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Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Classroom 1-B

TakiUmiri. Are you free today?

UmiriThis is unusual. I have plans.

TakiI see. Then it's fine.

UmiriOnce they're done, I'll be free, though. What's your business?

RiNG - Studio

AnonWhat? Why? What do you mean by new member?

TakiLike I said, we're bringing in a new bassist. I've already found one.

Tomori...

AnonWait, what about Soyo-san?

TakiShe's no good.

Anon"No good"...? I don't understand what you mean! I mean, yeah, she doesn't come to practice...

TomoriWhy? Why is she no good...?

TakiI talked with her.

AnonWhat? You met with Soyo-san? You should have brought us in!

TomoriWhat did Soyo-chan say...?

TakiShe's...

Tomori、Anon、Taki!

UmiriSorry to keep you waiting. If you're busy, should I come back another time?

TakiNo need. The conversation is over.

AnonWait a sec...!

UmiriWe haven't introduced ourselves yet, have we? I'm Umiri Yahata. I'm currently in roughly thirty bands. If you don't mind that, then I'm happy to be here.

AnonWhat...?

UmiriOnly about ten of them are active in a practical sense, though. If you contact me a week in advance, I'll participate to the best of my ability.

AnonUm... I'm Anon Chihaya. This is Tomori-chan...

Tomori...

UmiriThank you for having me.

TakiThen, let's get started. Both of you, get ready.

TakiTomori...?

Tomori...

TakiTomori? Get the mic ready.

Tomori...

UmiriHmm... I roughly understand the situation.

TakiHey, Umiri. Why are you leaving without asking?

UmiriIt seems you can't yet forget my predecessor.

Tomori...

UmiriOnce you've reached a conclusion, please come and speak with me again.

Taki...!

UmiriI'm rooting for you.

Tomori...

TomoriWhy did you bring the bassist...?

TakiThe band can't continue without a bass.

TomoriWhat about Soyo-chan?

TakiShe isn't coming back.

Tomori...! She promised she'd do it her whole life!

TakiThat promise was a lie!!

Tomori!!

AnonExplain everything properly. What do you mean it was a lie? Did Soyo-san say she's quitting the band?

TakiShe didn't say she's quitting.

AnonWhat? So, you just brought in a new person without asking anyone, Rikki? That's crazy, isn't it? We have to make sure that Soyo-san—

TakiShe never intended to be part of a new band!

TakiEverything she did was to try to bring CRYCHIC back!

Tomori、Anon...! ...

TakiShe said that she doesn't need you or Rāna... She just used you to tie Tomori and me together!

Anon...

SoyoTomori...? Do you mean Takamatsu Tomori-chan?

SoyoShe's my friend.

SoyoAnon-chan and I are forming a band. Do you want to be in it with us, Taki-chan?

SoyoAnon-chan, because of you, I was able to speak with Tomori-chan for the first time in a long time.

SoyoHey, you think we can start over again?

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

AnonOh...

TomoriThat's not right! Soyo-chan said we'd keep playing in the band... Even after the live was over... So...!

TakiWhat's not right? Tomori... would you rather be part of CRYCHIC?

TomoriWhat...?

TakiIs that what you mean? If you want to play with Soyo, then that means you don't need this girl, right?

TomoriNo, everyone together...

TakiThat's impossible.

TomoriIt's not impossible!

TakiDo you want Soyo!? Or do you want these guys!? Which is it!?

AnonI'm going home.

Tomori...

TakiHuh? What are you saying?

AnonYou don't need me, right?

Tomori! Anon-chan...

AnonTomori-chan, you should play in CRYCHIC with Soyo-san.

Tomori、Taki...

TomoriI hate this...

TomoriBeing in a band... it's not what I wanted to do...

Two Weeks Later

Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy - Vending Machine

UmiriWhat happened after that?

TakiWhat?

UmiriTo the band.

TakiIt's finished.

UmiriI see.

Tsukinomori Student AMorning's greetings~

MutsumiMorning's greetings. Ah...

SoyoIt's already almost summer vacation. Oh, we have finals before that, though.

Tsukinomori Student BI bet they'll be easy for you, Soyo-chan.

SoyoThat's not true~

Tsukinomori Student CWill you teach me?

SoyoI don't know. Should I?

Mutsumi...

Tomori"It all went wrong again. All of it... All of it..."

Tomori"I hate sad things. I hate suffering."

Tomori"I should never have done it. Everything... Everything..."

Haneoka Girls' Academy - Classroom 1-A

Tomori...

Classmate AOh, Tomori-chan. Morning~

Anon...

Tomori...

Tomori"The tears won't come... The edges of my eyes sting and hurt."

Tomori"What should I do? I don't know how to express these things..."

Tomori"But I wanted to really talk about everything. I wanted them to really hear me. If I'd really been able to say everything."

Tomori"It's all a mess."

Tomori"Pill Bug."

Tomori"My ears are plugged up with so many words."

Tomori"No. The wailing clamor comes and goes..."

Tomori"Then disappears."

Tomori"This isn't right."

Tomori"I just know I must have made a mistake somewhere."

Tomori"That's how it always is."

Tomori"Even though it's there, I can't touch it anymore. Even though I could see it, it disappears."

Tomori"Everything is gone. Every last thing."

Tomori"Every last thing."

Tomori"Because I couldn't say anything."

Tomori"Once again... I couldn't become human."

Tomori"I wish I could go away, but I'm always doing the wrong thing."

Tomori"My mouth grows empty. I thirst for words."

Tomori"What should I do...?"

???That's dangerous!

Tomori...?

???There're stairs ahead. If you space out, you might miss a step.

TomoriAh...

???Are you all right?

TomoriWhat...?

???It looked to me like you were about to cry.

Tomori...

???Even in the city, you can see the North Star.

???I thought I wouldn't be able to see the stars in Tokyo, so I was surprised the first time I spotted it.

TomoriThat's the Ursa Major.

TomoriThe North Star is in Ursa Minor... It's there.

???You found it quickly.

TomoriOh, I have a constellation book with me now.

???Will you show me?

TomoriHere...

???? Something fell out of your bag.

???This is a notebook...?

TomoriWhat's wrong?

???Sorry. I accidentally saw a bit of your notebook.

???"Because I couldn't say anything. Once again... I couldn't become human."

Tomori...

???This is like a song.

TomoriWhat...?

???When you sing, it feels like it reaches people, right? Even things you have a hard time saying... more than words, the feeling gets through.

Tomori...

???Well then, I'm leaving now. I hope your feelings get through.

TomoriA song...

TomoriThis is a song.

Haneoka Girls' Academy - Classroom 1-A

TomoriAnon-chan.

Anon...

TomoriPerform... live with me.

AnonWhat will we do about Soyo-san?

TomoriAh...

RiNG - Entrance

RirikoWhat!? Perform live? Tomori-chan's solo?

TomoriYes...

RirikoAhaha, this is super sudden~

RirikoAh~ We might be able to do it at the beginning of this live. Is it okay if it's a short slot?

TomoriYes, thank you.

RirikoAnd that's what happened~

TakiWhat? Tomori is doing live...?

RirikoTaki-chan, she didn't tell you?

Taki...

RirikoI don't know what happened, and I'm not going to pry, but I'm worried about you~

TakiWhen is it?

RiNG - Stage

Audience ATakamatsu? I wonder who that is...?

Audience BAkari? How do you read that name?

RānaTomori?

Tomori(I wonder if I can do it well.)

Tomori(Standing here alone, makes me feel much lonelier than usual...)

Tomori(Maybe something is going wrong again. Maybe everything is going wrong again.)

Tomori(But... I want to move forward.)

TomoriEveryone is gone and I don't have music, but this is a song.

Tomori"I will sing a song."

Tomori"Once, there were people who pulled me by the hand," "There were people who sang with me." "I destroyed it all."

Rāna...

Tomori"I got lost," "I took detours." "Even so, there were people who helped me move forward."

Tomori"I let go of their hands."

Tomori"I didn't want to forget." "I didn't want to lose anything." "I gathered up the fragments still left inside me."

Tomori"They became a song." "That's right. This is a song."

RānaAn interesting girl.