EpsilonΦ Band Story - Chapter 3, Episode 4

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Chapter 3: Episode 4

What Each Of Us Sees
The day of the solo live has arrived, but the members are still in disarray. Under such circumstances, Shu calls out to everyone.

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— Backstage —

 Staff:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎The doors have opened! Please get ready!

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Roger that.

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Hey, Reiji-kun ... I thought you called to cancel this venue?

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‏‏‎Did you trust that Shu-kun was coming back and not cancel it after all?

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎No ... I definitely called to cancel, but nothing happened. Perhaps the secretary at Duck River ...

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎There ain’t no way that rotten secretary would ever do somethin’ like that.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎But then, who on earth ...?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Who else but me? I knew you were gonna try and do somethin’ dumb.

 Staff:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎We’re about to go live!!

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎It’s finally time.

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Wow—there’s quite a lot of people in the audience ...

 Kanata:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Ah, some of the people from the street live are here too. Aniki, just follow my lead again.

 Haruka:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Hah ...?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎...

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Haruka, if yer really that fed up with Kanata’s antics, stab ‘em with that guitar.

 Haruka:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Huh?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Is yer playin’ so sloppy that it can’t even shut up yer brother? Is that how it is?

 Haruka:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎What are you talking about ...?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎You’ve gotta play with determination. You’ve already come this far.

 Haruka:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎...

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Kanata, I bet you’d love to be stabbed by Haruka, right?

 Kanata:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎... That’s right. That’d be a dream come true. But, can Aniki even do that now?

 Haruka:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎You make me sick ... if that’s the case, then I’ll give you what you want ...!

 Kanata:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Haha! I’ll take you up on that, Aniki.

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Tadaomi, do you remember that Nanahoshi Ren that we met in Shimokitazawa?

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Shu-kun’s ... new toy.

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Hehe. Such a pleasant, good-natured onii-san ... don’t ya wanna see him break?

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Mhm. I might find that interesting.

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎After this live, let’s go see that together. I think it’s gonna prove to be amazin’ material to work with.

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Really ...? I can’t wait.

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Reiji ... there ain’t much for me to say, is there?

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎What do you mean ...?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎On the contrary, I’m sure there’s plenty you’d like to say to me, yeah? Somethin’ like, “I can’t deal with ya goddamn brat,” or ...

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎... I don't think that.

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Yer a terrible liar.

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‏‏‎Durin’ today’s live, you could totally use those drums to strike me dead from behind.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎You’re not someone who’d be downed just from something like that, are you?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Ahaha! Now yer talkin’. Well then, play with that kinda spirit and give it yer all.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎What about you? It’s been a while since you’ve performed in a live.

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Me? That's true ...

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‏‏‎...!

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‏‏‎*(Papa ... you came, huh ...)*

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎... Shu?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎I'll sing in a way ... that'll make 'em regret ever messin' with me.1

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