On the day of the live, it's "March 1st" next year.

Yes, it's the same day as the graduation ceremony.

The graduation ceremony began solemnly in the gymnasium.

Just as the principal was about to speak, the "quartet" ascended the stage, snatched the microphone from the principal, and announced, "Hey~ Today at 4 o'clock, we, The Youth Band, will hold our dissolution live at the live house in Chuo Ward! Everyone, come and celebrate our graduation with us! That's all!" Then they stepped down from the stage.

"Whoa! What are they doing at the very end?" Nitta rushed over! However, his face was smiling,

"It's graduation day today, so I'll let it slide," he said, patting everyone on the shoulder and returning.

The graduation ceremony also ended smoothly, and the quartet gathered at the school gate.

"Let's go, to the real graduation ceremony!"

Other high school students from different schools gathered there.

"It's finally time! We've called everyone in the school!"

They were the friends they had fought with many times.

They bid farewell, apologized, and left the school.

And then, the main event -.

The hall was packed, overflowing outside.

As expected, the power of television that had come for interviews before.

Furthermore, the adults who had helped them in the city also rushed to attend the dissolution live.

Even though it was still before the live, the voices of the calls resounded.

Forming a circle, "The Youth Band! Let's go!" With determination, they stepped onto the stage... basking in the loud cheers and spotlights.

This is our last youth...

1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4! The familiar sound of Koji's sticks echoed!

The first song began.

The audience went wild with the thunderous sound, cheering so loudly it was hard to hear the performance! Sweat flying, flowing, both the audience and the members heated up even more!

After several hard-hitting numbers, they moved to a ballad, "Stairway to Heaven." Although in English, the middle-aged people seemed to understand, shedding tears.

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After a few mid-tempo numbers, it finally came to the last song.

It was supposed to be "Full of Love,"

But Ryosuke grabbed the mic

"We're going to play the first song we ever learned here. It's not hard rock, but please listen."

As Ryosuke finished speaking, Toh's guitar sounded, and when he turned around, Toh winked.

In sync with that, the drums and bass reverberated....

"Paperback Writer." A Beatles song.

They remembered everything. The day they formed the band, the day they almost died riding in the truck, the first time they held an instrument...

We didn't rehearse this song, but everyone understood...

"Thank you!"

They all bowed and left the stage.

The applause and cheers didn't stop.

"Encore!" echoed.

We don't have any encore songs, but...

"We only have one thing!"

"Let's do it!"

They took the stage again.

An abnormal surge of cheers.

Ryosuke remembered "that photo,"

"Dad! We're experiencing the same youth!

A band is so wonderful!

We had a great youth!

"Listen up! Rock And Roll!"

"Wooooo!"

Thunderous cheers resounded!

Some even waved their shoulders and hands.

The audience's sweat turned into steam due to the heat of the lights, enveloping the entire hall in mist.

Toh's guitar surged, Koji and Masaya's rhythm section echoed through the space with a tight beat!

And...

"...Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time!"

Ryosuke squeezed out his voice.

All the songs ended... They gave it their all... With a sense of satisfaction and exhaustion, "The Youth Band" disbanded.

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"It's quite an intense youth, huh~"

"Everyone has their own youth, you know. We just happened to be in a band."

"So, what is everyone up to now?"

"Everyone is taking over their family businesses."

The door of the shop opened with a clang.

"Welcome! Oh, Koji! And there's Kyoko-chan!"

"I'm not a 'chan' anymore, you know!"

"But in my mind, Kyoko-chan is still Kyoko-chan~!"

"Oh, are these the people you were talking about earlier?"

Kyoko instinctively grabbed Masaya's collar.

"Don't start saying weird things again, okay?"

"I was just talking about the old days, Kyoko-chan~"

Seeing Masaya clapping his hands in surrender, Kyoko finally let go.

"Anyway, Gyoza and beer, please!" Kyoko ordered, banging the table.

"Sure thing!"

As everyone chatted, the phone rang. "Shinozaki Chinese Restaurant, how may I help you?"

"Oh! Got it!"

"Is that Ryosuke?" Koji asked, as if it were obvious.

"Yeah! He wants to meet up on our next day off!"

A man in his forties overheard.

"What are you guys planning?"

"Of course, The Youth Band!"