Taki

...

Soyo

Taki-chan, are you still mad?

Taki

Of course I am. I told Anon to practice properly before showing up, but she couldn't play at all.

Soyo

She did pretty well, didn't she? I'd say that was more than enough.

Taki

Not even close. I don't think she's been taking practice seriously at all.

Soyo

Nobody gets it perfect right away. That's literally what practice is for.

Taki

And that stray cat... still keeps throwing in random improv out of nowhere.

Soyo

Taki-chan, you've always been like that, haven't you?

Taki

What?

Soyo

You're always so hard on everyone. Even back when we first met, you were the same way with Tomori-chan—

Taki

No, that was...

Taki

(I think I was angry at everything back then.)

Taki

...

Taki-chan, are you there?

Taki

I am, what's up?

Is it true that you're applying to Hanasakigawa for high school?

Taki

(Mom... why would you tell her that...)

Taki

That has nothing to do with you, big sis.

Is there a reason? You don't have to go into detail, but if you could just tell me—

Taki

It's nothing.

Taki

(After "that incident"... my whole middle school life was awful. I was always being compared to big sis...)

Taki

(If I stayed at Haneoka, I already know exactly how things would go. So...)

Taki

Are we done...?

Actually... someone reached out to me. There's a girl from Tsukinomori who says she'd like to talk to you, Taki-chan...

Taki

Huh...?

Taki

("I want you to join the band I'm putting together as our drummer"... What does that mean...?)

Taki

(Sakiko Togawa... We don't even go to the same school. What could she possibly want with me...?)

Taki

(A band... huh. I once went to see a live by a band called Afterglow.)

Taki

(It looked fun... I guess. Like they were free from something. Like nothing was weighing them down...)

Taki

(And if I join a band, maybe I won't be compared to big sis anymore...)

(Taki)

...

(Taki)

I remember how I felt... half "Why me...?" and half "If I play in a band, maybe..."

(Taki)

After that... so many things happened.

Taki

They were all such weirdos.

Taki

I'd never been in a band before, so there was a lot I didn't know.

Taki

But everyone saw me as "Taki Shiina(myself)"...

Taki

And I got to meet Tomori...

Soyo

Taki-chan...? Why are you spacing out?

Taki

It's nothing.

Soyo

I see... Anyway, maybe you should ease up a little. You're going to wear yourself out if you stay that angry, Taki-chan.

Taki

I'm not angry...

Taki

I'm just saying what needs to be said so MyGO!!!!! can become what it's supposed to be.

Soyo

*Sigh*... I see. Have it your way.

Taki

...

Taki

(CRYCHIC is already over, but...)

Taki

(Now, I'm playing in a band again...)

Taki

(This time, I'll do it properly.)

Taki

(No more comparisons. Not with big sis. Not with anyone...)

Taki

(A band of my own...)