(My practices with Taiga end today...)

(I don't know when I'll get to see him again next, so I need to show him how much I've improved with his help!)

Anyway, since this is our last practice...

Just show me what you've got, plain and simple. Sing with everything you have.

Okay!

(Only Taiga's here to listen, but I'll sing like I did at Crawl Green and...)

(I...)

(I want him to hear me.)

(He's taught me so much, and I want him to hear how I sound now...!)

(This is everything I have...!)

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Huff... Huff...

H-How did I do...?

Hey, not bad.

Nice performance!

It made me think about...STAY GOLDEN, was it?

You sang like there was no tomorrow that time.

You've definitely improved even more since then.

Thank you very much!

But from where I'm standing, you've still got a lot of work to do.

So, try singing that again for me.

Since this is our last practice together, I'll be as detailed as I can with my criticism.

Please do!

Alright, it's nearly dusk, so let's call things here...

Oh...

(This is really it...)

Um, Taiga...?

Ah, lemme stop you there.

I don't want to see any waterworks from you.

This isn't the last you'll be seeing of me, so just act the way you normally do.

Okay! Thank you for everything you've done for me!

Sure thing.

By the way, is your team free to meet?

Oh, about that. The others said they should all be available tomorrow afternoon.

Alright.

Sorry for asking you all on such short notice.

No, that's okay.

They all mentioned how they wanted to see you one last time before you returned to the US.

But at the same time... They were wondering why you asked us all to meet with you.

Right...

Well, I also wanna see you one last time. I'll explain more tomorrow.

So, see you then.

Okay! Again, thank you for going out of your way to teach me all these things!

Oh, a message...

It's from An!

Let's see... Oh, Shinonome and the others are at her place already.

I'll let her know that we just finished practicing and that I'm heading over now.

Sent!