Part 1

Miyamasuzaka

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Mafuyu

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(This took longer than I expected...)
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Mafuyu

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(But I don't have cram school today and my homework assignments didn't seem too bad, so I should be able to start working right when I get home...)

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Ichika

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Um, Asahina...!
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Mafuyu

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Oh, Hoshino, are you also about to head out?
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Ichika

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Yes. I just happened to see you walking by...
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Mafuyu

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Hehe. So you came over to greet me.
Shall we head out together?
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Ichika

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*Gasp*...!
Yes, please!

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Ichika

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Oh, that reminds me.
About that class representative business we were working on just now...
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Ichika

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I'm sorry about the first years running behind schedule and having to ask you for help. Right as you were heading to the archery club no less...
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Mafuyu

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You don't have to apologize. I'm a class representative just like you, so I felt compelled to see this through to the end.
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Mafuyu

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Also, last year, I witnessed some seniors going out of their way to help others, so I thought I should do the same starting this year...
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Ichika

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Asahina...
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Ichika

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(She's such an incredible person.
She's smart, a great athlete, and unbelievably kind on top of all that...)
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Mafuyu

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Oh, Hoshino, are you okay in terms of time? I remember you mentioning that you have band practice today.
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Ichika

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Y-Yes, but I already let my friends know that I may not be able to make it today.
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Mafuyu

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I see. That's good.
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Mafuyu

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By the way... Have you always been interested in music and being in a band?
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Ichika

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Well, my parents both like music quite a bit, and my father owns some instruments, including guitars, so I was exposed to it at an early age.
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Ichika

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But I really became interested in music because of Hatsune Miku.
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Mafuyu

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Huh? Miku...?
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Ichika

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Yes! A Miku song can differ so much in terms of style and genre just based on who produced it!
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Ichika

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A song can be very cute, it can sound really cool or even a little scary.
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Mafuyu

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Hehe. I know what you mean.
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Ichika

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At first, I was in awe over just how amazing Miku is...
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Ichika

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But when I was in junior high school, a lot had happened and I had a hard time dealing with it.
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Ichika

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I didn't know what I wanted to do with myself or what I should do moving forward...
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Mafuyu

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I see...
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Ichika

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But Miku songs helped me get through that.
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Ichika

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The producers of these songs are all trying to convey some sort of message or what they feel through Miku's voice...
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Ichika

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I started wanting to become just like her in order to tell my childhood friends what I was feeling...
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Mafuyu

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Yes, I see...
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Mafuyu

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Telling them how you feel like how Miku does... Were you able to do that in the end?
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Ichika

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Yes!
It wasn't easy, but I somehow managed...
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Mafuyu

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I'm glad you did.
So you're a step closer to being just like Miku, your hero.
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Ichika

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Well... Um...
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Mafuyu

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Not quite...?
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Ichika

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It's just... So much goes through my mind whenever I'm trying to write lyrics for my band's songs...
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Ichika

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But it seems like I just wanted to be open and honest about how I feel...
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Mafuyu

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How you feel...?
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Ichika

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Yes...
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Ichika

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Instead of feeling embarrassed about how I feel or talking about it in a roundabout way, I should be more direct...
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Mafuyu

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Hehe. That's so wonderful.
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Ichika

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I-It is?
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Ichika

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I mean, I have a better idea of what I want to do, but still don't really know exactly how I feel or what the right answer is...
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Ichika

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Honestly, I have only Miku to thank for being able to get this far.
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Mafuyu

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...
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Ichika

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Without her, I wouldn't be in a band or even the person you're talking to right now...

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Mafuyu

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Miku...
Scramble Crossing
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Ichika

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Oh, I'm over that way.
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Ichika

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Also, I apologize for going on so much about Miku...
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Mafuyu

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No, I had fun listening to what you had to say.
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Mafuyu

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So... Would you mind if I asked you one last question?
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Ichika

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Yes, of course.
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Mafuyu

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What does Miku mean to you, Hoshino?
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Ichika

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What does she mean to me?
Well...
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Ichika

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She's someone that can become anything.
Almost like freedom itself...
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Mafuyu

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Freedom...
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Ichika

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Oh, also...
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Ichika

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She's my band's role model and my savior!
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Mafuyu

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Hehe. I see.
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Mafuyu

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Thank you, Hoshino.
Please, get home safe.
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Ichika

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Thank you! If you'll excuse me.

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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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A role model and a savior, huh...?
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Mafuyu

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Conversely, what does Miku mean to me...?