Waiting for the Eclosion

(Just the more bearable hell.)

Details 5:47
Chapter
Sidearm Upon the Water
Duration
5:47
Release
Oct 17, 2026
Characters
Hotaru Shiomi , Natsume Izawa , Nagi Kotohira , Mahoro Hamasaki , and Houka Izumi

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A Few Days Later

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Hotaru
Nagi-san...!
Um, are you feeling better now?
Houka
We were worried, you know.
You never came back after that, after all.
Nagi
...Yeah. Sorry.
Nagi
...Mahoro, I'm sorry too.
Nagi
But I... I properly came up with my answer.
Natsume
I think you're just someone with no motivation.
Natsume
But I also think you can do it if you try.
Natsume
I mean, there's no one in this world
who can't do it if they're prepared to die trying.
Natsume
Whether it's painful or tough, you just have to do it. Understand?
Nagi
...I don't really want to understand, though.
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Nagi
(Five skips... odd...)
Nagi
(I won't be in the band...)
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Nagi
(Isn't that great... now, with this,
I won't have to suffer or waste any more effort.)
Nagi
(I can be... at ease—)
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Nagi
*Pant*... *Pant*...!
Nagi
(No one's here... My guitar is... still here.)
Nagi
Damn it... damn it, damn it!!
Nagi
Why...?! Why did it have to be odd?!
Why?!!
Nagi
Why am I so... pathetic...
Nagi
...Ahh, jeez...!
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Nagi
Let's practice.
Nagi
(Working hard on guitar and aiming for Comet...)
Nagi
(Quitting the band and being left behind by Mahoro...)
Nagi
(And only me living on aimlessly...)
Nagi
(Both are a living hell, but...)
Nagi
(When I saw how the stone skipping turned out, I finally understood.)
Nagi
(I can't stand being alone.)
Nagi
(It's not about what I want to do or any noble reason like that.)
Nagi
(Just the more bearable hell.)
Nagi
(I chose that one. That's all.)
Nagi
Mahoro. I'm counting on you from now on, too... okay?
Mahoro
Huh...? Nagi-chan?
Hey, are you really okay...?
Nagi
I'm fine, I'm fine.
Nagi
I made the decision myself, after all.
Nagi
(If we keep going like this, we'll get a result no matter what form it takes.)
Nagi
(What I really am as I struggle will be exposed.)
Nagi
(But that... right now...)
Nagi
(I don't even want to think about it.)
Natsume
Then, let's do this. Is everyone ready?
Nagi
(I'm still scared.)
Nagi
(But I have no choice but to do it.)
Nagi
(Surely, when Comet Rising ends—)
Nagi
...Aha. Okay.
(I'll probably end with it, too.)