Chapter 10 - The chance

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Toya
<Tsukasa-senpai, judging by the tone, have you been crying?>

Tsukasa
<Yes...>
<I can't take up everything right now, so many things have happened I don't know if I should even talk about it>

Toya
<Tell me the things you want me to know about>

Tsukasa
<First of all, Saki is back in the hospital>

Toya nods to the three girls, signalling that Saki is indeed in the hospital

Nene
Give me the phone

Toya
You want to say something?

Tsukasa
<Nene?>

Toya hands his phone to Nene

Nene
<Tsukasa>

Tsukasa
<Nene, do you want to tell me something>

Nene
<I'm sorry>
<I shouldn't have accepted Saki's dare that other day>
<Now that Rui left and Saki is in the hospital, there's no other loved ones with you>

Mizuki walks by and notices Nene

Mizuki
Hey Nene, can I talk to you for a bit?
It's about Rui

Nene
Sure
Tsukasa is on the phone here, do you want to talk to him too?

/A while later/

Emu
<Nene-chan?>
<Do you have something to say?>

Nene
<Emu, we have a plan now>

Emu
<You mean to let Rui come back?>

Nene
<Yes>
<According to one of Rui's friend Mizuki, he had joined a group known as Nightcord at 25:00>

Emu
<Ooh, they're super famous!>

Nene
<Mizuki is the one who introduced him to the group, Mizuki had reached out to the leader of the group to help Rui>
<To be honest, I was quite surprised at the plan>

Emu
<Tell me!>

Nene
<The leader of the group is currently working on a song with Mizuki, once they finish it, we're going to practice it for later>
<Tsukasa mentioned that Ichika's band is planning on a livestream, this may be our best bet>

Emu
<Let me think about it>
<Hmm...>
<...>
<Wonderhoy!>

/Before the Livestream/

Mizuki
Hey Rui, you want to watch a Livestream with me?

Rui
Sure I guess
What is the stream about?

Mizuki
A rock band, I think

Rui
Alright then

As the stream starts, the members of Leo/Need introduce themselves

Tsukasa
I am Tenma Tsukasa, I'm here to take my sister, Saki's place
She's currently hospitalised due to a medical episode
So for now, I'll be the keyboardist until she recovers

Rui
Mizuki
Is this why you're showing this to me

Mizuki
Everyone had put in efforts to put this stream together
Plus, is this what you really wanted?
Leaving them behind?

(Flashback)

Miku
Rui, is this what you really wanted?

(End of flashback)

The first few songs were great

The second last song is a solo from Tsukasa

'Ikanaide'

最終便 きみは乗る ぼくを置いてって

はしりだす ゆっくりと 地面がずれていく

泣いちゃだめ 泣いちゃだめ でもホントは言いたいよ

「いかないで」

Rui
...
(It's been a while since I heard him sing)
(But the lyrics...)

Tsukasa
And as for the last song
There will be two more joining us

Emu and Nene appears

Tsukasa
This final song is composed with the help of a friend of ours
'What sort of ending are you wishing for?'

Ichika
We'll be the backups and the instrumentals for this

叶えたい夢になんて 名前を付けようか

痛みを乗り越えた 先でなら笑える会?

答えのない問いに 背いて季節はまた巡る用で

天地自然の断りすら覆す絆だと

Suddenly, right before the final line, the music stops

Rui
!
The music stopped?

Mizuki
Here we go

Rui
What

Nene
So, how do you want to end this song?

Emu
Take your time to think about it, and sing it out!

Tsukasa
Do you have an answer yet?

Mizuki
Just as what they said, sing it

Rui
...
I have an answer now

He hears his voice in the livestream

Rui
(My voice is being projected into the livestream?)

Tsukasa
So, what will it be?

きっと 結末 和 幸せ だ

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