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Hayakawa Mitsuru is standing on stage. He says that, before he sings, he has something
important to tell the audience. When he came to this town, he ran into
someone and switched bodies with him. That person is Kasuga Kyousuke, a
person of supernatural powers. Kyousuke sees Madoka disappearing because
of this and wakes up, yelling her name. Hikaru and the twins wonder, but
his quick explanation - I was cheering her on stage - satisfies them.
Kyousuke narrates that Shuuichi's band will be in this contest, and Madoka
will be filling-in for a missing member.
Outside of the hall where the singing contest will take place, Komatsu and Hatta
ask the fans to line up, and say that cute girls will be given preference.
Some less than cute gals don't appreciate this and leave the two on the
ground, hurting. The twins, Kyousuke and Hikaru find them like this. Suddenly
an ambulance pulls up. Kyousuke goes over to investigate, worried for Madoka,
and even more so when they see Shuuichi and the band run out to it. It
turns out to be for Yukari. She collapsed because she has been practicing
so hard; this opportunity means a lot to the band. Shuu is worried, and
begs Madoka to sing in Yukari's place if she can't come back. Madoka tells
the ambulance to hurry, and they head off.
Kyousuke tries to find Hayakawa to ask him not to tell about his power. The
throng of fans is too thick for him to get close, so he tries teleporting.
Unfortunately, his first try ends up in the girls dressing room, embarrassing
everyone.
Hayakawa is arguing for another sound check; he wants his new song to sound perfect.
His manager isn't keen on this, since he skipped the one last night. - Remember
you didn't come this far alone - says his manager. The fact that the audience
is only kids who won't care if it's not perfect doesn't satisfy Mitsuru,
but he settles for listening to a tape of the song. Thinking, he agrees
with his managers comment.
Kyousuke finally finds Hayakawa's room and teleports in. Kyousuke figures that he
seemed like a nice guy, so he shouldn't mind this request. He asks Hayakawa
to keep what happened last night a secret. Hayakawa says he can't. It was
a big shock to him, and he has to tell everyone. The makeup crew comes
in, making further conversation on this impossible.
Hikaru finds Kyousuke and is worried that Madoka hasn't returned yet. He tells
the band that he'll go look for her. Borrowing a policemans bicycle, he
rides off to look for her. Since Hayakawa is going to tell the world about
his powers, he's going to have to move from this town. - If that's the
case, I at least want Ayukawa by my side when my secret is revealed. -
He's so worried that he almost runs into a group of kids crossing the street.
Madoka is in a taxi, going nowhere. An accident up ahead is blocking all traffic.
Since this is not getting her anywhere, she gets out and starts running
toward the auditorium.
Shuuichi's band is waiting in the dressing room, worried since they're on standby
and neither Madoka nor Yukari have returned. The band before them finishes,
and it's their turn. Hikaru, the twins, Komatsu and Hatta cheer Madoka
on from the audience. Shuu tells the band to take their time setting up.
Unfortunately, the crowd doesn't like their delaying tactics and they are
told to start. Since there's nothing else to do, the band starts playing.
Kyousuke sees Madoka running up the far side of the street and yells to her. She's
happy to see him, and starts to run across the street. Unfortunately, just
as she does this, a big truck comes speeding over the hill behind Madoka
and is about to hit her. Kyousuke sees this and uses his powers to jump
his bike across the street, grabbing Madoka from in front of the truck
just in time. Madoka faints so she doesn't see him use his powers. He then
teleports to the auditorium and rolls onto the stage where Shuuichi's band
was playing. The audience loves this entrance for the singer.
Madoka comes to, on stage. Kyousuke apologizes that there's no time for her to
change to her stage outfit. She points out to him that she can't sing,
unless he lets her down. - Uh, right - so he does. Madoka gets off the
bike, takes off her jacket, hands it to Kyousuke and thanks him. Shuuichi's
band starts playing "Gaze of the Wind" again, and the stage lights go
down. Madoka ties up her hair, steps into the spotlight, takes the microphone
and begins to sing. Kyousuke, watching from the wings, thinks - I don't
know much about music, but Ayukawa is better than any singer I know. -
Hayakawa is also looking from the wings with an amazed expression on his
face. His manager comments - Isn't she better than Mitsuru? -
When Madoka finishes singing, the audience explodes with applause. She exchanges looks
of thanks with the other members of the band. All are sweating from the
performance; they put all they had into it. She runs off stage and exchanges
gestures of success with the person whose appreciation matters most to
her, Kyousuke.
Before the winning band is announced, Hayakawa Mitsuru comes on stage to sing
his new song. But, before he sings, he says he has something important
to tell the audience. - When I came to this town, I met a couple. Because
of meeting this couple, I had an amazing experience, one that felt like
I'd been hit on the head with a hammer. - Madoka asks Kyousuke if he's
talking about them. Kyousuke doesn't know, but is worried that Hayakawa
will tell everyone about his experience and Kyousuke's power. Hayakawa
continues by saying he want's to relinquish his title as an Idol Singer.
He's had a girlfriend ever since high school. The audience is shocked.
He's always wanted to be a star and sing in the spotlight, but also, he
wanted to do it all for her. Kyousuke thinks Hayakawa is really a good
guy, and now understands what he had to tell everyone. From now on Hayakawa
wants to sing for all his audience, like a professional singer. - Please
let me sing for you? - All the audience is touched to tears. It is Hikaru
that leads them in an ovation for this brave musician. His manager comments
that this is the birth of a real star. The entire audience is cheering
wildly for Hayakawa, except for one girl. She is clutching her purse, with
her head bowed, her eyes closed, and tears streaming down her face. She
is Shiori, his girlfriend.
Shuu and the band are waiting in the dressing room. He tells them - Lets go
home. - The band thinks that they were hot and have a good chance at the
prize, but Shuu points out that Madoka isn't a real member of the band,
and she agrees. - Let's go visit Yukari and take her something. - After
all, like Hayakawa said, they can always start over.
Since Shuu and his band had gone home, there was no one to accept the prize.
And, because Hayakawa had told of his love affair, the contest was never
broadcast on TV.
As Kyousuke, Madoka and Hikaru are walking away from the concert hall, a car drives
up and stops next to them. It's Hayakawa. He asks Kyousuke what he really
is, but when Kyousuke looks at Shiori sitting next to him, goes no further.
He whispers to Kyousuke - Get your act together with Madoka, ok? -
and drives off, wishing him luck. The girls wonder what he said about Madoka.
Kyousuke tells them that Hayakawa said that he thought Madoka ought to
have won the singing contest. Madoka strikes a pose as "The Phantom Singer,
Ayukawa Madoka" and the three share a good laugh over this. The episode
closes with a "whimsical photograph" of Madoka singing, and Kyousuke
narrates - In May, when all the young leaves were in bloom, I heard an
angel sing. -