The Warmth of Intersecting Melodies

School SEKAI

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Ichika

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Ichika

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Phew...
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Miku

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You seem so happy today, Ichika.

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Rin

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Yeah! Your voice sounds like it's filled with smiles and joy! Did something good happen?
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Ichika

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Oh, actually... I found that person I was talking about.
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Saki

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Which person? Oh, the one who gave you that CD...?!
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Ichika

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Yeah, so I should be able to lend her my CD.
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Honami

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That's great, Ichika!
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Shiho

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But this person's technically a complete stranger, right? It's a miracle that you found them.
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Ichika

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She's apparently a friend of one of the other class representatives, Asahina.
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Honami

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Mafuyu Asahina?
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Ichika

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Yeah. I told her about what happened at the music shop and she said that her friend had told her the same story...
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Ichika

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So I asked Asahina yesterday about handing that CD over to her friend for me.
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Luka

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Hehe. That's wonderful.
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MEIKO

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Do you know what this person's like?
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Ichika

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No, I only got a brief description, but she's apparently around our age according to Asahina...
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Ichika

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And she even composes her own songs...
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KAITO

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She's a composer...?
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Ichika

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Yes, that's what I was told.
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Rin

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That's so cool!
That means she's just like you guys!
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Ichika

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Well, she's been doing it much longer than us. Since before junior high school from what I heard...
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Miku

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That long...?
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Miku

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You girls could learn quite a lot about making your own music by talking to her, no?
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Shiho

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Yeah, probably.
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Saki

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I wanna know more!
What kind of music does she make?
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Ichika

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Oh, Asahina gave me a link to her videos. How about we watch some together?
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Saki

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Yeah!

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Saki

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Whoa! This is awesome...!
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Shiho

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I agree. It's like each note's been painstakingly chosen to be where it is. Not only that, the melody and lyrics convey such powerful emotions.
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Honami

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This song... Could it really be...?
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Saki

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Have you heard this before, Hona?
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Honami

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Maybe... I do housework for this one person, and this just sounds so similar to the music they make...
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Ichika

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Wait, is that true?!
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Honami

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I-I'm not certain...!
I've only ever heard them play a little bit.
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Shiho

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But that may not be a coincidence.
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Honami

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You may be right.
I may have to ask them to play something for me the next time I go over to their house.
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Ichika

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Thanks, Honami.
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Saki

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But I still can't believe that a girl our age can make music that's this amazing!
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Shiho

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I can't either. High schooler or not, it's hard to find music of this kind of quality.
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Shiho

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At the same time, this sort of isn't what we're trying to go for as a band...
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Saki

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Yeah, it's nothing like Leo/need.
But I totally wanna hear how this person makes music like this...
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Ichika

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Me too.
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Ichika

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But...

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Ichika

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(She seemed to want that CD just as much as I did... Does that mean she likes Miku songs too...?)
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Ichika

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(If so, it'd be nice if we could become friends...)
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Miku

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You seem very interested in her, Ichika.

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Ichika

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Huh? Yeah, I am.
I'd like to talk to her since she also seems to like Miku songs.
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Saki

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Why don't you ask Asahina to have her meet you?
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Ichika

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What?
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Honami

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I agree. If you explain what you just said to her, she may be willing to introduce you to her friend.
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Ichika

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I don't know... I feel like I've been asking Asahina for a lot of favors recently.
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Shiho

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I'm with the others on this one. Why not just ask? You might not get another chance if you let this one go.
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Honami

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Exactly. Plus, you'd be making a new friend to talk about Miku songs with, so I'm sure it'll be fun.
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Ichika

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Right...
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Ichika

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Thanks, everyone.
My mind definitely has been wandering towards her, so I'll try asking Asahina about us possibly meeting...
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Saki

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Awesome! Good luck, Ichi!
The next day
Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Corridor

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Ichika

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Here's the CD I was talking about yesterday, Asahina. Thank you for doing this!
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Mafuyu

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It's my pleasure, Hoshino.
I'm sure she'll appreciate the gesture.
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Ichika

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Also...
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Mafuyu

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Yes?
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Teacher

Asahina!
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Ichika

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Oh...
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Teacher

Asahina, would you mind helping me get ready for my next class? There's just so much to carry...
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Mafuyu

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Understood!
I'll be there in just a second.
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Mafuyu

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Sorry about that, Hoshino.
Anyway, where were we?
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Ichika

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Oh, um...
Nevermind, it's okay.
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Mafuyu

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Are you sure...?
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Mafuyu

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If you need any help with anything, please feel free to ask.
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Ichika

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Thank you very much.
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Mafuyu

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You're welcome. See you later.

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Ichika

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*Sigh*
Talk about bad timing...
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Ichika

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(All the while knowing that I may not get this chance again...)
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Ichika

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