Excuse me♪
Let's see... Oh, Shiho, found you!
Saki? Are you here to borrow a textbook?
No, silly!
I'm actually here because Ichi's busy with committee stuff again and was wondering if you want to have lunch together.
You invited me last time, so I'm here to return the favor♪
And you came all this way?
But... Okay.
Really? Yay!
You brought a lunch today, Saki?
Yeah! I woke up pretty early to make this♪
Wait, Shiho, you brought lunch too!
Just for today. It's all just leftovers from last night...
Oh, okay!
By the way, Shiho...
Those omelets look really...
Hands off.
I only have two.
But...! Hang on...
How did you know what I was gonna ask?
It was written all over your face. What's wrong with what you have? It looks really good.
I know, but...!
I'm gonna get started.
Hey, no fair!
Not so fast!
...
...
Um, Shiho?
I'm not giving you any.
No, it's not about your lunch...!
I... I'm sorry about the other day...
The other day...?
You know, for asking you to just believe in me...?
I understand that you were just looking out for me, but I was absolutely sure that I knew what I needed to do...
Still, I'm really sorry for making you worry about me like that!
...
I'm sorry too, Saki.
What?! Why are you apologizing?!
Because, well... For making it seem like I didn't trust you. I never meant for you to feel that way...
Shiho...
It's okay, really. I get why you felt that way. I'm already a two-time loser when it comes to health, so I don't blame you...
Two-time loser...?
That might be going a little too far.
But they're both way up there on my list of regrets.
Wait, did you just say, list of regrets...?
Yeah. It's a ranked list that I made to make sure I get to enjoy high school as much as possible.
I see...
Hey... You laughed just now...
Well, yeah...
I know you're completely serious about all this, but calling yourself a two-time loser and saying that you have an actual list of regrets was just too much.
Really?
Well, anyways...
I'm sorry about making you worry so much about me, Shiho.
So again, I apologize.
But I still want to contribute to our band in some way.
I mean, you even said so yourself during lunch the other day...
You find the things that you want to do and make sure you'll actually be able to do them, right? You've helped us so much already by doing just that.
That's why I believe you'll be the first one to figure out what kind of feelings we want to convey as a band.
Your words are what helped me figure out what I needed to do to write our song.
So thank you for looking out for me all this time...
...
All I did was tell you what was on my mind...
I feel like you should be giving yourself more credit too, you know?
You were the one who actually followed through until the end.
Hehe. That's true too...!
But the real truth is writing that song reminded me of when I was still in the hospital.
Huh? Why?
Well, it was because I didn't know where the goal was or how long it would take.
Not having any idea how much actual progress I was making didn't help either.
...
But I'm here today because I didn't give up back there.
And not giving up on this song made me believe that I'd be able to realize something I couldn't before!
Once I knew that, I felt a lot better!
Good for you.
It also gave me a chance to think about what you meant by committing.
I knew that trying to become a professional musician isn't going to be easy...
But actually trying to write my own song made me realize just how hard that really is.
...
Now, I have a better understanding of what you meant compared to when we all decided to go down this path.
Maybe not as much as you, Shiho, but I feel more committed to our music now...
Saki...
Yeah, you definitely do seem more committed. What you did was really amazing, Saki.
So thank you.
We'll be counting on you from now on.
Hehe. You got it!
But you really never stop amazing me, Shiho! It's like you knew this would all happen even after we made our decision.
I've seen a lot of bands come and go just by working at a live house.
Wait, you're still after my omelets, aren't you...?
What? No, what are you talking about?
But...
I have some yummy pumpkin croquettes here...! Wanna trade?
I knew it.
Shiho...
Okay, okay... We can trade.
Yay! Thanks, Shiho!
Without further ado...!
Oh, I knew it! It's sooo good♪
No talking when your mouth's full.
Hokay!
Hehe. Oh, Saki...