[ and now Shou curses under his breath, squeezing his eyes shut and clenching his fists -- Ren's confident words definitely hit some nerves -- ]

I don't want to just achieve his level, dammit!!

I gave up the violin, all right?! There's no way I can be a violin genius like him! I want to be an idol in my own way now! I only brought it out for this because --

Because --

Nanami really wanted this concert to be special!!...