Quod nescio.
Ephemeral Garden
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Ramen Galaxy
NyamuGood mornyamu~ Today, we're here! I'm gonnyam try super spicy ramen~
NyamuSo, this is spice level MAX, said to bring rebirth! Alright, let's dig in this "Rebirth"~
Nyamu*Munch*... *Munch*... Huh? Nyamuchi seems fine!
NyamuSo spicy! No way! What is this!? It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! It's killing me~!!
NyamuThank you~ I'll be leaving now~
StaffGreat job~
Nyamu*Sigh*... This ain't good! Serious, I ain't kiddin'—this thing's hot! My mouth's still burnin'!
NyamuHope all this sweatin' didn't make me look a downright mess. This is unbearable~
AveMujica #Mujica Comeback Mutsumi Wakaba Mutsumi-chan #Mortis
NyamuHuh? Muuko?
MortisEven if you want to see her, Sakiko-chan doesn't feel the same way!
MutsumiBecause CRYCHIC fell apart, so this time, I want to do my best.
MortisBut she hasn't come to see you even once!
MutsumiBut Saki... only has Mujica left...!
NyamuThis is...
Haneoka Girls' Academy - Classroom 1-B
Sakiko...
Student ATogawa-san, good morning. Hey, have you seen this?
MortisEven if you want to see her, Sakiko-chan doesn't feel the same way!
MutsumiBecause CRYCHIC fell apart, so this time, I want to do my best.
Sakiko!
Student AThis is Mutsumi-chan... right?
Student BAnd Saki refers to Togawa-san? Is that a solo performance of Ave Mujica's show?
Student CCould Mujica be making a comeback? Was the disbandment part of the act? Amazing!
Sakiko...
Student AAh, Togawa-san...!
Haneoka Girls' Academy - Corridor
SakikoMutsumi...
SakikoWhy...? Why aren't you on my side!?
Sakiko
Mutsumi...
MortisEvery awakening brings rebirth. Only eternal death will bring no awakening.
MortisLet me weave a cradle for you. A lullaby wrapped in velvety darkness, like a coffin. Gently enclosing you—
MortisGuiding you into dreams unaware.
SakikoMutsumi...?
MortisGoodnight. Sweet dreams.
MortisIf Sakiko-chan keeps being like this, Mutsumi-chan might never be back.
SakikoIt was me... I destroyed Mutsumi. If I wasn't here... Mutsumi could...
SakikoMutsumi...
TomoriSaki-chan...!
AnonAre you okay? You look pale.
SakikoI'm fine...
TomoriAh, Mutsumi-chan...! Mutsumi-chan said... she wants to see you.
Sakiko...
Sakiko(Mutsumi wants... to see me...?)
Sakiko(I have no such right. After all, I am the one who destroyed her.)
AnonIs Mutsumi-chan really okay? Everyone's saying Mujica will come back—this could be bad.
TomoriMutsumi-chan said it was because CRYCHIC fell apart, so this time, she wants to do her best.
TomoriShe also said... Saki-chan, you only have Mujica left.
Sakiko(Mutsumi had always been thinking of me... but...)
Sakiko(There's nothing I can do now. I destroyed both Ave Mujica and CRYCHIC.)
SakikoI don't understand what you're talking about.
Tomori...!
AnonEh?
SakikoCRYCHIC... Ave Mujica... I don't know anything like that.
TomoriBut Mutsumi-chan...
SakikoI also... don't know Mutsumi.
Sakiko(No matter how much I struggle or resist, it turns into tragedy. I am exhausted.)
Sakiko(I can't think of anything. I don't know anything. I just want to forget everything...)
TomoriAh...
Anon...
SoyoHow's Mutsumi-chan?
MortisI threw a lot of bad things at her, then locked her away. All she keeps saying is that she wants to see Sakiko-chan.
MortisEven though Sakiko-chan will definitely hurt Mutsumi-chan again.
Soyo...
SoyoYou know where Saki-chan lives, don't you?
MortisEh...?
SoyoI'll go and talk to Saki-chan. After hearing all this from Mortis-chan, I can't just stay silent anymore.
Mortis...
MutsumiWhy... Why did you tell her?
MortisNo! You can't just come out like that!
MutsumiStop Soyo. Don't let her go to Saki's house.
MortisDidn't I tell you that you're only allowed out while playing the guitar!? Leave the rest to me!
MutsumiI'm begging you...!
Mortis
MortisHaa... Haa...! Why... am I even doing this...
Soyo(Eh... Saki-chan's home...)
Soyo(Here...?)
Soyo(But the nameplate says Togawa... Is it true?)
Soyo(Anyway, I've come this far...)
KiyotsuguSakiko...? You're back...?
Soyo!?
KiyotsuguSakiko...?
SoyoHaa... Haa...
Soyo(Saki-chan... living in a place like that...!)
Soyo(I guess something happened at her home... If I search it, I might find out...)
SoyoHuh... 16.8 billion in debt? This is...!
SoyoSaki-chan...
RiNG - Studio
TakiThis stray cat...! Late again...
SoyoHey, can we talk before practice? It's about Saki-chan.
SoyoLook at this.
Anon16.8 billion? 16.8 billion!?
TakiStop repeating it. The Togawa Group—is that Sakiko's family?
SoyoLook at the date.
TakiIsn't that the day of CRYCHIC's live performance?
Tomori...!
SoyoShe left the band because she probably had her own reasons.
TakiNo way.
AnonSo that's how it was, huh?
TakiWhat do you mean by "that"?
AnonI talked to Sakiko-chan... She said she doesn't know about CRYCHIC or Ave Mujica.
SoyoWhat?
AnonAnd about Mutsumi-chan... She also said she doesn't know Mutsumi.
AnonBut I can understand. The feeling of wanting to erase everything. Sakiko-chan must feel the same—
SoyoDid Saki-chan really say that?
AnonEh?
SoyoThat she doesn't know CRYCHIC, Ave Mujica, or Mutsumi-chan?
AnonEh... Yeah... Yes.
Soyo...!