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.)

Sakiko

Anon-san?

Anon

Ah...

Sakiko

Have you found any band members?

Anon

Ah... yes. Nagasaki... Nagasaki Soyo-chan.

Sakiko

I see.

Anon

Ah...

Tomori

......

Anon

Tomori-chan, about yesterday...

Tomori

!?

Anon

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

Tomori

No, it's nothing... Ah!

Anon

You dropped your notebook...

Tomori

......

Anon

Hm?

Anon

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

Anon

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

Tomori

......

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

Sakiko

...!

Soyo

It's been a while.

Sakiko

...

Soyo

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

Sakiko

I have no business with you.

Soyo

I've been looking for you all this time!

Soyo

Why... did you change schools?

Sakiko

...!

Soyo

Was it because of CRYCHIC?

Sakiko

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

Soyo

Saki-chan...!

Soyo

......

Soyo

...? Anon-chan...?

Soyo

......

Tomori

Ah...

Soyo

Tomori-chan.

Anon

Come on, hurry up!

Taki

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

Anon

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

Taki

Huh? Tomori?

Tomori

Ah...

Anon

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

Soyo・Taki

What?

Soyo

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

Anon

Yeah, you should really talk it through.

Soyo

I see. Thank you, Anon-chan.

Soyo

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

Soyo

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

Tomori

...

Soyo

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

Taki

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

Soyo

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

Taki

What reasons?

Soyo

I don't know, but...

Tomori

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

Tomori

That's why Saki-chan stopped coming.

Anon

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

Taki

Outsiders can keep their mouths shut.

Taki

Yes, we all know that already.

Tomori

What...?

Soyo

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

Soyo

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

Soyo

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

Soyo

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

Taki

Huh...?

Soyo

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

Tomori

You aren't angry at me?

Taki

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

Tomori

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

Taki

!? Wha...!?

Soyo

No, it isn't. After all, Taki-chan really loves you, Tomori-chan.

Taki

...

Soyo

Hey, you think we can start over again?

Tomori・Taki

What...?

Soyo

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

Soyo

We 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...

Soyo

Let's try it again, together!

Tomori

Together?

Soyo

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

Soyo

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

Taki

Tomori...

Tomori

......

Anon

Um... What about me?

Soyo・Taki

What? Huh?

Tomori

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

Tomori

Our whole lives.

Taki

What...?

Soyo

Our whole lives...?

Tomori

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

Soyo・Taki

......

Taki

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

Soyo

I swear, too.

Tomori

Yeah.

Anon

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

Taki

So?

Anon

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

Anon

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

Taki

I am.

Anon

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

??? (Rāna)

...!

Soyo

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

Tomori

......

Anon

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

Anon

Then, a month!

Anon

Then, what about until we do a live performance?

Anon

I 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?

Tomori

Then, 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!

Taki

A lifetime is a lifetime, you know? You sure you want that girl in the band?

??? (Rāna)

Lifetime...

??? (Rāna)

What an interesting woman.

Anon

Morning~!

Morning~ Did something good happen?

Anon

What? No, nothing happened.

Anon

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

Band!?

Tomori

Ah...

Tomori-chan, you're in a band?

We didn't think you were interested.

So you actually like it?

Tomori

Uh, um...

Anon

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

Tomori-chan, can you play an instrument?

Tomori

No, I can't...

Taki

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

Umiri

You're in high spirits.

Taki

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

Umiri

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

Taki

Umiri, what bands are you with today?

Umiri

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

Taki

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

Umiri

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

Taki

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

Umiri

Did you find new band members?

Taki

That's not it.

Umiri

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

Taki

*Sigh*...

Soyo

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

Mutsumi

Really?

Soyo

Yup. And I found Saki-chan, too.

Mutsumi

...!

Soyo

Saki-chan was at Haneoka.

Mutsumi

I see...

Soyo

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

Mutsumi

......

Soyo

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