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Wakaba's Home - Underground Studio

MutsumiSaki...

SakikoMutsumi?

MutsumiThe time.

SakikoAh... It's already this dark...

SakikoI'm sorry. I can't play the piano freely at school, so I get carried away...

SakikoI'm so grateful I can practice freely here. Thank you as always.

MutsumiMhm.

SakikoWell then, I should be taking my leave now.

MutsumiThat piece... I've heard it before.

SakikoIt's a famous piece. It's often played in the streets and used in TV programs.

SakikoI've also played it a lot since I was younger...

MutsumiI know.

MutsumiI've heard you playing it before.

Sakiko!

Sakiko(Could it be... She remembers those days...?)

SakikoThat was back when mother was still healthy...

SakikoPhew...

SakikoWhat do you think, Mutsumi? It's a piece I've just learned.

Mutsumi...Mhm. You did well.

Sakiko! That's a relief. It was worth all the hard work I put into practicing.

Mutsumi...

SakikoMutsumi smiled gently.

SakikoAs I remember, after that...

MutsumiIt was like the sea.

SakikoHuh...?

MutsumiA gentle piece, like the sea in a peaceful night. That's how it sounded.

Sakiko......

Sakiko(The same words...)

Sakiko(The same words as that time, after Mutsumi heard my piano...)

MutsumiSaki?

Sakiko(No... That's nothing more than my own wishful thinking.)

Sakiko(Besides, I've decided to accept Mutsumi as she is now.)

Sakiko(Because Mutsumi is just Mutsumi, no matter in the past or present.)

SakikoNo, it's nothing.

Mutsumi?

Sakiko(But...)

Sakiko(Maybe not everything has changed, after all.)

SakikoMutsumi.

Mutsumi?

SakikoIf you don't mind... May I play the piano one more time?

SakikoI want to play that piece from the beginning. I want you to hear it.

MutsumiYeah.

SakikoThank you. Well then...