Whither This Path of Thorns

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Announcement

Ena

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Phew... I finally got to change out of that thing...

Mizuki

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It's a shame since that shirt looked so good on you.

Ena

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Again, that doesn't make me happy at all.

Mizuki

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(Anyway, I'm glad nothing happened and we got to see everything together.)

Kanade

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Okay, we should probably excuse ourselves here...

Kanade

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Thank you for inviting us.
I had a lot of fun today.

Mafuyu

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See you on Nightcord.

Mizuki

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Yeah, thanks for coming!

Mizuki

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Also...

Mizuki

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Can we talk in person again soon?

Mizuki

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There's something I need to tell you two...

Kanade

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...?
I don't mind...

Mafuyu

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Me neither...

Mizuki

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Great.
Then, I'll let you know what's up later!

Kanade

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Okay, sounds good...

Mizuki

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Thanks!
Then, see you two later!

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Mizuki

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(It's almost time for the night festival...)

Mizuki

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(Most people are gonna start heading for the courtyard, so we should probably talk up there...)

Mizuki

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(Actually, that's exactly where I want to talk...)

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Mizuki

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(The place where I became connected to everyone.)

Mizuki

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(The place where Ena said she'd wait. Up there.)

Mizuki

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Ena.

Ena

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Hm?

Mizuki

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Wanna go up to the rooftop...?

Mizuki

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I wanna tell you properly... What I couldn't that time.

Ena

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Okay.

Ena

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Let's go.

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Mizuki

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(My heart... It hurts...)

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Mizuki

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(And I feel sick...)

Mizuki

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(But...)

Mizuki

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(I'm done running...!)

Ena

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...

Ena

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This place is so empty now that the night festival is starting...

Mizuki

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Oh, yeah...

Mizuki

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The building feels like a ghost town since everyone's heading towards the courtyard right now.

Ena

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Hmm...

Ena

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I'm not interested in the night festival, but I do kinda like how quiet it is here.

Ena

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There were so many people a second ago, but now it's really calm... I feel like I could turn that into a good drawing.

Mizuki

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Yeah, I bet you'd capture this situation in a really interesting way...

Ena

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Right?

Ena

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We could even use this idea for one of our videos if the right song comes up.

Mizuki

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A video about a school...

Ena

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We haven't done anything like that before, right?

Ena

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The festival's over and the school's empty, but something new is about to start...

Ena

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Then, the song would begin... And stuff would happen from there!

Mizuki

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“Stuff would happen”? I think your idea's gonna need more work...

Ena

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Cut me some slack, will you?

Ena

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We can just hammer out the details together like always.

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Mizuki

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(Ena's such a nice person...)

Mizuki

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(She doesn't want me to feel nervous or uncomfortable, so she's making a point of talking to me the way she usually does...)

Mizuki

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(That makes me really happy...)

Mizuki

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(And really warm inside...)

Mizuki

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(Which is why I'm so scared...)

Mizuki

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Then, when we do make that video, I might have you draw that T-shirt you wore today...

Ena

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What? I never wanna think about that smelly and lame piece of junk ever again.

Mizuki

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You say that, but I really doubt you're gonna just toss it. I'm guessing that you're gonna keep it somewhere safe.

Ena

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No, it's going in the trash the second I get home!

Mizuki

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Yeah, yeah.
Whatever you say.

Mizuki

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(It'll be okay...)

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Mizuki

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(I'll tell her everything, and...)

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Oh, hey!
Akiyama!!

Mizuki

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Huh?

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Mizuki

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Hey, what's up? Is something wrong? You look like you're out of breath...

Classmate

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Yeah, so...!
Someone got hurt when one of the dividers came crashing down all of a sudden...!

Mizuki

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What?!

Classmate

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And there was no one in the nurse's office...!
Can you help us find the nurse, Akiyama...?!

Mizuki

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Oh...

Mizuki

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Sorry, Ena.
Can you head up to the rooftop? I'll be right there.

Ena

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O-Okay...
Actually, do you want me to help?

Mizuki

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No, this is our class's problem...
And you don't know what any of the daytime teachers look like, right? I'll be fine on my own.

Ena

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Okay...
Then, I'll be waiting for you.

Mizuki

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Thanks!
I'll be right up!

Classmate

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Sorry, Akiyama! I really appreciate it...!

Mizuki

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No problem.
Anyway, let's go!

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Ena

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It's so like Mizuki to help like this...

Rooftop

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Ena

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Wow...
What a beautiful sunset.

Ena

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Actually, I remember seeing a nice sunset when we talked that other time too.

Ena

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...

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Ena

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(Mizuki seemed nervous all day...)

Ena

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(I have no idea what I'm going to hear in a minute...)

Ena

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(But I'm glad this is finally happening...)

Ena

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(I want to make sure that I'm able to accept whatever it is.)

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Ena

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Oh, Mizuki...

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Cool, there's no one else up here...!

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Lucky us!
The night festival sounds pretty lame, so let's chill up here.

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