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MortisI'm sinking away...

MutsumiSaki... I'm sorry.

SakikoMutsumi didn't do anything wrong! I'm the one who's really sorry.

MutsumiIt's okay...

MortisMutsumi-chan, you look so happy.

MortisI'm going to disappear... I don't want to disappear.

UmiriHow about reuniting with me as well?

UmiriWould you like to reform Ave Mujica with me? That's all I wanted to say.

Mortis!!

UmiriWhat do you think, Togawa-san?

Mortis! No, no, no...! I don't want to die!

MortisNo, no, no! I don't want to die!

MutsumiSaki...

SakikoAve Mujica... is already...

MortisHuh...?

TakiUm... phone.

UmiriI'll be leaving now.

TakiAh.

UmiriCrying so much, huh?

TakiHuh?

UmiriYesterday's rehearsal. Was it called CRYCHIC? You really showed off in front of me.

TakiSo, you were there?

Taki...

TakiWhat I said before, "Were you even a part of Ave Mujica?" I also couldn't consider myself a part of my band, so...

Umiri...!

UmiriAre you trying to reform the band?

TakiHuh?

UmiriI mean CRYCHIC.

TakiWhat are you talking about? That's already finished.

UmiriHearing that puts me at ease.

UmiriI don't think Togawa-san and Wakaba-san are capable of playing in several bands.

UmiriI'm going to reform Ave Mujica.

TakiYou? Then, what about Mutsumi?

UmiriI invited her too, but I got dumped.

TakiTch...

UmiriWhat's wrong?

TakiThat's what I'm talking about. Of course you'd be dumped.

TakiAfter all, Umiri, you're just too untrustworthy.

Umiri...!

SakikoShall we stop at this page for today? You're making progress with your studies.

SakikoIt seems like the classes in Tsukinomori are a little ahead. There's a bit more to learn.

MutsumiSaki, aren't you going to school?

SakikoIt's an important time right now. I'll stay by your side.

Mutsumi...

SakikoThe weather is really nice. How about... going for a walk?

SakikoGetting some sunshine is also good for you.

MutsumiOkay.

SakikoEh?

MutsumiI want to go.

Sakiko...

MutsumiKaraoke...

SakikoThis place is...! How nostalgic.

MutsumiLet's go in.

SakikoAh...

SakikoYou sang a song by Pastel＊Palettes, didn't you? Let me see...

MutsumiPhew...

SakikoMutsumi, you're good at this.

MutsumiI want to do it again...

SakikoYou want to sing again, right?

MutsumiI want to reunite CRYCHIC with you, Saki.

SakikoEh?

MutsumiAgain.

MortisDidn't I tell you we're never doing this!?

Sakiko!

MortisSakiko-chan, you too. Following us shamelessly.

SakikoMortis. Thank you for letting me play with the CRYCHIC members the other day.

MortisHuh?

SakikoThanks to you, I am able to face Mutsumi again. As long as Mutsumi smiles, I'll do anything.

MortisEven CRYCHIC?

SakikoAh...

MortisMutsumi-chan doesn't understand anything at all. You need to explain to her clearly, that CRYCHIC has already disbanded.

SakikoI'll take the place of CRYCHIC. Just like you live for Mutsumi.

SakikoFrom now on, I'll be here too—

MortisWith whom?

SakikoEh?

MortisSakiko-chan, you don't understand anything either. "Mutsumi-chan" has never existed from the beginning.

SakikoWhat do you mean?

Photography Studio - Rest Room

Minami...

Nyamu(Ah, Minami-san...)

NyamuUm, hello, Mori-san.

MinamiAh, Nyamu-chan, long time no see. It's amazing that you are always on variety shows lately!

NyamuThank you~! Minami-chan, you are starring in another movie, right?

MinamiI heard you turned down an audition for the stage play? I'm so disappointed.

NyamuEh?

MinamiI recommended you to the producer because I thought you came to my house precisely for my connections.

NyamuEh!? That was your recommendation?

NyamuThe condition for me coming to Tokyo was to study properly. If I fail, I'll be so sorry to my parents!

MinamiIt's okay. You don't have to lie to me. I know you're just scared.

NyamuEh?

MinamiThat kid is really scary, right? I'm scared of her too.

MinamiIf Mutsumi-chan shows her real skills, I'll be completely overshadowed in an instant.

NyamuUm... um...

MinamiMutsumi-chan... is a born actress.

NyamuEh?

MortisMutsumi-chan and I are both just one of many roles.

Sakiko...

MortisMutsumi-chan is the child who perfectly fits into this family. She's like a doll.

MortisI'm the social one. "The daughter of a popular actress" whom everyone likes.

MinamiThe first time I noticed her strangeness was at her third birthday party. Ta-kun only thought she was a child with very fluctuating emotions.

MinamiBut I can tell that was all an act.

MinamiSitting, standing... Just with those simple movements, she can become anyone.

MinamiI didn't even teach her.

MortisBut she met the guitar.

Sakiko...

MortisThe character "Mutsumi" gained the consciousness we call "Mutsumi-chan"... and everyone else disappeared.

MortisBecause I held onto the role of Mutsumi-chan's savior, I survived, and became Mortis of Ave Mujica.

MortisIt was Sakiko-chan who created all this.

Sakiko...

Mortis"Mutsumi-chan" and "Mortis"—

Minami、MortisA "Monster."

Nyamu...

MinamiShe doesn't even know she's acting. No, everything in her life might be acting.

MinamiBeing around that child all the time makes me feel miserable. Can you understand? You must understand, right?

MinamiThis is the kind of child you tried to mess around with. If just being in the same band with her made you run, I'm sorry, but you're not fit for this industry.

NyamuHuh...

MortisI have to save Mutsumi-chan, so I need this stage of Ave Mujica.

MortisIf I disappear, Mutsumi-chan will be in trouble, too. So, let's play as Ave Mujica.

SakikoThat means... You wish to let Mutsumi suffer forever?

MortisHow is that your takeaway!?

MortisI mean, that's not wrong, but that's not what I mean!

Mutsumi...Bring CRYCHIC back.

MortisWhat are you talking about!? CRYCHIC is gone!

MortisWhy don't you understand? You should understand why Sakiko-chan cried, right?

MutsumiI understand.

MortisYou don't understand! Her tears are the evidence that CRYCHIC is done!

MutsumiYou weren't even in CRYCHIC. What do you know?

MortisBut it's over! It's disbanded!

MutsumiThe disbanded band is Ave Mujica.

Mortis!

MutsumiSaki rejected the invitation to reunite Ave Mujica. She must still want to reunite CRYCHIC with me.

Mortis...! Mutsumi-chan, you only ever think about yourself! You're only looking at the things you want to see!

MortisWhy don't you look at me too? Listen to me!

MortisI've been playing the role of taking on all the unhappy things for you!

MortisThink back... When you were about to break, didn't I step in for you?

MortisWhen Ave Mujica was about to fall apart, I kept everyone together, and made everyone close to each other. I preserved the place you can go back to, didn't I!?

MutsumiYou couldn't do it.

MortisEh?

MutsumiYou hurt Saki... You also ruined Ave Mujica. Everything you've done is not what I wanted.

MutsumiI don't need you...

Mortis...! I don't need Mutsumi-chan!

MutsumiYou're the one not needed.

MortisDoooon't!! Don't, don't! Don't come over here——!!!