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After School

Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Classroom 1-B

Taki...

TakiI can't do it like Sakiko can!!

Taki(Big sis and Sakiko could do it. Why can't I...?)

UmiriYou're getting messages one after another.

Umiri"Where are you," "Please pick up," "Pick up," "At least mark it as read?" You're so popular.

TakiDon't look at it without permission.

UmiriDon't you need to go to band practice today?

Taki...

UmiriI see... It's nice when you're depressed because you're quiet.

UmiriWell then, I have band rehearsals, so I'll be going.

TakiI'm amazed you can say that to me when I'm depressed about my band...

UmiriThe fact that you can worry over your band makes me feel a little jealous. If that's all.

Taki...?

Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - School Gate

Taki...

???Do you know how late you are?

Taki...?

AnonWe've waited two hours fifty-six minutes and thirty-one seconds~!

TomoriTaki-chan...

Taki...!

AnonShe ran!! Tomori-chan, let's chase after her!

TomoriA-Anon-chan! ...

AnonDon't run away~~~~!!

TakiI'm not running! This is because you keep chasing me!!

AnonThen stop!

TakiWhy would I ever do what you say...? And you're trespassing!

AnonIt's fine! Even if they find out, I'll just write an apology, and I'm really good at writing!

TakiIt's not fine! I'll get scolded too!!

AnonOh, shut up! If you'd just stop, it'd solve everything!

TomoriI wonder where they both went...

TomoriTaki-chan...! And Anon-chan...

AnonTomori-chan, keep blocking the way like that!

TomoriWhat!? Oh, um...

TakiWah~~~~! Move, Tomori! That was close...!

AnonI~caught~you~!!

TakiUwaaahhh!!

TomoriAnon-chan, Taki-chan, are you okay...?

AnonOw...!!

TakiIt's your fault I fell! What were you thinking, jumping at me like that!?

AnonIt was because you weren't stopping at all! Oww, I totally scraped my knee~~

Tomori...! Blood...

TakiI got scraped too! What are you gonna do about this...!

TomoriThis is the sixth sea creature series!

TakiWhat...?

AnonThat's... bandages?

TomoriReef manta ray, ocean sunfish, oarfish, whale shark... Ah!

TomoriThese are the blue whale and the fin whale! Because they're large in size...!

Anon、Taki...

TakiTomori.

AnonPfft, Ahaha! Hahahahahaha!

TakiHuh? What are you laughing about?

AnonWell, I mean, it's super cute, isn't it?

TakiOf course Tomori's cute.

Tomori...?

AnonRikki, The live show's tomorrow. What'll we do? There's no running away anymore.

Taki*Sigh*... I know...

TakiUm... Tomori...

Tomori...?

TakiThank you for coming.

Tomori...! Yeah...

AnonWhat about me? What about me?

TakiShut up.

CatMeow~~~~

AnonHuh? A cat...? Where did you come from...?

RānaWhat are you doing?

TakiYou...! Why are you here!?

RānaHm? I was playing with the cat.

TakiHuh...!? Wait, you, that uniform... You go to our middle school!?

RānaI'm a third year.

TakiSeriously... I didn't know that at all...

AnonWell... At least we found Rāna-chan.

The Live Event Day

RiNG - Dressing Room

AnonUgh... the live show is about to start...

SoyoI was so nervous at the rehearsal~

Tomori...

TakiThat wasn't even close to being a rehearsal.

AnonI can't do this anymore... All the other bands are way too amazing. And there were people who played guitar and sang at the same time...

TakiThen you should practice more!

AnonI will, but still... You don't have to say it like that, do you?

TakiWhere's the stray cat?

SoyoOh... she went off somewhere.

Taki*Sigh*...

AnonUgh... I'm so nervous, so I'll take a walk around there.

SoyoThen, I was thinking of going around the dressing rooms to pay my respects. What about you, Taki-chan, Tomori-chan?

TakiI'm fine.

Tomori、Taki...

TakiTomori, are you nervous?

TomoriYes...

TakiIt's nerve-wracking. Me too.

TomoriAt the actual show... there'll be people watching, right?

TakiI think most of them will be fans of Afterglow and the other bands.

TomoriDuring our last live... The audience said "the vocalist was trying too hard."

TakiYou mean the social media post we saw after the live...? Why would you remember something like that?

Tomori!

TakiAh, I didn't mean it like that! I'm not criticizing you... Tomori, if you just do the show, that's enough.

TakiBecause your live performances are the absolute best.

TomoriTaki-chan...

AnonI'm back~

SoyoI found Rāna-chan at the catering, so I brought her along.

Rāna...?

TakiDon't go disappearing all the time. Make sure you're here for the performance. And don't just play your guitar without asking.

Rāna"Without asking"?

SoyoI think she means the rehearsal earlier~

TakiDon't start playing randomly during the show. You can play the song after Tomori introduces us. And—

RānaIs this a new request?

TakiWhat?

RānaMatcha parfait.

TakiUgh...

SoyoOkay~

SoyoThank you for telling us! We'll be right out!

SoyoWe're having the pre-show meeting.

AnonI guess we'd better go...

During the Live Show

AnonThat is so bad. Everyone's super excited out there...!

SoyoYou can hear the audience all the way in here!

Anon*Sigh*... Can we really do this...? Live...

RānaI'm doing the show.

AnonI know you can do it, Rāna-chan, but...

Tomori、Taki...

SoyoHonestly, Anon-chan. If you say things like that before the show, you'll make everyone nervous.

AnonBut... I just know we'll never be able to hype up the crowd that much...

TakiTomori, let's try it all together one more time!

TomoriWhat...

AnonLet's do it! It'll be better if we do!

TakiI'll find out if there's a studio available now—

RirikoIt's almost time for you to go on~

AnonWhat~!?

RānaHm.

TakiSeriously...

AnonW-Wait, don't leave me behind, you two~!

SoyoLet's go too.

TomoriYeah...

SoyoAh, wait. Tomori-chan.

Tomori...?

SoyoEven after today's live show ends... Let's keep playing as a band, okay?

TomoriYeah...