Um, MEIKO...?
Why did you say those things the way you did?
The way I did...?
You said, Please, act as if I'm not even here.
Yes. If you'd like to learn more about everyone else, I think you should actually talk to them...
I see. I suppose that is an option...
But there are also things you become blind to by getting too close...
That's why I'd like to maintain my distance and observe them for now.
Huh...?
Those three can freely enter and exit this SEKAI as well, even though it's made entirely out of Mafuyu's thoughts and feelings.
Those three must mean just that much to her. She can't be without them.
But those three each also have something on their minds, and I'd like to know what that could be.
Especially... Mizuki... I sense a great weight there...
...
But still, I just sort of got the feeling we were somehow alike.
That part that feels like we might be able to change ourselves a bit at a time to fit in with those around us, and the confusion at whether we should resist or accept it.
Then getting so tired from trying so hard that nothing seems to matter anymore. I feel like we're similar in that.
One time, Mizuki even mentioned to Mafuyu that, We were somehow alike...
Somehow alike...
Mizuki told Mafuyu that...?
Mafuyu is usually silent around Miku, while Mizuki is the opposite with me and even tries to put ribbons in my hair and such.
But...
I'm not sure. Maybe I have a lot in common with them...
Oh...?
If that's the case then...
What's this weight I sense...?
Our last stop for the day is here♪
Kanade! We're not going home until you have a solid idea for a song, okay?!
Oh, um... I'll try...
This used to be a school...?
Yup. Apparently, the ghost of a dead student still haunts the music room.
They say that she was so good, she competed in national competitions...
Everyone had such high hopes for her, but one day, she just buckled under the pressure and ended up dying.
Originally, this school was supposed to be demolished, but people ended up getting hurt when they intruded, so that idea got scrapped...!
Again, you tell us these things at the worst times...
Aww, come on! We're on a haunted mystery tour, right? It's all in good fun...!
All those expectations...
Oh...
Maybe this is what was best for her.
She's alone and finally free now.
Huh? Why do you say that?
Because it's so much easier that way...
Mafuyu...
That hardly feels like something you should say while we're on a trip like this...
Hey, wait...!
She's heading for the school...
M-Mafuyu, wait!
We've gotta go after her!
Ugh... Why does she always...?!
Hm? She's not here...
Huh? Really?
She didn't go inside, did she?
The doors are locked and I don't think there's an easy way in through the windows...
Mafuyu!
No response...
...
I'm gonna go look over there!
You two keep sending her messages and wait by the gate!
H-Hey, Mizuki! Wait!
(She isn't here either...
What if she really went inside...?)
(But all the doors and windows are shut. I just have to hope that she's still out here somewhere.)
Oh...
Maybe this is what was best for her.
She's alone and finally free now.
Because it's so much easier that way...
Mafuyu...
I doubt this'll work...
But it might be worth a shot...
Let's try there.