What's on your mind? Exciting Picnic!

Highlands
1
Airi
Alright... So we have to find the first panel and guess the name of a tree that looks like...
2
Airi
The map says that it should be around here somewhere too...
3
Mizuki
Wait, isn't that it by the base of that tree?
4
Airi
You're right. It even includes two hints.
5
Airi
“Hint 1: They are often planted near shrines... Hint 2: Bluebottle butterfly larvae like to eat their leaves...”
6
Mizuki
It's talking about camphor trees, right?
7
Airi
Wait, you know the answer?
8
Mizuki
I remember seeing this in a book and on a quiz show. The answers are supposed to be written on the back, so let's take a look...
9
Airi
Yup! The answer is, "Camphor trees."
10
Airi
That's so cool! Do you know a lot about plants, Mizuki?
11
Mizuki
Not really. I just happened to know this one.
12
Mizuki
But are Ena and Shizuku gonna be okay? It looked like there were a bunch of bugs over where they were. I hope they don't get into trouble or anything...
13
Airi
Nah, they should be fine.
Ena's tougher than she looks.
14
Mizuki
Yeah, that's true. Ena is pretty good at looking after people, me included...
15
Airi
(Wait, this is getting more personal...)
16
Airi
(This could be a chance to learn more about what's bothering Mizuki... Just gotta find the most opportune moment and ask...!)
17
Airi
So you all meet up online to make songs as a group? That's gotta be pretty hard sometimes.
18
Mizuki
It actually isn't.
We're all a little weird, but everyone's really nice too so it's pretty fun!
19
Airi
I see... That's good to hear!
20
Airi
(Hmm... I guess I won't get any real answers that easily, huh?)
21
Airi
I'm also pretty glad that you became friends with Ena...
22
Mizuki
Huh? Why?
23
Airi
You know how Ena is... She says what's on her mind and can rub people the wrong way, you know...?
24
Mizuki
Haha. Yeah, totally.
Ena can be pretty ruthless sometimes.
25
Mizuki
We went to this cafe where you can make handicrafts called the sewing lounge the other day...
26
Mizuki
After I finished drawing a sketch for something I was about to make, she was like, "There's no way this'll turn out cute!"
27
Airi
Hehe. That's Ena for you.
28
Mizuki
Yeah, she can be so mean sometimes!
29
Mizuki
But after that, she sat down with me to think about how to make it better. That's kind of what I really like about her.
30
Airi
Hehe. I know exactly what you mean.
She's done that a few times for me too.
31
Mizuki
Really? She's helped you before too, Airi?
32
Airi
Yeah, she has.
33
Airi
Before I really started getting work as an idol, I was a regular junior high school student and Ena was in the same class as me.
34
Airi
We didn't really talk much at first, but one day, some of my classmates started making fun of this variety show I appeared in...
35
Airi
It's not like I was being bullied or anything, but I knew that people were talking about me behind my back. That was when Ena got mad...
36
Airi
She yelled, "You really think that's funny?!"
37
Mizuki
Seriously? Man, she really has always been like that then...!
38
Airi
I know, right? I thanked her for what she did later, but she just replied, "I said that because I didn't like what was going on. That's all..."
39
Airi
But what she did made me really happy. I'd never seen someone stand up for a stranger like that before...
40
Airi
Everyone stopped talking about me and I became friends with Ena after that.
41
Mizuki
That's nice...
Actually, that reminds me of something...
42
Mizuki
E-Enanan?! What are you doing here?!
43
Ena
I came to give Yuki a piece of my mind!
44
Mizuki
Whenever she sees that someone's going through something, she just comes right out with it, you know?
45
Airi
Yeah, exactly! It's like she knows what to do when it really matters, which is why...
46
Airi
If there's something bothering you, Mizuki, I think you should talk to Ena about it. I'm sure she can help you.
47
Mizuki
Wait, hold on...
48
Ena
<And you're the one that's always talking about getting different perspectives on things. Seeing a pretty landscape might even give you some ideas for the video, you know?>
49
Ena
<Hey, stay on topic. I'm the one that's asking you if you want to come on this picnic.>
50
Mizuki
(So that's why she tried so hard to get me to go on this picnic...)
51
Mizuki
(Ena, you little fox...)
52
Mizuki
(But I get it now...
She's genuinely worried about me.)
Hiking Trail
53
Nene
*Huff*... *Huff*... *Huff*...
54
Rui
You're doing great, Nene!
I'm getting plenty of good data too!
55
Nene
No... No more... I'm taking these off... And taking a break...
56
Rui
Okay, let's take a break.
57
Rui
While you do that, I'll be trying out some of the other new props I brought.
58
Rui
Hehehe... Now, which do I start with first...
59
Nene
(How's Rui not tired? He's been lugging all that stuff the entire day...?)
60
Rui
Oh no!
61
Nene
Huh? What is it?
62
Rui
I forgot to bring the "Star Training Suit"...!
I even brought the rope for it too...
63
Nene
Star Training Suit? What's that...?
64
Rui
It's a sort of powered exoskeleton. It helps the user run, carry things and move around more easily.
65
Rui
In other words! Whoever wears this will be able to run, jump, move around and even carry massive objects while performing with little to no effort!
66
Rui
It still needs a few adjustments, but by tying this rope to Tsukasa, he could fly from one side of the stage to the other in one leap... Such a shame...
67
Nene
Rui, please try to remember that we're a theatre troupe, not a circus, okay...?
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