Ichika's Room

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Ichika

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Yota

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Never see her... Again...
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Hanano

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We have to go our separate ways at some point... And for us, that time might be now...
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Ichika

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(Even if it's just a little bit...)
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Ichika

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(I want to help relieve them of the pain of being torn away from one another...)
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Ichika

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Okay...

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Ichika

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(It's all on paper now... But...)
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Ichika

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(Something feels off... Why is that...?)
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Ichika

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(It's like...
These words don't do them justice...)
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Ichika

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Alright, I'll try starting over...

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Ichika

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...
One week later
School SEKAI

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Luka

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That was really nice.
You were all in perfect sync and sounded great together.

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MEIKO

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I agree! Nicely done!
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Shiho

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Thank you.
Also, Miku, thanks for taking Ichika's place.
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Miku

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You're welcome.
By the way...
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Ichika

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This isn't right either...
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Miku

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Ichika still seems to be struggling with the lyrics for your new song...
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Len

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She has to spend time writing those lyrics instead of practicing too. Isn't your next show really soon...?
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Saki

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Yeah, it is...
But things just aren't going that smoothly.
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Honami

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According to her...
“These words don't do what they're going through justice.”
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Rin

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Hmm... Then, what's the right answer?
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KAITO

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Isn't there any way we can help her...?
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Luka

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“These words won't properly shine a light on them not being able to see each other anymore.”
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Luka

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I see...
This problem may actually be easier to solve than we think.
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Saki

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What...?!
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Rin

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Really?!
If so, Luka, you're a genius!
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Len

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Whoa!
Not so loud!
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Miku

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So, Luka, what do you suggest we do?
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Luka

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Hehe.
We'll need to talk to Ichika regarding that.

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Ichika

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No...
This seems wrong too...
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Luka

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Hello, Ichika...
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Honami

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How are things going?
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Ichika

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Oh, um... Thanks for asking.
But what about practice?
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Luka

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We're taking a break right now.
More importantly, you seem to be struggling with these lyrics...
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Ichika

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Sorry, I know I am...
But I can't seem to find the right words no matter how many times I try rewriting them.
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Ichika

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I was even reminded of how it's hard to listen to what others are saying when you're really down and out...
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Luka

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Down and out...
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Luka

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Um, Ichika...
Mind if I ask you a question?
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Luka

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What kept you afloat when you felt like everything was sinking?
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Ichika

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What kept me afloat...?
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Luka

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Yes.
Try looking back.
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Luka

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Remember what it was like not being able to have real conversations with Saki, Honami and Shiho...
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Saki

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When she had trouble talking to us...?
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Ichika

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Back then...

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Ichika

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I found myself usually listening to Miku songs...
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Miku

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Hehe. I remember you saying that.
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Saki

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Wait!
What if one of those songs can give you a nice hint?!
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Ichika

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But there were so many...
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Ichika

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The lyrics were starkly different depending on the genre too. I wouldn't know which to use as a reference...
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Luka

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In that case, what did you tend to think about while listening to those songs...?
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Ichika

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What did I think about?
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Ichika

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Well...
I envied how free Miku seemed... Also...
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Ichika

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If a song sounded cutesy, I'd imagine Saki liking it...

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Ichika

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Honami likes delicate and sparkly sounds, so she was really happy playing the wind chimes in the brass band...
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Ichika

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Or how it'd be cool to hear Shiho play a song that prominently features a bass and how we'd have to practice so hard to play a song like that together...
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Ichika

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I'm pretty sure that's what usually went through my mind...
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Luka

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Hehe.
I knew it. I had a feeling you thought about everyone else.
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Ichika

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Yeah... I guess so...
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Luka

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Alright, Saki, how about you?
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Saki

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Huh?
Me?
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Saki

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I... I thought about everyone else too...
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Saki

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Thinking about them made me sad since I couldn't see them, but all my fun memories with them just made me want to get better so I could see everyone again as soon as possible...
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Ichika

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Fun memories with us...?
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Ichika

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Oh...!!
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Rin

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Did you think of something just now, Ichi?!
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Ichika

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Yes! I think so...!
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Saki

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What did you think of?!
How did that help just now?!
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Ichika

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Um... It's what you said, Saki...
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Ichika

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In particular, the part about “fun memories”...

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Shiho

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Fun memories?
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Ichika

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Yeah. We were able to make such fun and happy memories because we were fortunate enough to meet each other...
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Ichika

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That never went away...
And Miku songs always reminded me of that fact.
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Ichika

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Not being able to talk to everyone wasn't easy, but all of our happy memories kept me believing that we'd be back together again someday...
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Honami

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Ichika...
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Shiho

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Happy memories, huh...?
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Shiho

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Yeah. Our fun memories made what came after just that much harder... But they kept me from giving up...
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Honami

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Honami

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I... I couldn't do anything even when I remembered all the fun we used to have...
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Honami

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The fear of not being able to regain what we once had was so overwhelming... Almost like I wasn't valuing these memories as much as I should have...
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Ichika

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Honami...
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MEIKO

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I actually believe otherwise...
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MEIKO

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In your case, Honami, these happy memories were a key part of wanting to get the band back together, right?
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Honami

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MEIKO...
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Ichika

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I see...
We all felt the same way.
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Ichika

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(It's never easy being away from those you really care about.)
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Ichika

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(But all the memories you made together can help keep you looking forward...)
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Ichika

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(And lead you to a brighter future...
Like what happened with us.)
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Ichika

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I think I know what to do now...
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Ichika

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Sorry, everyone! I need to head back to my room and start writing...!

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Honami

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Wait, Ichika...!
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Honami

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She ran off...
But she has to use her phone to get back...

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Shiho

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Oh, I think she realized that once she got to the corridor...
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Shiho

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Hehe. Ichika never changes, huh...?
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KAITO

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Ichika's always been like this...?

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Saki

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Yeah! In elementary school, she'd come charging into our classroom and say...
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Honami & Shiho

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Let's try playing this Miku song together!
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Shiho

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And she'd start blasting it after asking.
Talk about a blast from the past.
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Miku

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I didn't know that...
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Miku

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She's been listening to my music for that long...?
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Honami

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She's putting everything she has into this song, so we should make sure we're ready to start working on it once she's done...
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Saki

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Yeah!
Let's start coming up with ideas right now!
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Honami & Shiho

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Okay!
Next Chapter: Happy Memories