(Tomorrow's the day I meet Mafuyu's mom...)
(For Mafuyu's sake, I need to make a good argument...)
(But...)
<Because she's preparing for entrance exams.>
<She is in pursuit of a different dream that doesn't involve music. If you truly are her friend, I'm sure you'd want her to focus on her studies.>
<Even if there's a chance that it places her future in jeopardy?>
(I solemnly believe that making songs together as N25 is having a positive effect on Mafuyu...)
(But I can't speak for her dream or her future...)
(What if her mom is right...?
What if our work keeps her from studying the way she needs to and prevents her from achieving her dream...?)
...
(I don't know what the right answer is...)
But I can't mull this over forever...
(Maybe I should try talking to Miku...)
I wonder where Miku is...
Oh, Miku.
There you are.
Kanade...
Are you okay? Did something—
But there's nothing I can do now...!
Huh? That voice...
Is that...KAITO?
What's he doing...?
I told her no...!
I said that I didn't want to give up music!
But...! She didn't care...
What else can I do at this point...?!
Shut up and calm down.
If you're willing to give up after just that, then it's obviously not important enough.
But that's not the case, is it?
So quit lying to yourself.
...!
I'm not lying to myself... I...!
Fine, then do whatever you want.
But mark my words.
If you let things be, you'll never know who the “real” you is.
...!
So, are you really okay with how things are...?
You're here because you're not, right? Am I wrong?
I just...
If you believe that there's nothing else you can do, then let go of what you're feeling and get on with your life.
If not...
Then fight.
Fight...? What do you mean...?
My mom...? How am I supposed to do that...?
You don't have time to be asking that...
She's doing everything she can to destroy who you really are. How can you even think about showing her any mercy?
Destroy who I am...?
No...
She cares about me. She's not trying to...
Oh, come on. Open your eyes.
You know exactly what she's trying to do. But you just keep—
No... No...! Mom... She...!
Wait, Mafuyu...
Ugh. She ran away.
You went way too far there, KAITO.
M-Mafuyu looked like she was in so much pain just now...
You won't get through to her by sugarcoating what you say. I don't plan on babying her like the rest of you.
...
...
(Mafuyu really told her mom that she doesn't want to give up music...)
(But it didn't work...)
(I still don't know what I can say to help Mafuyu...)
(I really don't know...
But I need to say everything I can for her sake.)
(Because at this rate, Mafuyu might...)
(I'll say what I can tomorrow...)
(I need to tell Mafuyu's mom just how much her daughter is suffering...)
That's probably all I can do right now...