Our Starry Sky Leading to the Future

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Saki

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Wh-What is this place...?!
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Rin

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Whoa!
I didn't know this part of SEKAI existed!
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Luka

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It looks like a station platform...
There's even a train stopped.
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Saki

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It's so spacious...
But how did no one notice until now?
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Saki

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I thought we'd explored every inch of this SEKAI already.
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Luka

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...
This is just my guess...
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Luka

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But I don't think it was always here.
This area may've newly appeared.
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Saki

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Huh? A new area...?
Is that possible?!
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Luka

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I can't say for sure since this is also completely new to me...
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Luka

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But do you remember how this SEKAI was born out of you and the others' feelings, Saki?
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Saki

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Oh, yes!
Our feelings coalesced and formed this SEKAI, right?
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Luka

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Along those lines...
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Luka

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This place may be some kind of reflection of all of your feelings.
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Saki

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Our feelings...
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Luka

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Yes.
But it's difficult to say what those feelings entail.
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Rin

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Then, why don't we try exploring this place a little more?
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Rin

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If we take a closer look, we might be able to find the answer☆
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Saki

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Oh, great idea!
I also wanna see what this place has to offer!
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Luka

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Hehe. Me too.
Then, let's take a quick look, shall we?
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Rin

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Alright, I'll go check out the platform on the other side since it also looks really big and spacious!
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Luka

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In that case, I'll try taking a look around the station. I'd like to get an idea of its overall scale.
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Rin

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Where do you wanna look, Sakki?!
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Saki

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Hmm... Then, I'll keep checking this area out!
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Saki

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I wanna take a closer look at this train and these posters and bulletins and stuff!
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Rin

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Okay♪
Then, let us know if you find anything!
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Luka

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I'll see you two in a little bit.
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Saki

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See you!

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Saki

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Still, what's this station for...?
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Saki

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Oh, an electronic bulletin board!
It looks just like one you'd see on a real platform...
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Saki

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Huh? Wait a second...
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Saki

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There's no destination...?
Is it broken or something?
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Saki

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Come to think of it, where is this train headed?
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Saki

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Oh, there could be something written on the train!

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Saki

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Hmm...
There's nothing written here either.
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Saki

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(What if this train doesn't actually have a destination yet...?)
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Saki

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(The doors don't seem to open...
But the lights are on, so they should be working.)

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Saki

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Hello? I'd like to board!

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Saki

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Huh...?

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Saki

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Hi, it's nice to meet you all! My name's Saki Tenma!
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Saki

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I've actually been a student here since junior high school, but I ended up in the hospital for a while.
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Saki

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Now I'm back to perfect health, and ready to have a great time!
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Saki

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My plan is to enjoy high school life to the fullest♪
Let's all be friends!
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Saki

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Wh-What's going on?!
Was that me...?
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Saki

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She just suddenly popped into my head and...
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Saki

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Bye bye, Ichi! See you later!
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Ichika

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Okay.
See you later, Saki.

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Saki

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*Sigh*
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Saki

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I was so sure that the four of us would start hanging out together again like old times...

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Saki

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But I guess Ichi's right...
We're all busy high schoolers now, so things won't just go back to being the way they used to...
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Saki

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...
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Saki

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No, stop! I've gotta stay positive!
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Saki

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If I keep making the effort to go talk to them, then we might be able to start hanging out again!
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Saki

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So, I'll try again tomorrow!
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Saki

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(Hang on...
This is from when I got to start going to school again...)
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Saki

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(Does that mean I'm seeing my memories from back then...?)
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Saki

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Oh...
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Saki

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Why are they both being like that?
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Saki

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It's like they're avoiding me.
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Saki

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(This is from...
Whenever I went over to talk to Shiho and Hona, they didn't really say anything to me.)
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Saki

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(They weren't acting like their usual selves, which bothered me a lot...)
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Saki

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(And then...)

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Saki

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(I'm loving this! Everyone's parts are coming together in this song! Maybe we could start a band again, and things between us could be the way they used to be...)
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Saki

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Shiho, Hona, Ichi... Let's get the band back together!
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Saki

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(We met up in SEKAI, and I told them about how we should get our band back together.)
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Saki

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(Looking back, I was so desperate...)
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Saki

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(I wanted us to be friends again...
I thought getting our band back together was my only hope.)
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Saki

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(But...)
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Saki

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I see now what we should do.
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Saki

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We should give up on getting her to join the band.
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Ichika

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What?!
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Saki

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(That was really tough...)
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Saki

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(I wanted Hona to be there with us, but I knew that she'd end up suffering as a result...)
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Saki

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(I have to tell her tomorrow...)
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Saki

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(I have to let Hona know that she doesn't have to join our band.)
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Saki

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(I have to tell her, but...)
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Saki

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I really don't want to...
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Saki

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(If I tell her, I get the feeling this is how things are gonna be moving forward...)
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Saki

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(Just us. No Hona...
The four of us won't be friends again like we used to...)
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Saki

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I don't want that...
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Saki

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I don't want to tell her...
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Saki

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(But...)

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Saki

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I have to...!
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Saki

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Because it's in her best interest.
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Saki

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It's okay.
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Saki

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I'm sure we'll get another chance to hang out again like we used to... Someday...
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Saki

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So, for now...
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Saki

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I have to say goodbye to her...
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Saki

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(That was so hard...)
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Saki

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(I mean, I really thought that we'd never see each other ever again.)
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Saki

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(We'd go our separate ways, graduate from high school, become adults and completely lose contact...)
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Saki

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(That scared me a lot...)
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Saki

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(But...)
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Saki

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It's okay, past me...

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Saki

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We all get back together in the end.
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Saki

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A lot of scary and not-so-nice things are gonna happen in the future...
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Saki

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But don't worry!
We managed to get through it all!
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Rin's Voice

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Sakki! Sakki!
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Saki

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Oh...!
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Saki

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H-Huh...? Am I...?
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Rin

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Th-Thank goodness!
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Rin

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We were so worried!
You didn't respond to anything we said! And then you started bawling your eyes out!
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Luka

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What happened?
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Saki

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Hehe. I'm okay...
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Saki

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I was just sort of dreaming for a bit.
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Luka

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Dreaming?
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Saki

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Yes. I don't know why, but I started seeing all these different things after touching this train...
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Saki

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Like what happened before we got our band back together, when we weren't talking to each other...
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Saki

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Being reminded of what happened back then made me tear up a little...
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Luka

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Saki...

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Luka

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You don't have to put on a brave face if it's too much.
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Saki

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No, I'm not pretending to smile or anything!
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Saki

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Yeah, being reminded of what happened was pretty tough...
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Saki

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But we're all back together now...
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Saki

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We've become pros and are moving forward together!
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Saki

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That makes me super happy... So, it's all okay!
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Saki

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I don't know how our career as pros is going to unfold...
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Saki

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But I know that the four of us will keep trying our best!
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Luka

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I'm sure you'll all do just fine as long as you stay together.
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Rin

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Yeah♪
Do your best, Sakki! We'll all be rooting for you!
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Saki

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Hehe. Thanks, Rin!
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Rin

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Still, what made you see that dream...?
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Saki

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I dunno...
It all happened so suddenly...
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Luka

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What if SEKAI wanted you to see what you just did?
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Saki

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SEKAI?
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Luka

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Yes.
Your feelings may have affected it in such a way that it felt it needed to remind you of what happened.
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Saki

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(If that's true, then...)
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Saki

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(Maybe it was giving me an opportunity to tell my past self that everything is going to be okay...)
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Luka

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Oh, Saki, that reminds me...
Don't you have to be home soon?
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Rin

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She's right!
Isn't it almost time for you to have dinner?
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Saki

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No, you're right!
My mom's gonna be so worried!
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Saki

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Then, I'll see you two later!
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Rin

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Okay! Let's go exploring again!
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Saki

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(I'm so glad I came here, since I got a chance to remember what happened back then...)
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Saki

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(We're probably gonna be faced with a lot more tough challenges in the future.)
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Saki

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(But I'm sure the four of us will figure out a way to keep moving forward!)
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Saki

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(I mean, just look at me! I'm standing here now after going through everything I did!)
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