A few days later
Art class

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Yukihira

You'll be drawing flowers today.
Do not forget about depth and texture as you work...

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Yukihira

This won't do. The colors you've chosen for this motif aren't doing their job. It's as if your small brush strokes are making everything blend together into a single substance.
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Student

I see...
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Junior High School Ena

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So it's better to lay down colors in a way that makes each of them stand out...
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Yukihira

Start over. See, feel and draw.
Sense it with your entire body.
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Junior High School Ena

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See and feel...?

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After class

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???

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Wow...! Ena, yours is so amazing...!
I can learn a lot from the way you used values.

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Junior High School Ena

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Hehe. Isn't it?
How does yours look, Futaba?
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Futaba

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Nowhere near as good as yours.
We started attending this class at the same time, but you've made so much more progress than me...
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Junior High School Ena

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I wouldn't worry about that too much.
Yeah, you need to have talent to draw, but you still have to work hard to actually see improvement.
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Futaba

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Hehe. You're right!
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Futaba

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Speaking of which, entrance exams are coming up. Do you know where you want to go, Ena...?
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Junior High School Ena

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Yup! I'm gonna go to a high school that'll really let me focus on my art.
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Junior High School Ena

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I still haven't picked where, but I'm planning on asking my dad more about that.
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Futaba

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That's right, you can ask him directly...
I should start thinking about those things too if I'm going to take art seriously.
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Junior High School Ena

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Yeah, I'd also recommend that.
You only live once, so you should go through life doing what you love.
A few days later
Shinonome Household - Living Room

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Junior High School Ena

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Hey, Dad.
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Junior High School Ena

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I want to go to a school with a fine arts program but can't decide between these two. They both sound really great but...
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Father

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Fine arts?
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Junior High School Ena

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Yeah. I want to be an artist so...
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Junior High School Ena

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I thought I should learn as much as I can right now...
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Father

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I wouldn't bother.
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Junior High School Ena

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Huh?
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Father

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You don't have the talent to become an artist.
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Junior High School Ena

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Wh-What are you saying?!
You're joking, right?
That's not funny, you know?
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Father

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I'm not joking.
You don't have any talent.
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Junior High School Ena

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But there's no way that's true. I've been drawing since I was little and even got special prizes in middle school for my art...
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Father

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Yes, I know. But there are countless others hoping to do the same thing.
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Father

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Unless you can win the grand prize at a big contest, then no one will recognize you.
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Junior High School Ena

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Why...?

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Junior High School Ena

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Why are you saying this now?
You never did until this point.
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Junior High School Ena

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I'm serious about this, but you just...!
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Father

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Ena...
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Father

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You won't be able to become the kind of artist you're envisioning.
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Father

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If you had talent with the resolve to match, then things may be different...
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Junior High School Ena

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Wh-What do you mean...?
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Junior High School Ena

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Was everything I did until now just a complete waste of time?!
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Junior High School Ena

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I don't have any talent, so it doesn't matter how hard I work?!
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Father

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Yes...
The world I live in works just as you say.
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Father

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No doors will open for you as you are now.
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Junior High School Ena

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...!
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Junior High School Ena

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You have no right to decide that...!
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Junior High School Ena

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It's my future, so stay out of it!!
The next day

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Futaba

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That's strange...
Where's Ena? It's almost time for class. Did something happen to her...?
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Futaba

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Ena, there you are! Huh...?
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Junior High School Ena

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(I don't have any talent...?)
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Junior High School Ena

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(No, that's not possible.
I've been drawing for as long as I can remember... Mr. Yukihira even praised my drawing...)
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Yukihira

Thank you for your patience.
Starting today, we'll have some students visiting our class, so please join me in welcoming them.
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Junior High School Ena

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(I have talent... I know I do...!)

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Yukihira

I'll start looking at what you've drawn.
Starting with this one.
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Junior High School Ena

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Yes, please!
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Junior High School Ena

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(I feel like this one turned out well...
I'm sure Mr. Yukihira will...)
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Yukihira

Ah, a trail through a forest.
Hmm...
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Junior High School Ena

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...
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Yukihira

My eyes are confused...
The viewer's eyes aren't being drawn towards the trees in the back as they should.
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Yukihira

A zero for composition.
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Junior High School Ena

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What...?
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Junior High School Ena

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B-But you praised my composition last time... I made sure to include the same nuances from that drawing in this one!
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Junior High School Ena

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On top of that, I feel like this is drawn better overall...!
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Yukihira

That was then, this is now. You're comparing apples to oranges. Unless you learn to understand that, your layout process will continue to suffer.
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Yukihira

You're patting yourself on the back after receiving one positive comment. You should instead be finding other ways to improve your drawing techniques, no?
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Junior High School Ena

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I... I know that...! But...!
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Yukihira

Yes, I see. I have no other choice but to be more direct with you.
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Yukihira

Shinonome, you're blowing your own skills out of proportion.
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Junior High School Ena

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...!!
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Yukihira

If praise is all that you seek, then there is no point in you coming to this class.
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Yukihira

Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.
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Junior High School Ena

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Wh-What...?
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Junior High School Ena

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(No... What is this...? Why's everyone so quiet...?)
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Futaba

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E-Ena...
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Yukihira

Anyway, who's next?
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Yukihira

The point of focus for this is too ambiguous. You may benefit from drawing in a way that allows the viewer to see the entire picture even when they're squinting. However...
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Yukihira

Overall, this is drawn rather well.
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Junior High School Ena

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...!
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Junior High School Ena

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(He praised them...?
Why? He never praises anyone...)

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Junior High School Ena

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(Is it because other students are visiting...?)
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Yukihira

Next... Ah, Natsuno.
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Futaba

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Y-Yes!
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Yukihira

Hmm...
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Futaba

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...
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Yukihira

Well done...
You've done a marvelous job illustrating how the apple warps when seen through glass.
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Yukihira

You even improved upon your use of depth as I mentioned last time. This piece has much more breadth to it.
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Futaba

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...!
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Futaba

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Thank you very much!!
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Junior High School Ena

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Oh...
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Junior High School Ena

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(He isn't just praising everyone willy-nilly...)
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Junior High School Ena

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(That last piece, and Futaba's... They're so good... The way they're designed, their use of color... They're so much better than me...)
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Junior High School Ena

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(While my drawing... It's so...)
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Junior High School Ena

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(This means I really...)
A few days later

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Junior High School Ena

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...
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Yukihira

For our final free theme, you'll be drawing... “Yourselves.” Please draw using whatever you like.
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Junior High School Ena

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(“Ourselves”...?)
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Junior High School Ena

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(Ourselves... Me? Like, “Who am I?”)
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Junior High School Ena

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(I'm the daughter of an artist... I've been drawing for as long as I can remember and others have always praised my work...)

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Yukihira

Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.
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Father

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You don't have the talent to become an artist.
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Junior High School Ena

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(I...)
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Yukihira

Let's start looking at what you've drawn.
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Junior High School Ena

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(I couldn't do anything...)
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Junior High School Ena

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(Was Futaba always this good...?
Her drawing feels so powerful and alive...)
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Junior High School Ena

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(When did she learn to draw like this...?)
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Junior High School Ena

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(No, it's me... I just wasn't looking...
It's not just Futaba either. It's as if everybody here is...)
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Yukihira

First... Ah, Shinonome, this must be yours.
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Junior High School Ena

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(No, please...)
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Junior High School Ena

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(Don't look at it.)
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Junior High School Ena

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(Even if you say that I don't have any talent... That I shouldn't bother... I...)
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Yukihira

I...
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Yukihira

I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...
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Junior High School Ena

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Oh...
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Futaba

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Ena? Ena...?
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Futaba

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Ena, are you okay...?
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Junior High School Ena

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Huh? Yes...?
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Futaba

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We're all done...
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Junior High School Ena

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Oh, okay...
Sorry, I think I spaced out.
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Junior High School Ena

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I'll be going home now...

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Futaba

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W-Wait! Ena!

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Yukihira

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