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Forever after School |  |
Misaki
Sigh~...
Kanon
Th-that was a very long sigh, Misaki-chan...
Misaki
I can't help it~... Yesterday's Hello, Happy World! meeting was pure chaos...
Kanon
Ah, yesterday... Y-yeah, it certainly was difficult...
Misaki
It was supposed to be a meeting to discuss future activities for the band, but when those three arrived...
Misaki
Hagumi said she wants us to go on a jungle adventure, and Kaoru-san said we should visit a desert to "feel the vast splendor of mother earth" or something like that.
Misaki
I know our band does some unusual things, but I at least hoped they would have some more grounded suggestions...
Kanon
Ahaha... Kokoro-chan's idea was very surprising too...
Kanon
She said we could definitely bring smiles to people's faces if we used magic to fill a concert hall with stars...
Misaki
Trust me, if magic really existed, I would love to use it...
Kanon
When you said something like that at the meeting, didn't Kokoro-chan say we should go find a wizard?
Misaki
She sure did. Those three are always saying the zaniest things, but yesterday they were even more bonkers than usual...
Kanon
It was hard to get them to stop... But I'm glad they realized their ideas wouldn't be possible for us to do.
Kokoro
Misaki~! Kanon~!
Misaki
Well well, speak of the devil... What brings you three here...?
Misaki
Hrm? You three?
Misaki
Huh? Kaoru-san, why are you at our school?!
Kaoru
Fufu, you seem shocked to see me, Misaki... Actually, I had a meeting with the Hanasakigawa theater club today...
Kaoru
Since I have come all this way, I was having Kokoro and Hagumi give me the grand tour of the school.
Kokoro
That's right! Hagumi and I were just showing her our classroom!
Misaki
Oh, gotcha... For a second, I didn't know what to think.
Kaoru
Fufu, I seldom have the chance to visit other schools. I have found many new feelings of fleetingness here.
Misaki
But aren't all schools pretty much the same wherever you go?
Kaoru
Why not at all. I could sense the lively fleetingness birthed by Hanasakigawa's little kittens all throughout the school...
Hagumi
I've got an idea! Mii-kun, Kano-chan-senpai, why don't you come with us?
Kanon
Okay. Since Kaoru-san is here, I guess I'll join you. I can show you the room for the tea ceremony club.
Misaki
Well, I'm not really busy with anything either, so I can come with too...
Hagumi
Alright, then you're coming! We'll all show Kaoru-kun around the school~!
Misaki
... And these are tennis courts for the tennis club.
Hagumi
Wow~! They're sooo big!
Hagumi
Hmm, now I kinda wanna play tennis! Hey, why don't we all play together next time!
Kokoro
That's a fantastic idea! Misaki, next time we'll have a tennis tournament! Will you show us how to play?
Misaki
Hold on now, tennis is actually harder than it looks. Well, I do feel like you and Hagumi would get the hang of it pretty fast, though...
Misaki
Ughhh, it's cold. Hey, guys, why don't we head inside now?
Kanon
You're right... It's already gotten pretty cold. Up until a few days ago, it still felt like fall...
Hagumi
Mii-kun, you don't like the cold? The other day, you even said you wanted to go somewhere warm, didn't you?
Kokoro
That was when we were talking about going out together!
Kaoru
Ahh, 'tis the time of year when winter quietly approaches... It is ever so fleeting to think that fall has already parted ways with us...
Misaki
Well, it's not like I hate cold weather or anything... But when fall switches to winter, it can get a bit unbearable.
Misaki
That's why I want to go someplace warm, like a hot spring~...
Kaoru & Hagumi
A-a hot spring...?!
Misaki
Is it really that surprising?
Hagumi
So the warm place you were talking about was a hot spring!
Misaki
Huh? Yeah... Remember when we were suddenly asked to go on that trip instead of the downtown shopkeepers?
Hagumi
That was the time we went to a hot spring with the girls from a whole bunch of bands! Like Poppin'Party and Afterglow. That was so much fun~!
Misaki
It was. And I don't have that much interest in hot springs, but I was thinking it could be fun to go together~.
Kaoru
I see. So that is why...
Hagumi
I think I might've got the wrong idea.
Misaki
You what...? Anyway! It's cold, so why don't we head back inside the building now?
Kokoro
I have a super special place I like to go in the school building! C'mon, guys! Follow me!
Kanon
Ah, wait, Kokoro-chan!
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Kokoro
We're here! Guys, this is it!
Hagumi
Wow~! So your special place was the roof! It feels super-duper good up here~!
Misaki
We went inside, but then we just ended up back outside again...
Kanon
Ahaha... But the breeze does feel a little nice.
Kaoru
Yes, it's as if this refreshing air is saying, "Welcome"... I would have liked to have brought Michelle with us...
Misaki
Well~, maybe we can do that next time... Hey, Kokoro, why did you bring us to the roof?
Kokoro
I come here when I'm at school and feel like looking at the stars! I want you all to see them from here too!
Hagumi
I wanna see 'em, I wanna see 'em! I wonder if they'll be as pretty as the stars we saw in that movie.
Misaki
Ohh, you're talking about the fantasy movie we watched at Kokoro's house. They probably wouldn't look like that, right?
Misaki
Those weren't the kind of stars you can see in the city. Besides, in the movie, those stars were made by magic.
Kokoro
That's right! Seeing magic stars in the night sky was sooo exciting!
Kanon
Misaki-chan, you said you liked that movie too.
Misaki
I rarely watch fantasy movies like that, but it was kind of fun to see one again after a while.
Misaki
I really thought the scene where the stars in the sky were made with magic was fantastic... I couldn't help but think how fun it might be if I could use magic too.
Kaoru
Fufu, you said that, as well, once the movie had finished.
Kokoro
I think magic that makes Misaki smile is just wonderful! I wish we could use magic like in that movie at our shows...
Kokoro
But using magic in a show would be hard, right, Misaki?
Misaki
Well, even if it weren't in a show, using magic is impossible...
Kokoro
Oh. I thought if we could have a concert with magic, then it would be a super happy show that would make you smile. It's too bad we can't do that.
Misaki
... Hrm? Wait a minute...
Misaki
Did you say we should have a concert with magic because I said I wished I could use magic?
Kanon
Huh? Is that why?
Kokoro
Yes! Misaki, you always help us do what we want to do, but you almost never say what you want to do.
Kokoro
Sometimes I want us to do the things you like! Let's all do something together that will make you smile!
Hagumi
Wow~! Kokoro, you were thinking the same thing I was!
Kaoru
Fufu, it would appear our minds were in sync...
Kanon
Huh? Hagumi-chan, Kaoru-san, you were thinking that too?
Misaki
N-no way~... Hagumi, Kaoru-san, is that also why you said you wanted to go to a desert and a jungle...?
Hagumi
You said you wanted to go someplace warm, right? That's why I tried thinking of a place like that!
Kaoru
Likewise. In the end, though, hot springs never crossed my mind...
Kanon
So that is why you all said those things at our Hello, Happy World! meeting the other day...
Misaki
O-oh... I had no idea...
Kokoro
What's wrong, Misaki? You're making a funny face.
Misaki
W-well, I was just a little surprised...
Hagumi
You're acting weird, Mii-kun! Kokoron, where should we go next?
Kokoro
Well... Next, let's show off the courtyard and see the middle school's rabbits!
Kaoru
Ahh, how splendid. I look forward to playing with some cute little kittens...
Misaki
No, they're rabbits.
Misaki
Umm, that reminds me. There's something I need to take care of, so you all show Kaoru-san around.
Kaoru
Oh my, is that so? How unfortunate it, but alas, 'tis fate's will...
Hagumi
Mii-kun, leave it to me! I'll show Kaoru-kun all the stuff you would've shown her!
Misaki
Okay, thanks. Kanon-san, could I get you to lend me a hand...?
Kanon
Sure, no problem.
Misaki
Ah, Kanon-san, take a look. They're already back outside playing.
Misaki
How do they have that much energy after school...?
Kanon
Fufu, you look kind of happy.
Misaki
It's just that... those three were such a handful yesterday, so I'm shocked to hear that they were trying to think of ways to do something I wanted to do.
Misaki
That's why... well, I'm thinking I'll give this a little more thought~.
Kanon
Misaki-chan, is that... the notebook from yesterday's Hello, Happy World! meeting?
Misaki
Yes, these are yesterday's notes. They tried to think of plans just for me, so even if jungles, deserts, or magic are a no-go, maybe we can do something similar...
Kanon
Okay. Kokoro-chan and the others tried hard to come up with ideas, so now it's our turn to think of some.
Kokoro, Kaoru & Hagumi
Misaki~! Mii-kun~!
Kokoro, Kaoru & Hagumi
Kanon~! Kano-chan-senpai~!
Misaki
Hrm...? I think I can hear voices coming from somewhere...
Kanon
Ah! Misaki-chan, look out the window!
Misaki
Ah, they're waving their arms like crazy... Good grief...
Kanon
Fufu, Kokoro-chan and the others are jumping up and down.
Misaki
Jeez, those three are always making my head spin... There are still so many times when I really can't tell what they're thinking.
Misaki
But, well... thanks, guys.