EpsilonΦ Band Story - Chapter 2, Episode 5

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Chapter 2: Episode 5

Concern
Haruka returns to the sharehouse alone. Reiji thinks that the street live was a failure, but Shu says it was a great success.

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— EpsilonΦ Sharehouse —

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎So, how’d the street performin’ go?

 Haruka:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎...

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Aha! What’s with that face? Did it go so well it made yer blood boil?

 Haruka:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎... Move it!

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*\*Footsteps\**

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*\*Door slam\**

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Hahaha! It’s refreshin’ how transparent Haruka is. I might have a thing or two to learn from his honesty.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Haruka came back alone—it seems the street live with Kanata was a failure after all ...

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Nope, it was a bangin’ success. Just like I predicted.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎What makes you think that?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎The more Haruka and Kanata are at each other’s necks, the better their playin’ sounds, so this is more than fine.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎However, with the way Haruka was acting just now, he probably wasn’t able to achieve a sense of unity with Kanata even during the street live.

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‏‏‎I’m a little concerned about him going into our solo live like this ...

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Hah ... Reiji, ya just don’t get it, do ya?

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‏‏‎Durin’ lives, yer in the back where you can see everyone, and yet ya don’t see a thing.

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‏‏‎Well, you’ll get what I mean durin’ the live. Don’t worry too much ‘bout it or else yer facial muscles’ll die even more than they already have.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎... Understood.

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Ha! Yer an honest man, too.

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‏‏‎Well, alright—I’mma just step out for a bit now.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Huh? Wait ... wait a minute! What’s with that suitcase!?

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎I’m goin’ out to play. I won’t be back for a while, just so ya know.

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Out to play ... more Tokyo sightseeing? Or—it couldn’t be ... the President contacted you again—

 Shu:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Nothin’ of the sort. I’ve just got some business to attend to. I’ll be back before the live.

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‏‏‎Alright, I’m leavin’ the rest up to you~

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— A Few Days Later —

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‏‏‎*“The number you have dialed has been changed, disconnected, or is temporarily out of service—”*

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎...

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*\*Footsteps\**

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Reiji-kun ... have you gotten in touch with Shu-kun?

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎No ... how about you? Did you get any emails?

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎No ... nothing ...

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎I see ...

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎The solo live ... is this weekend. We’ve only held one practice for the new song ...

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎That's right ...

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎If we can at least get our parts together before Shu-kun comes back, we might still be able to ...

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎That’s impossible with how Haruka and Kanata are right now. Both of them have been shut in their rooms since the street live. I haven’t been able to talk much with either of them.

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Oh, no ...

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎...

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‏‏‎*(If the solo live fails, Shu will be sent back to Kyoto. But if we go forth without him, failure is inevitable.)*

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‏‏‎*(I have to at least ... protect our place in the LRFes!)*

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‏‏‎And to do that ... there’s no other way but to ...

 Tadaomi:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Reiji-kun ...?

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*\*Phone ringing\**

 Reiji:‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎

‏‏‎Hello. Yes, this is Karasuma speaking.

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‏‏‎The reason why I'm calling is to tell you ... no, not that ...

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‏‏‎EpsilonΦ's live is ... cancelled.