Alright, here's to our show yesterday going amazingly well...! Cheers!!

Yay! Cheers!!

Try not to spill any juice, alright, you two?

Yeah, Rin's totally gonna trip and fall at some point.

I'll be fine!

See? My drink's on my desk and I'm using a straw!

Anyway, Len, raise your glass! Cheers!

Okay, cheers.

Hey, this juice is pretty good...

Still, a rooftop afterparty turned out to be such a great idea.

Saki suggested it on our way home yesterday.

That was when we decided to bring some food and drinks to celebrate...

Your apple pies really never disappoint, Honami.

I know they're good, Miku, but leave some for the rest of us, okay?

I-I've only had a little bit...

Hehe. I'm sorry.

You seemed to be really enjoying yourself so...

Oh, Luka...

...

Hm...?

Everything okay, KAITO?

What are you doing all by yourself?

Oh...

N-Nothing in particular...

...?

It's just...

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do...

Huh?

I-It's not that I don't like parties or anything. I'm just not used to them is all...

I usually play or perform by myself, so I have a hard time figuring what to do in these sorts of situations when everyone's involved...

I see...

Actually, I think I understand how you feel. There was a time when I spent a lot of time by myself...

Really...?

Yeah.

Ever since I was little, I've always been a bit of a lone wolf when it comes to doing the things I want.

To be fair, the flip side of that involved me not being great at interacting with others...

I had no idea.

But I think I can empathize...

I'm not gonna lie...

Crowds and parties really aren't my thing.

But things are different for me here...

...

Because Ichika and the girls mean so much to you?

Yeah...

Our show yesterday even felt like a dream to me. For a moment there, I couldn't believe that I was actually playing in a band with them...

But during junior high, I put a lot of distance between myself and the others because of my personality.

Which is why playing in a band together like this feels dreamlike at times...

I see...

Shiiihhooo!!

You've gotta try these! They're so crispy!!

Wah!

Wh-What is it, Saki? They're just chips, right...?

She wants you to try this new flavor of potato chips, Shiho.

Oh, is that what this is about...?

Hm?

What were you and Shiho talking about, KAITO?

Huh? Um...

What were we talking about...?

Wait! Is it supposed to be a secret?!

N-No, not really...

Shiho was just telling me about herself.

About yourself?

Yeah.

I was just telling him how I didn't expect to be playing in a band with all of you like before.

Like before?

During junior high...

When all I did was play my bass by myself.

Oh...

(Junior high school was when...)

(Back then...)

Ichika, Honami...

You don't need to look so concerned. Not now at least.

Oh... R-Right...

...

If it's alright with you, Shiho, can you tell me more about what happened back then...?

Huh?

I want to know more because I really didn't get to go to school much during junior high...

I kinda want to hear more about you during that time.

Saki...

(Me... Back then...)

(But telling her about that time won't really...)

I'd like to hear as well...

Me too.

That goes for everyone, including you, Shiho. I want to know more about all of you.

That is, as long as you're okay with it.

Right. You don't have to if you're not comfortable with it...

But I'd like to hear someday as well...

I believe sharing what happened in the past will bring you all closer together and become a great source of strength...

...

Yeah, okay...

I've never really had the chance to talk about what happened back then.

So I'll do that now.

When I was in junior high...