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Luka

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And Mizuki was the one who sent that message.
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Ena

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Yeah.
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Ena

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I was so happy that time...
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Ena

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Because someone had made a video out of the drawing I'd worked so hard on.
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Mizuki

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Hehe. That's good to hear.
I'm glad I made it.
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Ena

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After I discovered Kanade's music, I was able to start taking a harder look at my art...
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Ena

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I also realized then that I could keep drawing.
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Ena

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After that... We agreed that you should upload that video you made, Mizuki, since you put so much effort into it.
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Mizuki

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While you hoped that K would see it and like it, right?
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Ena

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H-Hey, they don't need to hear that part...!
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Mizuki

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Haha. Sorry.
Anyway, I uploaded it right after that.
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Mizuki

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And about a week later...
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Mizuki

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K sent me a DM.

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Mizuki

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Huh...?
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Mizuki

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Hold up... Is this real?
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Mizuki

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I guess I can take a peek at it...

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Message

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<To Amia...>
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Message

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<My name is K. It's nice to make your acquaintance. I apologize if this is sudden, but I took the liberty of watching the video you posted the other day.>
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Message

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<And I'd like to tell you that I enjoyed it very much.>
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Message

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<Again, I know this is sudden, but would it be possible for you to make a music video for the next song? I can't offer much, but I'd like to compensate you for your work.>
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Mizuki

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...!
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Message

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<I'll be looking forward to hearing back from you.
Sincerely, K.>
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Mizuki

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K wants me to make another video...?
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Mizuki

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Hmm...
This could be the real K, but...
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Mizuki

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<Thank you for your message. This is Amia.
Thank you for watching my video. I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it.>

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Mizuki

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<And to be personally asked to make another music video... I'm stunned with disbelief. However...>
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Mizuki

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(This account... It's using the default avatar and has zero followers... I can't help but feel suspicious...)
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Mizuki

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<I apologize in advance, but I need to be sure of something first. Can you present me with any proof that you are actually K?>
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Mizuki

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I've seen more than a few people who force others into producing stuff for them like this...

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Mizuki

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Oh, I got a reply.
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[K]

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<I appreciate your response.>
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[K]

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<I'm not sure this will count as proof, but I can send over the demos of the songs I've made in the past.>
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Mizuki

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Whoa...!
I'm being barraged with files!
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Mizuki

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What if they're viruses...? No, I'm being too paranoid... Let's have a look...

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Mizuki

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Oh, it's that song... But a rougher version of it... Which means...

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Mizuki

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That's so cool...
You can totally tell it's K even though they're just demos.
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Mizuki

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(There's no way they'd go this far just to pull a fast one on someone like me.)
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Mizuki

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(So... This is really them...)
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Mizuki

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I never expected to be asked by K to make a video like this...
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Mizuki

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K...
I wonder what they're like...
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Mizuki

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(What kind of personality do you need to have in order to produce songs that feels so dark and painful, but also kind and gentle...?)
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Mizuki

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(At the same time, my curiosity being the driving factor behind me wanting to work with them probably isn't great...)
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Mizuki

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(However...)
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Mizuki

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...
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Mizuki

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<I apologize for bringing your identity into question. Thank you for sending me those demos.>

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Mizuki

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<If possible, I'd like to hear a little more about your proposition...>
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[K]

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<I understand.
Do you happen to have a Nightcord account, Amia...?>
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Mizuki

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(Nightcord...?
I used it a lot back in the day when I was still playing online games.)
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Mizuki

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<Yes, I do.>
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[K]

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<Would it be possible for us to talk on there? I believe things will proceed much smoother if we do.>
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Mizuki

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I get to talk with K...?
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Mizuki

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<Understood.>

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[K]

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<Thank you very much. Then, let's talk again later. Preferably tonight at 25:00.>
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Mizuki

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Huh? That's pretty late...
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[K]

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<I'd like to have the other person I work with be there as well, and they're generally only free to talk at this time...>
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Mizuki

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(They work as a team...?
I couldn't tell since I didn't notice any credits.)
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Mizuki

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<Okay, we can talk then.>
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[K]

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<I appreciate it.>
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[K]

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<Oh, also... I've already contacted Enanan, so we may all be able to talk to one another.>
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Mizuki

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(They already got a hold of Enanan...?!)
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Mizuki

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(That's great.
Enanan also said they really like K's songs, so I'm sure they're over the moon about this.)
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Mizuki

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<Understood. I have no issues with that.>
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[K]

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<Okay, then we'll talk again on...>
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[K]

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<Nightcord at 25:00.>
25:00:00

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Mizuki

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It's time...
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Mizuki

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Alright, I'll log in...

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Mizuki

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<Good evening. This is Amia...>
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[K]

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<Oh, good evening... This is K...
Um... Thank you for joining us today.>

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Mizuki

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<No, thank you as well.
You caught me by surprise, but I was also really happy to hear from you...>
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[K]

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<I see... I'm glad to hear that.>
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Mizuki

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(So this is K...)
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Mizuki

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(Based on that voice... She's a girl? Pretty young too. She could be around the same age as me...)
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Mizuki

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(A teenager? Producing the songs that she does? That's pretty incredible.)

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[K]

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<Oh...
I think Enanan and Yuki are here now... Um, Yuki's the person I mentioned earlier who I work with.>
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[Enanan]

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<H-Hello...?>
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[Yuki]

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<Good evening. I apologize for running late.>
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Mizuki

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<Oh, um...>
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[Yuki]

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<Oh, where are my manners...? Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Yuki. I work on creating songs with K.>
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[Yuki]

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<Actually, I just handle the arranging while K does the actual composing... It's a pleasure to meet both of you.>
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[Enanan]

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<Oh, um... I-It's my pleasure as well...>
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[Enanan]

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<I'm E-Enanan...
And... It's nice to meet all of you.>
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Mizuki

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<Oh, Enanan... We've spoken through messages, but this is my first time actually talking to you.>
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[Enanan]

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<Huh?>
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Mizuki

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<It's nice to finally meet you. I'm Amia.>
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[Enanan]

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<A-Amia...?!
I didn't realize you were here!>
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Mizuki

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<Yes, it's me. Thank you for giving me permission to use your art.>
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[Enanan]

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<Of course...!
But actually getting to talk like this feels so strange...>
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[Enanan]

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<Anyway, I'll set that aside for now...
There's something I'd like to ask you, K...>
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[Enanan]

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<A-Are you really sure about using my art for this...?>
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[K]

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<What?>
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[Enanan]

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<It's just... Yes, I was beyond ecstatic when you contacted me about this...>
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[Enanan]

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<But I took a step back and thought that someone else's art would be more suitable...>
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Mizuki

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(Oh...
She's such an amazing artist, but doesn't have much confidence in herself...)
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Mizuki

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(How's K gonna respond...?
Just trying to comfort her probably isn't the right answer...)
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[K]

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<No, your art is incredible.>
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[K]

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<At the very least, I genuinely thought that.>
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[Yuki]

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<I agree with K on this one...>
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[Yuki]

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<You could feel this torrent of powerful emotions... And so much sadness... It's clear that you put quite a lot of thought into your piece as you drew it...>
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[Enanan]

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<Oh...
Thank you very much...>
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Mizuki

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<...>
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[K]

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<So, I first saw the music video that you two worked on the night before last...>
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[K]

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<And I was struck by how you'd managed to carefully capture everything we hoping to express through this song.>
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[K]

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<On top of that...
I could feel and understand that powerful urge to shout out loud.>
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Mizuki

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...!
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Mizuki

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(That's the same thing I felt when I saw her illustration...)
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Mizuki

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(It's like she was shouting, “I can keep going,” or, “I want to keep walking”...)
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Mizuki

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(And I made my video with that in mind, as well as a few of my feelings sprinkled in...)
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Mizuki

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(That's really incredible...
We all felt the same thing.)
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[Yuki]

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<Thanks to the video that you two made, Amia, Enanan, our songs have been receiving more views and comments.>
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[Yuki]

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<It seems like more people have been listening to our songs than ever before, so we greatly appreciate what you've done.>
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[Enanan]

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<Um, well... That's because your song was so good, but...!>
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[Enanan]

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<But... I'm really glad that my skills could be of service.>
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[K]

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<I'd also like to have the songs we make heard by more people...>
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[K]

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<And I believe that we'll be able to do that if you keep making music videos for us, Enanan, Amia. That's why I decided to ask you to help us...>
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Mizuki

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<To reach more people...?>
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[K]

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<Yes...>
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Mizuki

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(Does that mean she wants to go pro or something...? For a moment there, she got a little intense...)
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[K]

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<And this is the demo for our next song...>
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[K]

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<It's still a bit rough, but please listen to it if you like.>

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[Enanan]

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<Wait, are you sure?
This song hasn't been released yet, right?>
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[K]

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<Yes, that's right.
We'd like you to make the music video for it.>
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Mizuki

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(I wonder what kind of song it...)

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Mizuki

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...!
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Mizuki

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(This song... It's completely different from the other ones! It's so scary and jarring...)
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Mizuki

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(But there's still that bit of kindness...)
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Mizuki

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(Her other songs included, K's music always seems to include that kind and gentle feeling somewhere...)
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Mizuki

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(It's almost like she's trying to reach out to me with her hand...)
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[Enanan]

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<This is amazing...>
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[K]

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<As far as design requirements go, I have none. I won't mind what you make as long as you find a way to express what you feel after hearing this song.>
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Mizuki

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<So, we're free to do what we like...?>
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[K]

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<Yes.>
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Mizuki

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(She trusts us this much after just seeing one music video we made...?)
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Mizuki

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(I'm still having trouble understanding what she's thinking...)
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Mizuki

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(But...)
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[Yuki]

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<How do you feel about this, Amia...?
It sounded like you were still undecided.>
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[Enanan]

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<Huh? Is that true?>
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Mizuki

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<Y-Yes...
I thought I should hear more details before coming to a decision.>
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Mizuki

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<But...>
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Mizuki

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<After hearing your explanation, as well as this demo, I've decided that I want to do this...>
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[K]

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<Th-Thank you very much...>
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[Yuki]

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<This is wonderful news, K.
And thank you, Amia. We look forward to working with you.>
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[Enanan]

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<I'm looking forward to working with you as well, Amia!>
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Mizuki

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<Likewise. Thank you all very much.>
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Mizuki

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(There's still a lot that I don't know...
But...)
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Mizuki

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(Right now...
I know for sure that I want to do this...)