Oh no!
It looks like the outdoor stage collapsed!
Seriously?
Collapsed?
This is a message from the Kao Council.
Members of the Kao Council and Ayanagi Festival committee members
please gather promptly in the Ayanagi Hall meeting room.
I repeat, members of the Kao Council and Ayanagi Festival committee members...
The guys in charge are starting to act.
So all we can do is wait for their decision, huh?
Hoshitani!
No way...
D-R-E-A-M-E-R, Dreamer
Clicking my heels on the pavement after the rain
With light steps, in high spirits, my heart leaps
"Purely, delightfully, humorously"
Wow oh Wow oh
That's my motto
If I'm going to move forward without doing anything and break into pieces
Then I'll go for broke, I won't look back
Go! Go!
If I just keep looking at it, my dream will remain a dream
I don't want to give up, don't want to have regrets
I don't know how, but it's not impossible
I'm a Dreamer.
"STARMYU"
D-R-E-A-M-E-R, Dreamer
This is an announcement from the Kao Council.
"Act 12"
Due to the strong winds earlier, the special outdoor stage has collapsed.
Taking into consideration the safety of the students and visitors,
we are canceling all of the scheduled performances on the outdoor stage.
Canceling...
"This is a work of fiction and is not related to any existing persons, groups, or names."
What the hell?
How can we not perform because of a little wind and rain, you boor?!
In addition, for the teams scheduled to do their final performances on the outdoor stage,
there will be a make-up exam at a later date in front of teachers and the Kao Council.
He says we'll still do the final round of performance exams.
Just the exam part, anyway.
But then...
...we can't show everyone our performance...
Hoshitani!
Please, let us perform!
Even if we were able to prepare another stage,
we would not be able to count the performance for the exam.
But--
The decision is final.
Prioritizing everyone's safety is also a responsibility of the Kao Council.
No matter what kind of plant it is,
if it's not planted in the ground, it cannot bloom.
Monsieur Otori.
Long time no see.
You haven't come to school since then. What have you been up to all this time?
I was running away. From those boys.
Although, I seem to be so attached to them that I want to help them the minute I see them.
Otori, I do think the current situation is unfortunate.
However, there will be a make-up exam.
The conditions will be better for them than having to perform in this inclement weather.
We will evaluate them fairly.
Oui, of course.
Those boys don't just want a make-up exam.
We actors want an audience to watch our best performances, right?
Is it different for you guys?
Those boys shine.
Whether there's wind or rain, they will not grow dim.
Imagine--
The five of them standing on stage,
the hems of their costumes fluttering as they dance.
There's a large audience in front of them.
Applause and cheers well up as the final curtain falls.
I wanted to show them that sight...
How'd it go? What did Hiragi say?
What about you guys?
All the stages are full...
And the Kao Council is in charge of all the equipment.
What should we do? Either way, the Kao Council won't give us permission!
Is the curtain falling before it even rises?
We can't give up. There must still be a way...
Hmm... What should we do?
Who's there?
Inumine?!
Oh no! He heard us.
Shall we?
Yeah.
There you are.
We were looking for you, Inumine.
Oh, where were you guys?
When I looked around, you were nowhere to be--
♪ Oh, ice cream! ♪
-- ♪ Ice cream... ♪
--I thought I told you not to eat anything cold before the performance, Inu, you dog!
--Sorry you had to see that.
I heard your performance on the outdoor stage was canceled? Too bad!
Ugawa.
It was inevitable with this storm.
That was unfortunate.
Don't talk about it in the past tense.
It's not over yet.
Yeah. We're not going to give up until the very end.
Are you going to tell Hiragi...?
I'm glad.
Now we'll be able to focus on our own performance.
Thanks.
Let's go, Inumine! House!
You have it hard, too, huh?
Right?
Well, it's fine to act defiant, but we won't be able to do anything without a stage.
Even if we have a stage, if we push ahead with our performance,
we might end up getting punished.
We're damned if we do, and damned if we don't, huh?
What would Otori do at a time like this?
We can have fun with this, boys.
What was that?
I thought maybe... that's what Otori would say...
It does sound like something he would say. Even during a time like this.
And he'd look really happy saying it.
Yeah!
That's our great teacher for ya.
Then let's be avant-garde till the end!
I just thought of something.
What? A guerrilla performance?
If we use that spot, there's a place for the audience to gather,
and if we set up the equipment inside the school building,
then it won't be affected by the rain or wind, right?
An outdoor stage in the middle of a storm, huh?
You're saying something crazy again.
The performance programs are almost over.
We might be able to borrow equipment now.
I wonder if anyone will help us?
There's no use thinking about it.
If it's between performing or not performing, then there's only one answer.
Please help us!
Sure.
Thank you!
♪ We spread our arms... ♪
The equipment's set up.
Thanks.
What about over there?
It's fine. The sound's back.
What are you doing?
Akatsuki, sir...
I'd heard that there were students and staff running around
who weren't from the musical department.
It was you guys, after all, huh?
Please! Please let us perform!
I thought you were told that the Kao Council canceled the performance?
If you go against us, you will be punished.
Do you want to be washed away in the storm with this performance?
This is stupid.
Hurry up and take this down!
It's not stupid.
What did you say?
There is no room for argument. I said, take this down!
What's that?
The Ayanagi Festival two years ago was when I first saw the high schooler I admire.
I wanted to stand on the same stage as him,
so it became my dream to enter the musical department.
But now I have a dream just as big.
I want as many people as possible to see our wonderful performance.
That's our dream! That's Team Otori's musical!
That's why we will never give up.
We...
...don't know how to give up on our dream.
The rain...
We can make it if we go now!
Yeah!
Are you guys planning on defying the Kao Council?
You will not get away with this!
Excuse us.
What are you doing? Hurry up and change!
Transform quickly.
Team Otori's performance is about to begin!
The next performance is from Team Otori--
Stardust Musical!
Come on, everyone! It's time to play!
We're...
...stardust!
Ladies and gentlemen!
Please excuse my want of eloquence, but thank you for your presence on this day!
Above all, I would ask of you--
This is too much trouble! No more greetings!
To each and every one of you present here today--
Enjoy yourself until the end!
♪ Someday, when you're crushed by your dreams ♪
♪ On a night when you look up at a starless sky ♪
♪ Just remember (today) ♪
♪ The days we ran like crazy (together) ♪
♪ Those steps were miracles ♪
♪ Ring out, Countdown! ♪
♪ Taking off for the future from here ♪
♪ You will start singing again ♪
♪ There are things you lack ♪
♪ So you reach out desperately to grab them ♪
♪ These hot, passionate feelings overflowing ♪
♪ Make the light of the stars your ally ♪
♪ Even bluffing can become your pride ♪
♪ You can fly however you want ♪
♪ Everything starts now! ♪
♪ These steps have permeated my body ♪
♪ (Even if they're not perfect) ♪
♪ The more I worry, the closer I get to my dream ♪
♪ (Get closer) ♪
♪ The boys who have grown wings sing ♪
♪ Those phrases were miracles ♪
♪ Ring out, Countdown! ♪
♪ Taking off for the future from here ♪
♪ You will start singing again ♪
♪ There are things you lack ♪
♪ So you reach out desperately to grab them ♪
-- ♪ These hot, passionate feelings overflowing ♪
--As expected of your students.
-- ♪ Make the light of the stars your ally ♪
--They're just like you.
--No, they're doing more than I've taught them.
-- ♪ Even bluffing can become your pride ♪
-- ♪ You can fly however you want ♪
--The future is unknown.
--Their future, and ours.
-- ♪ These hot, passionate feelings ♪
♪ (I can't control this impulse) ♪
♪ Five stars shining (Dreams come true) ♪
♪ Everything starts now! ♪
Speaking of which, the person Hoshitani said he admired... That was you, right?
It's out of character for me to be the admired prince charming, though.
You're right. The throne doesn't need anyone but me on it.
However, it wouldn't be bad to play with you sometimes, too.
Otori, sir!
Japan's winters are so cold!
They're cold in France, too, aren't they?
Oh, there they are.
Having fun, Akatsuki?
Mercy!
Mercy...
Snow? How elegant.
Oh, it's beautiful!
We stars really are lucky!
Don't call yourself a star. It's embarrassing.
Come on, let's go cast away our earthly desires.
Later.
Happy new year!
See you later!
Shall we go, too?
You can't ride your motorcycle in the snow.
Yeah, it's dangerous.
Why don't you just ring in the new year here?
Huh?
Then maybe I will, too!
That sounds good!
Well, it wouldn't be too bad to slurp some New Year's soba noodles with you guys.
Don't talk about it. It's making me hungry.
Well, I should go home.
We're always busy visiting people over the holidays.
My mom's also been rushing me to get home quickly because my brother's coming home.
My sisters are asking me to help them line up for lucky grab bags.
I'm going to go home before the snow really sticks.
Then I'll say goodbye here since a car's coming to pick me up.
I'm taking the bus.
I'll catch a taxi on the street.
I'm taking the train, so it's the station for me.
I guess we should say goodbye here, then.
Yeah, take care of yourselves.
Yeah, see you next year.
See ya next year.
Yeah, see you next year!
See you next year.
"Otori" "We don't know how to give up on our dream." "We'll see you when the curtain rises on stardust again."