Part 1

Ena's Room

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Ena

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I tried making it so the viewer's eyes are drawn toward this girl's face...
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Ena

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But it still doesn't feel right...
Maybe I should rethink this design and... Wait, no!
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Ena

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Geez, I left these lines completely black...! I'll have to recolor these parts too...
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Ena

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Hold on a sec. I don't have to now if I'm gonna do an overhaul.

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Ena

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Hmm... Is this better?
I guess I can just ask Kanade later tonight.
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Ena

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Phew...
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Ena

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(Kanade and Mafuyu's story was so interesting that I forgot to keep working on this. Hopefully, I've made up for that lost time now.)
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Ena

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(Still, two years ago...)

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Father

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I wouldn't bother.
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Father

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You don't have the talent to become an artist.
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Junior High School Ena

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Wh-What do you mean...?
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Junior High School Ena

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Was everything I did until now just a complete waste of time?!
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Junior High School Ena

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I don't have any talent, so it doesn't matter how hard I work?!
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Junior High School Ena

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I get that you're not gonna be of any help now...! I'll become an even greater artist than you on my own!
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Ena

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...
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Ena

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(I got so mad that time that I really sat down to study art in order to get back at him...)
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Ena

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(And I still couldn't get into the school I wanted.)
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Ena

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(After that, I kept studying, but it became more and more painful with each passing day...)
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Ena

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(I became so frustrated...
It felt like the whole world was laughing at me...)
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Ena

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I unloaded on Akito, Mom and everyone else around me back then as a way to vent too...
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Ena

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(I couldn't do anything with my art, while my peers kept making progress toward their dreams...)
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Ena

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(Getting left behind like that made me feel like a total wreck...)
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Ena

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(But...)

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Junior High School Ena

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Mother's Voice

Ena...
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Junior High School Ena

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...!
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Junior High School Ena

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Shut up! I said I'm not hungry, didn't I?!
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Mother's Voice

I know...
You don't have to eat if you don't want to...
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Mother's Voice

But why don't we watch some TV together? Your friend just happens to be on right now.
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Junior High School Ena

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Huh?
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Mother's Voice

Airi Momoi.
Akito told me that she's your friend...
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Junior High School Ena

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A-Airi...?
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Show MC

<Our guest today is the new idol group that everybody's talking about right now... QT!>

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Airi

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<Lovely☆ Fairy☆ Airi... Momoi!!
I'm Airi Momoi, the heart-seeking idol♪>

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Junior High School Ena

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Airi...
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Junior High School Ena

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(When's the last time we saw each other...?)
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Junior High School Ena

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(Oh, I think it was when she said she'd be going to Miya Girls. But that couldn't have been that long ago...)
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Junior High School Ena

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...
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Junior High School Ena

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You did it, Airi.
You actually achieved your dream of becoming an idol.
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Junior High School Ena

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While I...
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Junior High School Ena

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...
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Junior High School Ena

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I... I...!
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Mother

I even recorded all the other shows I could find that she's been on...
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Junior High School Ena

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Y-You did?! Can I watch them now?
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Mother

Of course. Why don't you have some food while you do?
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Junior High School Ena

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Okay, I will...
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Ena

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Seeing Airi on TV made me want to keep going and keep trying.
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Ena

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Now that I think about it, I've been helped by so many people.
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Ena

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When I made a submission for the Shibuya Art Contest, Kanade's song and Rin were there to cheer me up.
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Ena

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Also, I'm the artist for N25!
My contribution to this group will always be my art!
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Ena

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Alright...!
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Ena

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Let's take another hard look at this illustration and find ways to improve it.