Session 2 Nagasaki: St. Cecil High School vs. Yokohama: Yokohama Amane High School Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
St. Cecil High School is one of the nation's topmost contenders,
but wouldn't you say the entry of Amane High School's students
in the competition is tantamount to letting wolves loose in a herd of sheep?
And thus the sheep that survive are perhaps stronger than the wolves.
Oh...
Ryoko.
Yes.
I want you to run a background check on Seiso's violinist.
Yes, sir. I believe he's Kisaragi Ritsu's younger brother.
Not him.
I want you to investigate the second violinist.
The Roaring Tarantella
Whether we're up against Amane or St. Cecil,
it'll be a grueling battle.
It doesn't matter. All we can do is give it our all.
Right, Kanade?
Yeah!
I can't accept this!
Why is Nanami taking my place?
What does he have that I don't?
You're being stubborn.
I believed my performances were perfect,
following your directions, President Myoga.
Please think it over. Use me... again...
Your cello is nothing but white noise.
You don't meet the standards of my musical piece.
Sousuke...
The house is packed, as expected.
Yeah...
Oh, excuse me... oh!
We've met before.
Thanks for that.
An acquaintance?
Yeah! We met once.
Myoga Leiji.
Thanks for what you did to my little brother in last year's competition.
Little brother?
Don't pretend you don't remember.
Because of you, my little brother...
Don't know him. I'm not interested.
I'll crush you and your arrogance.
Look forward to it.
So that's the "Empress of Kyushu," Enjoji Saeka.
She seems to be a real fan of yours, Myoga.
Ridiculous.
What?
What's going on with St. Cecil?
Their ensemble... a trio with flute as the melody line, and a piano?
St. Cecil has made it this far with violins,
so why are they switching instruments now?
There's something going on here.
I'll never forget that day, Myoga Leiji!
No! No! No! I don't want to get on stage!
I could never top their performance!
Alan.
He's the devil. His sounds make my heart freeze over.
What are you, in kindergarten?
Go play with your mommy somewhere else.
You're a disgrace. Get out of here.
Alan, get a hold of yourself!
Ever since that day, Alan hasn't been able to stand on the stage...
Ever since then, my goal has been to destroy you.
And with this piece, I am sending you to Hell.
This piece is...
St. Cecil is known for their flamboyant performances...
It's as if they're forfeiting the competition.
It's "Solveigs Sang."
This battle will be somewhat entertaining.
Brother...
Brother! Brother! Brother...!
That girl...
Relish it, Myoga Leiji.
The encore of death and hopelessness...
Brother...
Careful!
It's you...
Are you all right? You look extremely pale.
I have to see Brother. I have to see him immediately.
"Brother"?
You should take it easy. Get some rest somewhere.
Brother is suffering more than I am right now, I know it.
Um, where is your big brother?
I'll go find him for you.
He's Myoga Leiji.
What?
My older brother is... Myoga Leiji.
It's cold.
Father... Mother... help me.
Brother... Brother...
I'm cold... Brother... I'm cold...
Shiori!
We won't die... We won't die in a place like this. We won't!
Do you remember now?
Do you remember the accident that killed your parents,
when you and your little sister almost froze to death?
Let this piece haunt you, like the footsteps of the Grim Reaper.
And now for your coda, Myoga Leiji!
Now... It's time for your demise, Demon King!
Kohinata... Kanade!
Why are you here?
Um... well... I came here instead of Shiori-san.
Instead of Shiori?
Yes. She said you might be suffering, Myoga-san.
Um... if you're not feeling well...
I haven't sunk so low as to need your sympathy.
That wasn't my intention!
Especially coming from you, Kohinata Kanade.
I won't accept your sympathy, even if it means my death.
Why are you like this toward me?
What have I ever done to you, Myoga-san?
I see... so you really don't remember it.
What?
That means the incident was of little significance to you.
Notwithstanding the humiliation I suffered because of you...
Humiliation? Me?
I... will never forgive you.
It's our turn, Myoga.
Wait at the final stage. I will be there to crush you.
You bring out such intense emotions from him...
You really are mysterious.
Next to perform is Yokohama's Amane High School.
He won't regain his composure. Amane High School will probably forfeit.
This can't be. How can he stand on stage after hearing that piece?
The president is intense today.
I won't be stopped at this juncture.
I won't! Not until I completely crush you, Kohinata Kanade.
I can't keep up... President, where are you going, all alone?
Brother... don't be entrapped by darkness any more...
Saeka-sama!
I am sorry, Alan.
There was no way I could have beaten a man like that...
Impressive, Leiji-kun.
But in comparison, your piano is lackluster as usual.
Have you not found love yet, Sei?
Sousuke?
Sousuke.
Haru.
I told you, we're enemies right now.
Are you troubled about something?
Your performance was good, and you won the match.
So why do you look so glum?
It's none of your business.
Sousuke...
I can play cello with President Myoga in the ensemble.
My dream has finally come true.
I don't get it.
Why does she bother you so much?
Maybe I'll understand if I get to know you better.
What?
I'm going to ask you for your time.
Um...?
Like I told you. I want to fall in love with you.
Is that "Memories of a Dear Place"?
Yeah. I want to harmonize sounds with you, once more.
It's no good...
I'm sorry.
No, I'm no good.
That's not true. That was a very good performance.
I wonder...
It's no good, Sei. Your performance is dull.
It's as if your music is automated.
I don't feel love exuding from your music.
You can tell me the truth. I'm used to being told I'm no good.
Same here.
I was told my performance doesn't flower.
Flower?
That's why I'm concentrating on that.
I want my sounds to be my very own, without wavering.
Speaking of flowers, that reminds me...
Huh?
That's not quite the flower you're aiming for, but what do you think?
Aren't they pretty?
Yes. Very.
All the flowers here were gathered by our teacher... Amane's chairman.
Wow. The chairman likes flowers?
I think he likes things that are beautiful.
Things in nature... objects of art...
And music, too...
Amamiya-san?
The chairman's ideals have materialized in this place.
All that is here is pure beauty, set apart from the outside world...
Oh?
You noticed? It's the blue rose,
whose existence was said for the longest time to be impossible.
It's a work of art, laboriously and artificially made by human hands.
But the caveat is that they can't blossom anywhere outside this greenhouse.
As living things go, they're a kind of aberration.
You shouldn't say that about them, poor things.
You're kind-hearted.
Oh!
It'll shrivel one of these days.
Maybe this rose was waiting to get plucked by someone,
before it reaches a state of ugliness.
In that case, may I have this rose?
I will take good care of it. Please.
I don't mind, but I think it will wilt rather quickly.
It's all right. I want it to have a view outside of this place.
I was flying in my own narrow sky for the longest time.
But because of everyone I've met, I've realized something...
That the expansive sky in our world is limitless.
I am... in love with you... huh.
Is she the object of your game this time?
Mikage-san, you were watching?
Experimenting with finding love, as usual?
Love is a necessity to me.
You sure about her? Even Leiji-kun is fascinated by her.
I have no reason to defer to Myoga.
I don't care if anyone else is in love with her.
As long as I get the desired results.
What a difficult child.
For the final stage, Kohinata will be first violin.
Yeah.
There he goes again, making decisions for us.
But... that would be the best arrangement to beat Amane, right?
That's right.
If that's what our club president says, all we can do is believe him and forge ahead.
I'll support you with all my might, Hina-chan.
Let's do it! Let's knock Amane off their feet.
You can do it, right?
Kohinata Kanade...
The final stage will be your demise.
I'll give you a taste of deep despair, worse than death itself...
Well... You almost seem like a different person, Sei.
Did you find a fragment of love, perhaps?
Chairman.
I did a background check on Kohinata Kanade.
Well done.
Just as I thought.
You're the girl from that event...
Kanade, do you know them?
Um...
Da Capo of Memories
Next episode: "Da Capo of Memories."
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