——♪ ——!!

Oh, wow...! That felt so good! My heart's pounding! It's like Amy and Dorothy really found a way to make up!

I thought so too...!

It's all thanks to you, Emu.

I was having so much trouble understanding how to sing in character, but it became so much easier after talking about how Amy and Dorothy would feel...

Me too!

Our next practice is gonna go great!

Right! All that's left is to find a way to harmonize with Honami and Saki...

We'll be fine!!

Just watch, this is gonna be a super wonderhoy song in the end!

I hope so too. Let's keep trying our best...!

Oh, it's already this late...?

We should get back to our room soon.

Oh no, you're right!

Time for practice!!

(Okay, Shiho gave me some wonderful advice, so I need to make the most of it during practice today...!)

(But the group before us is still practicing. Maybe I can practice a little on my own with just my sticks.)

Hm? Saki...?

Hi, Hona!

Are you here to practice too?

Yes. Does that mean you too, Saki? Are you here to get the keyboard?

Yup!

I mean, yesterday didn't go as well as we hoped it would, right?

Emu even gave us some really good advice, we couldn't figure it out... It kept bothering me so much afterward.

Saki...

I felt the same way after that too. I actually just asked Shiho about it just now.

Wait, you did?

What did she say?

Well...

She really said that? Our Shiho?

Yes. She actually pointed out how her usual recommendations don't apply because we're in a new situation with different people...

Yeah, I think I understand. I might've been stuck in Leo/need mode this whole time too, you know?

To be fair, she's the one who taught us everything we know about being in a band.

But we're with Emu and Kohane now. We should try to play more freely as much as we can!

Right!

Oh, also...

Would you mind if we practiced together, Saki?

I've been meaning to try what Emu said yesterday about understanding how our characters would feel as we play.

Yeah, of course!

Wanna get started then?

Thank you for joining me, Saki.

You bet! I should be thanking you too, Honami! I have a way better idea of what to do during the chorus now!

Me too.

It became so much easier to play after realizing how Amy and Dorothy would feel during this scene.

I know, right? Emu was right. It really is important to let your emotions flow through a song like this, huh?

Given this, practice today should go great! What do you think?

I do, but we still have to find a way to harmonize with Emu and Kohane...

Oh, I think the group in front of us is about to finish.

Yeah! Let's make the most of today!

Hi, Honami, Saki!

You're here early!

Were you practicing together just now...?

Yup! We were trying some stuff while talking about how to make our performance sound more like a musical!

We thought about what you said yesterday, Emu, and tried understanding how Amy and Dorothy would feel during this scene.

Oh, that's great!

Kohane and I just practiced that too!

Emu and I met during our free time, and she suggested that we try figuring out how our characters would feel as they sang.

We thought about what Amy and Dorothy would do, and practiced it lots and lots!

Yes, we did. And thanks to Emu, I think I know how Amy would feel when she sings this song now...!

That's wonderful.

Then practice today should go very smoothly!

Right...!

Should we start by warming up like we did yesterday?

Oh, right.

I'll go grab some chairs and desks again.

Oh, I wanna help too!

Let's see, which desks and chairs would work best...?

<Emu! Emu!

I'm back!!>

Miku!

Oh, you gotta hear this! Practice today's gonna go extra good!

<That's great!!

I can't wait to hear you girls play!>

Hehe. I'll do everything I can to make sure you feel as wonderhoy as possible!!

Okay, I'll count us in.

Here we go. One, two, three, four.

——♪ ————!

♪————! ——!

(Okay, this is it. Sing as Amy. You want to make up with Dorothy...)

——! ——♪

——♪ ————♪

(Whoa, it's like she's really Amy and wants to make up with Dorothy!)

(I have to do the same! I have to sing like I want to make up with Amy!)

——♪ ————♪

(Oh, wow! Emu and Kohane sound amazing! They must've practiced so hard!)

(It's like Amy and Dorothy are right in front of us, and are finally ready to make up...!)

(That means I need to...!)

♪—— ——!!

(From here, we're supposed to show how happy Amy and Dorothy are about making up...!)

(Alright, I need to do my best too♪ Emu and Kohane are awesome, but I have to play like I mean it too!)

(I have to make it so everyone can understand how they feel too...!)

——! ————♪

(We're finally in sync...

This is absolutely incredible...!!)

(We did it. This is it...!)

Everyone, that was amazing!

That was super duper awesome!

Yeah, it was! I could tell how Dorothy and Amy felt so much that I actually started to tear up while playing♪

Thank goodness too...

We should be more than ready by the time we present now.

Oh, before I forget!

Can we try changing the lead-up to the chorus just a little bit? I think I can make it even more wonderhoy!

Oh, that part. I'd be for that too...!

Wanna try it one more time and record it on our phones?

Sure, let's.

Oh, I think Tenma and her group are still practicing.

Yeah, looks like it. We should probably hold off on getting our props off the stage until they're finished.

Right. I'd hate to interrupt them at a time like this.

They're doing a musical piece, right? It's so cool how they're not afraid of playing instruments in front of a crowd...

Hehe. We'll have to work extra hard to keep up with them.

Yeah!

But doing a play only in English... I'm so worried about memorizing my lines and saying them right...

You'll be fine, Minori.

Just imagine yourself reciting them flawlessly!

Yeah, I agree. We'll be there to help if anything happens too... Well, as long as I don't forget either...

Thanks, you two...!

I'm so glad that they put us all in the same group!

...

(I wasn't that worried to begin with, but...)

Oh, here! I think we can make this chorus sound extra happy and give everyone extra-big smiles!

Is this the part you were talking about where you want us to sing so everyone knows how Amy and Dorothy feel?

Right!

That means we need to adjust how we play during that part a little too, huh?

Right. We can try that next time.

(Looks like you're doing just fine, Honami...)