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Ena's Room

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Mizuki

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<Wait, what's Yuki doing at your place, Enanan?!>
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Ena

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Yeah, so...
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Mafuyu

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I took a rest while on my way home and it began to rain. Enanan saw me and had me come over to her house...
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Mafuyu

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But my mom called to tell me that I needed to come home...
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Mafuyu

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Then, Enanan asked her to let me stay over for the night.
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Mizuki

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<E-Enanan, you really did that?!>
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Ena

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What choice did I have?
I couldn't just leave her given the state she was in.
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Len

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<A-And what Ena did was so cool.>
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Kanade

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<Cool?>
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Len

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<When Mafuyu was being told to come home, Ena took the phone from her and started speaking to Mafuyu's mom directly...>
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Mizuki

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<Whoa, really...?
Way to go, Enanan!>
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Ena

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I didn't do anything special, but I couldn't just sit idly.
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Mizuki

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<Oh, Yuki!
What's Enanan's house like?>
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Ena

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Hey, that's none of your business!
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Mafuyu

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Enanan's house...?
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Mafuyu

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Her room's a mess.
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Ena

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What?! It's clean enough!
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Mafuyu

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Clean...?
But you have clothes and art supplies strewn everywhere.
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Mizuki

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<Hahaha! I can totally see that!>
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Kanade

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<However, her room's probably a lot cleaner than mine...>
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Mafuyu

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*Nod*
You really do need to do some cleaning, K.
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Kanade

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<Y-You're right...>
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Mizuki

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<Anyway, what else?>
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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Her house seems a little different from mine, but I'm not sure how to put it into words...
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Mizuki

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<Yeah, I bet it is.
At the very least, it's probably more lively.>
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Kanade

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<I have this image in my head of Enanan's mom being just as animated as her daughter.>
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Mizuki

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<Yeah, totally!
Oh, did you get to see Li'l Bro?>
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Mafuyu

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Yes, they began fighting after Enanan made him eat her carrots...
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Ena

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Hey, they don't need to know that!
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Mizuki

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<Haha! You two never change!>
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Ena

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Don't blame me! He's the picky one! And he's so obnoxious about it!
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Mizuki

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<Yeah, I can already see it!
Man, I wish I could've been there with you guys.>
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Ena

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No way, Amia. You're just gonna make things worse.
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Kanade

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<Hehe...>
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Mafuyu

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Anyway, shall we get to work...?
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Mizuki

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<Haha. Okay!
I've probably asked enough questions already♪>
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Kanade

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<Oh, about the demo I had you all listen to before... I'll send it over now that I've had a chance to work more on it. Please let me know what you think of it.>
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Ena

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Thanks, K.
I'll listen to it now.

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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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This sound...

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Mizuki

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<Wait, are you writing right now? You already have ideas for some lyrics?>
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Mafuyu

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Yes, I had a general idea of what to do.
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Ena

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So, what do you have in mind?
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Mafuyu

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What do I have in mind...?
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Mafuyu

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I don't really know how to explain it...
So, I'm going to try writing it out.
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Ena

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Hmm, okay...
Lemme see after you're done writing them since it's probably gonna determine what I sketch.
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Mafuyu

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Sure, but...
What do you plan on drawing, Enanan?
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Ena

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Hmm... The intro feels kinda heavy, so I was thinking of something along the lines of trying, believing and running towards the light at the end of this song.
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Mafuyu

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...
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Ena

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For the chorus, I had this sort of picture in mind.

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Ena

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What do you think?
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Mafuyu

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I can't tell what's going on...
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Ena

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Gimme a break! I only spent a few seconds sketching it! Look, it's a person looking up above!
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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I can sort of make out the light...
But it feels more like they're being freed as opposed to rising towards it.
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Ena

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Being freed...?
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Mafuyu

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Yes. I get the sense that their legs feel very heavy at first and slowly become lighter as time progresses.
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Ena

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So, what happens after they're freed?
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Mafuyu

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I don't know...
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Mafuyu

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But...
Once they are free, I think they'll be able to walk on their own two feet.
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Ena

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On their own two feet, huh...?
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Ena

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Alright, what if I had something like a vine wrapped around them...? Like this.

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Mafuyu

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A vine...?
It looks more like a string.
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Ena

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Again, it's just a rough sketch!
I'll clean it up later, so for now, try to see past that!
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Kanade

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<You two seem to be having more fun than usual...>
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Mizuki

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<Yeah, it's like you're really getting to know each other better! Maybe it's because you're having a sleepover?>
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Ena

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Huh? This is how we normally interact.
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Len

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<I felt the same thing...
Mafuyu, you seem to be having more fun than usual.>
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Len

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<And I think it's because of Ena.>
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Ena

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But I'm really not doing anything...
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Ena

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(She's having fun...?)

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Ena

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(Oh, she's really focused on writing now...)
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Ena

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(Yeah, she does seem to be enjoying what she's doing. It's hard to believe that her mom was all that was on her mind a second ago...)
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Mafuyu

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This is fairly preliminary, but I have lyrics for everything up to the first post-chorus. Mind taking a look...?
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Kanade

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<Okay. Send what you have over.>

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Mizuki

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<Whoa, I wasn't expecting this!
I like it! I think I'll try listening to the song again♪>
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Ena

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Yeah, I'm starting to get what you mean by “being freed”.
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Ena

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Alright, with that in mind, I'll try redrawing my sketch...
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Mafuyu

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Okay, I'll keep writing...
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Kanade

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<Thank you both very much. Please keep up the good work.>
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Mafuyu

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Okay...

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Ena

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(Wow, she seems even more focused now...)
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Ena

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(And she's doing her best to put what she feels onto paper after listening to Kanade's song.)
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Ena

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...
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Ena

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(She said that she told her mom about making music, but it must've taken a ton of courage to say that she doesn't want to quit...)
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Mafuyu

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Is something the matter...?
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Ena

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No, I think I just realized how much making songs means to you.
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Mafuyu

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How much it means to me...?
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Mafuyu

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...
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Mafuyu

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I can't say for certain, but...
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Mafuyu

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Right now, I want to keep doing this with all of you.
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Ena

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Wait, that expression... Did you just...?
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Mizuki

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<What's going on, Enanan?>
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Ena

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Nothing. Or rather...
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Ena

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Hang on. Where did I put my sketchbook...?

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Mafuyu

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It should be near your bag...
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Ena

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Oh, thanks!
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Mafuyu

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Are you going to use it?
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Ena

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Yeah, um... You just sit there and keep working.
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Mafuyu

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Um, okay...?

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Ena

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(That expression...
It was nothing like her usual stoneface.)

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Ena

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(I think I just got a glimpse of her true will...)
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Ena

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(It's like she's doing exactly what she wants to do.)

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Ena

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(I had no idea she could make this kind of expression. I was under the impression that everything was dull and gray to her...)
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Ena

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(She did just say, “I want to keep doing this with all of you.” Does that have anything to do with what I'm seeing now...?)
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Ena

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(No one told her to do this.
She's doing this out of her own free will...)
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Ena

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(In that case...)
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Ena

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Okay, done...
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Mizuki

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<Wait, you've already finished your sketch?!>
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Ena

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No, I just finished drawing Mafuyu.
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Mafuyu

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Huh...?
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Ena

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Here, have a look.
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Len

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<Oh wow...!>
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Len

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<You have such a cool look on your face, Mafuyu...!>
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Mafuyu

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...
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Ena

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What do you think, Mafuyu?
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Mafuyu

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Is this how I look to you, Ena...?
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Mafuyu

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It seems a bit...strange...
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Mafuyu

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So, why...?
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Ena

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What?
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Mafuyu

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Why exactly do you see me this way?
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Ena

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How...?
I think it's because I caught a glimpse of your true will just now...
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Mafuyu

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My true will? What do you mean?
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Ena

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Or rather... Your desire to do what you're doing now!
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Ena

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Also, there's no way for me to actually know if I'm right! This is just an interpretation of what I saw!
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Mafuyu

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I see...
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Ena

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Anyway, let's get back to work!