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Phew...

You seem so happy today, Ichika.

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

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

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

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

That's great, Ichika!

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

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

Mafuyu Asahina?

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

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

Hehe. That's wonderful.

Do you know what this person's like?

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

And she even composes her own songs...

She's a composer...?

Yes, that's what I was told.

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

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

That long...?

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

Yeah, probably.

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

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

Yeah!

Whoa! This is awesome...!

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.

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

Have you heard this before, Hona?

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

Wait, is that true?!

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

But that may not be a coincidence.

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

Thanks, Honami.

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

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

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

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

Me too.

But...

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

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

You seem very interested in her, Ichika.

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

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

What?

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

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

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

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

Right...

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

Awesome! Good luck, Ichi!

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

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

Also...

Yes?

Asahina!

Oh...

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

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

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

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

Are you sure...?

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

Thank you very much.

You're welcome. See you later.

*Sigh*
Talk about bad timing...

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

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