We Escape to Survive

Mizuki's Room

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Mizuki

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Mizuki

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<I guess Yuki isn't coming today either...>
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Kanade

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<It seems that way...>
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Kanade

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<However, she's been sending us her lyrics, and we've been able to meet her at the diner on occasion...>
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Kanade

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<But it's been two weeks now since she last worked with us on Nightcord...>
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Ena

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<Do you think her mom's still spying on her...?>
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Kanade

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<I have to think so...>
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Mizuki

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(Two weeks...)
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Mizuki

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(It's already been that long since then...)

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Kanade

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Mafuyu's mom and I parted ways once we exited the hotel...

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Mizuki

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Geez...
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Mizuki

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No room in her life for music. How can she say that...?
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Ena

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Seriously, what's wrong with her...?
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Ena

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She's just completely ignoring how Mafuyu actually feels...!
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Mizuki

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...
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Mizuki

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(I got a bad feeling when I overheard Mafuyu speak with her on voice chat that one time...)
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Mizuki

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(But Kanade's story confirmed my suspicions. Mafuyu's mom... She...)
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Mizuki

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(She doesn't care at all how Mafuyu feels...)
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Ena

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Um, Kanade...?
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Ena

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Are you sure you don't want to tell Mafuyu about this...?
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Ena

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Once she knows how her mom really thinks, she might...
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Kanade

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I've already gone over that in my head.
Unfortunately...
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Kanade

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Even if we were to tell Mafuyu, I'm not sure she'd be able to process this information... At least, not right now...
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Ena

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What...?
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Kanade

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When KAITO arrived...

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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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I have a feeling that Mafuyu continues to believe that her mother genuinely cares about her, and would never do anything to cause her pain...
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Kanade

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She's still clinging to that somehow...
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Mizuki

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...
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Mizuki

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I got that feeling too...
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Mizuki

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And I think she's doing it subconsciously...
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Kanade

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I agree...
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Kanade

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So, even if we did tell her what her mother said, there's a high likelihood that she wouldn't immediately accept it...
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Kanade

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If anything, it could just make things worse and cause her more pain...
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Ena

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Yeah, I get that! But...!
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Ena

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I mean, what are we supposed to do...?
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Kanade

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I understand how you feel, but we simply don't have a solution right now.
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Kanade

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But I'm confident that there is a way out there to help her.
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Kanade

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So, let's try to figure that out.
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Ena

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Right...
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Ena

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Sitting back and watching while Mafuyu suffers just doesn't seem right.
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Mizuki

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Yeah!
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Mizuki

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Let's brainstorm and see what we can do!

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Mizuki

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(We spent a lot of time thinking after that, but...)
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Mizuki

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<Hey, wanna meet in SEKAI for a bit...?>
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Ena

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<What? Now?>
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Mizuki

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<For, you know...? A little change of scenery! Seriously, my shoulders are starting to ache after sitting in this chair for so long...>
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Mizuki

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<Also, I wanna tell Miku and the others about Yuki's current situation!>
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Kanade

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<Yes, I agree with you on that...>
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Kanade

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<Then, let's take a quick break in SEKAI.>
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Mizuki

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<Woohoo!>
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Mizuki

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<Meet you there in five! And bring snacks!>
Next Chapter: So She Can Be Herself