Thanks for waiting!
Today's guest is releasing their first album, entitled Melancholy Canary, on July 24th.
It's In NO Hurry to Shout!
Alice-san, you're the only member who can speak, correct?
Yes.
There are a lot of questions I'd like to ask you.
Let's see... For starters, what's your favorite food?
Chicken and onion skewers.
Of all things, why chicken and onion skewers?!
I also like chicken rump meat.
Come on!
What's the matter, Alice?
We're getting a ton of reactions on Twitter.
They think it's hilarious that you love chicken and onion skewers.
I just thought about how much I liked it.
Yuzu, you're spilling your milk! It's spilling!
If you get any on the seat, you're dead!
Welcome to In NO Hurry.
It seems like I really
love In NO Hurry a lot.
Our Mikipedia page has been updated, too.
"Vocalist: Alice."
"Due to her appearance, she is known as the Jet Black Fruit."
"Favorite food is chicken and onion skewers."
Vocalist, huh?
Haruyoshi-senpai?
Hey.
Can we make Nino a guitarist and vocalist?
What?!
Yana! Keep your hands on the wheel!
Hang on. What do you mean?
I heard her sing while playing the guitar.
It was her best performance yet.
We can't pass on using that.
Guitar? You mean...
Yeah.
What do you think, Nino?
Don't you want to try playing it at Rock Horizon?
Playing Momo's guitar while
singing with In NO Hurry...
Of course, the lead guitar will still be Yuzu.
Nino, you'd be rhythm guitar.
Visually, it's got impact, and it heats the music up even more.
It sounds too good to pass up to me.
It does sound good.
Yana-san, I want to give it a try.
All right.
Let me hear it right now.
Whether I'm awake or asleep, I sing
I'm nothing more than a canary
Stop.
Rejected.
True, it's not bad, but it's missing something.
It's not good enough for the stage yet,
and I can't let you perform that way at our first live concert.
That's enough for now. Go home.
Well, he's got a point. It's not there yet.
But she only just started playing, and she's already this good.
You're right.
More importantly, putting everything together...
...felt really good!
Now I'm really fired up.
How about we give it a go? It's been awhile.
Give what a go?
Training camp.
♭10 The One Who Lit a Fire Inside Alice Was Me
Writing songs for Nino-chan?
Of course not.
Nino's in the past now.
In any case, now's not the time to write songs for her.
I have to make more money
and quickly pay off what I owe.
Did you look through this?
Once I hand this in, I can go through with transferring schools.
I've signed it.
Thanks.
In the past, huh?
Momo In NO Hurry is in no place to perform.
What's with that punning four-eyes?
I heard you're going to have a training camp.
Yeah.
Every weekend at the studio until summer vacation.
I remember doing that, too.
Miou, I won't go after Yuzu at night. Rest easy. It's all good.
How can you say that with a straight face?
And what's all good?
It's okay.
In NO Hurry is a treasure that you and everyone else created.
I'll take care of it.
What's that supposed to mean?
Oh, you must be hungry.
Sorry for talking so much.
That's not it.
You can have this, too.
Listen to me!
Well, Sakaki-kun,
good luck at your new school.
Right. Thanks for everything.
Transferring?
Yeah.
I see.
He's going away?
From here, too?
No! Why?
I hate to admit it, but she pushed me to keep going.
I want to ask him, but I can't bring myself to turn around.
Nino.
Do you really intend to keep singing in that crappy band?
If you keep singing in a low-level band like that, you'll—
Take that back, Momo!
Don't insult In NO Hurry.
To everyone there, and to me, it's a very precious place.
All the songs are precious to us.
Don't insult it.
Precious?
What's so good about his songs?
I...
can't breathe if I can't sing In NO Hurry's songs!
Because I feel like I'll explode from my feelings for you.
Big words.
Even if you play at the festival, I doubt you'll be able to put on much of a show.
How will we know if we don't try?
Stop it.
Then how about we see who's better?
Just stop it, Momo.
If my band wins...
I just...
...you quit In NO Hurry.
No. I'll never participate in that kind of competition.
I just want you to hear me, Momo.
Right now, I don't want to sing for anyone but In NO Hurry.
I'm singing because I want to reach you, Momo.
In any case, don't ever insult In NO Hurry again.
I'm going now.
That's all.
That's all...
there is to it.
Momo?
Struggle as much as you want.
Have your screwed-up concert.
Just go.
Wherever you want.
I thought,
when I saw Momo again,
that would be the finish line.
And yet...
The more I see him, the farther away he gets.
I know I need to hurry up and make her just something from my past, but...
Light Music Club
Yuzu, Kuro.
The time table's up.
We're the last slot, the best one.
Wow, yeah! And that's the 5,000-capacity stage, right?
Wait a second.
The black cats...
They're right behind us at the 8,000-capacity stage, at the same time!
Sounds good.
That makes things exciting.
Now then, time to start the training camp!
This is the boys' room.
And this is the girls' room.
Hey!
What's with this difference?!
It wasn't like this when we did the training camp before.
It's just because this girls' room is a recently renovated room that
the president uses as her nap room.
President
She really took a liking to Alice after hearing about her love
for chicken and onion skewers, and said she could use it.
I'll start offering chicken and onion skewers at the household shrine tomorrow.
Thank you, onions and chicken
You sound like you'd really do it. That's scary.
But she was so kind to me!
Just go.
Wherever you want.
I will go. Wherever I want. I'll do what I want.
Alice, who are you talking to?
So? I take it your sudden request for a training camp
means you haven't given up on Alice doing guitar and vocals.
Of course!
All right, let's get changed and meet in the studio.
Jeez.
These kids are such a handful.
The time table was your handiwork, wasn't it?
It had been decided that we'd be on the same stage as In NO Hurry.
I told them that given the value of Kiryuu Momo's name,
we could pull off the 8,000-capacity stage.
And it'd be interesting to have the two masked bands play at the same time.
Are you just playing with us?
So? What's your next play? What is it you want to do?
I wonder why your puns always make me so angry.
I just like interesting things.
It came to me when I picked you up, too.
That I'd definitely get something interesting out of this.
That's my only instinct that's never wrong.
Thanks for the hard work.
You'd better fill that capacity of 8,000.
Forget 8,000. I'll meet the whole venue's capacity.
Honestly...
He's so desperate to push forward.
Even if I'm completely naked, I'm not scared anymore
I'll keep on singing, because I'm a canary
Not quite there yet, Ninocchi.
You dragged a bit in some places.
All you can do is keep practicing.
One more try from the top.
All right, let's go.
Yeah!
Momo.
I'll struggle and struggle and struggle all I can.
Fly!
After all,
I have this guitar!
All right!
That's the end of our first day of training camp.
O-One more try... from the...
You're staggering like an old lady!
Oh, right, Alice.
I'm writing a new song.
I wanted to add it to our set. Will you be okay?
Of course, I'll be fine.
I'll show Momo.
That we won't lose to the black cats.
Alice, did something...
What?
No, uh... I'm having trouble with the lyrics, so it'll be a while until it's finished.
Roger.
Anyway, I'm hungry.
True.
I want to eat something light.
Then how about we have a soumen party?
Who bought all this ham?
It's raw ham, roasted ham, and thigh ham.
The triple crown of ham.
Who are you, Professor Ham?!
Everyone loves ham.
Why do you sound so stiff?!
Let's get this done quickly.
I'm starving.
Wow! You're so good. Just like a mother!
I cut the cucumbers.
What kind of cutting style is that?!
And so many! Did you invite a kappa or something?!
Everyone loves cucumbers.
Again, why so stiff?!
Ninocchi and Haruyoshi-senpai have changed.
Yeah.
Time to eat.
How is it, Ninocchi? Delicious, right?
Alice, aren't you eating too much?
That's way too much! Is it that good?
I guess your cook was just that good.
Even if the noodles are swept away, this feeling won't be swept away!
I want to know more about them.
I want to keep going with all of them.
Yuzu.
Have you showered already?
Oh, yeah. You, too?
Yep.
When's your birthday?
May 5th.
Blood type?
A.
You're drinking milk again.
"Yuzu likes drinking milk."
What's with you? Why are you taking notes?
I thought I'd try to learn more about everyone.
Yeah?
Oh, Yuzu, do you have someone you like?
What are you asking all of a sudden?!
Serious
Do you?
I want to know.
I...
I do.
Why do you look so gloomy all of a sudden?!
I'm sorry. You have someone you like, and I made you kiss me back then.
I-I already said that was all my fault!
A-And besides, that wasn't my first time.
What? Really?
It was my first time.
It was?
Amazing, Yuzu. You're an adult, even though you're so small.
That's a few words too many! And take off that mask!
When did you first start liking that person?
Q-Quite a long time ago.
So you're just like me.
And what do you like about that person?
That's a secret.
What do you like about Momo?
Maybe... the voice he calls my name with?
He was always with me, for as long as I can remember.
I'm not sure I even know what I like about him.
But six years ago, when he disappeared,
I felt like I lost a part of myself.
That's... weird, isn't it?
Yeah. I get it.
Yuzu, you know what?
I was worried about the concert.
But, somehow...
I've started to look forward to it.
Oh? Is that right?
Nino.
Huh?
I was talking to Yuzu and...
Come on, Alice! Just a little more! You can do it!
That's right. I was talking about what I like about Momo, and in the middle, I—
...that crappy band.
Have your screwed-up concert.
Why does he have to make fun of In NO Hurry so much?!
Ow, that hurt.
I don't have time for this.
Anyway, time to research!
What is this summer festival?
The top summer music festival for Japanese music,
Rock Horizon.
Lots of artists
play music here.
And...
This is the stage we'll perform on.
I am Alice.
I won't let anyone call us "screwed-up."
I won't let anyone insult our In NO Hurry.
I have to make sure we don't fail.
I see.
When he said that...
When he called it "screwed-up,"
he meant me.
Everyone else is perfect.
Because if I
go berserk again,
I might actually screw it all up for real.
Momo could see that.
Even if I'm completely naked, I'm not scared anymore
I'll keep on singing, because I'm a canary
What happened, Nino?
You've learned how to play perfectly overnight.
I have to do better.
Pluck Pluck Pluck Pluck
Better, better, better, better, better.
What's with her? It's kind of scary.
You've got a point. She's going like a demon.
But what is it?
It's like it isn't really working.
In fact, I feel like the way she was before was more interesting.
When I sing, that alone makes me wonderful
I have to sing well.
So let me stay in this cage
When I shout, that alone makes me invincible
Perfect, with no mistakes.
So please don't open this cage
I have to make sure that stage is packed.
I'll fall
I have to do better with both the guitar and vocals.
Better!
Straight down
Better!
Alice, you're acting strange.
Huh?
Why do you keep thinking you have to do better and better?
Because I want to make our concert a success.
Is that all?
Well, if I go berserk again, I'll make trouble for everyone.
So I have to get better to make up for that.
Stupid.
That kind of performance is boring.
Stuff it full of emotion, like usual.
Ambition and a solid skill base are important, but more than that is how it feels.
Whether you like it our not, the feelings you put into your music always come through.
Don't attack with technique. Attack with emotion.
Even if you do go berserk, we'll be there.
What's wrong with screwing up?
That makes it more fun.
Throw more of how you feel into it than you ever have, Alice.
Even more so if you want to reach Momo.
Want to try singing whatever lyrics you come up with just once?
Sing with your own words.
Good idea.
Yeah.
Attack with emotion.
I never thought about doing that before.
Yuzu, don't blame me
for whatever happens.
Momo's stupid!
Whether he's asleep or awake, he doesn't understand anything
He's way too picky
So he's just a boring idiot! Stupid!
His hair is too long, and he's annoying
I can't hear him when he mumbles
Momo.
Can't he speak a little more clearly?
Momo.
I don't care about Momo anymore!
Alice.
How long are you going to practice?
Singing with your own words really
lets you see things for how they are.
Momo doesn't feel anything for me anymore.
And yet, I...
I still let his words control me.
What am I doing?
A-Are you crying?
I am not!
You totally look like you will!
I won't cry.
I'll never cry.
Not over him.
Damn him.
If you want to cry, just do it.
I'll pretend not to see it.
I won't cry.
Alice, you sure are stubborn!
But...
Lyrics are amazing, aren't they?
Once I made the lyrics into my own words,
I felt like I truly sang for the first time.
The one who always lights a fire inside Alice is Momo.
Can I ask a favor?
You said you were writing a new song, right?
But that day alone was different.
The lyrics...
Can I try writing them?
The one who lit a fire inside Alice
was me.
♭11 I'll Make It So All of Them Can Never Leave