Connected Through SEKAI's Cherry Blossoms - 1: Let's Go See Some Cherry Blossoms

Empty SEKAI

Miku

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Rin

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MEIKO

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Luka

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Rin

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I'm done coloring...

Miku

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Oh wow. That's really good...

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Luka

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It is.
You've improved so much.

Luka

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But there's not much else to do.
Coloring is fun and all, but it's not something you can do forever...

Miku

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In that case...
How about cat's cradle?

Luka

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I'm not against it...
But I'm looking for something more... Exciting...

Miku

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Exciting...?

MEIKO

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What are you planning now, Luka...?

Luka

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Plan?
Do I really seem like the scheming type?

MEIKO

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Yes, very.
Why not just read a book if you're that bored?

Miku

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Read...?
Are you reading anything, MEIKO?

MEIKO

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Fashion and travel magazines.
Mizuki left all of these here.

Rin

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Oh? Anything interesting...?

MEIKO

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A few things.
It helps me understand the world outside this one.

Miku

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I see...

Luka

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But you must've gone through those a few times now. Aren't you tired of reading them?

MEIKO

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Miku

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(That's a yes...)

Miku

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Oh...

Rin

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It's them...

Mizuki

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Heya!
How's it going?

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Luka

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Good.
All of you seem well.

Ena

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Yeah, for the most part.
But never a dull moment, you know?

Kanade

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I agree.

Miku

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That's good to hear...

Luka

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But I'm still kind of bored.
Isn't there something fun we can do?

Mafuyu

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Fun?

Kanade

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Um...

MEIKO

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(Luka, you're doing it again...)

Luka

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Oh, I'm sorry.
It's not urgent, really.

Rin

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But you're all here together...
Does that mean your next song is ready?

Kanade

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Yes, that's right. We brought a new demo over to listen to together.

Mizuki

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Yeah!
Aren't you curious as to what it's like?

Rin

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I am...
Alright, let me put this away first.

Ena

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Oh, Rin, you colored in the drawings I brought. Can I take a look at some later?

Rin

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O-Okay, sure...

Mizuki

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Hey, MEIKO, you've been reading the zines I brought over! What did you think?

MEIKO

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They were pretty interesting...

Miku

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(Things become so much livelier whenever they come over.)

Mafuyu

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Can we listen to the demo now...?

Mizuki

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Oh, right!
Let's hear it!

Kanade

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Okay, I'll play it now.

Ena

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Anyone else think this is gonna be another really good one? It's kinda quiet but has this way of creeping into your heart, you know...?

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Mizuki

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Yeah, I agree!
It really knows how to creep up on you!

Mafuyu

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...

Kanade

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What did you think, Mafuyu...?

Mafuyu

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It was nice. It felt warm...

Kanade

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It did...?
I'm glad...

Kanade

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How about you, Miku? The rest of you too. I'd like to hear about anything you felt.

Miku

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I... I thought it was good.

Rin

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Not bad, I guess?

MEIKO

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No comment as usual...

Luka

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Oh, MEIKO. Always playing hard to get. I for one thought it was a lovely and well-refined song.

Kanade

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Thank you.
In that case, I'll try sticking with what I have.

Ena

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And I'll need to get started on my rough draft! What kinds of motifs do you think will work best?

Ena

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Hmm...

Ena

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Also, there's still practically nothing here. I'm gonna be hard-pressed for ideas at this rate...

Ena

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It's all cherry blossoms and beautiful views on our side, so there's like nothing in between, you know...?

Mizuki

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But this place is kinda nice once you get used to it since there's so much space.

Ena

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I get that...
But one cherry blossom tree could do this place wonders.

Miku

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A cherry blossom tree...?

Mafuyu

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Have you never seen one before, Miku?

Miku

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No, only petals. Kanade showed me before...

Kanade

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Oh, that's right. You got to see the ones Ms. Mochizuki brought over.

Miku

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Yes.
But I've never seen a big cherry blossom tree before...

Mizuki

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Right...
I know. Why don't we show you the next time we go to a park?

Mizuki

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It's fun to catch the petals as they fall from their branches!

Ena

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Yeah!
It's so hard too.

Luka

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I see.
But we wouldn't be able to catch any petals in your world...

Mizuki

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Oh, right... You'd be a hologram... Is there anything we can do about that?

Mafuyu

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We could bring some branches over.

Ena

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What...?!
You're not planning on breaking some off, are you?!

Mafuyu

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Flower shops usually carry them...

Kanade

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I thought she meant buying some too...

Ena

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G-Geez, you had me going there...!
Your tone made it sound like you were thinking about ripping some off a poor tree, Mafuyu...

Mizuki

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Haha!
You definitely have a talent for jumping to the wrong conclusion, Ena♪

Kanade

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Hehe.
Alright, why don't we go buy some for them?

Mizuki

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Yeah! Wanna get a bunch and have a little picnic under our cherry blossoms?

Mizuki

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No, wait.
We should make it a big party!

Ena

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I mean, I don't have a problem with that, but we'll have to go get juice and snacks...

Rin

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Hmm...
That could be fun.

Luka

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Catching petals as they fall does sound challenging, but I agree that it could be fun.

Mafuyu

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Petals...

Mafuyu

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The cherry blossom tree we saw during that mystery tour literally rained petals down upon us...

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Mizuki

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Yeah.
I still remember how pretty you thought they were, Mafuyu.

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Luka

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Luka

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Remember how that doll appeared here that one time? Could the same happen with a cherry blossom tree?

Rin

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What? I doubt a tree's just gonna pop up here...

Luka

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But this is SEKAI we're talking about. It's a place born from everyone's feelings, so it's not out of the question.

MEIKO

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That may be so, but you're talking about a whole tree suddenly sprouting from the ground.

Miku

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Mizuki

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Alright, we should head back soon!
We can talk more about our party once we're done working on everything else♪

Kanade

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Okay.
We'll need to get some branches...

Ena

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Stay tuned, everyone.

Luka

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It's gone all quiet again.
But I'm looking forward to seeing some actual cherry blossoms.

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MEIKO

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Honestly...

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Miku

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(A cherry blossom party with everyone...)

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Luka

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Remember how that doll appeared here that one time? Could the same happen with a cherry blossom tree?

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Miku

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(Mafuyu even said cherry blossoms are so beautiful...)

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Miku

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(That doll was a manifestation of her feelings, so maybe...)

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Miku

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I might go take a look around...

Next Chapter: Looking For Cherry Blossoms