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Lost Stars, Echoing Cries

Character: Tomori Takamatsu、Anon Chihaya、Rāna Kaname、Soyo Nagasaki、Taki Shiina

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Karaoke Shop - Reception

SakikoWhat's this place...?

SoyoIt's karaoke~ Could it be that it's your first time?

SakikoI've heard talk of it for some time now...

MutsumiI have one in my house.

SoyoReally? That's amazing! Do famous people come to your house?

Mutsumi...

TakiHey, can we hurry up and talk to the receptionist?

SoyoOh, good point. Excuse me~

SakikoDoes this machine have a variety of beverages?

TakiDrink bar. You can take whatever you like with you.

SakikoTaki-san, you know a lot about this.

TakiNot really...

Tomori(This button...?)

SakikoThe beverages came out! Mutsumi, did you see that!?

MutsumiYeah.

SakikoTomori, how did you make it come out!?

TomoriUm... I pushed that...

SakikoHere? Oh? It didn't come out...

TakiWhat are you doing...? That's not the right spot.

SoyoPlease don't play with that. Come on, let's go to the room.

SakikoKaraoke is so wonderfully fun!

SoyoWe haven't even sung yet. Oh, the song is starting.

TakiHey... Why are you just trying to sing like normal?

SoyoWhat?

SakikoOh, that's right! It's this singing practice for Tomori?

SoyoBut if we told her to sing right away, she'd get nervous. Right, Tomori-chan?

TomoriYeah...

SoyoSo, all of you pick songs, too.

TakiI'd rather not.

SoyoThat's not allowed♪

SakikoIn that case, I'll do one of Morfonica's songs!

SoyoSince they haven't officially debuted, it probably isn't in there...

SakikoIs that so...

SoyoThe song has already started, Taki-chan, are you going to sing? We can try playing the video.

Taki...I prefer singing karaoke alone. Sakiko, why don't you sing?

SakikoMe-Me!? Tomori... will you sing?

TomoriI-I don't know this song...

MutsumiEven though~♪

Tomori、Soyo、TakiWhat...?

TakiShe's singing...

SakikoOh my! You're so good, Mutsumi!

TomoriDazzling

SoyoCome on. Taki-chan, you put in a song, too.

TakiI said I'm fine. Tomori. Here. If you do a search, songs will pop up.

TomoriKind

TomoriSongs... pop up...

SakikoTaki-san, will you teach me as well?

TakiHuh...?

SoyoTaki-chan, you can do it~♪

TomoriBeautiful

SakikoYour singing was wonderful, Tomori!

SoyoFeeling a little less nervous now?

Taki...Better than at the studio.

MutsumiThat's good.

SoyoOh, next one's mine~♪

SakikoNow it's Soyo's turn! You can do this~!

TakiThe song hasn't started yet.

MutsumiBuh...! Hehehe...!

TakiShe laughed...

SoyoMutsumi-chan is laughing~

SakikoMutsumi does laugh, you know.

TomoriHehe...

TomoriWarm

Hazawa Coffee Shop

TomoriUm... How is it?

SakikoSo these are the new lyrics Tomori wrote...

SoyoThe title is ''Haruhikage''?

TomoriYeah...

SakikoI understand. This is...

Sakiko......

TomoriEh...

MutsumiSaki.

TakiAre you crying...?

SakikoMy apologies... Tomori's feelings... everything she wanted to express... It reached me clearly.

Sakiko"Haruhikage" is... our song, isn't it?

SoyoI want to hurry up and play it.

MutsumiYes.

TakiMake it a good song.

SakikoOf course. I will write music worthy of Tomori's lyrics.

Studio

Tomori... How was it...?

SakikoYou sounded wonderful just now!

Soyo''Haruhikage'' is really coming together~ At this rate, think we can pull it off live too?

TakiAlright, next is the real deal. We need to shoot the entry video.

TomoriWe are taking it already?

SoyoOtherwise we'll miss the sign-up deadline for the next live~ Oh, have we decided on a band name yet?

TakiAnything is fine as long as it's not weird.

SoyoCome on~ put some thought into it.

SakikoAhem... How about "CRYCHIC"?

MutsumiClassic?

SakikoNo, it's "CRYCHIC."

Sakiko"Cry" means to call out... and "chic" means elegance and refinement...

TomoriAh...

TomoriA cry... from the heart...

SakikoIt makes me want to call out, "Please listen to our music!"

SakikoIs everyone ready?

SoyoWait a second, I need to adjust the camera position. Ah, Mutsumi-chan, you're going to be out of frame~

SakikoMutsumi, you have to be a little more to your left. You need to act like you're going to be in the center.

MutsumiYeah...

SoyoHow about you, Taki-chan? Adjusting the drums?

TakiNah, finished already. Ready to go.

SoyoI see, then... Tomori-chan?

Tomori......

TakiAre you okay?

SakikoYou don't have to try to sing really well. You just have to get your feelings across.

SoyoBesides, if you make a mistake, we can just re-record it, so you don't need to be nervous~

TakiI can only go all-out once.

SoyoGeez, Taki-chan! You got this, Tomori-chan!

TomoriYeah...

TomoriWe're CRYCHIC. We're going to play "Haruhikage."

TomoriHaa... Haa...

Live House - Backstage

SakikoTomori... Tomori! Are you all right!?

TomoriI...

TakiTomori...! Seriously, you... wahhh...

TomoriWhat...?

SoyoIt's amazing... CRYCHIC is amazing...!

SakikoThere are no words, are there...? I never imagined it would become such a wonderful live show...

TomoriThe performance... Did I sing everything...? I got so lost in it, I don't remember...

TakiHuh!?

SoyoYou're kidding... you were that focused?

TakiWhat are you talking about? You were awesome!

SakikoYes... Thank you, Tomori...!

SakikoYou turned this special day of ours... CRYCHIC's first live... into a great success.

Mutsumi...Everyone, we made it...

SakikoWe absolutely must perform together again!

EveryoneYeah!

SakikoTomori... that is a wonderful look on your face!

SoyoHey, everyone, check social media! They're saying that Tomori-chan's song really moved them!

TakiWhat? Are there comments on today's live show already? I'm gonna look.

SoyoThere are a lot of reactions using our hashtag, too. They're writing so much~ Look, Tomori-chan!

TomoriIt's true...

SakikoWow...! There are so many comments...

Soyo"I was super moved"... "#CRYCHIC Looking forward to next time!"... "I can't stop crying..." That's what they're saying!

SoyoAnd... Ah...

Taki...? What's wrong?

Tomori"The vocalist was trying too hard..."

TakiHuh? What's with this reaction!? They don't understand anything about Tomori's songs! I'm blocking them.

SoyoTaki-chan, it's better to mute than to block.

SoyoBesides, look—pretty much everyone else is complimenting you...

SakikoAh...

TomoriSaki-chan...?

Sakiko......

Tomori...?

TomoriI think something was off again.

TomoriMaybe my singing just wasn't enough. ...Saki-chan probably felt it too...

SakikoI came today because I have something to say.

SakikoI am quitting CRYCHIC.

Tomori(I guess I was the one who was out of place.)

TomoriI'm the only one who can't cry.

TomoriIs it because I'm just cold? Am I missing something... as a person?

TomoriI don't have anything that's precious to me like everyone else does.

TomoriI want something like everyone else has, something so precious it makes me cry.

TomoriIf I did have something... it was...

TomoriCRYCHIC.