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Mizuki

Hey, white carnations!

I always see red or pink ones, but these white ones are really pretty too!

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Mizuki

Do you like carnations, Kanade?

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Kanade

Oh, uh... Not me...

My mom did...

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Kanade

She always kept some around the house, and I bring her these every time I go visit her grave.

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Mizuki

I see...

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Kanade

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...

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Mizuki

No, it's okay.

I'm sorry for asking without really thinking it through first.

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Mizuki

But flowers are great, aren't they?

They have this therapeutic quality to them...

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Mizuki

It'd be great to even see a whole field of them. One with lavenders and sunflowers... It'd be so beautiful...!

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Kanade

A field of flowers...

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Kanade

I vaguely remember my dad taking us to see one a long time ago.

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Mizuki

Really? Like a field of carnations...?

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Kanade

Yes. It was fairly close by too, I think. I remember being surprised by how you could see something like that in the city.

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Mizuki

Yeah, that is pretty surprising!

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Kanade

But I remember having so much fun then... The weather was nice and everyone was laughing...

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Mizuki

Hey, Kanade. Wanna try finding that flower field together?

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Kanade

Huh?

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Mizuki

It's somewhere around here, right?

There's only a few places in the city where something like that could be, so I'm sure we'll find it pretty quick!

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Kanade

But it's still raining... Are you sure?

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Mizuki

Yeah, totally!

I've got my favorite rainboots on too, so it'd be nice to get a little more mileage on them!

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Kanade

Thanks, Mizuki...

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Mizuki

Then let's start with... Miyamasuzaka Park. That's been there forever, and it's huge!

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Kanade

Okay. Let's try there.

Nonogi Park
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Mizuki

Man... We've checked out every park around here, but nothing...

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Kanade

Yeah...

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Kanade

Maybe I'm confusing it with somewhere else. It might not actually be in the city like I said.

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Kanade

I'm so sorry for making you do this. Especially considering the weather...

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Mizuki

Don't worry about that, Kanade!

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Mizuki

Let's just keep looking, alright?

It could still be on the other side of the station, you know?

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Kanade

No it's okay. Let's stop for now.

Thank you for doing this.

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Mizuki

Kanade...

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Mizuki

Sorry I couldn't help you find it...

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Mizuki

But maybe some other time we can...

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Mizuki

...

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Mizuki

(But when...?)

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Mizuki

(Will I still be friends with her when that time comes...?)

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Kanade

Mizuki...?

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Mizuki

Uh... N-Nothing. It's nothing.

Something was bugging me is all.

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Mizuki

But you're heading back to the station, right? We can use this park as a shortcut to get there.

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Kanade

Okay.

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Mizuki

This rain really isn't letting up, huh? All we've been getting lately is bad weather too...

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Mizuki

But you might even think of a good song when it's finally sunny again, so I wouldn't fret too much, Kanade.

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Mizuki

And whenever you feel like hanging out again, you know who to call!

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Kanade

Right, I'll keep that in mind.

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Kanade

It was nice doing something like this for a change.

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Mizuki

Really? That's great!

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Kanade

To tell you the truth, I went to visit my dad today...

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Mizuki

Your dad?

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Kanade

Yes.

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Kanade

Ever since he had his breakdown, his memory's become jumbled. He talked about the time before I was born today...

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Kanade

He seemed so happy too...

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Kanade

Then it reminded me of how I took away his happiness. I felt so awful afterwards...

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Mizuki

Kanade...

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Kanade

That was when I thought that I have to compose a song that can save Mafuyu as soon as I can.

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Kanade

I convinced myself that I had no right to be there unless I did that first...

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Kanade

But I feel much better after you took me around to visit all these other places, Mizuki...

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Kanade

So thank you.

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Mizuki

Don't mention it...

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Mizuki

(Kanade...)

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Mizuki

(She thinks what happened to her dad is all her fault and is making songs like this as some sort of punishment.)

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Mizuki

(I want to tell her that it's not her fault and she doesn't have to do this...)

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Mizuki

(But I doubt that'll make her stop. It probably doesn't matter who tells her.)

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Mizuki

(So at the very least...)

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Mizuki

Um, Kanade...?

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Kanade

Hm?

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Mizuki

You keep saying that you haven't been able to save anyone yet.

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Mizuki

But I can say for sure that you saved me. At least, the old me.

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Kanade

Huh...?

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Mizuki

Since I was little, I thought that living life was way too hard and really didn't like it.

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Mizuki

Then, around junior high, I convinced myself that everything would be better if I just disappeared.

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Mizuki

But that was when I heard one of your songs.

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Mizuki

I felt that I'd found someone that was just like me.

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Mizuki

I felt like trying a little harder after hearing it.

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Kanade

Mizuki...

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Kanade

Oh...

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Mizuki

Hey, it's letting up!

You think it'll stop soon?

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Kanade

It looks like it.

Everyone else is starting to put away their umbrellas.

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Mizuki

Yay!

All this rain's really been such a drag...

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Mizuki

Speaking of which, there's actually one more spot that I want to show you. Wanna check it out since it's finally stopped raining?

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Kanade

One more spot...?

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Kanade

Sure, I'd like to see it.

What's it like?

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Mizuki

That's a secret! Well, not really. You can't actually hide a place like this...

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Mizuki

It's that place with the fountain that's just nearby. It has all these little flowerbeds and looks so pretty♪

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Mizuki

Look, you can sort of see it now!

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Kanade

There? Huh? Wait...

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Kanade

Those flowerbeds. Could it be...?

Next Chapter: Forgotten Happiness