Connecting to Music ~World of Connecting x Sounds~/Event Scenes

01

Translator: habatakisoul
	What’d ya call us here for, Boss?
	...Based on Producer’s expression, it is not bad news.
	...What? We received an offer to be in a headphone commercial with Hayato-kun and Jun-kun?
	...So that is why you gathered us here. Are those the proposal documents?
	Mm-hmm, mm-hmm... we’ll be singing the commercial’s theme song. It looks like the instrumentals are ready... but what do they mean by “the lyrics are pending”?
	...They were hoping we would come up with the lyrics ourselves...?
	That’s a huge responsibility! We gotta think it over with the others!
	You’re right. We should make some plans to meet up!
	(...Come up with the lyrics... Lyrics, huh...)

02

	Producer, what’s that CD...? Ah! Our theme song’s instrumentals are here!
	I’m interested in hearing what kind of song it is, so let’s listen to it right away.
	Woah... this song’s great! It’s electric and sharp, and it sounds super cool!
	It does. I think it suits the headphones’ cyber design well.
	If we use this theme to write the lyrics... Ah, but if I make use of this phrase here...
	You’re unusually eager, Hayato.
	Haha, you noticed? I mean, we’re going to be writing lyrics with F-LAGS. That includes the language expert Kazuki-san, so I can’t let him see me do anything uncool!
	I see, so that’s why. It looks like that will be some good motivation for us. Writing lyrics with Kazuki-san... I think I’ll be able to learn some new vocabulary from him. I’m looking forward to it.

03

	Alright then, let’s start writin’! ...Even though I say that, I’m not sure what to do. ...Hayato’s already movin’ his pen. It looks like he’s thinkin’ up some good phrases!
	You’re amazing, Hayato-kun! We can’t let ourselves fall behind, right, Kazuki-san? ...Um...
	............
	...He’s standin’ completely still... It looks like he could be ponderin’ somethin’...
	(Ah... I know. Writing words is part of thinking of lyrics, isn’t it.) (Kazuki-san suffered as his father’s ghost writer for a long time...) (So maybe work that involves writing upsets him...) Um, Kazuki-san. Don’t force yourself, okay?
	...Hm? ...Ah, did I make you worry? I’m sorry. ...I was thinking for a bit about the act of writing lyrics. ...I have something I’d like to ask you, Hayato-san, as you are usually in charge of lyrics.

04

	...Lyrics are made of such short phrases that there is no need to use several sheets of plain writing paper to record them. ...How can we communicate the world of song with that few characters...? ...I do not have experience with lyrics, so writing them is fairly difficult for me. ...How do you usually go about writing lyrics? I would like to use your methods as a reference.
	What?! I never would’ve thought that you’d have that sort of problem...
	Oh, I’m interested in hearin’ ‘bout that. Will ya teach us, Hayato?
	How I write lyrics... Hmmm... It’s like, important feelings... or something?
	Feelings... feelings, huh. Do you mean that we need to let our intuition guide us?
	Ummm... what I do first is think of the song’s theme, and what I want to say. Then I write down whatever phrases I think of that fit the song. Then I can use them when everyone’s writing the actual lyrics together... I think?
	The contents of the notes vary. There are some lyrics that everyone agrees to adopt unanimously... Though there are some lyrics that stand out as rough as well.
	Hey, Jun! You didn’t need to say that, you know?!
	Songs and lyrics are not things to be created alone, so I think that’s fine.

05

	...Spelling out your feelings, then refining them with everyone... ...Songs and lyrics are not things to be created alone... I see. ...It seems that I was worrying about odd things. Thank you, Hayato-san.
	Hehe... I’m glad I could help!
	...I will reference your method of writing lyrics for this song. ...First, I will write my thoughts down freely.
	K-Kazuki-san, you’re writing at an incredible speed...!
	That’s awesome! I need to think up some more good ideas too!
	Everyone, we are in the planning stage, so please write down your ideas freely.
	Freely... D’ya mean I can write ‘em in a Hiroshima dialect?!
	That is a novel idea. Let’s take note of that, just in case.
	(To write lyrics is to bring my words back out into the world.) (The words I wrote as former novelist Kazuki Tsukumo...) (It seems I was feeling pressured by that, without realizing it.) (However, I am not doing this work alone. The five of us are collaborating.) (I have nothing to fear with my friends by my side... We shall write good lyrics.)

06

	...Alright, now we’re done! Great job everyone!
	Every day this week, we made drafts, had discussions, and made revisions... It wasn’t easy, but I think the lyrics turned out great!
	They sure did! Everyone worked real hard... but the MVP was Hayato! Thanks for puttin’ all our ideas together!
	I appreciate you saying that, but the real MVP was Kazuki-san! He came up with so many ideas and cleaned up the lyrics!
	Kazuki-san questioned quite a few of Hayato’s ridiculous lyrics.
	...I was concerned about the parts that would be difficult to understand.
	I learned from your way of critiquing. Thank you. I will do my best from here on out to react to stupidity as accurately as you do.
	...Oh, that’s a little scary... But it’s all for the lyrics! Don’t hold back. You can interrupt me at any time, Jun!

07

	Woah, this’s amazin'! This set’s makin’ it feel like we’ve teleported to the near future!
	...This commercial’s slogan is “World of Connecting x Sounds”.
	The lyrics we came up with were used in the slogan, right?
	...Yes. They made great use of our lyrics in the production as well. ...When we wear the headphones, we will be immersed in music and invited to another world. ...I truly appreciate the staff members that brought our lyrics to life.
	I’m real thankful! ...By the way, there’s just one thing I’m worried ‘bout... I heard there’s gonna be a scene with us hangin’ from wires to give it a floaty feelin’. Will ya be alright, Ryo?
	Ohhh... I’m scared of heights, but... it doesn’t look like we’ll be too high up... I’ll do my best, so we can show everyone the world of our lyrics...!

08

	We’ll be filming with F-LAGS next... I hope everything turns out okay.
	Are you feeling nervous? That’s not like you.
	I mean, we’re going to be filming while we’re hanging from wires. If I mess up something, like the part when I’m supposed to pass by Kazuki-san, I would cause problems for everyone else...
	That scene reflects the lyrics you wrote, you know. Your idea is being brought to life here. You need to make sure that it looks cool.
	(He said it so simply... But he’s right.)
	(The ideas I came up with are being used to their full potential here... This will be a success, for sure!) Alright! That was great! We did it, even though I was nervous! I think we’re going to film the dance scene with all of us next. Let’s stay focused and keep moving!

09

	I was a little afraid during the wire scene, but I got through it...!
	Ya really hung in there, Ryo! Ya looked great!
	...A world of connecting sounds... I wonder if I represented that idea well?
	You did perfect! You and Hayato-kun both looked really cool in the last scene!
	Yeah! I can’t wait ‘til the commercial airs and our song’s CD gets released!
	(...The lyrics that I helped write will be brought out into the world soon.) (To be honest, I feel nervous. However...) (...These are lyrics that I did not create alone. We created them together.) (...Surely, everyone will accept them.) ...I’m looking forward to the day when everyone can listen to our song as well.

10

	It sounds like our recently broadcast commercial is being well received.
	Right? One of my classmates was just telling me that they thought it was a great commercial.
	Huh, that notebook... Are you thinking of lyrics for a new song?
	Yeah. Writing lyrics with Kazuki-san and the others inspired me to write some more of my own! Thinking back, Kazuki-san was so creative! I really look up to him~. I want to be able to write great lyrics like he does someday.
	In that case, you’ll have to study to improve your vocabulary for your next test.
	Oof! Th-that’s... But you might be right... Alright, it’s all for the sake of good songs and good lyrics! I’ll do my best to study and make better songs!