Squinting At The Sunlight/Card Story

Squinting At The Sunlight

• Side Story 1
• Side Story 2

Side Story 1
Unlock Requirements: 1000 | Rewards: 25

Kanade's Room

*Clicking*

Kanade

No, this doesn't sound right either... It needs to be more like a soft whisper...

Kanade: No, this doesn't sound right either... It needs to be more like a soft whisper...

Kanade

(It's not the sound I imagined when I made this demo...)

Kanade: (It's not the sound I imagined when I made this demo...)

Kanade

(Even after having everyone listen to it in SEKAI...)

Kanade: (Even after having everyone listen to it in SEKAI...)

Mizuki

Huh? Kanade! Mafuyu! You two hardly ever come here at the same time!

Mizuki: Huh? Kanade! Mafuyu! You two hardly ever come here at the same time!

Mafuyu

I found some time to work... Also, Kanade wanted to hear what I thought about her new demo.

Mafuyu: I found some time to work... Also, Kanade wanted to hear what I thought about her new demo.

Kanade

Yes. We even sent messages to both of you.

Kanade: Yes. We even sent messages to both of you.

Mizuki

Oh, you're right! We were having so much fun talking that we didn't notice at all...

Mizuki: Oh, you're right! We were having so much fun talking that we didn't notice at all...

Kanade

(Come to think of it, Mizuki and the others said that they were talking about what happened in the past.)

Kanade: (Come to think of it, Mizuki and the others said that they were talking about what happened in the past.)

Kanade

(After Ena and Mizuki joined, more people began listening to our songs as they were turned into music videos.)

Kanade: (After Ena and Mizuki joined, more people began listening to our songs as they were turned into music videos.)

Kanade

(Just as when I invited Mafuyu, I'm glad that I invited them to work with us.)

Kanade: (Just as when I invited Mafuyu, I'm glad that I invited them to work with us.)

Kanade

Oh, I need to keep working...

Kanade: Oh, I need to keep working...

Kanade

The demo itself seemed to be going in a good direction... So it could be an issue of some chords not being in the right places...

Kanade: The demo itself seemed to be going in a good direction... So it could be an issue of some chords not being in the right places...

*Clicking*

*Ping*

Kanade

Hm...?

Kanade: Hm...?

Mafuyu

<K, it's time.>

Mafuyu: <K, it's time.>

Kanade

Huh? Oh, she's right...

Kanade: Huh? Oh, she's right...

*Nightcord Log In*

Kanade

<Sorry for being late, everyone.>

Kanade: <Sorry for being late, everyone.>

Ena

<You're fine. It's only been like five minutes.>

Ena: <You're fine. It's only been like five minutes.>

Mizuki

<What? Whenever I'm even a little late, you always get super mad.>

Mizuki: <What? Whenever I'm even a little late, you always get super mad.>

Ena

<Huh? I'm not gonna feel sad or lonely if someone's late by just five minutes.>

Ena: <Huh? I'm not gonna feel sad or lonely if someone's late by just five minutes.>

Mafuyu

<Really...?>

Mafuyu: <Really...?>

Ena

<Really.>

Ena: <Really.>

Ena

<Still, K, it's pretty rare for you to be running late. Were you trying to focus just now?>

Ena: <Still, K, it's pretty rare for you to be running late. Were you trying to focus just now?>

Kanade

<Oh, um... Yes, sort of...>

Kanade: <Oh, um... Yes, sort of...>

Kanade

<I was working on that demo I had you all listen to the other day, but I'm having trouble getting it to sound the way I originally imagined.>

Kanade: <I was working on that demo I had you all listen to the other day, but I'm having trouble getting it to sound the way I originally imagined.>

Mizuki

<Oh, that song? I thought it was pretty good when you had us listen to it...>

Mizuki: <Oh, that song? I thought it was pretty good when you had us listen to it...>

Ena

<Yeah, same. I was under the impression that you pretty much had a complete picture in your head for it.>

Ena: <Yeah, same. I was under the impression that you pretty much had a complete picture in your head for it.>

Kanade

<Yes, I thought so too... I had a good idea of what I wanted to do...>

Kanade: <Yes, I thought so too... I had a good idea of what I wanted to do...>

Kanade

<But for some reason, what I had in my head isn't quite meshing with the melody I've been getting. Almost like I've been entering the wrong things...>

Kanade: <But for some reason, what I had in my head isn't quite meshing with the melody I've been getting. Almost like I've been entering the wrong things...>

Mafuyu

<Is there an issue with the chord progression...?>

Mafuyu: <Is there an issue with the chord progression...?>

Kanade

<That was the first thing I tried tinkering with, but it turned out not to be the case...>

Kanade: <That was the first thing I tried tinkering with, but it turned out not to be the case...>

Mafuyu

<I see...>

Mafuyu: <I see...>

Ena

<Yuki, isn't there anything you can think of concerning this...?>

Ena: <Yuki, isn't there anything you can think of concerning this...?>

Ena

<I mean, you're the only one besides K who actually knows anything about songwriting, right?>

Ena: <I mean, you're the only one besides K who actually knows anything about songwriting, right?>

Mafuyu

<... Mind if I listen to it again, K?>

Mafuyu: <... Mind if I listen to it again, K?>

Kanade

<Yes, of course. You too, Enanan, Amia. Please let me know if anything comes to mind.>

Kanade: <Yes, of course. You too, Enanan, Amia. Please let me know if anything comes to mind.>

Ena & Mizuki

<Okay!>

Ena & Mizuki: <Okay!>

Mizuki

<We came up empty in the end...>

Mizuki: <We came up empty in the end...>

Ena

<Sorry, K. I wish we could be of better help...>

Ena: <Sorry, K. I wish we could be of better help...>

Kanade

<No, that's okay. Thanks to all of you, I think I have a better idea of what I need to do.>

Kanade: <No, that's okay. Thanks to all of you, I think I have a better idea of what I need to do.>

Mafuyu

<So, K, the rest is up to you...>

Mafuyu: <So, K, the rest is up to you...>

Kanade

<Yes... I'll do my best to come up with some good ideas.>

Kanade: <Yes... I'll do my best to come up with some good ideas.>

Mizuki

<Hey, I know!>

Mizuki: <Hey, I know!>

Mizuki

<K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>

Mizuki: <K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>

Kanade

<Huh...?>

Kanade: <Huh...?>

Side Story 2
Unlock Requirements: 4000  • 1200 • 120 | Rewards: 50

Cafe

Kanade

Thank you all for waiting.

Kanade: Thank you all for waiting.

Mizuki

No problem. We only got here a second ago and just started going through the menu.

Mizuki: No problem. We only got here a second ago and just started going through the menu.

Mafuyu

Ena and Mizuki are getting cake. What would you like, Kanade?

Mafuyu: Ena and Mizuki are getting cake. What would you like, Kanade?

Mizuki

Some sugar might be nice for recharging your brain.

Mizuki: Some sugar might be nice for recharging your brain.

Kanade

Right. In that case, I think I'd like one of their little cakes...

Kanade: Right. In that case, I think I'd like one of their little cakes...

Ena

Okay. Excuse me! We're ready to order!

Ena: Okay. Excuse me! We're ready to order!

Mizuki

Still, just meeting up at a different place makes this feel like such a new experience.

Mizuki: Still, just meeting up at a different place makes this feel like such a new experience.

Kanade

Yes, it's nice for a change.

Kanade: Yes, it's nice for a change.

Kanade

(Although, I wasn't too sure at first about changing venues like this...)

Kanade: (Although, I wasn't too sure at first about changing venues like this...)

Mizuki

<K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>

Mizuki: <K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>

Kanade

<Huh...?>

Kanade: <Huh...?>

Ena

<Something you wanna try? Like what?>

Ena: <Something you wanna try? Like what?>

Mizuki

<A little change of pace. I thought we could work somewhere else by meeting up at a cafe or something!>

Mizuki: <A little change of pace. I thought we could work somewhere else by meeting up at a cafe or something!>

Ena

<Oh, right. I've heard that it's actually pretty good to study at a cafe.>

Ena: <Oh, right. I've heard that it's actually pretty good to study at a cafe.>

Mafuyu

<Like the audience effect or the co-action effect...?>

Mafuyu: <Like the audience effect or the co-action effect...?>

Ena

<Yeah, I think so! Don't you study at cafes and stuff for that exact reason, Yuki?>

Ena: <Yeah, I think so! Don't you study at cafes and stuff for that exact reason, Yuki?>

Mafuyu

<No, I mostly just use my cram school's studying room...>

Mafuyu: <No, I mostly just use my cram school's studying room...>

Mafuyu

<But my classmates from school seem to like studying at cafes and even say that it helps quite a bit.>

Mafuyu: <But my classmates from school seem to like studying at cafes and even say that it helps quite a bit.>

Kanade

<I see...>

Kanade: <I see...>

Mizuki

<So, what do you think? My hope is that a change of venue would help you come up with some good ideas.>

Mizuki: <So, what do you think? My hope is that a change of venue would help you come up with some good ideas.>

Kanade

<I agree... I don't want to waste more time than I already have, so I'd like to give it a try.>

Kanade: <I agree... I don't want to waste more time than I already have, so I'd like to give it a try.>

Mizuki

Alright, our drinks and cakes are here, so why don't we get started...?

Mizuki: Alright, our drinks and cakes are here, so why don't we get started...?

Kanade

Okay.

Kanade: Okay.

*Rustling*

Ena

Are those your composition notebooks, Kanade?

Ena: Are those your composition notebooks, Kanade?

Kanade

Yes, they are. I couldn't bring my computer here, so I decided to bring this instead.

Kanade: Yes, they are. I couldn't bring my computer here, so I decided to bring this instead.

*Page Turning*

Mizuki

Whoa, Kanade, is this how you write sheet music...?! It looks really simple, but also like you know exactly what you're doing!

Mizuki: Whoa, Kanade, is this how you write sheet music...?! It looks really simple, but also like you know exactly what you're doing!

Ena

Yeah, totally! And how thin these lines are... It's so clear that you wrote them, Kanade...

Ena: Yeah, totally! And how thin these lines are... It's so clear that you wrote them, Kanade...

Mafuyu

I thought we came here to work.

Mafuyu: I thought we came here to work.

Ena & Mizuki

Oh...

Ena & Mizuki: Oh...

Mizuki

I'll get to work...

Mizuki: I'll get to work...

*Rustling*

Ena

M-Me too...

Ena: M-Me too...

Kanade

(Ena and Mizuki both brought tablets...)

Kanade: (Ena and Mizuki both brought tablets...)

Kanade

(Come to think of it, this might be my first time seeing the way everyone works...)

Kanade: (Come to think of it, this might be my first time seeing the way everyone works...)

Kanade

(Ena's... Coloring where she left off yesterday. I think she's also going to finish balancing all the colors today.)

Kanade: (Ena's... Coloring where she left off yesterday. I think she's also going to finish balancing all the colors today.)

Kanade

(Mizuki seems to be working on where the lyric captions are going to appear.)

Kanade: (Mizuki seems to be working on where the lyric captions are going to appear.)

Kanade

(Mafuyu's using... Her phone and a notepad? Oh, she's writing in her notepad as she looks at what's on her phone...)

Kanade: (Mafuyu's using... Her phone and a notepad? Oh, she's writing in her notepad as she looks at what's on her phone...)

Mafuyu

Kanade...?

Mafuyu: Kanade...?

Kanade

Oh, I'm sorry. I was just seeing how you write lyrics for our songs...

Kanade: Oh, I'm sorry. I was just seeing how you write lyrics for our songs...

Kanade

Do you write cleaned-up versions of them in that notepad and not your smartphone?

Kanade: Do you write cleaned-up versions of them in that notepad and not your smartphone?

Mafuyu

I just use my phone to write whatever comes to mind...

Mafuyu: I just use my phone to write whatever comes to mind...

Kanade

I see... So, in general, you write everything in your notepad?

Kanade: I see... So, in general, you write everything in your notepad?

Mafuyu

Not always. I have my computer when I work at home.

Mafuyu: Not always. I have my computer when I work at home.

Kanade

Oh, right... Thank you, Mafuyu.

Kanade: Oh, right... Thank you, Mafuyu.

Mafuyu

You're welcome...

Mafuyu: You're welcome...

Staff

Hey, I need a chocolate parfait set and a cake platter!

Staff: Hey, I need a chocolate parfait set and a cake platter!

Kanade

...

Kanade: ...

*Chattering*

Customer A

And then, guess what happened next...?

Customer A: And then, guess what happened next...?

Customer B

Haha! I didn't realize your senior was so mischievous! That totally changes my image of her!

Customer B: Haha! I didn't realize your senior was so mischievous! That totally changes my image of her!

Kanade

...

Kanade: ...

*Loud Chattering*

Customer C

I want to take my puppy on a trip, but he's a real talker, you know...?

Customer C: I want to take my puppy on a trip, but he's a real talker, you know...?

Customer D

Ours is the same. The last thing we want is to cause trouble for anyone else.

Customer D: Ours is the same. The last thing we want is to cause trouble for anyone else.

Customer C

Exactly! Aren't there any vacation destinations that cater to furry companions like ours?

Customer C: Exactly! Aren't there any vacation destinations that cater to furry companions like ours?

Kanade

...

Kanade: ...

Ena

(Kanade...)

Ena: (Kanade...)

Mafuyu

(She can't seem to focus.)

Mafuyu: (She can't seem to focus.)

Miyamasuzaka

Mafuyu

You seem to prefer somewhere more quiet, Kanade.

Mafuyu: You seem to prefer somewhere more quiet, Kanade.

Kanade

Yes, I think I do...

Kanade: Yes, I think I do...

Mizuki

Sorry about that, Kanade. I didn't mean to waste your time like that.

Mizuki: Sorry about that, Kanade. I didn't mean to waste your time like that.

Kanade

No, it wasn't a waste. I learned today that working while at a cafe probably isn't a good idea.

Kanade: No, it wasn't a waste. I learned today that working while at a cafe probably isn't a good idea.

Kanade

Also, I got to see how you all go about your individual tasks.

Kanade: Also, I got to see how you all go about your individual tasks.

Ena

True. You can't really see how others work on Nightcord.

Ena: True. You can't really see how others work on Nightcord.

Kanade

Right. So, I'm glad we did this. Thank you for inviting me out, Mizuki.

Kanade: Right. So, I'm glad we did this. Thank you for inviting me out, Mizuki.

Mizuki

If that's the case, I'm also really glad!

Mizuki: If that's the case, I'm also really glad!

Side Story 1

Kanade's Room

*Clicking*

Kanade

No, this doesn't sound right either... It needs to be more like a soft whisper...

Kanade: No, this doesn't sound right either... It needs to be more like a soft whisper...

Kanade

(It's not the sound I imagined when I made this demo...)

Kanade: (It's not the sound I imagined when I made this demo...)

Kanade

(Even after having everyone listen to it in SEKAI...)

Kanade: (Even after having everyone listen to it in SEKAI...)

Mizuki

Huh? Kanade! Mafuyu! You two hardly ever come here at the same time!

Mizuki: Huh? Kanade! Mafuyu! You two hardly ever come here at the same time!

Mafuyu

I found some time to work... Also, Kanade wanted to hear what I thought about her new demo.

Mafuyu: I found some time to work... Also, Kanade wanted to hear what I thought about her new demo.

Kanade

Yes. We even sent messages to both of you.

Kanade: Yes. We even sent messages to both of you.

Mizuki

Oh, you're right! We were having so much fun talking that we didn't notice at all...

Mizuki: Oh, you're right! We were having so much fun talking that we didn't notice at all...

Kanade

(Come to think of it, Mizuki and the others said that they were talking about what happened in the past.)

Kanade: (Come to think of it, Mizuki and the others said that they were talking about what happened in the past.)

Kanade

(After Ena and Mizuki joined, more people began listening to our songs as they were turned into music videos.)

Kanade: (After Ena and Mizuki joined, more people began listening to our songs as they were turned into music videos.)

Kanade

(Just as when I invited Mafuyu, I'm glad that I invited them to work with us.)

Kanade: (Just as when I invited Mafuyu, I'm glad that I invited them to work with us.)

Kanade

Oh, I need to keep working...

Kanade: Oh, I need to keep working...

Kanade

The demo itself seemed to be going in a good direction... So it could be an issue of some chords not being in the right places...

Kanade: The demo itself seemed to be going in a good direction... So it could be an issue of some chords not being in the right places...

*Clicking*

*Ping*

Kanade

Hm...?

Kanade: Hm...?

Mafuyu

<K, it's time.>

Mafuyu: <K, it's time.>

Kanade

Huh? Oh, she's right...

Kanade: Huh? Oh, she's right...

*Nightcord Log In*

Kanade

<Sorry for being late, everyone.>

Kanade: <Sorry for being late, everyone.>

Ena

<You're fine. It's only been like five minutes.>

Ena: <You're fine. It's only been like five minutes.>

Mizuki

<What? Whenever I'm even a little late, you always get super mad.>

Mizuki: <What? Whenever I'm even a little late, you always get super mad.>

Ena

<Huh? I'm not gonna feel sad or lonely if someone's late by just five minutes.>

Ena: <Huh? I'm not gonna feel sad or lonely if someone's late by just five minutes.>

Mafuyu

<Really...?>

Mafuyu: <Really...?>

Ena

<Really.>

Ena: <Really.>

Ena

<Still, K, it's pretty rare for you to be running late. Were you trying to focus just now?>

Ena: <Still, K, it's pretty rare for you to be running late. Were you trying to focus just now?>

Kanade

<Oh, um... Yes, sort of...>

Kanade: <Oh, um... Yes, sort of...>

Kanade

<I was working on that demo I had you all listen to the other day, but I'm having trouble getting it to sound the way I originally imagined.>

Kanade: <I was working on that demo I had you all listen to the other day, but I'm having trouble getting it to sound the way I originally imagined.>

Mizuki

<Oh, that song? I thought it was pretty good when you had us listen to it...>

Mizuki: <Oh, that song? I thought it was pretty good when you had us listen to it...>

Ena

<Yeah, same. I was under the impression that you pretty much had a complete picture in your head for it.>

Ena: <Yeah, same. I was under the impression that you pretty much had a complete picture in your head for it.>

Kanade

<Yes, I thought so too... I had a good idea of what I wanted to do...>

Kanade: <Yes, I thought so too... I had a good idea of what I wanted to do...>

Kanade

<But for some reason, what I had in my head isn't quite meshing with the melody I've been getting. Almost like I've been entering the wrong things...>

Kanade: <But for some reason, what I had in my head isn't quite meshing with the melody I've been getting. Almost like I've been entering the wrong things...>

Mafuyu

<Is there an issue with the chord progression...?>

Mafuyu: <Is there an issue with the chord progression...?>

Kanade

<That was the first thing I tried tinkering with, but it turned out not to be the case...>

Kanade: <That was the first thing I tried tinkering with, but it turned out not to be the case...>

Mafuyu

<I see...>

Mafuyu: <I see...>

Ena

<Yuki, isn't there anything you can think of concerning this...?>

Ena: <Yuki, isn't there anything you can think of concerning this...?>

Ena

<I mean, you're the only one besides K who actually knows anything about songwriting, right?>

Ena: <I mean, you're the only one besides K who actually knows anything about songwriting, right?>

Mafuyu

<... Mind if I listen to it again, K?>

Mafuyu: <... Mind if I listen to it again, K?>

Kanade

<Yes, of course. You too, Enanan, Amia. Please let me know if anything comes to mind.>

Kanade: <Yes, of course. You too, Enanan, Amia. Please let me know if anything comes to mind.>

Ena & Mizuki

<Okay!>

Ena & Mizuki: <Okay!>

Mizuki

<We came up empty in the end...>

Mizuki: <We came up empty in the end...>

Ena

<Sorry, K. I wish we could be of better help...>

Ena: <Sorry, K. I wish we could be of better help...>

Kanade

<No, that's okay. Thanks to all of you, I think I have a better idea of what I need to do.>

Kanade: <No, that's okay. Thanks to all of you, I think I have a better idea of what I need to do.>

Mafuyu

<So, K, the rest is up to you...>

Mafuyu: <So, K, the rest is up to you...>

Kanade

<Yes... I'll do my best to come up with some good ideas.>

Kanade: <Yes... I'll do my best to come up with some good ideas.>

Mizuki

<Hey, I know!>

Mizuki: <Hey, I know!>

Mizuki

<K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>

Mizuki: <K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>

Kanade

<Huh...?>

Kanade: <Huh...?>

Side Story 2

Cafe

Kanade

Thank you all for waiting.

Kanade: Thank you all for waiting.

Mizuki

No problem. We only got here a second ago and just started going through the menu.

Mizuki: No problem. We only got here a second ago and just started going through the menu.

Mafuyu

Ena and Mizuki are getting cake. What would you like, Kanade?

Mafuyu: Ena and Mizuki are getting cake. What would you like, Kanade?

Mizuki

Some sugar might be nice for recharging your brain.

Mizuki: Some sugar might be nice for recharging your brain.

Kanade

Right. In that case, I think I'd like one of their little cakes...

Kanade: Right. In that case, I think I'd like one of their little cakes...

Ena

Okay. Excuse me! We're ready to order!

Ena: Okay. Excuse me! We're ready to order!

Mizuki

Still, just meeting up at a different place makes this feel like such a new experience.

Mizuki: Still, just meeting up at a different place makes this feel like such a new experience.

Kanade

Yes, it's nice for a change.

Kanade: Yes, it's nice for a change.

Kanade

(Although, I wasn't too sure at first about changing venues like this...)

Kanade: (Although, I wasn't too sure at first about changing venues like this...)

Mizuki

<K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>

Mizuki: <K, there's something I wanna try doing if you don't mind hearing me out. What do you say?>

Kanade

<Huh...?>

Kanade: <Huh...?>

Ena

<Something you wanna try? Like what?>

Ena: <Something you wanna try? Like what?>

Mizuki

<A little change of pace. I thought we could work somewhere else by meeting up at a cafe or something!>

Mizuki: <A little change of pace. I thought we could work somewhere else by meeting up at a cafe or something!>

Ena

<Oh, right. I've heard that it's actually pretty good to study at a cafe.>

Ena: <Oh, right. I've heard that it's actually pretty good to study at a cafe.>

Mafuyu

<Like the audience effect or the co-action effect...?>

Mafuyu: <Like the audience effect or the co-action effect...?>

Ena

<Yeah, I think so! Don't you study at cafes and stuff for that exact reason, Yuki?>

Ena: <Yeah, I think so! Don't you study at cafes and stuff for that exact reason, Yuki?>

Mafuyu

<No, I mostly just use my cram school's studying room...>

Mafuyu: <No, I mostly just use my cram school's studying room...>

Mafuyu

<But my classmates from school seem to like studying at cafes and even say that it helps quite a bit.>

Mafuyu: <But my classmates from school seem to like studying at cafes and even say that it helps quite a bit.>

Kanade

<I see...>

Kanade: <I see...>

Mizuki

<So, what do you think? My hope is that a change of venue would help you come up with some good ideas.>

Mizuki: <So, what do you think? My hope is that a change of venue would help you come up with some good ideas.>

Kanade

<I agree... I don't want to waste more time than I already have, so I'd like to give it a try.>

Kanade: <I agree... I don't want to waste more time than I already have, so I'd like to give it a try.>

Mizuki

Alright, our drinks and cakes are here, so why don't we get started...?

Mizuki: Alright, our drinks and cakes are here, so why don't we get started...?

Kanade

Okay.

Kanade: Okay.

*Rustling*

Ena

Are those your composition notebooks, Kanade?

Ena: Are those your composition notebooks, Kanade?

Kanade

Yes, they are. I couldn't bring my computer here, so I decided to bring this instead.

Kanade: Yes, they are. I couldn't bring my computer here, so I decided to bring this instead.

*Page Turning*

Mizuki

Whoa, Kanade, is this how you write sheet music...?! It looks really simple, but also like you know exactly what you're doing!

Mizuki: Whoa, Kanade, is this how you write sheet music...?! It looks really simple, but also like you know exactly what you're doing!

Ena

Yeah, totally! And how thin these lines are... It's so clear that you wrote them, Kanade...

Ena: Yeah, totally! And how thin these lines are... It's so clear that you wrote them, Kanade...

Mafuyu

I thought we came here to work.

Mafuyu: I thought we came here to work.

Ena & Mizuki

Oh...

Ena & Mizuki: Oh...

Mizuki

I'll get to work...

Mizuki: I'll get to work...

*Rustling*

Ena

M-Me too...

Ena: M-Me too...

Kanade

(Ena and Mizuki both brought tablets...)

Kanade: (Ena and Mizuki both brought tablets...)

Kanade

(Come to think of it, this might be my first time seeing the way everyone works...)

Kanade: (Come to think of it, this might be my first time seeing the way everyone works...)

Kanade

(Ena's... Coloring where she left off yesterday. I think she's also going to finish balancing all the colors today.)

Kanade: (Ena's... Coloring where she left off yesterday. I think she's also going to finish balancing all the colors today.)

Kanade

(Mizuki seems to be working on where the lyric captions are going to appear.)

Kanade: (Mizuki seems to be working on where the lyric captions are going to appear.)

Kanade

(Mafuyu's using... Her phone and a notepad? Oh, she's writing in her notepad as she looks at what's on her phone...)

Kanade: (Mafuyu's using... Her phone and a notepad? Oh, she's writing in her notepad as she looks at what's on her phone...)

Mafuyu

Kanade...?

Mafuyu: Kanade...?

Kanade

Oh, I'm sorry. I was just seeing how you write lyrics for our songs...

Kanade: Oh, I'm sorry. I was just seeing how you write lyrics for our songs...

Kanade

Do you write cleaned-up versions of them in that notepad and not your smartphone?

Kanade: Do you write cleaned-up versions of them in that notepad and not your smartphone?

Mafuyu

I just use my phone to write whatever comes to mind...

Mafuyu: I just use my phone to write whatever comes to mind...

Kanade

I see... So, in general, you write everything in your notepad?

Kanade: I see... So, in general, you write everything in your notepad?

Mafuyu

Not always. I have my computer when I work at home.

Mafuyu: Not always. I have my computer when I work at home.

Kanade

Oh, right... Thank you, Mafuyu.

Kanade: Oh, right... Thank you, Mafuyu.

Mafuyu

You're welcome...

Mafuyu: You're welcome...

Staff

Hey, I need a chocolate parfait set and a cake platter!

Staff: Hey, I need a chocolate parfait set and a cake platter!

Kanade

...

Kanade: ...

*Chattering*

Customer A

And then, guess what happened next...?

Customer A: And then, guess what happened next...?

Customer B

Haha! I didn't realize your senior was so mischievous! That totally changes my image of her!

Customer B: Haha! I didn't realize your senior was so mischievous! That totally changes my image of her!

Kanade

...

Kanade: ...

*Loud Chattering*

Customer C

I want to take my puppy on a trip, but he's a real talker, you know...?

Customer C: I want to take my puppy on a trip, but he's a real talker, you know...?

Customer D

Ours is the same. The last thing we want is to cause trouble for anyone else.

Customer D: Ours is the same. The last thing we want is to cause trouble for anyone else.

Customer C

Exactly! Aren't there any vacation destinations that cater to furry companions like ours?

Customer C: Exactly! Aren't there any vacation destinations that cater to furry companions like ours?

Kanade

...

Kanade: ...

Ena

(Kanade...)

Ena: (Kanade...)

Mafuyu

(She can't seem to focus.)

Mafuyu: (She can't seem to focus.)

Miyamasuzaka

Mafuyu

You seem to prefer somewhere more quiet, Kanade.

Mafuyu: You seem to prefer somewhere more quiet, Kanade.

Kanade

Yes, I think I do...

Kanade: Yes, I think I do...

Mizuki

Sorry about that, Kanade. I didn't mean to waste your time like that.

Mizuki: Sorry about that, Kanade. I didn't mean to waste your time like that.

Kanade

No, it wasn't a waste. I learned today that working while at a cafe probably isn't a good idea.

Kanade: No, it wasn't a waste. I learned today that working while at a cafe probably isn't a good idea.

Kanade

Also, I got to see how you all go about your individual tasks.

Kanade: Also, I got to see how you all go about your individual tasks.

Ena

True. You can't really see how others work on Nightcord.

Ena: True. You can't really see how others work on Nightcord.

Kanade

Right. So, I'm glad we did this. Thank you for inviting me out, Mizuki.

Kanade: Right. So, I'm glad we did this. Thank you for inviting me out, Mizuki.

Mizuki

If that's the case, I'm also really glad!

Mizuki: If that's the case, I'm also really glad!

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