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西風のように駆け抜けろッ！Nishikaze no You ni Kakenukero!!Blaze Past like the West Wind!
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Information
Length	2:44
Type	Vocal
Release Date	13 January 2021
Band	Sound Horizon
Label	Pony Canyon
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西風のように駆け抜けろッ！Nishikaze no You ni Kakenukero!!Blaze Past like the West Wind! is the sixth song of Ema ni Negai wo! (Prologue Edition) a listener may encounter. It is played after either 私の生まれた《地平線》Watashi no Umareta 《Chiheisen》The <Horizon> I Was Born Into or 生きているのはボクだけなんだろ？Ikiteiru no wa BOKU Dake Nandaro?I’m the Only One That’s Alive, Right? when the Right choice was selected after 夜の因業が見せた夢Yoru no Ingou ga Miseta YumeDreams Brought by the Night’s Karma. There is a 0.1% chance of receiving the Death Ending version of this song. Once the song finishes, the listener is presented with a choice, where both options advance to the End Credits.

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Lyrics

Success in Love
I’m not gonna name any names cuz it’s 🥺 if my IRL friends find out.
But I have feelings for someone. I’m serious about it.
Please let me get into a relationship with them!!!
Nagioka Prefecture, Nagioka City, Sumiizumi*Redacted for privacy reasons, woooooooof!
                                                        Amano Miyabi
*Do not take this reading as absolute. There are tons of ways to read the two kanji here.

L💖ve Won’t Stop Till the End

Once smothered, now overbrimming,
The desire of the maiden,
With nostalgic memories.
The prologue begins.

Looking back at my <precious memories>[the album of my memories]
Those two were always by my side, laughing with me

I didn’t want to destroy that place that was like my favorite sunlight...
So I pretended to not notice...
But...

I won’t be able to hide it any longer...
Because I’ve realized my true feelings...

The two of us watched <this box that allows us to see people really far away using some sort of magic?>[TV] together
Trying to dance just like <the super cute girls that really cheer you up>[idols]

We even held hands as we walked
To the handshake meeting <at the largest shopping complex in the area back then>[one town over]

On our way back...
I grew tired of walking...
And this unfamiliar sunset...
Almost brought me to tears...
But I held back, okay?
Because <my dumb but adorable childhood friend, 8 months younger than me>[Arika] started crying first...

But in the end...
When I saw the face of <my other childhood friend, a dummy but someone who comes through for me when I need it the most> as he came looking for us
The floodgates opened...
He gave me a piggyback ride home
And to this day, I still remember the rays of the setting sun back then-

“This shrine HELLA works, so let’s go!”

My he💖rt starts beating faster...
And my chest is throbbing with feelings of l💖ve...
I couldn’t lie to myself anymore…
I’m serious about this wish...
Stowed away in my <schoolbag>...
I run up...

“Don’t build a shrine on a goddamn hill!”

(Translated by Defade)

Route Selection

Once the song finishes, the listener is presented with Sakuya Himeko's thoughts on Amano Miyabi's wish. Selecting either option will advance the listener to the End Credits.

(Previous song, ~17% Chance)
I’m the Only One That’s Alive, Right?

(Previous song, ~83% Chance)
The <Horizon> I Was Born Into

Left Choice:
So you like that childhood friend that came looking for you.
It’s entirely possible that you’ll be happier maintaining your current relationship.
But I suppose your feelings are something beyond my comprehension, considering that I’ve never fallen in love.
Well, it doesn’t matter.
What kind of <story leading towards the ending> can be found there?

Right Choice:
So you like that childhood friend that pretended to be <dancing and singing idols> with you.
Well, what’s wrong with that?
Some people might say that homosexuality is ‘unproductive’, but that’s silly.
After all, you can be happy by purely indulging in the fantasy of [love].
It’s not like heterosexuality is productive in any meaningful way, considering that a chain of deaths is all they’re ever good at ‘producing’.

Information

Summary

Vocals

Ami Kozai

As Amano Miyabi.

Narration

Ike Nelson

Opening narration.

Musicians

Takeshi Nishiyama

Guitar.

Hideyuki Ohashi

Guitar.

Atsushi Hasegawa

Bass.

Koji Igarashi

Keyboards.

JUN-JI

Drums.

Yuji Yono

Drums.

Yuu Ishizuka

Taiko (Traditional Drums), Kagurasuzu (Ritual bells), Tsuzumi.

Jumpei Ohtsuka

Sho (Traditional Gong), Kotsuzumi (Traditional Hand Drum).

Gen Ittetsu Strings

Gen Ittetsu, Ensemble Leader and Solo Violinist.

Takashi Honma

Koto (Japanese Plucked Half-tube Zither).

Kahori Kumada

Biwa (Japanese Short-necked Lute).

Hideyo Takakuwa

Shinobue (Japanese Flute).

Takuya Koketsu

Ryuteki (Japanese Flute), Gakudaiko.

Motonori Miura

Hichiriki (Double Reed Japanese Flute), Kakko (Japanese Double-headed Drum).

Production

Yokoyan

Illustration.

Live Performances

The first part of the Sound Horizon Around 15th Anniversary Festival will be the story concert for Ema ni negai wo! It will be performed six times from January through March.

Date	Open Time	Start Time	Venue
2021-1-19	16:30	17:30	Tokyo International Forum Hall A
2021-2-5	16:00	17:30	Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-2-6	16:00	17:30	Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-2-7	15:00	16:30	Tokyo Garden Theater
2021-3-30	17:30	18:30	Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall
2021-3-31	17:00	18:00	Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall

References