Side Story 1
Unlock Requirements: 200 | Rewards: 25
Akito
I convinced myself that in order for us to surpass RAD WEEKEND, I needed to become as good as I possibly could.
*Cafe Bell*

An's Father
Oh, it's Toya! Welcome! Your usual I'm guessing?

*Footsteps*
An
You've been getting different sets of toppings too, Kohane. How do you decide what you want to get?

Kohane
Um... It sort of has to do with what I'm feeling that day, but also if there's anything I want to try.

Toya
I see. I usually get the same thing every time. I'm not sure that I've gotten anything based on how I feel that day before.

*Footsteps*
Side Story 2
Unlock Requirements: 1000 | Rewards: 50

Toya & Akito
♪————!


Kohane & An
♪——! ♪——!

*Cafe Bell*
*Cafe Bell*

Kotaro
Hm? You guys...?!


Kotaro
Yeah! I just ran into Akito a second ago too. I didn't realize you were all here.


Kotaro
You serious? You get to use this place as your own practice studio...? No, that's not why I'm here...!


Kotaro
Akito looked a lot better now than he did before. Like he's back to his usual self, you know?


Kotaro
That's good.


Kotaro
But it's been so long since I last saw Akito with that look on his face.

Toya
I understand. Not since when we just formed BAD DOGS or maybe even when he was doing solo performances...


Kotaro
I'm in the same boat as these two. After I saw RAD WEEKEND, I felt like diving right into this world.

Toya
I wouldn't go that far, and he didn't have that look when he first invited me to join him either.


Kotaro
Man, you guys aren't showing any mercy at all...


Kotaro
But I guess he really hasn't changed that much since then.


Kotaro
The biggest difference might be how he used to go after guys that made fun of him.


Kotaro
Exactly. Everyone looked up to Ken and his team back then!

An
All those voices, all those songs, all those performances... They were all part of what made it such a legendary night!


Kotaro
But some guys also fought over where to play or what to sing. Then a bunch of new live houses started popping after that.


Kotaro
Yeah. But you know what they say, The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.


Kotaro
Older musicians would tease or bully younger musicians, and some just stopped showing up altogether.

An
Yeah, I've had to deal with it a few times. They'd crash an event I was in and try to test how good I was.

An
If you do well, they'll help get the crowd going for you and even give some advice on how to get better.


Kotaro
Most of them are good guys that are just as into music as we are.


Kotaro
But there's always a few bad apples.


Kotaro
Because he told everyone that he'd put on an event that surpasses RAD WEEKEND on his own.


Kotaro
But because of his personality, he'd usually end up biting back.

Toya
Everybody has dreams that they're aspiring towards, so it's perfectly normal to be furious with someone that tries to take that away from you.

Toya
At the same time, he'd get mad at people who said they'd surpass RAD WEEKEND even though they weren't serious about it.



Kotaro
And I'm not giving up either!

Side Story 1
Akito
I convinced myself that in order for us to surpass RAD WEEKEND, I needed to become as good as I possibly could.
*Cafe Bell*

An's Father
Oh, it's Toya! Welcome! Your usual I'm guessing?

*Footsteps*
An
You've been getting different sets of toppings too, Kohane. How do you decide what you want to get?

Kohane
Um... It sort of has to do with what I'm feeling that day, but also if there's anything I want to try.

Toya
I see. I usually get the same thing every time. I'm not sure that I've gotten anything based on how I feel that day before.

*Footsteps*
Side Story 2

Toya & Akito
♪————!


Kohane & An
♪——! ♪——!

*Cafe Bell*
*Cafe Bell*

Kotaro
Hm? You guys...?!


Kotaro
Yeah! I just ran into Akito a second ago too. I didn't realize you were all here.


Kotaro
You serious? You get to use this place as your own practice studio...? No, that's not why I'm here...!


Kotaro
Akito looked a lot better now than he did before. Like he's back to his usual self, you know?


Kotaro
That's good.


Kotaro
But it's been so long since I last saw Akito with that look on his face.

Toya
I understand. Not since when we just formed BAD DOGS or maybe even when he was doing solo performances...


Kotaro
I'm in the same boat as these two. After I saw RAD WEEKEND, I felt like diving right into this world.

Toya
I wouldn't go that far, and he didn't have that look when he first invited me to join him either.


Kotaro
Man, you guys aren't showing any mercy at all...


Kotaro
But I guess he really hasn't changed that much since then.


Kotaro
The biggest difference might be how he used to go after guys that made fun of him.


Kotaro
Exactly. Everyone looked up to Ken and his team back then!

An
All those voices, all those songs, all those performances... They were all part of what made it such a legendary night!


Kotaro
But some guys also fought over where to play or what to sing. Then a bunch of new live houses started popping after that.


Kotaro
Yeah. But you know what they say, The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.


Kotaro
Older musicians would tease or bully younger musicians, and some just stopped showing up altogether.

An
Yeah, I've had to deal with it a few times. They'd crash an event I was in and try to test how good I was.

An
If you do well, they'll help get the crowd going for you and even give some advice on how to get better.


Kotaro
Most of them are good guys that are just as into music as we are.


Kotaro
But there's always a few bad apples.


Kotaro
Because he told everyone that he'd put on an event that surpasses RAD WEEKEND on his own.


Kotaro
But because of his personality, he'd usually end up biting back.

Toya
Everybody has dreams that they're aspiring towards, so it's perfectly normal to be furious with someone that tries to take that away from you.

Toya
At the same time, he'd get mad at people who said they'd surpass RAD WEEKEND even though they weren't serious about it.



Kotaro
And I'm not giving up either!

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