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Day of the Live

Dressing Room

Hotaru...

NagiWah!

HotaruHyaaah!?

NagiAha. Danger strikes when you least expect it.

HotaruN-Nagi-san!? Please don't startle me like that!

NagiSorry, sorry. I didn't mean to startle you that badly.

HoukaShe's right. We're about to go on, so you need to let her concentrate.

HotaruAhaha... You're right. I know I need to focus, but...

HotaruI just couldn't sleep much last night... *yawn*... S-Sorry...!

NatsumeHmph, so you couldn't sleep because you were nervous, right? Thinking, "What if I mess up?"

NagiAh, like Natsume-senpai before her first live?

NatsumeWh-whaaa!? I wasn't scared!

NagiWell, I didn't exactly say that...

HoukaHehe. There's no need to worry, Hotaru-san. You did just fine in rehearsal, too.

HotaruAh... no. It wasn't just nerves keeping me up...

HotaruI just can't wait for today's live show.

HoukaOh my. ♡

HotaruI've been practicing with everyone right up until today.

HotaruI think millsage's music... is truly wonderful.

HotaruIf we can share that music with the audience... if we can deliver it with everything we've got...

HotaruI was just thinking... how happy it would make them...!

NatsumeHonestly... Always thinking of others even at a time like this. Aren't you a bit too optimistic?

HoukaOh, really? To me, it seems more like she's the most willful of us all.

NatsumeWell, whatever. As long as it doesn't turn into weird pressure, it's fine.

Mahoro...

NatsumeMahoro, are you sleep-deprived too? You're spacing out.

MahoroHuh...? Ah, sorry, sorry.

MahoroI'm just... trying to mentally focus.

NatsumeThat keychain you're clutching, it is Kanata's, right?

MahoroYeah... I was asking her to watch over us.

NatsumeI see...

Nagi...

HotaruI'm sure she's watching over us. I think so too.

MahoroYou're right.

NagiLooks like the band before us just finished. Should we head out soon?

HoukaYes.

MahoroYeah...

HotaruAh. Mahoro-san. Your keychain...

Mahoro...

Hotaru(I can give it back to her later...! Right now, I need to focus on the performance...)

NatsumeAlright, it's finally time. Let's go...!

HotaruYes!

Mahoro...

MahoroIt's so bright...

Mahoro(I have to go.)

Mahoro(For millsage.)

Mahoro(For Kanata.)

Mahoro(My own feelings... they don't matter at all.)

Stage

MahoroGood evening, we're millsage!

MahoroFirst off, please let me introduce our new member!

MahoroJoining us as support on keyboards... Hotaru Shiomi-chan!

HotaruI-I hope you'll enjoy the show!

Audience AKeyboards? So she's replacing the old member?

Audience BThat means she'll be singing, too.

Audience AWell, that might be for the better. Things had been feeling pretty stagnant.

Audience BI wonder what she's like. I'm looking forward to it.

Mahoro...

MahoroWell then, please enjoy our first song! It's a new one—"Narasu"!

Mahoro— ♪

Hotaru(Amazing...!)

Hotaru(So this is what a band live feels like!)

Hotaru(My sound and everyone's sounds all blending together...)

Hotaru(And it's reaching the audience, bursting forth...!)

Audience AWhoa! This is really good!

Audience BYeah, yeah! And this new song is incredible! Isn't the new vocalist super skilled!?

Hotaru(Everyone's raising their hands, laughing...)

Hotaru(Happiness—)

Hotaru...!

Hotaru(Rainbow colors...!)

Hotaru(I knew rainbow colors were the proof of happiness!)

Hotaru— ♪

Hotaru(I'd kept it locked away for so long...)

Hotaru(Convincing myself I wasn't allowed to let it out.)

Hotaru(But...!)

Hotaru(I love music so much!)

Hotaru(And it makes me so happy when people smile!)

Hotaru(I wish this moment could last forever!)

Nagi、Mahoro、Houka、Natsume...!!!

Houka(Ahh... so dazzling... ♡)

Natsume(...! Even now, you're going to show us even more? Bring it on.)

Nagi(It's been a while since I felt this way. Genius really is hard on the heart.)

The AudienceWaaaah!!

Mahoro(Incredible...)

Mahoro(This level of energy is beyond anything we've ever had before.)

Mahoro(This is... Hotaru-chan's strength.)

Mahoro(Because of her piano, and her voice—)

Mahoro(Huh?)

Mahoro(Then... what's the point of me being here?)

Mahoro—♪ *cough* ...

Nagi(Mahoro?)

Natsume(This isn't good. Her voice is giving up.)

Mahoro(How did I sing back then...?)

Mahoro(What was I supposed to sing again?)

Mahoro(Huh...? Huh?)

Mahoro(Why... am I even here...?)

Mahoro...!

Audience AHuh, what's wrong? Trouble?

Audience BLooks like the other vocalist is struggling to sing.

Audience ADid she forget the lyrics? Give me a break.

Mahoro(Wait, please...)

Mahoro(No, that's not it...)

Mahoro(millsage is so much more than this...)

Mahoro(It's not just about someone like me...)

Mahoro(If it were Kanata, she'd be so much more—)

Hotaru— ♪

Mahoro!

Hotaru(Mahoro-san...! I'll sing your part for you!)

Natsume(Hotaru, nice save!)

Hotaru— ♪

Hotaru(I'll hold it together here...!)

Hotaru(My singing, my piano... It's all for millsage.)

Hotaru(To help everyone... so they can find happiness.)

Hotaru(Because that's why I'm standing here right now!)

Hotaru— ♪

MahoroHaa... Haa...

Mahoro(Hotaru-chan is singing my part...)

Mahoro(Her voice is so clear and beautiful, yet so strong.)

Mahoro(She's so good.)

Mahoro(I want to listen to her for much, much longer.)

Mahoro(I feel so tired... somehow.)

Mahoro(If I just stayed like this, right here...)

Mahoro(Maybe I wouldn't have to sing anymore.)

Mahoro(Maybe I wouldn't have to try anymore.)

Mahoro(Ah, I see. So it's okay now.)

Mahoro(Thank goodness.)