School SEKAI

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Ichika

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Len

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Your new song's so cool.
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Rin

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Yeah! I liked your other song, but this one's starting to sound really amazing too☆
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Miku

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How you all feel is evident based on the way you're playing too. I can't help but smile.
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Miku

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I'll have to keep doing my best to keep up.
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Rin

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What?! But you were here 'till really late last night, Miku-P! You're really gonna practice more?!
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Luka

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Oh, Miku, is that true?
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KAITO

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So diligent...
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Miku

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R-Rin, you didn't have to blurt it out like that...
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Rin

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Huh? Why not?
I just think your work ethic is amazing and you look really cool when you're really focused like that♪
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Miku

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Th-Thank you...
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MEIKO

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Hehe. Way to go, Miku.
To be fair, the girls are no slouches either.
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Luka

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Yes, not only that...
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Luka

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They don't seem happy with what they currently have.

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Ichika

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I'm still not completely solid during the chorus. My voice keeps going in and out it seems...
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Shiho

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Yeah, it still doesn't sound quite right. We could tone it down a little, but that might also make it sound dull. I'm really not sure what to do at this point.
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Saki

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Hmm... We'll just have to keep making small adjustments, like how the song sounds during and around the chorus.
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Ichika

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Right. It'd be nice if we could do that...
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Shiho

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But it's getting pretty late.
Let's save that for tomorrow.
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Ichika

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Oh, you're right...
Are you free later after you get home, Saki?
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Ichika

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I'd like to make some changes to the lyrics and want someone to bounce ideas off of if you don't mind.
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Saki

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Yeah, of course!
I'll call you once I get home!
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Shiho

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Don't work too hard, okay?
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Saki

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We'll be fine, Shiho!
I mean, it's my melody that needs work. I want to have everything ready for next time!
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Ichika

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And I'll be there with her.
I already feel pretty bad about how much you've been working with us one-on-one...
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Shiho

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Okay, I understand...
Good luck.
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Shiho

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Honami, do we need to talk about our schedule?
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Honami

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...
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Shiho

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Honami...?
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Saki

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Hona?
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Honami

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Huh? Oh... I-I'm sorry...
My mind must've wandered...!

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Shiho

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Is everything okay...?
You've sort of been acting like this all day.
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Honami

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Well...
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Ichika

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Is something bothering you?
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Honami

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It's nothing, really.
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Ichika

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If you say so...
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Honami

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Sorry, I didn't mean to make you all worry.
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Honami

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...
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Honami

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Um, Shiho...?
Can we talk after practice?
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Shiho

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With me? Sure...
Miyamasuzaka

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Saki

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Bye, everyone!
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Honami

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Okay, bye.
See you tomorrow.

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Shiho

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So, what's up?
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Honami

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Um, well...
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Honami

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Remember how I saw you calling someone the other day? You seemed really worried about something and it's been on my mind since...
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Shiho

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Oh, that...?
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Honami

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If it's something you didn't want anyone else to know about, sorry.
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Honami

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But I'd like to work with you and find a way to help if something really is bothering you...
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Shiho

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Thanks...
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Shiho

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...
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Honami

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Shiho...?
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Shiho

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I kept this from the rest of you so that you could focus on practicing our new song...
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Shiho

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But it's affecting practice now, so I guess I don't really have a choice.
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Honami

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Please, tell me...
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Shiho

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Just don't tell Ichika or anyone else, alright...?
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Shiho

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We have to sell a certain number of tickets for our next show...

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Honami

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Tickets...?
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Shiho

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Normally, bands that play at live houses have to sell tickets in order to be allowed to actually perform in a show.
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Honami

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Oh...
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Shiho

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Until now, the manager and the owner have been giving us a free pass.
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Shiho

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Three times in total now.
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Shiho

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But I know how hard it is to operate a live house like that, and I felt bad about how we were being given special treatment.
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Honami

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I see...
I'm sorry. I had no idea.
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Shiho

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Why are you apologizing?
It's my fault for not saying anything.
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Honami

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Oh, wait...
If we have to sell tickets, then that means...

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Shiho

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No, it's not an issue.
I should be the one apologizing to you.
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Shiho

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But thank you. I hope things will work out next time...

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Shiho

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Another no...
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Honami

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Is that what you were doing, Shiho?
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Shiho

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Yeah...
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Honami

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That explains why you seemed so deflated...
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Shiho

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...
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Honami

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By the way, Shiho, how has it been selling tickets?
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Shiho

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We still have to sell more...
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Honami

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I thought so...
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Shiho

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But you don't need to worry.
They'll all be sold in time for our show.
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Honami

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But...
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Honami

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Shiho, I understand that you don't want me to tell Ichika or anyone else about this, but wouldn't it be better to share the load...?
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Honami

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Wouldn't it be a lot easier than having to do this all on your own?
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Shiho

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I'm actually trying to avoid that...
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Shiho

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We're still working on our new song, right? Based on what I saw today, it's going to take a few more days to hammer everything out.
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Shiho

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And if we have to start selling tickets to play in shows, we won't have enough time to create, practice and finish any new songs.
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Shiho

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So for now, I want all of you to keep working on our new song. You can leave selling tickets to me.
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Honami

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Shiho...
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Honami

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No, we'd be asking too much of you.
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Honami

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We can keep making adjustments to the schedule. And if the others are too busy, I can help you. So, please...
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Shiho

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You need to keep practicing too, Honami. You don't have to worry so much about me...
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Honami

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Don't worry...?
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Shiho

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I want our next show to be better than our last. Ichika and Saki made these amazing songs for us, so I also want us to really know how to play them.
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Shiho

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And I'm doing this for us and Leo/need. Please, just let me handle it.
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Honami

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No, I don't want you to...
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Shiho

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It's okay.
I'll be fine.
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Shiho

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I'll see you later.

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Honami

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No...!
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Honami

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She's gone...
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Honami

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(It's true that the rest of us have to practice much more than her, but we're already cutting it so close...)
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Honami

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(Shiho may be right in saying that we should focus on practicing...)
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Honami

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(But...)

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Honami

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Is this really the right way to go...?
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