Mirage of Light

Mafuyu's Room
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Mafuyu
...
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Mafuyu
(My fever's almost gone.
And my headache.)
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Mafuyu
(I should be all better by tomorrow.)
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Mafuyu
(Thank you, Kanade...)
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Kanade
I remembered how my dad said that he wanted to make me and my mom smile by playing this song he wrote for us.
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Kanade
When we heard it...
We couldn't help but smile and laugh.
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Kanade
So...
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Kanade
I want you to feel what I did. I want you to smile the way I did back then.
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Mafuyu
(I felt that same warmth again...)
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Mafuyu
(But I still don't know what it is or what it means...)
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Mafuyu
(I should write this down.
I don't want to forget this sensation.)
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Mafuyu
(I feel like I need to. For my own sake...)
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Mafuyu
I'll play that song too...
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Speaker
♪———...
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Mafuyu
(It really is warm...)
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Mafuyu
(But I can't find the right words to describe it. Why...?)
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???
Such a good girl...
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Mafuyu
Huh...?
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Mafuyu
What was that...? Why did I just think that...?
Midnight 4:00
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Mafuyu
...
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Mafuyu
It's already 4:00...?
Where did all that time go...?
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Mafuyu
So many Nightcord notifications...
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Kanade
<Yuki, did you manage to get home?>
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Mizuki
<Hey, how you doing?
Enanan won't shut up, so please try to send a reply if you see this! Oh, but you can ignore this if you're still asleep...>
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Ena
<Yuki! K's worried sick about you!
Say something, will you?!>
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Mafuyu
She was worried about me...?
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???
<Mafuyu...>
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Mafuyu
Hm...? That voice...
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Mafuyu
Rin. What are you doing on my computer...?
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Rin
<Everyone's waiting for you in SEKAI, but don't really know what to do with themselves right now...>
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Rin
<I was getting a little sick of it, so I came here. They'll probably feel better once they know that you're okay.>
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Mafuyu
Were you worried about me too, Rin...?
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Rin
<What? No, like I said, I was just sick of seeing the others not knowing what to do...>
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Rin
<Honestly, Miku should be one doing this. Not me.>
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Rin
<But she kept saying that we should just let you rest and not disturb you if you happened to be in the middle of writing lyrics...>
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Mafuyu
I see...
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Rin
<But I'm guessing you're fine now...>
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Mafuyu
Huh?
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Rin
<It's written all over your face.
I'll go tell the others.>
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Mafuyu
My face...?
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Mafuyu
(Oh, right...
Kanade wanted me to smile.)
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Mafuyu
(Was Rin trying to do the same thing just now?)
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Mafuyu
Um, Rin...?
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Rin
<Yeah...?>
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Mafuyu
Thank you for coming to see me.
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Rin
<...!>
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Mafuyu
I was actually having a little trouble coming up with the right words for these lyrics...
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Mafuyu
But you helped clear my mind.
I know what I need to do now.
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Mafuyu
I know what I want to write...
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Rin
<That's good...>
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Rin
<Sounds like you're all better now.>
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Mafuyu
I am...
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Rin
<Okay, I'm gonna go tell the others.>
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Rin
<Good luck...>
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Mafuyu
Thank you...
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Mafuyu
(I still don't know what to call that sensation I felt...)
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Mafuyu
(But...)
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Mafuyu
I'll try to find the right words.
I'll turn that feeling into lyrics for that song...
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