Immiscible Discord

Kanade's Room

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Kanade

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(Tomorrow's the day I meet Mafuyu's mom...)
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Kanade

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(For Mafuyu's sake, I need to make a good argument...)
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Kanade

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(But...)

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Message

<Because she's preparing for entrance exams.>
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Message

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

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(I solemnly believe that making songs together as N25 is having a positive effect on Mafuyu...)
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Kanade

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(But I can't speak for her dream or her future...)
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Kanade

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(What if her mom is right...?
What if our work keeps her from studying the way she needs to and prevents her from achieving her dream...?)
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Kanade

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...
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Kanade

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(I don't know what the right answer is...)
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Kanade

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But I can't mull this over forever...
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Kanade

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(Maybe I should try talking to Miku...)
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Kanade

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I wonder where Miku is...
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Kanade

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Oh, Miku.
There you are.

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Miku

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Kanade...
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Kanade

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Are you okay? Did something—
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???

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But there's nothing I can do now...!
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Kanade

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Huh? That voice...
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Kanade

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Is that...KAITO?
What's he doing...?
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Mafuyu

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I told her no...!
I said that I didn't want to give up music!

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Mafuyu

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But...! She didn't care...
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Mafuyu

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What else can I do at this point...?!
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KAITO

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Shut up and calm down.
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KAITO

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If you're willing to give up after just that, then it's obviously not important enough.
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KAITO

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But that's not the case, is it?
So quit lying to yourself.
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Mafuyu

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...!
I'm not lying to myself... I...!
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KAITO

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Fine, then do whatever you want.
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KAITO

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But mark my words.
If you let things be, you'll never know who the “real” you is.
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Mafuyu

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...!
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KAITO

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So, are you really okay with how things are...?
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KAITO

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You're here because you're not, right? Am I wrong?
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Mafuyu

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I just...
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KAITO

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If you believe that there's nothing else you can do, then let go of what you're feeling and get on with your life.
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KAITO

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If not...
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KAITO

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Then fight.
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Mafuyu

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Fight...? What do you mean...?
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Mafuyu

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My mom...? How am I supposed to do that...?
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KAITO

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You don't have time to be asking that...
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KAITO

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She's doing everything she can to destroy who you really are. How can you even think about showing her any mercy?
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Mafuyu

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Destroy who I am...?
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Mafuyu

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No...
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Mafuyu

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She cares about me. She's not trying to...
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KAITO

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Oh, come on. Open your eyes.
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KAITO

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You know exactly what she's trying to do. But you just keep—
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Mafuyu

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No... No...! Mom... She...!

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Kanade

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Wait, Mafuyu...
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KAITO

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Ugh. She ran away.

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Rin

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You went way too far there, KAITO.
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Len

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M-Mafuyu looked like she was in so much pain just now...
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KAITO

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You won't get through to her by sugarcoating what you say. I don't plan on babying her like the rest of you.
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Miku

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...
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Kanade

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...
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Kanade

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(Mafuyu really told her mom that she doesn't want to give up music...)
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Kanade

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(But it didn't work...)
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Kanade

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(I still don't know what I can say to help Mafuyu...)
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Kanade

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(I really don't know...
But I need to say everything I can for her sake.)
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Kanade

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(Because at this rate, Mafuyu might...)

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Kanade

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(I'll say what I can tomorrow...)
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Kanade

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(I need to tell Mafuyu's mom just how much her daughter is suffering...)
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Kanade

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That's probably all I can do right now...
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