School SEKAI

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Honami

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Oh, okay...
Shiho can't make it today either.
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Ichika

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Yeah. She said she's busy with work.
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Saki

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Shiho...
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Ichika

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Shiho

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Quit apologizing and let's practice.
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Shiho

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I do want to get better, but together... With all of you.
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Ichika

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What was going through her mind while she was working with each us of...?
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Ichika

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But she did say that she wants to get better, together...
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Honami

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She did...
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Saki

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I felt the same way.
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Saki

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I thought we'd be able to hang out more too...
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Ichika

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Saki...
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Honami

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I wonder what it's like to go pro.
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Ichika

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I wouldn't know. It always felt like those people lived in a completely different world than us...
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Ichika

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The first time Shiho told me that she wanted to go pro, I thought that it would be sort of nice if I could as well...
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Ichika

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But I always knew that it wasn't really possible. I don't think I ever actually wanted to...
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Ichika

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This mindset is what's causing her so much pain.
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Honami

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You're not alone, Ichika.
I fell into the same trap...
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Saki

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Me too...
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Saki

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But I want to be in a band with her. I don't want her to leave us for some other band...!
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Saki

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That I know is true...!
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Saki

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But I guess that's not enough for her...
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Honami

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Right...
If we aren't ready to actually start working towards becoming pros ourselves, we'll just end up hurting Shiho more.
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Saki

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So if we're getting in the way of Shiho's dream coming true...
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Saki

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Should we break up our band...?
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Honami

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...
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Ichika

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I don't know...
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Ichika

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(Becoming a pro, huh...?)
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Luka

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Are they going to be okay?
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MEIKO

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They're definitely between a rock and hard place. I'm not even sure what to tell them right now...
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Luka

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And Shiho may be going through the same thing right now as well...
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Luka

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They care about each other so much...
But that's also what makes this so hard...
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Miku

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...
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Ichika

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Um, Miku...
Do you have a minute?
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Miku

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Yes, Ichika?
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Ichika

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Do you know what it means...?
What's needed to become a pro...?
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Ichika

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I haven't stopped thinking about it ever since Shiho told us about that...
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Miku

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Becoming a pro...
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Miku

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I'm not sure I can say since I'm not a professional myself...
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Miku

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But maybe it has something to do with constantly trying to understand what your music is about...?
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Ichika

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Understanding our music?
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Honami

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Is that it?
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Saki

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Wait, there has to be more to it than that! What about having to push the other things you want to do to the side and stuff...?
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Miku

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That I can't say...
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Ichika

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Not even Miku can answer this one.
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Miku

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Of course. I've never thought about turning pro or how to do it.
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Ichika

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Right...
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Miku

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But...
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Miku

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I can at least say that I don't think resolve and commitment aren't things you can learn about from others.
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Ichika

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Huh...?
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Honami

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So we have to find that answer ourselves...?
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Ichika

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Yes...
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Ichika

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Thanks, Miku.
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Saki

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Understanding our music, huh?
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Saki

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I sort of get it but not really...
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Honami

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Do we not know how to do that yet...?
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Ichika

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Maybe. As much as we've been practicing, I'm not sure we've reached that level of understanding yet...
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Saki

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Oh, hey...! A STANDOUT CD.
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Honami

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You're right. They're being featured as a one of the hottest indie bands out there right now. I guess they are just that famous.
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Ichika

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Ichika

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(Music that moves people...)
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Ichika

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(Shiho probably wants to perform just the way they did...)
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Ichika

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(But there's no way we can match them right now. Maybe we should let Shiho be free and pursue her dream with STANDOUT...)
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Ichika

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(But...)
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Saki

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If Shiho joins them, she could actually make it and debut as a pro...
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Saki

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But what if she starts drifting away from us...?
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Honami

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Yeah...
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Honami

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But I'm sure we can still see each other. We can still be friends, right?
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Ichika

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Ichika

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No, I can't let that happen...!

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Ichika

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I want us to stay together...
I want us four to be in a band...!
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Saki

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Ichi...
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Saki

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You're right!
We have to tell her that!
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Honami

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I agree. I wouldn't have it any other way.
But...
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Honami

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Shiho's probably thinking long and hard about which path she wants to take too.
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Honami

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We can't go into this half-hearted. She needs to clearly know how we feel and what we plan to do about it.
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Ichika

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Right...
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Ichika

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We need to think about what it really means to go pro, and if we're willing to make that commitment...