Tomorrow's finally the day...

(Our very first solo show...

As nervous as I am...)

(If it goes well, we'll get a chance to go pro together...)

That's making me even more nervous...

Just take...a deep breath...

...

Oh, that reminds me...

I should change out my strings.

(There's no rust on them and it feels like a bit of a waste... But I also don't want them to snap on me during our show...)

Where are the ones I just bought...?

I thought I put them away with the wire cutters... Oh, here they are.

Okay...

(Start by unwinding them one by one...)

Huh? A message?

<Hey, I was trying to fall asleep just now but can't because I'm so nervous!>

What? Sleep...?

<Isn't it a little early to go to bed? It's only eight.>

Oh, Shiho just wrote something...

<Of course you are. It's only eight.>

Hehe. Exactly.

<Hey, no fair! Don't gang up on me like that!>

<Seriously? You didn't see this coming?>

(Oh, these strings actually have a lot of dings and scratches on them. Changing them out was a good idea...)

(I guess we have been practicing a lot more than usual...)

Wait, what?

Hehe...

Oh, Saki. She's sending us so many sad face stamps.

<Saki, these notifications and those faces are getting really annoying.>

<Wahhh!

Ichi, Shiho's bullying me!>

<To be fair, this stamp's face does look pretty obnoxious.>

<How's that supposed to make me feel better? T_T>

Hehe...

Oh, Honami's writing something now...

<Saki, it's apparently not good to go to bed so early since your body isn't ready to fall asleep yet.>

<So, it's probably best to try to go to bed at your usual time.>

<Going to bed too early could lead to waking up too early and feeling sleepier sooner than normal?>

<Yeah, you might not be able to stop yawning before we take the stage.>

<Oh... I don't want that to happen!>

Okay, I just need to trim the strings and tune it...

Wait, where'd I put my tuner...?

<Can we talk for a bit since we're all online?>

<Only a little bit.>

<I'm okay with that.>

Oh, I guess we're having a group call now.

<Hehe. Good evening, everyone♪>

Good evening to you as well.

Honestly, Saki, you sound the furthest thing from sleepy right now.

<Yeah, was this all just some sort of elaborate rouse?>

<No, it wasn't! I tried to go to sleep because I finished doing all my homework and had nothing else to do...>

<Hehe. You finished all your homework, Saki? Good for you.>

<*Sob*

Hona, you're the only one who's ever nice to me!>

<While we're on the subject, what were you guys doing just now?>

<I was practicing on my bass.>

<I was going over what we need to do when after we arrive at the live house tomorrow.>

<The manager and I need to go through a big checklist for our show.>

<Hona's here to save the day!

What about you, Ichi?>

I was changing out the strings on my guitar. It seemed like a bit of a waste at first, but they were more dinged up than I initially realized...

<Really?! Oh, since you've put on some new strings, I wanna hear you play something for us♪>

Sure, but I haven't tuned it yet.

It might sound a little funny.

<Then, can we listen while you tune it?>

<I hear you tuning your guitar in SEKAI from time to time, but I find it really soothing for some reason.>

<Yes, I think I know what you mean.

It's such an strange sensation...>

<In that case, I'll listen to it as background music while I clean my strings.>

What? I'm starting to get a little nervous now that I know you're all going to be listening...

<You are? What makes you more nervous? This or tomorrow's show?>

Hmm... This maybe...

<Really?! That means you're probably gonna play out of your mind tomorrow, Ichi!>

<How does that work?>

Hehe. I doubt I'm going to play that well...

(But I feel much better compared to just now.)

Alright, I'll put you on speaker and start tuning my guitar.

<Okay♪ Then, I'll be thinking of some stuff to say when we talk to the crowd!>