*Yawn*

Mhm... Still sleepy...

Even though I took a bath and went straight to bed after getting back from Phoenix Wonderland yesterday...

Also, I only planned on taking a quick nap, but I ended up sleeping until noon...

Is it because I lack stamina?

I still feel pretty tired...

No...

I got to have fun yesterday, so I have to make up for that time by working a little harder today.

Oh, but before I do...

(I hope Mafuyu's okay.

And I really hope that her mom didn't scold her...)

(<Were things okay at home after you got back?>...)

Okay, time to get to work.

(Okay, I have a few different concepts to work with now...)

(I was having so much trouble coming up with anything before too. I guess this means our trip was worth it.)

Now, I need to hammer out the details and choose which one to...

<Hello, K. Are you there?>

Huh? Mafuyu...?

Oh, I'm muted...

<Is everything okay, Yuki...?

You hardly ever log in this early.>

<You sent me a message, didn't you...? I thought it'd be better to reply by talking.>

<And you logged on to do just that.

Thank you, Yuki.>

<So, yesterday...>

<Everything went okay...

I made sure to say why I was late for the practice exam before I returned home.>

<You did?>

<Yes. She was incredibly worried about me and said that I should've let her know sooner even though I was trying to rest.>

<Did your mom say anything else...?>

<She was still worried this morning and told me to just get some rest...>

<I see...>

(I was worried that she'd be scolded, so it's good to hear that she wasn't...)

<...>

<K, there's something I'd like to tell you...>

<Sure. Tell me what?>

<It's going to be difficult for me to work at 25:00 for the foreseeable future...>

<It is? Do you have to study for another practice exam or something?>

<Yes, there's that...>

<Yuki...?>

<She told me to refrain from studying at night for the sake of my own health...>

<So she asked me to get up to study in the morning. Early to bed and early to rise they say...>

<Oh... Studying in the morning...?>

(Preparing for exams sounds so rough...)

(And Mafuyu's mom seems to be genuinely concerned about her daughter's health...)

<Understood. We should be fine, so for now, try to focus on putting your mom's mind at ease.>

<Okay...

But I still want to keep writing lyrics...>

<Wait, are you sure?>

<I just won't be able to meet at 25:00 is all... Plus...>

<You're still going to compose the song that's supposed to save me, right...?>

Mafuyu...

<Don't worry. I absolutely promise.>

<Okay...>

<Anyway, I need to go soon...>

<Thank you for taking the time to talk with me like this, Mafuyu. And please don't push yourself too hard when writing lyrics.>

<Okay. Bye...>

(Mafuyu's in a tough spot...

But...)

(She still wants to write lyrics and is also waiting for me to compose that song.)

(Which means I'll just have to keep composing more and more songs.)