Singing Among the Cherry Blossoms - 5: What We Took Back

Main Street

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Female High School Student A

Hey, she's pretty good!

Female High School Student B

Yeah, I've seen her around lately.
Maybe she's in a band?

Female High School Student A

She could be. Let's go watch!

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(Oh, those girls stopped by to watch.)

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(In that case, I should...!)

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(I should make sure they have as much fun as I do...!)

Child

Wow! She's so cool!

Man

Nice! A street performance!

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Phew...

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Thank you for listening!

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(More and more people are stopping by now.)

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(Some are even saying that my songs are good or even great...!)

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(That makes me so happy, and makes this so much fun!)

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(I'll keep practicing so that I can reciprocate this feeling with more and more people.)

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Alright, I think I'll call it a day...

Passerby

Aww, no more?

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Yes, I thought I should get going and...

Passerby

Wait, could you play just a little longer? I didn't catch the beginning so...

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Huh?

Passerby

Yeah, come on! Encore!

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Okay, sure.
How does one more sound...?

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Miyamasuzaka

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So many people stopped by today...

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I'm glad that I've really been able to reach some of them too.

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I doubt that I'm making anyone's heart stir yet but... I'd be happy if my singing at least made an impression on someone.

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Hm...?

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Oh, that cherry blossom tree...
It's already in full bloom!

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It's so beautiful...

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I think I'll go take a look.

Nonogi Park

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Such a nice breeze...

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We used to come here for picnics, I think...

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We'd lay out a big tarp, Saki's mom would bring us all snacks and... Oh, that was when Honami started developing a taste for apple pies too.

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There was also that time I ended up outside the park after looking so hard for a four-leaf clover, and made everyone look for me instead.

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Hehe. So many memories...

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After we decided to form a band and play Miku songs, I came here to listen to her music and...

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Her music...

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It brought us all back together...

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(Saki couldn't go to school because she was in the hospital, while I started to lose touch with Shiho and Honami...)

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(As much as I wanted the four of us to be friends again, I couldn't do anything back then.)

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(All I could do was watch as Shiho, Honami and I drifted further and further away from each other.)

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(That was when I met Miku in SEKAI...)

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(If she didn't ask me to play that one time, we would've stayed estranged from one another.)

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(And Miku was the one that made me realize what my true feelings were...)

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(She asked me about them and helped figure out what they were...)

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(I was able to tell Honami after that and we finally started to come back together.)

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We couldn't have done it without you...

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Thank you so much...

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(I'm always singing and playing her songs too...)

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(I've been listening to her songs since I was little, but I think it goes beyond simply liking it...)

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(Miku's songs have a special place in my heart.)

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(I want to keep making new memories. I want her songs to be there every step of the way.)

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Miku...

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You deserve to hear this too...

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