Part 1

Mizuki's Room

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1

Mafuyu

<Huh...? From my very first arrangement?>

2

Kanade

<Yes. After hearing it, all these different ideas started popping into my head.>

3

Kanade

<It even drove me towards composing an entirely new song in just one day.>

4

Mafuyu

<I had no idea...>

5

Mizuki

<Interesting...>

6

Mizuki

(So that's how they met...)

7

Mizuki

(A part of me knew that we were all the “same” when I first joined this group...)

8

Mizuki

(But they must've been dealing with an unbearable amount of pain this whole time.)

9

Kanade

<Oh, however... I collapsed and lost consciousness before I could actually upload that song.>

10

Mizuki

(I knew it. There was no way she was living a healthy life back then... Hm?!)

11

Kanade

<Luckily, the housekeepers that my grandma asked to come over saw that I was in trouble and...>

12

Mizuki

<Hold up! Time out!!>

13

Kanade

<Hm? Is something wrong?>

14

Mizuki

<What isn't wrong with what you just said?!>

15

Ena

<Yeah, K, you said you collapsed and lost consciousness...!>

16

Kanade

<Yes, I did.
By the time I woke up, I was in the hospital.>

17

Mizuki

<What do you mean, “Yes, I did”...?>

18

Mizuki

<I've been worried that you'd get sick one day eating nothing but instant noodles... But it has already happened.>

19

Mafuyu

<No better than fasting, to be honest.>

20

Kanade

<I've been more careful lately.
I know that instant noodles alone aren't enough, so I make sure to take vitamin drinks and eat nutrient-rich foods now.>

21

Kanade

<On top of that, having a housekeeper clean and cook delicious food for me has been an enormous help.>

22

Mizuki

<That's right. You two had already met by then.>

23

Kanade

<Yes, I initially met her while she was still just observing, but she was the one who discovered that I was in trouble...>

24

Mizuki

<That means she's the one who saved you, right?>

25

Kanade

<Yes. My grandma even said that there must be some meaning in us meeting.>

26

Ena

<Hold on, Yuki, doesn't that girl go to your school?>

27

Mafuyu

<Yes, she does.>

28

Mizuki

<Wait, really?>

29

Ena

<You don't remember?>

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30

Mafuyu

A girl from my club that I talk to often told me her friend works as domestic help.

31

Ena

Wait, what? You talk to people at school?
What's she like?

32

Mafuyu

I don't know how to describe her... Her name's Shizuku Hinomori, and she's a famous idol, but I don't really know about the things she does outside school.

33

Ena

Hold on a sec!
Shizuku Hinomori who used to be the front girl of Cheerful * Days?!

34

Mizuki

Oh yeah, she quit that group, no?
I had no idea she was in the same school as Mafuyu. Nice!

35

Mizuki

<Oh, now I remember...>

36

Mizuki

<That means you knew about Kanade's housekeeper too, right, Yuki?>

37

Mafuyu

<Yes, but only because Hinomori was already acquainted with her.>

38

Mizuki

<But then, you finally met her through one of her bandmates!>

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39

Kanade

<That was also because Ms. Mochizuki suggested that we meet.>

40

Kanade

<She's such a kind, thoughtful and gentle person.>

41

Mizuki

<I'm glad...
I'd like to meet her someday.>

42

Mizuki

<Because then, I'll be able to ask her in person!>

43

Ena

<Ask what?>

44

Mizuki

<Nothing other than, “Please, keep an eye on Kanade for us!”>

45

Ena

<Okay...?>

46

Mizuki

<Haha. Hey, let's be honest. K's eating right because of her.>

47

Mizuki

<Anyway, we've been on this tangent long enough. Tell us more about what happened after you two met, K, Yuki!>

48

Ena

<Yeah, what happened after you collapsed?!>

49

Kanade

<Um... They ran tests to check for abnormalities, put me on an IV and sent me home afterward...>

50

Ena

<What?! That's it?!>

51

Kanade

<Yes, and after I got home...>