Now that we're all here, let's start heading over.

Aye aye♪

I can't wait to see this cafe since you recommended, Ena!

Hehe. We have to walk a little further than we usually do to our usual diner, but it has a nice relaxing atmosphere and their cakes are amazing.

Oh, they don't serve ramen, but they do have a few different kinds of pasta on the menu.

They do?

I haven't had much pasta lately, so I might get some...

...

Mafuyu...?

Is it just me or do you seem pretty tired?

Was talking to your dad a bit too much for you...?

Maybe... I'm not sure...

All I did today was answer his questions...

But being on edge as you talk to him must've taken its toll...

Being on edge...?

You're a kind and considerate person, Mafuyu, so I guess you're feeling a little guilty...

I mean, he is spending his free time each week to come and see you.

I'm feeling guilty...?

Even if you are, you didn't cause your parents any trouble until now. I wouldn't worry too much about the repercussions.

What she said! I mean, just look at us.

We're causing other people trouble all the time♪

I still only go to school when I feel like it. I'm sure there's rumors about me in the neighborhood and they're probably not good ones either...

Yeah, I remember the times when I've felt really bad about the trouble I've caused my mom and even Akito...

In any case, Mafuyu, we know you're doing your best.

That being said, no one can keep anything like this up forever. Don't forget that it's okay for you to ask for help from those around you when you're trying to take a break.

I'll keep that in mind...

Thank you.

You're welcome.

(That was a really fun after-party...)

(Kanade even said that she really liked the pasta. I'm glad I suggested that we go to that cafe.)

Now then...

I think I'll work on that assignment for art class until its 25:00.

We're supposed to draw a landscape.

What should I do?

Oh, that reminds me. I have that book of landscape photos lying around here somewhere that I can use for practice.

I've mostly been referring to pictures online lately, so it might be nice to use something out of a book for a change.

Let's see...

I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in this closet.

Aha! Here it is!

Oh... There goes all the other books in the stack...

*Sigh*

What a pain... But I gotta clean this up otherwise I can't shut my closet.

Hm...?

What's this postcard?

...!

This is...

I still had this...?

(I was still in kindergarten or elementary school...)

(I used to always look forward to him doing another drawing after returning from wherever he went to visit.)

(I should only have a couple more of these lying around since he only drew them when he felt like it...)

Honestly, how could I've had so much faith in him?

*Sigh*

Why does he have to be my dad...?

And the thought of having to tell him what I want to do with myself moving forward is totally unbearable...

I know I have to give that some more thought... But for now, I need to work on my landscape.