La corda d'oro: Blue♪Sky (金色のコルダ Blue♪Sky)

This is...

She's at a level beyond her age...

She's amazing.

Yes...

One can only imagine where she'll go from here.

A letter?

For me?

Who could it be from?

Have you reached your limit?

"Have you...

...reached...

...your limit?"

Type Time Destination Gate

Express #4 Shinjuku Line 2 Express #15 Shinjuku Line 2 Express #6 Shinjuku Line 2

Kanade, hurry!

W-Wait for me!

The Opening Partita

Jeez...

This is all your fault for getting us lost, Kyoya!

It's all because you overslept!

Wh-What is it?

I forgot to buy drinks...

This is what you usually get, right?

Thank you, Kyoya.

Yokohama Early Summer Music Festival High School Level

I look forward to hearing Ritsu-kun's violin. It's been so long!

What's so great about that?

Well, he sent us tickets, you know.

Ritsu-kun hasn't contacted us since starting Seiso Academy.

Ritsu-kun's become amazing.

He's a star. A star!

I should get his autograph while I can.

What's the heck? That's so yesterday.

Have you reached your limit?

That letter...

I never found out who wrote it...

Hey.

Hey, Kanade!

Hey!

Wh-What?

That's my question. What are you spacing out about?

Huh?

Oh, right, right!

Ta-da!

I brought him lots of presents.

I hope Ritsu-kun will like them.

He's been gone for three years now. He must miss his hometown goodies.

But then again, Yokohama has a Chinatown and stuff.

Maybe his palette has outgrown them.

Did something happen?

Huh?

You just seem overly excited.

Are you stressed out?

N-No, I'm not.

Is it the competition?

Sensei suggested you enter the competition again, right?

Yeah...

But I turned that down.

I'm not really interested in competitions right now.

I see.

Good for you.

Not like you-know-who. Aiming for the stars isn't everything.

Yeah.

your limit?

I...

Yokohama Early Summer Music Festival High School Level

Chiaki-sama!

Why are they so excited?

It's classical music, you know.

Um... Jinnan High School, wind and string sections club president, Togane Chiaki.

Huh?

That instrument...

Are you kidding me? An electric violin at a classical concert?

He's very provocative.

But his sounds are brimming with confidence...

...not to mention flamboyance!

He's amped up, more than usual.

It's so obvious he's showboating for the following two competitors.

Chiaki-sama!

Come on, now...

Who's he?

Amane High School, chamber music club president, Myoga Reiji.

His style is completely different from Togane-san's...

He's cold... and unfathomably deep.

And who are you taking your anger out on?

That was a haunting performance.

Yeah.

It's Ritsu-kun!

Hmph!

Brings back memories...

We were always together.

We always played together.

My favorite...

...sound of Ritsu-kun's violin!

Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall

A warm applause to our young maestros!

I have a very important announcement to make.

A very important announcement?

This summer, in Yokohama,

there is going to be a music competition

of high school students from all over the country!

I knew they were going to announce it here.

So the rumor was true.

It's going to be competition of ensemble performances.

Students of the winning high school will receive from our sponsors

educational scholarships, and opportunities to study overseas.

Only the highest-level schools in the nation will be participating in the competition.

Naturally, the schools represented by these three will also enter.

Look forward to this contest that will name the number-one high-school in Japan!

It's a national event. National!

Yeah!

Let's do this. Give it all we've got!

Yeah!

Yes. Our school must definitely enter it.

Dang. Everyone's all fired up.

Yeah...

It's amazing.

Huh?

What's the matter?

Oh. Nothing.

Ritsu-kun!

Hey! Ritsu-kun!

Long time no see.

Kohinata.

Huh?

"Kohinata"... why did he use my last name?

It's been a long time.

Y-Yeah.

Kyoya, good of you to come.

Hmph!

Who're they?

Our club president's friends?

Hey, you two. Glad you came.

Wh-Who are you?

Me? I'm Sakaki Daichi.

I'm sort of the vice president of the orchestra club.

Nice meeting you.

And you...

You're a childhood friend of Ritsu's, right?

Just a second, you...!

If only I knew you were so cute,

I would've asked him to introduce us sooner.

U-Um...