Card Story: [Taking A Lost Hand] Mizuki Akiyama

Part 1

Nonogi Park
1
Kanade
Thank you for today, Mizuki.
2
Mizuki
Don't mention it, really!
Get home safe, okay?
3
Kanade
I will. I'll see you on Nightcord later.
4
Mizuki
(I'm glad Kanade feels a little better now.)
5
Mizuki
(But still...)
6
Mizuki
C'mon, Mizuki... What are you doing...?
7
Mizuki
You did the same thing when you went on that picnic with Ena and her friends...
8
Mizuki
Always getting so involved...
9
Mizuki
(But deep down, I know.)
10
Mizuki
(I like them a lot.
Ena, Kanade, Mafuyu...)
11
Mizuki
(I can't just leave them alone if it looks like they need help. I usually find myself looking for a way to help them.)
12
Mizuki
...
13
Mizuki
(I wouldn't mind just basking in this for a while...)
Main Street
14
Mizuki
*Sigh*...
15
Mizuki
(Oh, right. It's a weekday.
I might've been at school if I bothered to put on my uniform.)
16
Shop Clerk
Welcome!
17
Mizuki
Oh...
18
Mizuki
(The diner we go to for after parties...)
19
Mizuki
Here you go, Kanade. Your oolong tea.
20
Kanade
Thank you, Mizuki.
21
Ena
And what did you get, Mizuki?
It's not a color I'm used to seeing...
22
Mizuki
Oh, this? Heh heh heh.
It's a special cocktail of a lot of different stuff. Wanna try it? It's good♪
23
Ena
No way. It looks gross.
24
Mizuki
Yeah, the color isn't great, but it really is pretty good.
25
Mafuyu
Mizuki, your fries are going cold.
26
Mizuki
Oh, good call! Thanks, Mafuyu!
27
Mizuki
Hey, wanna try some of this too while you're at it?
28
Mafuyu
No. I wouldn't know how it tastes anyway...
29
Mizuki
You sure? Suit yourself.
How about you, Kanade?
30
Kanade
I'm okay too.
I don't really like carbonated drinks to begin with so...
31
Ena
What?! Really?!
32
Kanade
Yes. But I can also drink it just fine once it's gone flat.
33
Mizuki
You're kidding, right?! It'd be just sugar water at that point!
34
Mizuki
(Yeah, that did happen...)
35
Mizuki
(It almost feels nostalgic too...)
36
Mizuki
Wait, huh...?
37
Mizuki
(It wasn't actually that long ago. Why am I reminiscing like it was...?)
38
Mizuki
(What does this mean...? It's like, in my mind, I'm already trying to make it something of the past...)
39
Mizuki
...
40
Mizuki
*Sigh*...
41
Mizuki
(How long will this last...?)
42
Mizuki
(Am I gonna be all alone again...?)
43
Mizuki
...
Scramble Crossing
44
Mizuki
Oh...
45
Mizuki
It's starting to rain again.
46
Mizuki
(I hope Kanade got home safe.
I'd hate to see her get all soaked again.)
47
Mizuki
Haha...
48
Mizuki
You know what, forget the umbrella...
I'm going home just like this...