Alice, I want you to become the vocalist of In NO Hurry.
On May 29th, I want you to perform with us on the live Music King broadcast.
But Yuzu, that day...
I'm going to the audition.
You can do it after the audition.
Even if I know I'll fail, it seems I'm just no good at giving up, Yuzu.
Same here, Alice.
That day, we who were hiding how we truly felt
joined hands.
– 3 Years Ago –
You're a pretty awful singer,
aren't you?
Yeah.
But your songs are really good.
They're all very high-quality and stick with you.
You sing here every day, right?
I always thought that was nice and had to wonder about you.
You've got a lot of songs. Are you hoping to go pro?
I want to make money.
To pay for school?
I want to do something about my parents' debt.
My name's Kuze Tsukika. You?
Sakaki Momo.
Is this all of them?
Yes. That's all the songs I've written recently.
They're good. They work perfectly for the genre, and they're fun.
But why are they all in a key for a woman's voice?
There's no real reason.
Jam with the jan-re, please.
It was a pun.
You're supposed to laugh.
Pass.
My pun does?
No.
Sakaki-kun, can you write a song by tomorrow?
We have an idol group called Baby.
Their first and second singles bombed, and now their backs are against the wall.
If their next one fails, the group will be disbanded.
We'll never find a songwriter willing to board a sinking ship like this.
I managed to get one song written for them,
but I don't think it's likely to sell too well.
Will this make me money if I do it?
It will. If it sells.
Can I change my name?
Sure.
If it does sell well, I refuse to have any dealings with the press.
That's fine.
I'll do it.
If it'll make me money, I can write any kind of song.
Are you sure?
Haven't you been writing these songs for someone?
It's fine.
I'll never see her again anyway.
♭05 I Wouldn't Have Had to See You Smile Like That
When I shout, that alone makes me invincible
So please don't open this—
Stop!
Time to stop.
Sheesh. You've got a long way to go with the fundamentals.
Didn't you have Miou teaching you?
So do a better job of keeping it together.
I'll keep that in mind.
Can I drink this Yapult?
What?!
You should only drink one a day! That's your second!
Haruyoshi-senpai, you're going off-topic.
He's right.
I don't care about your intake of the probiotic L. casei Shirota.
It's the way you project your voice!
True, but she's better than the first time she sang with us.
You were atrocious back then, Nino-chan!
He really cuts deep without a second thought.
Really, it was just so, so bad!
That's scary.
Yana, do you know any available vocal teachers?
All right, leave it to me.
Yana-san, thank you very much.
Don't thank me. I'm only thinking about In NO Hurry's welfare.
By the way, Haruyoshi-senpai...
The proper full name of that bacteria is Lactobacillus casei Shirota.
I know that!
What happened to her conversation with me?
Give it up, Yana. Alice basically doesn't listen to anyone.
So you're giving me another difficult person to handle, then?
The costumes for your new song are all ready!
Hatter.
Queen.
Cheshire.
And...
Alice.
I love the all-black look!
Great! Staying up three straight nights was worth it!
Yay for all black!
What's the matter, Alice?
This is a lot of padding.
Yuzu, do you like large breasts?
Lar— N-No! I'm not into that at all!
Maybe that's why you like milk. It comes from cow teats, after all.
Will you listen to me? It's Yana who likes that kind of thing!
Yana-san does?
So Yana-san likes them bigger.
Yeah, that's right.
You can't go wrong by going bigger.
On that note, Yuzu, we've got height-increasing shoes for you.
Wouldn't it be a problem if Alice were taller than you?
Huh?
The person you like is Kiryuu Momo?
Yes.
The guy who writes music for Baby?
The really famous songwriter?
Yes.
So that means Kiryuu Momo is only 16 or 17 years old?!
Seriously?
Yes.
How are you so calm after getting hold of hot intel like that?
Apparently, Momo won't come to my audition, and only mine.
Really? Why?
I don't know!
Oh!
But I'll sing anyway.
I'll sing to reach him.
Well, okay, I guess...
I'll take a look at him for you, then.
I went to the same audition, and I made it through.
I see.
Then can you check his tummy for a birthmark and his butt for a burn?
If he has both of those, it's definitely him.
Can you not say that as if you're just asking me to pick up some soy sauce?
You're setting the bar way too high.
But anyway, I guess I'll just have to do my best.
Miou.
I became In NO Hurry's Alice.
I know.
Haruyoshi-senpai told me.
Alice. Going home?
Yeah.
To Hase Station?
Yeah.
I just happen to have something to do at Hase!
I guess I'll just have to do my best...
Hase
So, tomorrow's the day. May 29th.
You've been practicing every day. It must've been hard on you.
No, not at all.
I was happy.
Because I got to sing your songs.
Same. I was happy to have you closer to me than ever before.
Did you say something?
No! I didn't say a word!
I'll be waiting for you at the studio tomorrow!
Right. Tomorrow's the day, Yuzu.
I'm looking forward to it.
It's so strange.
I'm going to appear on TV,
and I'll be singing as Alice...
And...
Just sing.
It's not bad, you're not a nuisance, and it's not annoying.
You're fine just the way you are.
On the same day,
I'll be singing
closer to Momo than I have in six years.
Hey.
Where are we running to, anyway?
Say something, Mom!
Fasten your seat belt.
So what are you going to do?
Do you even have anywhere to go?
Answer me!
So you're not listening? Just like Nino.
Nino...
I'm coming in.
I brought coffee.
You look pale.
Are you okay?
I had a dream about my past.
About Nino-chan?
The songs you had written when we first met were for her, weren't they?
I wanted Nino to sing them one day.
But I used them all for work.
For money.
I can't even remember how to write songs for her anymore.
Mother
Sorry.
When's the next deposit?
This weekend.
I see. So you have work?
Are you doing a good job?
You are making decent money, right?
Yeah.
That's good to hear.
I'm really happy.
Who would have thought you had this kind of talent?
I'm really proud of you.
You loved to sing, didn't you? Even though you're tone-deaf.
Do you remember?
You used to sing every night with Nino-chan next door—
Don't say her name!
Damn it!
Nino is the one person
I don't want seeing me like this.
Audition Area
Vocalist Audition Be produced by Kiryuu Momo
All right, time to belt one out there, Nino.
Yeah.
I'll leave Momo's tummy birthmark and butt burn to you.
Don't push it.
Let's go.
I'll be calling you in order.
Please enter the audition area in the order I call your name.
Number 1, Tanada-san.
Yes.
It's strange.
I know Momo's in that room right now.
So why am I so calm?
It must be because I know exactly where Momo is now, and what he's doing.
You have to believe you'll see him again and keep singing.
Believe you'll reach him and keep singing.
If you do that, I'm sure you'll see him someday, in some way.
Number 10, Arisugawa-san. Come in.
I'm number 10, Arisugawa Nino.
I will sing Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Momo isn't here right now.
Like a diamond in the sky
But...
Even if he doesn't go, as long as you audition, Momo will have to listen, right?
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
I'll believe in those words
and leave my song here.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Listen to me, Momo.
How I wonder what you are
And I hope that our song
Will reach out to everyone
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Mo... mo?
Sorry, but can you wait here for me?
Alice.
Mo... mo?
Did she say "Momo" just now?
What? Do you know her, Kiryuu?
Hey, Kiryuu!
Momo...
Wait, Momo!
Momo!
Momo-kun!
Let's sing!
You fail.
Get out.
I can't make money with your song.
You fail, Nino.
What does that mean?
What are you saying?!
I didn't sing all this time for that!
I sang because I believed in what you said!
Because I wanted to see you!
Aren't you the one who said
you hoped that we could use my song as a guide to see each other again?
Momo!
Uh... Arisugawa-san, um...
Thank you very much.
Excuse me.
What was that?
Who knows?
It's time.
I have to go to Music King.
You fail.
I can't make money with your song.
Momo.
Alice!
I'm glad you're here.
I was kind of worried, so I came to get—
So you met him.
Momo.
Just moments ago, my throat was singing so happily.
But now it hurts so much, like it's on fire.
Alice.
Please take us to K Studio.
Momo.
I wanted to see you again all this time!
So we're decided, then.
Good work, everyone.
You said you weren't going to Nino-chan's audition.
You surprised me.
Right before it started, you suddenly decided to go.
It's my job, so I thought I'd better.
Aren't you going to the party?
No. I'll work instead.
Looking like that?
Nino.
I didn't want to see you.
But...
I always wanted to see you.
Now's the time you've all been waiting for!
The super popular band,
In NO Hurry to Shout, finally makes an appearance on stage!
All right, go get 'em!
Got it!
Okay.
In NO Hurry has been growing steadily in popularity since their debut a year ago.
It's what you've all been waiting for, their first TV appearance!
Please.
Endure it.
Focus.
I'll end up like I did at the school concert.
Without further ado, let's hear their performance.
Everything. Everything.
This is their new single to be included on their first album coming out this August.
Sing it all out.
"Canary"!
I've made up my mind.
I will definitely make you look my way.
Fly!
Whether I'm awake or asleep
I'm nothing more then a canary
Inside a sweet, glistening cage of ideals
Whether I'm awake or asleep
This is bad. Alice is going berserk again.
I can't leave my cage
I'm always there when I wake up
It's okay.
I can keep up.
You say that's fine if everyone's here
Really, our little canary is going wild.
So come here with me
We'll catch you this time, though!
She's rushing even more than at the school performance.
When I shout, that alone makes me invincible
But unlike then, she's listening to us this time.
So please don't open this cage
This...
might work!
I'll fall
Straight down
It's not enough.
Not enough! Not enough!
I won't reach him like this!
More.
More!
Hey... Momo, what are you doing?
Is your guitar okay?
Momo?
Nino.
What is this?
She's a monster.
Even if I'm completely naked, I'm not scared anymore
I'll keep on singing, because I'm a canary
I regretted it.
Back then,
if I had stopped you when you went berserk,
I wouldn't have had to see you smile like that.
♭06 Today and Tomorrow, I'll Walk