Sigh... I've got nothing...
Me neither...
This is the best us dimwits can do, huh?
Still, thank you all...
For taking this so seriously...
Of course!
That's what teammates are for!
But let's take a short breather and think about this again later. Hmm...?
More and more customers are coming in.
We won't be able to dawdle much longer...
Why don't we all go over there for a change?
Over there...? Oh, right! Over there!
Maybe as a container for these sugar sticks...
Miku, what're you doing there?
Remember that cracked cup we found the other day?
I'm trying to think of another way to use it because it would be such a waste to just throw it away.
Hehe. You really like that cup, don't you?
Oh...?
Hi there, MEIKO!
We're here!
Yo.
Hey! Welcome back, everyone!
Rin and Len are out running errands.
Feel free to sit wherever you like.
Are you here to practice today?
No, we just finished and wanted to have a little break. I'm so tired after that heavy discussion we just had!
I see. Was it about coming up with a good set list for the event or something?
Oh, no... We were actually talking about me today...
About you...?
Your dad, huh...?
That does sound like a thorny issue.
There's not much we can do about it either...
We know... But we still want to find a way to help, you know?
That's very like you to feel that way.
But well...
I didn't know Toya's father was like that.
...
Is something wrong, Miku?
Oh, I was just thinking about something.
Classical music and street music are still both music, right?
In that case, why does he feel classical music is fine but street music is not?
He's just being plain stubborn, right?
He believes some music is better than other types of music...
But Toya's father also loves music as a whole, right? That means we should all be on the same page.
He loves music...?
Oh, you know what...
We're trying so hard to think of a way to reach out to Aoyagi's father because we love street music...
But maybe this is really more of a two-way street?
How do you mean?
Basically, he's making you play classical music because he loves it and wants you to appreciate it more as well.
Because he loves classical music...
Remember, you were born to play classical music! Why can't you understand what I'm trying to do for you?
Get your head out of the clouds!
You know very well how much value and meaning classical music brings to peoples' lives. I thought I taught you that myself!
And yet you choose to get wrapped up in this...noise! Don't you realize your life is going to become empty because of it?
My life is going to become empty...?
I get it now. That's what he believes in...
Huh?
Believes in what?
He believes that classical music is the best way to leave one's mark on life.
That pursuing and exploring this path is the best way to find happiness... He firmly believes in that.
He wants me to be happy.
That's why he keeps telling me to go back.
So what? That's just his opinion.
He has no right to force it on you like that.
You're the only one who knows what's gonna make you happy.
That's true, but...
Maybe, from his point of view, I'm deliberately abandoning a path that leads to happiness.
However...
Just as he believes classical music brings happiness, I believe that our music does the same as well.
This music was how I met Akito and found my dream.
Which led to us teaming up with Shiraishi and Azusawa.
It made me believe from the bottom of my heart that singing is fun, and I want to share that feeling.
I firmly believe this music is something I can't live without anymore.
Then tell him that.
Huh?
I agree.
You were so cool just now, Toya.
We could all tell how you feel.
Absolutely! I feel like what you just said should get through to even your father!
You can do it Aoyagi!
Y-You're right...
Nothing will change unless I do something.
I guess moving forward in life takes courage. The courage to keep trying again and again...