Extra Story Ch1 - Episode 1

"The Genius' Suffering"
 *translated using deepl and various jp to en dictionaries, mistakes may be made


~ Location: Argonavis' Sharehouse ~

Rio: ...This song also has a fast-paced sound that's just like Argonavis

Rio: I've made it to the point where I can say, "there's no other way"...

Rio: But that's it. It doesn't go beyond the songs I've written so far

Rio: (Is this my limit, or is it just a "frame" I've unconsciously created for myself?)

Rio: ...which one is it?

[the screen fades to black and it shifts to Argonavis in the practice studio]

Yuuto: -Alright, this feels good!

Banri: At this rate, it looks like we'll be ready for the Fes

Wataru: That's if it's just the songs we already have. If we're doing new songs, it's going to be tough

Yuuto: A new song huh...a little while ago, there was a temporary song that Rio made

Ren: Yeah. And then Wataru took the ideas we all came up with and put them into lyrics...

Banri: Rio-kun said that he was going to brush up the song even more to match the finished lyrics

Banri: What's it like now, Rio-kun?

Rio: I'm sorry. I've gotten close to finishing it a few times but...

Wataru: It's not a song where you can say "there's no other way" is it?

Rio: Hmm?

Wataru: You remember what you said to me before, right?

[flashback start]

Rio: It's not like that. But...you can't say with confidence that there's no other way to write them, can you?

Wataru: There's no other way...of course I can't say that. Then can you say that after finishing a song, Kikyo?

Rio: I can say it with confidence.

Wataru: W...Well that's just overconfidence!

[flashback end]

Rio: You remembered it well

Wataru: There's no way that I'd be able to forget

Yuuto: ...I see. You can't say "there's no other way," so it's unfinished

Rio: No...it's a little different. It's hard to explain it in one word...

Rio: ......

Rio: ...Nanahoshi's singing ability has always been one of his talents, and now it's been further refined

Ren: Eh?

Rio: Goryo tends to make mistakes when he gets motivated and carried away, but recently he has become more stable

Yuuto: O-Oh...

Rio: Shiroishi is gaining not only more power, but also more stamina, and he's able to keep a strong rhythm until the end

Banri: Wait- what's this all of a sudden...

Rio: Matoba's range of lyrical expression has expanded, and his bass technique has improved

Wataru: ...it's only natural to improve. I've been practicing a lot after all

Rio: But what about me?

Rio: I haven't changed. I'm the only one who hasn't been improving

Yuuto: Really? No, even so, your technique is reliable

Banri: That's right. You're a genius after all

Rio: ...as it is now, it's not enough

Ren: Rio...?

Wataru: ......

Rio: The bands participating in the Fes are highly talented. It will probably be a fierce battle

Rio: So I can't be satisfied with how things are right now either. Besides...

Rio: I don't want to think that this is my limit

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Extra Story Ch1 - Episode 2

 "First Slump"
*translated using deepl and various jp to en dictionaries, mistakes may be made


Wataru: ...I understand what you want to say

Wataru: But if it's a fierce battle, I'd like to see a new song to match it even more

Wataru: I'd like to hear it once, just as it is right now

Rio: ...I can't let you listen to it. The focal point is unbalanced

Banri: I never thought I'd see the day when I'd hear those words from your mouth...

Banri: Did you feel like you got lost no matter how many times you remade the song?

Rio: ...that's right. This is the first time something like this has happened to me, and to be honest, I'm a bit overwhelmed

Banri: Hmhm, I see~ In other words, Rio-kun is in a slump

Rio: A slump...? Me...?

Ren: A slump...Rio, is this your first time having one?

Rio: Yeah. I see. This is what you call a slump

Wataru: *sighs* Really, I can't tell whether he's being sarcastic or not

Yuuto: Don't say that. After all, Rio is confused too

Yuuto: Well, it can't be helped if you're in a slump, but...don't worry too much about it, Rio.

Rio: Yeah

~ Location: Argonavis' Sharehouse ~

Yuuto: Aah, I'm hungry! Today's dinner is...

Banri: Pork cutlet and shredded cabbage. There's also miso soup

Ren: It's difficult to cut cabbage. It turned out a little thick

Yuuto: Is this...shredded or ten sliced...? ...Well, it's all the same when it's in your stomach!

Banri: I'll get the rest of the sauce...Yuuto-kun, can you serve the rice?

Yuuto: I got it. ...oh yeah, what about Wataru and Rio?

[a door opens]

Wataru: Yuu, please get my portion of the rice. It's fine if Kikyo eats a little later, right?

Wataru: I was going to call out to him, but he seemed to be deep in concentration

Yuuto: Is he still having trouble with it?

Banri: For Rio-kun, who handles everything smoothly...seeing him like this is rare

Ren: Yeah...

Wataru: ...Kikyo's slump may be prolonged

Yuuto: Is there a possibility that he won't be able to make it in time for the Fes?

Banri: For now, why don't we just go forward with the songs we already have? We can make the arrangements for the songs together from there!

Ren: I...want to wait until Rio's satisfied

Ren: It's hard to be feeling lost and have things go wrong, but I want Rio to look up and move forward with us

Yuuto: ...that's right. There must be a lot for Rio to gain after getting through this!

Ren: But I wonder what's wrong with Rio all of a sudden. Did something happen...?

Banri: ...I think I know what it is

Ren: Huh, really?

Banri: You remember when Rio-kun and I were trying to catch the person who was sabotaging us, right?

Yuuto: Yeah......

Banri: At that time, he hid it well from everyone but, Rio-kun was really angry

Wataru: Kikyo was?

Banri: He said that it was impossible to not be angry when a friend's precious belongings were burned

Banri: Wataru-kun's notebook was very important to Rio-kun too

Banri: Rio-kun said it was one of the reasons why he joined Argonavis

Wataru: ......

Banri: Rio-kun is the type of person who likes 'team play,' just like in baseball, even though he can do anything by himself

Banri: I think he's wondering if there's anything he can do as a member of Argonavis

Yuuto: ...I see. Then in that case, we'd better do what we can to help!

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Extra Story Ch1 - Episode 3

 "In Search of a Path"
*translated using deepl and various jp to en dictionaries, mistakes may be made


~ Location: Practice Studio ~

Yuuto: -- And that's what we've decided. We're going to help you out too!

Rio: I see...Sorry to bother you with this

Yuuto: We're all friends, and if we're in trouble, we rely on each other! Don't worry about it!

Wataru: For the time being, can you let us hear what the song sounds like at this point?

Wataru: I understand that you don't want us to listen to an unfinished song, but it's not your problem alone

Rio: ...Alright

[the melody of the song plays]

Rio: ......it's like this

Yuuto: Isn't this good already...?

Ren: Yeah...I think it's a good song!

Banri: I have no idea what's wrong with it...

Wataru: Kikyo isn't convinced though, right?

Rio: Yeah

Rio: Even if we performed it for the first time at the Fes, it wouldn't make much of an impact. It's just like all of Argonavis' previous songs

Rio: Listeners have high expectations for new songs. But, this song doesn't have enough appeal to live up to their expectations

Wataru: I'll tell you something.

Wataru: I don't think you're the one who decides whether the song's appealing or not

Rio: Yes, but...

Wataru: Don't you think it would be more disappointing to the audience if there were no surprises at all during the Fes?

Rio: ...Still, this song's no good

Wataru: ......

Rio: I do feel bad for bothering you guys, and maybe this is selfish of me.

Rio: But, I feel like once I compromise, I won't be able to write Argonavis' songs anymore

Rio: I think I'm going to have to step down from being the composer

Yuuto: Hey hey hey, don't even think about it!

Rio: ...Now I can understand Goryo's feelings when he wanted to leave Argonavis before

Wataru: What's with that...are you trying to say that if you can't write a single song, you'll just leave Argonavis?

Rio: Even if I stay with Argonavis, it would be better to find someone else who can compose the songs

Wataru: ......

Rio: No...my bad. I shouldn't say those kinds of things easily

Rio: Just...

Rio: Even if I keep going like this, it won't be a perfect song, suitable for the current Argonavis. It's getting further and further away

Wataru: If that's the case, then it's fine to just remake it over and over again isn't it?

Rio: With so little time before we perform at the Fes?

Wataru: Are you saying that you're just going to give up?

Wataru: Are you upset because you don't know what to do? That's normal. I just don't understand you.

Wataru: You're reaching your hand out in desperation, and it's confusing, it's painful.

Wataru: So struggle more, even if it makes you look unseemly. There's some things you just can't reach unless you go that far

Wataru: Even you should understand what I mean by that, right?

Rio: ......

Yuuto: *he claps* Alright, that's it! Let's round up today's practice

Yuuto: It's hard for Rio to concentrate if the song isn't ready yet

Yuuto: We'll have another day to figure out if we want to prepare a new song for the Fes. Wataru, you're fine with that right?

Wataru: ...I got it.

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Extra Story Ch1 - Episode 4

 "Turmoil"
*translated using deepl and various jp to en dictionaries, mistakes may be made


Rio: ......

[footsteps approach him]

Yuuto: I didn't know you'd be here in such a place

(the background is like. a snack bar/restaurant so)

Rio: Goryo...you didn't go straight back home

Yuuto: That goes for the both of us

Yuuto: I saw you from outside on the street. Can I sit here?

Rio: Yeah

[Yuuto sits down at the same table]

Yuuto: A slump huh...it looks tough

Rio: I'm more confused than stressed though

Rio: I didn't mean to make Matoba have that kind of expression...

Yuuto: It's because you said you knew my feelings on wanting to leave Argonavis before

Yuuto: At that time, you got angry...so why did you say that you'd quit?

Rio: ...I'm not saying that I'll leave Argonavis

Yuuto: But, earlier you said we should find a replacement composer to make our songs

Rio: ......

Yuuto: Of course everyone would be surprised, and Wataru would get angry

Rio: ...It seems like you're neither

Yuuto: Well, yeah. If anything, I'm a little happy

Yuuto: When you played baseball, at that time you didn't really talk to anyone about these things right?

Yuuto: You regretted that you held it in instead of talking to your team, because you wanted them to win

Rio: Yeah

Yuuto: But, you talked to us! That means that for you, Argonavis is a place where you can talk about anything!

Yuuto: I know that you're feeling troubled but, I'm a little happy

Rio: ...I see 

Yuuto: Well, I'm like this, but Wataru's more complicated

Yuuto: I think Wataru's the one who knows the most about how amazing your songs are

Yuuto: Despite making such an amazing song, you weren't satisfied because of your slump, and Wataru's showing that he's upset in his own way

Rio: ...if that's the case, I did a bad thing to Matoba

Yuuto: You didn't do anything wrong. It'll be fine

Yuuto: You're standing on the same stage as us as Kikyo Rio after all. Argonavis is the five of us on the same ship, travelling across the oceans

[the screen fades to black and it shifts to Wataru and Banri outside near/on a street]

Wataru: ......

Banri: ......

Wataru: ...Banri-kun, I'll be fine on my own

Banri: You say that, but that's not the case, right?

Wataru: ......

???: ...what happened for you guys to just be standing here in this sort of place?

Wataru: ......! You are...

Daimon: ...Did something happen?

Wataru: No...

Daimon: ......

Daimon: ...If you have time, why don't you stop by the cafe? It's better than just standing here

[the screen fades to black and the scene shifts to Champ de Fleur]

Felix: Welcome back, Daimon. It seems that you've brought some rare guests

Daimon: We met up just now

Daimon: ...Sit down properly. We're closed today, so feel free to relax as you'd like

Wataru: Thank you very much

Banri: Sorry to bother you on your day off

Daimon: Don't worry about it. I'm the one who asked you guys to come here

Felix: Mm...it seems like the both of you are feeling down

Felix: May I ask what happened?

Wataru and Banri: ......

Wataru: Actually--

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Extra Story Ch1 - Episode 5

 "Lyricist and Composer"
*translated using deepl and various jp to en dictionaries, mistakes may be made


Felix: ...I see. So that's what happened

Wataru: Fantome's songs are composed by your guitarist, Suzaki-san right?

Wataru: That...has Suzaki-san ever gotten into a slump?

Daimon: ...what we have to say might not be very helpful

Daimon: Jun is always shaken and feeling cornered because of Felix's unreasonable demands

Daimon: All I can do is listen to him and make him coffee

Felix: I don't mean to make any unreasonable demands. I know Jun can do it after all

Felix: Because I trust Jun

Daimon: Jun understands that you're relying on him, so even though he may complain he'll still make the songs

Felix: That being said, the relationship between lyricist and composer varies

Felix: What kind of relationship do you and Rio have?

Wataru: (Because we can trust each other, huh...)

[flashback start]

Rio: Those aren't the kind of lyrics Matoba writes

[flashback ends]

Wataru: .........That's it

Wataru: (Those words must've been proof of Kikyo's trust in me...)

Wataru: (If that's the case, what I can do now is-)

Wataru: Thank you very much, Felix-san, Kusunoki-san!

Wataru: Let's go, Banri-kun!

Banri: Huh? W-Wait, Wataru-kun...!

[...and Wataru's already gone]

Banri: And he's gone! Ah, um, thank you for the coffee!

Felix: You're welcome

Daimon: Have a safe trip back

Daimon: ...it looks like we ended up helping the enemy*

Felix: Even if they hadn't come here, the result would've been the same

Felix: Fufu, I'm looking forward to the actual Fes

[later, back at Argonavis' Sharehouse]

[a door opens, and there are footsteps]

Rio: ......Matoba?

Wataru: Welcome back

Rio: Yeah. ...You're still awake

Wataru: I had something to say to you, so I waited for you to come back

Rio: What is it?

Wataru: ...it's about Argonavis, before you joined-

Wataru: You made a song just by looking at the lyrics I wrote. At that time when I heard the song, I was really surprised

Wataru: The lyrics, which had until then been nothing more than words written in a notebook, took on color and I felt as if my world had expanded

Wataru: By putting it together with the melody you made, a whole world was created. ...Those were my feelings

Rio: ......

Wataru: Don't look down on me. I'm not writing songs with you because you're a genius

Wataru: I'm writing songs with you because you're Argonavis' "Kikyo Rio"

Rio: ......I see

Wataru: ...I heard that you got angry when my notebook was burned

Rio: Of course I did.

Rio: I knew that anger was a double-edged sword, but I couldn't control it well

Wataru: ...in other words, that means you're getting more passionate, right?

Rio: ...yes, that's right

Wataru: I have one more thing I need to say to you

Rio: Hmm?

Wataru: You said that it wouldn't be a perfect song, suitable for the current Argonavis. That's not what I, or anyone else is looking for

Wataru: I don't need a "perfect" song

Wataru: Your songs with my lyrics, performed by everyone, and sung by Ren...

Wataru: That's Argonavis' music.

Wataru: If you're going to say that you're being selfish and annoying, don't do things half-heartedly, go all the way

Rio: ......!

Rio: ......

Rio: That day...I talked to Nanahoshi and read the lyrics of "Goal Line" from the notebook he gave me

Rio: I wanted to put a song to these lyrics. I wanted to do it with this band

Rio: ...I'm here now because I read your lyrics in that notebook

Wataru: ...I see

Rio: Looking for the "perfection" that I thought of was the same thing as setting my own limits

Rio: I may cause you trouble, but I'll give it my all

Rio: In order to grab what lies beyond my limits-




*(taken literally, he says "sent salt to our enemies" which refers to when Uesugi Kenshin sent salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen when his salt supply had been cut off- saving an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness. So essentially the phrase means "to help one's enemy in difficulty" or "to show humanity even to one's enemy")

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