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Himari
Sigh~... I wonder if Tomoe will be alright.
Moca
Hmm~, I don't know. What do you think, Ran?
Ran
Hm...
Moca
Ran, are you worried you went too far with Tomo-chin?
Ran
Maybe a little...
Himari
You really surprised me there. I didn't think you'd get so mad~! You even called her lame.
Ran
I mean, she wasn't giving us a straight answer...
Himari
You and Tomoe have always been so quick to fight~. I'm more used to it now, but I still want to stop you two when you get into it.
Ran
That wasn't a fight!
Moca
Then what was it~?
Ran
I-I was just giving her my opinion...
Himari
Your opinion, huh...?
Moca
Here on Earth, we call it a fight, Ran.
Ran
Well, it wasn't...
Himari
Fufu! Seriously, both of you should be more honest about your feelings!
Ran
Shut up!
Himari
If you're concerned, you could just say so.
Moca
Right~?
Ran
I can understand Himari, but I really don't want to hear that from you, Moca.
Ran
Besides, Tomoe's the type of person who'd rather die than have people worrying about her, right?
Moca
Ah~, that's true.
Himari
That's how all this started...
Ran
Well, I don't want her to feel worse because we're all worried about her, either, so...
Ran
I figured getting mad would be better.
Moca
Ran, you're so nice~.
Ran
I am not...
Himari
Yeah-huh, you're a total sweetheart♪ So that was just your special way of cheering Tomoe up, huh?
Ran
Yeah, I guess. Still...
Ran
If she keeps acting like she has no sense after everything I said, I'm ready to get even madder next time.
Moca
Ran, you're so scary~.
Ran
Well, it's not like I enjoy getting angry, you know.
Himari
After everything you told her, Ran, I'm sure she's going to talk to Ako-chan.
Moca
Next time we see Tomo-chin, she'll be back to her soi-ya-spewing self~.
Ran
I hope so.
Ran
I'm going to head home. See you tomorrow.
Himari
Yup! Later~!
Moca
... Ran really is kind~.
Himari
Fufu. If you keep saying that, she's gonna get mad at you next.
Moca
But did you see how she kept looking at her phone the whole time we were talking? I bet she's waiting for a text from Tomo-chin.
Himari
Huh?! I didn't even notice!
Moca
Really~? It was super obvious to me~.
Himari
I had no idea~! Still, that means Ran really is worried about Tomoe ♪
Moca
Looks like it. And the reason she won't say it aloud is for Tomo-chin's sake too.
Moca
Ran really is a good friend.
Himari
Fufu, I'm sure she's also just too embarrassed to admit it.
Moca
Hm~... You're probably right.
Transcript
Marina
Ah, it's Ran-chan! Hey~!
Ran
Ah, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san. Hey... Ah, can I ask you something?
Marina
Hm? What's up?
Ran
Uhm, did Tomoe and Ako happen to come by to rent out a studio recently?
Marina
Yup, they sure did! We were kind of surprised to see just the two of them together like that.
Ran
Y-yeah...? U-uhm, so... How were they doing...?
Marina
Hm...? What do you mean...?
Ran
Uhm, actually...
Marina
I see~... That must of been quite the argument. But now that you mention it, they did seem a little stiff when they came.
Ran
... Tomoe was being really lame that day.
Marina
Ahaha... You don't pull back any punches, huh, Ran-chan~?
Ran
Tomoe's always putting on this cool, tough guy act, though, you know? Usually, I don't care, but...
Ran
It was especially bad when we were talking... She just wasn't being straight with us.
Marina
Ahaha, Ran-chan~, so harsh~. Still, having friends who are willing to get mad at you like that is probably why Tomoe-chan was able to pick herself up again.
Ran
Th-that's not why I did it... I just couldn't sit back and watch anymore.
Ran
As usual, Tomoe was acting like nothing was wrong. Even when she was worried about Ako, she kept being weird about it and putting up a front...
Ran
I didn't want to see Tomoe like that...
Marina
So that's it, huh~? I see, I see~.
Ran
Wh-what are you talking about?
Marina
You really do think of Tomoe-chan as cool, don't you, Ran-chan?!
Marina
If not, why would you care when she's acting lame? It wouldn't even make a difference to you, right?
Marina
Aw, I'm so jealous~. She's so lucky to have a childhood friend who thinks of her in that way! Good for you guys.
Ran
I-I don't think she's co-...
Ran
... Well, maybe I did when she told us she wanted to keep being Ako's cool big sister... But only a little...
Marina
Oh~? Fu... Fufu!
Ran
Wh-why are you laughing? Not you too, BanG Dreamer-san!
Ran
Quit laughing, both of you!!