(Akito reignited Mita and everyone in Vivid Street...)
(That day, we lost so much. However...)
(We're still able to keep moving forward.)
One step at a time...
(I guess I shouldn't expect any less from Akito...)
(No matter how tough things get...
He has the force of will to get through it all.)
(And I'm singing now because of him.
Come to think of it, he...)
Now I'm really interested.
Hey, how would you like to try singing together?
With you...?
(Why is he showing so much interest in me...?)
(I don't even know how long I'm going to be singing here for.)
(Still...)
(This is my first time singing in an event. The makeup of the audience is so different from that of a piano concert...)
(They're cheering so loudly. All this energy.)
(And Akito's voice is becoming a part of this electric atmosphere. He's singing better than he usually does when we practice.)
♪——————!!
(Yes, there are others who are better at staying in rhythm and maintaining their pitch...)
(But...)
♪——————!!
(This energy I'm feeling...)
(The way he's singing. What I'm seeing as I stand next to him. I feel so much passion emanating from him.)
(Now, if I can match that with my singing...!)
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Huff... Huff...
No... We can still do better.
Next time...
Akito...
I agree. I promise to do what I can do put on a better performance next time.
Still...
Your energy was amazing.
(I may be no different from everyone in Vivid Street.)
(Just like with them, the energy he gave off ignited a fire in me that propelled me to where I am now.)
(Originally, I was looking for any other genre of music besides classical.)
(But the reason I've been able to stick to this for so long is because Akito was there beside me the whole time.)
(And I'm now deeply immersed in street music.)
If that's so, I...
I need to not let Akito's efforts go to waste.
I have to fan the fire he started and make it even bigger. That's my job.