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Ch. 43 Ep. 8: Put Your Heart Into It

The first-year girls simply can't keep up with the rest, and Honoka knows it. She comes up with the idea to try and explain how she feels with a song.

Honoka

I've got a song I wanna write with Umi and Kotori! It's something I feel like the three of us have to do ourselves.

Nozomi

Full of energy right off the bat, huh?

Honoka

Ahaha… Well, we haven't actually done anything yet.

Umi

I'm afraid we'll have to impose on you to do the actual composing again, Maki. Is that okay with you?

Kotori

We gave it our best shot, but writing music was too hard for just the three of us…

Honoka

I know it's asking a huge favor, but will you do it, Maki?

Maki

Sure. Do you want to take a look at some of the unused songs I've got in my reserves?

Honoka

Huh?! You mean it?!

Maki

They're just tunes I came up with on study breaks, or when I wanted to have a change of pace. Nothing fancy.

Nico

You always come through in the clutch.

Eli

I bet you really could write a hundred songs.

Hanayo

I wanna hear them too, Maki!

Maki

Fair warning, these are all just things I came up with on the spot, so I can't guarantee the quality.

Maki

They've all got very simple melodies, and some of them are still unfinished.

Maki

Really, they're just things I've held onto until I could get some free time to polish them up…

Honoka

No, this is a huge help! Thanks a million, Maki!

Maki

Okay, I'll send them to you later.

Hanayo

Maki, Maki! Send them to me too!

Maki

Yes, yes, I'll forward them to all of you.

Rin

Yippee!

[Fade in/out.]

Kotori

That was so lovely!

Umi

No matter how much she tried to downplay it, Maki is a virtuoso. All of these songs are fantastic.

Kotori

Yeah. They span all different genres, but they still sound like proper ÎĽ's songs.

Honoka

That's Maki's talent in a nutshell! Hey, so which one did you two like best?

Umi

I thought they were all good, but I would have to say the last one.

Kotori

Me too.

Honoka

Me three! When I heard it, I knew it was the one.

Umi

I got the sensation of trying to hold your head up high and walk forward, through pain and heartache.

Kotori

I agree. It was a really sweet song.

Honoka

We've gotta set our feelings to this melody so that everyone understands what we're trying to say!

Umi

Then, Honoka and Kotori, tell me everything you're feeling inside.

Umi

I'll take it all and find the perfect lyrics to express them!

Honoka

Yay! We can always count on you, Umi!

Honoka

Lemme think… Hmm… Okay…

Honoka

The first thing I wanna say is how much I love the time the nine of us get to spend together, doing our club activities.

Kotori

Getting to have this relationship with ÎĽ's is truly precious.

Honoka

ÎĽ's will always be ÎĽ's, no matter how much time passes!

Umi

In other words, we're ÎĽ's for life?

Honoka

Exactly! Me, you, Kotori, we're all ÎĽ's for life, baby!

Umi

I-I feel like that can come off as rather pushy…

Kotori

*Giggle* I think it'll make things clear to everyone, though.

Umi

All right then, how's this for the beginning?

Umi

“Even with our ups and downs…”

[Fade in/out.]

Honoka

Are we…done?

Kotori

That's… That's it, right?

Umi

Yes, it's complete.

Honoka

Yaaay!

Honoka

What an awesome song! I wanna sing it right away!

Umi

Right here?! We'd end up bothering the neighbors…

Kotori

How about the park, then?

Honoka

Good call! Let's do it! C'mon, Umi, get up already!

Honoka

I wanna shout out how I feel at the top of my lungs!


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