No, this still doesn't sound right...

Mr. Asahina said that Mafuyu's mom is very loving...

The warmth Mafuyu associates with those apple slices is likely an expression of her mother's love.

So, I have to find a sound which represents that...

I should start again from the beginning.

What do you think...?

I think it's a good song.

Okay...

Thank you, Mafuyu...

I'll try composing another one.

Okay...

(When I picture Mafuyu's mother, the sound ends up turning cold, no matter what I do...)

(I tried working in my own mother's warmth...)

(But it just isn't what Mafuyu felt.)

(I can't lean on my own experiences.

I have to focus on Mafuyu and what she felt.)

Still no good...

It's the same as everything else I've come up with so far...

(What do I do?)

(How do I capture that maternal love that Mafuyu felt?)

(Changing the melody or a few chords hasn't solved anything.)

(There's something missing...on a more fundamental level?)

(I don't know. But...)

Again...

Start over. Try again...

No...!

(I thought I had the right idea at the demo stage, but I feel like I'm stepping backwards each time I add a note or chord.)

(How do I capture that warmth in sound?

Am I using too many slashed chords? If I change the structure...)

(No, this song may just be completely broken.)

(I feel like nothing I come up with is going to make it better.)

Next...

My next idea has to work.

...

I can't stop here.

I have to keep composing.

You need to eat something, Kanade...

Yes, you're right...

I'll have something once I've reached a good stopping point.

...

Anyway, I should get going.

It's been getting warmer lately, but please continue to be mindful of your health.

I will...

Let's see... Ms. Yoisaki is composing her song in the other room, yes?

...

I should at least say hello before I leave.

I'll be excusing myself now, Ms. Yoisaki.

Thank you for having me.

...!

I-Is everything okay in there?

Ms. Yoisaki...?!

I apologize for not sitting with you...

I hope you get home safe.

Th-Thank you...

But... Are you feeling okay?

Your look rather pallid...

I'm okay...

I didn't get enough sleep last night, that's all...

Then, you should rest for a bit.

Mafuyu, can you help Ms. Yoisaki to her bed?

Okay.

Huh? But...

You look exhausted, so you should spend the remainder of the day resting.

Thank you...

(My mind's still wide awake. I can't fall asleep...)

(Before I forget... I have to remember what I was doing for that song...)

(Start in a minor key...

Then change to a major key, and...)

<Kanade...?>

No, this is also wrong...

<...!>

No matter how hard I try, I can't find the answer...

What's the right sound? Does it need more mid-bass? Which keys haven't I tried yet...?

Think. Keep thinking...

Next, I'll try...

(Kanade...)