Side Story 1
Unlock Requirements: 1000 
| Rewards: 25 
Miyamasuzaka
*Footsteps*
Ena
*Sigh* Today's assignment was tough... It's so hard to capture multiple themes in one sketch.
Ena: *Sigh* Today's assignment was tough... It's so hard to capture multiple themes in one sketch.
Futaba
Right? Drawing each object is itself a challenge, but you also need to think carefully about the composition.
Futaba: Right? Drawing each object is itself a challenge, but you also need to think carefully about the composition.Futaba
I think I'll try it again later with what I have at home.
Futaba: I think I'll try it again later with what I have at home.Ena
I might too...
Ena: I might too...Ena
Hey, Futaba? Outside of reviewing class assignments, how else do you practice?
Ena: Hey, Futaba? Outside of reviewing class assignments, how else do you practice?Futaba
Me? Hmm, I do a few things...
Futaba: Me? Hmm, I do a few things...Futaba
Lately, I've been reattempting compositions and themes that didn't go well in the past.
Futaba: Lately, I've been reattempting compositions and themes that didn't go well in the past.Futaba
It's been fun to see how much I've improved, and I've even come up with better ways to structure each piece.
Futaba: It's been fun to see how much I've improved, and I've even come up with better ways to structure each piece.Ena
Wow...
Ena: Wow...Ena
(Things that didn't go well in the past...)
Ena: (Things that didn't go well in the past...)Ena
(Come to think of it, I've given up on a lot of pieces halfway because I wasn't satisfied with them.)
Ena: (Come to think of it, I've given up on a lot of pieces halfway because I wasn't satisfied with them.)Ena
Ena
(Especially back then...)
Ena: Ena
(Especially back then...)
Ena
(I attempted some difficult compositions and themes to try and prove him wrong...)
Ena: (I attempted some difficult compositions and themes to try and prove him wrong...)Ena
(Oh yeah. Didn't I try to paint an undersea scene one time? I was going to prove myself with this ethereal depiction of bubbles and sunlight.)
Ena: (Oh yeah. Didn't I try to paint an undersea scene one time? I was going to prove myself with this ethereal depiction of bubbles and sunlight.)Ena
(But I couldn't paint it how I imagined it... And his words kept rattling around my head...)
Ena: (But I couldn't paint it how I imagined it... And his words kept rattling around my head...)Ena
(In the end, I got so frustrated I threw it in the trash...)
Ena: (In the end, I got so frustrated I threw it in the trash...)Ena
*Sigh*
Ena: *Sigh*Futaba
Ena...? Is something the matter?
Futaba: Ena...? Is something the matter?Ena
Oh, sorry. It's nothing. I was just thinking how I also have pieces I never finished.
Ena: Oh, sorry. It's nothing. I was just thinking how I also have pieces I never finished.Futaba
Oh, I see... Things really don't go to plan sometimes, hey?
Futaba: Oh, I see... Things really don't go to plan sometimes, hey?Futaba
But I really do recommend giving old pieces another shot! You'll notice things you hadn't before, plus you can appreciate how far you've come since then!
Futaba: But I really do recommend giving old pieces another shot! You'll notice things you hadn't before, plus you can appreciate how far you've come since then!Ena
It sounds like it. Thanks for the advice, Futaba. I'm going to have a think what I could do.
Ena: It sounds like it. Thanks for the advice, Futaba. I'm going to have a think what I could do.
Ena's Room
Futaba
But I really do recommend giving old pieces another shot! You'll notice things you hadn't before, plus you can appreciate how far you've come since then!
Futaba: But I really do recommend giving old pieces another shot! You'll notice things you hadn't before, plus you can appreciate how far you've come since then!Ena
How far I've come...
Ena: How far I've come...Ena
(I wonder how that undersea painting would turn out if I did it now...)
Ena: (I wonder how that undersea painting would turn out if I did it now...)Ena
(No, it's not just that one. There are so many other paintings and drawings I started but couldn't finish.)
Ena: (No, it's not just that one. There are so many other paintings and drawings I started but couldn't finish.)Ena
Hmm, what were they...? I kinda remember pieces like that undersea one.
Ena: Hmm, what were they...? I kinda remember pieces like that undersea one.Ena
Urgh, it's no use!
Ena: Urgh, it's no use!Ena
All I can remember is throwing my entire sketchbook in the trash in a fit of anger.
Ena: All I can remember is throwing my entire sketchbook in the trash in a fit of anger.Ena
...
Ena: ...Ena
For now, I just want to get my rough draft for N25 finished today. I can try to remember again when I have more time.
Ena: For now, I just want to get my rough draft for N25 finished today. I can try to remember again when I have more time.
*Ping*
Ena
Wait, what?
Ena: Wait, what?
Empty SEKAI Ena
No one's here...
Ena: No one's here...Ena
I figured someone wanted me to come since my phone suddenly flashed like that...
Ena: I figured someone wanted me to come since my phone suddenly flashed like that...Ena
Anyway. I need to get back and finish my draft... Huh?
Ena: Anyway. I need to get back and finish my draft... Huh?
*Footsteps*
Ena
What's this? A ball...of light?
Ena: What's this? A ball...of light?Ena
Was this always here? It feels really out of place... I'll just pick it up and—
Ena: Was this always here? It feels really out of place... I'll just pick it up and—
*Ping*
Ena
Huh?! Wh-What?! It's so bright...!
Ena: Huh?! Wh-What?! It's so bright...!
??? Ena
Huh? Where am I?! I was in SEKAI just a second ago!
Ena: Huh? Where am I?! I was in SEKAI just a second ago!Ena
This place... It's a studio.
Ena: This place... It's a studio.Ena
Woah, what's with all this crumpled paper? Did they tear up a whole sketchbook or something...? Oh, and these canvases have holes in them.
Ena: Woah, what's with all this crumpled paper? Did they tear up a whole sketchbook or something...? Oh, and these canvases have holes in them.Ena
There's one here that's fallen down. Oh, and one there too.
Ena: There's one here that's fallen down. Oh, and one there too.Ena
It's too cluttered to move around, so I may as well pick some canvases off the floor.
Ena: It's too cluttered to move around, so I may as well pick some canvases off the floor.
*Shuffling*
Ena
Wait, no. Whose workshop is this?
Ena: Wait, no. Whose workshop is this?Ena
I've got enough on my plate right now without tidying up someone else's art.
Ena: I've got enough on my plate right now without tidying up someone else's art.Ena
I know, I'll check the paintings I just picked up. One of them could be signed or something—
Ena: I know, I'll check the paintings I just picked up. One of them could be signed or something—Ena
... What?
Ena: ... What?Ena
This painting of the sea... It's familiar...
Ena: This painting of the sea... It's familiar...Ena
This is...my painting. The underwater scene I was trying to paint.
Ena: This is...my painting. The underwater scene I was trying to paint.Ena
Yeah... I remember now...
Ena: Yeah... I remember now...Ena
This hole... I tore it out of frustration when I couldn't paint the scene how I imagined it...
Ena: This hole... I tore it out of frustration when I couldn't paint the scene how I imagined it...Ena
Why is my painting here...?
Ena: Why is my painting here...?Ena
Wait, so that crumpled paper was...!
Ena: Wait, so that crumpled paper was...!
*Shuffling*
Ena
Urgh, really? You didn't need to shred it so thoroughly. Oh, there's more here!
Ena: Urgh, really? You didn't need to shred it so thoroughly. Oh, there's more here!Ena
Phew... Well, I put together any pieces that looked like they belonged together.
Ena: Phew... Well, I put together any pieces that looked like they belonged together.Ena
And I was right... These are all mine.
Ena: And I was right... These are all mine.Ena
(I remember tearing up this sketch of a forest, but this one of a girl... I threw away the entire sketchbook, so how can she be in shreds too?)
Ena: (I remember tearing up this sketch of a forest, but this one of a girl... I threw away the entire sketchbook, so how can she be in shreds too?)Ena
More importantly, how are they all here? And most importantly, what even is this place?
Ena: More importantly, how are they all here? And most importantly, what even is this place?Ena
(Am I...dreaming?)
Ena: (Am I...dreaming?)Ena
(Like, did I fall asleep while I was working on my draft?)
Ena: (Like, did I fall asleep while I was working on my draft?)Ena
*Sigh* No use mulling it over, I guess.
Ena: *Sigh* No use mulling it over, I guess.Ena
(But still...)
Ena: (But still...)Ena
(It hurts a little to see my own art in tatters like this.)
Ena: (It hurts a little to see my own art in tatters like this.)Ena
(Even if I tore up some of them myself, that's not the case for the girl...)
Ena: (Even if I tore up some of them myself, that's not the case for the girl...)Ena
(I remember blurring the background to make her the focal point, and trying really hard to get her expression right.)
Ena: (I remember blurring the background to make her the focal point, and trying really hard to get her expression right.)Ena
(I imagined her looking out toward a town in the distance with a sparkle in her eye, as if to say, “That's where I'm headed!”)
Ena: (I imagined her looking out toward a town in the distance with a sparkle in her eye, as if to say, “That's where I'm headed!”)Ena
(I wanted to have that town faintly reflected in her eyes.)
Ena: (I wanted to have that town faintly reflected in her eyes.)Ena
(But...)
Ena: (But...)
Father
You don't have the talent to become an artist.
Father: You don't have the talent to become an artist.
Ena
I have to draw something... Anything!
Ena: I have to draw something... Anything!
*Page Turning*
Ena
But if I lose my ability to draw, then I'd really...
Ena: But if I lose my ability to draw, then I'd really...
*Scribbling*
Ena
...
Ena: ...Ena
Why...?
Ena: Why...?Ena
Why can't I draw anything...?
Ena: Why can't I draw anything...?Ena
Why am I so bad at this...?!
Ena: Why am I so bad at this...?!Ena
(I really couldn't draw or paint anything back then... Every time I worked on something, I was crying.)
Ena: (I really couldn't draw or paint anything back then... Every time I worked on something, I was crying.)Ena
(I was crying when I drew this girl, too...)
Ena: (I was crying when I drew this girl, too...)Ena
(I started to draw, but nothing came to me.)
Ena: (I started to draw, but nothing came to me.)Ena
(The hopefulness I wanted to put in her eyes... That spark...)
Ena: (The hopefulness I wanted to put in her eyes... That spark...)Ena
(I'd forgotten those emotions.)
Ena: (I'd forgotten those emotions.)Ena
I'm sorry... I'm sorry I couldn't draw you.
Ena: I'm sorry... I'm sorry I couldn't draw you.Ena
Hey.
Ena: Hey.Ena
Want me to draw you properly?
Ena: Want me to draw you properly?Ena
(Her expression might not be exactly what I imagine.)
Ena: (Her expression might not be exactly what I imagine.)Ena
(But, I'm different now...)
Ena: (But, I'm different now...)
Ena
Let's do this.
Ena: Let's do this.Ena
(I don't know what this place is or why my art is here. But I don't care anymore.)
Ena: (I don't know what this place is or why my art is here. But I don't care anymore.)Ena
(There are so many unfinished pieces. And so...)
Ena: (There are so many unfinished pieces. And so...)Ena
This time, I'm going to complete every last one.
Ena: This time, I'm going to complete every last one.
Side Story 2
Unlock Requirements: 4000 • 1200 
• 120 
| Rewards: 50
???
*Rustling*
Ena
Phew... I think I managed to cover up the hole.
Ena: Phew... I think I managed to cover up the hole.Ena
(Though it's just a patch-up job with a scrap of canvas salvaged from another torn painting.)
Ena: (Though it's just a patch-up job with a scrap of canvas salvaged from another torn painting.)Ena
Yes. This should work.
Ena: Yes. This should work.Ena
*Sigh*
Ena: *Sigh*Ena
Okay! I'll start with that undersea painting I found first.
Ena: Okay! I'll start with that undersea painting I found first.Ena
(It was from the point of view of someone looking up at the surface. The play of sunlight and texture of the water were supposed to demonstrate my skill.)
Ena: (It was from the point of view of someone looking up at the surface. The play of sunlight and texture of the water were supposed to demonstrate my skill.)Ena
(But it didn't go well. I didn't have any skill to demonstrate, so there were no surprises there...)
Ena: (But it didn't go well. I didn't have any skill to demonstrate, so there were no surprises there...)Ena
(But the worst part is that nothing I wanted to express went into this painting.)
Ena: (But the worst part is that nothing I wanted to express went into this painting.)Ena
(At most, all I was thinking was, “I can't forgive him”, or, “I'll show him”. It's so empty...)
Ena: (At most, all I was thinking was, “I can't forgive him”, or, “I'll show him”. It's so empty...)Ena
(That's why skill isn't the issue here. I need to decide what I want to express.)
Ena: (That's why skill isn't the issue here. I need to decide what I want to express.)Ena
(Fish... Mermaids... Dolphins...)
Ena: (Fish... Mermaids... Dolphins...)Ena
(No... That'd look pretty, but... It's not what I want to express.)
Ena: (No... That'd look pretty, but... It's not what I want to express.)Ena
(I want to express...)
Ena: (I want to express...)Ena
(Underwater... Cold... Drowning...but fighting to survive.)
Ena: (Underwater... Cold... Drowning...but fighting to survive.)Ena
(A hand outstretched toward the faint light above. Determination to go toward it.)
Ena: (A hand outstretched toward the faint light above. Determination to go toward it.)Ena
(I won't paint the whole person, just their arm.)
Ena: (I won't paint the whole person, just their arm.)
*Painting*
Ena
(At my current level, that might be a difficult composition...)
Ena: (At my current level, that might be a difficult composition...)Ena
(But I don't want to sink into despair. I won't give up. I won't stop...)
Ena: (But I don't want to sink into despair. I won't give up. I won't stop...)
Ena
(There are people who need my art. They're the reason I keep doing this.)
Ena: (There are people who need my art. They're the reason I keep doing this.)Ena
Oh... Yeah...
Ena: Oh... Yeah...Ena
Maybe this person isn't grasping at something, but already holding it?
Ena: Maybe this person isn't grasping at something, but already holding it?Ena
And they don't want to let go...
Ena: And they don't want to let go...Ena
Yes...! I have a good idea what to do!
Ena: Yes...! I have a good idea what to do!
*Painting*
Ena
... I finished it.
Ena: ... I finished it.Ena
(It's still not perfect. The texture of the water and the light have an amateurish feel.)
Ena: (It's still not perfect. The texture of the water and the light have an amateurish feel.)Ena
But I finished it all the same.
Ena: But I finished it all the same.Ena
(I guess I wouldn't be able to face up to these old pictures without Kanade and the others.)
Ena: (I guess I wouldn't be able to face up to these old pictures without Kanade and the others.)Ena
(They gave me so much courage...)
Ena: (They gave me so much courage...)Ena
... Now's not the time to get sentimental.
Ena: ... Now's not the time to get sentimental.Ena
There are still a lot of pictures left to finish.
Ena: There are still a lot of pictures left to finish.Ena
Let's get back to it!
Ena: Let's get back to it!
Ena
For this sketch of a forest, I can... Ah... The perspective is totally off. And the positioning of the trees looks kinda strange.
Ena: For this sketch of a forest, I can... Ah... The perspective is totally off. And the positioning of the trees looks kinda strange.Ena
The paper's torn anyway, so I'd better draw it again from scratch. Now, what did I want to express with this one...?
Ena: The paper's torn anyway, so I'd better draw it again from scratch. Now, what did I want to express with this one...?Ena
I got as far as coloring this drawing of the sky, but then I gave up when it was the wrong shade of blue, and I wasn't satisfied with how the clouds looked.
Ena: I got as far as coloring this drawing of the sky, but then I gave up when it was the wrong shade of blue, and I wasn't satisfied with how the clouds looked.Ena
Hmm, the blue sky definitely needs to pop, but I also want the clouds to have an interesting texture, so I'll blur them a little. And then I'll...
Ena: Hmm, the blue sky definitely needs to pop, but I also want the clouds to have an interesting texture, so I'll blur them a little. And then I'll...
*Painting*
Ena
Phew... I think that's pretty much all of them.
Ena: Phew... I think that's pretty much all of them.Ena
I don't know why, but I was incredibly focused... Is it because I'm dreaming?
Ena: I don't know why, but I was incredibly focused... Is it because I'm dreaming?Ena
Anyway, all that's left is the girl whose face I never finished.
Ena: Anyway, all that's left is the girl whose face I never finished.Ena
Sorry you came last.
Ena: Sorry you came last.Ena
(What kind of face should I give her...? I feel like I have so many good ideas now.)
Ena: (What kind of face should I give her...? I feel like I have so many good ideas now.)Ena
Hold on a little longer, I'll get started as soon as I've decided—
Ena: Hold on a little longer, I'll get started as soon as I've decided—
Ena
Huh...? Wh-What's happening...?!
Ena: Huh...? Wh-What's happening...?!Ena
Huh...? I'm back in SEKAI...
Ena: Huh...? I'm back in SEKAI...
*Footsteps*
Rin
Oh, Ena. You're back from that fragment SEKAI.
Rin: Oh, Ena. You're back from that fragment SEKAI.Ena
Rin...!
Ena: Rin...!
Ena
So you're saying that until just now, I was in a different SEKAI made by that fragment of a feeling?
Ena: So you're saying that until just now, I was in a different SEKAI made by that fragment of a feeling?Rin
Yeah. Sometimes, fragments of people's feelings drift into SEKAI.
Rin: Yeah. Sometimes, fragments of people's feelings drift into SEKAI.Rin
Miku told me that a fragment can show you the feeling that it came from.
Rin: Miku told me that a fragment can show you the feeling that it came from.Rin
But the feeling isn't powerful enough to become a full-fledged SEKAI, so it just fades away after a while.
Rin: But the feeling isn't powerful enough to become a full-fledged SEKAI, so it just fades away after a while.Ena
I see...
Ena: I see...Ena
(That girl was the only picture I didn't finish...)
Ena: (That girl was the only picture I didn't finish...)Rin
Ena...? Did something happen in the fragment SEKAI?
Rin: Ena...? Did something happen in the fragment SEKAI?Ena
Yeah, kinda. But, I think it was a good experience.
Ena: Yeah, kinda. But, I think it was a good experience.Rin
Hmm... That's alright then, I guess...
Rin: Hmm... That's alright then, I guess...Ena
Hehe. Thank you for worrying, Rin.
Ena: Hehe. Thank you for worrying, Rin.
The next day Ena'a Room
*Painting*
Ena
Hmm... I think the girl looked something like this. But...
Ena: Hmm... I think the girl looked something like this. But...Ena
No, it's not quite the same.
Ena: No, it's not quite the same.Ena
(I felt so confident about drawing her in that place. It really is hard to get a clear idea when I don't have the original.)
Ena: (I felt so confident about drawing her in that place. It really is hard to get a clear idea when I don't have the original.)
*Knocking*
Mother
Ena? Can I come in?
Mother: Ena? Can I come in?Ena
Oh, hi Mom. What's up?
Ena: Oh, hi Mom. What's up?
*Door Opening*
Mother
I'm heading out to the grocery store and wanted to ask what you'd like for dinner... Oh!
Mother: I'm heading out to the grocery store and wanted to ask what you'd like for dinner... Oh!Mother
That drawing of a girl... Where have I seen it before...?
Mother: That drawing of a girl... Where have I seen it before...?Ena
Oh, this? I'm trying to redraw an old picture from memory...
Ena: Oh, this? I'm trying to redraw an old picture from memory...Mother
That's it! You drew her in your sketchbook, didn't you? Wait right there!
Mother: That's it! You drew her in your sketchbook, didn't you? Wait right there!
*Door Closing*
*Hurried Footsteps*
Ena
Huh...?
Ena: Huh...?
*Hurried Footsteps*
*Door Opening*
Mother
Ena, I'm back. Here it is.
Mother: Ena, I'm back. Here it is.Ena
You're kidding... That's the sketchbook I threw out ages ago!
Ena: You're kidding... That's the sketchbook I threw out ages ago!Ena
How did you have this? I remember putting it in the trash...
Ena: How did you have this? I remember putting it in the trash...Mother
I took it back out, just in case. I had a feeling you'd regret throwing it away one day.
Mother: I took it back out, just in case. I had a feeling you'd regret throwing it away one day.Ena
Oh...
Ena: Oh...Mother
Hehe. Was I right, perhaps?
Mother: Hehe. Was I right, perhaps?Ena
*Nod*
Ena: *Nod*Ena
Thank you, Mom!
Ena: Thank you, Mom!Mother
You're welcome, Ena. So, what will it be for dinner?
Mother: You're welcome, Ena. So, what will it be for dinner?Ena
I wanna have grilled fish, or maybe poached! Oh, and don't make it taste too strong.
Ena: I wanna have grilled fish, or maybe poached! Oh, and don't make it taste too strong.Mother
Yes, Madame. Well, I'll be off to the store then.
Mother: Yes, Madame. Well, I'll be off to the store then.
*Door Closing*
*Footsteps*
*Page Turning*
Ena
(It was torn in SEKAI, but maybe...)
Ena: (It was torn in SEKAI, but maybe...)
*Page Turning*
Ena
There she is!
Ena: There she is!Ena
We meet again.
Ena: We meet again.Ena
This time, I really will finish you.
Ena: This time, I really will finish you.Ena
So, what expression will you have?
Ena: So, what expression will you have?Side Story 1
Miyamasuzaka
*Footsteps*
Ena
*Sigh* Today's assignment was tough... It's so hard to capture multiple themes in one sketch.
Ena: *Sigh* Today's assignment was tough... It's so hard to capture multiple themes in one sketch.Futaba
Right? Drawing each object is itself a challenge, but you also need to think carefully about the composition.
Futaba: Right? Drawing each object is itself a challenge, but you also need to think carefully about the composition.Futaba
I think I'll try it again later with what I have at home.
Futaba: I think I'll try it again later with what I have at home.Ena
I might too...
Ena: I might too...Ena
Hey, Futaba? Outside of reviewing class assignments, how else do you practice?
Ena: Hey, Futaba? Outside of reviewing class assignments, how else do you practice?Futaba
Me? Hmm, I do a few things...
Futaba: Me? Hmm, I do a few things...Futaba
Lately, I've been reattempting compositions and themes that didn't go well in the past.
Futaba: Lately, I've been reattempting compositions and themes that didn't go well in the past.Futaba
It's been fun to see how much I've improved, and I've even come up with better ways to structure each piece.
Futaba: It's been fun to see how much I've improved, and I've even come up with better ways to structure each piece.Ena
Wow...
Ena: Wow...Ena
(Things that didn't go well in the past...)
Ena: (Things that didn't go well in the past...)Ena
(Come to think of it, I've given up on a lot of pieces halfway because I wasn't satisfied with them.)
Ena: (Come to think of it, I've given up on a lot of pieces halfway because I wasn't satisfied with them.)Ena
Ena
(Especially back then...)
Ena: Ena
(Especially back then...)
Ena
(I attempted some difficult compositions and themes to try and prove him wrong...)
Ena: (I attempted some difficult compositions and themes to try and prove him wrong...)Ena
(Oh yeah. Didn't I try to paint an undersea scene one time? I was going to prove myself with this ethereal depiction of bubbles and sunlight.)
Ena: (Oh yeah. Didn't I try to paint an undersea scene one time? I was going to prove myself with this ethereal depiction of bubbles and sunlight.)Ena
(But I couldn't paint it how I imagined it... And his words kept rattling around my head...)
Ena: (But I couldn't paint it how I imagined it... And his words kept rattling around my head...)Ena
(In the end, I got so frustrated I threw it in the trash...)
Ena: (In the end, I got so frustrated I threw it in the trash...)Ena
*Sigh*
Ena: *Sigh*Futaba
Ena...? Is something the matter?
Futaba: Ena...? Is something the matter?Ena
Oh, sorry. It's nothing. I was just thinking how I also have pieces I never finished.
Ena: Oh, sorry. It's nothing. I was just thinking how I also have pieces I never finished.Futaba
Oh, I see... Things really don't go to plan sometimes, hey?
Futaba: Oh, I see... Things really don't go to plan sometimes, hey?Futaba
But I really do recommend giving old pieces another shot! You'll notice things you hadn't before, plus you can appreciate how far you've come since then!
Futaba: But I really do recommend giving old pieces another shot! You'll notice things you hadn't before, plus you can appreciate how far you've come since then!Ena
It sounds like it. Thanks for the advice, Futaba. I'm going to have a think what I could do.
Ena: It sounds like it. Thanks for the advice, Futaba. I'm going to have a think what I could do.
Ena's Room
Futaba
But I really do recommend giving old pieces another shot! You'll notice things you hadn't before, plus you can appreciate how far you've come since then!
Futaba: But I really do recommend giving old pieces another shot! You'll notice things you hadn't before, plus you can appreciate how far you've come since then!Ena
How far I've come...
Ena: How far I've come...Ena
(I wonder how that undersea painting would turn out if I did it now...)
Ena: (I wonder how that undersea painting would turn out if I did it now...)Ena
(No, it's not just that one. There are so many other paintings and drawings I started but couldn't finish.)
Ena: (No, it's not just that one. There are so many other paintings and drawings I started but couldn't finish.)Ena
Hmm, what were they...? I kinda remember pieces like that undersea one.
Ena: Hmm, what were they...? I kinda remember pieces like that undersea one.Ena
Urgh, it's no use!
Ena: Urgh, it's no use!Ena
All I can remember is throwing my entire sketchbook in the trash in a fit of anger.
Ena: All I can remember is throwing my entire sketchbook in the trash in a fit of anger.Ena
...
Ena: ...Ena
For now, I just want to get my rough draft for N25 finished today. I can try to remember again when I have more time.
Ena: For now, I just want to get my rough draft for N25 finished today. I can try to remember again when I have more time.
*Ping*
Ena
Wait, what?
Ena: Wait, what?
Empty SEKAI Ena
No one's here...
Ena: No one's here...Ena
I figured someone wanted me to come since my phone suddenly flashed like that...
Ena: I figured someone wanted me to come since my phone suddenly flashed like that...Ena
Anyway. I need to get back and finish my draft... Huh?
Ena: Anyway. I need to get back and finish my draft... Huh?
*Footsteps*
Ena
What's this? A ball...of light?
Ena: What's this? A ball...of light?Ena
Was this always here? It feels really out of place... I'll just pick it up and—
Ena: Was this always here? It feels really out of place... I'll just pick it up and—
*Ping*
Ena
Huh?! Wh-What?! It's so bright...!
Ena: Huh?! Wh-What?! It's so bright...! ??? Ena
Huh? Where am I?! I was in SEKAI just a second ago!
Ena: Huh? Where am I?! I was in SEKAI just a second ago!Ena
This place... It's a studio.
Ena: This place... It's a studio.Ena
Woah, what's with all this crumpled paper? Did they tear up a whole sketchbook or something...? Oh, and these canvases have holes in them.
Ena: Woah, what's with all this crumpled paper? Did they tear up a whole sketchbook or something...? Oh, and these canvases have holes in them.Ena
There's one here that's fallen down. Oh, and one there too.
Ena: There's one here that's fallen down. Oh, and one there too.Ena
It's too cluttered to move around, so I may as well pick some canvases off the floor.
Ena: It's too cluttered to move around, so I may as well pick some canvases off the floor.
*Shuffling*
Ena
Wait, no. Whose workshop is this?
Ena: Wait, no. Whose workshop is this?Ena
I've got enough on my plate right now without tidying up someone else's art.
Ena: I've got enough on my plate right now without tidying up someone else's art.Ena
I know, I'll check the paintings I just picked up. One of them could be signed or something—
Ena: I know, I'll check the paintings I just picked up. One of them could be signed or something—Ena
... What?
Ena: ... What?Ena
This painting of the sea... It's familiar...
Ena: This painting of the sea... It's familiar...Ena
This is...my painting. The underwater scene I was trying to paint.
Ena: This is...my painting. The underwater scene I was trying to paint.Ena
Yeah... I remember now...
Ena: Yeah... I remember now...Ena
This hole... I tore it out of frustration when I couldn't paint the scene how I imagined it...
Ena: This hole... I tore it out of frustration when I couldn't paint the scene how I imagined it...Ena
Why is my painting here...?
Ena: Why is my painting here...?Ena
Wait, so that crumpled paper was...!
Ena: Wait, so that crumpled paper was...!
*Shuffling*
Ena
Urgh, really? You didn't need to shred it so thoroughly. Oh, there's more here!
Ena: Urgh, really? You didn't need to shred it so thoroughly. Oh, there's more here!Ena
Phew... Well, I put together any pieces that looked like they belonged together.
Ena: Phew... Well, I put together any pieces that looked like they belonged together.Ena
And I was right... These are all mine.
Ena: And I was right... These are all mine.Ena
(I remember tearing up this sketch of a forest, but this one of a girl... I threw away the entire sketchbook, so how can she be in shreds too?)
Ena: (I remember tearing up this sketch of a forest, but this one of a girl... I threw away the entire sketchbook, so how can she be in shreds too?)Ena
More importantly, how are they all here? And most importantly, what even is this place?
Ena: More importantly, how are they all here? And most importantly, what even is this place?Ena
(Am I...dreaming?)
Ena: (Am I...dreaming?)Ena
(Like, did I fall asleep while I was working on my draft?)
Ena: (Like, did I fall asleep while I was working on my draft?)Ena
*Sigh* No use mulling it over, I guess.
Ena: *Sigh* No use mulling it over, I guess.Ena
(But still...)
Ena: (But still...)Ena
(It hurts a little to see my own art in tatters like this.)
Ena: (It hurts a little to see my own art in tatters like this.)Ena
(Even if I tore up some of them myself, that's not the case for the girl...)
Ena: (Even if I tore up some of them myself, that's not the case for the girl...)Ena
(I remember blurring the background to make her the focal point, and trying really hard to get her expression right.)
Ena: (I remember blurring the background to make her the focal point, and trying really hard to get her expression right.)Ena
(I imagined her looking out toward a town in the distance with a sparkle in her eye, as if to say, “That's where I'm headed!”)
Ena: (I imagined her looking out toward a town in the distance with a sparkle in her eye, as if to say, “That's where I'm headed!”)Ena
(I wanted to have that town faintly reflected in her eyes.)
Ena: (I wanted to have that town faintly reflected in her eyes.)Ena
(But...)
Ena: (But...)
Father
You don't have the talent to become an artist.
Father: You don't have the talent to become an artist.
Ena
I have to draw something... Anything!
Ena: I have to draw something... Anything!
*Page Turning*
Ena
But if I lose my ability to draw, then I'd really...
Ena: But if I lose my ability to draw, then I'd really...
*Scribbling*
Ena
...
Ena: ...Ena
Why...?
Ena: Why...?Ena
Why can't I draw anything...?
Ena: Why can't I draw anything...?Ena
Why am I so bad at this...?!
Ena: Why am I so bad at this...?!Ena
(I really couldn't draw or paint anything back then... Every time I worked on something, I was crying.)
Ena: (I really couldn't draw or paint anything back then... Every time I worked on something, I was crying.)Ena
(I was crying when I drew this girl, too...)
Ena: (I was crying when I drew this girl, too...)Ena
(I started to draw, but nothing came to me.)
Ena: (I started to draw, but nothing came to me.)Ena
(The hopefulness I wanted to put in her eyes... That spark...)
Ena: (The hopefulness I wanted to put in her eyes... That spark...)Ena
(I'd forgotten those emotions.)
Ena: (I'd forgotten those emotions.)Ena
I'm sorry... I'm sorry I couldn't draw you.
Ena: I'm sorry... I'm sorry I couldn't draw you.Ena
Hey.
Ena: Hey.Ena
Want me to draw you properly?
Ena: Want me to draw you properly?Ena
(Her expression might not be exactly what I imagine.)
Ena: (Her expression might not be exactly what I imagine.)Ena
(But, I'm different now...)
Ena: (But, I'm different now...)
Ena
Let's do this.
Ena: Let's do this.Ena
(I don't know what this place is or why my art is here. But I don't care anymore.)
Ena: (I don't know what this place is or why my art is here. But I don't care anymore.)Ena
(There are so many unfinished pieces. And so...)
Ena: (There are so many unfinished pieces. And so...)Ena
This time, I'm going to complete every last one.
Ena: This time, I'm going to complete every last one.Side Story 2
???
*Rustling*
Ena
Phew... I think I managed to cover up the hole.
Ena: Phew... I think I managed to cover up the hole.Ena
(Though it's just a patch-up job with a scrap of canvas salvaged from another torn painting.)
Ena: (Though it's just a patch-up job with a scrap of canvas salvaged from another torn painting.)Ena
Yes. This should work.
Ena: Yes. This should work.Ena
*Sigh*
Ena: *Sigh*Ena
Okay! I'll start with that undersea painting I found first.
Ena: Okay! I'll start with that undersea painting I found first.Ena
(It was from the point of view of someone looking up at the surface. The play of sunlight and texture of the water were supposed to demonstrate my skill.)
Ena: (It was from the point of view of someone looking up at the surface. The play of sunlight and texture of the water were supposed to demonstrate my skill.)Ena
(But it didn't go well. I didn't have any skill to demonstrate, so there were no surprises there...)
Ena: (But it didn't go well. I didn't have any skill to demonstrate, so there were no surprises there...)Ena
(But the worst part is that nothing I wanted to express went into this painting.)
Ena: (But the worst part is that nothing I wanted to express went into this painting.)Ena
(At most, all I was thinking was, “I can't forgive him”, or, “I'll show him”. It's so empty...)
Ena: (At most, all I was thinking was, “I can't forgive him”, or, “I'll show him”. It's so empty...)Ena
(That's why skill isn't the issue here. I need to decide what I want to express.)
Ena: (That's why skill isn't the issue here. I need to decide what I want to express.)Ena
(Fish... Mermaids... Dolphins...)
Ena: (Fish... Mermaids... Dolphins...)Ena
(No... That'd look pretty, but... It's not what I want to express.)
Ena: (No... That'd look pretty, but... It's not what I want to express.)Ena
(I want to express...)
Ena: (I want to express...)Ena
(Underwater... Cold... Drowning...but fighting to survive.)
Ena: (Underwater... Cold... Drowning...but fighting to survive.)Ena
(A hand outstretched toward the faint light above. Determination to go toward it.)
Ena: (A hand outstretched toward the faint light above. Determination to go toward it.)Ena
(I won't paint the whole person, just their arm.)
Ena: (I won't paint the whole person, just their arm.)
*Painting*
Ena
(At my current level, that might be a difficult composition...)
Ena: (At my current level, that might be a difficult composition...)Ena
(But I don't want to sink into despair. I won't give up. I won't stop...)
Ena: (But I don't want to sink into despair. I won't give up. I won't stop...)
Ena
(There are people who need my art. They're the reason I keep doing this.)
Ena: (There are people who need my art. They're the reason I keep doing this.)Ena
Oh... Yeah...
Ena: Oh... Yeah...Ena
Maybe this person isn't grasping at something, but already holding it?
Ena: Maybe this person isn't grasping at something, but already holding it?Ena
And they don't want to let go...
Ena: And they don't want to let go...Ena
Yes...! I have a good idea what to do!
Ena: Yes...! I have a good idea what to do!
*Painting*
Ena
... I finished it.
Ena: ... I finished it.Ena
(It's still not perfect. The texture of the water and the light have an amateurish feel.)
Ena: (It's still not perfect. The texture of the water and the light have an amateurish feel.)Ena
But I finished it all the same.
Ena: But I finished it all the same.Ena
(I guess I wouldn't be able to face up to these old pictures without Kanade and the others.)
Ena: (I guess I wouldn't be able to face up to these old pictures without Kanade and the others.)Ena
(They gave me so much courage...)
Ena: (They gave me so much courage...)Ena
... Now's not the time to get sentimental.
Ena: ... Now's not the time to get sentimental.Ena
There are still a lot of pictures left to finish.
Ena: There are still a lot of pictures left to finish.Ena
Let's get back to it!
Ena: Let's get back to it!
Ena
For this sketch of a forest, I can... Ah... The perspective is totally off. And the positioning of the trees looks kinda strange.
Ena: For this sketch of a forest, I can... Ah... The perspective is totally off. And the positioning of the trees looks kinda strange.Ena
The paper's torn anyway, so I'd better draw it again from scratch. Now, what did I want to express with this one...?
Ena: The paper's torn anyway, so I'd better draw it again from scratch. Now, what did I want to express with this one...?Ena
I got as far as coloring this drawing of the sky, but then I gave up when it was the wrong shade of blue, and I wasn't satisfied with how the clouds looked.
Ena: I got as far as coloring this drawing of the sky, but then I gave up when it was the wrong shade of blue, and I wasn't satisfied with how the clouds looked.Ena
Hmm, the blue sky definitely needs to pop, but I also want the clouds to have an interesting texture, so I'll blur them a little. And then I'll...
Ena: Hmm, the blue sky definitely needs to pop, but I also want the clouds to have an interesting texture, so I'll blur them a little. And then I'll...
*Painting*
Ena
Phew... I think that's pretty much all of them.
Ena: Phew... I think that's pretty much all of them.Ena
I don't know why, but I was incredibly focused... Is it because I'm dreaming?
Ena: I don't know why, but I was incredibly focused... Is it because I'm dreaming?Ena
Anyway, all that's left is the girl whose face I never finished.
Ena: Anyway, all that's left is the girl whose face I never finished.Ena
Sorry you came last.
Ena: Sorry you came last.Ena
(What kind of face should I give her...? I feel like I have so many good ideas now.)
Ena: (What kind of face should I give her...? I feel like I have so many good ideas now.)Ena
Hold on a little longer, I'll get started as soon as I've decided—
Ena: Hold on a little longer, I'll get started as soon as I've decided—Ena
Huh...? Wh-What's happening...?!
Ena: Huh...? Wh-What's happening...?!Ena
Huh...? I'm back in SEKAI...
Ena: Huh...? I'm back in SEKAI...
*Footsteps*
Rin
Oh, Ena. You're back from that fragment SEKAI.
Rin: Oh, Ena. You're back from that fragment SEKAI.Ena
Rin...!
Ena: Rin...!
Ena
So you're saying that until just now, I was in a different SEKAI made by that fragment of a feeling?
Ena: So you're saying that until just now, I was in a different SEKAI made by that fragment of a feeling?Rin
Yeah. Sometimes, fragments of people's feelings drift into SEKAI.
Rin: Yeah. Sometimes, fragments of people's feelings drift into SEKAI.Rin
Miku told me that a fragment can show you the feeling that it came from.
Rin: Miku told me that a fragment can show you the feeling that it came from.Rin
But the feeling isn't powerful enough to become a full-fledged SEKAI, so it just fades away after a while.
Rin: But the feeling isn't powerful enough to become a full-fledged SEKAI, so it just fades away after a while.Ena
I see...
Ena: I see...Ena
(That girl was the only picture I didn't finish...)
Ena: (That girl was the only picture I didn't finish...)Rin
Ena...? Did something happen in the fragment SEKAI?
Rin: Ena...? Did something happen in the fragment SEKAI?Ena
Yeah, kinda. But, I think it was a good experience.
Ena: Yeah, kinda. But, I think it was a good experience.Rin
Hmm... That's alright then, I guess...
Rin: Hmm... That's alright then, I guess...Ena
Hehe. Thank you for worrying, Rin.
Ena: Hehe. Thank you for worrying, Rin.
The next day Ena'a Room
*Painting*
Ena
Hmm... I think the girl looked something like this. But...
Ena: Hmm... I think the girl looked something like this. But...Ena
No, it's not quite the same.
Ena: No, it's not quite the same.Ena
(I felt so confident about drawing her in that place. It really is hard to get a clear idea when I don't have the original.)
Ena: (I felt so confident about drawing her in that place. It really is hard to get a clear idea when I don't have the original.)
*Knocking*
Mother
Ena? Can I come in?
Mother: Ena? Can I come in?Ena
Oh, hi Mom. What's up?
Ena: Oh, hi Mom. What's up?
*Door Opening*
Mother
I'm heading out to the grocery store and wanted to ask what you'd like for dinner... Oh!
Mother: I'm heading out to the grocery store and wanted to ask what you'd like for dinner... Oh!Mother
That drawing of a girl... Where have I seen it before...?
Mother: That drawing of a girl... Where have I seen it before...?Ena
Oh, this? I'm trying to redraw an old picture from memory...
Ena: Oh, this? I'm trying to redraw an old picture from memory...Mother
That's it! You drew her in your sketchbook, didn't you? Wait right there!
Mother: That's it! You drew her in your sketchbook, didn't you? Wait right there!
*Door Closing*
*Hurried Footsteps*
Ena
Huh...?
Ena: Huh...?
*Hurried Footsteps*
*Door Opening*
Mother
Ena, I'm back. Here it is.
Mother: Ena, I'm back. Here it is.Ena
You're kidding... That's the sketchbook I threw out ages ago!
Ena: You're kidding... That's the sketchbook I threw out ages ago!Ena
How did you have this? I remember putting it in the trash...
Ena: How did you have this? I remember putting it in the trash...Mother
I took it back out, just in case. I had a feeling you'd regret throwing it away one day.
Mother: I took it back out, just in case. I had a feeling you'd regret throwing it away one day.Ena
Oh...
Ena: Oh...Mother
Hehe. Was I right, perhaps?
Mother: Hehe. Was I right, perhaps?Ena
*Nod*
Ena: *Nod*Ena
Thank you, Mom!
Ena: Thank you, Mom!Mother
You're welcome, Ena. So, what will it be for dinner?
Mother: You're welcome, Ena. So, what will it be for dinner?Ena
I wanna have grilled fish, or maybe poached! Oh, and don't make it taste too strong.
Ena: I wanna have grilled fish, or maybe poached! Oh, and don't make it taste too strong.Mother
Yes, Madame. Well, I'll be off to the store then.
Mother: Yes, Madame. Well, I'll be off to the store then.
*Door Closing*
*Footsteps*
*Page Turning*
Ena
(It was torn in SEKAI, but maybe...)
Ena: (It was torn in SEKAI, but maybe...)
*Page Turning*
Ena
There she is!
Ena: There she is!Ena
We meet again.
Ena: We meet again.Ena
This time, I really will finish you.
Ena: This time, I really will finish you.Ena
So, what expression will you have?
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