<Alright, this seems like a good place for me to stop today!>

<Yeah, I think I'll stop here too.

I have work tomorrow, and it's been a little while since I last went.>

<Okay. Thank you for your hard work, everyone.>

<Later♪>

Are you going to keep working, Kanade...?

Yes, I'd like to make a little more progress while I can.

Okay. Good night...

Good night, Mafuyu.

Phew...

Oh, a message...?

(No, it's just a newsletter. I thought it was...)

(I still haven't heard back from her...)

I hope Tenma's okay...

(What if she's really struggling to find the answer?)

(I said that I'd help her until the end, but I haven't been able to do anything for her...)

This isn't good. I can't focus on my work at all...

Maybe I should take a short break in SEKAI...

Huh...?

(There's someone over by the water...)

Rin...?

Kanade? When did you get here...?

Just now. I came to take a short break.

Your timing couldn't have been better.

Huh?

...

Is my brooch crooked at all...?

I tried using the water as a mirror, but I couldn't really tell...

Umm... It looks straight to me.

Okay. That's good to hear.

Your brooch is very pretty.

Mizuki found it at a shop, thought it would look good on me and decided to bring it over.

And I felt like wearing it today...

I see. Mizuki would be so happy to hear that.

Yeah...

Do you wear any jewelry like this, Kanade?

Huh?

Mizuki and the others said that you were modeling for someone.

Did you put on any jewelry during your shoot?

Yes. Brooches, necklaces and a variety of other things.

...

Is something wrong?

Oh, no...

Nothing too serious. It's just...

Things haven't been going so well.

Really...?

*Nod*

We did our shoot the other day...

Tenma said that I possess the sort of radiance she's looking for...

But we weren't able to fully capture that in any of the pictures we took. And that's bothering her...

Radiance...?

*Nod*

She said she's going to take another hard look at what that means to her.

But I also understand that feeling that your piece is incomplete because you're missing something.

I was hoping to help her somehow, but I really don't know what to do...

I see.

*Nod*

What would you do in this sort of situation, Rin...?

You can't expect me to immediately answer that question...

Yes, of course. I'm sorry...

I wouldn't know what to do either...

This is like the opposite of how things usually go.

The opposite...?

Yeah. Whenever you have trouble reaching someone with a song or don't know what you're trying to express to them...

You try to get to know that person, right?

Oh...

You're right...

When I first decided to try to compose a song that could save Mafuyu...

I started by taking a closer look at what she was thinking and feeling...

I did overstep a few times as a result...

But I was also able to learn more about what's really going on with Mafuyu. I figured out what I wanted to do and channeled it into my songs...

Well, if you don't know, then you should go find out...

That can change things a lot, right?

Rin...

I see your point. This is sort of the opposite of how things usually go.

Then...

(I don't know if this will help Tenma find the right answer.)

(But if I can give her even the smallest hint...)

I really appreciate it, Rin.

I think I know what to do now thanks to you.

Okay.

Let me know if the picture turns out. I wanna see...

Okay.

I'll bring it by once it's ready.

I'll be waiting...