With Our Wounded Hands

Mizuki's Room
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Mizuki

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(Well, it's over...)
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Mizuki

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(I still couldn't really get my head around it...)
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Mizuki

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(Anyway, what should I watch next...?)
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Mizuki

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...

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Mizuki

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(I don't wanna do anything.)
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Mizuki

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(But I don't have the courage to just disappear either.)
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Mizuki

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(And yet, I don't see the point in living.)
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Mizuki

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(Which is why watching anime like this works, because...)
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Mizuki

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I don't have to think about anything.

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Mizuki

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(Who's messaging me at this hour...?)

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Mizuki

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An...?

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Mizuki

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...
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Mizuki

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(I wonder if Ena's still trying to get a hold of me.)
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Mizuki

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(I've been logged out of Nightcord ever since that day, so I really don't know.)
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???

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<Mizuki.>

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Mizuki

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MEIKO...?
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MEIKO

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<Finally, we can talk...>
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Mizuki

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What happened to keeping your distance from us...?
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MEIKO

<...>
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MEIKO

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<Are you not coming back to SEKAI?>
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MEIKO

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<Everyone's been waiting for you...>
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Mizuki

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I know.
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Mizuki

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But...

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Mizuki

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...
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Mizuki

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I can't...
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MEIKO

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<Mizuki...>
Empty SEKAI

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Kanade

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Where could Mizuki be...?
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Mafuyu

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We've been to all the usual places we could come up with, but it is possible that we keep just missing each other...
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Luka

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How do you know that Mizuki's left home at all...?
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Ena

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I mean...
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Kanade

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We have to keep looking.
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Kanade

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That's all we can do right now.
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Len

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...
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KAITO

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If only we could reach Mizuki's phone somehow.
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Ena

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...

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Ena

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MEIKO...!
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Rin

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Where were you?
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MEIKO

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With Mizuki.
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Ena

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What...?!
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Ena

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B-But you said you always ended up somewhere pitch black whenever you tried going over to Mizuki's phone...
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MEIKO

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I managed to pop in when it was actually in use.
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MEIKO

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And we had a chance to talk a little.
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Kanade

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Really...?
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Ena

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Thanks so much, MEIKO...!
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Ena

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So, where's Mizuki been all this time?
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MEIKO

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Apparently, at home...

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MEIKO

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For a few days at the very least...
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Ena

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I knew it...
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Ena

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Then, what's our next angle...?
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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Supplementary classes. Although, I'm not sure Mizuki's actually going to show up for them...
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Ena

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What...?
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Mafuyu

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I happened to run into Aoyagi during my search.
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Mafuyu

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Based on my conversation with him, Mizuki's missed enough days to have to attend supplementary classes.
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Kanade

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Come to think of it, I remember hearing something about having to attend supplementary classes or risk being held back.
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Mafuyu

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Considering how Mizuki's just barely been staying in contact with Shiraishi...
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Mafuyu

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I'm guessing it has something to do with not wanting others to worry.
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Ena

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So...
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Ena

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Mizuki's worried that getting held back would cause trouble for everyone?
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Mafuyu

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I don't know for certain.
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Ena

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(It's true that Mizuki might be feeling that way, and it would explain those messages with Shiraishi. Still...)
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Ena

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(Is Mizuki really going to show up...?)
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Ena

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(No, I have to take whatever I can at this point...)
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Ena

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Thanks, Mafuyu.
I'll try asking the teachers about those supplementary classes!
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Ena

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Also, MEIKO.
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Ena

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I'm really sorry, but would you keep being by Mizuki's side if possible?
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MEIKO

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I can.
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Ena

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Thanks.
A few days later

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Ena

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Yeah, I've got things covered here.
Thanks again for coming.
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Ena

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But still no sign...
Mizuki seems to come here just after noon, so we can probably expect to keep waiting until the last minute.
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Kanade's Voice

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<Okay. In that case, I'll stay near the school gate a little while longer.>
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Ena

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Thanks.
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Ena

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I'm sorry for making you skip school like this, Mafuyu...
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Mafuyu's Voice

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<It's okay. This is far more important.>
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Ena

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You mean that? Thanks...
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Ena

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Anyway, I'll let you know if something happens.

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Ena

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(Today's when the teachers said there'd be supplementary classes...)
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Ena

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(I've been looking all over for Mizuki since then, but we never once saw each other.)
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Ena

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(Still, today might be my biggest chance...)
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Ena

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(Those supplementary classes are supposed to take place after school, so Mizuki should, in theory, be arriving soon.)
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Ena

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I want us to talk.
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Ena

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(If I'm going to maximize my odds, should I wait by the main entrance instead of by this classroom?)
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Ena

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(I don't know, but I'd rather not miss my chance by moving around needlessly.)
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Ena

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(Still, is Mizuki really coming...?)
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Ena

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(But this is basically my last shot.
I have to bet everything on it.)
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Ena

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(I don't have a choice... Right...?)
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Ena

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(But is this really what I'm supposed to be doing...?)
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Ena

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(Waiting here for...)

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Ena

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*Gasp*

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Ena

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<Sorry, you two.
I have a huge favor to ask...!>
Next Chapter: Escape