Text

RiNG - Cafeteria

TomoriBand Meeting?

AnonYes! Let's have a proper discussion about the band's direction and image first!

AnonThere's a lot of stuff for us to decide, but first on that list has to be who plays what, right?

TakiWhy are you running things?

AnonI'm good at this stuff. I've been student council president before!

Anon(My brain was full of, "Yay. I'm so lucky to have put together a band♪" But it's not the time to get carried away.)

Anon(Tomori-chan was a vocalist, so I have to make sure she doesn't overlap with my guitar and vocals...! I'm not ever gonna give up the center position!)

AnonTomori-chan, you can play tambourine, right?

Tomori...?

TakiWhat?

AnonA triangle would be good, too~!

AnonCastanets would be good, too!

AnonTomori-chan, you can choose whichever you like!

TomoriI'll work hard at all of them!

TakiWha... Tomori!?

AnonThen, that's decided! I'm on guitar and vocals, so—

TakiTomori's on vocals.

AnonBackup vocals?

TakiMain vocals!

AnonFine, then. I guess we can have a vocalist and a guitar-playing vocalist.

SoyoYou mean twin vocals?

TakiAre you messing around here?

AnonI am not. I'm being serious.

SoyoHey, Anon-chan. Why don't we talk about some other things we'll need to do for a live performance? For example—

AnonThe band name, right?

SoyoWhat?

AnonI've actually been thinking about that~

AnonWell... for example, there's "Unknown." And "Ano Ne." And there's "Ano Sweet Potato"...

TakiThey all sound like your name.

AnonYes, and?

TakiThis isn't your band...!

AnonWhat? You've been really demanding... Then I'll put your name in, too. What Kanji characters do you use for "Taki"?

SoyoIt's "standing" plus the beginning of "hope."

Taki...! Hey...!

AnonReally? "Standing" plus the beginning of "hope"... Wouldn't you read that "Rikki"?

TakiWhat?

AnonOr, like, "Ooky"! Oh, but "Ooky" wouldn't work as a band name.

TakiIt's enough! This girl seriously ticks me off!

SoyoNow, don't talk about her like that.

SoyoUmm... Should we talk about our band name next time?

AnonHmm, but it's important, isn't it? Soyo-san, you suggest something.

SoyoWhat?

AnonRikki, what's your family name?

TakiWho's Rikki?

AnonRikki is Rikki! More importantly, your family name!

SoyoIt's Shiina.

AnonHuh, that's such a cool name! It's so unfair that your name is Shiina.

TakiNo one asked you...

Tomori...

TakiWe didn't end up deciding anything in the end.

AnonIt's because Rikki keeps complaining, right? Tomori-chan said she'd work hard at the tambourine, though.

AnonHey, Tomori-chan! Let's properly decide the parts at the next band meeting, okay?

TomoriYeah... Anon-chan... thank you.

AnonWhat?

TomoriI didn't think I'd be able to go back...

Anon...! Yeah... You're welcome!

The Way Home

Tomori...

TakiTomori, you wanted to go back to the band, too?

Tomori? Yeah...

TakiI see. Your high school. It's Haneoka, right?

TakiIf I'd graduated as planned, we could've gone there together...

Tomori...?

TomoriI'll see you later.

TakiWhat...? Yeah... Be careful on your way home...

Taki...

RiNG - Studio

AnonWhat do you think? That's a C chord. I think it's pretty close~

TomoriIncredible...

SoyoUm... what else can you play?

AnonI can play anything! G or A minor... oh, even F!

Taki*Sigh*... That's just a chord. It's even more hopeless than I thought.

TakiWe finally have a chance to perform a live show, but we can't even stand on stage like this.

TomoriLive show?

TakiA live show organized by Afterglow and Poppin'Party.

TakiApparently one band that was supposed to perform canceled, and they asked me if we'd like to fill in.

SoyoA live show hosted by those two bands! That's amazing!

AnonB-But, isn't it too soon for us to be performing live?

TakiWhat? You said that playing live was our short-term goal, didn't you?

AnonBut we haven't rehearsed even once...

TakiYou shut up. Tomori, what do you think about playing live?

TomoriI... I think...

AnonBut, you can just try your hardest so that it doesn't go wrong next time, right?

TomoriI'll work hard.

TakiWell then, that settles it.

TakiWe don't have much time left until the actual performance, so we'll reserve the studio as much as we can.

AnonB-But what about the songs? We don't have a single song we can play!

SoyoUmm... For now, why don't we look for something we might be able to play? Maybe a cover of another band—

TakiWe can just play "Haruhikage."

Tomori、Soyo、Anon...!

SoyoBut that song is...

TakiWhat? Are you holding back because of that girl?

Soyo...

SoyoTomori-chan, what do you think?

TomoriI don't have any other songs I can sing.

AnonI've only ever heard that once!

SoyoSince Anon-chan's saying so, Let's find a song that'll be easy for all of us!

TakiI brought the sheet music for "Haruhikage." We're starting rehearsals, so get ready quickly.

SoyoWait, Taki-chan...

Tomori、Soyo、Taki、Anon...?

???Where's the amp?

TakiHuh? What are you suddenly talking about...?

AnonHuh... Wait, why are you getting the guitar ready!? Did someone ask her to rehearsal?

???Aren't you going to do it?

SoyoYou mean... doing what...?

???Band.

???I'll play guitar.

TakiWha... That's my sheet music...!

???...

Tomori、Soyo、Taki、Anon...!?

Anon(She's good at playing guitar...)

RiNG - Cafeteria

???*Munch*...♪

SoyoUm... Rāna-chan, was it? You like matcha parfait?

RānaYeah. And soba noodles.

SoyoI see... She plays on this stage sometimes, doesn't she?

TakiShe's called RiNG's stray cat...

Anon...

SoyoWhat did you mean about doing a band...?

TomoriYou want to join our band...?

RānaI'll do it.

AnonWhy!?

SoyoUm... But why our band? You're so good, other bands must have invited you to join, right?

RānaThey were all boring women.

Anon...

RānaBut...

TomoriEh...? Um...

Rāna...

TomoriUgh...

TakiW-What...!? Stop staring, you're scaring Tomori!

RānaWhat an interesting woman.

SoyoHey... She's just a little scared, so...

AnonUm! I have something to do, so I'm going home now!

TakiHuh? Why suddenly...

AnonSorry, I'll text you!

RānaIs band time over?

RānaBye-bye.

SoyoUm...

Taki*Sigh*... Wait, she didn't pay for her parfait!

SoyoAhaha...

Tomori...

TakiHonestly, what's with all of them? Leaving in the middle of a discussion like that...

TakiAnd we still can't tell if that stray cat joined our band or not...

Tomori"Haruhikage" is different now, isn't it?

TakiYou don't have to hold back around Sakiko, you know?

TakiI'm really happy that I can play in a band with you again, Tomori. Because your song... I haven't been able to forget it...

TomoriWhat...?

Taki... Bye, I'm going home too...!

Tomori...?