...

Go for it, Kohane!

Huh?

Did you know that he almost never takes students?

I even asked him a long time ago and he just made some excuse about me being too young.

You might not get this chance again, so I say go for it!

And he gave you some good advice once already, right? I wish he'd do that for me♪

An...

I'm with her on this. If this means you getting better, then we'll become better as a team.

It'll be an opportunity to take a step forward towards surpassing RAD WEEKEND via someone who was responsible for it.

You're right, all of you...

Okay...

I'll go ask him!

I promise to get lots of new tips from him!

Great! I know you will, girl!

...

I'll come back soon, An.

Thanks! Looking forward to it!

Lights are off and...

Dad, I just flipped the sign to “Closed”.

Thanks, An.

Now, let's start cleaning up.

I'll get the chairs and...

...

...

(My mind's still really hazy...)

(No, it's only gotten worse since then...)

What's wrong?

Huh? Oh, nothing.

You seemed concerned.

Did something happen?

Concerned? I'm not...

No, I am...

See?

I can't put my finger on it, but my mind's been so hazy lately. It's like I don't know what I want to do...

It's so hard to explain, but I have a really bad feeling about it...

Hazy...?

When is this happening?

Um...

Whenever I think about Kohane...

She was so good during our last event. Like really good. Enough to surprise even you, Dad.

And I was so happy for her too. It's like she's finally become confident about herself, but...

This hazy feeling just keeps growing inside me.

Okay...

And even today, when Uncle Taiga asked Kohane about practicing together...

Oh no!

Hm? What is it?

Am I being jealous?!

Everyone's been showering Kohane with praise since that event, including Uncle Taiga, but he wouldn't teach me how to sing when I asked him to!

So maybe I'm jealous of her... Like, “Why her?” you know?

...

Is that how you actually feel...?

Well...

I tried saying it, but it didn't seem like the right answer.

I hate to lose, but I usually take a more positive approach to think and work harder to do better next time.

And I'm genuinely happy about how everyone loves the way Kohane sings.

Because she's really the best and just listening to her makes my heart race...

I see...

You mean every word of that too, right?

I do!!

I used to be just like you...

Huh?

I couldn't help, but smile after hearing the way Taiga sang.

Really? You've never told me that before!

Because it never really came up.

Which made forming a team with him all the more difficult.

Wait, why...?

He could do something others only dreamed about. I was constantly worried about being left behind.

Whoa, Dad, you went through a phase like that too?! I kinda can't believe it!

I was always under the impression that nothing really bothered you since you always seem to be at ease...

You're sort of right...

What you say may've been the case if I never met Taiga and formed a team with him.

Could it be that you're going through the same thing...?

Huh?

Is that how you feel about her?

You mean if I'm worried about Kohane leaving me behind...?

Yes.

I'm not sure...

Kohane's definitely been improving, but...

Her leaving me behind...?

For now, you may want to take a good, hard look at yourself...

Anyway, I'll clean up the kitchen, so you can go.

Oh, okay...

Getting left behind...

Huh? Akito?

He's messaging me directly? Not to our group chat? Lemme see...

<We need to talk tomorrow before practice. Try to be there early.>

Oh, right...

What does he want to talk about...?