Connected Through SEKAI's Cherry Blossoms

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Luka

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Where am I...?
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Luka

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(I remember finding that fragment of a feeling on the rooftop...)
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Luka

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(But I could've sworn that it flashed before I touched it.)
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Luka

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(Could it be that it's not the sort of fragment we're used to encountering...?)
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Luka

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(I can't say for sure, but I probably should investigate this place a little bit...)

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A few hours earlier
School SEKAI

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Luka

...
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Saki

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Hmm... Not here either...
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MEIKO

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I'm not seeing any either.
I guess it just means there aren't any in this SEKAI.
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Rin

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No, there has to be some!
This is a school for pity's sake!
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Honami

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Yes, there are quite a few other trees...
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Shiho

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None over on the north side either.
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Miku

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I was afraid of that...
We've looked once before too...
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Luka

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Yes, but we didn't find anything that time either.
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Luka

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I suppose that means there just aren't any cherry blossom trees around here...
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Saki

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Noooo!
What kind of school doesn't have any cherry blossom trees?!
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Len

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Sorry, but there isn't much we can do about that.
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Ichika

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But knowing that is a bit disheartening. I was really hoping that we'd be able to find some together...
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KAITO

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Yes, me too...
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MEIKO

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It's unfortunate that there aren't any cherry blossoms here, but you can still show us the ones around where you live, right...?
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Saki

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Yeah, I know...
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Honami

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It is unfortunate, but that seems to be our only option at this point.
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Luka

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...?
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Luka

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Why the long faces?
There's no need to look so down...
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Len

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Yeah, we can always use your phones to pop over if we ever do want to see some cherry blossoms, right?
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Saki

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Oh, right.
Len, you didn't get a chance to hear what we were talking about before we started searching.
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Luka

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Huh?
What were you guys talking about?
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Ichika

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We were wondering if there was a way for us to have a picnic under some cherry blossom trees over here...
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Miku

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Huh...?!
W-Wait, Ichika...!
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Ichika

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That was when Miku said, “Cherry blossoms are just like Luka.”
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Luka

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Oh?
That's so nice of you, Miku.
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Miku

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I-It just sort of popped into my mind...
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MEIKO

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Hehe. But we all agreed with you, didn't we? Even on its own, a cherry blossom tree is a beautiful sight that you can stare at endlessly.
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KAITO

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Yes, she has a point...
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Len

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Yeah.
That explains why you were looking so hard.
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Ichika

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Exactly.
On top of all that, we wanted to show Luka some actual cherry blossoms.
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Honami

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That's right. We thought Luka would look so pretty as she looked up at some cherry blossoms from underneath a tree.
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Shiho

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Yeah, and picturesque.
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Luka

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Oh, thank you all very much.
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Ichika

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And we can always have a picnic over on our side if it turns out that there aren't any in SEKAI...
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Honami

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True. They're in bloom right now, so I'm sure you'll enjoy seeing some for yourself, Luka.
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Saki

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Yeah...
But I was really hoping that we'd find some cherry blossoms here.
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Shiho

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You're still dwelling on that, Saki?
We're still having a picnic together, so cheer up.
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Saki

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But if you're trying to introduce your favorite band to someone you really care about, you'd want to go see them at a live house together, right?
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Shiho

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Not the best example...
But I get your point...
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Saki

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See? That's why I want us to see some together in the “same SEKAI”...
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Luka

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...
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Saki

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But wishing won't make any cherry blossoms sprout from the ground, so why don't we have a spring-like session instead...?
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Rin

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Oh, that sounds fun! Nice idea, Sakki☆
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Miku

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I like it too!
Let's do it!
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MEIKO

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Alright, here we go!
Everyone ready?

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Ichika

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Okay, we should probably head back soon.
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Saki

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We'll let you know when we find a good day to have our picnic!
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Miku

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Okay, thanks!
See you later!
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Rin

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We'll be waiting♪
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Luka

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(Cherry blossoms, huh...?
I never really gave them much thought until now...)

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Saki

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See? That's why I want us to see some together in the “same SEKAI”...
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Luka

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(I want to support those girls and their feelings as much as I can...)
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Luka

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(So I'll keep looking.)

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Luka

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Still nothing...
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Luka

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Even around the gate and behind the school, I'm not seeing any such trees. That just leaves...
Rooftop

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Luka

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(I should be able to see pretty far from here. Maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to find something...)
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Luka

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(But this SEKAI just seems to be devoid of them.)
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Luka

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I really wanted to make Saki and the others smile, but I think I'm out of leads...
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Luka

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Wait, is that...?

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Luka

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A fragment of a feeling...?
*Gasp*

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Luka

...
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Luka

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(This field seems endless...)
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Luka

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(That tree's the only prominent feature...)
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Luka

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(It looks like cherry blossom petals are falling from it, but I don't think those are actual cherry blossoms...)
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Luka

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(But if that was really a fragment of a feeling, then this must be a brand-new SEKAI...)
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Luka

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(Let's go take a closer look...)

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Next Chapter: For A Show Filled with Cherry Blossoms