Farewell, My Mask

Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Class 2-B
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Teacher

Now, this problem can be solved by...
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Mafuyu

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(She knows everything...)

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Mafuyu

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(About our music, my grades... Kanade...)
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Mafuyu

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(All of it...)
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Mafuyu

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(I don't think there's any point in lying to her anymore...)
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Mafuyu

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(She'll probably see right through me...)
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Mafuyu

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(What do I do...?)
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Mafuyu

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(Should I do as she says...?
And quit N25...?)
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Mafuyu

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(But...)

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Mafuyu

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(If I do that, I won't get to see everyone... Or go to SEKAI...)
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Mafuyu

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(I won't get to see Miku or the others...)
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Teacher

Let's see... Asahina, try solving this one for us.
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Mafuyu

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Oh...
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Mafuyu

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Okay.

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Classmate A

Hey, Mafuyu!
Wanna have lunch in the courtyard with us?
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Mafuyu

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Oh...
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Mafuyu

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Sorry...
I'll be eating by myself today. There's something I need to do.
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Classmate B

Okay, that's too bad!
I guess you have been pretty busy lately.
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Mafuyu

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I'm really sorry.
I hope you'll invite me again some other time.
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Classmate A

Sure thing! See you later!

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Mafuyu

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(Something I need to do...)
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Mafuyu

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(The others are probably working right now...)
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Mafuyu

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(I wish I could work with them...)

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Mafuyu

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(My phone's still unresponsive...)

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Mafuyu

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(It managed to get power this morning, but it's still stuck on the home screen.)
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Mafuyu

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(Which means I can't use Nightcord...)

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Mafuyu's Mother

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Like I just said, this won't do you any good right now. Why can't you see that...?!
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu's Mother

All I'm trying to do is make sure you have the best future possible...
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Mafuyu

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She cares about me...
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Mafuyu

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Right...?
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Mafuyu

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(D-Does she actually have my best interests in mind...?)
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Mafuyu

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(Yes, studying is important.)
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Mafuyu

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(But... But I care about everyone in N25...)

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KAITO

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She's doing everything she can to destroy who you really are. How can you even think about showing her any mercy?
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Mafuyu

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(Destroy who I really am...)
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Mafuyu

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(No, she wouldn't try to...)
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Mafuyu

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(But...)
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Mafuyu

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(That doesn't explain why she keeps taking everything away from me.)
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Mafuyu

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(Why is that...?)
A few hours later
Empty SEKAI

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Kanade

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Mafuyu didn't end up joining us during lunch...
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Mizuki

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Without saying a word too. Something's gotta be up. You don't think...?
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Ena

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Her mom probably did something again...
What if she finally decided to take away her phone...?
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Kanade

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...
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Kanade

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I don't know, but let's all take a step back for a second...
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Kanade

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Miku went to see what's going on, so I'm sure she'll have some news for us soon.
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Mizuki

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Right...
I really hope everything's okay...

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Miku

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Everyone...
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Ena

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Miku...!
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Kanade

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How's Mafuyu? Is she okay?
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Miku

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...
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Miku

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I don't know...
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Mizuki

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What?
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Miku

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I couldn't reach her phone.
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Ena

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You couldn't reach it...?
What do you mean? Why?

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Miku

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I'm not sure...
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MEIKO

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Something may've happened to her phone.
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MEIKO

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We're able to see what's going on over in your world by using the functionality of your phones.
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Ena

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So, does this mean her phone's broken?
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Mizuki

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B-But, I mean... Now?
That seems like way too big a coincidence.
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Kanade

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...
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Kanade

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I'm going to go look for Mafuyu.
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Ena

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Kanade...
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Ena

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I'm going too...
Not being able to reach her means something's definitely wrong.
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Mizuki

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Still, where?
I guess her house is the best place to start...
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Mizuki

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But we don't know where she lives.
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Kanade

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Regardless, I'll try some places where she'll most likely be. We might be able to find her if all three of us look...
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Ena

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Then, I'll try Miya Girls.
She might still be at school.
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Mizuki

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Okay, I'll check the station.
We run into each other a lot there on her way home from cram school.
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Kanade

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Okay, thank you both.
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KAITO

...
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Miku

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I'll try going over to her phone again...
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Miku

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But I don't know if it's going to work...
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KAITO

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Wait.
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Kanade

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Huh...?
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KAITO

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I'm going with you.
Next Chapter: Self-Preservation