W-Would you mind telling me more about the music you make, Yoisaki?

Me...?
Sure, but what do you want to know?

Um... Your creative process, for example...

My creative process...? I'm not sure how to answer that...

Usually, a melody just pops into my head and I start writing down the music for that.

Once I have something substantial, I'll try adding in some instruments and making adjustments based on that. Afterwards, it's just rinse and repeat...

I see...

Do you have any specific advice regarding how to go about that...?

Huh...?
Well...

Sorry, my guess is that Kanade doesn't really think about composing in such a structured fashion.

R-Right...
I'm sorry. I really don't know how to put my process into words.

Yes, I see...

Oh, what if I asked this instead...?
How or when do these melodies pop into your head?

I can't point to a specific time or thing, but I do know that I require some sort of inspiration to begin composing...

Oh, but...

I feel like I'm able to compose good songs when they're based on past memories or something someone said...

For example, in my case...
It may be trying to make someone smile.

Kanade...

To make someone smile...?

Yes. You just said that you want your songs to touch people's hearts, right, Hoshino?

I think it's similar to that.

Oh...

I see. That makes sense...

I think I understand a little better now.

That's good...

Still, I can't help but feel surprised. I knew that you composed your own music, Ms. Yoisaki, but it's really hard not to be impressed by what you do...

And those lyrics...!
They really struck a chord with me.
Did you write those too, Yoisaki?

Oh, the lyrics are...

I wrote those.

What?! Is that true?!

You wrote those lyrics, Asahina...?!

She did.
Mafuyu definitely has a way with words, so we've asked her to write all of our lyrics.

Hehe. That means a lot coming from you.

But I'm only able to write lyrics like that because your songs are so good, Kanade. All I'm doing is trying to match the atmosphere you're trying to create.

So really, these lyrics aren't anything special.

Still... Your lyrics make it so clear as to how you feel, Asahina.

Huh?

I think so too!

Yes, they go perfectly with Yoisaki's music, but it's also a clear expression of how you feel, Asahina.

I'm not sure how to describe it, but your lyrics really resonate with me...!

How I feel...?

I see. This must be a first in terms of my lyrics...
Hehe. Thank you.

(How I feel...?)

(This is nothing like the music I created as OWN.)

(Back then, I didn't care one bit about how anyone felt when they heard those songs.)

(I was just trying to find the real me, and churning out music that reflected what I was feeling then.)

(Even now, I don't know how I'm supposed to feel. All I'm really doing is listening to Kanade's songs and writing lyrics that match them... Or so I thought.)

(That time when Kanade's song made me smile, I actually felt like expressing myself more through my lyrics...)

(I think I wanted more people to hear it, or at the very least, for it to not go unheard...)

...

(But I'm still not entirely sure...)

(Do my lyrics really carry any meaning...?)