Episode 2

**Music -Reincarnation-** (音楽-Reincarnation-, *Ongaku-Riinkānēshon-*?) is the 2nd episode of the Takt op. Destiny - Anime anime series based on the *takt op.* original concept. It is produced by MAPPA and Madhouse, and was released on October 13, 2021.

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It all begun when D2 attacked the streets of Boston during a concert, which stained the concert hall with blood-The case was then referred to as "THE SCOURGE OF BOSTON". Only the famous conductor Kenji Asahina lost his life, who was Takt 's real father. Little Takt after losing his father gets immersed in the world of piano alone to put his anger into the tone. It was a girl named Cosette who had the same face, as fate took care of the lone boy.

## Summary

Ten years ago, D2 attacked the streets of Boston during a concert and killed a famous conductor named Kenji Asahina, who was Takt’s father. A flashback shows Takt father's funeral and the period later when he was living with Anna and Cosette. After losing his father, Takt gets immersed in the world of piano alone to put his anger into the tone. He channeled his rage by playing tunes on the instrument while Cosette took care of him. Takt mostly used to stay alone in his room and played piano, while Cosette weekly used to come and clean his room while sometimes secretly playing piano in his room when he went to bathe. Whenever Cosette disturbed Takt while he was to play piano, he gets furious and fight with her verbally. They together ate lunch along with Anna.

One day the Symphonica Party came to town and Cosette asked Takt to play piano publicly for the first time, but Takt refused while saying that he is not a good pianist, and he doesn't want to play publicly. Later that day when Takt was in the washroom, he heard a piano melody coming from his room, and so he quickly comes out from the washroom and sees that Cosette is playing the piano in his room. He gets surprised because he never knew that Cosette knew how to play the piano. He asks her how she know how to play piano to which she answered that her mother taught her and where she lived people still played music instruments.

On the day of Symphonica party, Cosette tells everyone that a professional pianist will come to play the piano during the party, which excited everyone in the party. After waiting for some time, Anna tells Cosette that maybe Takt won't come to which Cosette tells that he will come for sure. Cosette goes to play piano to make everyone entertained in the meantime until Takt comes. People seem satisfied by her skills but soon Takt comes. Cosette is very happy to see him, and she gives room to Takt. He plays the piano and Cosette joined him in a four hands rendition of popular up-tempo music, which impresses everyone and everyone cheers for the pair. Cosette and Takt stood and accepts the applause, while Cosette lifts Takt's hand. Soon after that town is attacked by D2 particularly Takt and Cosette. Takt gets injured, but he was able to remain conscious, but he notices Cosette who was fatally injured. However, when she lost consciousness, her white stone pendant awaken Destiny inside her. As she transformed into a Musicart, she bit off Takt's damaged arm and presented him with his golden conducting baton, saying that she has located the D2 and need his order to execute them. Takt angrily shows his hatred towards the D2.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Takt Asahina
* Kenji Asahina
* Cosette
* Anna Schneider
* Sagan
* Schindler

## Trivia

* Featured music for this episode: (Incomplete)
	+ Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor Op. 23, "Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito", 1st Movement
	+ Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, “Pathetique”, 2nd Movement
	+ Duke Ellington: "Take the 'A' Train"
	+ Luis Prima: "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"