(This friend request...
Who sent it? Did they mark the wrong recipient...?)

Oh, there's a message. Let's see...

Wait, this is...

<Dear K,
I apologize for contacting you so suddenly.>

<I am Yuki's mother. I see that you've been creating music with her and I am here to make a request regarding that.>

Mafuyu's mom...?

Why does she know about my account...?

(Hang on... Mafuyu said that her mom's been trying to see what's going on with her computer.)

(Is that how she discovered me...?)

...

(But I can't ignore her...)

(It probably won't lead to anything good... That might lead to Mafuyu being bombarded with questions by her mom and feeling even worse as a result...)

<Nice to meet you. This is K. I am the main composer for “Nightcord at 25:00”. I always enjoy working with Yuki on our music.>

<May I ask what this request of yours is?>

<Allow me to get straight to the point.>

<I would like for you and Yuki to stop working on this music of yours.>

What...?

<May I ask why?>

<Because she's preparing for entrance exams.>

<Of course, I understand that it's important to have a hobby to help take one's mind off things.>

<However, she hasn't been sleeping much lately, and I'm worried about her well-being.>

<She is in pursuit of a different dream that doesn't involve music. If you truly are her friend, I'm sure you'd want her to focus on her studies.>

<So, please.>

...!

(Mafuyu's dream...)

Wait... What is her dream...?
I've never asked before...

(But if she is pursuing a dream that I don't know about...)

(I understand what Mafuyu's mom is trying to say...)

(It's true that now is a crucial time in her life...)

(But...)

...

(If Mafuyu leaves N25 now...)

<I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm in a position to ask her to do that.>

<As long as Yuki wishes to create music with us, I'd like to keep working with her.>

(Is she still there...?)

Oh, she's typing something...

<Even if there's a chance that it places her future in jeopardy?>

...

<Again, I'm in no position to ask her to stop as long as she wishes to continue working with us.>

<I'm sorry.>

(This should be what's best for Mafuyu...)

(At least... I think it is...)

<Understood.>

<You seem to be misunderstanding me slightly, so how would you feel about us meeting in person?>

What...?

Me? Meeting Mafuyu's mom...?

*Sigh*

(I think I'll work a little before I get to studying.)

(Kanade said that she'd have her demo ready by the evening, so I'll just take my computer out of my desk and...)

Huh...?

(This isn't where I left it.)

How did...?

Mafuyu, dinner's ready.

Oh... Thank you, Mom.

Um, Mom...?
Did you use my computer today?

Yes, there was something I needed to look up. I apologize for not asking you first.

No, that's okay...
It's fine, but...

I'm sorry... If possible...

Would you mind not using it anymore?

Oh? Why's that?

Um, so... If you end up accidentally overwriting an important file or something...

I mean... I know you'd never do that, but my homework's on there. If that were to disappear, I'd be in big trouble...

I see. Then...

Are those poems also a part of your homework...?

What...?

Mafuyu...
Why don't you stop staying up so late each night to study?

You haven't been getting enough sleep lately. I doubt you'll be able to absorb much without proper rest.

Or is it that you have something else on your mind while you do...?

...!

I believe in you, Mafuyu.

Because you know what you have to do in order to make your dream come true.

(She found out...)

(She probably knows about N25, the others... Everything...)

(What do I do...? What can I do...?)

(I still want to make music with the others... With N25...)

(I don't want to give up music...)

But...

(She's worried about me... She wants what's best for me... She says that she does...)

(She cares about me... Doesn't she...?)

And everybody had lots and lots of fun playing together...

(I really like this picture book Ena brought over...)

(Kanade and the others must be working on their latest song. I wonder what it's going to be like...)

I'm looking forward to listening to it...

Huh...?

(This feeling. I'm sensing...)

(Could it be...?)

So, you're the Miku of this SEKAI...

...!

Are you...KAITO?

That's right...

This...is an empty SEKAI, I see.

There was nothing here at first.

But now, Mafuyu has me, Kanade and the others...

Mafuyu, is it...? This SEKAI belongs to her?

So, she's the one who called me here...

(If Mafuyu did in fact call for KAITO to come here...)

(Did something happen to her...?)

Mafuyu...