Mhm...

Huh? When did I fall asleep?

More importantly...

How was I able to get back, considering the state I was in?

...

It wasn't a dream, was it...?

I talked to Ena, met the others in SEKAI, told them everything and...

Right.

Finally...

I finally got a chance to tell them...

Then, I got home and just collapsed on my bed because I was so tired.

Wait a second. I could've sworn I got back sometime in the evening yesterday...

What time is it now? Just before noon...?

Huh...?

Whaaat?! I was asleep for over half a day?!

No wonder I feel so refreshed.
Still, that seems like way too much sleep.

But I guess I needed to rest since I haven't been sleeping well at all for a while...

(I mean, I was basically a zombie.
I couldn't tell if I was actually alive.)

Oh, that reminds me...
I promised Ena that I'd log in to Nightcord once things have settled down.

It feels like it's been forever.
Alright, enter...

Wh-Whoa...!
There's a bunch of messages!

(Mostly from Ena...)

(I had a feeling that she'd do this, but I wasn't expecting her to send this many...)

Sorry for making you worry...

But thanks, Ena.

It's time...

...

Here goes nothing.

<Heya! Mizuki Akiyama's back starting today!>

<Hello, Mizuki. And welcome back.>

<Welcome back...>

<Welcome back... Unfortunately for you, we just started working on a new song, so there isn't much for you to do. I don't even have any assets for you yet...>

<True. Which is why I did some thinking...>

<Hey, K.
Mind if I made a short video for that song that got uploaded with a still-frame background?>

<A short video?>

<Yeah, like one minute in length!
I thought it'd be a great way for new people to see what our songs are all about.>

<I see. In that case, if you don't mind.>

<Great! Can you send me your illustration, Enanan? Don't worry about the assets. I'll figure something out on my end.>

<Alright, just gimme a second.>

<Do you want the lyrics as well, Amia?>

<Yeah, that'd be great!>

<Okay, I'll send them over now.>

(I'm really back...)

(Where I belong...)

(Uh oh...)

<Sorry, I gotta blow my nose. Be right back...>

(My tear ducts probably still have their taps wide open because I cried so much yesterday...)

<There. All better!>

<Did you catch a cold, Amia?>

<You didn't sleep with the covers off or something, did you?>

<Not likely since I'm not the type who tosses and turns.>

<If anything, I feel great because I slept for over half the day since yesterday♪>

<H-Half the day?>

<Geez...
That means you didn't eat or drink anything at all during that time. How are you not a mummy by now?>

<I heard that it takes around seventy days for a person to become fully mummified...>

<Haha. That means I should be totally fine!>

<That's not what I was getting at!>

<Honestly...>

<Hehe...>

(I missed this so much...)

(I really love spending time with the others like this.)