It's finally time for the real performance. I'm as ready as I'll ever be, but I'm still nervous.

You were playing perfectly in practice, Eli. I know you can do this!

Thanks, Shizuku. I wouldn't have been able to do this without you all practicing with me until the very last minute.

Mari. Emma. I'll leave the shime-daiko to you.

No problem! I've played the shime-daiko before, so there's no need to worry. Right, Emma-chi?

Yeah, leave it to us! We'll play while thinking of you!

Even if you make a little mistake, it's no big deal. Just play that bass drum with all your heart, Eli!

Kanan sent us a message of support earlier too. Let's play hard enough to make up for her not being here!

Yes, let's carry her spirit with us too and give it our all!

I'll play my heart out to make up for Kanan not being here! I'll leave all your parts up to you, everyone!

Okay!

*Inhale* *Exhale*

I'm going to turn up the heat even more! Hyah! More, more! Hah! Hah!

Time for the last part! Keep up with me 'til the end, guys!

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Phew… We got through it…

Eli, you were incredible! I performed even better than usual thanks to your bass drum leading us!

I could feel your power through the sound of the bass drum, Eli! I kept getting more and more excited!

No, you were the real stars, not me. Reminding myself that you were all here with me really helped me relax and play my best!

I was having so much fun I wanted to keep playing forever!

I know what you mean. I could feel everyone's playing reverberating throughout my body. My heart squealed with excitement!

I guess you could say we felt united, like our spirit all came together. My heart was pounding just like it does when we're doing a live show!

Great work, everyone! That was a fantastic hayashi performance!

Kanan! Are you done helping out already?

I just finished! I could hear you all just perfectly while I was helping out at the stand.

Everyone there was smiling from ear to ear too. Here, have some yakisoba from the stand. We can all eat it together!

Wow! That looks delicious!

Amazing! You can't go to a festival without having some yakisoba, amirite?

Thank you so much for making the hayashi performance a success, Eli. I'm so glad it was you playing the bass drum.

*Giggle* That's because I was carrying your feelings with me! With our combined power, nothing can stop us!