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Sakiko

I'm heading out... Father, you're awake?

Kiyotsugu

You're going to Budokan, right?

Sakiko

Yes... I see that you knew.

Kiyotsugu

You're amazing, Sakiko...
Haha! You're moving forward on your own...
I can't hang on anymore...

Sakiko

...!
My mother will be sad if she sees you now.

Sakiko

She told you, your virtue is—

Kiyotsugu

Shut up!

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Sakiko

Eek!?

Kiyotsugu

Leave me alone already...!
When I see that you are such a fine daughter, I...!

Kiyotsugu

I feel miserable...! I beg you, just get out of my sight...

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Sakiko

...!

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Sakiko

What a rotten father...!
Does he understand how I've been feeling...

Mutsumi

Saki...

Sakiko

I will never go back there. I can't go back—

Mutsumi

Saki. Are you okay with Budokan?

Sakiko

Of course, it's going to be okay.

Mutsumi

...

Sakiko

What do you think I've worked so hard for?

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Sakiko

(Cut off the unfulfilled memories and forget all about it—
with that sole purpose in mind, I created Ave Mujica...)

Sakiko

(All started... from that moment.)

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Tomori

I...! All I can do is try my absolute hardest!

Tomori

Because my songs are screams from my heart!

Sakiko

Tomori...

Sakiko

...!!

Sakiko

(This song is...)

Tomori

—♪

Mutsumi

Haruhikage, but not from CRYCHIC...

Tomori

♪Please, just stay like this—and don't let me go

Sakiko

...!

Mutsumi

Ah, Saki...

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Sakiko

Haa... Haa...!

Sakiko

(Only the memories......! Only "those days,"
I wanted them to stay unchanged... to remain pure...!)

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Sakiko

They were destroyed...
Never... coming back...

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Sakiko

(Uika...)

Uika

"Saki-chan?"

Sakiko

Uika...

Sakiko

Make me forget everything...

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Sakiko

I'm sorry. I know I'm the one who invited you out,
but I have to get back soon.

Uika

It's all right. I'm glad to see you, even if it's not for very long.
It's been about a year since we've seen each other, right?

Uika

When I look at the messages from you, it always gives me courage.
The ones you sent when my debut was confirmed...

Uika

"You're finally going to be the pro that you've yearned so long to be." That one always—

Sakiko

You memorized it?

Uika

I told you. I read them all the time.

Sakiko

Is your work going well?

Uika

Hmm, it's going all right.
What about you, Saki-chan? You're in a band, right?

Uika

What was it again, the band name? CRY...

Sakiko

Please stop talking about that.

Uika

Ah... sorry.

Sakiko

It's all right...
Why did you want to come to this roof?

Uika

Hmm, because it's close to the sky.

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Sakiko

We always looked up at the sky together in the summer, didn't we?

Uika

That was much fun.
When summer came, you would come to the island.

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Uika

I never imagined that I'd be able to be your friend.

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Sakiko

You invited me to go bug hunting, didn't you?

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Uika

What? You invited me, Saki-chan.

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Sakiko

Did I?

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Uika

You did. And then a huge spider popped out
and you went, "Aaargh!"

Sakiko

That was you, Uika!

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Hehe...

Sakiko

It feels so nostalgic.

Uika

Yeah, really.

Sakiko

Uika...
Today, there is something I very much wanted to discuss with you.

Sakiko

Would you like to form a band with me?

Uika

What, a band?

Sakiko

Yes. We will be professional as well.

Uika

All right. I'm in.

Sakiko

Really? I haven't even—

Uika

It's a request from you, Saki-chan.

Sakiko

(Uika readily agreed without even asking for details.)

Sakiko

(Then, I began negotiations with the other members...
This time, to form an unbreakable and perfect band...
I must gather perfect pieces.)

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Nyamu

...

Sakiko

Nyamu-san? I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting.
I'm the one who contacted you, Sakiko Togawa.

Nyamu

I'm Nyamu!

Sakiko

I'm very grateful to you for taking the trouble to come here today.

Nyamu

Ah... It wasn't a problem.

Nyamu

Sorry~ I picked this place. Was it hard for you to come here?

Sakiko

Not at all.

Nyamu

So, you want Nyamu to be in a band, was that right?

Nyamu

You wrote in the DM that you watched my video, but...
why me?

Sakiko

Your face and the numbers.

Nyamu

Oh~ I like that kind of thing♡

Sakiko

You're ambidextrous, aren't you?

Nyamu

Huh?

Sakiko

The unique way you play drums is photogenic and showy in a very lovely way.
I would very much like to have that in my band.

Sakiko

Of course, I would need you to improve
quite a bit on the drums.

Nyamu

Hmm... So, is there any merit for me in this?

Sakiko

Please look at this.

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Nyamu

What? What image?
Ah~ That's Mutsumi Wakaba. She's the daughter of the actress Minami Mori, right?

Sakiko

She's one of my band members.
On vocals, we have sumimi's Uika.
I've already arranged it with her agency.

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Nyamu

Hang on. Are you saying this for real?

Sakiko

And on bass we have someone whose skills compare to any pro out there.
As a band, the formation is rock solid.

Sakiko

What do you think? Will you consider my offer in a positive light?

Nyamu

Yūtenji... My name is Nyamu Yūtenji.

Sakiko

Then allow me to ask once more, Nyamu Yūtenji-san.

Sakiko

Will you give me the rest of your life?

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Sakiko

The other members have already joined. You are the only one left.

Mutsumi

I'll join.

Sakiko

What...?
Okay. You understand there won't be any going back?

Mutsumi

Because you seem like you're about to break apart, Saki.

Sakiko

!

Sakiko

Well, it must be nice being you.

Mutsumi

...! I'm sorr...

Sakiko

You may keep your concern.
The weak version of me... has already died.

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Doloris

Doloris. I do not fear sorrow.

Mortis

Mortis. I do not fear death.

Timoris

Timoris. I do not fear fear.

Amoris

Amoris. I do not fear love.

Oblivionis

Oblivionis. I do not fear forgetting.

Sakiko

(I am Oblivionis.
My weak self is already in the grave...)

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Sakiko

Cut off all unfulfilled memories and forget all about it.
All I have left is Ave Mujica.

Mutsumi

...

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Sakiko

"Take a good look at... this perfect smile..."

Nyamu

"If you don't want to smile, you can cry.
I can make any face I want."

Nyamu

What a boring script. I'm heading out.

Sakiko

...

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Oblivionis

Now, it's time for our guests to come in.

Doloris

Who's coming?

Oblivionis

Doloris, look ahead.

Mortis

Friends.

Oblivionis

Mortis, your hair is a mess.

Timoris

They are the new owners.

Oblivionis

Timoris, keep your shoulders up.

Amoris

Today is the day they will find me~♪

Oblivionis

Amoris.
You need perfect grooming and a perfect smile.

Oblivionis

You must show the best of yourself to the guests.

Amoris

Okay~

Oblivionis

Thank you for your patience.
Welcome to Ave Mujica's masquerade.

Oblivionis

We have prepared beautiful dolls for
our guests this evening!

Oblivionis

Amoris the Merciful.

Oblivionis

Timoris the Intelligent.

Oblivionis

Mortis the Obedient.

Oblivionis

Doloris the Kindhearted.

Oblivionis

And I am... Oblivionis the Noble.

Oblivionis

Take a good look at this perfect smile.

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Nyamu

Perfect?

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Sakiko

(? She messed up the line...?)

Nyamu

Ahahahaha!
No one wants to see such a forced smile!

Nyamu

You need a sincere smile...
Like this!

Sakiko

...!?

Audience A

Eh, Nyamuchi!?

Audience B

Nyamuchi? That streamer!?

Nyamu

Hehehehe!

Sakiko

What have you done...!

Nyamu

I can't hear you~

Nyamu

Hey, Mortis. What does your real face look like?

Mutsumi

...

Nyamu

Let me see!

Mutsumi

!!!!

Audience C

She's the daughter of Wakaba and Minami Mori!

Mutsumi

...

Nyamu

What a crumpled face!

Umiri

What is your plan?

Nyamu

What's your face?

Umiri

...

Audience A

Umiri from DISRUPTION!?

Nyamu

What a beautiful face~ That's boring~

Sakiko

(Ugh... You've actually done it.)

Uika

(Saki-chan...)

Sakiko

(I can't stop this. I have to step back—)

Nyamu

Oblivionis, look ahead~

Sakiko

!

Nyamu

Look, your hair is a mess. You need to~
keep your shoulders up, right?

Sakiko

(This is...!)

Nyamu

You need perfect grooming...
and a perfect smile!

Nyamu

You must show the best of yourself to the guests. Right?

Sakiko

(Now that it's come to this...)

Sakiko

...

Nyamu

What a nice face♪ How about you?

Uika

...

Sakiko

(Uika, you need not to expose yourself as well...)

Uika

...

Sakiko

(Uika...!)

Audience A

It's Uika-chan!

Audience C

How!? Ave Mujica is insane!!

Storyteller

Her secret is revealed under the moon,
and the dolls regain their human form.

Storyteller

Is that bliss or doom—The wheel of fate will never stop.