Great work today.
Geez, I'm still shaking...!!
Me too...
My heart's still pounding too.
Same...!
(That reminds me of the first time I was asked to sub in for someone on bass...)
(The second I went backstage, that same tidal wave of emotions and exhaustion hit me all at once...)
Hey, there you are. Great show.
I-Iori?!
A-And the bassist from STANDOUT...?
Yes, my name is Mio.
I apologize for not introducing myself sooner.
Especially to you, Hinomori. I've been meaning to thank you since you did so much for us... For me...
So thank you. I really appreciate what you did then.
Huh? No, you don't have to thank me...
Yes, I do. Iori even mentioned how I need to set things straight.
Anyway, that's that.
Let's get to why we're here.
We saw you girls perform just now.
What?! You did?!
Yeah. I really wanted to see how your original song turned out.
So, what did you think?
You did really well.
I can't believe that this is only your second show.
It's even harder to believe that this is your band's very first song. It was put together so well...
Hang on, was the first song ever I wrote really that bad?
Huh?!
N-No, that's not what I'm saying...!
Oh, Mio...
Anyway, about how your show went.
Yes, please tell us what you thought!
Like Mio said, you did great considering this is your first show on your own.
I could tell that you gave it absolutely everything you had and even made sure that the crowd would enjoy themselves.
...!
And your song at the end showed everyone what Leo/need is all about.
...!
That's because of the advice you gave me, Iori. Thank you so much!
What...?
Oh, I see.
Thank you very much...!
Don't mention it. It just piqued my interest is all.
However, you almost lost the crowd just as you transitioned into your original song, so that's something you'll need to work on in the future.
Especially when it comes to a “battle of the bands” show like this since it might affect how the others are able to vibe.
You losing the crowd means that whoever comes after you has to somehow get them hyped up all over again.
Right...
But Iori, nobody knows who they are yet, so at least for this song...
That doesn't mean you're allowed to ruin a show for everyone else.
(She's right.)
(Even if we're playing a brand-new song, we have to find a way to reach the audience as we perform.)
(I thought we practiced that enough, but we're still nowhere near where we need to be...)
You're right. I do feel bad about what happened and how we didn't do the other band many favors...
But we'll make sure that doesn't happen the next time we play... We're not giving up just yet...!
...!
We'll talk about what went well and what didn't. Then, we'll fix those things by practicing...
So that we'll be able to touch everyone's hearts next time...!
Ichika...
Yeah...!
Next time, we'll give everyone two shows worth of fun!
Right! We can't let something like this get us down!
You guys...
Anyway, I said what I needed to say, so if you'll excuse us.
We're leaving already?
Well, yeah. We talked plenty, didn't we? Plus, we still have business to attend to.
R-Right...!
We should hurry over to that crepe shop you really like before they close.
Crepe shop?
M-Mio!
They don't need to know that!
S-Sorry!
Now, if you'll excuse us.
We hope you'll come see our next show.
Yes, we'll try, and thank you for coming today.
Okay, we're gonna keep giving this everything we've got!
You're all better now?
I thought you were a nervous wreck?
(Still...)
(Today was a big first step for us. For Leo/need.)
But Saki's right. Let's keep trying our best...
Yeah!
Oh, hey, let's do our little huddle again♪
Fine...
Hehe. Take it away, Ichika.
Okay.
Let's fix our mistakes from today and make our next show even better!
So that we'll go pro as a band someday...!
Ready?!
Yeah!