A Song Unfinished/Event Story

* Opening
* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 3
* Chapter 4
* Chapter 5
* Ending

**Transcript**

 Studio

Lisa
And we're done~! Good practice today, everyone!
**Lisa**: And we're done~! Good practice today, everyone!

Lisa
Especially with that last song, I think that's the best we've ever performed it.
**Lisa**: Especially with that last song, I think that's the best we've ever performed it.

Ako
Right? Right?! I was just thinking I played really well~. Don't you think so too, Rin-rin?
**Ako**: Right? Right?! I was just thinking I played really well~. Don't you think so too, Rin-rin?

Rinko
Y-yeah... You were really good... Ako-chan…
**Rinko**: Y-yeah... You were really good... Ako-chan…

Ako
Ehehe~! You were so cool on the keyboard too, Rin-rin!
**Ako**: Ehehe~! You were so cool on the keyboard too, Rin-rin!

Rinko
Th-thanks...
**Rinko**: Th-thanks...

Lisa
Yeah! I think that was pretty solid all round~♪
**Lisa**: Yeah! I think that was pretty solid all round~♪

Lisa
Our next gig is also on the cards, so if we keep this up...
**Lisa**: Our next gig is also on the cards, so if we keep this up...

Sayo
It's far too early for anyone to be satisfied with the performance we just out on. We all still have areas to improve upon.
**Sayo**: It's far too early for anyone to be satisfied with the performance we just out on. We all still have areas to improve upon.

Yukina
Sayo has a point.
**Yukina**: Sayo has a point.

Lisa
Hey, come on you guys~.
**Lisa**: Hey, come on you guys~.

Lisa
This is where we give each other a pat in the back and get pumped for our next gig!
**Lisa**: This is where we give each other a pat in the back and get pumped for our next gig!

Lisa
... Isn't it?
**Lisa**: ... Isn't it?

Sayo
How many times do I have to tell you? We aren't in this band just to have a good time.
**Sayo**: How many times do I have to tell you? We aren't in this band just to have a good time.

Lisa
I know we aren't, but it's important to be aware that we're making process!
**Lisa**: I know we aren't, but it's important to be aware that we're making process!

Ako
Yeah! I mean... I think so too!
**Ako**: Yeah! I mean... I think so too!

Yukina
I see. Now, about our next gig...
**Yukina**: I see. Now, about our next gig...

Lisa
She completely ignored us...!
**Lisa**: She completely ignored us...!

Yukina
Considering the amount of time we are being given, I think we'll be able to perform about three songs. Does anyone have anything they want to play in particular?
**Yukina**: Considering the amount of time we are being given, I think we'll be able to perform about three songs. Does anyone have anything they want to play in particular?

Ako
Yeah, over here~! I wanna play a new song!
**Ako**: Yeah, over here~! I wanna play a new song!

Sayo
A new song...?
**Sayo**: A new song...?

Lisa
Hey, why not? We've been playing the same stuff over and over these days~♪
**Lisa**: Hey, why not? We've been playing the same stuff over and over these days~♪

Sayo
You do realize our next performance is only two weeks away? Preparing a new song between now and then is asking the impossible.
**Sayo**: You do realize our next performance is only two weeks away? Preparing a new song between now and then is asking the impossible.

Ako
B-b-but, I think if we practice lots and lots we'll be ready in time!
**Ako**: B-b-but, I think if we practice lots and lots we'll be ready in time!

Sayo
Even if we could come up with a new song and then practice it the required amount, we would be cutting it far too close.
**Sayo**: Even if we could come up with a new song and then practice it the required amount, we would be cutting it far too close.

Sayo
We can't put on a half-baked performance. You understand this, don't you?
**Sayo**: We can't put on a half-baked performance. You understand this, don't you?

Ako
Ngh... But...!
**Ako**: Ngh... But...!

Rinko
A-Ako-chan... Calm down...
**Rinko**: A-Ako-chan... Calm down...

Yukina
It's almost time for us to pack up.
**Yukina**: It's almost time for us to pack up.

Yukina
Putting aside the issue of the new song, I'd like everyone to think up a setlist before they come to practice tomorrow. Understood?
**Yukina**: Putting aside the issue of the new song, I'd like everyone to think up a setlist before they come to practice tomorrow. Understood?

Lisa & Ako
Sure~.
**Lisa & Ako**: Sure~.

Rinko
O-okay...
**Rinko**: O-okay...

Sayo
Yes.
**Sayo**: Yes.

 Minato Residence
 Yukina's Room

Yukina
... \*sigh\* What to do about this setlist...?
**Yukina**: ... \*sigh\* What to do about this setlist...?

Yukina
(If we finish up with a song that gets the crowd going, I suppose we'll have to start with this song here... hmm.)
**Yukina**: (If we finish up with a song that gets the crowd going, I suppose we'll have to start with this song here... hmm.)

Yukina
(I think I have scores from our previous gigs in my closet... Where did I put them?)
**Yukina**: (I think I have scores from our previous gigs in my closet... Where did I put them?)

Yukina
They should be around here somewhere...
**Yukina**: They should be around here somewhere...

Yukina
... Hmm...? Why is there a cassette tape in here...?
**Yukina**: ... Hmm...? Why is there a cassette tape in here...?

Yukina
(This handwriting... Is this my father's tape? I wonder how it ended up in my closet.)
**Yukina**: (This handwriting... Is this my father's tape? I wonder how it ended up in my closet.)

Yukina
(I'd better check what's on it.)
**Yukina**: (I'd better check what's on it.)

Yukina
This is...!
**Yukina**: This is...!

Yukina
(These intense vocals... and the fire it puts in my heart...!)
**Yukina**: (These intense vocals... and the fire it puts in my heart...!)

Yukina
(And this voice... Is it my father's...? There's so much life in his voice... I can feel his pure passion for music seeping from his voice...!)
**Yukina**: (And this voice... Is it my father's...? There's so much life in his voice... I can feel his pure passion for music seeping from his voice...!)

Yukina
... I want to sing this...
**Yukina**: ... I want to sing this...

Yukina
But...
**Yukina**: But...

Yukina
(Am I worthy of singing this yet...?)
**Yukina**: (Am I worthy of singing this yet...?)

**Transcript**

 The Next Day

Lisa
Okay! Now that we're all here, let's talk about the setlist for our next gig.
**Lisa**: Okay! Now that we're all here, let's talk about the setlist for our next gig.

Lisa
Looking at the setlists everyone thought up... It looks like we're unanimous when it comes to the first and second songs~♪
**Lisa**: Looking at the setlists everyone thought up... It looks like we're unanimous when it comes to the first and second songs~♪

Sayo
Yes, I agree. As for the third song... We need to think about whether we should keep going with the same momentum, or mix things up.
**Sayo**: Yes, I agree. As for the third song... We need to think about whether we should keep going with the same momentum, or mix things up.

Ako
I wanna play something that really goes off!
**Ako**: I wanna play something that really goes off!

Lisa
I'm with Ako! I think we should go with three songs that are pumping!
**Lisa**: I'm with Ako! I think we should go with three songs that are pumping!

Sayo
I agree it's important to keep it exciting, but there is a possibility it will be monotonous if every song has the same feel.
**Sayo**: I agree it's important to keep it exciting, but there is a possibility it will be monotonous if every song has the same feel.

Yukina
...
**Yukina**: ...

Yukina
(I want to finish up by singing my father's song I listened to last night.)
**Yukina**: (I want to finish up by singing my father's song I listened to last night.)

Lisa
Hrm, Sayo does have a good point~...
**Lisa**: Hrm, Sayo does have a good point~...

Yukina
(But...)
**Yukina**: (But...)

Rinko
...?
**Rinko**: ...?

Rinko
(Something's not right... with Yukina-san... I wonder what's wrong...)
**Rinko**: (Something's not right... with Yukina-san... I wonder what's wrong...)

Lisa
... So what do you think, Yukina?
**Lisa**: ... So what do you think, Yukina?

Yukina
Huh?
**Yukina**: Huh?

Lisa
What do you mean, huh? Weren’t you listening~? We were talking about the last song. What do you think it should be?
**Lisa**: What do you mean, huh? Weren’t you listening~? We were talking about the last song. What do you think it should be?

Yukina
About that...
**Yukina**: About that...

Yukina
... There's a song I want everyone to listen to.
**Yukina**: ... There's a song I want everyone to listen to.

Lisa
Huh? What song...?
**Lisa**: Huh? What song...?

Ako
...!
**Ako**: ...!

Sayo
(This song...)
**Sayo**: (This song...)

Rinko
(W-wow... this is really cool... It would sound amazing... if Yukina-san sang it...)
**Rinko**: (W-wow... this is really cool... It would sound amazing... if Yukina-san sang it...)

Lisa
(Just listening to this makes my heart want to burst. It's so intense, but so delicate... I didn't think a song would make me feel like this...)
**Lisa**: (Just listening to this makes my heart want to burst. It's so intense, but so delicate... I didn't think a song would make me feel like this...)

Lisa
(But, this voice... Could it be who I think it is...?)
**Lisa**: (But, this voice... Could it be who I think it is...?)

Ako
... Wow.
**Ako**: ... Wow.

Ako
Wow, wow... Wow~! This is so cool! It's amazingly cool! Right, Rin-rin?!
**Ako**: Wow, wow... Wow~! This is so cool! It's amazingly cool! Right, Rin-rin?!

Rinko
Y-yeah... it really is... What a great song...
**Rinko**: Y-yeah... it really is... What a great song...

Ako
I wanna play this live!
**Ako**: I wanna play this live!

Ako
That sounded really good how it was, but we could also do it like this!
**Ako**: That sounded really good how it was, but we could also do it like this!

Ako
I bet the crowd would go crazy!
**Ako**: I bet the crowd would go crazy!

Rinko
Yeah... that was really good... I could play the B melody... like this too...
**Rinko**: Yeah... that was really good... I could play the B melody... like this too...

Ako
Ooh, that's cool! Okay, then maybe I could do this.
**Ako**: Ooh, that's cool! Okay, then maybe I could do this.

Ako
I'll go really hard on the chorus, so those parts I'll hold back a little...
**Ako**: I'll go really hard on the chorus, so those parts I'll hold back a little...

Ako
And then pause for beat and... boom!
**Ako**: And then pause for beat and... boom!

Rinko
Ako-chan... that'll be really cool...
**Rinko**: Ako-chan... that'll be really cool...

Lisa
Ahaha, it seems like everyone likes it. I like it too~♪
**Lisa**: Ahaha, it seems like everyone likes it. I like it too~♪

Sayo
I agree that this is a great song, but... Who on earth is singing it...?
**Sayo**: I agree that this is a great song, but... Who on earth is singing it...?

Yukina
It's...
**Yukina**: It's...

Lisa
Hey, Yukina, is this song-
**Lisa**: Hey, Yukina, is this song-

Yukina
... Forget it, this song is beyond our level anyway.
**Yukina**: ... Forget it, this song is beyond our level anyway.

Ako
Huh…?!
**Ako**: Huh…?!

Yukina
I’m sorry, I took up our time on something we don't need to be thinking about. Let's just forget that song, and focus on the setlist.
**Yukina**: I’m sorry, I took up our time on something we don't need to be thinking about. Let's just forget that song, and focus on the setlist.

Ako
Aww, I thought it was really cool...
**Ako**: Aww, I thought it was really cool...

Lisa
(Yukina... This song is...)
**Lisa**: (Yukina... This song is...)

**Transcript**

 Walking Home

Ako
That song Yukina-san played us was so cool~! But...
**Ako**: That song Yukina-san played us was so cool~! But...

Rinko
She said it's beyond our level... didn't she...?
**Rinko**: She said it's beyond our level... didn't she...?

Ako
Yeah... but if we practice really hard, I'm sure we'll be able to play it. I wanna reach the level of that song!
**Ako**: Yeah... but if we practice really hard, I'm sure we'll be able to play it. I wanna reach the level of that song!

Rinko
I feel the same way...
**Rinko**: I feel the same way...

Ako
Oh... that's Lisa-nee and Yukina-san over there, isn't it? Rin-rin, let's go and ask Yukina-san about it one more time!
**Ako**: Oh... that's Lisa-nee and Yukina-san over there, isn't it? Rin-rin, let's go and ask Yukina-san about it one more time!

Rinko
A-Ako-chan...!
**Rinko**: A-Ako-chan...!

Ako
Yukina-san~! Lisa-nee!
**Ako**: Yukina-san~! Lisa-nee!

Lisa
Hm? That sounds like...
**Lisa**: Hm? That sounds like...

Yukina
... Ako? What's the matter?
**Yukina**: ... Ako? What's the matter?

Ako
\*huff\* \*puff\* ... I finally caught up... U-umm! That song you played us... I think we should do it!
**Ako**: \*huff\* \*puff\* ... I finally caught up... U-umm! That song you played us... I think we should do it!

Yukina
Huh...?
**Yukina**: Huh...?

Ako
I thought it was really cool! It'll be awesome if we play it live, I just know it!
**Ako**: I thought it was really cool! It'll be awesome if we play it live, I just know it!

Yukina
That song... it's...
**Yukina**: That song... it's...

Rinko
\*huff\* \*huff\* ...! Ako-chan, wait for me...!
**Rinko**: \*huff\* \*huff\* ...! Ako-chan, wait for me...!

Ako
Rin-rin! You wanna play that song too, right?
**Ako**: Rin-rin! You wanna play that song too, right?

Rinko
Y-yeah... I do. I'm not sure whose song it is, but...
**Rinko**: Y-yeah... I do. I'm not sure whose song it is, but...

Rinko
I thought it was an amazing song that would go perfectly with your voice, Yukina-san...!
**Rinko**: I thought it was an amazing song that would go perfectly with your voice, Yukina-san...!

Yukina
My voice...?
**Yukina**: My voice...?

Rinko
I like your voice, Yukina-san...! It's delicate but powerful... And there is a yearning restlessness in it because of your passion for music...
**Rinko**: I like your voice, Yukina-san...! It's delicate but powerful... And there is a yearning restlessness in it because of your passion for music...

Rinko
That's the kind of voice you have. When I heard that song... I was overcome by the same emotion that I felt when I first heard you sing.
**Rinko**: That's the kind of voice you have. When I heard that song... I was overcome by the same emotion that I felt when I first heard you sing.

Yukina
...
**Yukina**: ...

Rinko
So... umm... I want you to sing that song, Yukina-san...
**Rinko**: So... umm... I want you to sing that song, Yukina-san...

Ako
If we're not good enough to play it yet, we'll just practice harder and harder until we are...!
**Ako**: If we're not good enough to play it yet, we'll just practice harder and harder until we are...!

Yukina
... My voice isn't that pure.
**Yukina**: ... My voice isn't that pure.

Rinko
Huh...?!
**Rinko**: Huh...?!

Lisa
Yukina? What do you mean...?
**Lisa**: Yukina? What do you mean...?

Yukina
I'm... I'm not worthy of singing that song yet...
**Yukina**: I'm... I'm not worthy of singing that song yet...

Rinko
Yukina... san...?
**Rinko**: Yukina... san...?

Yukina
... I'm sorry. I appreciate how passionately you feel about this. I need more time to think.
**Yukina**: ... I'm sorry. I appreciate how passionately you feel about this. I need more time to think.

Ako
Okay, I'll be waiting! We'll all be waiting!
**Ako**: Okay, I'll be waiting! We'll all be waiting!

Yukina
...
**Yukina**: ...

Lisa
Ah, Yukina! ... Sorry guys, I'm going to go check on Yukina!
**Lisa**: Ah, Yukina! ... Sorry guys, I'm going to go check on Yukina!

Lisa
Yukina... what on earth is going on? And what do you mean by not being worthy?
**Lisa**: Yukina... what on earth is going on? And what do you mean by not being worthy?

Yukina
Lisa... you've realized, haven't you? That the song I played you was one of my father's.
**Yukina**: Lisa... you've realized, haven't you? That the song I played you was one of my father's.

Lisa
... Yeah. I thought that was the case.
**Lisa**: ... Yeah. I thought that was the case.

Yukina
It's a song from when he was with an indie label. Which means...
**Yukina**: It's a song from when he was with an indie label. Which means...

Lisa
Ahh, it's from the time when he was still playing the music he wanted to play...
**Lisa**: Ahh, it's from the time when he was still playing the music he wanted to play...

Yukina
That's right. His passion for music used to be so pure... I couldn't possibly sing one of his songs from that time.
**Yukina**: That's right. His passion for music used to be so pure... I couldn't possibly sing one of his songs from that time.

Yukina
I mean, I...
**Yukina**: I mean, I...

Lisa
It's okay, you don't have to say it. I know where you're going with this, Yukina.
**Lisa**: It's okay, you don't have to say it. I know where you're going with this, Yukina.

Lisa
Your decision is what's important, I'll respect it no matter what Ako or Rinko say.
**Lisa**: Your decision is what's important, I'll respect it no matter what Ako or Rinko say.

Lisa
... Haha, just don't tell them I said that, okay?
**Lisa**: ... Haha, just don't tell them I said that, okay?

Yukina
Lisa...
**Yukina**: Lisa...

Lisa
I'll be waiting for your answer like the others. You can take your time to think about it, but...
**Lisa**: I'll be waiting for your answer like the others. You can take your time to think about it, but...

Lisa
Those feelings you're painstakingly trying to come to terms with. I just don't want you to forget the whole reason you feel that way is because your passion towards music is so pure.
**Lisa**: Those feelings you're painstakingly trying to come to terms with. I just don't want you to forget the whole reason you feel that way is because your passion towards music is so pure.

Yukina
... The feelings I have to come to terms with...
**Yukina**: ... The feelings I have to come to terms with...

**Transcript**

 Udagawa Residence
 Living Room

Ako
What does she mean she's not worthy of singing it...? If that's the case, why play that song to us in the first place...?
**Ako**: What does she mean she's not worthy of singing it...? If that's the case, why play that song to us in the first place...?

Ako
Nrgh~, thinking about it isn't helping! I'll try texting Rin-rin!
**Ako**: Nrgh~, thinking about it isn't helping! I'll try texting Rin-rin!

Ako
"Rin-rin~! Don't you think Yukina-san was acting weird today?"
**Ako**: "Rin-rin~! Don't you think Yukina-san was acting weird today?"

Rinko
"Yeah. It seemed like she's troubled by that song she played us..."
**Rinko**: "Yeah. It seemed like she's troubled by that song she played us..."

Ako
"What do you think she meant by not being worthy? She's such a good singer!"
**Ako**: "What do you think she meant by not being worthy? She's such a good singer!"

Rinko
"I don't think it's ability that Yukina-san was talking about when she said that."
**Rinko**: "I don't think it's ability that Yukina-san was talking about when she said that."

Ako
"Then what did she mean?"
**Ako**: "Then what did she mean?"

Rinko
"It's probably about her feelings. That song... must be special to her. So..."
**Rinko**: "It's probably about her feelings. That song... must be special to her. So..."

Rinko
"Maybe Yukina-san's resolve needs to be really strong just to even sing it."
**Rinko**: "Maybe Yukina-san's resolve needs to be really strong just to even sing it."

Ako
Her resolve...
**Ako**: Her resolve...

Ako
"Do you think there's anything we can do to help?"
**Ako**: "Do you think there's anything we can do to help?"

Rinko
"... I think the only thing we can do is give her space. Let's have faith in her and wait."
**Rinko**: "... I think the only thing we can do is give her space. Let's have faith in her and wait."

 Hikawa Residence
 Sayo's Room

Sayo
... If we interchange the first two songs... And rearrange the transitions like this...
**Sayo**: ... If we interchange the first two songs... And rearrange the transitions like this...

Sayo
... It's no good. No matter what song comes last, there just isn't a good way to approach it.
**Sayo**: ... It's no good. No matter what song comes last, there just isn't a good way to approach it.

Sayo
If we could perform the song that Minato-san played us...
**Sayo**: If we could perform the song that Minato-san played us...

Sayo
If we don't have the ability to play it, then all we need to do is persevere until we reach that level. It's simple...
**Sayo**: If we don't have the ability to play it, then all we need to do is persevere until we reach that level. It's simple...

Sayo
What is it that Minato-san is so bothered by...?
**Sayo**: What is it that Minato-san is so bothered by...?

 Minato Residence
 Yukina's Room

Yukina
...
**Yukina**: ...

*Rinko
I thought it was an amazing song that would go perfectly with your voice, Yukina-san...!
**Rinko**: I thought it was an amazing song that would go perfectly with your voice, Yukina-san...!

Rinko
I like your voice, Yukina-san...! It's delicate but powerful... And there is a yearning restlessness in it because of your passion for music...
**Rinko**: I like your voice, Yukina-san...! It's delicate but powerful... And there is a yearning restlessness in it because of your passion for music...*

Yukina
... I'll try listening to that song... one more time...
**Yukina**: ... I'll try listening to that song... one more time...

Yukina
... What feelings did my father pour into this song when he was singing it...?
**Yukina**: ... What feelings did my father pour into this song when he was singing it...?

Yukina's Dad
Yukina? Mind if I come in?
**Yukina's Dad**: Yukina? Mind if I come in?

Yukina
Father?
**Yukina**: Father?

Yukina's Dad
I heard a tune from deep down memory lane coming out of your room and just couldn't stay away. That song's from over ten years ago.
**Yukina's Dad**: I heard a tune from deep down memory lane coming out of your room and just couldn't stay away. That song's from over ten years ago.

Yukina
I was thinking about singing this, but... I...
**Yukina**: I was thinking about singing this, but... I...

Yukina's Dad
Then sing it. What's holding you back?
**Yukina's Dad**: Then sing it. What's holding you back?

Yukina
The pure passion that I feel from this song... I'm not confident I can inject that into my voice.
**Yukina**: The pure passion that I feel from this song... I'm not confident I can inject that into my voice.

Yukina's Dad
Then just go with that sentiment instead.
**Yukina's Dad**: Then just go with that sentiment instead.

Yukina
Huh? But...
**Yukina**: Huh? But...

Yukina's Dad
Those are your feelings towards this song... and music itself at the moment, right? That's how you should sing it.
**Yukina's Dad**: Those are your feelings towards this song... and music itself at the moment, right? That's how you should sing it.

Yukina's Dad
It doesn't matter what it is that you feel. Just unleash those feelings.
**Yukina's Dad**: It doesn't matter what it is that you feel. Just unleash those feelings.

Yukina
Even if I'm not ready...?
**Yukina**: Even if I'm not ready...?

Yukina's Dad
There's no such thing as a song that can't be played. And one more thing... No matter how worried you may be about your mental readiness or your ability...
**Yukina's Dad**: There's no such thing as a song that can't be played. And one more thing... No matter how worried you may be about your mental readiness or your ability...

Yukina's Dad
I think that feeling itself is pure, and that it's something special.
**Yukina's Dad**: I think that feeling itself is pure, and that it's something special.

Yukina
...!
**Yukina**: ...!

Lisa
Those feelings you're painstakingly trying to come to terms with. I just don't want you to forget the whole reason you feel that way is because your passion towards music is so pure.
**Lisa**: Those feelings you're painstakingly trying to come to terms with. I just don't want you to forget the whole reason you feel that way is because your passion towards music is so pure.

Yukina's Dad
... I've talked your ears off, huh? I'll leave you to it.
**Yukina's Dad**: ... I've talked your ears off, huh? I'll leave you to it.

Yukina
...
**Yukina**: ...

Yukina
Hello, Lisa? It's me.
**Yukina**: Hello, Lisa? It's me.

Lisa
"Hey. What's up? Is your dad's song still bothering you?"
**Lisa**: "Hey. What's up? Is your dad's song still bothering you?"

Yukina
No, not anymore. ... I just talked to him about it, and he said the exact same thing you did.
**Yukina**: No, not anymore. ... I just talked to him about it, and he said the exact same thing you did.

Lisa
"Huh...?"
**Lisa**: "Huh...?"

Yukina
That my feelings for music are pure...
**Yukina**: That my feelings for music are pure...

Yukina
Thanks, Lisa.
**Yukina**: Thanks, Lisa.

Lisa
"Don't mention it. I'll always have your back, Yukina."
**Lisa**: "Don't mention it. I'll always have your back, Yukina."

Lisa
"Down the line as well... If you're ever unsure of anything, I'll be there for you. That's what best friends do, right?"
**Lisa**: "Down the line as well... If you're ever unsure of anything, I'll be there for you. That's what best friends do, right?"

Yukina
... I suppose it is.
**Yukina**: ... I suppose it is.

**Transcript**

 The Next Day

Sayo
(Minato-san sent out a text saying that she needs to talk to everyone. I wonder what it's about.)
**Sayo**: (Minato-san sent out a text saying that she needs to talk to everyone. I wonder what it's about.)

Sayo
(Something was troubling her yesterday. Could there have been some developments...?)
**Sayo**: (Something was troubling her yesterday. Could there have been some developments...?)

Sayo
... There's no point in contemplating it. We'll just have to see what she has to say.
**Sayo**: ... There's no point in contemplating it. We'll just have to see what she has to say.

 Studio

Ako
Hey~, Rin-rin! How was that just now?
**Ako**: Hey~, Rin-rin! How was that just now?

Rinko
You were starting to play too quickly... It might be better... to hold back a little...
**Rinko**: You were starting to play too quickly... It might be better... to hold back a little...

Ako
Okay! In that case... maybe a little more like this?
**Ako**: Okay! In that case... maybe a little more like this?

Rinko
Yeah... That sounds better...
**Rinko**: Yeah... That sounds better...

Ako
Yay~! Okay, let's try playing it together now!
**Ako**: Yay~! Okay, let's try playing it together now!

Rinko
Sure...
**Rinko**: Sure...

Sayo
... Udagawa-san, and Shirokane-san?
**Sayo**: ... Udagawa-san, and Shirokane-san?

Ako
Oh! Sayo-san! Hi!
**Ako**: Oh! Sayo-san! Hi!

Rinko
Hello...
**Rinko**: Hello...

Sayo
You two have been rehearsing?
**Sayo**: You two have been rehearsing?

Ako
Yeah! Our gig isn't far off, so we can't just sit around! And besides...
**Ako**: Yeah! Our gig isn't far off, so we can't just sit around! And besides...

Ako
I can't stop thinking about that song we heard yesterday!
**Ako**: I can't stop thinking about that song we heard yesterday!

Lisa
Morning, guys~. I guess we're the last ones.
**Lisa**: Morning, guys~. I guess we're the last ones.

Ako
Oh, it's Lisa-nee and Yukina-san!
**Ako**: Oh, it's Lisa-nee and Yukina-san!

Yukina
I'm sorry for the short notice. There's something I need to tell everyone.
**Yukina**: I'm sorry for the short notice. There's something I need to tell everyone.

Yukina
It's about the song I played to you yesterday...
**Yukina**: It's about the song I played to you yesterday...

Yukina
It was one of my father's songs.
**Yukina**: It was one of my father's songs.

Ako
Whaaat~?!
**Ako**: Whaaat~?!

Rinko
Your... father's...?
**Rinko**: Your... father's...?

Yukina
When I first heard it, I knew I wanted to sing it. However...
**Yukina**: When I first heard it, I knew I wanted to sing it. However...

Yukina
I wasn't sure if I was worthy of singing it. Or at least, I didn't feel I could proudly say that I was.
**Yukina**: I wasn't sure if I was worthy of singing it. Or at least, I didn't feel I could proudly say that I was.

Yukina
I wasn't confident that I could do justice to the pure passion towards music that's contained in this song.
**Yukina**: I wasn't confident that I could do justice to the pure passion towards music that's contained in this song.

Ako
So that's what you meant when you said it was about our level...
**Ako**: So that's what you meant when you said it was about our level...

Yukina
However, someone made me realize that my feelings of wanting to come to terms with this song are genuine... That they are another form of passion towards music...
**Yukina**: However, someone made me realize that my feelings of wanting to come to terms with this song are genuine... That they are another form of passion towards music...

Lisa
Yukina...
**Lisa**: Yukina...

Sayo
... So that's what was going on.
**Sayo**: ... So that's what was going on.

Yukina
If... If you'll give me the opportunity, I'd like to sing that song. I want to breathe life back into the music my father passed on.
**Yukina**: If... If you'll give me the opportunity, I'd like to sing that song. I want to breathe life back into the music my father passed on.

Yukina
I think that will be my way of coming to terms with it...
**Yukina**: I think that will be my way of coming to terms with it...

Yukina
I know we don't have much time before our gig, and I feel bad asking this based on personal feelings. But...
**Yukina**: I know we don't have much time before our gig, and I feel bad asking this based on personal feelings. But...

Sayo
I'm not saying no... I must admit I'm a little surprised, mind you.
**Sayo**: I'm not saying no... I must admit I'm a little surprised, mind you.

Ako
No problem! I'm in!
**Ako**: No problem! I'm in!

Rinko
I-I... think we should... play that song...
**Rinko**: I-I... think we should... play that song...

Lisa
Well, there's your verdict, Yukina.
**Lisa**: Well, there's your verdict, Yukina.

Yukina
Everyone...
**Yukina**: Everyone...

Ako
I'm so happy we get to play that song~! I'm gonna have to work hard!
**Ako**: I'm so happy we get to play that song~! I'm gonna have to work hard!

Sayo
If we are going to perform it, we'll have to give it everything we've got. Otherwise, it will only be disrespectful to Minato-san and her father.
**Sayo**: If we are going to perform it, we'll have to give it everything we've got. Otherwise, it will only be disrespectful to Minato-san and her father.

Ako
Of course! I'm super ready to get started! Let's get practicing, Rin-rin!
**Ako**: Of course! I'm super ready to get started! Let's get practicing, Rin-rin!

Rinko
O-okay...
**Rinko**: O-okay...

Lisa
That worked out well, Yukina.
**Lisa**: That worked out well, Yukina.

Yukina
Yeah... Thank you, everyone.
**Yukina**: Yeah... Thank you, everyone.

Lisa
(I'm so glad. I think Yukina is finally taking steps in a positive direction.)
**Lisa**: (I'm so glad. I think Yukina is finally taking steps in a positive direction.)

Lisa
(... But I can't let myself feel satisfied just because there's a smile on Yukina's face.)
**Lisa**: (... But I can't let myself feel satisfied just because there's a smile on Yukina's face.)

Lisa
(Our gig is right around the corner, I'm gonna have to give it everything I've got too!)
**Lisa**: (Our gig is right around the corner, I'm gonna have to give it everything I've got too!)

**Transcript**

 The Day Before The Show

Yukina
Lisa, you're falling behind. Increase your tempo a little.
**Yukina**: Lisa, you're falling behind. Increase your tempo a little.

Lisa
Okay~!
**Lisa**: Okay~!

Yukina
Ako, you're the opposite, you're playing far too ahead. Try to maintain a beat that the rest of us can stay in time with.
**Yukina**: Ako, you're the opposite, you're playing far too ahead. Try to maintain a beat that the rest of us can stay in time with.

Ako
Got it!
**Ako**: Got it!

Yukina
Sayo and Rinko, put more energy into the final chorus. It still lacks something.
**Yukina**: Sayo and Rinko, put more energy into the final chorus. It still lacks something.

Sayo
Understood.
**Sayo**: Understood.

Rinko
O-okay...
**Rinko**: O-okay...

Yukina
Let's go over it one more time from the top.
**Yukina**: Let's go over it one more time from the top.

Rinko
(Yukina-san... is amazing... She hasn't stopped singing... since we began rehearsing...)
**Rinko**: (Yukina-san... is amazing... She hasn't stopped singing... since we began rehearsing...)

Ako
(If I don't mix things up, I'm gonna get overwhelmed by Yukina-san. It's my job to support her with my drums...!)
**Ako**: (If I don't mix things up, I'm gonna get overwhelmed by Yukina-san. It's my job to support her with my drums...!)

Lisa
O-okay, everyone~. Tomorrow's the big day, shall we wrap things up for now?
**Lisa**: O-okay, everyone~. Tomorrow's the big day, shall we wrap things up for now?

Ako
Wow, it's that time already~? We've been going for about three hours now... I didn't even notice.
**Ako**: Wow, it's that time already~? We've been going for about three hours now... I didn't even notice.

Rinko
That's how hard... we've been concentrating...
**Rinko**: That's how hard... we've been concentrating...

Ako, Rinko
...
**Ako, Rinko**: ...

Ako
Rin-rin! We still have the studio to ourselves. Wanna practice for just one more hour?
**Ako**: Rin-rin! We still have the studio to ourselves. Wanna practice for just one more hour?

Rinko
Yes... I want to keep going too...
**Rinko**: Yes... I want to keep going too...

Ako
Okay! We're gonna go just as hard as Yukina-san!
**Ako**: Okay! We're gonna go just as hard as Yukina-san!

Lisa
H-hey, are you two seriously going to keep practicing~?!
**Lisa**: H-hey, are you two seriously going to keep practicing~?!

Sayo
I'm going to stay behing as well.
**Sayo**: I'm going to stay behing as well.

Lisa
What? You too, Sayo?
**Lisa**: What? You too, Sayo?

Yukina
I'm not going anywhere either.
**Yukina**: I'm not going anywhere either.

Lisa
And now Yukina as well... Hmph, resting up is a part of practice as well, you know~?
**Lisa**: And now Yukina as well... Hmph, resting up is a part of practice as well, you know~?

Yukina
What about you, Lisa?
**Yukina**: What about you, Lisa?

Lisa
Ugh~... I can't just go home when everyone else is staying behind! I guess I'll just have to stay until the very end too!
**Lisa**: Ugh~... I can't just go home when everyone else is staying behind! I guess I'll just have to stay until the very end too!

Sayo
Our performance is tomorrow.
**Sayo**: Our performance is tomorrow.

Yukina
That's right... the last few days flew by so quickly.
**Yukina**: That's right... the last few days flew by so quickly.

Sayo
I think we're performing the song at a satisfactory level now. We should be able to blow new life back into your father's song.
**Sayo**: I think we're performing the song at a satisfactory level now. We should be able to blow new life back into your father's song.

Sayo
And ultimately this has led to an overall improvement of the band's technical prowess. We have you to thank, Minato-san.
**Sayo**: And ultimately this has led to an overall improvement of the band's technical prowess. We have you to thank, Minato-san.

Sayo
... Wait. That's not the only thing I wanted to say...
**Sayo**: ... Wait. That's not the only thing I wanted to say...

Yukina
Sayo?
**Yukina**: Sayo?

Sayo
The way you have confronted your music. Your single-minded resolve to perform your father's song, and your strength... To be honest, I see you in a new light now.
**Sayo**: The way you have confronted your music. Your single-minded resolve to perform your father's song, and your strength... To be honest, I see you in a new light now.

Yukina
I'm... really not sure I'm deserving of that...
**Yukina**: I'm... really not sure I'm deserving of that...

Sayo
I too went through a time when I was troubled by how I felt about my music.
**Sayo**: I too went through a time when I was troubled by how I felt about my music.

Yukina
Sayo...
**Yukina**: Sayo...

Sayo
Let's put on a good performance tomorrow. A performance that raises the bar for us...
**Sayo**: Let's put on a good performance tomorrow. A performance that raises the bar for us...

 Minato Residence
 Living Room

Yukina
Father. Could I... have a moment?
**Yukina**: Father. Could I... have a moment?

Yukina's Dad
What's up, Yukina?
**Yukina's Dad**: What's up, Yukina?

Yukina
My band is performing tomorrow. I want you to come and see us.
**Yukina**: My band is performing tomorrow. I want you to come and see us.

Yukina
I think I've found a new way to come to terms with things... I'm going to put what I came up with into song tomorrow.
**Yukina**: I think I've found a new way to come to terms with things... I'm going to put what I came up with into song tomorrow.

Yukina
So... I'd like you to hear it.
**Yukina**: So... I'd like you to hear it.

Yukina's Dad
Yukina...
**Yukina's Dad**: Yukina...

Yukina's Dad
... Tomorrow it is then. It's been a while since I've heard you sing. I'll be looking forward to it.
**Yukina's Dad**: ... Tomorrow it is then. It's been a while since I've heard you sing. I'll be looking forward to it.

Yukina
Thanks. I'll see you at the live house then.
**Yukina**: Thanks. I'll see you at the live house then.

Yukina's Dad
Yukina, just a minute.
**Yukina's Dad**: Yukina, just a minute.

Yukina's Dad
You should wear this tomorrow. I always had it on when I played gigs back in the day.
**Yukina's Dad**: You should wear this tomorrow. I always had it on when I played gigs back in the day.

Yukina
This is...
**Yukina**: This is...

Yukina
(I've seen this before. He always wore this silver accessory when he performed...)
**Yukina**: (I've seen this before. He always wore this silver accessory when he performed...)

Yukina's Dad
Think of it as a lucky charm. It'll help you nail your show tomorrow.
**Yukina's Dad**: Think of it as a lucky charm. It'll help you nail your show tomorrow.

Yukina
Father... Thank you.
**Yukina**: Father... Thank you.

**Transcript**

Ako
We're almost on! Mmm~ I can't wait~! Are you nervous, Rin-rin?
**Ako**: We're almost on! Mmm~ I can't wait~! Are you nervous, Rin-rin?

Rinko
Yes... a little... But I'm really excited... about playing Yukina's father's song...
**Rinko**: Yes... a little... But I'm really excited... about playing Yukina's father's song...

Lisa
...
**Lisa**: ...

Lisa
(I think Yukina's dad is coming to see us play today... We're going to have to give this absolutely everything we've got.)
**Lisa**: (I think Yukina's dad is coming to see us play today... We're going to have to give this absolutely everything we've got.)

Ako
Are you nervous too, Lisa-nee? You're kinda stiff like a rock, you know~?
**Ako**: Are you nervous too, Lisa-nee? You're kinda stiff like a rock, you know~?

Lisa
Huh? Oh, really? Ahaha, don't worry, I'm good!
**Lisa**: Huh? Oh, really? Ahaha, don't worry, I'm good!

Sayo
It's almost time.
**Sayo**: It's almost time.

Yukina
That's right.
**Yukina**: That's right.

Yukina
(Watch us, father...)
**Yukina**: (Watch us, father...)

Ako
Yukina-san, that accessory is so cool! I've never seen you wear it!
**Ako**: Yukina-san, that accessory is so cool! I've never seen you wear it!

Yukina
This was... a gift from someone important to me.
**Yukina**: This was... a gift from someone important to me.

Staff
Roselia, the stage is yours.
**Staff**: Roselia, the stage is yours.

Yukina
Thank you. It's time, everyone.
**Yukina**: Thank you. It's time, everyone.

Yukina
... That was our second song for today. Thank you for listening.
**Yukina**: ... That was our second song for today. Thank you for listening.

Yukina
(The crowd is still with us. Now we just have to follow up with our last song.)
**Yukina**: (The crowd is still with us. Now we just have to follow up with our last song.)

Yukina
Our next song will be our final one for today. It's a cover of a song by... the musician that I respect most.
**Yukina**: Our next song will be our final one for today. It's a cover of a song by... the musician that I respect most.

Yukina
Here we go.
**Yukina**: Here we go.

Yukina
(The reason I keep singing...)
**Yukina**: (The reason I keep singing...)

Sayo
(This sensation... It's just like the first time we rehearsed... No, it's an even greater sense of unison than that...)
**Sayo**: (This sensation... It's just like the first time we rehearsed... No, it's an even greater sense of unison than that...)

Lisa
(Amazing... This is amazing! Yukina's voice is feeding off my bass...!)
**Lisa**: (Amazing... This is amazing! Yukina's voice is feeding off my bass...!)

Yukina
(It might be to gain the strength... to face the things that I treasure...!
**Yukina**: (It might be to gain the strength... to face the things that I treasure...!

Ako
(I feel like I'm playing better than I ever have...! It's not just me, it's everyone...)
**Ako**: (I feel like I'm playing better than I ever have...! It's not just me, it's everyone...)

Rinko
(Playing like this... with everyone... is so much fun... I don't want to stop...)
**Rinko**: (Playing like this... with everyone... is so much fun... I don't want to stop...)

Yukina
(Someday, if I am truly able to say I love music and singing from the bottom of my heart...)
**Yukina**: (Someday, if I am truly able to say I love music and singing from the bottom of my heart...)

Yukina
(When that day comes, I'll grow even more as a singer...!)
**Yukina**: (When that day comes, I'll grow even more as a singer...!)

Yukina
... ♪
**Yukina**: ... ♪

Ako
That was sooo much fun! The crowd was totally into it too!
**Ako**: That was sooo much fun! The crowd was totally into it too!

Rinko
I thought so too...!
**Rinko**: I thought so too...!

Lisa
I know, right? That was awesome, and it just felt great! We really played as one today!
**Lisa**: I know, right? That was awesome, and it just felt great! We really played as one today!

Sayo
...
**Sayo**: ...

Lisa
What's the matter, Sayo? You're staring at your hands like there's something wrong with them.
**Lisa**: What's the matter, Sayo? You're staring at your hands like there's something wrong with them.

Sayo
... No, it's just that today's performance felt so strangely natural...
**Sayo**: ... No, it's just that today's performance felt so strangely natural...

Yukina
True. It felt right for me today too.
**Yukina**: True. It felt right for me today too.

 Dressing Room

Yukina
...
**Yukina**: ...

Yukina
(... Hmm? The score of my father's song is on the table.)
**Yukina**: (... Hmm? The score of my father's song is on the table.)

Yukina
This is...!
**Yukina**: This is...!

Yukina's Dad
"Nice show. Love, dad."
**Yukina's Dad**: "Nice show. Love, dad."

Yukina
(My father left me a message... He really did come to see the show...)
**Yukina**: (My father left me a message... He really did come to see the show...)

Lisa
Yukina! What are you looking at?
**Lisa**: Yukina! What are you looking at?

Lisa
Huh? Is that what I think it is...?
**Lisa**: Huh? Is that what I think it is...?

Yukina
... Yeah. It's from my father.
**Yukina**: ... Yeah. It's from my father.

Lisa
That's great, Yukina. Your dad could've said it directly though. I guess the way you never say how you feel comes from your father, huh?
**Lisa**: That's great, Yukina. Your dad could've said it directly though. I guess the way you never say how you feel comes from your father, huh?

Yukina
... Lisa
**Yukina**: ... Lisa

Lisa
Ahaha, sorry~.
**Lisa**: Ahaha, sorry~.

Yukina
Thank you for today, everyone. I think I was able to sing with my head held a little higher than usual today.
**Yukina**: Thank you for today, everyone. I think I was able to sing with my head held a little higher than usual today.

Ako
Huh? But you always have your head up when you sing...
**Ako**: Huh? But you always have your head up when you sing...

Sayo
She was speaking figuratively. I believe she meant in terms of her emotions.
**Sayo**: She was speaking figuratively. I believe she meant in terms of her emotions.

Yukina
Yeah, that's right... I want to keep moving forward. I want you all to be there with me.
**Yukina**: Yeah, that's right... I want to keep moving forward. I want you all to be there with me.

Ako
Of course!
**Ako**: Of course!

Sayo
That was always the plan.
**Sayo**: That was always the plan.

Rinko
... Okay...!
**Rinko**: ... Okay...!

Lisa
I'll be with you the whole way, Yukina~! Now, let's go celebrate at our usual restaurant♪
**Lisa**: I'll be with you the whole way, Yukina~! Now, let's go celebrate at our usual restaurant♪

Yukina
... Thank you. Let's get going then.
**Yukina**: ... Thank you. Let's get going then.

Lisa
Hey, Yukina, wait up~!
**Lisa**: Hey, Yukina, wait up~!