Kohinata-senpai, what on Earth is the matter?
They overcame the pressure of not being able to lose,
and gave their best performance.
Is it... really possible for me to win?
The Forbidden Passage
Kanade?
Arata-kun, your club's been abolished?
But that's for us to worry about.
You don't need to worry, Kanade-chan.
Kohinata-san's sound is shaky.
Kohinata-senpai, please concentrate.
Haru...
Those two are having trouble.
She's the weak link, as I thought.
I can't stop the sound from shaking.
The sounds are unraveling!
Are you going to let it end here, Kisaragi?
I can't do this anymore!
Stop it, Ritsu!
Kohinata, calm down.
Ritsu-kun?
Calm down, and listen to my sounds.
Listen carefully.
Can you follow me?
This is... Ritsu-kun's music?
President Kisaragi...
That's right, I have to match the President's sounds.
I'd be useless if I panicked.
Ritsu-kun...
Daichi-senpai...
Haru-kun...
Their three sounds are blending into each other...
The sky is expanding and getting bigger.
Kohinata, what were your thoughts?
You fly in a narrow sky.
Are you content with that?
If you want to fly in a bigger sky,
do this with me.
Is this...
Is this the sky Ritsu-kun was talking about?
If I can...
I want to fly, too, like Ritsu-kun.
With everybody!
They're ascending to the sky.
Amazing.
I expect nothing less from Kisaragi. He saved the ensemble.
Don't you want to hear the results?
President Myoga.
I guess he doesn't have to hear them.
And now, the announcement.
Of the two schools: Shiseikan High School and Seiso Academy,
the one that will move on to the semifinals is...
Seiso Academy!
Kohinata-senpai?
Ritsu!
Are you all right, Ritsu?
President.
Ritsu-kun?
You can't go on like this! I'm taking you to the hospital.
Can you walk?
Yeah.
The hospital? What's wrong?
Ritsu-kun.
Yagisawa, what do we do now?
I guess our club stays abolished.
I will do what I can to keep our wind-orchestral club going.
I seriously doubt that teacher will concede.
But I'll do it anyway. It's my responsibility as the club president.
I'm... sorry.
Hozumi.
I'm sorry!
Hozumi...
It's all my fault.
C-Come on, stop that, Hozumi.
That's right. Please get up.
But we had to win! That would have been proof...
Proof that the path President Yagisawa chose was clearly not wrong!
But look what happened.
If they lose the competition, Shiseikan will...
And yet, I...
Don't look away from them.
They're opponents who fought with all their might.
It's the least you can do.
I take the responsibility for our shame.
It's my fault we lost so miserably...
Get up, Hozumi.
I said to get up!
Y-Yagisawa, calm down.
Was that shame? Was that misery?
You can say that?
You stood on that stage with us! Is that what you really think?
President...
I am proud of us. Our performance today was the best.
So we didn't match up to Seiso Academy.
No matter who criticizes our loss, it doesn't change the music we made today!
I'm proud of all of us for having performed so well!
The song we performed, "Aida," is a triumphant song of victory.
We fought with everything in our power.
Let's walk tall, and go back to Sendai.
Yagisawa!
President Yagisawa!
President!
President...
After exhausting all of one's power, a vast world unfolds.
And when we compete against each other like that...
We are not enemies.
Ritsu, let's hurry.
Yokohama Memorial Hospital
How is the president?
He's fine.
I'm glad.
But they want him to stay a couple days for tests.
He's being admitted?
Why did he let it get this bad without telling us?
It was Ritsu's decision. He didn't want to worry everyone,
especially before the important competition.
So you knew about it?!
Please stop it.
Stop, Kyoya.
You stay out of it, Kanade!
But it's my fault!
Wha?!
Because I gave that performance in the beginning,
and I was ruining it for everyone.
I put stress on Ritsu-kun. It's all my fault.
B-But that was...
Why don't you guys say something?
Ritsu was relying on this competition.
He would've given it his all. No one could've stopped him.
But...
Can I say something?
The president hurt his hand
before Kohinata-senpai came to our school, right?
Yeah.
Then the blame goes to the entire orchestral club,
because we couldn't carry our own weight,
and caused him stress for a long time.
Kohinata-senpai, do you blame us?
O-Of course not.
We don't blame you, either.
It's no one's fault, Hina-chan.
Shiseikan gave their all in their performance.
And we just followed suit with all we had.
Daichi-senpai...
Let's go back, get some solid rest,
and get ready for practices that begin tomorrow.
The competition is not finished yet.
Yes.
Right.
I've had enough!
Kyoya...
Please tell us the truth.
What is the condition of the president's wrist?
Can he continue to play the violin?
Sakaki-senpai...
I don't think Ritsu can do the semifinals.
Oh, no...
Is Ritsu-kun's condition that bad?
So for the semifinals, will Kohinata-senpai be first violin?
What? I can't do that!
There is no way I can take Ritsu-kun's place.
Kohinata-senpai.
If the president cannot perform, someone has to play first violin.
Or else we won't have an ensemble.
But...
This is the club president's final competition in high school.
We cannot forfeit.
Nothing is for certain yet.
Both of you,
don't think about it any more, and get some sleep tonight.
All right?
Yes.
Um...
Want some ice cream?
I played the lottery and won all this...
Arata-kun? Kyoya?
Kyoya...
Kyoya! Please wait!
You heard it last night, too, didn't you?
Ritsu-kun might not be able to perform in the semifinals.
What'll we do? What should we do?
Say something.
What are you asking me for?
Because...
It's none of my business!
Sure it's your business.
You're a member of the ensemble, aren't you?
The president is your older brother, isn't he?
Shut up!
If this ensemble means so much to you,
you guys can do it without me!
Kyoya...
You should just ignore him.
Haru-kun...
So what am I supposed to do about it?
Yokohama Memorial Hospital
Concerto for Two Violins
That's Haru-kun's cello...
He's practicing.
So for the semifinals, will Kohinata-senpai be first violin?
I can't do it.
Linden Hall
Daichi-senpai! Haru-kun!
I wonder where they're playing?
Up there.
Let's go.
We were waiting for you.
Yagisawa-san.
What's going on?
That's for you to find out.
Y-You're not retaliating for having lost, are you?
They wouldn't.
Shh. Quiet.
What?
Dez.
Nine. Eight. Seven.
Six. Five. Four.
Three. Two. One.
Zero.
Viva! A great success!
Sorry to have sprung this surprise on you.
As a token of our gratitude for your letting us stay here,
we searched where you'd have the best view of the fireworks,
and arrived at the top of this tower.
Thank you very much.
Everyone...
I'm glad it was Seiso Academy we competed against.
I say that from the bottom of my heart.
Then I'll say thanks on behalf of our President Kisaragi.
Seiso Academy will be waiting for Shiseikan High School next year.
Thank you. But I want next year's club president to hear those words.
You are next year's club president, Hozumi.
Huh?!
I told you I would keep our club going.
Right! We will definitely come back here next year!
All right!
Hozumi-senpai!
Hozumi-kun!
We're counting on you, Hozumi.
Everyone from Shiseikan is already looking ahead.
I'm so glad!
It's so pretty.
Yeah, it's pretty.
But you're far more bonita, Kanade-chan.
I'm sorry?
That means "cute."
Arata. We need to have a serious talk, once and for all.
Come with me.
It'll work out.
Huh?
Kisaragi Ritsu's performance was amazing.
But he wasn't the only one who beat us.
It was all four of you who stalled our full momentum.
If you give a half-baked performance
just because Kisaragi won't be there,
I won't forgive you.
That's Hozumi-senpai's way of giving you encouragement.
Really? I felt like he was glaring at me...
He was probably shy, and his face stiffened.
Oh...
Thank you. Thanks to everyone from Shiseikan,
I feel like everything's going to be all right.
Right, Kyoya?
Kyoya...
Yokohama Memorial Hospital
Kisaragi Ritsu-sama
Sorry I made you all worry.
Were you well enough to be discharged?
Yeah. There's no issue.
Um... so...
The first violin for the semifinals...
...will be Kyoya.
Don't mess with me...
Don't mess with me!
Kyoya, help me!
I can't do this alone.
Next episode: "The Wandering Rhapsody."
The Wandering Rhapsody
I'm sick and tired of all this!