After school
Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Class 1-C

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Ichika

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*Sigh*...
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Ichika

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I was hoping to finish writing my lyrics by today's practice, but that didn't really go as planned...
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Ichika

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Our show's coming up too.
If I don't get my act together, we won't have enough time to practice...
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Ichika

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(I just don't understand.
No matter how many times I try, I can't seem to find the right words for this...)

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Ichika

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(When I first heard Saki's song, I thought I knew what I wanted to write...)
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Ichika

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(But how do I put those thoughts into words...)

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Saki

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Ichi!
Wanna head to practice?
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Ichika

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Oh, uh... Sure!
School SEKAI

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Rin

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Hi, everyone!
You seem good, Shihoppy♪
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Shiho

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You want to see how I react, don't you, Rin...?
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Rin

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I have no idea what you're talking about.
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Ichika

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Miku, would you mind helping us with practice again?
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Miku

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Of course.
Are you practicing for your next show?
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Ichika

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Yes, there's that and...
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Miku

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...?
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Honami

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We still need to practice our song.
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MEIKO

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Oh, the one you finished the other day?
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Saki

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Yeah♪
I've been so excited about finally getting to play it as a band!
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Shiho

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Me too.
I'm sure you all pretty much know it by heart now, but we still need to polish it up for our show.
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Shiho

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Did you bring your lyrics, Ichika?
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Ichika

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Um, about that...
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Saki

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Ichi, what's wrong?
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Ichika

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I'm sorry, they're still not done yet.
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Shiho

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Oh, okay.
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Shiho

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I'm sorry for making you rush like this. You still have plenty of time.
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Ichika

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No, I'm the one holding you all up.
I'll keep doing what I can to actually finish them.
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Shiho

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Anyway, shall we get started with practice? We can start with Miku's songs that are gonna be in our show...
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Rin

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Oh, wait!
Can you hang on just one second?!
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Ichika

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Hm? Is something the matter?
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Rin

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Actually, I have some special news that's gonna knock your socks off!
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Saki

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Special news?! Tell us! Tell us!
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Rin

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Okay, here it goes...!
We have a really cool new addition to our group!
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I can take it from here, Rin...
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Ichika

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Huh...?

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Ichika

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KAITO...?!

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KAITO

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Hello...
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Honami

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I wasn't sure what you mean by special news at first but...
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Saki

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This is so amazing!
It's KAITO! Like, the real deal!
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Shiho

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Yeah, this is pretty big news.
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KAITO

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...
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KAITO

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You didn't have to go that far, Rin...
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Rin

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Hey, you wouldn't have come out of your hidey hole if I didn't!
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Rin

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You sounded so eager to meet them yesterday too! But lo and behold, you were too scared to actually meet them!
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Rin

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And the worst part is how you tried to slyly walk in after the girls had left! Isn't it fair to say you were gonna do the same thing today?
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KAITO

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I mean...
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Luka

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I'm with Rin on this one. To be honest, I would've forced you out of hiding if she didn't do what she just did.
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Miku

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Right. This is all on you, KAITO.
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KAITO

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...
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Honami

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Um... If now isn't a good time, we can wait until later to properly introduce ourselves to each other...
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MEIKO

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Oh, it's nothing like that.
He's just shy is all.
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Shiho

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Shy...?
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Luka

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Hehe. Yes, very.
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KAITO

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...
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Miku

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However, he's also very good at what he does. It's as if he can converse through music.
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Rin

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Yeah☆
He really knows how to create a great atmosphere during performances!
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Rin

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He's taught me so much already!
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Ichika

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I see...
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Ichika

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Then, would like to stay and watch us practice?
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Saki & Honami

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Please!
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KAITO

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Sure...
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Rin

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Oh, why don't we all greet each other by playing something together?!
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Miku

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Wait, right now?
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Saki

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Yeah! I'm totally for that!
I really wanna hear what KAITO's like when he plays!
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Honami

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If he really can converse through music, I'd like to hear that as well.
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Shiho

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Yeah, me too.
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Ichika

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Me as well...!
That is, if you're both okay with that, Miku, KAITO.
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Miku

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What do you think, KAITO?
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KAITO

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Okay, I'll do it...
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Miku

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Okay, here we go!

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Miku

————♪ ————♪
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Honami

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Oh wow...
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Shiho

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...!
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Ichika

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(I wasn't expecting anything like this...!)
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Saki

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(So powerful...!
It's like I'm being pulled into the song...)
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Shiho

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(It's not like he's just showing off either. He's playing so that his sound compliments everybody else's, but he still has this incredible presence...)
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Shiho

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(Also...)
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Honami

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(It almost feels like the music is somehow alive... As if he's trying to tell us something.)
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Honami

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(This sound...)
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Ichika

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(Is this what they meant by conversing through music...?)

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MEIKO

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You really are something else, KAITO.
Can you tell us what was going through your mind while you were playing that?
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KAITO

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...
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KAITO

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I wanted you all to see a new door opening in front of you...
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Ichika

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A new door...?
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KAITO

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Yes...
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Saki

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Does that mean you were trying to cheer us on?!
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Honami

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Yes, it certainly did have that feel to it.
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Shiho

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Yeah. The way he played went so well with how everyone else was playing too. I'd love to learn how to do that.
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Ichika

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Me too...!
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Ichika

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Thank you very much for that, KAITO!
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Ichika

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(I need to finish writing those lyrics if we're going to fully open that door KAITO just showed us...)
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KAITO

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