On This Blank Canvas, I Paint/Historia

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Gacha

Historia

After Live

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Gacha

Historia

After Live

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Episodio 1:
Fear of Getting Left Behind

Personajes

Transcripción

Ena's Room

Ena: No, this isn't right...

Ena: (It doesn't go with Kanade and Mafuyu's song at all.)

Ena: (I think I chose too many bright colors. Time to start over...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (I feel like I've been telling myself that I'm wrong a lot lately...)

Ena: (This might've started after Mafuyu learned how to write different lyrics compared to usual.)

Ena: (What is this...? I've definitely felt this before...)

Kanade: <Hello? Are you all here?>

Mafuyu: <I'm here...>

Ena: Oh, it's time already? And... Unmute.

Ena: <Hey, I'm here too.>

Mizuki: <Alright, we're all here on time!>

Kanade: <Shall we get started?>

Ena: <Oh, can I say something before we do...?>

Kanade: <Yes, Enanan?>

Ena: <It's about my rough draft for our next song. I'm kinda stuck. Mind taking a look at it for me?>

Mizuki: <Yeah, I'll take a peek!>

Kanade: <Me too. Can you send it through Nightcord?>

Ena: <Alright, it's sent...>

Mizuki: <Let's see...>

Ena: <How is it...?>

Kanade: <It isn't bad...>

Kanade: <You've captured the theme for this song and the colors seem right...>

Kanade: <However, it seems blurry for some reason...>

Mizuki: <Hmm... I think I know what you mean. It's like you're lost or not sure what to do, you know...?>

Ena: <I'm lost...?>

Kanade: <What do you think, Yuki?>

Mafuyu: <..>

Mafuyu: <It's okay...>

Mafuyu: <It matches what K's envisioning with her song, but...>

Ena: <But...?>

Mafuyu: <Is this really everything...?>

Ena: <Huh?>

Mafuyu: <It's as if you want to speak out, but don't know how...>

Mafuyu: <Is this really everything you're trying to say?>

Ena: <What I want to say...?>

Ena: (Is she talking about what I felt after hearing Kanade's song and seeing her lyrics...?)

Ena: (If that's the case, she's right. I haven't been able to express that at all...)

???: Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.

Ena: ...

Kanade: <Is everything okay, Enanan?>

Ena: <Yeah, it's nothing...>

Kanade: <Are you sure...?>

Mizuki: <We still have time. Let's keep thinking about it together.>

Mizuki: <I'll try coming up with a better storyboard too!>

Ena: <Okay, thank you.>

Ena: (That's it...)

Ena: (It's the same thing I felt back then.)

Ena: (Between Mafuyu's lyrics and Kanade's music, it's like everyone's finding new ways to express what they're feeling... While I get left behind...)

Ena: (If I actually do get left behind...)

Ena: (If I can't figure out a way to illustrate our group's music...)

Ena: (No, I don't want that to happen...)

Ena: (I have to keep drawing. I have to find a way...)

Ena: (Composition, colors, technique... I have to study more and figure out how to turn our group's music into art.)

Ena: (But...)

Ena: (I know it's easier said than done. Because I spent so much time in that place...)

Ena: (There's no place in visual art for those who decide not to show up for two years...)

A few years ago

Art class

Junior High School Ena: Alright, this looks good...

Junior High School Ena: (A pretty good drawing if I do say so myself. Mr. Yukihira won't have any choice but to praise me today.)

Yukihira: Time's up. Bring your drawings forward and I'll begin reviewing your work.

Yukihira: Let's start from that end. Whose is this?

???: I-It's mine! What do you think, Mr. Yukihira?

Yukihira: Ah, Futaba Natsuno. Yes... It's rather appalling.

Futaba: !

Yukihira: It's as if you forgot that a third dimension exists. What were you looking at all this time?

Futaba: I... Um...!

Students: ...

Yukihira: It's the most fundamental part of drawing sculptures. If you were looking for depth, you should've focused on...

Junior High School Ena: (As grouchy as ever, huh...? Everyone's gone completely quiet too.)

Junior High School Ena: (But that's not going to be enough to discourage me.)

Yukihira: Alright, next. Whose is this?

Junior High School Ena: It's mine! How is it?

Yukihira: Ah, Shinonome. Let's take a look.

Yukihira: This composition isn't bad... Your motif here appears well presented.

Junior High School Ena: *Gasp* Thank you very much!

Junior High School Ena: (H-He praised me...! Mr. Yukihira actually praised me...)

Yukihira: However, you get a zero for texture. If anything, this looks more like a bronze statue.

Junior High School Ena: What...?

Yukihira: Focus on making better use of intermediate tones and value more next time. Anyway, who's next...?

Student: P-Please, have a look!

Junior High School Ena: ...

Yukihira: Alright, that's enough for today. Good work, everyone.

Students: Thank you very much!

Junior High School Ena: Ugh... Work on using intermediate tones...?! Does he not realize I've been coming here for five years now...?!

Junior High School Ena: (Dad did say that Mr. Yukihira's is a pretty strict teacher, but it's almost as if he hates praising people...)

Junior High School Ena: (He has won a bunch of big awards though... Plus, a lot of his students are trying to get into Tokyo Art University, so it is a pretty high-level class.)

Junior High School Ena: (But that sourpuss of a teacher actually praised me for once. He said, "This composition isn't bad." He never tells anyone else that.)

Junior High School Ena: (I guess it's no wonder since I'm gonna be a famous artist just like my dad...)

Transcripción

Ena's Room

Ena: No, this isn't right...

Ena: (It doesn't go with Kanade and Mafuyu's song at all.)

Ena: (I think I chose too many bright colors. Time to start over...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (I feel like I've been telling myself that I'm wrong a lot lately...)

Ena: (This might've started after Mafuyu learned how to write different lyrics compared to usual.)

Ena: (What is this...? I've definitely felt this before...)

Kanade: <Hello? Are you all here?>

Mafuyu: <I'm here...>

Ena: Oh, it's time already? And... Unmute.

Ena: <Hey, I'm here too.>

Mizuki: <Alright, we're all here on time!>

Kanade: <Shall we get started?>

Ena: <Oh, can I say something before we do...?>

Kanade: <Yes, Enanan?>

Ena: <It's about my rough draft for our next song. I'm kinda stuck. Mind taking a look at it for me?>

Mizuki: <Yeah, I'll take a peek!>

Kanade: <Me too. Can you send it through Nightcord?>

Ena: <Alright, it's sent...>

Mizuki: <Let's see...>

Ena: <How is it...?>

Kanade: <It isn't bad...>

Kanade: <You've captured the theme for this song and the colors seem right...>

Kanade: <However, it seems blurry for some reason...>

Mizuki: <Hmm... I think I know what you mean. It's like you're lost or not sure what to do, you know...?>

Ena: <I'm lost...?>

Kanade: <What do you think, Yuki?>

Mafuyu: <..>

Mafuyu: <It's okay...>

Mafuyu: <It matches what K's envisioning with her song, but...>

Ena: <But...?>

Mafuyu: <Is this really everything...?>

Ena: <Huh?>

Mafuyu: <It's as if you want to speak out, but don't know how...>

Mafuyu: <Is this really everything you're trying to say?>

Ena: <What I want to say...?>

Ena: (Is she talking about what I felt after hearing Kanade's song and seeing her lyrics...?)

Ena: (If that's the case, she's right. I haven't been able to express that at all...)

???: Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.

Ena: ...

Kanade: <Is everything okay, Enanan?>

Ena: <Yeah, it's nothing...>

Kanade: <Are you sure...?>

Mizuki: <We still have time. Let's keep thinking about it together.>

Mizuki: <I'll try coming up with a better storyboard too!>

Ena: <Okay, thank you.>

Ena: (That's it...)

Ena: (It's the same thing I felt back then.)

Ena: (Between Mafuyu's lyrics and Kanade's music, it's like everyone's finding new ways to express what they're feeling... While I get left behind...)

Ena: (If I actually do get left behind...)

Ena: (If I can't figure out a way to illustrate our group's music...)

Ena: (No, I don't want that to happen...)

Ena: (I have to keep drawing. I have to find a way...)

Ena: (Composition, colors, technique... I have to study more and figure out how to turn our group's music into art.)

Ena: (But...)

Ena: (I know it's easier said than done. Because I spent so much time in that place...)

Ena: (There's no place in visual art for those who decide not to show up for two years...)

A few years ago

Art class

Junior High School Ena: Alright, this looks good...

Junior High School Ena: (A pretty good drawing if I do say so myself. Mr. Yukihira won't have any choice but to praise me today.)

Yukihira: Time's up. Bring your drawings forward and I'll begin reviewing your work.

Yukihira: Let's start from that end. Whose is this?

???: I-It's mine! What do you think, Mr. Yukihira?

Yukihira: Ah, Futaba Natsuno. Yes... It's rather appalling.

Futaba: !

Yukihira: It's as if you forgot that a third dimension exists. What were you looking at all this time?

Futaba: I... Um...!

Students: ...

Yukihira: It's the most fundamental part of drawing sculptures. If you were looking for depth, you should've focused on...

Junior High School Ena: (As grouchy as ever, huh...? Everyone's gone completely quiet too.)

Junior High School Ena: (But that's not going to be enough to discourage me.)

Yukihira: Alright, next. Whose is this?

Junior High School Ena: It's mine! How is it?

Yukihira: Ah, Shinonome. Let's take a look.

Yukihira: This composition isn't bad... Your motif here appears well presented.

Junior High School Ena: *Gasp* Thank you very much!

Junior High School Ena: (H-He praised me...! Mr. Yukihira actually praised me...)

Yukihira: However, you get a zero for texture. If anything, this looks more like a bronze statue.

Junior High School Ena: What...?

Yukihira: Focus on making better use of intermediate tones and value more next time. Anyway, who's next...?

Student: P-Please, have a look!

Junior High School Ena: ...

Yukihira: Alright, that's enough for today. Good work, everyone.

Students: Thank you very much!

Junior High School Ena: Ugh... Work on using intermediate tones...?! Does he not realize I've been coming here for five years now...?!

Junior High School Ena: (Dad did say that Mr. Yukihira's is a pretty strict teacher, but it's almost as if he hates praising people...)

Junior High School Ena: (He has won a bunch of big awards though... Plus, a lot of his students are trying to get into Tokyo Art University, so it is a pretty high-level class.)

Junior High School Ena: (But that sourpuss of a teacher actually praised me for once. He said, "This composition isn't bad." He never tells anyone else that.)

Junior High School Ena: (I guess it's no wonder since I'm gonna be a famous artist just like my dad...)

Episodio 2:
What I Wasn't Seeing

Personajes

Transcripción

A few days later

Art class

Yukihira: You'll be drawing flowers today. Do not forget about depth and texture as you work...

Yukihira: This won't do. The colors you've chosen for this motif aren't doing their job. It's as if your small brush strokes are making everything blend together into a single substance.

Student: I see...

Junior High School Ena: So it's better to lay down colors in a way that makes each of them stand out...

Yukihira: Start over. See, feel and draw. Sense it with your entire body.

Junior High School Ena: See and feel...?

After class

???: Wow...! Ena, yours is so amazing...! I can learn a lot from the way you used values.

Junior High School Ena: Hehe. Isn't it? How does yours look, Futaba?

Futaba: Nowhere near as good as yours. We started attending this class at the same time, but you've made so much more progress than me...

Junior High School Ena: I wouldn't worry about that too much. Yeah, you need to have talent to draw, but you still have to work hard to actually see improvement.

Futaba: Hehe. You're right!

Futaba: Speaking of which, entrance exams are coming up. Do you know where you want to go, Ena...?

Junior High School Ena: Yup! I'm gonna go to a high school that'll really let me focus on my art.

Junior High School Ena: I still haven't picked where, but I'm planning on asking my dad more about that.

Futaba: That's right, you can ask him directly... I should start thinking about those things too if I'm going to take art seriously.

Junior High School Ena: Yeah, I'd also recommend that. You only live once, so you should go through life doing what you love.

A few days later

Shinonome Household - Living Room

Junior High School Ena: Hey, Dad.

Junior High School Ena: I want to go to a school with a fine arts program but can't decide between these two. They both sound really great but...

Ena's Father: Fine arts?

Junior High School Ena: Yeah. I want to be an artist so...

Junior High School Ena: I thought I should learn as much as I can right now...

Ena's Father: I wouldn't bother.

Junior High School Ena: Huh?

Ena's Father: You don't have the talent to become an artist.

Junior High School Ena: Wh-What are you saying?! You're joking, right? That's not funny, you know?

Ena's Father: I'm not joking. You don't have any talent.

Junior High School Ena: But there's no way that's true. I've been drawing since I was little and even got special prizes in middle school for my art...

Ena's Father: Yes, I know. But there are countless others hoping to do the same thing.

Ena's Father: Unless you can win the grand prize at a big contest, then no one will recognize you.

Junior High School Ena: Why...?

Junior High School Ena: Why are you saying this now? You never did until this point.

Junior High School Ena: I'm serious about this, but you just...!

Ena's Father: Ena...

Ena's Father: You won't be able to become the kind of artist you're envisioning.

Ena's Father: If you had talent with the resolve to match, then things may be different...

Junior High School Ena: Wh-What do you mean...?

Junior High School Ena: Was everything I did until now just a complete waste of time?!

Junior High School Ena: I don't have any talent, so it doesn't matter how hard I work?!

Ena's Father: Yes... The world I live in works just as you say.

Ena's Father: No doors will open for you as you are now.

Junior High School Ena: ...!

Junior High School Ena: You have no right to decide that...!

Junior High School Ena: It's my future, so stay out of it!!

The next day

Futaba: That's strange... Where's Ena? It's almost time for class. Did something happen to her...?

Futaba: Ena, there you are! Huh...?

Junior High School Ena: (I don't have any talent...?)

Junior High School Ena: (No, that's not possible. I've been drawing for as long as I can remember... Mr. Yukihira even praised my drawing...)

Yukihira: Thank you for your patience. Starting today, we'll have some students visiting our class, so please join me in welcoming them.

Junior High School Ena: (I have talent... I know I do...!)

Yukihira: I'll start looking at what you've drawn. Starting with this one.

Junior High School Ena: Yes, please!

Junior High School Ena: (I feel like this one turned out well... I'm sure Mr. Yukihira will...)

Yukihira: Ah, a trail through a forest. Hmm...

Junior High School Ena: ...

Yukihira: My eyes are confused... The viewer's eyes aren't being drawn towards the trees in the back as they should.

Yukihira: A zero for composition.

Junior High School Ena: What...?

Junior High School Ena: B-But you praised my composition last time... I made sure to include the same nuances from that drawing in this one!

Junior High School Ena: On top of that, I feel like this is drawn better overall...!

Yukihira: That was then, this is now. You're comparing apples to oranges. Unless you learn to understand that, your layout process will continue to suffer.

Yukihira: You're patting yourself on the back after receiving one positive comment. You should instead be finding other ways to improve your drawing techniques, no?

Junior High School Ena: I... I know that...! But...!

Yukihira: Yes, I see. I have no other choice but to be more direct with you.

Yukihira: Shinonome, you're blowing your own skills out of proportion.

Junior High School Ena: ...!!

Yukihira: If praise is all that you seek, then there is no point in you coming to this class.

Yukihira: Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.

Junior High School Ena: Wh-What...?

Junior High School Ena: (No... What is this...? Why's everyone so quiet...?)

Futaba: E-Ena...

Yukihira: Anyway, who's next?

Yukihira: The point of focus for this is too ambiguous. You may benefit from drawing in a way that allows the viewer to see the entire picture even when they're squinting. However...

Yukihira: Overall, this is drawn rather well.

Junior High School Ena: ...!

Junior High School Ena: (He praised them...? Why? He never praises anyone...)

Junior High School Ena: (Is it because other students are visiting...?)

Yukihira: Next... Ah, Natsuno.

Futaba: Y-Yes!

Yukihira: Hmm...

Futaba: ...

Yukihira: Well done... You've done a marvelous job illustrating how the apple warps when seen through glass.

Yukihira: You even improved upon your use of depth as I mentioned last time. This piece has much more breadth to it.

Futaba: ...!

Futaba: Thank you very much!!

Junior High School Ena: Oh...

Junior High School Ena: (He isn't just praising everyone willy-nilly...)

Junior High School Ena: (That last piece, and Futaba's... They're so good... The way they're designed, their use of color... They're so much better than me...)

Junior High School Ena: (While my drawing... It's so...)

Junior High School Ena: (This means I really...)

A few days later

Junior High School Ena: ...

Yukihira: For our final free theme, you'll be drawing... "Yourselves." Please draw using whatever you like.

Junior High School Ena: ("Ourselves"...?)

Junior High School Ena: (Ourselves... Me? Like, "Who am I?")

Junior High School Ena: (I'm the daughter of an artist... I've been drawing for as long as I can remember and others have always praised my work...)

Yukihira: Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.

Ena's Father: You don't have the talent to become an artist.

Junior High School Ena: (I...)

Yukihira: Let's start looking at what you've drawn.

Junior High School Ena: (I couldn't do anything...)

Junior High School Ena: (Was Futaba always this good...? Her drawing feels so powerful and alive...)

Junior High School Ena: (When did she learn to draw like this...?)

Junior High School Ena: (No, it's me... I just wasn't looking... It's not just Futaba either. It's as if everybody here is...)

Yukihira: First... Ah, Shinonome, this must be yours.

Junior High School Ena: (No, please...)

Junior High School Ena: (Don't look at it.)

Junior High School Ena: (Even if you say that I don't have any talent... That I shouldn't bother... I...)

Yukihira: I...

Yukihira: I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...

Junior High School Ena: Oh...

Futaba: Ena? Ena...?

Futaba: Ena, are you okay...?

Junior High School Ena: Huh? Yes...?

Futaba: We're all done...

Junior High School Ena: Oh, okay... Sorry, I think I spaced out.

Junior High School Ena: I'll be going home now...

Futaba: W-Wait! Ena!

Yukihira: ...

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A few days later

Art class

Yukihira: You'll be drawing flowers today. Do not forget about depth and texture as you work...

Yukihira: This won't do. The colors you've chosen for this motif aren't doing their job. It's as if your small brush strokes are making everything blend together into a single substance.

Student: I see...

Junior High School Ena: So it's better to lay down colors in a way that makes each of them stand out...

Yukihira: Start over. See, feel and draw. Sense it with your entire body.

Junior High School Ena: See and feel...?

After class

???: Wow...! Ena, yours is so amazing...! I can learn a lot from the way you used values.

Junior High School Ena: Hehe. Isn't it? How does yours look, Futaba?

Futaba: Nowhere near as good as yours. We started attending this class at the same time, but you've made so much more progress than me...

Junior High School Ena: I wouldn't worry about that too much. Yeah, you need to have talent to draw, but you still have to work hard to actually see improvement.

Futaba: Hehe. You're right!

Futaba: Speaking of which, entrance exams are coming up. Do you know where you want to go, Ena...?

Junior High School Ena: Yup! I'm gonna go to a high school that'll really let me focus on my art.

Junior High School Ena: I still haven't picked where, but I'm planning on asking my dad more about that.

Futaba: That's right, you can ask him directly... I should start thinking about those things too if I'm going to take art seriously.

Junior High School Ena: Yeah, I'd also recommend that. You only live once, so you should go through life doing what you love.

A few days later

Shinonome Household - Living Room

Junior High School Ena: Hey, Dad.

Junior High School Ena: I want to go to a school with a fine arts program but can't decide between these two. They both sound really great but...

Ena's Father: Fine arts?

Junior High School Ena: Yeah. I want to be an artist so...

Junior High School Ena: I thought I should learn as much as I can right now...

Ena's Father: I wouldn't bother.

Junior High School Ena: Huh?

Ena's Father: You don't have the talent to become an artist.

Junior High School Ena: Wh-What are you saying?! You're joking, right? That's not funny, you know?

Ena's Father: I'm not joking. You don't have any talent.

Junior High School Ena: But there's no way that's true. I've been drawing since I was little and even got special prizes in middle school for my art...

Ena's Father: Yes, I know. But there are countless others hoping to do the same thing.

Ena's Father: Unless you can win the grand prize at a big contest, then no one will recognize you.

Junior High School Ena: Why...?

Junior High School Ena: Why are you saying this now? You never did until this point.

Junior High School Ena: I'm serious about this, but you just...!

Ena's Father: Ena...

Ena's Father: You won't be able to become the kind of artist you're envisioning.

Ena's Father: If you had talent with the resolve to match, then things may be different...

Junior High School Ena: Wh-What do you mean...?

Junior High School Ena: Was everything I did until now just a complete waste of time?!

Junior High School Ena: I don't have any talent, so it doesn't matter how hard I work?!

Ena's Father: Yes... The world I live in works just as you say.

Ena's Father: No doors will open for you as you are now.

Junior High School Ena: ...!

Junior High School Ena: You have no right to decide that...!

Junior High School Ena: It's my future, so stay out of it!!

The next day

Futaba: That's strange... Where's Ena? It's almost time for class. Did something happen to her...?

Futaba: Ena, there you are! Huh...?

Junior High School Ena: (I don't have any talent...?)

Junior High School Ena: (No, that's not possible. I've been drawing for as long as I can remember... Mr. Yukihira even praised my drawing...)

Yukihira: Thank you for your patience. Starting today, we'll have some students visiting our class, so please join me in welcoming them.

Junior High School Ena: (I have talent... I know I do...!)

Yukihira: I'll start looking at what you've drawn. Starting with this one.

Junior High School Ena: Yes, please!

Junior High School Ena: (I feel like this one turned out well... I'm sure Mr. Yukihira will...)

Yukihira: Ah, a trail through a forest. Hmm...

Junior High School Ena: ...

Yukihira: My eyes are confused... The viewer's eyes aren't being drawn towards the trees in the back as they should.

Yukihira: A zero for composition.

Junior High School Ena: What...?

Junior High School Ena: B-But you praised my composition last time... I made sure to include the same nuances from that drawing in this one!

Junior High School Ena: On top of that, I feel like this is drawn better overall...!

Yukihira: That was then, this is now. You're comparing apples to oranges. Unless you learn to understand that, your layout process will continue to suffer.

Yukihira: You're patting yourself on the back after receiving one positive comment. You should instead be finding other ways to improve your drawing techniques, no?

Junior High School Ena: I... I know that...! But...!

Yukihira: Yes, I see. I have no other choice but to be more direct with you.

Yukihira: Shinonome, you're blowing your own skills out of proportion.

Junior High School Ena: ...!!

Yukihira: If praise is all that you seek, then there is no point in you coming to this class.

Yukihira: Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.

Junior High School Ena: Wh-What...?

Junior High School Ena: (No... What is this...? Why's everyone so quiet...?)

Futaba: E-Ena...

Yukihira: Anyway, who's next?

Yukihira: The point of focus for this is too ambiguous. You may benefit from drawing in a way that allows the viewer to see the entire picture even when they're squinting. However...

Yukihira: Overall, this is drawn rather well.

Junior High School Ena: ...!

Junior High School Ena: (He praised them...? Why? He never praises anyone...)

Junior High School Ena: (Is it because other students are visiting...?)

Yukihira: Next... Ah, Natsuno.

Futaba: Y-Yes!

Yukihira: Hmm...

Futaba: ...

Yukihira: Well done... You've done a marvelous job illustrating how the apple warps when seen through glass.

Yukihira: You even improved upon your use of depth as I mentioned last time. This piece has much more breadth to it.

Futaba: ...!

Futaba: Thank you very much!!

Junior High School Ena: Oh...

Junior High School Ena: (He isn't just praising everyone willy-nilly...)

Junior High School Ena: (That last piece, and Futaba's... They're so good... The way they're designed, their use of color... They're so much better than me...)

Junior High School Ena: (While my drawing... It's so...)

Junior High School Ena: (This means I really...)

A few days later

Junior High School Ena: ...

Yukihira: For our final free theme, you'll be drawing... "Yourselves." Please draw using whatever you like.

Junior High School Ena: ("Ourselves"...?)

Junior High School Ena: (Ourselves... Me? Like, "Who am I?")

Junior High School Ena: (I'm the daughter of an artist... I've been drawing for as long as I can remember and others have always praised my work...)

Yukihira: Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.

Ena's Father: You don't have the talent to become an artist.

Junior High School Ena: (I...)

Yukihira: Let's start looking at what you've drawn.

Junior High School Ena: (I couldn't do anything...)

Junior High School Ena: (Was Futaba always this good...? Her drawing feels so powerful and alive...)

Junior High School Ena: (When did she learn to draw like this...?)

Junior High School Ena: (No, it's me... I just wasn't looking... It's not just Futaba either. It's as if everybody here is...)

Yukihira: First... Ah, Shinonome, this must be yours.

Junior High School Ena: (No, please...)

Junior High School Ena: (Don't look at it.)

Junior High School Ena: (Even if you say that I don't have any talent... That I shouldn't bother... I...)

Yukihira: I...

Yukihira: I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...

Junior High School Ena: Oh...

Futaba: Ena? Ena...?

Futaba: Ena, are you okay...?

Junior High School Ena: Huh? Yes...?

Futaba: We're all done...

Junior High School Ena: Oh, okay... Sorry, I think I spaced out.

Junior High School Ena: I'll be going home now...

Futaba: W-Wait! Ena!

Yukihira: ...

Episodio 3:
What I Felt That Time

Personajes

Transcripción

Ena's Room

Ena: (That was the last time I went to that class...)

Ena: (Mom got so mad at me after she found out that I quit without really saying anything.)

Yukihira: I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...

Ena: ...

Ena: (No, I'm not his student anymore. Anyway, that reference book should be around here somewhere...)

Ena: Oh, here it is... How long's it been? I remember going through this so many times in the past.

Ena: Huh...? A postcard...?

Ena: ("Yukihira Art Studio - Special Spring Workshop"...)

Message: "You're always welcome to join us, Shinonome."

Ena: Oh...

Ena: Right. I was sent this after I quit. But only this one notice.

Ena: The way I quit kinda made me want to never go back again...

Ena: (His spring workshop... It's already that time of year, huh?)

Ena: (I might be able to find a way to get better if I go back...)

Ena: (Despite everything I've said about him, Mr. Yukihira's a great teacher. I mean, many of his students got into Tokyo Art University...)

Ena: (Still...)

Ena: (Everyone else will have improved leaps and bounds by now. So much so that I'd stick out like a sore thumb...)

Ena: (After I quit, everyone started giving me these looks...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (Ugh... Just thinking about it makes me sick...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (I know I should go... I stand to learn so much...)

Ena: But it'd make me seem so desperate...

The next day

Ena: *Sigh*

Ena: (I need to wrap up my rough draft soon... I've made the others wait long enough as it is...)

Ena: (But if I try doing that now...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (No, this isn't it... It's like I'm getting further and further away from the image in my head...)

Ena: I need a break...

Mizuki: <Hey, Enanan! You there?>

Ena: Oh... <Yeah, what is it?>

Mizuki: <How's your sketch going? Still stuck?>

Ena: <Yeah... I can't figure out what to do.>

Mizuki: <...?>

Mizuki: <Did something happen, Enanan?>

Ena: <Huh? Wh-Why do you ask?>

Mizuki:

Ena: <Well...>

Mizuki: <But... If you're not up to it, you don't have to tell me.>

Mizuki: <Especially since you're doing the same for me.>

Mizuki: <At the same time, I'm sure you'll feel better if you talk about it, so just let me know when you feel you're ready!>

Ena: <Mizuki...>

Ena: (Mizuki's right...)

Ena: (I said that I'd wait and be there to listen. It wouldn't make sense for me to clam up and not reciprocate that.)

Ena: (Alright...)

Ena: <You really won't mind hearing this...?>

Mizuki: <Nope! Lay it on me...!>

Mizuki: <Wait, you think you're not good enough...?>

Ena: <Yeah. At least, that's what I've been feeling lately.>

Ena: <K and Yuki keep finding new ways to express what they're feeling, while I'm having trouble keeping up with them...>

Mizuki: <Enanan...>

Ena: <At this rate, I feel like I'm not going to be able to properly illustrate their music...>

Ena: <A part of me is even saying that I should relearn everything from scratch...>

Mizuki: <Hmm... I think you're being way too hard on yourself.>

Mizuki: <All of us, including me, really like what you draw, Enanan.>

Ena: <...>

Ena: <Thanks... But I don't want to drag N25 down in any way. I want to do everything I can to prevent that.>

Ena: <Which is how I ended up reminiscing about this art class I used to attend...>

Ena: <It's run by this really amazing teacher, so I can still probably learn a lot by going... But I'm not sure I ever liked being there.>

Ena: <On top of that, I'd only get shown up by everyone else there since I stopped going for two years...>

Mizuki: <...>

Ena: <And yet, I don't want things to continue like this...>

Mizuki:

Mizuki: <Getting yourself to face the issue is never easy, isn't it?>

Mizuki: <Just thinking about it makes your head hurt and want to give up.>

Ena: <Haha. Yeah, that. It saps all your energy and you end up having to take so many breaks just to keep going...>

Ena: <The story of my life.>

Mizuki: <...>

Mizuki: <Still, I can't believe you used to attend an actual art class...!>

Ena: <Huh? What's that supposed to mean?>

Mizuki: <Haha. Sorry, I have a hard time imagining you learning to draw while sitting in class, you know? How long were you there?>

Ena:

Ena: <The teacher's a friend of my dad, and I was invited to join his class after being blown away by one of his pieces at this exhibit he held...>

Mizuki: <Really? So you learned to draw and paint from your dad's friend?>

Ena: <Yeah, but his class was always so tense since he sort of doesn't hold back when reviewing our work.>

Ena:

Mizuki: <Clay? In a drawing class?>

Ena: <It's to get a better grasp of all three dimensions. Some students even went on to learn how to do sculptures and reliefs because of that.>

Mizuki: <Whoa, that sounds fun! I wanna give that a try too.>

Mizuki: <What kind of stuff did you draw back then, Enanan? Anything similar to what you're drawing for N25?>

Ena: <What did I draw back then...? A lot of different things. I can't really reduce it down to one genre or anything...>

Ena:

Ena: <Whenever I sat down to really think about what a song's talking about, I always felt that I could produce something really good...>

Mizuki:

Ena: <Yeah, it's like N25's become a good creative output for us...>

Ena: <Oh, I also remember putting together a scrapbook of "all my favorite things"...>

Mizuki: <Hey, I've made one before too! Cutting out stuff from my favorite magazines and movie flyers was so much fun!>

Mizuki: <What did you do for yours, Enanan?>

Ena: <Me? Um... I had flyers from these art exhibits I really liked and tried drawing some buildings that looked interesting...>

Ena: <Magazines too. Oh, I even tried drawing some of the cover art that caught my eye from Akito's CDs...>

Ena: <Cosmetics too. I still remember being really irked by how my teacher said, "Very typical of you, Shinonome." It's not like I ever put on that much makeup...>

Mizuki:

Ena: <Those were just ways of examining our personalities as opposed to a preamble for anything else. Wait, you've gotta hear what my teacher said about what I drew after that...>

Mizuki: <Hehe...>

Ena: <Hey, why are you laughing?>

Mizuki: <Sorry! It's just... You sound like you're having fun talking about all this.>

Ena:

Mizuki: <Yeah. You said that you weren't sure you ever liked going there, but you got to do all these things that you'd never get to do in school.>

Ena: <Okay, you're not wrong about that...>

Ena: (Oh...)

Ena: (I guess there were some fun moments along the way.)

Ena: <...>

Mizuki: <Earth to Enanan! You there? Why'd you clam up all of a sudden?>

Ena: <Oh, sorry. It's nothing.>

Ena: (What's going on...? It's like I'm not bothered by what I experienced back then.)

Ena: ...

Ena: (I haven't touched clay, my scrapbook or done any real sketches in so long... I don't want to feel that pain again, but...)

Ena: <Mizuki...>

Mizuki: <Yeah?>

Ena: <Thanks...>

Mizuki: <Don't mention it. That's what friends are for, right?>

Transcripción

Ena's Room

Ena: (That was the last time I went to that class...)

Ena: (Mom got so mad at me after she found out that I quit without really saying anything.)

Yukihira: I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...

Ena: ...

Ena: (No, I'm not his student anymore. Anyway, that reference book should be around here somewhere...)

Ena: Oh, here it is... How long's it been? I remember going through this so many times in the past.

Ena: Huh...? A postcard...?

Ena: ("Yukihira Art Studio - Special Spring Workshop"...)

Message: "You're always welcome to join us, Shinonome."

Ena: Oh...

Ena: Right. I was sent this after I quit. But only this one notice.

Ena: The way I quit kinda made me want to never go back again...

Ena: (His spring workshop... It's already that time of year, huh?)

Ena: (I might be able to find a way to get better if I go back...)

Ena: (Despite everything I've said about him, Mr. Yukihira's a great teacher. I mean, many of his students got into Tokyo Art University...)

Ena: (Still...)

Ena: (Everyone else will have improved leaps and bounds by now. So much so that I'd stick out like a sore thumb...)

Ena: (After I quit, everyone started giving me these looks...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (Ugh... Just thinking about it makes me sick...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (I know I should go... I stand to learn so much...)

Ena: But it'd make me seem so desperate...

The next day

Ena: *Sigh*

Ena: (I need to wrap up my rough draft soon... I've made the others wait long enough as it is...)

Ena: (But if I try doing that now...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (No, this isn't it... It's like I'm getting further and further away from the image in my head...)

Ena: I need a break...

Mizuki: <Hey, Enanan! You there?>

Ena: Oh... <Yeah, what is it?>

Mizuki: <How's your sketch going? Still stuck?>

Ena: <Yeah... I can't figure out what to do.>

Mizuki: <...?>

Mizuki: <Did something happen, Enanan?>

Ena: <Huh? Wh-Why do you ask?>

Mizuki:

Ena: <Well...>

Mizuki: <But... If you're not up to it, you don't have to tell me.>

Mizuki: <Especially since you're doing the same for me.>

Mizuki: <At the same time, I'm sure you'll feel better if you talk about it, so just let me know when you feel you're ready!>

Ena: <Mizuki...>

Ena: (Mizuki's right...)

Ena: (I said that I'd wait and be there to listen. It wouldn't make sense for me to clam up and not reciprocate that.)

Ena: (Alright...)

Ena: <You really won't mind hearing this...?>

Mizuki: <Nope! Lay it on me...!>

Mizuki: <Wait, you think you're not good enough...?>

Ena: <Yeah. At least, that's what I've been feeling lately.>

Ena: <K and Yuki keep finding new ways to express what they're feeling, while I'm having trouble keeping up with them...>

Mizuki: <Enanan...>

Ena: <At this rate, I feel like I'm not going to be able to properly illustrate their music...>

Ena: <A part of me is even saying that I should relearn everything from scratch...>

Mizuki: <Hmm... I think you're being way too hard on yourself.>

Mizuki: <All of us, including me, really like what you draw, Enanan.>

Ena: <...>

Ena: <Thanks... But I don't want to drag N25 down in any way. I want to do everything I can to prevent that.>

Ena: <Which is how I ended up reminiscing about this art class I used to attend...>

Ena: <It's run by this really amazing teacher, so I can still probably learn a lot by going... But I'm not sure I ever liked being there.>

Ena: <On top of that, I'd only get shown up by everyone else there since I stopped going for two years...>

Mizuki: <...>

Ena: <And yet, I don't want things to continue like this...>

Mizuki:

Mizuki: <Getting yourself to face the issue is never easy, isn't it?>

Mizuki: <Just thinking about it makes your head hurt and want to give up.>

Ena: <Haha. Yeah, that. It saps all your energy and you end up having to take so many breaks just to keep going...>

Ena: <The story of my life.>

Mizuki: <...>

Mizuki: <Still, I can't believe you used to attend an actual art class...!>

Ena: <Huh? What's that supposed to mean?>

Mizuki: <Haha. Sorry, I have a hard time imagining you learning to draw while sitting in class, you know? How long were you there?>

Ena:

Ena: <The teacher's a friend of my dad, and I was invited to join his class after being blown away by one of his pieces at this exhibit he held...>

Mizuki: <Really? So you learned to draw and paint from your dad's friend?>

Ena: <Yeah, but his class was always so tense since he sort of doesn't hold back when reviewing our work.>

Ena:

Mizuki: <Clay? In a drawing class?>

Ena: <It's to get a better grasp of all three dimensions. Some students even went on to learn how to do sculptures and reliefs because of that.>

Mizuki: <Whoa, that sounds fun! I wanna give that a try too.>

Mizuki: <What kind of stuff did you draw back then, Enanan? Anything similar to what you're drawing for N25?>

Ena: <What did I draw back then...? A lot of different things. I can't really reduce it down to one genre or anything...>

Ena:

Ena: <Whenever I sat down to really think about what a song's talking about, I always felt that I could produce something really good...>

Mizuki:

Ena: <Yeah, it's like N25's become a good creative output for us...>

Ena: <Oh, I also remember putting together a scrapbook of "all my favorite things"...>

Mizuki: <Hey, I've made one before too! Cutting out stuff from my favorite magazines and movie flyers was so much fun!>

Mizuki: <What did you do for yours, Enanan?>

Ena: <Me? Um... I had flyers from these art exhibits I really liked and tried drawing some buildings that looked interesting...>

Ena: <Magazines too. Oh, I even tried drawing some of the cover art that caught my eye from Akito's CDs...>

Ena: <Cosmetics too. I still remember being really irked by how my teacher said, "Very typical of you, Shinonome." It's not like I ever put on that much makeup...>

Mizuki:

Ena: <Those were just ways of examining our personalities as opposed to a preamble for anything else. Wait, you've gotta hear what my teacher said about what I drew after that...>

Mizuki: <Hehe...>

Ena: <Hey, why are you laughing?>

Mizuki: <Sorry! It's just... You sound like you're having fun talking about all this.>

Ena:

Mizuki: <Yeah. You said that you weren't sure you ever liked going there, but you got to do all these things that you'd never get to do in school.>

Ena: <Okay, you're not wrong about that...>

Ena: (Oh...)

Ena: (I guess there were some fun moments along the way.)

Ena: <...>

Mizuki: <Earth to Enanan! You there? Why'd you clam up all of a sudden?>

Ena: <Oh, sorry. It's nothing.>

Ena: (What's going on...? It's like I'm not bothered by what I experienced back then.)

Ena: ...

Ena: (I haven't touched clay, my scrapbook or done any real sketches in so long... I don't want to feel that pain again, but...)

Ena: <Mizuki...>

Mizuki: <Yeah?>

Ena: <Thanks...>

Mizuki: <Don't mention it. That's what friends are for, right?>

Episodio 4:
To That Place Once More

Personajes

Transcripción

Three days later

Ena's Room

Ena: (Only three hours left to register for the spring workshop...)

Ena: (I should call now...)

Ena: There should be a phone number somewhere on that postcard...

Ena: ...

Ena: (This is awful. My heart won't stop pounding because I'm so scared...)

Yukihira: <Hello? Yukihira Art Studio.>

Ena: *Gasp* H-Hello...?

Yukihira: <Shinonome?! Is that you?>

Ena: Um...?! I... Uh....!

Ena: Yes, this is Ena Shinonome... It's been quite a while...

25:00:00

Mizuki's Room

Mizuki: <Hey! We all here?>

Kanade: <Yes. I'm already working.>

Mafuyu: <Me too. Enanan isn't here yet...>

Mizuki: <Oh, yeah...>

Mizuki: (I hope Ena's okay...)

Ena: <Hey, sorry about the wait.>

Mizuki: <Enanan! Is everything okay...?>

Kanade: <What do you mean...?>

Mizuki: <I, uhh...! Remember how she said she was having trouble with her rough draft?! I was worried, so um... How's it going...?>

Ena: <About that... I'm sorry but I'm gonna need a little more time.>

Mizuki: <What?>

Mafuyu: <You're still not happy with it?>

Ena: <That's a part of the reason...>

Ena: <I'm thinking about relearning how to draw.>

Kanade: <Relearn?>

Ena: <Yeah. There's this art class I used to attend and am thinking about going back...>

Ena: <In my current state, I feel like I won't be able to draw anything decent for this song or anything that comes after it...>

Ena:

Mizuki: <...! Yeah! You should go!>

Mizuki: <Um, I mean... I'm okay with you going... What about you, K, Yuki?>

Kanade: <If Enanan believes she needs to do this, then I'm okay with it too.>

Mafuyu:

Ena: <You could phrase that a little better, Yuki, but thanks, you guys...>

Ena:

Kanade: <Okay. Good luck, Enanan.>

Ena: <Thanks.>

A few days later

Miyamasuzaka

Ena: *Sigh*

Ena: (I thought I was ready for this... But my feet feel like bricks...)

Ena: (The class is right there... And yet, it feels so far away.)

Ena: (I wonder if everyone from back then is still there...)

Ena: (They've probably gotten better and better during these past two years...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (I think... I'm gonna be sick...)

???: Huh? Ena? Is that you...?

Ena: Huh? Oh...

Futaba: Wow...! Ena, yours is so amazing...!

Ena: Futaba...?

Futaba: I knew it was you, Ena. Long time no see!

Futaba: Oh... That bag's for art supplies, right? Does this mean you registered for the spring workshop too?

Ena: U-Um... Yeah, I did...

Futaba: Really?! I'm so happy! I can't believe you came back...!

Futaba: Oh, let's go in together. You have to go in a different way now, so I can show you where.

Ena: Huh? Uh... I mean...

Futaba: Over here, Ena! It's this way!

Transcripción

Three days later

Ena's Room

Ena: (Only three hours left to register for the spring workshop...)

Ena: (I should call now...)

Ena: There should be a phone number somewhere on that postcard...

Ena: ...

Ena: (This is awful. My heart won't stop pounding because I'm so scared...)

Yukihira: <Hello? Yukihira Art Studio.>

Ena: *Gasp* H-Hello...?

Yukihira: <Shinonome?! Is that you?>

Ena: Um...?! I... Uh....!

Ena: Yes, this is Ena Shinonome... It's been quite a while...

25:00:00

Mizuki's Room

Mizuki: <Hey! We all here?>

Kanade: <Yes. I'm already working.>

Mafuyu: <Me too. Enanan isn't here yet...>

Mizuki: <Oh, yeah...>

Mizuki: (I hope Ena's okay...)

Ena: <Hey, sorry about the wait.>

Mizuki: <Enanan! Is everything okay...?>

Kanade: <What do you mean...?>

Mizuki: <I, uhh...! Remember how she said she was having trouble with her rough draft?! I was worried, so um... How's it going...?>

Ena: <About that... I'm sorry but I'm gonna need a little more time.>

Mizuki: <What?>

Mafuyu: <You're still not happy with it?>

Ena: <That's a part of the reason...>

Ena: <I'm thinking about relearning how to draw.>

Kanade: <Relearn?>

Ena: <Yeah. There's this art class I used to attend and am thinking about going back...>

Ena: <In my current state, I feel like I won't be able to draw anything decent for this song or anything that comes after it...>

Ena:

Mizuki: <...! Yeah! You should go!>

Mizuki: <Um, I mean... I'm okay with you going... What about you, K, Yuki?>

Kanade: <If Enanan believes she needs to do this, then I'm okay with it too.>

Mafuyu:

Ena: <You could phrase that a little better, Yuki, but thanks, you guys...>

Ena:

Kanade: <Okay. Good luck, Enanan.>

Ena: <Thanks.>

A few days later

Miyamasuzaka

Ena: *Sigh*

Ena: (I thought I was ready for this... But my feet feel like bricks...)

Ena: (The class is right there... And yet, it feels so far away.)

Ena: (I wonder if everyone from back then is still there...)

Ena: (They've probably gotten better and better during these past two years...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (I think... I'm gonna be sick...)

???: Huh? Ena? Is that you...?

Ena: Huh? Oh...

Futaba: Wow...! Ena, yours is so amazing...!

Ena: Futaba...?

Futaba: I knew it was you, Ena. Long time no see!

Futaba: Oh... That bag's for art supplies, right? Does this mean you registered for the spring workshop too?

Ena: U-Um... Yeah, I did...

Futaba: Really?! I'm so happy! I can't believe you came back...!

Futaba: Oh, let's go in together. You have to go in a different way now, so I can show you where.

Ena: Huh? Uh... I mean...

Futaba: Over here, Ena! It's this way!

Episodio 5:
So Far Away

Personajes

Transcripción

Miyamasuzaka

Ena: (Oh, here it is... Next to that big building... Huh?)

Ena: (The entrance... Did one of the students draw this piece...? They're hanging up their art here now?)

Ena: (They're all so good... It's like each one is trying to suck me into its world...)

Ena: (Wait... This one's... Futaba's...?)

Ena: (She's gotten this good...? This one too...)

Ena: (It's them... Everyone I attended class with back then drew these...)

Ena: (They improved this much in just two years...?)

Futaba: Is everything alright, Ena?

Ena: I-It's nothing... I just...

Futaba: Class is this way. Let's go.

Ena: Okay...

Art class

Ena: Oh...

Ena: (It still smells like paint... All those memories are flooding back.)

Futaba: Ena, the chairs and easels are here. We can sit... There's a lot of people, so how about here?

Ena: Okay...

Ena: (I'm really here... I've come this far, so there's no turning back.)

Ena: (I only recognize about half of the people here. The rest must be visiting from elsewhere...)

Ena: It's him...

Yukihira: Hello, everyone. And welcome to our visiting students. My name is Saneatsu Yukihira. I will be your teacher.

Yukihira: It's nice to see some familiar faces here again...

Yukihira: This workshop will last for three days. You will not only be working on your foundational principles, we will also be having deep discussions regarding your work. I hope you're all ready.

Ena: (Day one involves drawing sketches, day two is oil painting and we'll be given a theme to draw as we wish on day three...)

Ena: (Sketches used to be my forte... But now...)

Ena: (No, I have to do this... So I can keep drawing for N25...!)

Yukihira: You made your light source here stand out too much. It should be more like this...

Ena: ...

Ena: (We're drawing flowers and sculptures today. Their textures are completely different, so I have to find a way to make them look distinct from one another...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (This looks all wrong... Is it because I haven't drawn any sculptures in so long?)

Ena: (Is my light source in the wrong place? Is that why my drawing looks like it has no depth...?)

Ena: (What am I supposed to do...? I know I need to look more carefully when I'm doing this...)

Ena: No, my pencil...

Ena: Sorry, Futaba... My pencil rolled your way...

Futaba: ...

Ena: (She's so focused... She probably didn't even hear me.)

Ena: (No, it just means she's that serious about this. I should pick my pencil back up and...)

Ena: What...? No way...!

Ena: (Her sketch looks so real. No one ever goes this far. Her shadowing's so detailed too...)

Ena: (The way she used intermediate tones almost looks professional...!)

Yukihira: Everything okay, Shinonome...?

Ena: Y-Yes...

Ena: (I have to keep drawing... My sketch isn't anywhere near done.)

Ena: (But...)

Ena: (No, don't let your eyes wander...)

Ena: (Just keep drawing... Just keep drawing... That's all I can do right now. I knew that I'd be the worst one before I came here...!)

Yukihira: Alright, time's up. Let's begin reviewing your work.

Yukihira: Please bring your drawings forward.

Yukihira: We'll start with this one. Whose is this?

Ena: Oh, um... That's mine.

Yukihira: Overall, it looks slanted, and the jawline appears bent. Is this really the sculpture you saw, Shinonome...?

Yukihira: Your use of shadow needs work as well. It's as if you've forgotten all your basic principles.

Ena: ...

Yukihira: Next. Ah, Natsuno, this must be yours.

Futaba: Yes.

Yukihira: Hmm...

Ena: ...

Yukihira: I have nothing to say... If anything, it's rather ordinary. I suggest you put more effort into composition next time.

Futaba: I will. Thank you very much.

Ena: Oh...

Ena: (Yeah, Futaba's sketches have always been amazing...)

Ena: (She's improved so much since then too. She probably had to draw so much to get this far...)

Ena: (I knew this would happen too. I had it all coming.)

Ena: (I ran away while she and everyone else kept at it these past two years...)

Ena: (I guess that's it for me...)

Futaba: Is something the matter, Ena? You don't look so good.

Ena: No, I'm fine... Sorry, I'm gonna head home now.

Futaba: Oh...

Futaba: Um, can we head out together? I just need a second to pack everything up.

Ena: Alright, sure...

Futaba: Thanks! I'll be right there.

Futaba: How was your first class after all this time, Ena?

Ena: Yeah... Nothing's really changed...

Futaba: Nothing's changed...? Do you mean the class itself...?

Ena: Yeah, like how tense it is in there.

Ena: (Not only that, I still can't draw to save my life. Mr. Yukihira gave me his two cents as usual too.)

Ena: (Why did I run away that time...? Would I have gotten better like the others if I stayed...?)

Futaba: Tense...? I think I understand... Mr. Yukihira's a harsh critic as ever.

Ena: I still sort of can't believe you've been going all this time, Futaba...

Ena: What have you been up to since I left?

Futaba: Oh, um... I joined the art club at my high school and started coming here every day.

Ena: Every day? What happened to once or twice a week?

Futaba: The thing is... I want to go to Tokyo Art University.

Ena: What...?! You mean THE Tokyo Art University?

Futaba: Yes, but I wasn't sure if once or twice a week would be enough to get in since it's the most competitive art school in Japan. That's why I asked my mom if I could start coming here every day.

Ena: Now it makes sense...

Ena: (Futaba's serious about art. Unlike a certain someone who ran away from it...)

Ena: (No wonder her sketch was so good...)

Futaba: Um, Ena... I've been meaning to tell you this for a while now...

Ena: Yeah...?

Futaba: I really like the way you draw. So, I'm really glad that you came back.

Ena: Huh...? What's there to possibly like...?

Futaba: I've always been drawn to the way your art has this strange uniqueness to it.

Futaba: It's almost as if you're seeing a different world, and able to express yourself in ways that the rest of us can't...

Futaba: I've actually tried copying you a few times in the past, but I was never able to capture your style.

Ena: ...

Ena: Alright, Futaba, let me ask you this... What did you think of what I drew today?

Futaba: Huh? I...

Futaba: I agreed with Mr. Yukihira...

Ena: Okay...

Futaba: But that's not the whole story...

Ena: Oh, sorry... I was told to get home early today...

Ena: I need to go now.

Futaba: O-Okay... Um, Ena!

Ena: Yeah...?

Futaba: See you tomorrow!

Ena: Okay...

Transcripción

Miyamasuzaka

Ena: (Oh, here it is... Next to that big building... Huh?)

Ena: (The entrance... Did one of the students draw this piece...? They're hanging up their art here now?)

Ena: (They're all so good... It's like each one is trying to suck me into its world...)

Ena: (Wait... This one's... Futaba's...?)

Ena: (She's gotten this good...? This one too...)

Ena: (It's them... Everyone I attended class with back then drew these...)

Ena: (They improved this much in just two years...?)

Futaba: Is everything alright, Ena?

Ena: I-It's nothing... I just...

Futaba: Class is this way. Let's go.

Ena: Okay...

Art class

Ena: Oh...

Ena: (It still smells like paint... All those memories are flooding back.)

Futaba: Ena, the chairs and easels are here. We can sit... There's a lot of people, so how about here?

Ena: Okay...

Ena: (I'm really here... I've come this far, so there's no turning back.)

Ena: (I only recognize about half of the people here. The rest must be visiting from elsewhere...)

Ena: It's him...

Yukihira: Hello, everyone. And welcome to our visiting students. My name is Saneatsu Yukihira. I will be your teacher.

Yukihira: It's nice to see some familiar faces here again...

Yukihira: This workshop will last for three days. You will not only be working on your foundational principles, we will also be having deep discussions regarding your work. I hope you're all ready.

Ena: (Day one involves drawing sketches, day two is oil painting and we'll be given a theme to draw as we wish on day three...)

Ena: (Sketches used to be my forte... But now...)

Ena: (No, I have to do this... So I can keep drawing for N25...!)

Yukihira: You made your light source here stand out too much. It should be more like this...

Ena: ...

Ena: (We're drawing flowers and sculptures today. Their textures are completely different, so I have to find a way to make them look distinct from one another...)

Ena: ...

Ena: (This looks all wrong... Is it because I haven't drawn any sculptures in so long?)

Ena: (Is my light source in the wrong place? Is that why my drawing looks like it has no depth...?)

Ena: (What am I supposed to do...? I know I need to look more carefully when I'm doing this...)

Ena: No, my pencil...

Ena: Sorry, Futaba... My pencil rolled your way...

Futaba: ...

Ena: (She's so focused... She probably didn't even hear me.)

Ena: (No, it just means she's that serious about this. I should pick my pencil back up and...)

Ena: What...? No way...!

Ena: (Her sketch looks so real. No one ever goes this far. Her shadowing's so detailed too...)

Ena: (The way she used intermediate tones almost looks professional...!)

Yukihira: Everything okay, Shinonome...?

Ena: Y-Yes...

Ena: (I have to keep drawing... My sketch isn't anywhere near done.)

Ena: (But...)

Ena: (No, don't let your eyes wander...)

Ena: (Just keep drawing... Just keep drawing... That's all I can do right now. I knew that I'd be the worst one before I came here...!)

Yukihira: Alright, time's up. Let's begin reviewing your work.

Yukihira: Please bring your drawings forward.

Yukihira: We'll start with this one. Whose is this?

Ena: Oh, um... That's mine.

Yukihira: Overall, it looks slanted, and the jawline appears bent. Is this really the sculpture you saw, Shinonome...?

Yukihira: Your use of shadow needs work as well. It's as if you've forgotten all your basic principles.

Ena: ...

Yukihira: Next. Ah, Natsuno, this must be yours.

Futaba: Yes.

Yukihira: Hmm...

Ena: ...

Yukihira: I have nothing to say... If anything, it's rather ordinary. I suggest you put more effort into composition next time.

Futaba: I will. Thank you very much.

Ena: Oh...

Ena: (Yeah, Futaba's sketches have always been amazing...)

Ena: (She's improved so much since then too. She probably had to draw so much to get this far...)

Ena: (I knew this would happen too. I had it all coming.)

Ena: (I ran away while she and everyone else kept at it these past two years...)

Ena: (I guess that's it for me...)

Futaba: Is something the matter, Ena? You don't look so good.

Ena: No, I'm fine... Sorry, I'm gonna head home now.

Futaba: Oh...

Futaba: Um, can we head out together? I just need a second to pack everything up.

Ena: Alright, sure...

Futaba: Thanks! I'll be right there.

Futaba: How was your first class after all this time, Ena?

Ena: Yeah... Nothing's really changed...

Futaba: Nothing's changed...? Do you mean the class itself...?

Ena: Yeah, like how tense it is in there.

Ena: (Not only that, I still can't draw to save my life. Mr. Yukihira gave me his two cents as usual too.)

Ena: (Why did I run away that time...? Would I have gotten better like the others if I stayed...?)

Futaba: Tense...? I think I understand... Mr. Yukihira's a harsh critic as ever.

Ena: I still sort of can't believe you've been going all this time, Futaba...

Ena: What have you been up to since I left?

Futaba: Oh, um... I joined the art club at my high school and started coming here every day.

Ena: Every day? What happened to once or twice a week?

Futaba: The thing is... I want to go to Tokyo Art University.

Ena: What...?! You mean THE Tokyo Art University?

Futaba: Yes, but I wasn't sure if once or twice a week would be enough to get in since it's the most competitive art school in Japan. That's why I asked my mom if I could start coming here every day.

Ena: Now it makes sense...

Ena: (Futaba's serious about art. Unlike a certain someone who ran away from it...)

Ena: (No wonder her sketch was so good...)

Futaba: Um, Ena... I've been meaning to tell you this for a while now...

Ena: Yeah...?

Futaba: I really like the way you draw. So, I'm really glad that you came back.

Ena: Huh...? What's there to possibly like...?

Futaba: I've always been drawn to the way your art has this strange uniqueness to it.

Futaba: It's almost as if you're seeing a different world, and able to express yourself in ways that the rest of us can't...

Futaba: I've actually tried copying you a few times in the past, but I was never able to capture your style.

Ena: ...

Ena: Alright, Futaba, let me ask you this... What did you think of what I drew today?

Futaba: Huh? I...

Futaba: I agreed with Mr. Yukihira...

Ena: Okay...

Futaba: But that's not the whole story...

Ena: Oh, sorry... I was told to get home early today...

Ena: I need to go now.

Futaba: O-Okay... Um, Ena!

Ena: Yeah...?

Futaba: See you tomorrow!

Ena: Okay...

Episodio 6:
The Stopped Brush

Personajes

Transcripción

Shinonome Household - Living Room

Ena: I'm home...

Ena's Mother: Welcome home, Ena. How was art class? I know it's been a while.

Ena: Same old, same old. I'll be in my room until dinner...

Ena's Mother: E-Ena, wait!

Ena's Father: ...

A few hours later

Ena's Room

Ena: It's already past midnight...

Ena: (I said I'd be going to that art class again starting today, so maybe I should let everyone in N25 know...)

Ena: (But if any of them ask, "How was it?")

Message: <I've had a long day, so I'm gonna work offline for now.>

Mizuki's Message: <Copy that! Don't work too hard, alright?>

Mafuyu's Message: <Okay.>

Kanade's Message: <Please rest when you feel better. You don't have to worry about us.>

Ena: ...

Ena: I still have that rough draft to finish. I haven't even touched it a for a few days now...

Ena: But... What am I supposed to draw...?

Ena: It's happening again...

Ena: But there's no point in worrying. I have to just keep drawing...

The next day

Art class

Ena: ...

Ena: (Day two is oil painting... I used to get praised for the way I chose colors when I was in junior high...)

Futaba: Good morning, Ena. You're here early.

Ena: Oh, um... Morning.

Futaba: It looks like we're doing landscapes. Let's do our best today.

Yukihira: Your underpainting needs more work. It looks very uneven right now.

Student A: Okay, thank you.

Ena: ...

Ena: (That's it for my drawing... But this doesn't look right at all...)

Ena: (The worst part is that I can't specifically say what's wrong. Is it the underpainting? The perspective?)

Ena: (I sort of want to scrap it and start all over now...)

Ena: (I wonder how Futaba's doing...)

Ena: (Oh, she's already doing touch-ups... Her painting has so much presence to it...)

Ena: (While mine...)

Yukihira: That will be all for today. Good work, everyone.

Students: Thank you very much.

Ena: (Day two and still no results. Mr. Yukihira gave me his usual criticism too.)

Ena: (But I knew going into this that I can't make up for two years of not drawing seriously in just a few days...)

Futaba: Um, Ena... How about we...?

Ena: Sorry, I'm pretty exhausted... I'm gonna head home. Bye bye.

Futaba: Wait...!

Futaba: Ena...

Yukihira: ...

Ena: I'm home... Oh, right. Mom's out today.

Ena: I feel like having some tea...

Ena: (Hm? Is someone home...? Mom's said she'd be gone so... Akito?)

???: Ena... I didn't realize you were home.

Ena: ...! Dad...?! Why are you home...?

Ena's Father: I left the studio early.

Ena's Father: More importantly, how's your class going...?

Ena: Huh? Wait, why do you know about...?

Ena's Father: Yukihira told me.

Ena's Father: Draw anything that satisfies you yet?

Ena: ...

Ena's Father: I see...

Ena's Father: Think you can keep going...?

Ena: ...

Ena: I don't have a choice, do I...? Also, there's only one day left so...

Ena's Father: I'm not talking about the spring workshop. I'm saying that you'll keep feeling this pain if you choose to continue drawing...

Ena's Father: You won't always be able to produce works that satisfy you. Can you deal with that pain moving forward?

Ena: Well...

Ena: (Can I deal with that pain...? How am I supposed to know...?)

Ena: (I mean, I clearly don't belong in that class and felt completely embarrassed after getting lambasted in front of everyone...)

Ena: (I've only gone two days... And I already feel like puking...)

Ena: But...

Ena: I don't want to run away anymore...

Ena: Which means... I have to keep drawing...

Empty SEKAI

Kanade: What did you think of this demo...?

Rin: Not bad, I guess...?

Miku: It was light and uplifting... I'm looking forward to seeing Mafuyu's lyrics.

Mafuyu: Okay...

Luka: Wait, didn't you say that you haven't uploaded your last song yet because the video's missing the illustrations it needs?

Rin: ...

Kanade: That's why we decided to go forward with me making some new demos. This is one of those.

Luka: Ah, I see.

Luka: But is Ena going to be okay? She hasn't worked on her illustration in quite some time, no?

Kanade: That's true, but we know she's doing her best to produce the right art for us. So for now, let's give her a little more time...

Rin: What do you think, Mizuki...?

Mizuki: M-Me?! Uh, well...

Mizuki: I sent her a message yesterday but haven't gotten a reply yet.

Kanade: I see...

Mafuyu: She's probably still not happy with what she's drawn.

Mizuki: Yeah, I hope it's not more than that...

Mizuki: We talked before she went off to that art class, but she seemed really unsure about going. That kinda made me worried...

Kanade: Unsure...?

Mizuki: Yeah, I'm not sure if it's okay for me to say this right now.

Mizuki: But I want to help Ena somehow if she is suffering because of all this...

Kanade: ...

Kanade: Mind telling us more about what you two talked about, Mizuki?

Rin: I want to hear too...!

Mizuki: O-Okay, sure. So...

Transcripción

Shinonome Household - Living Room

Ena: I'm home...

Ena's Mother: Welcome home, Ena. How was art class? I know it's been a while.

Ena: Same old, same old. I'll be in my room until dinner...

Ena's Mother: E-Ena, wait!

Ena's Father: ...

A few hours later

Ena's Room

Ena: It's already past midnight...

Ena: (I said I'd be going to that art class again starting today, so maybe I should let everyone in N25 know...)

Ena: (But if any of them ask, "How was it?")

Message: <I've had a long day, so I'm gonna work offline for now.>

Mizuki's Message: <Copy that! Don't work too hard, alright?>

Mafuyu's Message: <Okay.>

Kanade's Message: <Please rest when you feel better. You don't have to worry about us.>

Ena: ...

Ena: I still have that rough draft to finish. I haven't even touched it a for a few days now...

Ena: But... What am I supposed to draw...?

Ena: It's happening again...

Ena: But there's no point in worrying. I have to just keep drawing...

The next day

Art class

Ena: ...

Ena: (Day two is oil painting... I used to get praised for the way I chose colors when I was in junior high...)

Futaba: Good morning, Ena. You're here early.

Ena: Oh, um... Morning.

Futaba: It looks like we're doing landscapes. Let's do our best today.

Yukihira: Your underpainting needs more work. It looks very uneven right now.

Student A: Okay, thank you.

Ena: ...

Ena: (That's it for my drawing... But this doesn't look right at all...)

Ena: (The worst part is that I can't specifically say what's wrong. Is it the underpainting? The perspective?)

Ena: (I sort of want to scrap it and start all over now...)

Ena: (I wonder how Futaba's doing...)

Ena: (Oh, she's already doing touch-ups... Her painting has so much presence to it...)

Ena: (While mine...)

Yukihira: That will be all for today. Good work, everyone.

Students: Thank you very much.

Ena: (Day two and still no results. Mr. Yukihira gave me his usual criticism too.)

Ena: (But I knew going into this that I can't make up for two years of not drawing seriously in just a few days...)

Futaba: Um, Ena... How about we...?

Ena: Sorry, I'm pretty exhausted... I'm gonna head home. Bye bye.

Futaba: Wait...!

Futaba: Ena...

Yukihira: ...

Ena: I'm home... Oh, right. Mom's out today.

Ena: I feel like having some tea...

Ena: (Hm? Is someone home...? Mom's said she'd be gone so... Akito?)

???: Ena... I didn't realize you were home.

Ena: ...! Dad...?! Why are you home...?

Ena's Father: I left the studio early.

Ena's Father: More importantly, how's your class going...?

Ena: Huh? Wait, why do you know about...?

Ena's Father: Yukihira told me.

Ena's Father: Draw anything that satisfies you yet?

Ena: ...

Ena's Father: I see...

Ena's Father: Think you can keep going...?

Ena: ...

Ena: I don't have a choice, do I...? Also, there's only one day left so...

Ena's Father: I'm not talking about the spring workshop. I'm saying that you'll keep feeling this pain if you choose to continue drawing...

Ena's Father: You won't always be able to produce works that satisfy you. Can you deal with that pain moving forward?

Ena: Well...

Ena: (Can I deal with that pain...? How am I supposed to know...?)

Ena: (I mean, I clearly don't belong in that class and felt completely embarrassed after getting lambasted in front of everyone...)

Ena: (I've only gone two days... And I already feel like puking...)

Ena: But...

Ena: I don't want to run away anymore...

Ena: Which means... I have to keep drawing...

Empty SEKAI

Kanade: What did you think of this demo...?

Rin: Not bad, I guess...?

Miku: It was light and uplifting... I'm looking forward to seeing Mafuyu's lyrics.

Mafuyu: Okay...

Luka: Wait, didn't you say that you haven't uploaded your last song yet because the video's missing the illustrations it needs?

Rin: ...

Kanade: That's why we decided to go forward with me making some new demos. This is one of those.

Luka: Ah, I see.

Luka: But is Ena going to be okay? She hasn't worked on her illustration in quite some time, no?

Kanade: That's true, but we know she's doing her best to produce the right art for us. So for now, let's give her a little more time...

Rin: What do you think, Mizuki...?

Mizuki: M-Me?! Uh, well...

Mizuki: I sent her a message yesterday but haven't gotten a reply yet.

Kanade: I see...

Mafuyu: She's probably still not happy with what she's drawn.

Mizuki: Yeah, I hope it's not more than that...

Mizuki: We talked before she went off to that art class, but she seemed really unsure about going. That kinda made me worried...

Kanade: Unsure...?

Mizuki: Yeah, I'm not sure if it's okay for me to say this right now.

Mizuki: But I want to help Ena somehow if she is suffering because of all this...

Kanade: ...

Kanade: Mind telling us more about what you two talked about, Mizuki?

Rin: I want to hear too...!

Mizuki: O-Okay, sure. So...

Episodio 7:
I Don't Want to Run

Personajes

Transcripción

Ena's Room

Rin: (Well, I'm here...)

Rin: (There's definitely a chance that she's gonna call me a worrywart or something for surprising her like this...)

Rin: <Oh...>

Rin: <Ena?>

Ena: No... This isn't it at all...

Ena: More colors... No, this part needs to be darker...

Ena: Ugh... It looks like a mess... Now I have to redraw it...

Rin: (Ena... She's in so much pain...)

Rin: (What do I do...?)

Rin: (Isn't there anything I can do for her...?)

Rin: <♪————>

Ena: Huh...?

Ena: Rin...?

Rin: (Thank goodness... She seems a little better now.)

Rin: <Are you okay, Ena...?>

Ena: ...

Ena: No... I don't think so...

Ena: Nothing's working. I keep drawing and drawing, but it looks all wrong...

Rin: <...>

Ena: I have to get better to keep up with the rest of N25. I have to catch up to them...

Ena: But it hurts so much...

Ena: I know that I have to keep drawing, but every time I do, I become so overwhelmed with pain that my mind goes blank...

Rin: <Ena...>

Ena: Huh? A message...? From who...?

Mizuki's Message: <Enanan, would it be possible for us to talk?>

Ena: ...

Rin: <They're all worried about you. They want to help...>

Ena: Okay... Thanks, Rin.

Empty SEKAI

Ena: Sorry for making you wait, Mizuki...

Ena: Kanade? Mafuyu? You're here too?

Kanade: Yes, after much discussion.

Mizuki: We didn't realize Rin was with you.

Rin: Also after much discussion...

Ena: More importantly, I'm so sorry. I keep getting stuck after promising to get this thing done...

Kanade: That's okay. We know that you're trying your best, Ena.

Kanade: Also... Sorry, but we had Mizuki tell us more about the art class you've been attending.

Ena: Oh...

Ena: ...

Kanade: I feel awful for not realizing that you think you need to get better to catch up to us...

Ena: It's not your fault, Kanade. It's my fault for not being a better illustrator...

Ena: It's like all that time I was gone has come back to haunt me.

Ena: Everyone else seems to know exactly how to draw what they want to draw...

Ena: While I'm so far behind that I'm struggling to do even the most basic things...

Ena: My mind's telling me to just keep drawing and doing whatever I can to get better.

Ena: But my body can't handle it... Every time I go, I start shaking because I'm so scared of going to that class.

Ena: I can't do what the others can do and I know I'm never going to receive positive criticism. More than anything, I can't forgive myself for letting this all happen...

Ena: I keep asking myself, "Why did I run away that time...?"

Rin: Ena...

Ena: But I want to keep drawing... I want to prevent being left being by N25 at all costs...

Ena: At least, that's what my mind's telling me.

Kanade: ...

Kanade: I don't think you were running away from anything, Ena.

Ena: Huh...?

Kanade: It may be true that drawing illustrations for N25 won't necessarily give you opportunities to learn anything new or improve your skills.

Kanade: But in my opinion, your art has improved compared to when we first met. It's clear that you're always looking for the best way to illustrate the music Mafuyu and I make.

Ena: ...

Mizuki: I've recently been catching myself thinking just how much I like what you draw, Ena. You have this way of conveying so many different feelings all at once.

Ena: But feelings aren't enough. Those alone won't get me anywhere...

Ena: At this rate, if I stop growing as an artist...

Mafuyu: ...

Mafuyu: I don't know if you've grown as an artist...

Mafuyu: But I remember being confused by your old illustrations in terms of what you were trying to express because of how you used odd colors and bent lines.

Ena: What? FYI, that was all on purpose...!

Ena: (But in retrospect... I guess I could've done better to get my message across.)

Mafuyu: But now, things seem a little different.

Ena: Huh...?

Mafuyu: I'm still confused sometimes, but I understand your art better than before.

Ena: ...

Kanade: Ena...

Kanade: I know this is a lot to process... But I don't want you to think that these past two years were a complete waste.

Kanade: Your illustrations have helped us so much. They've helped N25 so much.

Ena: Kanade...

Ena: (During these past two years, I...)

Ena: (I found N25 and decided to give art another try.)

Ena: (After that... We met for the first time in SEKAI, I did terribly in that contest and became almost incurably depressed...)

Ena: (But I realized that I want to keep drawing for N25...)

Ena: ...

Mizuki: Ena, you gotta see this. All of N25's videos!

Ena: Huh?

Mizuki: I mean, look. We're up to this many now because Kanade keeps churning out new songs.

Kanade: Sorry. I can't help myself since I'm still determined to compose a song that can save people...

Mafuyu: Why are you apologizing? I need you to keep composing for the foreseeable future.

Kanade: Right...

Ena: Whoa, talk about a blast from the past...

Mizuki: I really like what you drew for some of our old stuff! It's kinda rough, but it gives it that sort of edge, you know?

Mizuki: Oh, this one too! Remember how you had some trouble coming up with ideas and we ended up making it together?

Ena: Yeah, I redrew it so many times because I didn't know which motifs to go with and it took forever to finish.

Rin: ...

Rin: I like this one.

Ena: Huh? This one...? We uploaded it just the other day, didn't we?

Rin: Yeah. As much as I like your old illustrations, I like your recent ones more. Your weird choice of colors is like an expression of who you are, Ena.

Ena: Is that supposed to be a compliment?

Rin: Yes.

Ena: Huh?

Rin: I don't know much about art...

Rin: But if you really felt like running away, I doubt you would've drawn all these things.

Ena: Oh...

Ena: I...

Ena: (Is she right?)

Ena: (I don't know... No, I ran away for two years... That's just the cold, hard truth...)

Ena: (But...)

Ena: (I really drew all these...)

Ena: (Together... With N25...)

Ena: ...

Ena: Thanks, all of you...

Ena: I feel like trying a little bit more now...

Rin: ...!

Rin: Okay. Good luck, Ena.