Thank you all for waiting.
No problem. We only got here a second ago and just started going through the menu.
Ena and Mizuki are getting cake. What would you like, Kanade?
Some sugar might be nice for recharging your brain.
Right.
In that case, I think I'd like one of their little cakes...
Okay.
Excuse me! We're ready to order!
Still, just meeting up at a different place makes this feel like such a new experience.
Yes, it's nice for a change.
(Although, I wasn't too sure at first about changing venues like this...)
<K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>
<Huh...?>
<Something you wanna try? Like what?>
<A little change of pace. I thought we could work somewhere else by meeting up at a cafe or something!>
<Oh, right. I've heard that it's actually pretty good to study at a cafe.>
<Like the audience effect or the co-action effect...?>
<Yeah, I think so!
Don't you study at cafes and stuff for that exact reason, Yuki?>
<No, I mostly just use my cram school's studying room...>
<But my classmates from school seem to like studying at cafes and even say that it helps quite a bit.>
<I see...>
<So, what do you think?
My hope is that a change of venue would help you come up with some good ideas.>
<I agree...
I don't want to waste more time than I already have, so I'd like to give it a try.>
Alright, our drinks and cakes are here, so why don't we get started...?
Okay.
Are those your composition notebooks, Kanade?
Yes, they are.
I couldn't bring my computer here, so I decided to bring this instead.
Whoa, Kanade, is this how you write sheet music...?! It looks really simple, but also like you know exactly what you're doing!
Yeah, totally!
And how thin these lines are... It's so clear that you wrote them, Kanade...
I thought we came here to work.
Oh...
I'll get to work...
M-Me too...
(Ena and Mizuki both brought tablets...)
(Come to think of it, this might be my first time seeing the way everyone works...)
(Ena's... Coloring where she left off yesterday. I think she's also going to finish balancing all the colors today.)
(Mizuki seems to be working on where the lyric captions are going to appear.)
(Mafuyu's using... Her phone and a notepad? Oh, she's writing in her notepad as she looks at what's on her phone...)
Kanade...?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I was just seeing how you write lyrics for our songs...
Do you write cleaned-up versions of them in that notepad and not your smartphone?
I just use my phone to write whatever comes to mind...
I see...
So, in general, you write everything in your notepad?
Not always.
I have my computer when I work at home.
Oh, right...
Thank you, Mafuyu.
You're welcome...
Hey, I need a chocolate parfait set and a cake platter!
...
And then, guess what happened next...?
Haha! I didn't realize your senior was so mischievous! That totally changes my image of her!
...
I want to take my puppy on a trip, but he's a real talker, you know...?
Ours is the same.
The last thing we want is to cause trouble for anyone else.
Exactly! Aren't there any vacation destinations that cater to furry companions like ours?
...
(Kanade...)
(She can't seem to focus.)
You seem to prefer somewhere more quiet, Kanade.
Yes, I think I do...
Sorry about that, Kanade.
I didn't mean to waste your time like that.
No, it wasn't a waste.
I learned today that working while at a cafe probably isn't a good idea.
Also, I got to see how you all go about your individual tasks.
True. You can't really see how others work on Nightcord.
Right. So, I'm glad we did this.
Thank you for inviting me out, Mizuki.
If that's the case, I'm also really glad!