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Budokan Day

SakikoI'm heading out... Father, you're awake?

KiyotsuguYou're going to Budokan, right?

SakikoYes... I see that you knew.

KiyotsuguYou're amazing, Sakiko... Haha! You're moving forward on your own... I can't hang on anymore...

Sakiko...! My mother will be sad if she sees you now.

SakikoShe told you, your virtue is—

KiyotsuguShut up!

SakikoEek!?

KiyotsuguLeave me alone already...! When I see that you are such a fine daughter, I...!

KiyotsuguI feel miserable...! I beg you, just get out of my sight...

Sakiko...!

SakikoWhat a rotten father...! Does he understand how I've been feeling...

MutsumiSaki...

SakikoI will never go back there. I can't go back—

MutsumiSaki. Are you okay with Budokan?

SakikoOf course, it's going to be okay.

Mutsumi...

SakikoWhat do you think I've worked so hard for?

Sakiko(Cut off the unfulfilled memories and forget all about it— with that sole purpose in mind, I created Ave Mujica...)

Sakiko(All started... from that moment.)

TomoriI...! All I can do is try my absolute hardest!

TomoriBecause my songs are screams from my heart!

SakikoTomori...

Sakiko...!!

Sakiko(This song is...)

Tomori—♪

MutsumiHaruhikage, but not from CRYCHIC...

Tomori♪Please, just stay like this—and don't let me go

Sakiko...!

MutsumiAh, Saki...

SakikoHaa... Haa...!

Sakiko(Only the memories......! Only "those days," I wanted them to stay unchanged... to remain pure...!)

SakikoThey were destroyed... Never... coming back...

Sakiko(Uika...)

Uika"Saki-chan?"

SakikoUika...

SakikoMake me forget everything...

A Few Days Later

SakikoI'm sorry. I know I'm the one who invited you out, but I have to get back soon.

UikaIt's all right. I'm glad to see you, even if it's not for very long. It's been about a year since we've seen each other, right?

UikaWhen I look at the messages from you, it always gives me courage. The ones you sent when my debut was confirmed...

Uika"You're finally going to be the pro that you've yearned so long to be." That one always—

SakikoYou memorized it?

UikaI told you. I read them all the time.

SakikoIs your work going well?

UikaHmm, it's going all right. What about you, Saki-chan? You're in a band, right?

UikaWhat was it again, the band name? CRY...

SakikoPlease stop talking about that.

UikaAh... sorry.

SakikoIt's all right... Why did you want to come to this roof?

UikaHmm, because it's close to the sky.

SakikoWe always looked up at the sky together in the summer, didn't we?

UikaThat was much fun. When summer came, you would come to the island.

UikaI never imagined that I'd be able to be your friend.

SakikoYou invited me to go bug hunting, didn't you?

UikaWhat? You invited me, Saki-chan.

SakikoDid I?

UikaYou did. And then a huge spider popped out and you went, "Aaargh!"

SakikoThat was you, Uika!

Sakiko、UikaHehe...

SakikoIt feels so nostalgic.

UikaYeah, really.

SakikoUika... Today, there is something I very much wanted to discuss with you.

SakikoWould you like to form a band with me?

UikaWhat, a band?

SakikoYes. We will be professional as well.

UikaAll right. I'm in.

SakikoReally? I haven't even—

UikaIt's a request from you, Saki-chan.

Sakiko(Uika readily agreed without even asking for details.)

Sakiko(Then, I began negotiations with the other members... This time, to form an unbreakable and perfect band... I must gather perfect pieces.)

Nyamu...

SakikoNyamu-san? I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm the one who contacted you, Sakiko Togawa.

NyamuI'm Nyamu!

SakikoI'm very grateful to you for taking the trouble to come here today.

NyamuAh... It wasn't a problem.

NyamuSorry~ I picked this place. Was it hard for you to come here?

SakikoNot at all.

NyamuSo, you want Nyamu to be in a band, was that right?

NyamuYou wrote in the DM that you watched my video, but... why me?

SakikoYour face and the numbers.

NyamuOh~ I like that kind of thing♡

SakikoYou're ambidextrous, aren't you?

NyamuHuh?

SakikoThe unique way you play drums is photogenic and showy in a very lovely way. I would very much like to have that in my band.

SakikoOf course, I would need you to improve quite a bit on the drums.

NyamuHmm... So, is there any merit for me in this?

SakikoPlease look at this.

NyamuWhat? What image? Ah~ That's Mutsumi Wakaba. She's the daughter of the actress Minami Mori, right?

SakikoShe's one of my band members. On vocals, we have sumimi's Uika. I've already arranged it with her agency.

NyamuHang on. Are you saying this for real?

SakikoAnd on bass we have someone whose skills compare to any pro out there. As a band, the formation is rock solid.

SakikoWhat do you think? Will you consider my offer in a positive light?

NyamuYūtenji... My name is Nyamu Yūtenji.

SakikoThen allow me to ask once more, Nyamu Yūtenji-san.

SakikoWill you give me the rest of your life?

SakikoThe other members have already joined. You are the only one left.

MutsumiI'll join.

SakikoWhat...? Okay. You understand there won't be any going back?

MutsumiBecause you seem like you're about to break apart, Saki.

Sakiko!

SakikoWell, it must be nice being you.

Mutsumi...! I'm sorr...

SakikoYou may keep your concern. The weak version of me... has already died.

Debut Live Day

DolorisDoloris. I do not fear sorrow.

MortisMortis. I do not fear death.

TimorisTimoris. I do not fear being afraid.

AmorisAmoris. I do not fear love.

OblivionisOblivionis. I do not fear forgetting.

Sakiko(I am Oblivionis. My weak self is already in the grave...)

SakikoCut off all unfulfilled memories and forget all about it. All I have left is Ave Mujica.

Mutsumi...

Sakiko"Take a good look at... this perfect smile..."

Nyamu"If you don't want to smile, you can cry. I can make any face I want."

NyamuWhat a boring script. I'm heading out.

Sakiko...

OblivionisNow, it's time for our guests to come in.

DolorisWho's coming?

OblivionisDoloris, look ahead.

MortisFriends.

OblivionisMortis, your hair is a mess.

TimorisThey are the new owners.

OblivionisTimoris, keep your shoulders up.

AmorisToday is the day they will find me~♪

OblivionisAmoris. You need perfect grooming and a perfect smile.

OblivionisYou must show the best of yourself to the guests.

AmorisOkay~

OblivionisThank you for your patience. Welcome to Ave Mujica's masquerade.

OblivionisWe have prepared beautiful dolls for our guests this evening!

OblivionisAmoris the Merciful.

OblivionisTimoris the Intelligent.

OblivionisMortis the Obedient.

OblivionisDoloris the Kindhearted.

OblivionisAnd I am... Oblivionis the Noble.

OblivionisTake a good look at this perfect smile.

NyamuPerfect?

Sakiko(? She messed up the line...?)

NyamuAhahahaha! No one wants to see such a forced smile!

NyamuYou need a sincere smile... Like this!

Sakiko...!?

Audience AEh, Nyamuchi!?

Audience BNyamuchi? That streamer!?

NyamuHehehehe!

SakikoWhat have you done...!

NyamuI can't hear you~

NyamuHey, Mortis. What does your real face look like?

Mutsumi...

NyamuLet me see!

Mutsumi!!!!

Audience CShe's the daughter of Wakaba and Minami Mori!

Mutsumi...

NyamuWhat a crumpled face!

UmiriWhat is your plan?

NyamuWhat's your face?

Umiri...

Audience AUmiri from DISRUPTION!?

NyamuWhat a beautiful face~ That's boring~

Sakiko(Ugh... You've actually done it.)

Uika(Saki-chan...)

Sakiko(I can't stop this. I have to step back—)

NyamuOblivionis, look ahead~

Sakiko!

NyamuLook, your hair is a mess. You need to~ keep your shoulders up, right?

Sakiko(This is...!)

NyamuYou need perfect grooming... and a perfect smile!

NyamuYou must show the best of yourself to the guests. Right?

Sakiko(Now that it's come to this...)

Sakiko...

NyamuWhat a nice face♪ How about you?

Uika...

Sakiko(Uika, you need not to expose yourself as well...)

Uika...

Sakiko(Uika...!)

Audience AIt's Uika-chan!

Audience CHow!? Ave Mujica is insane!!

StorytellerHer secret is revealed under the moon, and the dolls regain their human form.

StorytellerIs that bliss or doom—The wheel of fate will never stop.