Hotaru

...

Nagi

Wah!

Hotaru

Hyaaah!?

Nagi

Aha. Danger strikes when you least expect it.

Hotaru

N-Nagi-san!? Please don't startle me like that!

Nagi

Sorry, sorry. I didn't mean to startle you that badly.

Houka

She's right. We're about to go on, so you need to let her concentrate.

Hotaru

Ahaha... You're right. I know I need to focus, but...

Hotaru

I just couldn't sleep much last night... *yawn*... S-Sorry...!

Natsume

Hmph, so you couldn't sleep because you were nervous, right? Thinking, "What if I mess up?"

Nagi

Ah, like Natsume-senpai before her first live?

Natsume

Wh-whaaa!? I wasn't scared!

Nagi

Well, I didn't exactly say that...

Houka

Hehe. There's no need to worry, Hotaru-san. You did just fine in rehearsal, too.

Hotaru

Ah... no. It wasn't just nerves keeping me up...

Hotaru

I just can't wait for today's live show.

Houka

Oh my. ♡

Hotaru

I've been practicing with everyone right up until today.

Hotaru

I think millsage's music... is truly wonderful.

Hotaru

If we can share that music with the audience... if we can deliver it with everything we've got...

Hotaru

I was just thinking... how happy it would make them...!

Natsume

Honestly... Always thinking of others even at a time like this. Aren't you a bit too optimistic?

Houka

Oh, really? To me, it seems more like she's the most willful of us all.

Natsume

Well, whatever. As long as it doesn't turn into weird pressure, it's fine.

Mahoro

...

Natsume

Mahoro, are you sleep-deprived too? You're spacing out.

Mahoro

Huh...? Ah, sorry, sorry.

Mahoro

I'm just... trying to mentally focus.

Natsume

That keychain you're clutching, it is Kanata's, right?

Mahoro

Yeah... I was asking her to watch over us.

Natsume

I see...

Nagi

...

Hotaru

I'm sure she's watching over us. I think so too.

Mahoro

You're right.

Nagi

Looks like the band before us just finished. Should we head out soon?

Houka

Yes.

Mahoro

Yeah...

Hotaru

Ah. Mahoro-san. Your keychain...

Mahoro

...

Hotaru

(I can give it back to her later...! Right now, I need to focus on the performance...)

Natsume

Alright, it's finally time. Let's go...!

Hotaru

Yes!

Mahoro

...

Mahoro

It's so bright...

Mahoro

(I have to go.)

Mahoro

(For millsage.)

Mahoro

(For Kanata.)

Mahoro

(My own feelings... they don't matter at all.)

Mahoro

Good evening, we're millsage!

Mahoro

First off, please let me introduce our new member!

Mahoro

Joining us as support on keyboards... Hotaru Shiomi-chan!

Hotaru

I-I hope you'll enjoy the show!

Keyboards? So she's replacing the old member?

That means she'll be singing, too.

Well, that might be for the better. Things had been feeling pretty stagnant.

I wonder what she's like. I'm looking forward to it.

Mahoro

...

Mahoro

Well then, please enjoy our first song! It's a new one—"Narasu"!

Mahoro

— ♪

Hotaru

(Amazing...!)

Hotaru

(So this is what a band live feels like!)

Hotaru

(My sound and everyone's sounds all blending together...)

Hotaru

(And it's reaching the audience, bursting forth...!)

Whoa! This is really good!

Yeah, yeah! And this new song is incredible! Isn't the new vocalist super skilled!?

Hotaru

(Everyone's raising their hands, laughing...)

Hotaru

(Happiness—)

Hotaru

...!

Hotaru

(Rainbow colors...!)

Hotaru

(I knew rainbow colors were the proof of happiness!)

Hotaru

— ♪

Hotaru

(I'd kept it locked away for so long...)

Hotaru

(Convincing myself I wasn't allowed to let it out.)

Hotaru

(But...!)

Hotaru

(I love music so much!)

Hotaru

(And it makes me so happy when people smile!)

Hotaru

(I wish this moment could last forever!)

Nagi・Mahoro・Houka・Natsume

...!!!

Houka

(Ahh... so dazzling... ♡)

Natsume

(...! Even now, you're going to show us even more? Bring it on.)

Nagi

(It's been a while since I felt this way. Genius really is hard on the heart.)

Waaaah!!

Mahoro

(Incredible...)

Mahoro

(This level of energy is beyond anything we've ever had before.)

Mahoro

(This is... Hotaru-chan's strength.)

Mahoro

(Because of her piano, and her voice—)

Mahoro

(Huh?)

Mahoro

(Then... what's the point of me being here?)

Mahoro

—♪ *cough* ...

Nagi

(Mahoro?)

Natsume

(This isn't good. Her voice is giving up.)

Mahoro

(How did I sing back then...?)

Mahoro

(What was I supposed to sing again?)

Mahoro

(Huh...? Huh?)

Mahoro

(Why... am I even here...?)

Mahoro

...!

Huh, what's wrong? Trouble?

Looks like the other vocalist is struggling to sing.

Did she forget the lyrics? Give me a break.

Mahoro

(Wait, please...)

Mahoro

(No, that's not it...)

Mahoro

(millsage is so much more than this...)

Mahoro

(It's not just about someone like me...)

Mahoro

(If it were Kanata, she'd be so much more—)

Hotaru

— ♪

Mahoro

!

Hotaru

(Mahoro-san...! I'll sing your part for you!)

Natsume

(Hotaru, nice save!)

Hotaru

— ♪

Hotaru

(I'll hold it together here...!)

Hotaru

(My singing, my piano... It's all for millsage.)

Hotaru

(To help everyone... so they can find happiness.)

Hotaru

(Because that's why I'm standing here right now!)

Hotaru

— ♪

Mahoro

Haa... Haa...

Mahoro

(Hotaru-chan is singing my part...)

Mahoro

(Her voice is so clear and beautiful, yet so strong.)

Mahoro

(She's so good.)

Mahoro

(I want to listen to her for much, much longer.)

Mahoro

(I feel so tired... somehow.)

Mahoro

(If I just stayed like this, right here...)

Mahoro

(Maybe I wouldn't have to sing anymore.)

Mahoro

(Maybe I wouldn't have to try anymore.)

Mahoro

(Ah, I see. So it's okay now.)

Mahoro

(Thank goodness.)