Hey.

Oh, there you are!

Yeah, everyone's already here.

Well, except for a few members from EVER...

Yeah, sorry about that. This live house we've been performing at asked some of us to help out, so it'll just be me for now.

Got it.

In that case, we can start our debrief with who we have here.

Okay. Why don't we start by watching the video of our event?

I still can't believe how well EVER does right out of the gates... It's only the first song and everyone's this excited.

The audience must've enjoyed seeing some familiar faces as well. It likely served as a signal to them that they could dive right into the action.

Yeah, we were hoping for something like that and it really let us cut loose from the start.

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Wh-Whoa...!

I really got the crowd going, huh?

Yeah, you did a great job of interacting with the crowd and bridging between acts too! It probably felt pretty good up there, right?

I was way too nervous to remember!

People usually aren't so honest...

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(I felt it that time too, and I know EVER and Mita helped warm up the crowd. But to get them this excited...)

(All on his own too...)

(No, he wasn't alone...)

(He's carrying Soma's thoughts too.)

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Haha. I look like I'm having a blast!

But I got so excited that I started speeding up my tempo.

Me too...

I might've been better to build the tension there more.

No, the crowd was going that wild.

It was right for you to ride that wave.

You two knew that and just let things play out, right, Akito, Toya?

Yes.

They probably would've gone even more nuts if we had them clap along, so I was looking for a place to work that in.

What? How were you able to think so calmly in that sort of electric atmosphere?

We were the headliners, right?

It was our duty to take them from you and get them even more excited.

Whoa... That means I've gotta find a way to perform without breaking a sweat too.

Well, that's just a matter of gaining experience.

Man, that was so much fun! I'm glad we got to rewatch everything and discuss it as a group!

Me too!

Hey, don't forget that this is still a debrief...

Anyway, let's watch it again.

This time, we can stop it at parts we think need more work and talk about it from there.

Sounds good.

This is to make our event even better.

I'd like it if we could be frank about what happened.

Of course. I won't have it any other way.

Uh... I'm the type that grows through praise... So, please go easy on me...

Oh, hear that?

Yeah, I can't wait to discuss Mita's performance.

Toya, help!

They're starting to freak me out! Look at their eyes!

Really? From my point of view, they seem to be having fun...

That's why they're scaring me!

Actually, Kotaro, there were some things concerning your performance that I was hoping to discuss.

Why are you going along with this, Tono?!

Because that's how things are rolling?

I see... Is this what it means to synergize?

Dude, no!

Hehe.

Haha!

(From finding our partners to forming a team and performing in events, we've all been through a lot...)

(But it really feels like we've taken a big step towards making our dreams come true.)

(Alright, we've gotta take this first step and make it so our next one means just as much!)