I can't capture it...

(The theme of this assignment is “tranquility”, but...)

(But there's no way I can draw that right now...)

(I've sent a ton of messages since then, but none of them have been getting marked as read...)

(Even when I asked Akito, he said that Mizuki hasn't been to school for a while...)

Mizuki...

...

(Others at school already seem to know.)

(But...)

(This whole time... Mizuki must've felt so scared...)

(And despite that, Mizuki was willing to tell me. But then...)

(What if I...?)

(What if I'd known what to say that time...?)

(No, I shouldn't be thinking that...)

(Because that just makes everything harder for Mizuki...)

<Enanan, are you there?>

Huh...?

It's 25:00 already...?!

<Sorry, I'm here. Shall we start?>

<Yes. Thank you for joining us.>

<I just uploaded the lyrics I was working on, but I don't think they'll affect your illustration much...>

<Okay, I'll still take a look.>

<Oh, I've already finished coloring it, so please have a look at that. I'll upload it now.>

<Thank you, I will.>

<Yes, I like it. Thank you both very much...>

<Huh? Yeah, sure. That's good to hear...>

<In that case, I'll make some minor adjustments and export it.>

<Okay, thank you.>

<At the rate we're going, we should be able to upload our song this weekend...>

<It would've been nice to see this as a music video, but Amia seems very busy. We'll just have to go with a still frame this time around...>

<Okay.>

<Still, it's strange to not see or hear from Amia for so long. We talk almost every day, so things feel a little emptier than usual.>

<Oh...>

(I can't tell them...)

(I have no right talking about that in Mizuki's place...)

<Is something wrong, Enanan?>

<Huh?>

<It sounded like you were trying to say something just now...>

<Oh, sorry. It's nothing...>

<Anyway, let's get back to work since we have a chance to wrap things up early this time.>

<Uh, okay...?>

<Then, if the lyrics seem fine to you, I'll start entering them into the video.>

<Yeah, go for it. They seem fine.>

<Okay.>

<Is there anything else you need, K?

We have some extra time on our hands, so I can draw whatever for you.>

<Oh, really? Then...>

(Kanade and Mafuyu wouldn't have batted an eye if they'd been the ones to learn about Mizuki.)

(Nothing would have changed, just like Mizuki wanted...)

(If these two were up there that time instead of me...)

(Would Mizuki be here talking with us now?)