Chapter 127: We're Moving Forward

**We're Moving Forward** is the one-hundred-and-twenty-seventh Chapter of *Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu*.

## Summary

Yamada arrives at Shimo-kitazawa for Kana's concert, and someone suddenly taps her on the shoulder. She turns around, shocked to see The Blue Cold Men, with their leader pointing her in the right direction to find Kana.

Inside, Kana greets Yamada, and introduces her to all the bandmates, while Momo says not to worry about intruding, because they're not doing drugs or anything. She introduces her to Aoton, a short-haired girl in a beanie, who plays lead guitar, and Hinako, a light-haired, taller girl who is the bassist. Momo wants to be introduced, but Kana reminds her that they've met, and Momo reacts with confusion until Yamada brings up that she had blonde hair at the time. Yamada then asks the band what kind of music they play, earning some complaints because "people always ask that," with Aoton blaming Momo's fashion on that. Kana instead asks where Kyoutarou is, and Yamada checks her phone, saying he may be a little bit late.

Meanwhile, Kyoutarou is reacting with dread, recognizing that he really doesn't want to go to the performance, and thinking back to three days ago, when he was talking about redoing Kana's lyrics so they would be less recognizably inspired by Yamada's confession. He recalls how he stayed up all night to write a second part, and thinking how good it seemed in the moment, but felt super embarrassed over it when he had finished. He considers how he should react when he hears the song being performed, and wonders what the limit of his creepy moves could be.

Back at the venue, Kana considers that her brother may not come. Yamada acts with surprise, but tries to ignore the idea, instead asking if their band is heavy metal, attempting to throw up some devil horns with her fingers and sticking out her tongue. Kana tells her she'll just have to listen, leaving her feeling embarassed. Kana and her bandmates head to the stage, and she begins by introducing themselves as Primary COLOR, and that their new song is called "Moving Forward."

*Afraid of the night, I was hiding away, off in a world of my own. You found my heart in the crowds drifting by that pretended not to know. I got so jealous, I wanted to cry, I trembled and shrank away. I'm just so weak inside. But hey, still, but hey, I like that I'm that way. It makes the world I see so very dear to me. Hey! Because you found me, found my heart, my world, I told you that I love you, that to me, you're everything. Hey! Because you found me, there's nothing more I need. You're so special to me, and so precious, too. I love you so much, I want to be with you. Afraid of the dawn, I was hiding away, off in a world of my own. You found my heart cowering in my room, wanting not to know. I spitefully put on a brave front, I talked and lied to myself on the inside, but y'know, but still, y'know, I don't think it's all so bad. You've made the world I see as beautiful as it can be. Look! Because I want you to find me, find my heart, my world. I'll tell you that I love you, that I'll admire you whatever you do. Look! Because I want you to find me. I don't need the dawn or the night. I really don't care what else I do, I just want to be with you. Ahh, but still, y'know, while the world just keeps on changing, you stay so beautiful. Look! Because I want you to smile. You're my weakness and my strength, I'll tell you that I love you, that I'll admire you whatever you do. Look! Because I want you to find me. Dawn turns to night, the seasons change, too. Always moving forward, I hope we're there to see the view. I just want to be with you.*

As the song plays, Yamada realizes that the lyrics are inspired by her and Kyou's confessions, and he makes it to the venue. All the while, a montage of their interactions plays through the panels of the songs. Yamada looks around for Kyoutarou, and sees him in the crowd, pushing through to try and find him, acting distressed when she can't. She eventually collapses on a stairwell, feeling distraught, but he walks up from behind her and sits down next to her. Overcome with emotion, she reaches up to touch his face and kisses him on the lips, much to his surprise.

## Trivia

A man in the crowd who comments that Kana's band is "youth rock" appears to be the trainee from the takoyaki stand she worked at.