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
(She knows everything...)
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Mafuyu
(About our music, my grades... Kanade...)
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Mafuyu
(All of it...)
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Mafuyu
(I don't think there's any point in lying to her anymore...)
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Mafuyu
(She'll probably see right through me...)
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Mafuyu
(What do I do...?)
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Mafuyu
(Should I do as she says...?
And quit N25...?)
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Mafuyu
(But...)
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Mafuyu
(If I do that, I won't get to see everyone... Or go to SEKAI...)
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Mafuyu
(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
Oh...
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Mafuyu
Okay.
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Classmate A
Hey, Mafuyu!
Wanna have lunch in the courtyard with us?
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Mafuyu
Oh...
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Mafuyu
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
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
(Something I need to do...)
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Mafuyu
(The others are probably working right now...)
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Mafuyu
(I wish I could work with them...)
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Mafuyu
(My phone's still unresponsive...)
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Mafuyu
(It managed to get power this morning, but it's still stuck on the home screen.)
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Mafuyu
(Which means I can't use Nightcord...)
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Mafuyu's Mother
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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Mafuyu's Mother
All I'm trying to do is make sure you have the best future possible...
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Mafuyu
She cares about me...
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Mafuyu
Right...?
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Mafuyu
(D-Does she actually have my best interests in mind...?)
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Mafuyu
(Yes, studying is important.)
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Mafuyu
(But... But I care about everyone in N25...)
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KAITO
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
(Destroy who I really am...)
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Mafuyu
(No, she wouldn't try to...)
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Mafuyu
(But...)
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Mafuyu
(That doesn't explain why she keeps taking everything away from me.)
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Mafuyu
(Why is that...?)
A few hours later
Empty SEKAI
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Kanade
Mafuyu didn't end up joining us during lunch...
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Mizuki
Without saying a word too. Something's gotta be up. You don't think...?
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Ena
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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Kanade
I don't know, but let's all take a step back for a second...
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Kanade
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
Right...
I really hope everything's okay...
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Miku
Everyone...
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Ena
Miku...!
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Kanade
How's Mafuyu? Is she okay?
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Miku
...
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Miku
I don't know...
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Mizuki
What?
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Miku
I couldn't reach her phone.
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Ena
You couldn't reach it...?
What do you mean? Why?
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Miku
I'm not sure...
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MEIKO
Something may've happened to her phone.
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MEIKO
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
So, does this mean her phone's broken?
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Mizuki
B-But, I mean... Now?
That seems like way too big a coincidence.
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Kanade
...
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Kanade
I'm going to go look for Mafuyu.
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Ena
Kanade...
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Ena
I'm going too...
Not being able to reach her means something's definitely wrong.
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Mizuki
Still, where?
I guess her house is the best place to start...
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Mizuki
But we don't know where she lives.
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Kanade
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
Then, I'll try Miya Girls.
She might still be at school.
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Mizuki
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
Okay, thank you both.
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KAITO
...
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Miku
I'll try going over to her phone again...
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Miku
But I don't know if it's going to work...
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KAITO
Wait.
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Kanade
Huh...?
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KAITO
I'm going with you.
Next Chapter: Self-Preservation