For our performance at the Ayanagi Festival, we started practicing even more seriously.
It's almost time for us to perform for an audience
the best performance that we, Team Otori, can prepare!
You're still off, you boor.
Sorry...
You're early on a few spots yourself, Tengenji.
Shall we try it again from the top?
Yeah, let's keep doing it until we're together for the whole thing.
Working hard, huh, boys?
Otori, sir!
Let's take a break.
"STARMYU"
"Act 9"
"Orange"
Thanks for the drinks!
"This is a work of fiction and is not related to any existing persons, groups, or names."
I feel alive again!
Oh, sweet nectar!
Put empty cans here.
Right.
Otori, sir, thanks for the drinks!
You know, boys...
I understand that you're thirsty, but you should read the instructions before you drink.
"Please shake well before drinking"
"Please shake well before drinking"...?
I know!
He's forcing it.
Sorry, sorry. You guys really are the best at making me laugh.
Or the best at being foolish?
Calling us foolish is mean.
But best sounds good, doesn't it?
Yeah.
Otori, sir?
What are you doing...?
I am a fool, as well...
...the best fool.
You boys are fine the way you are.
Do your best. Make sure you don't lose, boys!
Y-Yes, sir!
Otori, sir?
The Kao Council has made a decision after careful deliberation.
We hereby cancel the performance of the Star Team, Team Otori, at the Ayanagi Festival.
There is no room for discussion. This matter has been decided.
What are you thinking about?
Whatever you do, please do not run away.
Like you did back then.
Are you telling me to abandon the five of them?
As long as you remain on the Kao Council, your efforts with them will not be wasted.
Giving up is something a fool would do.
I am a fool...
...the best fool.
Were we destined for this fate, ever since that day...?
Can you do it, Tsubasa?
Easy!
What do you think, Itsuki?
I knew you could do it, Tsubasa!
Why don't we try it together next?
Okay!
Grandpa Hiragi?
The head family?
That's right. You will become a child of the Hiragi head family.
Of the Hiragi family...?
Tsubasa!
Let's play together again!
--It's a promise! --Face forward.
You are no longer Tsubasa Otori.
You are now Tsubasa Hiragi.
It's a promise, okay? Tsubasa!
One more time.
Of course you made it, Tsubasa Hiragi.
It's been a long time, Tsubasa.
Have you been well since then?
Y-Yeah...
It's been a while, um... Otori.
Otori?
The head family has its reasons, huh?
You must have it hard, Tsubasa.
Don't call me Tsubasa, either.
All right, Tsuba... Hiragi.
Sorry.
More importantly, look. We're on the same team.
"(Team Tsukigami): Tsubasa Hiragi, Itsuki Otori, Kyoji Akatsuki, Lion C. Yuzuriha, Sakuya Sazanami"
You're on Team Tsukigami, too, Otori?
Yeah. By the way, who is this Tsukigami, anyway?
You don't know who Haruto Tsukigami is?
He's a genius who auditioned for and got a part in a Broadway musical while still in high school.
He's an amazing person, huh?
I'm more happy that I can play with you again.
Tsubasa!
Let's play together again!
Otori, you haven't changed at all, have you?
Not since that time.
You haven't changed either.
I'm Haruto Tsukigami, and I'm here to teach you.
I guarantee that all five of you are talented students from the school's elite.
I want you to aim for the musical department with confidence.
Yes, sir!
What's wrong?
You have to get through the Newcomers' Debut Performance first.
You can't be wanting to give up with just this.
Yes, sir!
Tsukigami, sir, can we add our own arrangement to "Ayanagi Showtime"?
What are you saying, Otori?
We should do the assigned piece with the judges' evaluations in mind!
Oui, it's true that it would not be good to risk it.
There is no need to discuss this.
I also agree with Akatsuki and the others...
Do you object?
I'm not so selfish that I will disrupt the team to make things go my way. It's just...
Just?
I want to dance more freely to express how I feel.
Freely...
Don't you feel that way, Hiragi?
I would be lying if I said I didn't,
but we're students, so we should be learning the basics right now...
Freedom can come later...
I see...
All right!
I'm so glad!
"Musical Department Entrance Exam - Round 2" "Newcomers' Debut Performance Evaluation Results" "1. Team Tsukigami"
What's wrong?
I wonder what meaning there is in this...
Are you sure you want to leave the Star Team?
Yes... I'd like to be a little more free...
That's just like you, Otori.
I think it's unfortunate, but I understand what you're trying to say.
Thank you for your care in this short time.
You're fine the way you are, Otori.
Do your best. Make sure you don't lose!
Yes, sir!
Otori! What do you mean, you're quitting?
You heard it all, didn't you?
What are you saying?
Isn't this only the beginning for us...?
Of course, I'll aim for the musical department.
Then why? Why talk about freedom now?
I can't play with the Ayanagi rules.
Since we're brothers, you must also actually--
Stop it! Don't act like a big brother at a time like this!
You made me remember our bond as brothers and our hope to move forward together.
But now, you're...
How can you be so selfish?
My feelings have never changed. Together with you, I want to--
Don't say any more than that!
I am a member of the Hiragi family!
I will be the top of the class at Ayanagi Academy, join the Kao Council,
and one day be in a position to protect the school!
I cannot allow selfishness like yours!
That's why...
I can't be you, Hiragi. Sorry.
Are you going to leave me alone again...?
Again...
Have you told them their performance at Ayanagi Festival is canceled yet?
Do you remember, Hiragi?
When we were still Team Tsukigami...
You're off again.
Whoops! Again?
Sorry.
Maybe your breathing's off, Akatsuki?
Let's try breathing together before the step.
Breathing?
That's important, huh?
You were doing it right, but you didn't notice?
Yeah...
So serious...
Everyone, let's take a break! I have something to tell you.
Yes, sir!
Tsukigami always brought us orange juice.
He said it was because citric acid was good for recovery...
But after we drank that juice...
There was always a lecture...
He was probably using it to hide his embarrassment
when he had to say something that was hard to say.
I finally understand how he felt.
You're not one to talk about the past.
I just suddenly remembered...
That tangy sweetness...
Thanks to him, I still don't really like orange juice.
Hiragi.
Are you going to say more than that?
Thank you for protecting me until now.
If you knew, then why?!
Do you know how I've felt all this time...?
You're too serious.
I never asked you to do that.
We are responsible for shouldering the future of Ayanagi Academy!
Even if it means stealing the underclassmen's dreams for the sake of Ayanagi?
You're quitting the Kao Council because of that...?
I never forgot your promise from that day. I kept on believing in it.
No matter where we are, we can still play together.
I am me.
It doesn't matter if we're Otori or Hiragi. Let's play together again...
Tsubasa.
Big Brother Itsuki...
♪ Ever since that day, I've been waiting ♪
♪ In this dull and colorless world ♪
♪ Ever since that day, I've believed ♪
♪ That we would meet again on the promised day ♪
♪ There are no rules in dreams! ♪
♪ I can't do selfish things! ♪
♪ The futures we imagine do not cross ♪
♪ They're one way roads ♪
♪ You were by my side more than anyone else ♪
♪ If we follow those kind memories ♪
♪ The dream we were aiming for ♪
♪ Should have brought us to the same place ♪
♪ Chasing after you, seeing you off ♪
♪ Being knocked around by the winds of fate ♪
♪ We are... ♪
♪ ...separated again with our backs to each other ♪
What are you doing?
Otori, sir!
That wasn't the choreography from "Stardust Musical" just now, was it?
You could tell?
I come here and do this dance when I get stuck...
You danced that at the department entrance test, too, didn't you?
That's right! Actually, it was this dance is...
Oh? You have a high schooler you admire, huh?
I thought I could meet him once school started,
but I don't really remember his face...
But that's fine.
As long as I dance this dance, I feel like I'll be able to meet him one day!
That's just like you, Hoshitani.
Oh, I'm not making fun of you.
It's just a little embarrassing...
I want someone to be as absorbed in my dancing as I was in his.
Is that weird?
It's the best.
But I think there's still a part of that dance that isn't perfect.
That high schooler was probably still practicing, too.
Huh?
Try getting into position.
Yes, sir!
Think about the position of your arms,
and put your hips into it as you get ready to turn.
Even though it's the same dance...
It feels totally different...
That's right. This dance doesn't need you to use extra effort.
Sir! Besides the high schooler I admire, I also respect you, sir!
Huh?
Otori, sir, you're strange, but your practices are interesting,
and you think of fun things for us to do.
I'm really glad I could be in Team Otori!
Oh no! It's my turn to clean the dorm, so please excuse me!
I see.
Let's work hard for the Ayanagi Festival!
Tsubasa...
I want those boys to come to like the taste of orange juice...
"Notice: Because of Itsuki Otori's withdrawal from the Kao Council, Team Otori has been demoted to a regular team."
"Act 10"
Akatsuki, I am always grateful to you.
Hiragi!
However, sometimes you let your emotions get the best of you.
Hiragi...
I have high hopes for you. Let's work hard and grow together.
Hiragi!
Now if you will excuse me, I promised Otori I'd have a meal with him.
Hiragi!
"We'll hold you close next week, too. Right, Ugawa?"