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Having transferred from Kagawa to Omotesand? High School,

I, Kagawa Makoto, made a plan

to reunite my parents on the verge of divorce

by finding a love song in the choir.

But the choir was on the verge of abolition.

After all kinds of struggles,

we finally succeeded in gathering eight members.

Ariake-sensei also returned to the choir,

and the Omotesand? High School chorus was finally revived.

Then one day my class was rocked by a rumour.

What's this?

Let me through.

Yuria's dad isn't homeless.

He's a super-cool charismatic manager.

What "homeless father". It's a false accusation.

Any idea who did it?

The choir, maybe.

Are they still holding a grudge for us interfering back then?

Yuria.

Hikita, your pitch is shrill. Listen more to the sound.

Kagawa, open your mouth wider.

Sasaki, your posture's bad. Expand your ribcage.

Aiba, be aware of your breath direction.

Sakuraba, open your throat.

Miyazaki and Andrew, think about your diaphragm.

Everyone, sing out more!

We've finally started serious training.

I hope we can focus on singing now, without any trouble.

We can't handle more than this.

But it's about time that person turned up.

- What person? - Ah~

- I knew it! - Of course you did.

- Deputy Head Amakusa. - Ah, Ariake-sensei.

Did you want something?

Congratulations on the choir's survival.

Thank you very much.

However, right now the school

is reducing the number of clubs, to save money.

Rather than just continuing your activities,

I want you to achieve results.

For the choir, I'd suggest winning a contest prize.

I understand what you're saying,

but the members still lack experience

so could you allow us more time to...

In that case, I'll downgrade you to a fellowship.

That will allow you to have fun without producing results.

Of course, a fellowship can't

be provided funding or a clubroom.

It's obviously impossible.

Deputy Amakuso!

I am expecting you...

...to win the city tournament.

Can he warp around?

What "city tournament"?

How difficult will it be?

Well, for a choir your level to win,

about as hard as surfing on a chopping board.

Surfing on a chopping board?

- It's possible. - It's not.

It's not?

Well, I wouldn't say not...

It really was you, wasn't it?

So you heard.

You framed Miyazaki for stealing.

And what else?

There's probably been more.

Tell me everything.

Yuria.

I found the choir member who attempted suicide 5 years ago

and directed him to sue Ariake.

What happened to you?!

Was that to hide your father, too?

If it's found out,

everything will be wasted.

I'll go back to being a worthless person.

I couldn't bear that.

"A worthless person"?

You wouldn't understand.

I've been dropped from the drama.

I don't want to fall any further.

"Good work, everyone"... No, that's wrong.

"I thought I'd try coming back as deputy advisor."

Right.

Good work, everyone!

I though I'd try coming back...

Oh? Seyama-teacher!

This is unusual.

I am the deputy advisor.

Didn't you say volunteering outside work hours

was a massive nuisance?

Where are the members?

They've resumed practice, right?

Yes. Right now they're outside.

Outside?

I've never heard of a choir doing street lives.

Will anyone actually stop?

Sensei said if we can't do it, next practice is cancelled.

It's true it'll give us experience.

Right. Let's sing!

? Spreading my wings into the broad sky

? I want to fly away

? To flap my wings and go

No reaction from passers-by.

? To a free sky with no sadness

In the end, not one person stopped.

Choirs just aren't popular.

- You're so negative! - What?!

- Your food's ready~ - Kakiage-don.

It's grandpa's treat.

Eat up, eat up! It's grandpa's kakiage!

Your Harajuku Festival performance was great!

Thank you!

There's soba, too, so eat what you want to.

Huh? Where's Mum?

A class reunion, she said.

She got all dressed up and went out.

Ah!

Are you alright?

Ah!

Minayo-chan!

Hey, Dad...

You talked about a love song before.

Love song?

"The choir's legendary love song,

"If two people sing it together, they'll be linked."

Right? Can you sing it?

It was a long time ago. I've forgotten.

- But you sang it, didn't you? - Did I?

If you want to deliver a song,

sing it for somebody.

Anyone will do, even a passer-by,

as long as your heart decides.

Anyway, put your feelings for them into it,

and they'll get the message.

You sang for Mum, didn't you?

Yeah.

When you were running "Kagawa Ya",

did you hum a tune even once?

I wanted to live with you that way.

What's wrong?

Nothing. Ah...

Are you seriously looking for that song?

Shouldn't I?

Is that...

...for my sake...and your mother's?

I see.

Mm, they suit you.

I'll pay by card.

- You don't have to, Uchida-kun. - Thank you for your custom.

We're meeting after 30 years apart.

Let me do this much.

But these are expensive...

You haven't changed at all.

Harada-san.

No, I'm already middle-aged.

I shouldn't have given up without attacking back then.

Is it going well with Y?ji-kun?

- Not really... - Hm?

- Kagawa-san. - Ah, Shimada-san.

- Your daughter? - Yes.

Oh? You're from Omotesand? High School?

Ah...Tani-san's...

You're Yuria's friend?

I see. So you're friends with Shimada-san's daughter.

Is that right?

I'm relieved.

Yuria has always been timid and shy.

I wondered if she had any friends.

Shy? Tani-san?

Since the remarriage she's Tani Yuria, huh?

Well, we haven't lived together since elementary school.

But her mother and I stayed together longer than we could have.

Thanks to Yuria...

Why do you always do this? You know we can't afford it!

"Can't afford it, can't afford it"...

She couldn't bring herself to think about being poor,

and we fought constantly.

When quarrels started, Yuria would sing.

? Let's ride on that train

? Running towards glory

That shy Yuria,

singing loudly and enthusiastically.

It was strange to see,

and cute,

and endearing.

It made fighing seem silly.

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

Yuria alone gives me life.

- Ah, Headmistress. - What's up?

I have a question.

Do you know a love song the choir sang?

A love song...

I don't.

It's pretty unbelievable.

Just singing it can link two people together.

Why wouldn't it?

Songs have the power to connect people.

There's just one condition.

The singers must sing believing that.

You understand?

You should do the same.

The power to connect people...

Omotesand? High School Chorus!

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Your drama's "Until We Feel the Same Breeze", right?

Well, yes...

It's listed here, so I bought it.

- What? - A magazine.

Stop it, it's embarrassing.

Ta-da~

Oh, you're right. This?

Where's Yuria~?

Huh? Yuria's name isn't here.

Better look for it.

Actually, the screenplay was boring.

I dropped out.

Dropped out?

You're so strong-minded.

Yeah.

Well, whatever happens we're on your side.

Forever.

Thank you.

Ah, Seyama-sensei?

Oh? What's all this?!

Ah, could it be

you're doing a choral street concert?

I'm really interested!

- What was that? - What shall we do?

I want to hear it quickly!

Isn't she trying to get us noticed?

- Ah~! - Hurry up!

Shall we sing, then?

3 and...

? The sweet days, and love, and gentle songs

? Disappear like bubbles, and yet

They disappear, and yet...

? Even now, instead of pain

? I'm singing like the wind...

? Ah~

I happened to meet a publicity director acquaintance,

I promoted you

and he decided to hire you.

"Decided to hire"...

This is an audition, isn't it?

I did it through your agency,

so be at the venue on the day.

The result is already decided.

Katsumi-san has laid down the rails,

so you just have to run along them.

I want to see my daughter shining.

You said you'd work harder, didn't you?

Yes.

I'll do it.

? When Grandpa was born~

Hey, have you seen this?

Has something happened?

This.

- Don't you have your phone? - Phone?

Hey, thief!

Eh?

The theft case 6 months ago.

It was you, wasn't it?

I thought it strange when the money was returned afterwards.

Tani Yuria's Misdeeds

- What's this? - What's going on?

"15th May, she targeted

"transfer student Kagawa Makoto for bullying."

"18th May, for the choir recital

"she tried to use Hikita Rina to humiliate them."

"Last November, she accused Miyazaki Tasuku of stealing."

"The culprit was Tani Yuria."

"12th June,

"to entrap the choir's advisor Suzuki Ariake,

"she persuaded the student who attempted suicide 5 years ago

"to sue him."

- Say something! - Huh?

- Got any proof? - You're still pretending?!

It wasn't me.

It's nothing to do with me!

Yuria! Calm down.

Yuria, are you okay?

Who did this?!

Yuria...

So the mastermind was Tani Yuria?

Unforgivable.

Tarring Tasuku as a thief.

Is that...

...really true?

You saw those photos of the homeless man

with Tani Yuria.

Is he really her father?

Meaning she framed Miyazaki to hide it?

She forced Tasuku out of school.

And you still wanna defend her?

- Got a moment? - What? We're discussing something.

I don't want you to blame Yuria so much.

Huh?!

She was never like that in the past.

She was kind.

You were her childhood friend, weren't you?

We were in elementary school together,

then reunited by chance when we came here.

And now she's like a different person,

arrogant and domineering.

I wonder what happened in middle school.

She won't tell me.

The past her was nothing like the present one.

Even so, that's no reason to target us.

It's unforgivable, right?

Mm, maybe.

Aren't you the biggest victim here?

- Aren't you furious?! - I get it!

That hurt.

Calm down!

We can't sing if we're at odds.

Oh~? The fight's over?

I thought things would get more exciting.

We can't be a good chorus if we fight.

Aiba, Sasaki, Andrew.

You're all talking big,

but hadn't you given up on the choir?

That's true.

It would've collapsed without Makoto.

Huh?! We protected it all this time!

You can't say it's all thanks to Makoto.

- She didn't say that! - Besides!

You say Miyazaki was framed,

but was the framing the problem?

Wasn't it that no one trusted him?

Yeah, Daisuke betrayed his friend, too.

Right, Miyazaki?

You're only his ally now?

You pretended not to see when Yuria hit me.

Cowardly guy. You ran away!

Why are you only blaming me?!

Everyone! You're going too far!

Stop it, all of you!

? We are only as strong as the number of our tears

? Like a flower blooming in asphalt

? Don't be afraid of the things you see

You added fuel to their fight?!

Well, it's like abdominal breathing.

Huh?

You exhale all the air from the body at once.

When there's nothing left, you inhale fresh air to replace it.

- And produce a good voice. - You're so irresponsible.

I'm home.

Mama, what are you doing?

What's this?

I'm sorry.

I was planning to throw it out.

Well then, what's this?

I was called to the agency and shown this.

"What's his relationship to Yuria-san".

Mama...you're wrong!

Tell me...

Why were you meeting that man?!

If people learn your father's homeless,

your long-awaited chance will be ruined!

I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

You'll cut ties properly, won't you?

You're not eating?

Ah, no.

I've arranged to see my daughter.

My heart feels full.

It's like you're meeting a girlfriend.

But I understand.

Love for a daughter is passionate, too.

Ah, she's here.

Yo.

I'm her manager.

My name is Hirota.

I've been asked to do a background check.

I'm sorry, but what's your relationship with my client?

Ah... She's, um...

A stranger.

This is a homeless man I met by chance while volunteering.

The photos are from then.

Is that correct?

I already told you...

Being an entertainer is all about image.

I want to be sure.

It's...true.

She's always looked after me.

She's a very kind girl.

I'm glad.

I apologise for taking up your time.

Yuria, let's go.

- Wait! - Yuria.

Your volunteering is over.

- Tani-san! - Leave it.

If I believe it's for Yuria's sake,

I don't mind severing ties with her.

- But... - Makoto.

It's high time

I moved back to the countryside.

Yuria... Poor thing.

Who did something so cruel?

We did~

Yuria-sama will soon be finished.

Did you send that photo to Yuria's agency?

I did.

They won't like her having a homeless papa.

I've found something major.

Seriously? Show me.

This will finish her.

How did her father react

when she called him a stranger?

He said she'd looked after him.

I wonder why she's going so far to be in showbusiness.

She looked like she was hurting.

Shall we eat lunch together?

Yuria...

Got a minute?

What's this?

The gloomy android girl

Yuria's super-gross

Could it be you were bullied?

It can't be, right?

No one would believe the top of the 1st team used to be an outfielder.

Mm.

I think there's some mistake.

So you won't mind if everyone knows?

Stop it.

Why would you do this?!

Your actress pretentions

seriously pissed us off.

The protagonist's entourage...

Very basic.

There's no point in creating a role just for that.

Making fun of us...

Were you always laughing inside?

You said you dropped the drama, but really they dropped you.

It was all you two.

Bingo.

What's this?

"Yuria", meaning that Tani Yuria?

Seriously? That hurts.

Yuria...

Tani-san!

Sorry!

Tani-san!

I'm dropping out of school.

There's no place for me here now.

What are you saying?

It doesn't matter what happened in the past.

- Tani-san is Tani-san. - Don't look down on me.

Kagawa-san has been worried about you.

She said you cut ties with your father.

How would you know how that feels?!

I do know.

My family's the same.

My parents say they're separating.

So I know how you feel.

You don't really want to cut ties, do you?

It doesn't matter if I want to or not.

That's not the problem!

Do you have any idea how hard I worked

to reach this point from there.

I started in showbusiness

and people finally acnowledged me.

The bullying stopped, too.

Everyone was nice to me.

I'd finally become strong.

You should have stayed weak.

Even if you're weak,

if that's the real Tani-san

wouldn't your friends see that?

People would support you.

- What's going on? - What's happened?

You make me sick.

Outfielders who can't do anything alone,

licking each others wounds in the choir!

STOP THAT!

You envy them, don't you?

That's how it looks to me.

Of course I don't.

I have friends.

Where are they?

Your father says he'll leave Tokyo.

Your father,

who loves the real you with all his heart.

On the 11th of July, at 2 pm,

He'll leave on the long-distance bus from Shinjuku.

I'm not going.

That's the day of my vital audition.

Will Tani-san be okay?

You're still saying that?

Don't you remember how cruel she was to you?

I couldn't forget if I wanted to.

- Well then. - That's why.

If I don't forgive her now,

I'll have to remember forever.

Isn't forgiving

what allows you to forget things?

That may be true.

Are you all still angry about how I treated the choir?

- When was that? - And Miyazaki?

Are you still angry people doubted you?

Besides, I know how Yuria feels.

Because I was clinging to the 1st team.

When I joined the choir,

I thought I'd finally found a place to belong.

Even so, it's still impossible.

I can't forgive.

Yuria?

Mama...

I'm quitting school.

Eh?

I want to give everything to showbusiness.

So you won't hate me, will you?

Are you serious?

- Let's go! - Hey hey hey!

I overheard.

Yuria's dropping out of school.

No way?!

Seems it's to focus on showbusiness.

How long's she going to cling to that?

That's what I thought.

It's kinda pathetic.

It can't be helped.

It's Yuria's decision.

Why...?

Songs have the power to connect people.

There's just one condition.

The singers must sing believing that.

Makoto?

Sensei, I'd like you to arrange a song.

Didn't you promise results?

I told you,

if you get results from the street lives

I'll train you for the contest.

I want to try a new song for the street lives.

Please.

"Songs have the power to connect people."

The headmistress said that.

I believe it, too.

I want to sing for Tani-san.

How long are you gonna keep on?

But I still don't know anything about her.

I still haven't spoken to

the real Tani-san Kaito-kun told us about.

You're the same, right?

I think it's too soon to hate her.

Will you do it for me, too?

Please.

Director, what shall we do?

What shall we do?

I get it!

We'll sing. We will!

That's all we can do.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Kagawa, I don't mind the arrangement,

but isn't the current balance of members too male?

Anyway, Natsume, you're a tenor, right?

Sing for me. Ah~

- Ah~ - Yup, a tenor.

- So fast. - Got a problem?

Grandpa, Grandma, Mum, I'm sorry.

I've secretly been going to see Dad.

Eh?!

Are you angry?

We knew about that.

You take him presents, right?

Leftovers from the shop.

I did notice.

You're not angry?

They're your real feelings, right?

If you just endured it,

that wouldn't be the real you.

Even though I hate that man,

I adore~ you.

You can't crush that feeling.

Thank you.

In that case, maybe I'll visit him, too?

You do that.

- How much longer. - Another minute.

Time!

I'm from Wise Entertainment.

A high school second year, aged 17, I'm Tani Yuria.

Smile more. Again.

I'm from Wise Entertainment.

A high school second year, aged 17...

This is it.

Mm.

Our dream is finally coming true.

? Let's ride on that train

? Running towards glory

? Let's dash out barefooted

? And ride on that train

? At twilight, the weak ones

What are you doing?

? Attack the even weaker ones

? When this sound reverberates

? The blues will accelerate

? I want an invisible freedom

? To shoot an invisible gun

? I want you to listen to my true voice

What are you doing, Yuria?

Don't you remember this song?

? Lalala lalala lalala la

? This place ain't heaven

? But that don't mean it's hell

She's always looked after me.

? Not everyone's good

She's a very kind girl.

? But not everyone's bad

? I wanna hold you

? In the romantic starry sky

? I wanna have a surreal dream

? While the south wind blows

? I want an invisible freedom

? To shoot an invisible gun

? I want you to listen to my true voice

Let's go, Yuria!

? Train, train, run onward

Yuria!

? Train, train, determinedly

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

I remember this song well.

That was the time I liked myself most.

You and Papa, too.

? Lalala lalala lalala la

I liked you two from that time.

Mama, I'm sorry.

? More than any anniversary

I want to go back to being myself.

? Being celebrated around the world

? I wonder how amazing is it

Yuria!

? That you are alive today

? More than any monuments

? Being built around the world

? I wonder what meaning there is

? In you being alive today

? I want an invisible freedom

? To shoot an invisible gun

? I want you to listen to my true voice

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

? Train, train, run onward

Kagawa-san, thank you.

? Train, train, determinedly

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

Papa!

Yuria?!

- You came to see me? - I'm sorry!

I'm sorry I was so cruel.

The truth is...

...I love you.

I love you, Papa!

I'm glad.

I appreciate it, but I can't accept this.

Please use your money for yourself.

Papa, I'm sorry.

Papa... Papa...

I'll come to see you sometime.

Yuria.

Thank you.

Take care.

? I want an invisible freedom

? To shoot an invisible gun

I'll definitely visit you!

? I want you to listen to my true voice

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

? Train, train, run onward

? Train, train, determinedly

Thank you.

Oh, welcome back.

Seems you gave a pretty good performance.

Seyama-sensei was watching.

You were a great chorus.

- We'll take that. - Thank you.

So that means, from tomorrow

get ready for intensive training

to get you ready for the contest.

Thank you.

Good work today.

Tani-san! What are you doing?

In you go, come along.

You have a visitor.

Tani-san!

I don't know if you can forgive me,

but let me say this.

I envied you for being able to get caught up in what you love.

I couldn't forgive myself for living a lie.

I hurt you all...

To protect myself,

I hid my own father

and framed Miyazaki-kun.

I'm so sorry!

I'll do anything to atone.

- Anything? - Anything.

Well then...

You're a soprano, aren't you?

I'm saying you'll join the choir.

You said anything, right?

- But... - What do you all think?

Wait a minute.

A chorus needs everyone to feel the same.

I still can't go that far.

It isn't something that can be easily forgotten...

I understand.

It is easy, really.

If you do this

you can't think about anything extra.

Come on, try jumping.

- Oh, Rina. - Hey.

It's true.

Come on, everyone do it.

- It's true. - Miko, too.

Fine.

Come on, Director.

- You see! - Go and jump with them.

You're the one who needs it most.

That's my limit...

That's hard work.

It's true.

Somehow, everything...

...feels like it doesn't matter.

At last...

...I've met the real Tani-san.

Thank you.

Yes~!

We gained another member!

You really are an idiot, Makoto.

Welcome to the choir.

- Welcome. - Welcome.

- Welcome. - Welcome.

Oh, Kaito-kun, too!

Welcome, everyone!

So we'll compete with these members?

Oh~!

Let's do it!

You were right,

it's just like abdominal breathing.

This is where the hard part begins, Seyama-teacher.

The choir of four people now has...

ten people! Ten! Isn't that incredible?

You've already told us 8 times.

Sorry.

Somehow, watching you makes me want to sing, too.

Like in the past.

Singing together, as a family.

Yeah.

I think I'll change.

I'll try speaking to your mother again.

Huh?

Why's she dressed so stylishly...

Who's that with her?