Friendship Rebuilt

A few days later - After school
Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy - Rooftop

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Minori

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Hey, Airi's here!
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Airi

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Oh, you're all here already. I thought I was gonna be the early bird.
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Haruka

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Yeah, but since we're all here now, shall we start our dance practice?
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Airi

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Oh, before we do...
Minori, there's something I need to tell you. Actually, I'd like for you all to hear it.
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Shizuku

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There's something you'd like to tell us?
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Airi

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Yeah, it has to do with Minori switching to the credit-based course.
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Haruka

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You knew, Airi?
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Minori

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Oh, I was the one who told her!
I decided to ask her about what you said, Haruka.
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Minori

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So, um... Airi...
What do you want to tell us?
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Airi

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So, Minori, after we spoke that time, all this doubt started welling up inside of me...
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Airi

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Because I didn't want you and your friends to start drifting apart after you made the decision to go credit-based...
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Minori

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Oh...
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Airi

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I asked KAITO and Shizuku about this, and even gave it some more thought on my own.
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Airi

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As overbearing as this is going to sound, I want you to hear what I felt...
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Minori

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Please, tell me...
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Airi

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Thanks.
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Airi

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I told myself early on that switching to the credit-based course meant some gaps would form between me and my friends...
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Airi

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But KAITO explained how the bonds people form with one another aren't so easily broken.
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Minori

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KAITO said that...?
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Airi

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Yes. And the next day, I happened to see one of my old friends... So I went to talk to her.
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Haruka

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So, how'd that go...?
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Airi

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We were both nervous about talking at first, so there was some awkwardness...
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Airi

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But then, my friend said that she'd also been wanting to talk with me... That was when I realized that we both wanted to have a real friendship again.

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Airi

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And now, we're messaging each other and talking like old times...
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Shizuku

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That's wonderful, Airi.
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Airi

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Thanks!
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Airi

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After that, Minori, I realized what I said to you wasn't entirely correct.
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Airi

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I hold that you will need to make some sacrifices if you go credit-based, including spending less time with your friends. That's just unavoidable.
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Airi

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Some may end up drifting away...
But I don't believe that's a reason to give up on them.
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Airi

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So, Minori...
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Minori

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Y-Yes...?!
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Airi

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I'd like to answer your question again. But in a different way this time...
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Airi

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The bonds you've forged with your friends won't easily break. The connections you've established with them will endure...
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Airi

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It may not seem that way at times moving forward...
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Airi

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But I don't want you to give up on them. You can always reset things by telling each other exactly how you feel.
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Minori

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Airi...
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Airi

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That's all I wanted to tell you.
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Minori

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I see...
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Minori

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Thanks, Airi.
I appreciate you telling us this story.
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Minori

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The truth is, I've been thinking a lot about what you and Haruka told me.
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Minori

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I even asked the teachers about it and did a little research on my own about how I should proceed...
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Minori

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And I think I've found my answer...
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Minori

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Your story only reinforced my decision, Airi.
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Airi

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What...?
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Minori

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I've made up my mind...
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Minori

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I'm going credit-based...

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Airi

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Minori...
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Haruka

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I see. We ended up making the same decision...
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Shizuku

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The same decision...? Does that mean...?
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Haruka

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I'm also switching back to the credit-based course.
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Haruka

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Because it's the best way for us to spread hope to as many people as we can.
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Minori

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Haruka...!
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Minori

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Yeah, absolutely!
Let's spread lots and lots of hope together!
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Airi

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(That's it. We're all going to be credit-based...)
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Airi

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(Which means we'll be able to do even more as idols moving forward.)
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Airi

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(Juggling school and work each day won't be easy, and the relationships we have with our friends will also start changing.)
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Airi

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(I'm sure we'll have our share of problems to deal with...)
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Airi

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(But I'm confident that we'll do just fine.)
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Minori

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Is something wrong, Airi?
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Airi

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Hehe. No, nothing's wrong.
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Airi

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But Minori, you seem much more confident now compared to the other day.
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Minori

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Yup! That's because I gave this decision a lot of thought.
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Shizuku

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A lot of thought...
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Shizuku

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Um, Minori?
Would you mind telling me more about what you did during that time?
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Minori

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Huh?
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Airi

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Yeah, I wanna hear too...
It'll be good for us to understand what your thought process was.
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Minori

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Yeah, sure...!
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Minori

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After I spoke to you and Haruka, Airi, I...