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After School

Haneoka Girls' Academy - Corridor

Anon(Tomori-chan's been down since morning...)

Anon(It seemed like she hadn't let go of the band yet...)

Anon(Maybe I'll go check on her at the astronomy club.)

SakikoAnon-san?

AnonAh...

SakikoHave you found any band members?

AnonAh... yes. Nagasaki... Nagasaki Soyo-chan.

SakikoI see.

AnonAh...

Haneoka Girls' Academy - Astronomy Club Room

Tomori......

AnonTomori-chan, about yesterday...

Tomori!?

AnonH-Hey. There's no need to be so surprised...

TomoriNo, it's nothing... Ah!

AnonYou dropped your notebook...

Tomori......

AnonHm?

Anon(This is the lyrics she showed me before, "Haruhikage"...)

AnonTomori-chan... If there's something you're thinking about, saying it out loud is the best thing to do.

Tomori......

Haneoka Girls' Academy - School Gate

Student AAnother girl from Tsukinomori. Didn't someone from there come here the other day, too?

Sakiko...!

SoyoIt's been a while.

Sakiko...

SoyoWait...! Please, I want to talk!

SakikoI have no business with you.

SoyoI've been looking for you all this time!

SoyoWhy... did you change schools?

Sakiko...!

SoyoWas it because of CRYCHIC?

SakikoIt had nothing to do with that. Now, please don't involve yourself with me any further!

SoyoSaki-chan...!

Soyo......

Soyo...? Anon-chan...?

AnonSoyo-san, where are you? Can you come to RiNG?

Anon

Soyo......

RiNG Cafeteria

TomoriAh...

SoyoTomori-chan.

AnonCome on, hurry up!

TakiHey!? I'm working right now...

AnonBut if we don't work this out, Tomori-chan won't ever be able to be in a band!

TakiHuh? Tomori?

TomoriAh...

AnonOkay, talk it out! Hey, Soyo-san, you sit down, too.

Soyo、TakiWhat?

SoyoHold on a minute... Anon-chan, did you bring Tomori-chan here for us?

AnonYeah, you should really talk it through.

SoyoI see. Thank you, Anon-chan.

SoyoAnd Tomori-chan, thank you for coming too. I also wanted to continue yesterday's conversation.

SoyoYou asked why CRYCHIC broke up, didn't you?

Tomori...

SoyoAfter that day, you stopped coming to rehearsals, too. And, little by little, we stopped being able to get everyone together.

TakiIt's Sakiko's fault. She's the one who said she was quitting out of nowhere.

SoyoI think... she had her reasons for that.

TakiWhat reasons?

SoyoI don't know, but...

TomoriIt's because... I couldn't sing well at our live show...

TomoriThat's why Saki-chan stopped coming.

AnonWhy would you think that? That song, "Haruhikage," is super good.

TakiOutsiders can keep their mouths shut.

TakiYes, we all know that already.

TomoriWhat...?

SoyoTomori-chan, so that's what you've been thinking. Thank you for telling us.

SoyoBut you know, I don't want you to blame yourself any more...

SoyoAfter all, it wasn't anyone's fault. I don't want you to start hating bands!

SoyoTaki-chan, you feel the same, don't you?

TakiHuh...?

SoyoTaki-chan was waiting for you to come to rehearsals, Tomori-chan.

TomoriYou aren't angry at me?

TakiI could never be angry with you! For me... it wasn't the fight, it was the fact that you stopped coming that hit hardest...

TomoriI knew it. It's my fault...

Taki!? Wha...!?

SoyoNo, it isn't. After all, Taki-chan really loves you, Tomori-chan.

Taki...

SoyoHey, you think we can start over again?

Tomori、TakiWhat...?

SoyoWith the band. Me and Tomori-chan and Taki-chan.

SoyoWe misunderstood each other and missed our chance to connect. But now, we finally understand. And yet, it's just too sad if we end up going our separate ways like this...

SoyoLet's try it again, together!

TomoriTogether?

SoyoThat's right...! And this time, we'll be sure to talk things out!

SoyoIf we do that, I'm sure we'll be all right...

TakiTomori...

Tomori......

AnonUm... What about me?

Soyo、TakiWhat? Huh?

TomoriYeah. You too, Anon-chan. Let's do it...

TomoriOur whole lives.

TakiWhat...?

SoyoOur whole lives...?

TomoriYeah... I just don't want to go through that again... Losing the band...

Soyo、Taki......

TakiI swear. If it's with you, Tomori-chan, I wouldn't mind doing it all my life.

SoyoI swear, too.

TomoriYeah.

AnonH-H-Hang on! Our whole lives!? She's talking about our whole lives!

TakiSo?

AnonDo you know the average lifespan? They say that when we're old ladies, we'll probably be living into our nineties, you know?

AnonAnd you never know what's going to happen in life... Are you going to play drums even when you're a grandma?

TakiI am.

AnonHuh... Ah, um... My whole life... A lifetime, huh...?

???...!

SoyoIt's all right. You don't have to force yourself...

Tomori......

AnonO-Okay, I get it, I get it! We'll start with short-term goals... Why don't we start with a week?

AnonThen, a month!

AnonThen, what about until we do a live performance?

AnonI don't know about spending a lifetime on this, but to start with, let's try to do a live performance! All of us together! Okay?

TomoriThen, staying until our first live performance is non-negotiable.

Anon*Sigh*... You really are super serious about every little thing... Oh, I'm just kidding! I'll work really hard!

TakiA lifetime is a lifetime, you konw? You sure you want that girl in the band?

???Lifetime...

???What an interesting woman.

Haneoka Girls' Academy - Classroom 1-A

AnonMorning~!

Classmate AMorning~ Did something good happen?

AnonWhat? No, nothing happened.

AnonAh, Tomori-chan, morning! Hey, what should we do about rehearsals? Our band rehearsals!

ClassmatesBand!?

TomoriAh...

Classmate ATomori-chan, you're in a band?

Classmate BWe didn't think you were interested.

Classmate CSo you actually like it?

TomoriUh, um...

Anon(Huh...? What about me...?)

Classmate ATomori-chan, can you play an instrument?

TomoriNo, I can't...

Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Classroom 1-B

Taki(I can be in a band with Tomori again...)

UmiriYou're in high spirits.

Taki...!? Umiri... I'm not.

UmiriReally? I didn't know that nailing your air drums first thing in the morning was part of your routine.

TakiUmiri, what bands are you with today?

Umiri"Notoria," "Jasmine & Husky," "DISRUPTION."

TakiEven if you tell me the band names, I'm not gonna know them.

UmiriYou're the one who asked. Taki-san, will you be working?

TakiDay off. But I'm still going to RiNG.

UmiriDid you find new band members?

TakiThat's not it.

UmiriThen, your band is getting back together? That's great.

Taki*Sigh*...

Tsukinomori Girls' Academy - Vegetable Garden

SoyoSo, with both Taki-chan and Tomori-chan, we are going to play in a band again.

MutsumiReally?

SoyoYup. And I found Saki-chan, too.

Mutsumi...!

SoyoSaki-chan was at Haneoka.

MutsumiI see...

SoyoOnce everyone's gathered, I'll ask you over too, Mutsumi-chan. Just wait a little, okay?

Mutsumi......

SoyoHehe, finally, I think we've taken a step forward.