Huff... Huff...

Argh! Darn it!

Yes, I win this round.

(Everyone from GLaP day's so good...

No matter how many times I try, I still can't beat any of them...)

(At this rate, will I even be able to...?)

(No, I don't have time to be worrying right now. As hard as this all is, I have to find a way to win...!)

You must be exhausted, Kohane.

Why don't we take a break?

Huh? O-Oh, okay!

Haha. I know you already want to battle again, but you'll lose your voice if you push yourself too hard.

Yes, you're right...

Then, let's take a quick break.

Still, it can't be easy juggling this with being a student. I mean, you had school earlier today, right?

She did dash over to come train right after classes too. You probably don't have much free time, huh?

Oh, um... No, I don't.

But I'm sure all of you experienced the same thing. I heard that you also formed your teams when you were still in school...

Yeah, true.

We always got together right after school got out and sang until we went blue.

And the teachers kept coming after us about taking supplementary classes. They kept saying, “You're going to be held back if you don't show up for them!”

R-Really? I had no idea...

(Held back...

Come to think of it, some of us went through something similar...)

(I'm so glad that we were all able to become second-years together.)

How's life as a student, Kohane?

Huh? Me?

Umm...

Lately, we practice every morning before school starts.

And after school, we travel to different venues or stay around here to practice. Then we practice again at night at Weekend Garage.

Hmm, that wasn't what I was expecting to hear.

Huh...?

I was just expecting to hear that you've been hanging out with friends and stuff since you are still a student...

Oh, so...

My friends have also been really busy, so we haven't been able to hang out much.

Some are hard at work as idols, some are debuting as a professional band...

Wow, credit where credit's due. Kids these days are so mature at such a young age...

Yes, they're all really hard workers...!

And seeing them do that makes me want to do the same.

Which is why I've been practicing on my own as much as I can!

I see.

When you put it that way, you sorta fall into our category.

Huh?

You love singing more than anything.

More than anything...?

Well, that much is obvious.

She wouldn't be here if she were some run-of-the-mill singer.

(Yeah, I'm not exactly what you'd call normal, am I?)

(I haven't really given it much thought since I've been practicing after school ever since I formed a team with An and the others...)

(In retrospect, all I really have been doing is singing.)

(But...)

Still, not being a normal student is pretty fun, am I right?

Oh...

Yes!

Singing nonstop has been really fun!

Hehe. I see.

That's what we like to hear!

Otherwise, you can't really call yourself a singer!

Anyway, wanna get back to practicing?

Oh, right.

Before I cool down too much...

So, let's resume!

Okay, we're ready whenever.

(I'm going to keep not being a normal student. I'm going to keep practicing and singing like there's no tomorrow...)

(I'm going to keep taking everything I experience and channel it all into my music!)

(I'm going to propel myself forward and help make our dream come true!)

Here I go!