School SEKAI

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Shiho

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Okay, I think we're set with this song...
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Saki

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Yay!
Finally, we played it without missing a note!
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Miku

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Great work, girls.
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Ichika

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Thanks, Miku!
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Ichika

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It's like the pieces for this song just started falling into place once we worked out each individual part.
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MEIKO

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I can't wait to see you all perform.
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Saki

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I can't wait to play it either!
The very first, completely original Leo/need song♪
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Honami

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I feel the same way...!
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Ichika

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Our very first original song.
It carries so much more weight when you put it that way.
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Ichika

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Saki, Shiho, thank you both.
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Shiho

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Saki's the one who actually wrote it. I didn't do anything by comparison.
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Honami

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That's not true at all.
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Honami

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Sure, Saki came up with the overarching melody, but we wouldn't have known how to put the rest together.
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Ichika

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Exactly. We would've kept wandering in the dark if it weren't for you, Shiho.
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Saki

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So, Shiho, thank you so much...!
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Shiho

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You're welcome...
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Shiho

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Anyway, we'll start practicing this song in full tomorrow.
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Shiho

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In the meantime, we'll throw in some placeholder lyrics while Ichika works on the actual words. Then, we'll need to see how her lyrics fit into the song.
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Saki

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Okay!
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Rin

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Grrr...
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Honami

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Is something the matter, Rin?
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Rin

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Sort of...
Is he really just gonna keep hiding like this...?
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Honami

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...?
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Luka

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Don't mind her.
It's just something we're dealing with right now.
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Honami

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Okay...?
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Shiho

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Still, I can't wait to see what you've come up with, Ichika.
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Saki

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Yeah!
I'm so excited to see what kind of lyrics you wrote♪
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Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Class 1-C
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Ichika

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Hmm...
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Ichika

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A slight tone of uncertainty or a sense of doubt might make it sound better during the chorus...
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Ichika

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...

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Ichika

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A song that's just for us...?
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Saki

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Yeah!
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Saki

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I do think that it'd be really great to make music that touches people's hearts like Shiho says...
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Saki

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But I realized something while I was writing this song!
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Saki

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It finally hit me that it's probably gonna be more challenging that we could ever imagine!
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Honami

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Especially considering how difficult it is to compose music from scratch.
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Shiho

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Hey, I warned all of you.
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Saki

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I know, but...!
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Saki

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But then I realized something else!
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Saki

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As hard as it was to write this song, we might have to make even tougher decisions along the way while we try to go pro!
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Saki

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That's why I wanted to come up with something that could help cheer us up if we do start having a tough time and stuff.
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Saki

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That's what I want this song to convey...!
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Shiho

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I see...
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Honami

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Hehe. Thank you, Saki.
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Ichika

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Thanks, Saki...!
It really is a wonderful song.
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Saki

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Hehe♪
I'm so glad that we managed to finish it!
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Ichika

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(That's the message Saki wants to send...
My lyrics need to reflect that as well.)
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Ichika

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How lost I may be doesn't matter, I know everything will be...
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Ichika

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N-No, that's a little too direct.
That's more like how I feel instead of what Saki wants to convey...
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Ichika

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Something more roundabout might actually be better in this case...!
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Ichika

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I could throw in that here...
Oh, and this rhymes perfectly.
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Ichika

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This might actually sound really cool when we put it all together.

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Saki

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Ichi, good morning!
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Ichika

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Wah! S-Saki...

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Saki

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Hm? Whatcha writing?
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Ichika

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Oh, just some lyrics.
But they're still a work in progress...
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Saki

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Wait, you are?!
Lemme see♪

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Ichika

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W-Wait, Saki!
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Saki

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Hmm...
Lost. So lost in total sadness,
but being with you is true happiness...
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Saki

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Whoa, Ichi, this is so you!
I love it!
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Ichika

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B-But it's still a work in progress!
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Saki

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No, this is awesome♪
I wanna keep reading!
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Haruka

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You two seem awfully excited this morning. Did something happen?
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Saki

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Haruka, good morning!
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Ichika

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Saki won't give me back my notebook...
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Haruka

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Your notebook?
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Saki

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Yeah! Ichi was writing lyrics just now for this song I wrote!
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Haruka

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Oh, Tenma, you can write your own music...?
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Saki

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Well, my band, Leo/need, you know♪
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Haruka

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That's incredible. And you're writing the lyrics, Hoshino?
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Ichika

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Y-Yes. They're still a work in progress so I'm not really ready to show them to anyone yet, but Saki...
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Saki

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But I really wanted to see what you came up with♪
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Haruka

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Hehe. I fully understand how you feel right now, Hoshino...
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Haruka

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When it comes to singing and dancing, I'd rather have people see the finished product as opposed to something that I'm still practicing.
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Saki

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Really? You go through that too, Haruka?
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Haruka

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Yes. Well, that's just me. I know some who have no problem showing others their own processes...
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Haruka

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But Hoshino's trying to reach a certain level of completeness, right? So it may be best to give her a little more time.
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Haruka

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Would you mind giving back her notebook, Tenma?
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Saki

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O-Okay...
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Saki

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I-Ichi, I'm so sorry!
I'll be looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
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Ichika

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Saki...
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Ichika

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Thanks, both of you. I promise to write something that'll do your song justice.
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