Mom, I'm home.
Welcome home.
How was school today?
The same as usual.
Oh, actually, one of my classmates was asked by the teacher to solve a problem and she answered it perfectly.
She even said that it was because I helped her study that one time and it made me really happy.
Oh, is that so?
By the way, what's her name...?
What?
(Her name...?
She's hardly ever asked for names before...)
Mafuyu...?
She's a friend from class, right?
R-Right. Her name's Harada.
She's on the softball team and we sometimes walk home together...
Anyway, Mom, I'll be in my room for a little while to take care of some homework.
(She bombarded me with questions about school and my friends again...)
(Is it because I told her that I was going to a friend's house to rest when I was supposed to be taking that practice exam...?)
...
Anyway, I need to do my homework...
Phew...
(That's it for homework...
But Mom still has my synthesizer...)
(I already let Kanade and the others know that it's going to be hard for me to work during the night, so I'll just send over what I have and go to bed...)
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...
...
(I haven't been able to sleep at all lately...)
(Ever since that day... After I decided to not go and take that practice exam, I've been having trouble falling asleep.)
(Am I trying to make up for it somehow by studying more...?)
...
But why...?
(I'm in my bed and covered in blankets, but I still feel cold...)
Oh...
Welcome, Mafuyu...
Oh, you seem tired.
I'm okay. I just haven't been able to sleep is all...
So, can I sleep here for a little bit?
Sure...
Oh, I know.
Mafuyu, would you like a pillow?
Isn't this one of the cushions that Mizuki brought over...?
Yes, it is... I'd like you to use it, if you'd like that is. I'm sure it'll be easier to fall asleep with it rather than without.
Right...
Oh no... We don't have any blankets... You might catch a cold if you don't have something covering you, Mafuyu...
Yeah...
Miku, we can try seeing if there are any around here and...
It's okay...
Huh? But...
It's okay. More importantly...
I want you here with me...
You and Len, Miku...
Okay...
...
(I knew it...
This place doesn't feel cold...)