SHINJUKU
OSAKA
FUKUOKA
EMERGENCY CONCERT TO BE HELD
Who's that?
A new member?
The fifth one?
There's something we need to protect on this planet
We pass it on to let history continue
The past that hurt you and made you cry
This song is here to heal it
Far away... We must never forget
Far away... The bond in our hearts
So far away... No matter how distant the memories are
We'll piece them together
Embrace the shining future and let's go
Look at the overflowing light, slipping through the mirage
Seize the bright sun and let's go
To the new world, bringing smiles along the way
3 HOURS AGO
Thank you!
You can strike all of those.
- You can strike all of those. - Okay!
He's the new member?!
Only three wings against XENOS is too precarious.
WELCOME TO HELLISH PARADISE - This has already been decided.
This has already been decided.
It's true that we can't balance defense and offense with only three, but...
Well, whether or not throwing a newbie in is gonna solve the problem is another story.
Was this your recommendation, Rui-san?
It was more by process of elimination for me.
But our center insisted, so what can I do?
Siren did?
She's only interested in herself, so what brought that on?
Let me speak directly with the president.
She's here today, isn't she?
The thing is...
PRESIDENT, WHERE ARE YOU NOW? I KNOW THIS IS SUDDEN BUT I'M HEADING OUT
Wait, is that...?
That's Saegusa Seina.
That's the Heisei era's legendary idol.
You do know me, don't you?
Minami Kyoya-kun.
What?
Y-Yes!
G-Grammy said Mom was a fan.
For you, it's ancient history.
N-No.
Are you willing to fight?
What do you...?
Are you prepared to give your life to dance?
Get in the car.
Whoa!
Welcome to hellish paradise.
THE NEXT DAY
The fifth SI-VIS member?
Was the new member announced?!
Debuting at the Dome? That's crazy!
I see, they picked someone.
Which means Minami-kun and I didn't pass.
Hey, cheer up.
You had no chance to begin with with the little skill you have.
Thanks for your not-encouraging words of consolation.
SI-VIS isn't the only way to debut.
I know! You wanna have a pity party?
We can invite Minami, too.
Speaking of which, where is he?
It must have been a shock.
He came all the way here for this.
I will announce the president's decision.
Minami Kyoya-kun will begin a solo lesson at a certain facility.
Once we have the stamp of approval from the president, he'll join you.
The hell?!
Damn it!
SAEGUSA ACADEMY UNIVERSITY LESSON DAY 2
Come in.
Hello, President.
How are Soji and the others?
Completing schoolwork like they're supposed to.
At night, they meet to discuss the concert.
Okay.
How is he doing?
His physicality is excellent.
In the physical fitness test in the last two days,
his scores came close to Shiba-kun's scores.
He's been dancing non-stop for three hours now.
Don't let Soji hear that.
He might be good enough right away.
As an athlete.
But as an artist?
All he's got is raw potential and room for growth.
It might take some time to get him into shape.
You scheduled his performance a week from today.
Because the vice president rushed me!
We failed to defeat the enemy last time.
We shouldn't expect their next attack at the regular interval.
But we can't afford to put someone who doesn't know how to perform on stage either.
They can't be defeated with force alone.
If our lovely artists are the only thing that can work against them...
Then we have no choice but to train them until they're ready.
B-By the way, how's Siren?
Is she training with him?
Locked herself away.
Three days now.
Oh boy.
STUDIO 6 KEEP OUT SIREN
She's hopelessly bad at coordinating with others.
Well then.
You're rushing everything.
Define your movements more!
That was terrible!
Huh?! President?!
Keep moving your legs!
You're not competing on which one of you is the sharper dancer!
Harmonize correctly and beautifully to mesmerize the audience.
That's the job of an artist!
LESSON DAY 3
Sync with the other members perfectly to a tenth of a second!
Not just the timing of jumping up, sync the landing, too!
I could control my tears by a tenth of a second.
Your husband found that out, and now he's your ex-husband.
LESSON DAY 4
From your fingertips to the tip of your toes, have absolute control of your movement!
Yes, ma'am!
SI-VIS... They're too amazing.
I can't possibly keep up.
It's impossible!
Good work.
How are you feeling?
Our president...
is the devil.
Consider yourself lucky.
No other new talent gets direct instruction from the Saegusa Seina.
You could have eased me into it!
That's true.
First of all, debuting at the Dome is a crazy.
I should gain experience by performing at small venues first—
Move the hearts of as many fans as possible,
and use their loud cheer as a boost for your performance.
That's the best way to heighten your Idea, you see.
Whoa!
What is this?
The new song we'll premiere at the next show.
A new song?!
Awesome! Can I give it a listen?
How would you write the lyrics if you don't listen?
What?
It's your debut performance.
So put everything you want to say in it.
H-Hold on! Why me?!
Try making full use of me, the spear.
That's what Yosuke would've done.
Rui-san.
Our vocalist is a demon, isn't she?
SIREN'S NEW SONG MY SONG
All I can do now is to move forward.
From my fingertips to the tip of my toes...
have absolute control of my movement!
Stop thinking only of speed.
Stop thinking only of sharpness.
I'm not just a fighter to defeat XENOS.
I'm an artist who mesmerizes everyone.
I do know that everything Siren is doing is for me.
If Idea is the life energy gained by moving people's hearts,
SIREN'S NEW SONG - then moving people's hearts with my own words
SIREN'S NEW SONG - will be the best opportunity for me to grow.
SIREN'S NEW SONG - But still...
The expectation and responsibility are too much.
Hey, your name is Nagi, right?
Are you really Yosuke-kun's little sister?
I still don't understand it.
Who you are or why you show up in front of me.
But thinking is for later.
Siren said not to cry until we defeated XENOS.
So someday, I'm going to destroy them
and take back the memories of Yosuke-kun this world has lost.
And I'm going to cry my heart out without caring what people think.
You've already met him a couple of times,
but let me introduce him again.
This is Minami Kyoya-kun.
He'll join SI-VIS as a new member, Kyoya, starting with the show this weekend.
Come on, introduce yourself.
Y-Yes!
I'm Kyoya! Nice to meet you!
I said a lot of stuff to you before,
but I won't say anything anymore if you've made up your mind.
Let's work hard together, Kyoya-kun.
Y-Yes!
Here it is.
This is everything I wanted to say.
There's no way I'll acknowledge you!
That's what Soji's face said.
Don't speak for me!
L-Listen! No way... I'm going to...
Oh, so you're copying me!
Lacking originality, Soji-kun.
Hayama-san!
Huh?
It's Metis.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
You can't turn an amateur into a pro in a week!
Who's going to take responsibility if it becomes the shittiest concert in history?!
I'm not how I used to be anymore!
You can see it with your own eyes!
If my performance can engage the audience or not!
Excuse me! Emergency!
So, according to Metis's estimation, XENOS will appear in Suidobashi next.
The approximate time of exudation is 1800 hours.
That's all we have for now.
In an hour?!
That's about the same lead time we usually have.
What's so surprising?
You say that, but...
We have a kid who's never even been on a stage before.
The timing couldn't be worse.
If it was in a week... No, after the concert, at least...
No need to give it another thought, Rui-san.
The four of us will take it on.
He has no combat experience, let alone performance experience.
It's impossible for anyone.
The truth is, he doesn't have enough Idea to perform in a show—
Hold on!
I experienced the Mirage once!
And took down XENOS!
What do you think?
Either way, the situation is still bad, right?
What have you been up to?
Well done, well done.
The vice president will have the final say in everything that happens during the concert.
You're okay with that, right?
Please let me do this!
Even though I only took lessons for a few days,
my desire to protect everyone is right here!
Okay, fine.
You don't need to spell out your resolution.
As long as you didn't decline, I was going to deploy you.
Oh... okay.
A new member's debut?!
Isn't the concert tomorrow?
Did they jump the gun?
Wait, is this a pop-up concert?
We're super lucky then!
Kyoya.
President?!
Do you remember what I told you?
Yes!
Pay attention to the members' movements
and control my movements from fingertips to toes.
Be aware of the rhythm to a tenth of a second...
Now, forget all of that.
What?!
Don't worry about anything else,
let your emotions take you where you want and go wild.
Hold on!
Then I won't sync with the other members!
They'll have no problem adjusting to your level.
You're in good hands.
Th-Then what was that training for?
That was training for one year ahead from now.
So that you can sync naturally without having to worry about form
or what the others are doing.
Kyoya-kun, you'll be standing on the same stage as Yosuke.
Be proud.
Soji-kun, give this a look before we go.
What is this?
The lyrics of the new song we're going to perform now.
The chorus is in red...
Huh?! What?!
You ready?
Wait, hold on!
This is completely insane!
Siren seems to be entertained by your lyrics.
For real?!
Huh?!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
There they are again!
Stop getting ahead of yourself, moron!
But the president said I should let it go and be free.
Of course you can be free.
But only on top of the palm of my hand.
Support Soji-kun.
I'll go with Kyoya-kun.
You love drawing short straws, don't you?
Is that...?!
The exudation is quick.
Or rather, that one's a leftover from before.
Must have been hiding somewhere.
Then there could be more?
How many did you take down with you, Shiba?
Let's start, Shioriko-chan!
Roger! Nono-Ken, you ready?
Just a sec! Downloading the instrument-only track now!
That's awfully last minute!
Did we have a choice?!
We were supposed to do this tomorrow!
That's still too late!
Download complete!
Music on standby!
Cuing the music!
In five, four, three, two...
To you, my dearest, I'll sing a song of hope that leads to eternity
- Feuding in search of peace - Shall we go, Kyoya-kun?
- For these heroes in prayer - Okay!
For these heroes in prayer
This irony cannot be erased
Learning to cherish solitude
The president was right!
June-kun, you're amazing!
You can effortlessly follow me, whatever I do!
Unlike Soji!
There's definitely efforts involved to keep up with you
- The land spreads as far as the eyes can see
Like a black and white chessboard
- Like a black and white chessboard - Let's take care of this side, μ!
- As if to sneer at us - Yeah, yeah. I know!
Someone says, "Checkmate"
But we want to believe, we want to protect
We want to love
We just want some answers
If you, my dearest, stand at the brink of grief
You're the finisher!
Then let this anthem I sing be your place to belong
There's gonna be a fight over this, I can smell it.
Then let this anthem I sing be your place to belong
If you, my dearest, learn what despair is
Then let this arabesque I sing be your hope
Yosuke-kun.
KYOYA
Are you sure it's over?
Mirage has completely closed.
Metis shows the same analysis result.
All responses have disappeared.
Hold on.
I thought there were four.
So Shiba-kun took down two?
Wounded and alone, no less.
Did I... protect them?
Nagi.
It's not over yet.
But...
But at least it's begun. The fight to remember Yosuke-kun.
What's... this?
Didn't I say it's too soon to cry?
Friends & smile
Just as usual
We cry over the same things
We get heated easily
Arguing about this and that
We understand each other
Better than anyone else can
It's so trivial
But we can't stop laughing
Like reading each other's minds
It's a slightly mysterious harmony
You're hopelessly honest
So I can't leave you alone
I rely on you, you rely on me
It feels just right
Friends & smile