Part 1

School SEKAI

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Miku

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Shall we try rehearsing as a group now?
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Shiho

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Yeah.
Honami, count us in.
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Honami

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...
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Shiho

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Honami...?
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Honami

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Oh! I-I'm so sorry.
I just spaced out for a second...!
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Shiho

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...
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Shiho

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(Honami's not really focused on practice.
It's probably because of the choir recital...)

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Ichika

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So your class had a bit of a fight over that?
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Honami

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I understand the feelings of both the people who want to do their best and those who don't have the time to spend on this event...
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Honami

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Here we go!
One, two, three, four!

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Honami

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Gasp...!
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Honami

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I'm sorry! I skipped over that part...!
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Ichika

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It's okay. I didn't get a good start there either. Let's do it again!
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Honami

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Okay...
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Shiho

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...
A few days later

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Shiho

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Sigh...
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Shiho

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(I won't be able to practice on my own once recital practices start. And I'm making careless mistakes as a result in SEKAI...)
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Shiho

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One more time...

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Shiho

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(No, the same spot again...)
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Shiho

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Sigh... This might just make things worse...
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Shiho

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(I should just pack up for today... I won't be making any progress unless I reboot my mind first.)

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MEIKO

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Aha!
I thought I heard a bass guitar!

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Shiho

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MEIKO...
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MEIKO

Perfect timing. Want to have a session together?
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Shiho

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I'm sorry but I was actually just about to head back...
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MEIKO

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Is something wrong?
You seemed a little distracted just now...
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MEIKO

I know! It's about Honami, right?
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Shiho

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How did you...?!
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MEIKO

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Actually, Honami told me about the trouble she was having in class because of the choir recital.
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MEIKO

She couldn't find the solution even after talking to you and felt bad about troubling everyone with her problems.
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MEIKO

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That's why you're worried about her, right?
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Shiho

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That's half of it, I guess...
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MEIKO

What's the other half?
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Shiho

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When she first told us about her situation, the way I spoke to her was a little... No, I was pretty harsh...
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MEIKO

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Harsh? As in...?
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Shiho

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...

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Shiho

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You're worried because you're afraid, right?
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Shiho

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You're afraid of being disliked by the people on whichever side you don't pick, no?
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Shiho

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I don't regret what I said... Only the way I said it...
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Shiho

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(I couldn't be there for her when she was going through that rough patch in junior high because I'd silently distanced myself.)
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Shiho

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(But things are different now. Honami's gotten comfortable enough with us to share her worries.)
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Shiho

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(And I just really wanted to actually help her out this time. But I messed up...)
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Shiho

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(Why I can't say things in a nicer way?)
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MEIKO

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You'll be fine, Shiho.
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Shiho

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Ah...
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MEIKO

I'm sure Honami understood,
what you were trying to say.
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MEIKO

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And that it was your special way of showing concern for her.
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Shiho

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...!
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MEIKO

So there's no need for you to be so hard on yourself.
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Shiho

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...
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Shiho

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Okay...
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MEIKO

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Oh, also... I was supposed to keep the fact that Honami came to talk to me about the choir recital a secret, so don't tell her I told you, okay?
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MEIKO

She might get mad if she were to find out.
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Shiho

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Hehe. You know she wouldn't get angry like that.
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MEIKO

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True...
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MEIKO

Oh, sorry for holding you back.
Let's play together at another time, okay?
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MEIKO

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Bye then!

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Shiho

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Um...!
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Shiho

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Thank you, MEIKO...