It was decided that Ritsuka and the rest of his band were going to do a live show. Haruki and Akihiko were at a bar drinking, talking about Ritsuka and Mafuyu. Since Akihiko had ridden his motorcycle into town, he asks to spend the night at Haruki’s place and Haruki thinks back on the first time they met. That was right around the time Haruki’s old band had disbanded and he had first encountered Ritsuka, who had just entered his third year of middle school...
I guess when things go smoothly,
 you keep making steady progress.
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Wenn man erst mal in Form ist,
dann scheint alles perfekt zu laufen.
Y cuando no hay contratiempos,
es normal que se avance constantemente.
Y cuando no hay contratiempos,
es normal que se avance constantemente.
Quand tout va bien,
Suppongo che le cose procedano spedite
As coisas progridem quando tudo está bem.
Когда всё хорошо, пожалуй,
и прогресс стабильный.