Huh? Hanasato? Azusawa...?

S-Sorry, Miku! Could you hide for a second?!

<Oh, yeah...!>

What brings you here? Are you on your way home from something?

Yes. Minori and I were out doing a little shopping.

Then we started hearing this beautiful singing voice, and we came to see who it was...

Does this mean that you were the one singing that Miku song, Ichika?!

Y-Yes. It was me...

Wow! I never knew you were so good at singing!

R-Really...? Thank you.

Oh, Ichika! Would you mind if I sang with you?

T-Together...?

Yeah! Your singing made me want to sing too!

Me too...!
How about we all sing together?

Hanasato, Azusawa...

Sure, okay.
Let's sing!

(I guess I should head home now that I've finished delivering a change of clothes to the hospital.)

(I was at least hoping to see dad today but...)

(I need to get back to cleaning up our new song. After that...)

*Huff*... *Huff*... *Huff*...

How could I have gotten our meeting time wrong?! I'm a future star for pete's sake!

Whoa...!

*Gasp*...

That was close. We almost just headbutted each other... Please accept my apology!

Oh, no... I'm okay so...

Thank goodness!
Wait, now's not the time...!
I have to get ready for the show!

Now, if you'll excuse me!!

Oh...

That was strange.
He was so loud too...
Hm?

♪————

Is this...? A Miku song?

(Oh, there are people singing in the park.)

(I wonder how many are singing...)

(They're singing in unison and their voices all seem to complement one another...)

♪————!　——!

...

This is nice...

Kohane, Ichika!
Would it be okay if we sang one more song?

Yes. I was about to ask the same thing.
How about you, Azusawa?

Of course! This is so much fun!

Hehe. You're right.
Do you have something in mind, Hanasato?

Um...

Oh, before that! Ichika!

Y-Yes...?

Would you mind calling me by my first name?

Huh?

I never found the right time to ask you, but I feel like we've gotten to know each other a lot better by singing together like this so...!

Well, um... Minori?

It's okay. You can call me the same way Saki does!

R-Really...?

Yes, of course!

Th-Then...
Can you do the same for me?

Y-Yeah...! Okay!

So... Minori, Kohane...
Friends?

Yup, friends!

Hehe. This is great!
We became much, much closer just like that!

Oh, right!
How about we try that Miku song everyone's been talking about?

Ah, that one. Sure.

The one everyone's been... Oh, got it!

Okay, here we go.
One, two...

♪————

(This is so much fun...)

(Practicing with everyone and doing street performances is fun too, but this is really something else.)

(I never knew that singing could be fun and enjoyed in so many different ways.)

(I don't ever want to stop...)

(Oh...)

(That person... Are they listening to us sing?)

(Then let's put on a good show for them.)

——!　————!

...

(Oh, they left, but I think they were smiling at the end...)

(Maybe we're not quite there yet. I need to keep practicing and keep getting better...)

(Someday, they'll hear us sing again...)

Thank you so much, Ichika!

See you tomorrow at school!

Yes, see you.

<That was really lovely, Ichika.>

It was...

Um, Miku...
Your music just helped me become friends with Minori and Kohane.

<My music?>

Yes.
I've talked with them before about it and I even met Kohane while she was singing one of your songs.

Your songs have such incredible powers...
Not only did they help bring my old friends back together, they're helping me make new ones as well.

I've been able to meet so many new faces, thanks to you.

So... Thank you.
I'm so glad I met you, Miku.

<Hehe. Oh, stop.>

<You were the one that found out what your true feelings were, and you made it here all on your own.>

Miku...

<Just keep cherishing those feelings.>

My feelings...

Right...
So that we can all stay together as one...

These cherry blossoms really are beautiful, aren't they...?

<They are...>