Part 1

Ena's Room

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Mizuki

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<Okay, good night!!>

Ena

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<Night.>

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Ena

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*Sigh*
I couldn't focus at all today despite knowing that I'm behind schedule.

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Ena

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Ugh... This is all Mizuki's fault.

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Luka

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So Mizuki's...?

Ena

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I wonder what Luka and MEIKO were talking about...

Ena

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Maybe tomorrow... Oh, I guess today... Anyway, I could ask before we start working...

Ena

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Oh, what if I'm told, “I'm busy”...?

Ena

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And I might get an, “I'm sleepy,” and miss my chance if I ask after we're done...

Ena

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Okay, I guess I don't have any other choice...

The next day

Shinonome Household - Living Room

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Ena & Akito

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Let's eat!

Mother

Enjoy.

Ena

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Um, Mom...

Mother

Oh, did I use too much soy sauce?

Ena

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No, that was really good.
It's about something else.

Ena

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About us doing stuff together this Sunday... Mind if we postpone that?

Mother

Sure, I don't mind.
After all, it was you that asked me first.

Mother

But this is very sudden. Did something come up?

Ena

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Well...
I'm sort of worried about one of my friends.

Ena

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And I'm thinking about inviting them out this Sunday to see how they are.

Akito

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Are you talking about Akiyama...?

Ena

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Huh? Wh-What if I am...?

Akito

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Didn't you ask one of my teammates the other day about how Akiyama's doing?

Akito

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After refusing my offer to ask them for you too. You're really that bothered by whatever's going on?

Ena

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Why do you care? It's my business, not yours...

Akito

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Okay...?

Ena

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(But that does remind me.
Mizuki's friends with someone on his team.)

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Ena

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(Yeah, it's her.)

Ena

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That's right. Mom, you've gotta hear this!

Ena

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I met the girls on Akito's team for the first time the other day.

Mother

Oh, what are they like?

Ena

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One's really quiet and polite.
The other was, well...

Ena

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How do I describe her? She seems clingy, you know...?

Akito

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That's what you saw?

Ena

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Am I wrong?
Shiraishi, right? She's probably a nice person and all, but also doesn't seem to know how personal space works...

Akito

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Yeah, I do get what you're trying to say.

Akito

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Apparently, the first time she met Kohane, she immediately asked her to be her singing partner and invited her to perform at an event.

Ena

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P-Partner?! Like you and Toya?

Akito

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Yeah.

Ena

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During their first meeting?

Akito

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Yeah.

Ena

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Wow...

Mother

Hehe. She seems very tenacious.

Akito

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I mean, Akiyama's not really any different, right?

Ena

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What are you talking about...?!

Ena

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Mizuki keeps an eye on what mood everyone's in and always seems to be thinking about how much space is between us.

Akito

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Really? I never would've guessed.

Ena

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(Ugh... Changing the topic just led me right back to Mizuki...)

Akito

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Anyway, good luck.

Ena

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Huh...?

Akito

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It's been a while since you've openly cared this much about someone else. Not since Momoi, right?

Ena

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What?!

Akito

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Like I said, good luck.
And thanks for dinner.

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Ena

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Hey, wait...!

Ena

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Seriously, what was that just now...?

Ena

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(But he might be right.
Airi and Mizuki might be the only people I've ever cared about this much.)

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Ena

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(I'm almost never able to get a straight answer, but I can't just leave things the way they are...)

Ena

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(Okay...!)

Ena

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(Once I'm on Nightcord, I'll try talking to Mizuki about doing something this Sunday!)