Whither This Path of Thorns

The day of the school festival
Kamiyama High School - School Gate

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???

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Oh, Mizuki...
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Mizuki

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...!
Oh.

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Mizuki

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Kanade, Mafuyu...!
Welcome!
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Kanade

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Oh, umm... Thank you for having us.
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Mafuyu

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So many people...
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Mizuki

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Unlike the Miya Girls festival, you don't have to buy a ticket or anything to enter. So there's always a ton of people!
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Mizuki

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And my class has been super busy since this morning!
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Kanade

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Really?
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Kanade

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Oh, Mizuki, speaking of your class...
Do you not have to help out?
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Mizuki

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Nope!
I worked reception this morning, so I'm free now!
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Kanade

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I see. That's good to hear.
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Mafuyu

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Is Ena still helping out with her class...?
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Mizuki

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Yeah, probably.
But I don't know for sure since I haven't heard from her.
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Kanade

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Then, would it be best for us to go visit her stall?
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Mizuki

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Oh... Yeah...
Alright, I'll let her know that we're headed her—

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Ena's Voice

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Here you are.
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Mizuki

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...!
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Mizuki

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(No, it's not like I'm telling her right now...)
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Mizuki

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(Just act natural and talk like normal...)
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Mizuki

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Wait...

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Mizuki

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“S-Seriously good grilled squid”...?

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Kanade

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They're certainly sending a clear message...
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Ena

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Argh...!
That's why I hate this shirt so much!
My class got carried away and made it as a sick joke...
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Mizuki

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Oh... Umm...
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Mizuki

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B-But things aren't that bad, right...?
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Ena

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Hey, don't straddle the fence like that!
If you want to make fun of me, don't hold back! If you're gonna cheer me up, then come up with something better to say!
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Mizuki

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What?! Now you're just being unreasonable!!
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Kanade

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But I think that shirt suits you, Ena...
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Ena

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What...?!
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Mafuyu

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You're shaking...
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Mizuki

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So, you're happy about receiving a compliment from her, but you're conflicted about it involving the shirt you're wearing...?
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Ena

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Hey, don't just lay it out bare like that!
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Ena

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Anyway... Now that we're all here, let's start checking everything out! Where should we start?
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Mizuki

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Hmm... I feel like we should start by grabbing some squid from your class's stall...
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Mizuki

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But I don't think any of us are hungry yet, so we should probably start by checking out whatever catches our eye!
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Kanade

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Okay.
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Mizuki

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Then, let's go!
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Mizuki

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We're gonna have so much fun today!
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Ena

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(Mizuki's acting kinda strange...)
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Ena

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(It must have to do with those messages I received yesterday...)
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Ena

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(It is bothering me...
But I promised to wait.)
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Ena

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(So, for now, I'll focus on us having fun together.)

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Mizuki

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(Going around school together like this is pretty scary...)
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Mizuki

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(But...)
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Kanade

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Let's see... What's going on here...?
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Mafuyu

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“Group Costume Show!”...?
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???

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Hi, Mizuki!
Oh, you're all here!
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Mizuki

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Huh...?
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An

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Welcome to Class 2-A, everyone!
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Mizuki

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Oh, An, Li'l Bro...!
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Kanade

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Long time no see, Shiraishi.
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Akito

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You really came...?
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Ena

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What's wrong with that?
I am a student here.
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Akito

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I didn't say you couldn't come.
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Mizuki

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Haha. Anyway, how are things going?
Are you guys getting a lot of foot traffic?
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An

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Yeah, tons!
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Mafuyu

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What is it that your class is doing, Shiraishi?
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An

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Basically, we're running a photo booth where you can try on all sorts of different costumes! A few of our classmates that are really into fashion design made them for us.
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Kanade

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Really...?
Oh, look at that. There's a huge selection.
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An

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We've got it all! Dresses, mandarin gowns, maid uniforms and even alien costumes! You're free to try on whatever you like and totally transform!
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Ena

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Hmm...
Then, wanna try on some of these?
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Mafuyu

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You just want to have your picture taken, right?
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Ena

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No!
I thought we could make fun memories by taking some together!
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Mizuki

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Fun memories...
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Mizuki

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Yeah.
Then, let's do it!
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An

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Alright, Kusanagi!
We got four more coming in!

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Mizuki

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Huh? Wh-Whoa!!
An, don't pull so hard!!

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Kanade

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It's been so long since I last saw a play at a school festival...
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Ena

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Me too.
But to be fair, these are usually hard to watch since they rely so much on dumb inside jokes and stuff...
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Mizuki

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Not to worry!
Don't forget that Rui's the director!
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Mafuyu

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Really? Kamishiro is...?
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Class 3-C Student

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Thank you all for joining us for this showing of “A Trip to the Moon”! The play will begin momentarily!
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Kanade

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Oh, it's about to start.
I wonder what the story's like...
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Tsukasa

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“Alright, it's time to set off for the moon!!!!”
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Tsukasa

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“I must succeed in reaching the moon and exploring all around it!!”
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Class 3-C Students

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“Ready, everyone?! We're sending Dr. Tenma to the moon!”
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Ena

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What?
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Class 3-C Students

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“One, two...! Three!”
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Tsukasa

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“Whoaaa!!!!
Through the atmosphere and to the moon!!!!”
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Kanade

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H-He's flying over the audience...?!

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Mafuyu

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And headfirst into the moon with a face on it...
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Kanade

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Wow... He's stuck jutting out of it...
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Ena

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Wait, what happened to exploring the moon?! He basically just destroyed it!
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Mafuyu

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But this scene is true to the original film...
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Ena

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What?!
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Mizuki

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Hehe...
We shouldn't expect anything less from Rui and Tsukasa.
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Kanade

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I really wasn't expecting to see the Earth get invaded by moon aliens at the end...

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Mafuyu

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Yes, it sort of made me think about humanity's place in the universe.
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Ena

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Really? That part felt really thrown together to me...
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Mizuki

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Haha!
Well, everyone's entitled to their own opinions.
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Mizuki

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This really is fun...
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Ena

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Oh, hey, Mizuki?
Can we head over to your class now?
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Mizuki

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Huh?
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Ena

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I've actually been looking forward to trying your class's escape room.
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Mizuki

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Oh...
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Mizuki

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Y-Yeah!
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Mizuki

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Then, let's go!
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