The demo of the new song is done...

Hmm. It's very well-calibrated.

But...

Can this song really save Yuki?

It's already 25:00.

<Heeeey♪ How's everyone doing?

Those songs aren't gonna write themselves!>

<Keep it down, Amia...>

<Come on Enanan, where's your enthusiasm?>

<Be a bit more excited! We're making a new song today!>

<I can't. I still haven't recovered from the all-nighter I pulled to finish up the drawings.>

<Hold on... You were up all night with me, Amia. Where are you getting all this energy from, you stamina freak?>

<Stamina freak?! Such a terrible thing to call someone as cute and adorable as I!>

<But it is tiring to be cute these days, so I do need a lot of stamina! I'll take it as a compliment♪>

<Whatever...>

<Where's Yuki...?>

<Huh? Oh yeah, I haven't heard from her.>

<Hm? But she's logged in...>

<Yuki, are you there...?>

<Yes.>

<Okay, good.>

<Sheesh, you could've spoken up sooner, don't you think?>

<I'll remember to do that next time.>

<Seriously, you...>

<There, there! Why don't we talk about the new song? I can't wait to hear the demo♪>

<I'm sending it over now.>

<It's so...beautiful! You're awesome, K!>

<Yeah. A few ideas popped into my mind while I was listening! I'm gonna try out all sorts of special effects during the chorus♪>

<Okay, good.>

<What about you, Yuki...?>

<What do you mean?>

<How did the song make you feel?>

<How...?

I thought it was very Kanade.>

<I don't think that's what she meant.

Was it good? Bad? Did you like it? Hate it?>

<I didn't hate it...>

<So you liked it then?>

<Not really, I don't think...>

<Huh?>

<If you like something, you'd feel that way, right?>

<I didn't feel that way.>

<I see...>

<Yuki, that's not a very nice thing to say to K, don't you think?>

<I was just answering her question honestly...>

<Now look here...!>

<Hey, hey! It's okay! Let's all calm down!>

<It's okay, Enanan.

Thank you, though.>

<And you too, Yuki.

Thank you for being honest with me.>

<Sure...>

<I'm heading off for bed first. Good night.>

<Good night.>

<Bye, Yuki!>

<Sigh... She's finally gone.>

<Dealing with her is so tiring.>

<Whoa, dropping snide remarks the moment she goes offline? Who's a scary selfie girl? Enanan, that's who!>

<Hey, who are you calling a scary selfie girl...?>

<Isn't it cute how it rolls off the tongue so nicely?>

<You're making me sound like some kind of monster.>

<Look, I know it's not Yuki's fault that she's acting the way she is...>

<You do? I'm surprised.>

<But that doesn't mean I know how to talk to her.>

<When we talked in SEKAI, she really got on my nerves, but I still think I understood her, somehow.>

<Now, though, doesn't she feel like an emotionless robot? Like you're talking to her but nothing ever registers.>

<Can either of you understand what's going on inside Yuki's head, or how she truly feels about what we're saying?>

<I...>

<Well, the thing is... She's being a lot more honest with us than before, right?>

<Yes, but...>

(Enanan is right. We still don't really understand Yuki very well.)

(I think I need to try to better understand Yuki's feelings.)

(Otherwise, there's no way I'll be able to compose a song that can save her...)