# E23 - The Resolve to Keep Singing
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GX9UQXZM7/the-resolve-to-keep-singing)
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**[00:00] (Flashback) Ryu**
Still, don't you actually want
to talk things out with him?
**[00:04] (Flashback) Ryu**
Don't you want your family's support?
**[00:06] (Flashback) Tamaki**
You're not gonna tell the others
that you're going back home?
**[00:09] (Flashback) Sogo**
It's good to see you again, Fa—Osaka-san.
**[00:12] (Flashback) Soshi**
You're here for money, aren't you?
**[00:13] (Flashback) Soshi**
How much do you want?
**[01:54] Soshi**
Nightlife workers attract attention.
**[01:57] Soshi**
I only invited you inside to avoid a scene
**[01:59] Soshi**
if you refused to leave my doorstep.
**[02:01] Soshi**
I don't have time to chat with you.
**[02:03] Soshi**
Just tell me how much you want.
**[02:08] Sogo**
Seventy million.
**[02:11] Soshi**
Have you no shame?
**[02:13] Soshi**
You think you're worth that much?
**[02:15] Sogo**
I'm not, but your honor and
time are worth that much.
**[02:22] Sogo**
If you'll agree to my terms, then
I won't bother you any further.
**[02:26] Tamaki**
* Aw, man. So-chan gave up*
* on talking things out.*
**[02:30] Sogo**
What do you want it for?
**[02:31] Sogo**
I'll use the money to reserve the FSC Hall
and put on a concert for TRIGGER.
**[02:37] Sogo**
I promise I'll return the amount I borrow.
**[02:39] Soshi**
Men who sell themselves can't be trusted.
**[02:41] Sogo**
That's not what we do.
**[02:43] Sogo**
TRIGGER and I are singers.
**[02:45] Soshi**
Doing business with tramps
and drifters is selling yourself.
**[02:52] Soshi**
You're not producing anything with
your own hard work and sweat,
**[02:55] Soshi**
nor are you doing anything
useful for society.
**[02:58] Soshi**
It's something only shameless men do.
**[03:01] Sogo**
All professions are equal.
**[03:03] Soshi**
Satoshi said the same thing,
**[03:06] Soshi**
and it led to his early
death in a filthy apartment.
**[03:10] Soshi**
He wouldn't have died like that
if he'd worked a proper job.
**[03:14] Sogo**
If he'd had the family's support,
**[03:16] Sogo**
he wouldn't have died of overwork
and malnutrition in modern Japan.
**[03:25] Soshi**
Do I have to pay 70 million yen so
my son doesn't die in the street?
**[03:35] Sogo**
I'm not your son, Osaka-san.
**[03:40] Soshi**
Fine. Prepare the appropriate documents.
**[03:42] Servant**
Yes, sir.
**[03:48] Soshi**
I'll lend you the 70 million
yen and the FSC Hall,
**[03:50] Soshi**
but I have a condition.
**[03:52] Sogo**
What is it?
**[03:53] Soshi**
Rejoin the family.
**[03:55] Soshi**
You'll live the rest of your life
isolated in a villa overseas.
**[03:59] Tamaki**
*What?*
**[04:00] Soshi**
It's better than allowing the world
to see you behave so disreputably.
**[04:03] Soshi**
I'll lend you the money to protect
the Osaka family's honor.
**[04:11] Soshi**
Sign here.
**[04:15] Tamaki**
What are talking about?
**[04:17] Tamaki**
What'd you just say, mister?
**[04:21] Soshi**
You can't even speak properly.
**[04:23] Soshi**
I see you were raised poorly.
**[04:25] Sogo**
Please don't insult him.
**[04:26] Soshi**
If you didn't want me to insult him,
**[04:29] Soshi**
then you should've taught him
how to speak to his betters.
**[04:34] Soshi**
You're asking me for money.
**[04:37] Soshi**
Do you think you're in any
position to tell me what to do?
**[04:40] Sogo**
My apologies.
**[04:42] Tamaki**
With the way you talk, it's no wonder
So-chan can't say anything.
**[04:47] Sogo**
Tamaki-kun!
**[04:48] Tamaki**
Why are you getting mad at me?
**[04:50] Tamaki**
Aren't you here to talk
this guy down, not me?
**[04:56] Tamaki**
I get it. You respond that
way automatically, right?
**[05:00] Tamaki**
Because they always made you do that.
**[05:03] Tamaki**
Mister, you might be some important guy,
**[05:06] Tamaki**
but you're the absolute worst for saying
mean things to my partner.
**[05:11] Tamaki**
I'm glad So-chan left this place.
**[05:14] Tamaki**
Anyway, I'm taking him home now.
**[05:17] Tamaki**
Let's go, So-chan.
**[05:19] Sogo**
W-Wait!
**[05:20] Tamaki**
What?
**[05:21] Sogo**
I want...
**[05:23] Sogo**
I want to have a proper conversation.
**[05:27] Sogo**
My uncle went astray and died because
he became obsessed with music.
**[05:32] Sogo**
Perhaps that's what you think, Father,
**[05:35] Sogo**
but I disagree.
**[05:37] Sogo**
Becoming engrossed in
music wasn't a bad thing.
**[05:40] Sogo**
He was happy.
**[05:42] Sogo**
And so am I right now. I'm *happy*!
**[05:45] Soshi**
Sign it.
**[05:47] Sogo**
I sing with Tamaki-kun.
**[05:50] Sogo**
There are five other
members in our group, too.
**[05:53] Sogo**
We struggled a lot at first, but now
we make enough to support ourselves.
**[05:58] Sogo**
I won't do anything to make you worry.
**[05:59] Sogo**
I swear on our family's name that
I won't do anything to embarrass you!
**[06:03] Soshi**
Sign the document. If you won't, then leave.
**[06:09] Sogo**
I'm sorry if people laugh
at you because of me.
**[06:11] Tamaki**
So-chan!
**[06:13] Sogo**
But someday, I'll become
someone they *can't* laugh at!
**[06:17] Sogo**
So, please... please acknowledge us!
**[06:20] Sogo**
Both me and my uncle.
**[06:22] Sogo**
Please, acknowledge what my uncle loved!
**[06:25] Sogo**
Please!
**[06:30] Soshi**
Throw them out.
**[06:31] Servant**
Yes, sir.
**[06:34] Sogo**
W-Wait!
**[06:35] Tamaki**
Hey, what are you doing?!
**[06:37] Sogo**
Please listen to me! Father, please!
**[06:41] Sogo**
Let go!
**[06:44] Sogo**
I'm sorry!
**[06:48] Soshi**
Are you all right?
**[06:49] Servant**
Yes, he simply brushed me off—
**[06:51] Soshi**
You were struck in the shoulder.
**[06:53] Soshi**
He injured you.
**[06:54] Sogo**
What?
**[06:55] Soshi**
Who hit you? Was it my son?
**[06:58] Sogo**
Was it that boy over there?
**[07:00] Sogo**
Wha—
**[07:01] Servant**
It was the boy.
**[07:03] Tamaki**
Huh?
**[07:04] Soshi**
That's right. That's what I saw, as well.
**[07:07] Soshi**
We'll tell the police what happened.
**[07:08] Sogo**
W-Wait, I'm the one who bumped into him.
**[07:12] Sogo**
Isn't that right?
**[07:14] Servant**
No.
**[07:15] Sogo**
You're lying.
**[07:16] Soshi**
Call the police.
**[07:18] Soshi**
An old friend of mine
will respond to the call,
**[07:20] Soshi**
but tell them not to come in a squad car.
**[07:23] Servant**
Yes, sir.
**[07:24] Tamaki**
What? So-chan, what's he saying?
**[07:29] Sogo**
Wait! Tamaki-kun didn't do anything!
**[07:32] Soshi**
Sogo.
**[07:33] Soshi**
If you don't want him to end
up with a criminal record,
**[07:36] Soshi**
then wash your hands of the
entertainment business.
**[07:40] Soshi**
Are you working today?
**[07:42] Sogo**
I have a live radio show.
**[07:44] Soshi**
That will be your last job.
**[07:47] Soshi**
A man of the Osaka family
does not miss work.
**[07:57] Tamaki**
So-chan, you look pale. Let's leave.
**[08:00] Soshi**
You're going to stay here with the police.
**[08:04] Soshi**
If you don't, then I'll
hand you over to them.
**[08:06] Tamaki**
What?! Why would the police take me away?!
**[08:10] Tamaki**
C'mon, we're leaving—
**[08:11] Soshi**
You injured a man. If you leave this
room, you'll be running from the law.
**[08:16] Sogo**
Tamaki-kun, stay here.
**[08:20] Sogo**
It's okay. It'll be okay.
**[08:22] Tamaki**
What's okay about it?
**[08:24] Tamaki**
I'm fine. I didn't do anything wrong.
**[08:28] Tamaki**
The police will understand once I talk to—
**[08:30] Sogo**
You can't!
**[08:33] Sogo**
You can't. Just stay here. I'm begging you.
**[08:40] Tamaki**
What about the radio show?
**[08:43] Sogo**
I'll go by myself.
**[08:48] Tamaki**
I see.
**[08:50] Tamaki**
Then you'd better speak loudly
so everyone can hear you.
**[08:53] Tamaki**
I'll have them play it here
so we can listen, too.
**[08:58] Tamaki**
We'll listen to you talk about
rock and yourself. Yeah?
**[09:02] Sogo**
Yeah.
**[09:05] Tamaki**
Okay. See you later.
**[09:08] Sogo**
I'll be back.
**[09:10] Sogo**
Tamaki-kun, please be on your best behavior.
**[09:13] Sogo**
Even if anything unpleasant
happens, please try to be patient.
**[09:17] Tamaki**
Got it.
**[09:18] Sogo**
I promise I'll return.
**[09:20] Sogo**
Please don't do anything
to Tamaki-kun. Please.
**[09:30] Sogo**
Excuse me.
**[09:35] Tamaki**
You guys are trash!
**[09:37] Tamaki**
How could you threaten
your own son like that?!
**[09:40] Soshi**
You understood what was happening?
**[09:43] Tamaki**
If I end up going to jail anyway,
I'm gonna hit you for *real* first!
**[09:51] Soshi**
He threatened to hit me. Did you hear that?
**[09:54] Servant**
Yes, sir.
**[09:55] Tamaki**
If you can hear that, then you can
listen to So-chan's radio show.
**[10:00] Tamaki**
I promised we'd listen.
**[10:01] Tamaki**
Bring me a radio!
**[10:04] Soshi**
Bring it.
**[10:06] Servant**
Yes, sir.
**[10:08] Tamaki**
For once...
**[10:10] Tamaki**
Just *once*, listen to him happily
talk about the things he loves.
**[10:25] Radio D**
Good morning.
**[10:27] Radio D**
Huh? Where's Tamaki-kun?
**[10:29] Sogo**
He didn't feel well and couldn't make it.
**[10:30] Radio D**
What? Is he okay?
**[10:33] Radio D**
You don't look too well yourself, Sogo-kun.
**[10:35] Sogo**
I'm fine. I'm looking
forward to today's show.
**[10:38] Radio D**
Don't push yourself, all right?
**[10:40] Sogo**
I won't.
**[10:40] Radio D**
Okay. Shall we get started?
**[10:45] (Flashback) Tamaki**
Then you'd better speak loudly
so everyone can hear you.
**[10:58] Sogo**
Good evening. This is
*MEZZO"'s Long Hit Album.*
**[11:02] Sogo**
*Tamaki-kun is out today.*
**[11:04] Sogo**
*I'm sorry, but it'll be just me for tonight.*
**[11:08] Sogo**
Our first song is "He Sings in a Loud Voice."
**[11:14] Sogo**
It was released by British rock
band MUSCAT in 1972, and...
**[11:28] Radio D**
What's gotten into him?
**[11:33] Sogo**
But before that, let me talk
a little bit about myself,
**[11:36] Sogo**
and how I came to love music.
**[11:41] Sogo**
*I didn't used to like myself very much.*
**[11:45] Ryu**
Sogo-kun...
**[11:47] Gaku**
What's up?
**[11:48] Ryu**
I'm listening to MEZZO"'s radio show,
but it seems a little different than usual.
**[11:53] Tenn**
Turn it up.
**[11:56] Sogo**
* I didn't like myself, the environment*
* I was in, or my personality.*
**[12:04] Sogo**
* But while listening to music*
* I loved, I was able to like myself.*
**[12:12] Sogo**
*I was afraid of making mistakes,*
**[12:14] Sogo**
* so I was always anxious and always*
* trying to gauge people's emotions.*
**[12:19] Sogo**
* But I never felt that way when*
* I was supporting the artists I loved.*
**[12:25] Sogo**
* I bought their newest albums and*
* secretly sent them fan mail.*
**[12:30] Sogo**
*Doing all that filled me with confidence.*
**[12:33] Sogo**
* I grew to like myself just a bit while*
* I was doing something so incredible.*
**[12:37] Sogo**
*It filled me with childlike excitement.*
**[12:40] Sogo**
I always...
**[12:43] Sogo**
I always wanted... to learn to like myself.
**[12:49] Sogo**
Like the artists I admired, and the songs
that were memorable to me, I want...
**[12:57] Sogo**
*I want to like myself.*
**[13:00] Sogo**
*I want to learn to protect the things I love,*
**[13:03] Sogo**
* the things that are important to me,*
* and the things that have protected me.*
**[13:06] Sogo**
*I want to do good.*
***SIGN*** Special Mimico
***SIGN*** Is Sogo-san crying...?
**[13:08] Sogo**
* I want to celebrate the*
* names of my dear friends*
***SIGN*** Some Duck
***SIGN*** I understand how Sogo-san feels
***SIGN*** I don't like myself either
**[13:12] Sogo**
* who've been so kind to me,*
* and the people I look up to.*
***SIGN*** Rurumamin-chan
***SIGN*** I liked myself while I was cheering Sogo-san on
***SIGN*** Don't say you hate yourself
**[13:16] Sogo**
My late uncle can't sing anymore.
**[13:20] Sogo**
TRIGGER's songs have vanished from the city,
**[13:23] Sogo**
even though there was no
need for them to go away.
**[13:26] Sogo**
But my admiration for them
lives on in my heart.
**[13:32] Sogo**
*So I want to continue living with music.*
**[13:46] Sogo**
I'm sorry for the tangent.
**[13:47] Sogo**
Let's get back to the music.
**[13:52] Sogo**
But we'll deviate a bit and play...
**[13:56] Sogo**
"Secret Night."
**[14:05] Sogo**
This song was performed at the first
concert I attended with Tamaki-kun.
**[14:11] Sogo**
I hope we'll dream a
neverending dream together.
**[14:15] Sogo**
Enjoy.
**[14:41] Ryu**
It's our song.
**[14:43] Gaku**
Osaka really did look up to us.
**[14:47] Gaku**
It hurts that we made him feel this way.
**[14:52] Tenn**
But it makes me happy, too.
**[14:56] Tenn**
I don't have the words to
express how happy I am.
**[15:06] Tamaki**
Do you get it?
**[15:08] Tamaki**
You're the one making So-chan
say he hates himself.
**[15:13] Soshi**
I looked after him.
**[15:15] Soshi**
I raised him properly so he wouldn't
embarrass himself, regardless of where he—
**[15:19] Tamaki**
You did that for *yourself!*
**[15:22] Tamaki**
I bet you've got no idea that when So-chan
told me he wanted to compose music,
**[15:28] Tamaki**
he looked *sorry*, like he was
apologizing for doing something bad!
**[15:34] Tamaki**
He asked me if it'd be okay,
like he'd stolen someone's food!
**[15:40] Tamaki**
You're the whole damn reason
**[15:41] Tamaki**
he makes that face, when all he's
doing is telling someone what he wants!
**[15:49] Soshi**
Nonsense like music is—
**[15:51] Tamaki**
If you ask me, being rich is *way* dumber!
**[15:56] Tamaki**
But still, I'd never tell *you* that we don't need
rich people, or that you gotta quit being one!
**[16:03] Tamaki**
What's wrong with saying you
like the things you like?
**[16:08] Tamaki**
Why won't you acknowledge someone
who's different from you?
**[16:11] Tamaki**
What's wrong with wearing the clothes
you want and singing songs you love?!
**[16:15] Tamaki**
Who's he bothering doing that stuff?!
**[16:17] Tamaki**
It's not like he hit anyone!
**[16:24] Tamaki**
*You're* the one hitting *him*.
**[16:27] Tamaki**
You can use all the big words and
wear all the fancy suits you want,
**[16:30] Tamaki**
but you can't hide who you really are.
**[16:34] Tamaki**
You take little kids' toys away from them,
**[16:35] Tamaki**
beat them until they can't stand back up,
**[16:39] Tamaki**
and then you tell them it was *their*
fault for not listening to you!
**[16:43] Tamaki**
You're just a damn bully who throws
tantrums and blames everyone else.
**[16:50] Tamaki**
You're an embarrassment.
**[16:58] Radio D**
Good work today.
**[17:00] Sogo**
I'm sorry.
**[17:02] Sogo**
Not only was I unable to speak properly,
but I went off script, as well.
**[17:06] Radio D**
I was touched.
**[17:08] Radio D**
This'll go down in MEZZO"'s history.
**[17:11] Radio D**
Ten years from now, you'll
reminisce about it over drinks.
**[17:14] Sogo**
Ten years?
**[17:16] Staff C**
Hey, things are nuts out there.
**[17:19] Radio D**
Maybe we should call a taxi.
**[17:22] Sogo**
What?
**[17:22] Radio D**
Apparently, your fans
showed up at the studio.
***SIGN*** Maximum Clearance 2.1m
**[17:31] Woman A**
Sogo-san!
**[17:33] Woman B**
We heard your show.
**[17:35] Woman B**
Don't say you hate yourself.
**[17:36] Woman B**
We love you, Sogo-san.
**[17:39] Woman C**
I'm a TRIGGER fan.
**[17:41] Woman C**
Thank you for talking about TRIGGER!
**[17:44] Woman D**
Thank you for speaking up when
no one else would say anything.
**[17:48] Radio D**
Okay, we get it. It's late, all right?
**[17:53] Woman A**
Sogo-san, don't cry.
**[17:56] Sogo**
I'm sorry. Thank you.
**[18:00] Sogo**
Thank you, everyone.
**[18:05] Fans**
Cheer up, okay?
**[18:06] Fans**
We support you.
**[18:07] Fans**
You have my support, too.
**[18:07] Fans**
Get some rest.
**[18:08] Radio D**
Your taxi's here.
**[18:10] Radio D**
Huh? That's not the taxi we called.
**[18:21] Sogo**
Tamaki-kun...
**[18:22] Woman**
It's Tamaki!
**[18:25] Woman C**
Tamaki.
**[18:25] Woman D**
Tamaki-kun!
**[18:27] Tamaki**
Sorry. Let me through, okay?
**[18:27] Fans**
Tamaki.
**[18:29] Woman A**
Did you hear his show?
**[18:31] Woman A**
Sogo-san was crying.
**[18:32] Fans**
Yeah.
**[18:33] Tamaki**
I was listening.
**[18:34] Woman D**
Tamaki-kun, I love MEZZO".
**[18:37] Fans**
Yeah, me, too.
**[18:37] Tamaki**
Thanks.
**[18:40] Sogo**
Tamaki-kun...
**[18:43] Tamaki**
It's true.
**[18:44] Tamaki**
You really *can* cry, after all.
**[18:49] Fans**
Sogo-kun!
**[18:51] Fans**
Please don't cry!
**[18:51] Woman A**
Sogo-san...
**[18:52] Woman B**
Tamaki-kun, don't make Sogo-san cry.
**[18:54] Fans**
Yeah!
**[18:55] Tamaki**
It's fine. A few tears won't hurt him.
**[18:57] Tamaki**
C'mon, let's go.
**[18:59] Sogo**
What about my family?! The police—
**[19:02] Tamaki**
Don't say that in front of them.
**[19:06] Fans**
Are they fighting?
**[19:07] Tamaki**
Nah, we're good. Yeah?
**[19:10] Sogo**
Ah, yes.
**[19:11] Tamaki**
Thanks, you guys. Bye-bye.
**[19:14] Woman A**
You're okay, right? MEZZO"
are best friends, right?
**[19:21] Tamaki**
Maybe not best friends, but
we'll keep working together.
**[19:28] Tamaki**
I'm gonna sing a song So-chan wrote.
**[19:33] Tamaki**
We'll probably fight again tomorrow,
but we'll make up the day after.
**[19:38] Tamaki**
So, you guys keep watching
and see what we'll do.
**[19:42] Tamaki**
And so that thread doesn't suddenly
snap, make sure you tell us
**[19:47] Tamaki**
that we're okay.
**[19:50] Woman A**
Got it.
**[19:51] Woman B**
A song? Seriously?!
**[19:52] Woman C**
Sogo-san writes music?!
**[19:53] Woman E**
I wanna hear it!
**[20:03] Sogo**
What about my father?
**[20:05] Tamaki**
He said to bring a stamp
the next time you come.
**[20:09] Tamaki**
For, uh... papers?
**[20:12] Sogo**
Papers?
**[20:13] Tamaki**
Oh, yeah. For the loan.
**[20:16] Sogo**
What?
**[20:17] Tamaki**
He said he decided to lend you the
money after hearing you on the radio.
**[20:22] Tamaki**
See? Aren't you glad you spoke loudly?
**[20:30] Tamaki**
Aw, c'mon... Don't cry anymore.
**[20:33] Tamaki**
I don't have a handkerchief.
Is my sleeve okay?
**[20:39] Tamaki**
There's a soy sauce stain on it, though.
**[20:42] Sogo**
Tamaki-kun...
**[20:43] Tamaki**
Yeah?
**[20:45] Sogo**
Thank you.
**[20:48] Tamaki**
You said "thank you" instead
of "sorry" for once.
**[20:52] Tamaki**
See that? That's because of me.
**[20:55] Tamaki**
You'd better be grateful.
**[20:58] Sogo**
I am. Always.
**[21:01] Sogo**
I'm glad you're here.
***SIGN*** The Resolve to Keep Singing
***SIGN*** The Resolve to Keep Singing
***SIGN*** The Resolve to Keep Singing
***SIGN*** Next Time
***SIGN*** "Begin the Counterattack"
**[22:43] Anesagi**
Seventy million?!
**[22:45] Anesagi**
And you got the FSC Hall, too?
**[22:47] Sogo**
Yes. Please don't tell
anyone where it came from.
**[22:50] Tenn**
Thank you.
**[22:51] Tenn**
We heard your radio show. It made me happy.
**[22:54] Sogo**
How embarrassing.
**[22:56] Sogo**
But there were some difficulties, and
it's a personal loan under my name.
**[23:02] Sogo**
If I don't return it within two months,
there's a monthly 3% interest on it.
**[23:08] Sogo**
In other words...
**[23:09] Gaku**
We'd better fill all the seats.
**[23:13] Gaku**
Don't worry. You can count on us.
**[23:15] Gaku**
We won't waste your generosity.
**[23:17] Sogo**
Thank you.
**[23:20] Ryu**
Sogo-kun.
**[23:23] Ryu**
Did you talk to your family?
**[23:26] Sogo**
Tamaki-kun helped me.
***SIGN*** Osaka Soshi
***SIGN*** Osaka Sogo
**[23:29] Sogo**
I'm still disowned,
***SIGN*** Monetary Loan Contract
**[23:32] Sogo**
but I hope I can continue talking
to them a little bit at a time.
**[23:36] Ryu**
I see. That's good.
**[23:39] Ryu**
I feel like your expression looks brighter.
**[23:42] Sogo**
Thank you. I'm sorry for
all the concern I caused.
**[23:46] Anesagi**
Anyway, we've got a tight schedule.
**[23:49] Anesagi**
We'll have to hire staff, and...
**[23:52] Anesagi**
We need a set list and stage production, too!
**[23:55] Anesagi**
We're going to be busy, boys!
**[23:58] Trigger**
Yeah!