Oh, Honami, Shiho. Over here.

Excuse me.

Hona! Shiho! Come on in♪

It's been getting so cold in the corridor lately.

I know. It's also cloudy today, so not many people seem to be having lunch out in the courtyard.

Yeah♪ Days like these are all about eating together in a nice, cozy classroom.

Hehe.
Oh, Ichika, that reminds me...

The CD by that artist you like went on sale yesterday, didn't it?

Yeah, it did...

Hm? You had to stay late to take care of some class representative business yesterday, right? Did you miss your chance to get it?

No, I got a copy.
But only because someone else let me have theirs...

They let you have their copy?

Yeah. There was one copy left at the store I went to, but another person was there to buy the same CD...

And they ended up giving me their copy.

I see...

I feel awful about what happened.
They must've really been looking forward to listening to it too.

Are there any plans for a re-release?

Not that I know of.

Oh, what if they managed to get a copy at a different store?

I sure hope so...

However, only a few stores were carrying this CD. The one I went to was the closest one around here, so they would've had to go down another station if they were to do that.

Y-Yikes...

Sorry, I didn't mean to bring down the mood like that...

No, I was the one who asked. You don't need to apologize...

Okay, thanks...

(But...)

(She must've been looking forward to it too...)

...

I know, Ichi!
What if we tried finding this person?

Huh?

This morning, you said this person's around our age and how they might be a fan of Miku songs, right?

Sure, because being a fan of this artist probably means that they're also a fan of Miku songs...

Yeah, that's why I'm betting you'd be able to become friends with them♪

F-Friends?

Hehe. I agree with Saki. I'm sure you two would hit it off great if she does turn out to be another Miku fan like you.

See?
We should find this person so you can lend them your CD...

H-Hold on one second, Saki.
How do we actually find them...?

How? Well...
What if you ran a stakeout on the CD shop?

A stakeout...?
That's easier said than done.

R-Right...

But if they're around our age, they could be a student at one of the other schools.

Hey, yeah!
What was this person wearing, Ichi?
If they were wearing a uniform...

No, um... They were wearing sweats...

Sweats? From where?

They didn't look School Issue or anything. I think they were just regular sweats.

Darn. That would've made things so much easier.

By the way... Was this person a boy? A girl?

A girl with beautiful, long hair.

(Sweats and beautiful, long hair?)

(No, it can't be.)

Oh, what if we asked around online about this person?

Like... <I'm looking for the person who gave me this CD yesterday!>

No, I'd really rather not blow things out of proportion like that...

Okay...

Yeah, someone could see that as an opportunity to be a total jerk about it.

Anyway, thanks for taking this so seriously and putting so much thought into it...

I don't know if I'll ever see her again, but I'll try going back to the CD shop when I have time.

If they do like Miku songs, I might be able to find them there on days when new Miku CDs go on sale.

Yes, I agree. And if they're a high schooler like us, you might just bump into them after school.

Yeah!
It'd be like a miracle... No, fate!

Hehe. Hear that?

Quit exaggerating, you two.