Double Planet Episode 7

Double Planet
Episode 7: A Challenge from Kanda Yota
Satoru Aono (Furuta Jun & Kanda Yota / Radio Shonan Personality)

"I'm the hero. I'm good. If you think like that, courage will come out of you.
Don't lose, always win!! With dignity!!
Not just to win, but to do it coolly and with dignity!!
Don't lose, always win! With dignity!!
Blooming Miraculous Words"

It was the first time in my life that I had been so focused for two and a half minutes.
"Miraculous Words" was heard on the radio show "Love & Music ."
The lyrics I wrote were set to a melody by Kanda, and turned into a song.

It felt somehow unrealistic, like it wasn't happening to me.
No, no, no!
Sound judgment wakes me up.
These are the lyrics I wrote. This is the moment when the lyrics I wrote became music.
This realization dawned on me when the radio broadcast ended and I was lying alone in bed.

At the same time as feeling happy, I have to acknowledge this emotion that is welling up inside me.
As the melody of "Kiseki no Kotoba" flowed into my head, Kanda's voice made me feel regretful.

I sent an email to the radio station asking him to compose a song, thinking it would be a long shot. I never thought Kanda would agree so readily. For a while, I spent every day in ecstasy. But what did I do in the two months that followed? Well, I did nothing. I didn't try to compose again, nor did I write new lyrics. For two months, I just waited with my fingers in my mouth for Kanda. Like a loyal dog. Or rather, like a dog with its fangs removed.

My high school life was starting to get back to normal, and I was distracted by that, but that was just an excuse. I had stopped making progress.
The lyrics flow along with the melody.

"I'm the hero. I'm good. If you think like that, courage will come out of you.
Don't lose, always win!! With dignity!!
Not just to win, but to do it coolly and with dignity!!
Don't lose, always win! With dignity!!
Blooming Miraculous Words"

I don't think music is about winning or losing. It's not about winning or losing, but right now I felt like I was losing. I lost to Kanda's vitality, and I lost to myself. It was a big defeat.
It was an uncool way to lose, and not at all dignified.
Like irony, all of these words hit me right in the heart right now.

I can't lose.
I want to win.
I want to beat both Kanda and myself.
If you don't win, you can't move forward.

That's what I honestly thought.

But what should I do...?

I remembered one thing.
Last month, Kanda said on the radio that he wanted to provide a song for a play written by a high school girl who is involved in theater.

I think the title is... "Sky Puzzle"? "Sky and... Puzzle". That's right, "Sky and Puzzle".

It seemed that Kanda, who was inspired by the title, had declared that he would write the lyrics and even compose the music. While I thought it was an incredible act of vitality, I still felt like it was something that didn't concern me. But now I can't let it be something that doesn't concern me. I don't want to lose to Kanda's vitality.

This may be a challenge from Kanda Yota directed at me.
This time, I want to compose my own music. I will never be able to flourish until I do so.

Once I made that decision, I couldn't sit still.
Where should I start?
The lyrics. First of all, I have to start by writing the lyrics.
Kanda-san said that the title "Sora to Puzzle" was the only thing that inspired him to write the lyrics, but I don't currently have the ability to take it that far. If that's not the case, then all I can do is listen.
What kind of story is "Sky and Puzzle"?

picture?
Wait a minute.
Ask...who?
To the author?

You'll just have to ask the girl who wrote that story.
I thought about sending an email to the radio station and asking the girl indirectly, but I quickly rejected that idea when I realized that Kanda would find out about that exchange.
I want to finish composing the song without Kanda finding out and impress him.

It seems the only option is to contact the child directly.

Realistically speaking, this seems like a very high hurdle to overcome.
I'm not bragging, but I'm not good enough at communicating with girls to be able to have a frank conversation with them. In fact, I'm not very good at it. But before that, I have to get to that girl first.

First, I tried searching for the words "sky and puzzles" on Twitter.
I want it to catch on to something.
I looked at the search results with a prayerful feeling.
Scroll slowly.

My fingers stopped.
The words written in the profile instantly burn into your retina.

[ RUKA ] "Kanagawa Prefecture. Second year high school girl. Drama club. I wrote 'Sky and Puzzle'."

You're kidding, right?
All the words in the profile match.
It must be this one.
Social media is amazing.

RUKA . Luka. Luka-san. Come to think of it, I think that was his name.
Although I was nervous, I decided to send a message via direct mail.
 

"Hello, Luca. I'm sorry for this sudden message. I'm not suspicious at all. I'm a high school student in Kanagawa Prefecture. A second-year male. I'm not suspicious at all. I really am not suspicious. Please, please read to the end. I learned that you're doing theater from the radio show I always listen to, Love & Music . Kanda-san was talking about a piece you wrote called Sky and Puzzle, and I'm very interested in it. If you don't mind, could you tell me more about the piece? Thank you for reading to the end. Aono Satoru."

"to be continued"

 
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