(That hall monitor meeting really dragged on.)

(Lunch service at the cafe's probably gonna be over by the time I get there.)

Oh...

Hey, An...

Hey! Long time no see!
Sorry it's been so long since I last came by the shop.

No, that's all good...

...

An, I'm...

Sorry, gotta go! I promised to help out at the cafe!

(I couldn't look him in the eye...
Not only that, he seemed a little hesitant about talking to me too.)

(Everyone around here is probably aware that I know the truth about Aunt Nagi now...)

(I made the decision to keep moving forward, and I told Dad everything that he needed to hear.)

(Which is why I want to talk with all the locals the same way I always have...)

...

(But I guess I haven't sorted out my feelings as well as I think I have.)

(It's been awkward serving them at the cafe too...)

(No, stop...!
Things feel awkward because you make them awkward!)

(You just have to treat everyone the way you always have. I know you can do that much.)

So...

I'm back...!

Hey, welcome back.

No customers at the moment.
I closed a little early since we sold out during lunch.

Really? Oh, right. The sign out front said, “Closed”.

So, are you having trouble talking to everyone around town...?

Oh...

Yeah, I sorta am...
I keep clamming up for some reason. It's like I don't know how to face them...

But don't worry!
I just need a little time to figure things out! I'll have things back to normal in no time!

...

You shouldn't have to say any of this.
I mean, it's our fault for putting you in this situation.

Dad...

Okay, why don't we do this?
You don't have to help out here for a while.

What?! But you'd have to do so much more work!

Don't mind me. You reap what you sow, right?

And you and your team spoke about trying to find more time to practice, right?

Yeah, we did...

But are you sure about this...?

Yes. You should focus on what you want to do right now.

You can think about all this other stuff when you feel the time is right.

Then, I'll do that...

Thanks, Dad.