Oh, hey, look!

Isn't that...Shinonome?

Oh, the guy everyone's been talking about? I heard he put on a really amazing street performance the other day...

Yeah, it was off the hook!

He was like an earthquake or something!

(Things do feel a little different around here now. Nothing like how they were after we lost to Taiga...)

They're gonna surpass RAD WEEKEND at COL, right?

They are?

But I thought COL closed down.

Is the owner helping them out in some way?

I haven't felt this excited in such a long time. We might get to see something really special again...!

(Everyone's excited. They have high expectations of us now...)

(Which means I accomplished my objective...)

Oh! Hey, Akito!

Hm? Aren't you...?

Yeah, you hang out with Mita a lot.

I haven't seen you in forever. What's up?

So, about that street performance you put on the other day... I was there! I was getting ready for an event, so I only got to watch a little...

But I couldn't believe what I saw!

The way you sang made my jaw drop!

Hey, thanks.

Also... I wanted to thank you for helping Mita!

What?

Your performance gave him the push he needed to start singing again. I really couldn't be happier.

After you guys lost to Taiga and all those rumors started going around... Let's just say he wasn't in a good place.

(Yeah, he really didn't look good when I saw him that time...)

But he's such a good singer.

It'd be a waste for him to not put his talent to use, right?

I kept inviting him to perform in some events, but he just didn't feel up to it...

But you, Akito... You managed to pull him back up on his feet with just one song. I still can't believe it...

(With one song...?)

No...

I don't deserve all the credit.

Huh?

Mita isn't the kind of guy who gives up easily. We kept singing with him because we believed that about him.

There was probably nothing we could've done if he had already decided to up and leave town...

But he was still here.

He probably stayed because he felt that he had some unfinished business as a musician. But not only that, the fact that you kept inviting him to perform must have also helped.

So, we should be thanking you.

Akito...

I really hope you guys succeed!

I wanna see you guys surpass RAD WEEKEND!

Oh, we will!

You better be ready.

We're gonna be the ones to surpass RAD WEEKEND! No one else!