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Rin

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Um, MEIKO...?
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Rin

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Why did you say those things the way you did?
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MEIKO

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The way I did...?
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Rin

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You said, Please, act as if I'm not even here.
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Miku

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Yes. If you'd like to learn more about everyone else, I think you should actually talk to them...
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MEIKO

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I see. I suppose that is an option...
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MEIKO

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But there are also things you become blind to by getting too close...
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MEIKO

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That's why I'd like to maintain my distance and observe them for now.
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Rin

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Huh...?
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MEIKO

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Those three can freely enter and exit this SEKAI as well, even though it's made entirely out of Mafuyu's thoughts and feelings.
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MEIKO

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Those three must mean just that much to her. She can't be without them.
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MEIKO

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But those three each also have something on their minds, and I'd like to know what that could be.
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MEIKO

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Especially... Mizuki... I sense a great weight there...
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Miku

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...

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Mizuki

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But still, I just sort of got the feeling we were somehow alike.
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Mizuki

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That part that feels like we might be able to change ourselves a bit at a time to fit in with those around us, and the confusion at whether we should resist or accept it.
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Mizuki

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Then getting so tired from trying so hard that nothing seems to matter anymore. I feel like we're similar in that.
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Miku

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One time, Mizuki even mentioned to Mafuyu that, We were somehow alike...
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MEIKO

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Somehow alike...
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Rin

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Mizuki told Mafuyu that...?
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Rin

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Mafuyu is usually silent around Miku, while Mizuki is the opposite with me and even tries to put ribbons in my hair and such.
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Rin

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But...
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Rin

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I'm not sure. Maybe I have a lot in common with them...
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MEIKO

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Oh...?
If that's the case then...
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MEIKO

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What's this weight I sense...?
Abandoned School

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Mizuki

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Our last stop for the day is here♪
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Mizuki

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Kanade! We're not going home until you have a solid idea for a song, okay?!
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Kanade

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Oh, um... I'll try...
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Ena

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This used to be a school...?
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Mizuki

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Yup. Apparently, the ghost of a dead student still haunts the music room.
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Mizuki

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They say that she was so good, she competed in national competitions...
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Mizuki

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Everyone had such high hopes for her, but one day, she just buckled under the pressure and ended up dying.
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Mizuki

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Originally, this school was supposed to be demolished, but people ended up getting hurt when they intruded, so that idea got scrapped...!
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Ena

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Again, you tell us these things at the worst times...
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Mizuki

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Aww, come on! We're on a haunted mystery tour, right? It's all in good fun...!
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Mafuyu

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All those expectations...
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Mizuki

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Oh...
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Mafuyu

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Maybe this is what was best for her.
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Mafuyu

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She's alone and finally free now.
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Ena

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Huh? Why do you say that?
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Mafuyu

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Because it's so much easier that way...
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Mizuki

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Mafuyu...
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Ena

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That hardly feels like something you should say while we're on a trip like this...
Hey, wait...!

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Kanade

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She's heading for the school...
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Mizuki

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M-Mafuyu, wait!
We've gotta go after her!
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Ena

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Ugh... Why does she always...?!
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Kanade

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Hm? She's not here...

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Mizuki

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Huh? Really?
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Ena

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She didn't go inside, did she?
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Mizuki

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The doors are locked and I don't think there's an easy way in through the windows...
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Mizuki

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Mafuyu!
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Kanade

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No response...
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Mizuki

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...
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Mizuki

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I'm gonna go look over there!
You two keep sending her messages and wait by the gate!

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Ena

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H-Hey, Mizuki! Wait!
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Mizuki

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(She isn't here either...
What if she really went inside...?)

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Mizuki

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(But all the doors and windows are shut. I just have to hope that she's still out here somewhere.)
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Mizuki

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Oh...

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Mafuyu

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Maybe this is what was best for her.
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Mafuyu

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She's alone and finally free now.
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Mafuyu

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Because it's so much easier that way...
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Mizuki

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Mafuyu...
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Mizuki

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I doubt this'll work...
But it might be worth a shot...
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Mizuki

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Let's try there.