*Yawn*
Man, I slept great...
Hey, you sure about that? Your eyes are barely open.
You slept like a baby in the car on the way back, An.
Yes, so much so that Azusawa had trouble getting you to wake up even after we arrived. She shook and poked you quite a lot.
Sorry, Kohane.
I needed some sleep after staying up late practicing last night...
Also, I was barely able to keep my eyes open after I basically went HAM at today's event.
Ah, I see.
You did put on a powerful performance today, Shiraishi.
So powerful that you gave the rest of us a huge boost of energy.
Haha. Then, I guess it was worth going all out.
Still, what made you want to do that?
Huh?
I'm curious as well. You seemed much more motivated than usual today. Did something good happen recently?
Well, duh!
It's all because of your song, Toya!
My song?
Yeah! I dunno why, but I feel really excited...
I mean, Akito reignited our audience, Toya wrote an amazing song for us.
So, I feel that I've also gotta do what I can!
I see.
Hehe. It's so like you to feel that way, An.
Yeah...
Actually, you've been like this for as long as I can remember.
Huh?
Remember when you lost in that one event a really long time ago...?
Huff... Huff...
An lost...?
But she did pretty well considering how young she is.
(I heard this was going to be a pretty high-level event, so I thought I could learn a few things by observing...)
(But... I never imagined her losing.)
(To be fair, people have been saying how the team she just battled against got scouted recently...)
(They came in, took control by creating an electric atmosphere. It was almost like this was their home turf. I know she's good, but I don't think she stood a chance.)
I thought the same thing last week, but the people who perform here are really good...
(But the team that beat Shiraishi last time was something else. I've gotta think they're gonna win again... Hm?)
Last but not least, we have An Shiraishi!
An...?
Was she on the list of performers...?
Sorry, I know it was a big ask!
But thanks for letting me jump in at the last minute!
Losing left a really sour taste in my mouth, so I came back for a rematch!
Geez...
After getting clobbered last week...
Anyway, let's get started!
♪————! ————!!!
(Whoa...
How much did she practice since then?)
(It hasn't even been a week, but she's closed the gap and overtaken them...!)
Alright, I have the results! The winner is...
Oh yeah! I remember now!
That happened?
That's so cool, An!
Hehe. Thanks, Kohane!
I was super duper frustrated that time, so I decided to do everything I could to make them eat their words.
Which I was going to achieve at the next event! And then I practiced like crazy. Haha. Those were some good times!
You practiced like crazy...? It's incredible how you were able to become so good in little under a week.
Yeah, I was surprised too...
Seriously, just how much do you hate losing?
Hey, you're one to talk.
Regardless, Shiraishi, I'm glad to hear that my song was able to motivate you so much.
Yeah, it gave me a huge boost of energy!
(Not only is Toya growing at a really fast rate, so is everyone else.)
(Which means I don't have time to dawdle! We've gotta keep moving forward together!)
So, let's keep doing our best, you guys!
Yes.
Yeah!
Yeah.