Part 1
Kamiyama High School - Class 1-A
Mizuki
Morning♪
An
Morning, Mizuki...
Wait, it's past noon already!
Wait, it's past noon already!
Mizuki
Hey, me turning up for classes is a special event in and of itself, no matter how late I am.
Mizuki
Speaking of events...
Thanks for giving me that call earlier!
Thanks for giving me that call earlier!
An
Hmm? What call?
Mizuki
About the school festival.
An
Oh that!
Mizuki
I have to thank you for getting me out of the house and to the festival.
Mizuki
But hang on. Why did you invite me to come when I didn't do anything to help with it?
An
It's a special event, so I thought it'd be a shame if you missed it.
Mizuki
Hmm...
An
But hey, maybe you'll get to take part in the first years' festival next year if they hold you back for being absent so much!
Mizuki
Urgh, I'd rather not be a repeater...
An
Hahaha!
Mizuki
(An didn't want me to miss out...)
Mizuki
(At first I thought she gave me that call because it was her duty as the hall monitor or something, but she did it just out of friendship.)
Mizuki
(And she was so mindful of my situation...)
An
<Oh, and lots of students are wearing funky outfits today. A lot of the second years are in costume for their class shows too. It's really cool!>
An
<Unless you wear something really crazy, it's gonna be hard to stand out in this crowd.>
Mizuki
(We've been friends since I started high school, but I haven't really been telling her much about myself...)
Mizuki
(Still, I feel comfortable around her.)
Mizuki
Oh, guess what!
I met my friend's brother at the festival!
I met my friend's brother at the festival!
An
You mean Akito? Yeah, he told me.
I was surprised that he has an older sister.
I was surprised that he has an older sister.
Mizuki
She's a second year, but only attends the night classes. I met her online and we've been making music together.
An
Wow, that's cool!
Was she at the festival too?
Was she at the festival too?
Mizuki
Nah. Her brother said she was probably sleeping.
Ena's sleeping pattern is totally backwards.
Ena's sleeping pattern is totally backwards.
An
That's kind of like you!
Mizuki
What? Hey! No, it's not!
I was awake when you called me, right?
I was awake when you called me, right?
An
Hehe. I guess so!
An
By the way, it was also news to me that you knew Rui.
Mizuki
He's an old friend from middle school.
You're friends with him too?
You're friends with him too?
An
No, but I have run-ins with him while on duty...
Mizuki
Ah... I had a feeling it was something like that.
Mizuki
But it was good to see him enjoying the festival.
Mizuki
When we were in middle school, we never participated in anything like that. We mostly just wasted time hanging out on the rooftop.
Mizuki
Back then, we didn't have any other friends to talk to, so we talked with each other a lot.
An
I see...
Mizuki
Well, that's just how it was back then!
Mizuki
Now, Rui has his own circle of friends and seems happy.
An
Oh, he was hanging out with Tenma, wasn't he?
An
But I really wish he'd stopped bringing weird stuff to school.
Mizuki
Hahaha...
An
So how have you been doing, Mizuki?
Mizuki
Me? Um...
Mizuki
I'm having more fun these days, I guess.
Mizuki
I've got some friends I can talk to comfortably, like you. I made some new friends too, and I've been creating music videos.
An
These new friends, are they from the same group as Akito's sister?
Mizuki
Bingo!
An
Nice.
Mizuki
Um...
Mizuki
You're all smiles today.
Did something good happen?
Did something good happen?
An
Yeah, you're telling me about yourself!
An
Usually we just talk about fashion or some random stuff, but you almost never tell me about yourself.
Mizuki
Oh...
Mizuki
Heh. It's only with you that I feel like I can be this open.
Mizuki
You might've developed a knack for making people comfortable talking to you after working at your dad's cafe.
An
You think so? Oh, but you're not getting any freebies from this.
Mizuki
What?! Not even one cup of coffee on the house for your dear friend?
Mizuki & An
Hahaha!