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What Stirs My Heart |  |
Mashiro
Let's see... I need to buy the latest volume of "Fairy Legends." ... Go downtown to see Michelle-san...
???
Mashiro-chan~! Heya~!
Mashiro
Ah, this voice... Kasumi-san!
Kasumi
I didn't expect to run into you here. What are you up to?
Mashiro
I-I'm just doing a bit of shopping...
Saaya
So are we. Where are you headed?
Mashiro
I plan on going to the shopping mall...
Kasumi
We are too~! Hey, hey, why don't we go together?
Mashiro
W-with both of you...?!
Kasumi
Yeah, I bet it'll be even more fun to shop together!
Saaya
Jeez~, Kasumi. Mashiro might have other plans, you know?
Saaya
Sorry, you don't have to come if you can't.
Mashiro
O-oh, it won't be a problem at all! I'd actually love to shop with both of you...
Kasumi
Yay~! Let's go then~!
Mashiro
O-okay.
Mashiro
(I can't believe I get to go shopping with Kasumi-san and Saaya-san... I'm so happy right now.)
Kasumi
By the way, I saw the post Touko-chan made on her social media! The t-shirt looks really awesome.
Kasumi
I especially love the picture on the back! It just sucked me in, and I couldn't take my eyes off of it!
Mashiro
I really like it too. The same thing also happened to me when I first saw it...
Saaya
Even the people at our school are talking about the t-shirt. A lot of them really want it.
Kasumi
I wish I could get one too~. I'd wear it every day~.
Saaya
Fufu, don't you think every day would be a bit much?
Saaya
But you know, Touko-chan sure is resourceful. She managed to find such a great painting.
Kasumi
Yeah! I wonder where she found it...? Do you know, Mashiro-chan?
Mashiro
Huh?!
Mashiro
O-oh no... I'm not supposed to tell anyone it's by Nanami-chan...
Mashiro
B-but if I say I don't know, it would mean lying to Kasumi-san and Saaya-san...
Kasumi
Mashiro-chan?
Mashiro
... I-I'm sorry.
Kasumi
Hm? What are you apologizing for?
Mashiro
Um, I actually know who drew it... but I can't tell you who it is.
Mashiro
Th-they don't want people to know, so... And I promised I wouldn't tell...
Kasumi
Oh...
Mashiro
(... I-I can't look them in the eye anymore...)
Kasumi
Okay! Thanks, Mashiro-chan!
Mashiro
Y-you're not mad...?
Kasumi
Of course not. That promise means a lot to you, doesn't it?
Kasumi
It was really obvious when you were explaining!
Saaya
Yeah! You must really care for that person.
Mashiro
Kasumi-san... Saaya-san...
Mashiro
Yes, they're a very precious friend.
Kasumi
And you're my precious friend, Saaya~!
Saaya
Fufu, thanks.
Saaya
Okay, let's go to the shopping mall then! By the way, what were you planning on getting, Mashiro?
Mashiro
A fantasy novel.
Saaya
Alright, we should hit the bookstore first, then.
Kasumi
Oh, hey~! I wanna go to a music store after we do~!
Saaya
Sure~. Is that okay with you, Mashiro?
Mashiro
Yes.
Transcript
Mashiro
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Marina
Hi, Mashiro-chan.
Mashiro
Hm...? Ah, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san. Hello.
Marina
What's the matter? Something on your mind?
Mashiro
Oh... I was just reading a novel at that café over there...
Marina
And you were thinking about it?
Mashiro
Yes, the story this time really resonated with me...
Marina
Interesting. What's it about?
Mashiro
The protagonist's partner has this secret they've been keeping, and they finally reveal it to the whole party.
Mashiro
They've worried this whole time that everyone would leave them if they found out...
Mashiro
But instead, the protagonist and everyone else blames themselves for not noticing something was troubling them...
Marina
That's a pretty heavy story... I can see why it got you thinking.
Mashiro
...
Marina
Mashiro-chan?
Mashiro
Um... Can I talk to you about something...?
Marina
Of course. What is it?
Mashiro
Something similar to the story actually happened recently...
Mashiro
A friend at school has been troubled by this secret they haven't been able to share with anyone... But I never realized even though I've been with them this whole time...
Marina
I see. I can see why it would be so hard for you then.
Marina
Hm~, I honestly don't know what I would do in your situation...
Marina
But I think what really matters is that you wish you had realized sooner that something was bothering them.
Mashiro
I'm sorry?
Marina
What I mean is, if I were that friend, just knowing that you cared would mean a lot to me.
Mashiro
Marina-san...
Mashiro
... If the same thing were to happen again to my friend, I don't think I would be able to help solve anything.
Mashiro
But I might be able to support them at least... As their friend, I want to do everything I can to help.
Mashiro
... Even though I know I won't be able to do much.
Marina
I'm sure you'll be a big help.
Mashiro
Th-thank you very much...
Marina
Fufu, let me know if you ever need someone to talk to. Anyway, we'll be heading back to CiRCLE.
Mashiro
Okay, thank you. Goodbye.