# E12 - ~Stage of Fate~
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GQJUGQ00D/stage-of-fate)
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**[00:04] Noelle**
We entered the Shower of Sound Festival,
**[00:09] Noelle**
but when we uploaded our practice video,
**[00:12] Noelle**
people said all kinds of terrible
things about marumaru.
**[00:15] (Flashback) Miracle**
You can stay as you are, marumaru!
**[00:19] Noelle**
We felt the same as she did,
so the five of us all entered.
**[00:23] Noelle**
It felt great!
**[00:26] Noelle**
But then, they started to bash Miracle.
**[00:30] Noelle**
marumaru saw it and said...
**[00:32] (Flashback) Quan**
Quan...
**[00:33] (Flashback) Quan**
My name.
**[00:35] Noelle**
She came to us reborn in the
form of a beautiful girl!
**[00:39] [SONG] Song**
Let’s go all the way, until
we reach the greatest stage
**[00:50] [SONG] Song**
The ground I stood on only looked distorted
**[00:55] [SONG] Song**
Because I saw it through tears of frustration
**[01:00] [SONG] Song**
But standing still isn’t like me!
**[01:05] [SONG] Song**
So I ran like crazy until I was out of breath
**[01:11] [SONG] Song**
No matter how many times I
get discouraged, I still love it
**[01:15] [SONG] Song**
I believe in my friends, and in
the me that’s chasing my dream
**[01:24] [SONG] Song**
Let our sparkling minds spout up
**[01:26] [SONG] Song**
Ride on this future wave!
We’ll go beyond this unstoppable thrill
**[01:31] [SONG] Song**
Race through with all our might
to find the sky we want to see
**[01:36] [SONG] Song**
Each time a dream comes true, the new “now”
is my new starting line, over and over without end
**[01:42] [SONG] Song**
Ride toward the future! The next step we take
**[01:47] [SONG] Song**
Will give rise to opportunity, as
much as all the courage we have
**[01:51] [SONG] Song**
Our shared wish binds us together
as we ride this tailwind
**[01:57] [SONG] Song**
How far can we go? With
our hands linked tightly
**[02:02] [SONG] Song**
Let’s go all the way, until
we reach the greatest stage
**[02:09] Miracle**
I've got a huge announcement for everyone!
**[02:10] Sign**
~Stage of Fate~
**[02:10] Sign**
~Stage of Fate~
**[02:12] Riz**
Announcement?
**[02:14] Miracle**
Get this!
**[02:15] Miracle**
Quan will be entering the race for the VGAs!
**[02:20] Miracle**
Yay!
**[02:22] Noelle**
Really?
**[02:24] Quan**
I thought about it a lot,
but this is my choice.
**[02:28] Miracle**
So we'll all enter the
Virtual Grid Awards together!
**[02:32] Chris**
Okay, let's do our best.
**[02:35] Noelle**
Let's go over this again, then.
**[02:37] Noelle**
If you want to make it through the qualifiers,
you need to place in the top 15.
**[02:42] Miracle**
Wow, Noelle's in 5th place.
**[02:44] Miracle**
Riz is in 8th, and Chris is in 15th!
**[02:47] Miracle**
You're already there!
**[02:49] Noelle**
That isn't the problem.
**[02:51] Noelle**
Look at your own ranking.
**[02:53] Miracle**
I'm... 43rd.
**[02:57] Miracle**
I'm still not there.
**[02:58] Noelle**
Take it seriously.
**[02:59] Miracle**
But I think I can make it
if I try hard enough!
**[03:01] Noelle**
You're not going to get depressed?
**[03:03] Riz**
What about you, Quan?
**[03:05] Quan**
61st.
**[03:06] Miracle**
Wow! And you just entered!
**[03:09] Chris**
That last stream got a lot of attention.
**[03:13] Riz**
Listen. The qualifiers end in a week.
**[03:18] Riz**
Everybody's upping lots of videos.
**[03:21] Noelle**
The rankings are changing all the time.
**[03:24] Noelle**
Both of you need to do whatever
it takes to get in the top 15!
**[03:27] Quan**
Yeah.
**[03:27] Miracle**
Roger!
**[03:28] Quan**
But what kind of stream should we do?
**[03:31] Miracle**
I know!
**[03:33] Sign**
MiraQuan Super-Meeting
**[03:33] Miracle**
It's the MiraQuan...
**[03:34] Quan**
Super-Meeting!
**[03:36] Miracle**
Let's all discuss how Quan
and I can get in the top 15!
**[03:41] Miracle**
Noelle!
**[03:42] Noelle**
Work really hard!
**[03:44] Miracle**
Tell me what to work hard at... Riz-san!
**[03:47] Riz**
At coming up with a way to win!
**[03:50] Miracle**
That's what I'm asking!
**[03:52] Noelle**
We can't just come up with something!
**[03:53] Miracle**
Thanks for your support!
**[03:57] Miracle**
Well?
**[03:59] Chris**
We all lost 1 rank apiece.
**[04:01] Miracle**
Why?!
**[04:03] Noelle**
You're not thinking at all...
**[04:06] Quan**
Hey...
**[04:07] Quan**
Can we do another concert?
**[04:10] Quan**
With the five of us!
**[04:13] Noelle**
That's right. Last time,
you went as marumaru...
**[04:17] Chris**
But if we do a collab concert with Quan,
who everyone's talking about,
**[04:20] Chris**
we'll definitely go viral.
**[04:22] Miracle**
Great! Let's do it.
**[04:24] Noelle**
Wait.
**[04:26] Noelle**
I thought it was a good idea too, but...
**[04:29] Girl**
Everyone, the four of us will
be doing a collab concert
**[04:33] Girl**
to get into the Virtual Grid Awards today!
**[04:37] Riz**
Since Shower of Sound, a lot of people
at ADEN have been forming units.
**[04:42] Noelle**
Yeah, you can team up with students
from anywhere in the world.
**[04:47] Chris**
Some groups have already gone viral.
**[04:49] Miracle**
Then we should do our own stream, too!
**[04:52] Riz**
No, I think if we did it now,
not many people would care.
**[04:56] Miracle**
Why?
**[04:58] Riz**
With this stuff if you don't get it right the
first time, you won't leave any impression.
**[05:03] Noelle**
We'd need to do an amazing concert,
like one nobody's ever done...
**[05:09] Miracle**
Then let's do an amazing concert!
**[05:12] Miracle**
We've still got a week!
**[05:14] Miracle**
Let's do something big
that'll shock everyone!
**[05:19] Chris**
Any ideas?
**[05:21] Miracle**
Well, I'll think about that starting now!
**[05:25] Noelle**
You're always like this...
**[05:27] Miracle**
But...
**[05:33] Auris**
Hello there, Lapin d'Or Ada.
**[05:36] Auris**
What's the woman in charge
of the VGAs doing here?
**[05:42] Ada**
Principal Auris,
**[05:44] Ada**
it seems all the students
at ADEN are working hard.
**[05:48] Auris**
Yes, thank you.
**[05:49] Ada**
But can you explain what's
happening right now?
**[05:53] Auris**
What are you referring to?
**[05:55] Ada**
Lately it's been popular for students to
join up with others and do collab concerts.
**[06:02] Auris**
Is that a problem?
**[06:05] Ada**
There's nothing wrong with collabs,
but they're all looking the same.
**[06:11] Ada**
If you want to call yourself an artist,
**[06:13] Ada**
shouldn't you try to have your own
originality that nobody else can copy?
**[06:21] Ada**
If connecting with someone else kills what
makes you unique, then it means nothing.
**[06:27] Auris**
So you're telling me to ban
collab concerts for the students?
**[06:32] Ada**
I'll let you decide.
**[06:35] Auris**
I understand your point of view.
**[06:38] Ada**
Then...
**[06:39] Auris**
Sometimes connecting with someone else
**[06:42] Auris**
can let you create something you
could never have made on your own.
**[06:46] Auris**
I want to maximize that possibility.
**[06:50] Auris**
Why don't you give them a little more time?
**[06:56] Ada**
If you insist.
**[07:07] Chris**
Where's Miracle?
**[07:08] Noelle**
She said she was going to
**[07:10] Noelle**
"Do something big that'll shock everyone!"
**[07:13] Noelle**
But then she never came up with an idea...
**[07:19] Quan**
Um...
**[07:20] Miracle**
Hey!
**[07:22] Miracle**
I got a good idea just before I left.
**[07:25] Noelle**
What was it?
**[07:29] Miracle**
Well...
**[07:31] Miracle**
"PathTLive"!
**[07:33] Noelle**
What's that?
**[07:36] Miracle**
The name of our unit!
**[07:39] Chris**
What does it mean?
**[07:41] Miracle**
Um... "Path" is the path we follow.
"Live" is the lives we live.
**[07:45] Miracle**
It means the five of us were apart, then
came together to all follow the same path!
**[07:50] Noelle**
It's a wonderful name.
**[07:52] Miracle**
Right?
**[07:52] Noelle**
But right now you need to be
thinking of concert ideas...
**[07:58] Miracle**
Hey, Quan.
**[08:00] Miracle**
Let's make PathTLive a success!
**[08:05] Quan**
Yeah.
**[08:08] Chris**
What is it?
**[08:10] Riz**
We might be better off not
doing a collab concert.
**[08:13] Miracle**
Why?
**[08:15] Students**
What's this about?
**[08:17] Students**
Why did this happen?
**[08:19] Riz**
The rankings for everybody who did
a collab concert all dropped.
**[08:25] Riz**
The system was changed so that
collabs aren't rewarded.
**[08:29] Miracle**
Changed? Why?
**[08:32] Riz**
I don't know. But...
**[08:34] Riz**
It's a fact that your ranking
basically stops going up.
**[08:37] Miracle**
No... What do we do then?
**[08:46] Quan**
But... why?
**[08:48] Vanity**
Principal Auris, there's been an error
with the ADEN Seed judging system.
**[08:55] Vanity**
We're fixing it now.
**[08:57] Auris**
No need.
**[09:00] Auris**
Let's see what happens.
**[09:09] Sign**
The Next Day
**[09:10] Riz**
Ever since then, everybody's stopped doing
collab concerts and just done their own thing.
**[09:15] Riz**
What about us?
**[09:17] Miracle**
I think the five of us should...
**[09:18] Noelle**
We should all do our own thing.
**[09:21] Miracle**
Noelle!
**[09:23] Noelle**
Do you not want to be in
the Virtual Grid Awards?
**[09:26] Miracle**
I do! That's why the five of us...
**[09:29] Noelle**
Your rank won't go up if
you do a collab concert!
**[09:33] Miracle**
We don't know that until we try!
**[09:36] Miracle**
It feels to me that together, we can
all make something nobody's ever seen.
**[09:42] Quan**
Miracle...
**[09:43] Miracle**
So Noelle... let's do it together!
**[09:47] Noelle**
Get your head out of the clouds!
**[09:50] Noelle**
Accept reality!
**[09:54] Miracle**
Noelle...
**[09:56] Riz**
I understand how you feel.
**[09:58] Miracle**
Then...
**[09:59] Riz**
But my calculations show that
we've got a better chance
**[10:03] Riz**
of making it in the top 15
if we all do our own thing.
**[10:06] Miracle**
But...
**[10:07] Chris**
Miracle...
**[10:11] Miracle**
Fine.
**[10:14] Miracle**
It'd be stupid if we ended up
not even qualifying.
**[10:18] Miracle**
We can all just do our own thing now.
**[10:21] Quan**
Miracle!
**[10:26] Miracle**
I'll see you all next...
at the main event stage.
**[10:44] Students**
Today's the day they're announcing the
top 15 who made it through the qualifiers!
**[10:48] Students**
How many will be coming from
our school, ADEN Theta?
**[10:52] Students**
Just a few hours left...
**[10:54] Students**
Everybody's upping their last videos!
**[10:57] Chris**
I cleared it.
***SIGN*** Wow! A new record!
***SIGN*** But she's so calm.
***SIGN*** Chris's game livestreams are the best!
**[11:03] (Flashback) Chris**
Even if I can't overcome something
on my own, with you, Miracle...
**[11:11] Chris**
*Is this really what I should be doing?*
**[11:20] (Flashback) Noelle**
Miracle, I'm going to try writing lyrics.
**[11:23] (Flashback) Miracle**
Great!
**[11:25] Noelle**
* It's thanks to her that*
* I was able to change...*
**[11:31] Noelle**
*Thanks to her...*
**[11:35] Noelle**
*But...*
**[11:36] Noelle**
*Is this really what I should be doing?*
**[11:41] (Flashback) Riz**
Let's be friends, Miracle.
**[11:43] (Flashback) Riz**
I'm really interested in you!
**[11:47] Riz**
* Something had started to change*
* in me after meeting Miracle.*
**[11:52] Riz**
*But now, she's not here...*
**[11:59] (Flashback) marumaru**
I'm actually really lame.
**[12:03] (Flashback) Miracle**
That's *not* true!
**[12:05] (Flashback) Miracle**
Because you've helped me out with so much!
**[12:09] Quan**
*That's what I should be saying.*
**[12:13] Quan**
*Now it's my turn.*
**[12:16] Quan**
*What I can do now is...*
**[12:23] Vanity**
Miracle-san, time's almost up.
**[12:26] Vanity**
Don't you want to do one last concert?
**[12:30] Miracle**
*This is my last chance.*
**[12:32] Miracle**
* I need to do an amazing stream*
* that will get me in the top 15!*
**[12:38] Miracle**
*No... I don't know what to do!*
**[12:40] Miracle**
* I don't know what to do...*
* what to rely on...*
**[12:47] Miracle**
Tell me...
**[12:48] Miracle**
What path should I follow?
**[13:00] Miracle**
The path I should follow is...
**[13:14] [SONG] Song**
...won't be afraid anymore;
I'll transcend the reason I was born
**[13:15] Miracle**
Hey, AI-chan. I've worked so hard
**[13:18] Miracle**
because I wanted to stand on the stage of
the Virtual Grid Awards, like you did.
**[13:19] [SONG] Song**
I'll reach out toward tomorrow
and change the world
**[13:23] Miracle**
I still have that dream.
**[13:26] Miracle**
But... I have a new dream, too.
**[13:30] Miracle**
It's to follow the same path as my friends.
**[13:34] Miracle**
AI-chan...
**[13:35] Miracle**
You said you wanted to connect
with more people, right?
**[13:41] Miracle**
I understand that, AI-chan.
**[13:42] Miracle**
I want to connect with the
people who watch me...
**[13:46] Miracle**
And with my wonderful friends!
**[13:48] Miracle**
So before it's all over...
**[13:50] Quan**
Let's do a concert together.
**[13:55] Chris**
I feel the same.
**[13:57] Miracle**
Chris!
**[13:58] Chris**
I want to connect with you more!
**[14:02] Miracle**
Thank you!
**[14:05] Quan**
Let's start, then.
**[14:06] Miracle**
What are you doing?
**[14:08] Quan**
You were the one who said it...
**[14:09] Quan**
Do something big that'll shock everyone!
**[14:32] Chris**
It's beautiful...
**[14:37] Miracle**
Wow! That's incredible!
**[14:39] Noelle**
Miracle!
**[14:41] Noelle**
I know you said something big, but...
**[14:43] Riz**
This is a bit too big, isn't it?
**[14:46] Miracle**
Thanks for coming, everyone...
**[14:50] Miracle**
Please do a collab concert with me.
**[14:54] Noelle**
Are you sure? You might not
make it in the top 15.
**[14:58] Miracle**
But I still want to sing with the five of us.
**[15:01] Miracle**
Living in this moment with the four of you...
I think that's the path I should follow!
**[15:10] Noelle**
Oh, fine.
**[15:11] Riz**
I'll bet on you, then.
**[15:13] Chris**
I'm staying with you.
**[15:15] Quan**
PathTLive's first concert
with the five of us...
**[15:17] Quan**
Let's make it a success!
**[15:24] Riz**
Did you design these, Quan?
**[15:27] Chris**
They're wonderful.
**[15:28] Quan**
I was hoping we could wear
these and do something big.
**[15:33] Miracle**
Thank you! Thank you, everyone!
**[15:37] Noelle**
But time's almost up.
**[15:39] Noelle**
Whose lyrics for the song do we use?
**[15:43] Riz**
We fell apart once, but now
we're connected again!
**[15:48] Riz**
So...
**[15:50] Miracle**
Let's do it, everyone!
**[15:54] All**
Yeah!
**[15:57] Miracle's Friend 3**
Look, Miracle and her friends are doing
something just before time runs out!
**[16:03] Auris**
Show me the new possibilities you can only
find after connecting with someone...
**[16:12] [SONG] PathTLive**
SHINING-i, let's go and find it
**[16:16] [SONG] PathTLive**
In a world where eternal feelings connect
**[16:29] [SONG] Miracle**
The song I listened to all day when I was little
**[16:36] [SONG] Miracle**
If I just sing it as hard as I can, I'll stumble but...
**[16:43] [SONG] Riz**
No matter what, I want to be true to myself
**[16:50] [SONG] Noelle**
I know somewhere out there, there's a shining stage
**[16:55] [SONG] Quan**
I'll sign out from this boring level
**[17:02] [SONG] Chris**
I want to jump into the other world
**[17:11] [SONG] PathTLive**
Shining-i, the light our bonds gave us is what illuminates our dreams
**[17:18] [SONG] PathTLive**
Shining down so strongly on a me I've never seen
**[17:25] [SONG] PathTLive**
Shining-i, let's head for a tomorrow that will make your heart feel like it's on fire
**[17:33] [SONG] PathTLive**
It's okay, you're not alone
**[17:36] [SONG] PathTLive**
You'll find the person you want to be
**[17:49] [SONG] Miracle**
There's a signal that's started aching at the bottom of my heart
**[17:56] [SONG] Miracle**
Even if I look away, I can't stop my heart from pounding
**[18:03] [SONG] Riz**
I don't need the brake I've been clutching anymore
**[18:10] [SONG] Noelle**
Let's head faster and race towards our dreams
**[18:16] [SONG] Quan**
Sometimes I'll cry or get down, and I'm still not perfect
**[18:22] [SONG] Chris**
But I want to give hope to someone in pain
**[18:31] [SONG] PathTLive**
SHINING-i, let's go beyond where our feelings connect
**[18:39] [SONG] PathTLive**
A shooting star that crosses over many nights before finally reaching its destination
**[18:46] [SONG] PathTLive**
SHINING-i, if I can access it, I might get so excited my heart will melt
**[18:52] [SONG] PathTLive**
It's okay, have courage
**[18:56] [SONG] PathTLive**
Reach out your hand towards a bright morning
**[19:07] [SONG] Riz/Quan**
The feelings you felt in the corner of your small room
**[19:14] [SONG] Chris/Noelle/Miracle**
Will connect beyond the screen and give birth to dreams
**[19:21] [SONG] Riz**
Forever and ever
**[19:27] [SONG] PathTLive**
I picked up the scattered pieces of past, present, and future and used them to make a map
**[19:34] [SONG] PathTLive**
It's a story that's mine alone and I want to believe more strongly in it
**[19:41] [SONG] PathTLive**
Shining-i, the light our bonds gave us is what illuminates our dreams
**[19:48] [SONG] PathTLive**
Shining down so strongly on a me I've never seen
**[19:55] [SONG] PathTLive**
Shining-i, let's head for a tomorrow that will make your heart feel like it's on fire
**[20:02] [SONG] PathTLive**
It's okay, you're not alone
**[20:06] [SONG] PathTLive**
You'll find the person you want to be
**[20:12] [SONG] PathTLive**
You'll find a feeling that's eternal
**[20:38] Noelle**
That was PathTLive's first song...
**[20:42] Miracle**
Wow... all five of our lyrics
connected and brought us together!
**[20:48] Chris**
I was so moved. I was so moved!
**[20:51] Riz**
Maybe you're right...
**[20:54] Riz**
With the five of us...
**[20:57] Quan**
We might be able to create something
amazing, that nobody's ever seen!
**[21:01] Miracle**
PathTLive...
**[21:04] Miracle**
is the best!
**[21:09] Students**
Wow!
**[21:11] Students**
I was shivering!
**[21:12] Students**
But collab concerts don't
really help your rank, right?
**[21:15] Students**
What will happen?
**[21:23] Vanity**
* I will now announce the final rankings for the*
* Virtual Grid Awards ADEN Seed qualifiers.*
**[21:29] Riz**
Here it is!
**[21:30] Noelle**
What's Miracle's ranking?
**[21:34] Chris**
Miracle, Miracle...
**[21:41] Miracle**
I-I made it...
**[21:43] Chris**
You did it, Miracle.
**[21:45] Noelle**
I'm so glad!
**[21:46] Noelle**
I'm so glad...
**[21:48] Riz**
Why are you crying?
**[21:50] Noelle**
I'm not crying!
**[22:00] Quan**
Congratulations, Miracle.
**[22:02] Miracle**
Thank you! Thank you!
**[22:09] Ada**
So this is the possibility... Miracle...
**[22:15] Miracle**
I did it.. I did it!
**[22:19] Chris**
You did it!
**[22:36] [SONG] Song**
I became aware of my love
**[22:47] [SONG] Song**
Hey, I want you to tell me how you feel
**[22:52] [SONG] Song**
So I pull in the rope of truth
**[22:57] [SONG] Song**
The neon of the electronic world where
we intersect is burned into my brain
**[23:02] [SONG] Song**
Flashing by in the gaps between
boring days, a wisp of wind
**[23:08] [SONG] Song**
Caresses my cheek, and I pray that
**[23:13] [SONG] Song**
The unexpected arrow of my admiration
**[23:18] [SONG] Song**
Will reach you, hey, right now
**[23:23] [SONG] Song**
I want to see you so
much, I can't stop crying
**[23:26] [SONG] Song**
Baby baby, even though we're tiny
**[23:31] [SONG] Song**
I breathe so I can feel your voice, your form
**[23:37] [SONG] Song**
Maybe maybe, in just a
little corner of the world
**[23:41] [SONG] Song**
If we can overcome thousands of
nights and connect with each other
**[23:47] [SONG] Song**
I am waiting for... forever