Main Street
Ichika
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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?
Maybe she's in a band?
Female High School Student A
She could be. Let's go watch!
Ichika
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Ichika
(Oh, those girls stopped by to watch.)
Ichika
(In that case, I should...!)
Ichika
♪——! ————! ————!!
Ichika
(I should make sure they have as much fun as I do...!)
Child
Wow! She's so cool!
Man
Nice! A street performance!
Ichika
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Ichika
Phew...
Ichika
Thank you for listening!
Ichika
(More and more people are stopping by now.)
Ichika
(Some are even saying that my songs are good or even great...!)
Ichika
(That makes me so happy, and makes this so much fun!)
Ichika
(I'll keep practicing so that I can reciprocate this feeling with more and more people.)
Ichika
Alright, I think I'll call it a day...
Passerby
Aww, no more?
Ichika
Yes, I thought I should get going and...
Passerby
Wait, could you play just a little longer? I didn't catch the beginning so...
Ichika
Huh?
Passerby
Yeah, come on! Encore!
Ichika
Okay, sure.
How does one more sound...?
How does one more sound...?
Ichika
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Miyamasuzaka
Ichika
So many people stopped by today...
Ichika
I'm glad that I've really been able to reach some of them too.
Ichika
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.
Ichika
Hm...?
Ichika
Oh, that cherry blossom tree...
It's already in full bloom!
It's already in full bloom!
Ichika
It's so beautiful...
Ichika
I think I'll go take a look.
Nonogi Park
Ichika
Such a nice breeze...
Ichika
We used to come here for picnics, I think...
Ichika
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.
Ichika
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.
Ichika
Hehe. So many memories...
Ichika
After we decided to form a band and play Miku songs, I came here to listen to her music and...
Ichika
Her music...
Ichika
It brought us all back together...
Ichika
(Saki couldn't go to school because she was in the hospital, while I started to lose touch with Shiho and Honami...)
Ichika
(As much as I wanted the four of us to be friends again, I couldn't do anything back then.)
Ichika
(All I could do was watch as Shiho, Honami and I drifted further and further away from each other.)
Ichika
(That was when I met Miku in SEKAI...)
Ichika
(If she didn't ask me to play that one time, we would've stayed estranged from one another.)
Ichika
(And Miku was the one that made me realize what my true feelings were...)
Ichika
(She asked me about them and helped figure out what they were...)
Ichika
(I was able to tell Honami after that and we finally started to come back together.)
Ichika
We couldn't have done it without you...
Ichika
Thank you so much...
Ichika
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Ichika
(I'm always singing and playing her songs too...)
Ichika
(I've been listening to her songs since I was little, but I think it goes beyond simply liking it...)
Ichika
(Miku's songs have a special place in my heart.)
Ichika
(I want to keep making new memories. I want her songs to be there every step of the way.)
Ichika
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Ichika
Miku...
Ichika
You deserve to hear this too...
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