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The Power of Unity - VBS Event Story Ch. 1 A Little Hint

Hello! I haven't seen any translations for this event story yet, and since we might be getting another VBS event soon, I wanted to try translating it for the VBS fans who want to keep up with the story!

Feel free to send any critique and corrections my way.

Translations are under the cut.

Shibuya Park

Akito, Touya:

『————！』

An, Kohane:

『————！』

Akito:

(...Even though we’ve been practicing since this morning, everyone’s still full of energy)

Akito:

(Like I thought, we're still affected by that)

Unknown

Nagi:

♪————————！！

Ken, Taiga:

『♪————————！！』 『♪——！！　——！！』

Akito:

(...That kind of intensity from a video.)

Akito:

(You can find "events where good singers gather together and put on a show" all over the world but...)

Akito:

(RAD WEEKEND...is different.)

An:

Ah~~~I’m exhausted.

Kohane:

Hah……Hah…….We’ve been singing all morning.

Touya:

Yeah, we should take a break.

An:

Yeah! But…we can’t get tired out from just this much

An:

My dad and his friends could sing all day without breaking a sweat, we’ve got to keep practicing to get stronger.

Kohane:

Un! We can do this!

Akito:

……

Akito:

(Getting stronger is a given, there’s no denying it. On top of that we have to refine our pitch and rhythm.)

Akito:

(But is it really okay to carry on as we have?)

Akito:

(Truthfully in that place, hard-working, talented, top-class musicians were assembled,)

Akito:

(But in order to surpass RAD WEEKEND, I can’t help feeling like we’ll need more than just talent.)

Unknown

Nagi:

♪————————！！

Nagi:

Now next up— RUST! Take us away!

RUST:

♪——！　——！　——！！

Nagi:

Then after that, GLaP day! You guys keep your voices going, you hear?!

Nagi:

Now for our final event, of course it has to be our---

Nagi:

RADder!!

Akito:

(If we want to surpass RAD WEEKEND, we’ll have to exceed that wild energy.)

Akito:

(But something like that can’t just be produced so easily.)

Akito:

(In fact, I’ve seen events held by musicians who are on Ken-san’s level, but none of them felt like they could surpass the intensity of that event.)

Akito:

(At the time all the teams participating in RAD WEEKEND were clashing to try to become the only one at the peak.)

Akito:

(That wasn’t any ordinary enthusiasm….. Teams colliding together created an “Atmosphere of Lifting Each Other Higher”)  

Akito:

(If that’s the case, to surpass RAD WEEKEND we’ll have to—)

Touya:

—Akito?

Akito:

Hm? Ah, what is it?

Kohane:

Um, we were talking about having lunch at Meiko’s cafe.

Kohane:

Last time we were there Len said “he wants us to visit when we have the time.”

Akito:

Ah, now that you mention it he did say something like that. Then, shall we go to Meiko’s cafe?

An:

I wonder if Len needs us for something.

An:

Well, we’ll know when we get there! Let’s head over there to take a break!

Kohane:

Yeah!

Akito:

……

Street Sekai Crase Cafe

Len:

Therefore--

Len:

Let’s organise our own event!

Rin:

Let’s do it! Let’s do it!

Miku:

What do you mean by “Therefore”?

Rin:

Eh??? We just explained it!

Len:

RAD WEEKEND was so awesome, we were thinking about organising an event too!

Luka:

Ahaha, The both of them are totally fired up.

Miku:

I understand how you feel. That video was seriously amazing.

Meiko:

That’s still pretty surprising. I was wondering what was going on when you called all of us over.

Kaito:

Yeah it’s a little surprising. But organising an event sounds like fun. I'll support it.

Luka:

I’m in favour too~ It would be nice if all of us sang together once in a while~

Len:

You see! Kaito and Luka think it's a good idea!

Rin:

Miku and Meiko should take part too! If all of us sing together it will be so much more fun!

Miku:

Sure, sure

Akito:

Yo, We’re here to grab something to eat.

Kohane:

Good afternoon. Hm? Everyone is here today.

Len:

Ah, Nice timing you guys!

Rin:

Listen to this! We’re talking about organising an event!

An:

An event?

Len:

Yup! After watching the RAD WEEKEND video with you, we were thinking of making an event just like that!

Touya:

That sounds great. Will you be doing it here?

Len:

Yup! I’m thinking of holding it on the terrace! We have all the equipment, there’s plenty of space, and lots of seats too!

Meiko:

Hey, you haven’t asked me about using the cafe yet. Well I guess there’s no helping it. Make sure you clean up afterwards okay?

Rin:

Yay! Let’s get pumped up everyone!!

Luka: 

Woo~

Akito:

(An event, huh)

Kohane:

Fufu, I’m happy for the both of them.

An:

But still, Hosting an event huh…That brings back memories

Touya:

Memories? What do you mean?

An:

Actually a long time ago, after seeing RAD WEEKEND, I also thought “I want to do an event!”

An:

I was eagerly gathering my friends and acquaintances to do it!

Akito:

Did you really manage to do it?

An:

Yeah!...Kind of. At the time I didn’t have enough experience or skill.

An:

It wasn’t a complete flop, but it wasn’t what I imagined it to be.

An:

After that I spent some time thinking. First I had to get team mates like my dad, then after we practiced a lot together, we’d take on the challenge again!

Kohane:

Oh I see!

Touya:

As expected of Shiraishi, you’ve even hosted your own event.

An:

It’s not that big of a deal. We just got the word out, booked a location, rehearsed and did it! 

Kaito:

So that’s how it was! It sounded like a lot of fun.

Kaito:

—Ah! That’s right.

Kaito:

Since we’re going to hold an event, why don’t you give organising one a shot too?

An:

Eh?

Len:

Yeah! Right now you have Kohane and the rest, and you’ve practiced a whole lot. You’ll be able to hold a great event for sure!!

An:

That’s true… I thought we’d have wait until we were good enough as a team, but this time it’s possible we could pull it off.

Akito:

Yeah… I think holding our own event is a good idea.

Akito:

At the very least this should give us a “hint”.

Touya:

A hint? What do you mean, Akito?

Akito:

I was thinking about RAD WEEKEND earlier.

Akito:

It wasn’t just “An event put together by talented teams” 

Len:

Eh? Really?

Rin:

I thought that getting a bunch of really good singers would make a really good event.

Akito:

Well, of course being skilled is important. But that’s not enough to make an event like that. 

Akito:

What made RAD WEEKEND legendary, without a doubt, was that “atmosphere.”

Kaito:

“Atmosphere?”

An:

Ah, I totally get it.

An:

It was really amazing. Everyone was singing so intensely… you could say it was like they were risking their lives.

An:

I’ve gone to lots of events organised by people who are as skilled as my dad but, if we’re talking about surpassing that atmosphere, I don’t think any of them even come close.

Kohane:

So that electrifying feeling, it comes from the teams clashing together with all their might?

Touya:

…That seems like it. On top of that, there was also a sense of unity. As though they were all trying to reach the same goal.

Akito:

Yeah. I was thinking the same thing.

Akito:

The teams that took part in RAD WEEKEND all became one, that’s why they could give birth to that atmosphere.

Akito:

I don’t know how we’ll be able to create that atmosphere, but if we make our own event, we might be able to grasp something.

Touya:

I see.

An:

If that’s how it is, then I’m all for it! There are lots of things we won’t know until we try!

Kohane:

Un! That’s right. I’m a little nervous but…I want to give it a try!

Touya:

Then we’re all in agreement.

Akito:

Then we’ll start moving from here, shall we?

Rin:

Let’s have a double event! In this sekai and in your world!

Luka:

Oh that sounds good. I’m getting really excited already.

Meiko:

Hold on everyone, there’s no need to rush.

Akito:

Ah. But we’ve already decided what we’re going to do—

Stomach grumbling sounds

Miku:

Just now��was that the sound of someone’s stomach?

Kaito:

It wasn’t me!

An:

Wasn’t me either.

Rin:

Hm?

Touya:

Sorry. I must have been hungrier than I thought.

Akito:

Touya…

Meiko:

Fufu, you all have such healthy appetites, don’t you? Well then, why don’t we have some lunch?

An:

That’s right! We can talk more about the event afterwards.

Kohane:

Un! Ah, but I have afternoon practice with Taiga-san

Touya:

We’ll find another day to discuss it then. Is that okay with you Akito?

Akito:

Sure.

Akito:

(If we’re going to do it, we won't let the result be half-assed.)

Akito:

(We’ll definitely grasp the true nature of that atmosphere.)

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Hi! I decided to make a sideblog to put all my project sekai translations in one place. I'm just doing this while looking for a job, so I can't make any promises about when translations will be up.

I'm currently working on The Power of Unity event story. Hopefully the first chapter will be done this weekend!