What did you think, Shiho?
Is it all coming together?
Yeah, we've gotten better...
But there's still a lot of room for improvement.
Saki, you have a habit of rushing ahead during the chorus, so try to be careful and stay in rhythm with Honami's bass drum.
Okay, got it!
I'll keep my ears open for your drumming, Hona!
You too, Ichika.
Your strumming eases up here and there when you sing during the chorus. Also, try to relax more during the part where we all sync to the same rhythm.
Okay, I'll be careful.
Then, why don't we start again just before the chorus, right where the second verse ends...?
Let's keep doing our best so that we can put on the best show we can.
Yeah! Our solo show's gonna be the most powerful ever!
...
Okay, here we go.
One, two...
Alright, let's stop our practice run here...
Okay. We can spend the rest of our time working on the things we need to individually.
Right.
Nice work, girls! That was really amazing☆
Hi, you guys!
Wait, were you listening to all that from outside?!
Yes, we wanted to talk to you after you finished playing that last song. You all performed so well that now I feel like playing myself.
Oh, in that case, would you mind joining me for practice? This one part is giving me a lot of trouble...
I'm having trouble staying in rhythm... I always end up rushing ahead during the chorus.
Then, how about we practice together?
You mean it?!
Okay, I'd love to!
You all sound incredibly motivated.
Yeah.
It's a far cry from when you girls first decided that you're going to do a solo show.
Yes, and you seem to be enjoying playing together much more now.
Thank you very much...
However, there's still a lot of room left for improvement, so we can't be satisfied with just this.
Hehe. I agree.
I'd like to keep doing everything I can.
That's a good mindset...
Yeah, you all sound much more optimistic now.
We have you to thank for that, Honami. We wouldn't be feeling this way if it weren't for you.
We know that going pro means making some sacrifices.
However, we want to be the ones who decide what we actually sacrifice.
So that we can stay true to our feelings.
None of the questions Mr. Shindo hit us with then were easy to answer...
But you didn't hesitate.
You put Leo/need and what we stand for at the forefront.
We're able to move in the same direction now because you were willing to tell him how we truly feel...
You really are a cool person, Honami...
I agree.
Not everyone can do what you did.
No, I...
That time, I felt compelled to tell him how we truly feel... So I just said whatever came to mind...
C-Can we change the subject...?
Haha! But it's such a cool story! I could tell it over and over again!
Me too. I feel that we'll be talking about it for quite a while moving forward.
You heard them.
Oh... I appreciate the praise, but I feel really embarrassed at the same time...
(Still... Being able to say what I felt like that must mean I've become a stronger person...)
Thank goodness...
You've always been a strong person, Honami...
What...?
I mean...
Remember how you told me what was bothering you that one time?
Oh...
I absolutely don't want you to carry this weight by yourself! It doesn't seem right at all!
So, you really deserved this credit sooner.
That happened?
Oh, right. That did happen.
Yes, that did turn into a bit of a sticky situation.
You really hit me with some tough love that time...
Sh-Shiho, stop...
That might give some people the wrong idea!