Monstrum.

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Mortis

I'm sinking away...

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Mutsumi

Saki... I'm sorry.

Sakiko

Mutsumi didn't do anything wrong!
I'm the one who's really sorry.

Mutsumi

It's okay...

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Mortis

Mutsumi-chan, you look so happy.

Mortis

I'm going to disappear... I don't want to disappear.

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Umiri

How about reuniting with me as well?

Umiri

Would you like to reform Ave Mujica with me?
That's all I wanted to say.

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Mortis

!!

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Umiri

What do you think, Togawa-san?

Mortis

! No, no, no...!
I don't want to die!

Mortis

No, no, no! I don't want to die!

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Mutsumi

Saki...

Sakiko

Ave Mujica... is already...

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Mortis

Huh...?

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Taki

Um... phone.

Umiri

I'll be leaving now.

Taki

Ah.

Umiri

Crying so much, huh?

Taki

Huh?

Umiri

Yesterday's rehearsal. Was it called CRYCHIC?
You really showed off in front of me.

Taki

So, you were there?

Taki

...

Taki

What I said before, "Were you even a part of Ave Mujica?"
I also couldn't consider myself a part of my band, so...

Umiri

...!

Umiri

Are you trying to reform the band?

Taki

Huh?

Umiri

I mean CRYCHIC.

Taki

What are you talking about? That's already finished.

Umiri

Hearing that puts me at ease.

Umiri

I don't think Togawa-san and Wakaba-san are capable of
playing in several bands.

Umiri

I'm going to reform Ave Mujica.

Taki

You? Then, what about Mutsumi?

Umiri

I invited her too, but I got dumped.

Taki

Tch...

Umiri

What's wrong?

Taki

That's what I'm talking about. Of course you'd be dumped.

Taki

After all, Umiri, you're just too untrustworthy.

Umiri

...!

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Sakiko

Shall we stop at this page for today?
You're making progress with your studies.

Sakiko

It seems like the classes in Tsukinomori are a little ahead.
There's a bit more to learn.

Mutsumi

Saki, aren't you going to school?

Sakiko

It's an important time right now. I'll stay by your side.

Mutsumi

...

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Sakiko

The weather is really nice.
How about... going for a walk?

Sakiko

Getting some sunshine is also good for you.

Mutsumi

Okay.

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Sakiko

Eh?

Mutsumi

I want to go.

Sakiko

...

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Mutsumi

Karaoke...

Sakiko

This place is...! How nostalgic.

Mutsumi

Let's go in.

Sakiko

Ah...

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Sakiko

You sang a song by Pastel＊Palettes, didn't you?
Let me see...

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Mutsumi

Phew...

Sakiko

Mutsumi, you're good at this.

Mutsumi

I want to do it again...

Sakiko

You want to sing again, right?

Mutsumi

I want to reunite CRYCHIC with you, Saki.

Sakiko

Eh?

Mutsumi

Again.

Mortis

Didn't I tell you we're never doing this!?

Sakiko

!

Mortis

Sakiko-chan, you too.
Following us shamelessly.

Sakiko

Mortis.
Thank you for letting me play with the CRYCHIC members the other day.

Mortis

Huh?

Sakiko

Thanks to you, I am able to face Mutsumi again.
As long as Mutsumi smiles, I'll do anything.

Mortis

Even CRYCHIC?

Sakiko

Ah...

Mortis

Mutsumi-chan doesn't understand anything at all.
You need to explain to her clearly, that CRYCHIC has already disbanded.

Sakiko

I'll take the place of CRYCHIC.
Just like you live for Mutsumi.

Sakiko

From now on, I'll be here too—

Mortis

With whom?

Sakiko

Eh?

Mortis

Sakiko-chan, you don't understand anything either.
"Mutsumi-chan" has never existed from the beginning.

Sakiko

What do you mean?

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Minami

...

Nyamu

(Ah, Minami-san...)

Nyamu

Um, hello, Mori-san.

Minami

Ah, Nyamu-chan, long time no see.
It's amazing that you are always on variety shows lately!

Nyamu

Thank you~!
Minami-chan, you are starring in another movie, right?

Minami

I heard you turned down an audition for the stage play?
I'm so disappointed.

Nyamu

Eh?

Minami

I recommended you to the producer because
I thought you came to my house precisely for my connections.

Nyamu

Eh!?
That was your recommendation?

Nyamu

The condition for me coming to Tokyo was to study properly.
If I fail, I'll be so sorry to my parents!

Minami

It's okay. You don't have to lie to me.
I know you're just scared.

Nyamu

Eh?

Minami

That kid is really scary, right? I'm scared of her too.

Minami

If Mutsumi-chan shows her real skills,
I'll be completely overshadowed in an instant.

Nyamu

Um... um...

Minami

Mutsumi-chan... is a born actress.

Nyamu

Eh?

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Mortis

Mutsumi-chan and I are both just one of many roles.

Sakiko

...

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Mortis

Mutsumi-chan is the child who perfectly fits into this family.
She's like a doll.

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Mortis

I'm the social one.
"The daughter of a popular actress" whom everyone likes.

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Minami

The first time I noticed her strangeness was at her third birthday party.
Ta-kun only thought she was a child with very fluctuating emotions.

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Minami

But I can tell that was all an act.

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Minami

Sitting, standing... Just with those simple movements,
she can become anyone.

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Minami

I didn't even teach her.

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Mortis

But she met the guitar.

Sakiko

...

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Mortis

The character "Mutsumi" gained the consciousness we call "Mutsumi-chan"...
and everyone else disappeared.

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Mortis

Because I held onto the role of Mutsumi-chan's savior,
I survived, and became Mortis of Ave Mujica.

Mortis

It was Sakiko-chan who created all this.

Sakiko

...

Mortis

"Mutsumi-chan" and "MortisI"—

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Minami & Mortis

A "Monster."

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Nyamu

...

Minami

She doesn't even know she's acting.
No, everything in her life might be acting.

Minami

Being around that child all the time makes me feel miserable.
Can you understand? You must understand, right?

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Minami

This is the kind of child you tried to mess around with.
If just being in the same band with her made you run,
I'm sorry, but you're not fit for this industry.

Nyamu

Huh...

Mortis

I have to save Mutsumi-chan,
so I need this stage of Ave Mujica.

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Mortis

If I disappear, Mutsumi-chan will be in trouble, too.
So, let's play as Ave Mujica.

Sakiko

That means... You wish to let
Mutsumi suffer forever?

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Mortis

How is that your takeaway!?

Mortis

I mean, that's not wrong, but that's not what I mean!

Mutsumi

...Bring CRYCHIC back.

Mortis

What are you talking about!? CRYCHIC is gone!

Mortis

Why don't you understand? You should understand why
Sakiko-chan cried, right?

Mutsumi

I understand.

Mortis

You don't understand! Her tears are the evidence that CRYCHIC is done!

Mutsumi

You weren't even in CRYCHIC. What do you know?

Mortis

But it's over! It's disbanded!

Mutsumi

The disbanded band is Ave Mujica.

Mortis

!

Mutsumi

Saki rejected the invitation to reunite Ave Mujica.
She must still want to reunite CRYCHIC with me.

Mortis

...! Mutsumi-chan, you only ever think about yourself!
You're only looking at the things you want to see!

Mortis

Why don't you look at me too? Listen to me!

Mortis

I've been playing the role of taking on all the unhappy things
for you!

Mortis

Think back... When you were about to break,
didn't I step in for you?

Mortis

When Ave Mujica was about to fall apart,
I kept everyone together, and made everyone close to each other.
I preserved the place you can go back to, didn't I!?

Mutsumi

You couldn't do it.

Mortis

Eh?

Mutsumi

You hurt Saki... You also ruined Ave Mujica.
Everything you've done is not what I wanted.

Mutsumi

I don't need you...

Mortis

...! I don't need Mutsumi-chan!

Mutsumi

You're the one not needed.

Mortis

Doooon't!!
Don't, don't! Don't come over here——!!!