given to me.

ChieriGrrr... That's a really great attitude...!

RaikaSo when you said, "I didn't know band music," you actually meant you only know classical music~

ShizukuYes. I only know how to play classical piano. The keyboard feels different though... Would it be a problem?

RaikaNo, no, no problem! From today, Shizuku is our keyboardist!

ShizukuOkay. I'll try my best.

ChieriChieri can do that with drums too...!!

YoriHey, could you start working now? Other bands are gonna be here soon~

RaikaHuh, it's already that late!? I was hoping we could at least play once with Shizuku on keyboard~

YoriTime's up. Now it's time to work, come on~

YomogiHuh, what!? We're going straight into the actual performance!?

ShizukuThis is the first time I'm going into an actual performance without practice.

ChieriChieri has no problem! As a genius leading a union, Chieri is always ready!

RaikaAll riiight~~! It's our family's first live! Let's give it our all~~!

ChieriOhh~~!!

YomogiMy heart will be torn apart~~~!!

Regular Live - Show Time

Performing BandThat's all! Thank you for coming today~!

RaikaOkay, we're up next! Everybody ready?

ChieriWho are you asking! This is the big stage where Chieri's gonna shine!

YomogiUgh~~ Just imagining standing in front of people makes my heart feel like it's about to burst...!!

MikuYomogi-san, you will play in the wing, so it might not be "in front of people~"

ShizukuRaika, is Suzuki-san here?

RaikaUm... Oh, she's there! In the back.

ShizukuThen there's no problem. I was worrying because the audience started to leave.

YomogiHuh! That's true! If everyone just disappears like this...!

ChieriThat's no good!! Chieri's big stage has to be seen by as many people as possible!

RaikaAhh, Cherie!! We haven't even done the circle yet~!

ShizukuIs it okay to go now?

ChieriEveryone~~!! The leader of the Chieri Union is going to do a wonderful performance~~~!!

MikuLooks like we have to go?

RaikaGuess we have no choice~ Then let's go too!

RaikaOh, right. Miku!

MikuWhat?

RaikaThe practice wasn't enough for you, right?

MikuThat's not true~ But why?

RaikaSomehow, I felt like you could go even further! You can go all out during the actual performance!

MikuYeah, I'll give it a try.

RaikaI'm back, "Nest!" And to everyone seeing us for the first time, nice to meet you!

RaikaThank you so much for coming today~~!!

RaikaThe ones standing on stage with me are my family. And this place is our home.

Miku*Inhale*... *Exhale*...

RaikaSome people say a rundown, empty venue that's losing money like this should just shut down already.

RaikaBut... even if it's shabby! Even if it's in the red! One thing has never changed! "Nest" is still the best!!

RaikaI'll prove it with my family love, so you'd better watch closely!!

Suzuki...

RaikaLet's go, my family!

ChieriI said... it's the Chieri Union!

Raika—♪

Miku(You look happy. Like you're having fun.)

Miku(Playing in this precious home, with family. You think just having this alone makes your life the best.)

Miku(You're so naive that you make me feel sick!!)

Raika...!?

Chieri(Wha... Miku's guitar is standing out more than me...!)

Shizuku(The sound... is running wild...?)

Miku(Even if we fight, we call it peace by the end of the day? Things are not resolved that easily for a family, you know!?)

Miku(You say we share all the joy and sadness together. But is the weight the same? No, it's not.)

Miku(The feelings of the one being burdened are ignored. That's why they end up carrying even more...!)

Miku(The sadness, the pain, the suffering, so far from happiness!!)

Raika...!

Raika(Sa-Same as that time. Miku is angry.)

Raika(Then... bring that anger out more! Let me hear more of it! The real sound of Miku!!)

Miku(You say "I'm ready to protect family!" How exactly are you gonna be ready to protect us!?)

Miku(If you think like "As long as I've got family, I'm happy," I'll tell you this!)

Miku("If only I didn't have a family, I could be happy!!")

Miku(I don't want to live for anyone else anymore! My happiness... I'll seize it on my own!)

Miku(You all, Mother, and my family, I hate every single one of you!!)

Miku(If it's all gonna break anyway, then I'll smash everything right now!!!)

Raika(Oh... I'm finally starting to see it...!)

Raika(Granny, my family seems totally different from yours!!)

SuzukiI've never heard music this noisy...!

SuzukiBut... it's amazing...

Raika—♪

Raika*Pant*... *Pant*... Thank you very much!!

Miku*Pant*... *Pant*...

Raika*Pant*... *Pant*...

Raika(I'm tingling from the top of my head to the tips of my toes.)

YomogiHaa~~~ My whole body is shaking...!! I can't even put strength in my legs...!

ChieriYomogi, you have zero stamina! Look at Chieri! Still full of energy!

ShizukuGoing straight into an actual performance without practice doesn't suit me after all. Raika, could you let me practice next time?

RaikaYeah... right...

Miku(Now you understand, right?)

Miku(There are "families" in this world that you don't know. So stop seeing dreams about "family...")

RaikaI thought we were already family. Like Granny's family.

RaikaBut that's not true.

RaikaWe'll take time, step by step...! To become our own family!

Yomogi、Chieri、Shizuku...!

RaikaEveryone, thanks for doing this live with me!

RaikaI really want to be family with you all!!

ChieriStill that, after all...!

YomogiBut this time, she said, "I want to be...!"

Miku(Why did it end up like this...!! I intended to smash everything while playing though...!)

RaikaMiku! It's all thanks to your guitar!

MikuHuh...

RaikaThe correct answer for family isn't only one. Miku's sound taught me that!

RaikaI was really happy to see you play guitar like that, Miku!

RaikaIt's like the first fight of family!!

MikuYou're happy about the fight?

RaikaYeah! 'Cause when you fight, you can't lie, and you have to be on the same level to even do it!

RaikaWe fought and shared! We're definitely starting from here!

Miku...

RaikaMiku, I love you! Thank you! Please fight with me more from now on~~!

MikuWhoa! Hey, that hurts...!

RaikaSorry, I'm just overflowing with love now!

Miku(So much strength! I'm pushing back this hard though...!)

MikuWait... if you want a "peaceful family," isn't it a wrong idea to fight all the time...!?

RaikaIs that so? Granny would probably say, "Families who fight are the closest of all!"

Miku"Would say"...!?

RaikaGranny and others fought in a more peaceful way. But for our family, I think this is what works best!

Miku...

MikuI see...

ChieriTh-That's enough about family!

ChieriMembers of the Chieri Union, how was Chieri's drumming! It was even better than before, right?

ChieriYomogi, if you're moved, you can go ahead and blabber all your thoughts like you always do!

YomogiBlabber... all my thoughts...?

RaikaCould it be that? Yomogi's ultimate move, "Onishigu" monologue!

YomogiOh, I see! Wait... "Ultimate move!?" It's not a move...!!

ShizukuRaika, what is "Onishigu" monologue?

RaikaOh, you don't know it, Shizuku! Yomogi's eyes get all sparkly when she talks about it. It's so funny~!

Miku...

MikuOuch...

Miku(My nail's cracked.)

Miku(I played that hard, so it's only natural. I was trying to smash everything.)

Miku(But... they didn't break.)

Miku(Not only that... I got way too heated in the second half. I was being provoked.)

Miku(No matter how hard I came at her with my sound, it was like she kept saying, "Come on. Give me more...")

MikuHe... hehehe... It's a total mess.

Miku(That's weird. I've never even fought with my mother before.)

Miku(Maybe I could stay here... Just a little longer...)