The day of
Outside Shibuya Station

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Ichika

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Honami

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Sorry to keep you waiting, Ichika!
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Ichika

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Oh, Honami!
Thank you so much for doing this.
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Honami

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No, it's my pleasure.
I'm just so happy that you finally get to meet Ms. Yoisaki.
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Ichika

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Y-Yeah, so am I...
I'm glad she got to listen to that CD too.
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Ichika

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(I'm glad, but...
I really hope she didn't see that sheet of paper I left in the bag...)
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Honami

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Hm...?
Is everything okay, Ichika?
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Ichika

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Oh, um... It's nothing.
Anyway, we should go find them.
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Honami

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Sounds good. Let's go!

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Mafuyu

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Oh, there they are...
Hoshino! Mochizuki!
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Honami

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Ms. Yoisaki! Asahina!
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Kanade

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Hello, Ms. Mochizuki.
It feels so strange meeting you here in a place like this.
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Honami

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Hehe. It really does.
But thank you for meeting us today.
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Honami

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Especially you, Asahina. Thank you very much for taking some time out of your schedule to do this.
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Ichika

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Y-Yes, um...
Thank you very much!
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Mafuyu

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Hehe. Oh, don't mind me.
Please, just try to relax.
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Mafuyu

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Kanade, this is Hoshino.
The girl who lent you that CD.
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Kanade

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Nice to meet you...
I'm Kanade Yoisaki.
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Ichika

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N-Nice to meet you too...
My name is Ichika Hoshino!
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Ichika

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And thank you very much for allowing me to buy that CD!
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Kanade

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You don't have to thank me. I was able to listen to it in the end because of you, Hoshino.
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Kanade

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So thank you in return.
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Mafuyu

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Anyway, why don't we find a cafe or someplace to sit down since we seem to be in such a chatty mood...?

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Ichika

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Huh...?
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Kanade

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Oh...
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Kanade

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I forgot. I haven't eaten anything yet...
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Mafuyu

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You stayed up all night again?
It's important to sleep properly and eat breakfast, you know?
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Kanade

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Huh...?
I-I'm sorry. A nice melody popped into my head and before I realized it, the sun was coming up...
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Ichika

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All night...?
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Honami

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So you haven't slept at all today?
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Kanade

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No, I should be fine. I've been taking naps here and there.
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Kanade

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Also, it's not like Mafuyu to be so concerned about my well-being like this...
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Ichika

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Really?
Asahina's probably one of the kindest and most thoughtful I've ever met...
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Kanade

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Oh... R-Right, well...
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Mafuyu

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This always happens whenever you become too engrossed in composing, Kanade. Why don't we find a place where you can get some real food in you?
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Honami

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I agree. We can keep chatting over a nice meal.
Diner

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Ichika

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So you're enrolled in a correspondence school, Yoisaki.
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Kanade

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Yes...
I want to invest as much of my time as I can into composing music instead of school or anything else.
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Ichika

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I see. That's really admirable...
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Kanade

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Is it?
I'm more impressed by how you and Mochizuki are in a band while attending a regular school... Oh.
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Shop Clerk

Thank you for your patience.
I have a wonton ramen here.
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Kanade

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Oh, yes.
That's me.
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Honami

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Wow, that looks delicious...
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Ichika

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Do you like ramen that much, Yoisaki?
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Kanade

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Yes, because it's both delicious and readily available.
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Honami

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You even keep your home stocked with instant noodles. Still, it's not good to have a diet that consists primarily of just that, you know?
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Kanade

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Don't worry. I always make sure to eat whatever you make me first, Ms. Mochizuki.
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Honami

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I suppose that works...
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Mafuyu

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Hehe. I'm always worried about how Kanade's passion for making music is affecting her lifestyle...
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Mafuyu

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But I feel much better knowing that you're there to keep an eye on her, Mochizuki.
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Ichika

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Honami's definitely the caring type.
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Ichika

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Also, do you two come to this diner often?
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Mafuyu

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Our music group throws after-parties here from time to time.
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Ichika

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Music group...
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Honami

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With Ms. Yoisaki...?
Does that mean you also create your own music, Asahina?
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Mafuyu

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Yes, have I never mentioned it before?
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Ichika

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No, this is my first time hearing this.
That's so incredible...!
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Ichika

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Oh, I even saw one of the videos you showed me earlier. The one about the marionette...!
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Ichika

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I was so moved by the way the music and lyrics were both able to convey these profound, deep-seated emotions.
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Ichika

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The illustrations and music video created this incredible atmosphere too. Did you two make all of that together?
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Kanade

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We have four members in total.
Us, an illustrator and a video editor.
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Honami

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I had no idea.
I had a chance to see it and thought it was wonderful as well.
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Mafuyu

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Hehe. Thank you.
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Kanade

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But you two are in a band, Hoshino?
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Ichika

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Y-Yes...!
However, we've only been able to perform in a few shows.
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Honami

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But you've been improving so much, Ichika.
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Honami

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She actually did a performance all by herself the other day during this Fan Festival that celebrates VIRTUAL SINGER music.
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Kanade

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Wait, you did...?
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Mafuyu

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The Fan Festival?
Didn't we go to that as a group?
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Ichika

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Y-You were there?
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Honami

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That means they must've seen your performance, Ichika.
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Ichika

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P-Probably, but I feel so embarrassed now...
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Kanade

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By the way, which song did you sing?
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Ichika

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Oh, it's basically a rock song...
Here, this one.

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Kanade

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Oh, I remember now...
You were the one singing this, Hoshino?
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Ichika

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Y-You were really in the audience?!
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Kanade

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Yes, your performance was a very memorable one.
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Kanade

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Also, hold on... Could it be...?
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Ichika

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Is something the matter?
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Kanade

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Did you happen to be singing at Nonogi Park this last spring, Hoshino?
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Ichika

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Huh?
I did sing there, but how did you know...?
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Kanade

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When I was walking by Nonogi Park that time, I just happened to hear this girl singing a Miku song.
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Kanade

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The way she sang was so beautiful that I still remember it very vividly... I didn't realize that girl was you, Hoshino.
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Ichika

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Oh, was that when...?

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Ichika

——! ————!
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Kanade

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...
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Ichika

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And you were there listening to me sing, Yoisaki!
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Kanade

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Yes, I think so.
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Kanade

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It really was a wonderful song.
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Ichika

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Th-Thank you very much...
I'm not sure what else to say.
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Kanade

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However, the way you sang this last spring seemed a little different from the way you sang during the Fan Festival.
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Ichika

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Oh, really?
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Honami

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That must have to do with how much she's been practicing. Her singing style must be changing little by little.
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Kanade

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I see.
You must be a very hard-working person, Hoshino.
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Ichika

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No, I'm really not...
I'm just trying to do what I can right now.
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Ichika

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Oh, but...
I do want to be able to sing songs that can touch someone's heart someday.
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Kanade

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Touch people's hearts...?
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Ichika

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Yes.
Right now, I'm nowhere near that level...
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Ichika

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But someday, I want to sing and perform songs in a way that can really touch people's hearts.
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Kanade

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I see...
That's a wonderful dream.
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Kanade

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I also want to compose a song that can do just that.
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Mafuyu

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