Nonogi Park
Miku
<Oh, cherry blossoms...!>
Ichika
I saw them on my way home after I did a street performance and thought that I should show you.
Miku
<Hehe. Thank you very much. They might even be the most beautiful cherry blossoms I've ever seen.>
Ichika
I think so too.
Ichika
Because we're seeing them together...
Miku
<Together? Us?>
Ichika
Yes.
When you see things with someone you care about, it becomes more special, more beautiful...
When you see things with someone you care about, it becomes more special, more beautiful...
Ichika
That includes cherry blossoms, stars and even classrooms... You end up creating precious memories with the people that mean the most to you.
Ichika
You're one of those people, Miku. It has to be why these cherry blossoms look so beautiful now.
Miku
<Ichika...>
Ichika
The last time I was here, I sang one of your songs and felt like I needed to see you...
Ichika
It's just... So much has happened since we first met...
Miku
<Hehe. You're right.
So much has changed since then too.>
So much has changed since then too.>
Ichika
Exactly. I never would've dreamed of the four of us playing in a band together like this back then...
Ichika
I didn't even think that we'd be able to be friends again to be honest...
Ichika
But you helped us reconnect with each other. We couldn't have come this far without you.
Miku
<I see...>
Ichika
And I asked you to come here today to play a song for you that says just that...
Ichika
Um, I'm a little embarassed to play your own song in front of you but...
Miku
<Hehe. Don't worry.
Please, let me hear your song.>
Please, let me hear your song.>
Ichika
♪————
Miku
(Her voice is so beautiful...)
Miku
(Ever since I met Ichika, huh...?)
Miku
(She looked so sad the first time I saw her.)
Miku
(She wanted to be friends with the others again so bad, but didn't know how...)
Miku
(But when the four of them played together in SEKAI...)
Miku
(They were sort of all over the place back then...)
Miku
(But their music made them realize just how much they all mean to each other. They realized that they all wanted the same thing.)
Miku
(They argued and fought a little after that too, but it didn't end there...)
Saki
Ichika and I started a band!
Miku
(It all started with Ichika and Saki.)
Miku
(Ichika's expression slowly started to change after that every time I saw her in SEKAI.)
Miku
(What started as I can't turned into I'll try. She looked so determined.)
Miku
(The next time I saw her in SEKAI after that...)
Saki
Miku! Luka! Sorry for barging in! We have to master this song so that Shiho will join our band!
Ichika
I'm sorry if we're asking too much, but this is our chance to have Shiho join! Could you please help us practice?
Miku
(They were so adamant about practicing as hard as they could to convince Shiho into joining their band.)
Miku
(Luckily, they managed to reach her and became a happy group of four.)
Miku
(And then...)
Ichika
They're all amazing, and very dear to me.
Miku
Okay.
Ichika
So...
Ichika
That's why I want us all to be in this band together. Maybe there's something else that could bring us back together, but this is what I want.
Miku
(Ichika managed to find her true feelings.)
Miku
(And after Ichika told Honami how she really felt, their song was born.)
Miku
(There were times when they strayed from their path and each other, but they finally got their band back together.)
Miku
(And Ichika...)
Ichika
♪————
Miku
(She's taking big steps on her own now.)
Miku
(All I can do is sing for her...)
Miku
(But if that's my way of helping, then I want to keep doing what I can for her and the girls.)
Ichika
Phew...
Miku
<That was wonderful, Ichika.
Your hard work's really paid off.>
Your hard work's really paid off.>
Miku
<I'm sure you'll be able to touch everyone's hearts with this song.>
Ichika
Thanks, Miku...
Ichika
It always feels like you end up giving me the most amount of encouragement.
Ichika
Also, Miku...
I asked you to come here today because there's something I'd like to tell you...
I asked you to come here today because there's something I'd like to tell you...
???
Hm? Ichika...?
Next Chapter: Meeting As They Bloom