Taki

...

Taki

I can't do it like Sakiko can!!

Taki

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

Umiri

You'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.

Taki

Don't look at it without permission.

Umiri

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

Taki

...

Umiri

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

Umiri

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

Taki

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

Umiri

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

Taki

...?

Taki

...

??? (Anon)

Do you know how late you are?

Taki

...?

Anon

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

Tomori

Taki-chan...

Taki

...!

Anon

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

Tomori

A-Anon-chan! ...

Anon

Don't run away~~~~!!

Taki

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

Anon

Then stop!

Taki

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

Anon

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

Taki

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

Anon

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

Tomori

I wonder where they both went...

Tomori

Taki-chan...! And Anon-chan...

Anon

Tomori-chan, keep blocking the way like that!

Tomori

What!? Oh, um...

Taki

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

Anon

I~caught~you~!!

Taki

Uwaaahhh!!

Tomori

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

Anon

Ow...!!

Taki

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

Anon

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

Tomori

...! Blood...

Taki

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

Tomori

This is the sixth sea creature series!

Taki

What...?

Anon

That's... bandages?

Tomori

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

Tomori

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

Anon・Taki

...

Taki

Tomori.

Anon

Pfft, Ahaha! Hahahahahaha!

Taki

Huh? What are you laughing about?

Anon

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

Taki

Of course Tomori's cute.

Tomori

...?

Anon

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

Taki

*Sigh*... I know...

Taki

Um... Tomori...

Tomori

...?

Taki

Thank you for coming.

Tomori

...! Yeah...

Anon

What about me? What about me?

Taki

Shut up.

Meow~~~~

Anon

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

Rāna

What are you doing?

Taki

You...! Why are you here!?

Rāna

Hm? I was playing with the cat.

Taki

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

Rāna

I'm a third year.

Taki

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

Anon

Well... At least we found Rāna-chan.

Anon

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

Soyo

I was so nervous at the rehearsal~

Tomori

...

Taki

That wasn't even close to being a rehearsal.

Anon

I 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...

Taki

Then you should practice more!

Anon

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

Taki

Where's the stray cat?

Soyo

Oh... she went off somewhere.

Taki

*Sigh*...

Anon

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

Soyo

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

Taki

I'm fine.

Tomori・Taki

...

Taki

Tomori, are you nervous?

Tomori

Yes...

Taki

It's nerve-wracking. Me too.

Tomori

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

Taki

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

Tomori

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

Taki

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

Tomori

!

Taki

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

Taki

Because your live performances are the absolute best.

Tomori

Taki-chan...

Anon

I'm back~

Soyo

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

Rāna

...?

Taki

Don'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"?

Soyo

I think she means the rehearsal earlier~

Taki

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

Rāna

Is this a new request?

Taki

What?

Rāna

Matcha parfait.

Taki

Ugh...

Soyo

Okay~

Soyo

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

Soyo

We're having the pre-show meeting.

Anon

I guess we'd better go...

Anon

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

Soyo

You can hear the audience all the way in here!

Anon

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

Rāna

I'm doing the show.

Anon

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

Tomori・Taki

...

Soyo

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

Anon

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

Taki

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

Tomori

What...

Anon

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

Taki

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

It's almost time for you to go on~

Anon

What~!?

Rāna

Hm.

Taki

Seriously...

Anon

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

Soyo

Let's go too.

Tomori

Yeah...

Soyo

Ah, wait. Tomori-chan.

Tomori

...?

Soyo

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

Tomori

Yeah...