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After Practice

SoyoHm?

Soyo(That person behind me... Is that Rāna-chan?)

Soyo(I don’t think this is her way home, though...)

Soyo...

Soyo(Well, never mind. Maybe she just wants to stop by somewhere.)

A Few Minutes Later

Soyo...

Soyo(She's still behind me... We've been on the same route all the way here.)

Soyo...

Soyo(Maybe she has something to discuss with me?)

Soyo(Did I do something to Rāna-chan? I don't recall anything during practice today...)

Soyo(Oh, now that I think about it, during the final rehearsal today...)

Soyo(Rāna-chan's string broke, and we had to stop practice, didn't we?)

Soyo(Everyone was so focused at that moment... And Taki-chan was a little angry about it...)

Soyo(Could she be feeling down about that...?)

Rāna...

Soyo(Come to think of it, she does seem a bit down...)

Soyo(But... if that's the case, then why is she following me?)

Soyo(Maybe she wants me to comfort her...?)

Soyo(But it's Rāna-chan, she would never...)

Rāna...

Soyo(Well, Rāna-chan is also human. Even she would have moments like that.)

Soyo...

SoyoHey, Rāna-chan.

RānaSoyo.

SoyoUm, today was rough, wasn't it?

Rāna...?

SoyoLook, when your string broke... Taki-chan was a bit angry, right?

RānaYes.

Soyo、Rāna...

Soyo(Huh...?)

SoyoUm... Rāna-chan, you were... following me, weren't you? Why?

Rāna...? I'll eat ramen.

SoyoRamen...?

RānaWith Grandma.

Soyo...

RānaI'm hungry.

Soyo(So she was just taking a different way home...? And that look on her face was from hunger...?)

Soyo*Sigh*... I see.

RānaBye-bye.

SoyoAh, yeah... See you at practice.

Soyo...

SoyoI'm going home...