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After Band Practice

Yomogi*Huff*... *Pant*... I have to change into it... Fast~~~!

MikuI'm home~

YomogiHaaah...

MikuHuh...? Yomogi-san, you're already changed into your loungewear? We got to the door at almost the same time.

YomogiUgh... I am so sorry for changing first thing without even saying I was home or putting my things away...!

MikuNo, I get that it was rough. The practice studio was all the way past the station.

MikuI was just wondering why changing clothes came before oxygen.

YomogiY-You are right...! I was in such a panic that it felt like my body was demanding loungewear on its own...

MikuWell, I guess some people are like that. They get home and just have to change right away.

YomogiYes! Exactly!!

MikuWhoa, personal space!

YomogiThe outside world is always so frightening... All those strangers, all those eyes... I cannot take it anymore...

YomogiThe moment I leave my safe zone, I do not even know how to breathe or walk anymore. It is pathetic...

YomogiI cannot even act normal. Every second, I am embarrassing myself, and knowing that tears my heart apart... My mind is in a million pieces!!

MikuT-That sounds rough...

YomogiBefore that happens, I put this on! The precious "Onishigu" merch: the Aiming T-shirt!!

MikuAiming...? Oh, that is how you read the kanji on the shirt.

YomogiYes! It is the precious motto carried by Godo-kun!

YomogiGodo-kun can face any hardship because he is determined to always be Aiming!

YomogiWhen I wear this, it feels like I am wearing Godo-kun's resolve too. Like it wraps up all the weak, wobbly parts of me...!

MikuI see. So that is why you changed first thing.

YomogiExactly! If I stay in my outside clothes, it still feels like I have to keep fighting.

MikuAh... I get it now.

Miku(Yomogi-san always seems like she wants to hide somewhere, so I had wondered why her regular clothes stand out so much.)

Miku(But maybe those are Yomogi-san's "armor." Clothes for fighting all the things outside that scare her.)

Miku(And when she takes off that "armor," she can be herself...)

MikuThat is a nice T-shirt.

YomogiWhat!? You think so too, Miku-san!?

YomogiUm, if you would like, I could give you this T-shirt... I cannot! It is my only one!!

YomogiGiving away my one and only emotional safety charm is too much... No, but you said you liked it...!

MikuI did not say I liked it. And I would not wear it anyway.

YomogiHmm... Oh! It's not much of a substitute, but would you like to read the manga!?

YomogiI will lend you the full "Onishigu" set for as many days as you need, Miku-san!!

MikuIt's fine, really...! I only said the T-shirt was nice.

YomogiPlease, do not hold back!! I want you to lose yourself in the world of "Onishigu"!

Miku(I should not have said anything... I need to be more careful from now on.)