# 11 - Te ustus amem.
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**[01:31] ---**
Greensleeves was all my joy
**[01:38] ---**
Greensleeves was my delight
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Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
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And who but my lady greensleeves
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What I'm about to share with you is
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the play of her with all her secrets,
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the story of Hatsune Misumi.
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My father is Sadaharu Togawa.
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Saki-chan's grandfather.
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I was born to a father who was devastated
by the death of his longtime wife,
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and a mother who mourned for her as well,
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a woman who had been the caretaker
of the Togawa family's villa.
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When my father found out about me,
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he invited my mother and me
to live together in Tokyo.
**[02:39] ---**
However, since my father
was an adopted son-in-law,
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officially acknowledging me, a daughter
who did not carry the Togawa bloodline,
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would essentially mean his downfall.
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Upon realizing this, my mother decided
to raise me alone on this island,
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determined not to cause
any trouble for my father.
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My foster father, who was
a fisherman on the island,
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accepted my mother along with me.
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In our happy home, a new life
eventually began to take shape.
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I wasn't happy.
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Yes, I gained a little sister.
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Her name is Uika.
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She looked a lot like me,
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but her personality was bright and proactive,
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the complete opposite of me.
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"When I grow up, I'm going to be an idol!
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I'm definitely going to Tokyo!"
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To Uika who always said that, I said,
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"You're cute, Uika, so I'm
sure you can become one."
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While offering her words of support,
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I was filled with insecurity about my sister.
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My foster father cherished
me despite my feelings,
**[03:58] ---**
but his kindness only made me feel even
more like an outsider within the family.
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I was the only one who wasn't truly family.
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I felt suffocated.
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Every time I felt like I was about
to choke, I would go outside.
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Only when I gazed at the starry
sky in the mountains at night,
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did I feel like I could breathe.
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I would take deep breaths.
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Again and again.
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Deeply, deeply.
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It was like a great sigh.
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Summer arrived.
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It was summer break.
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Uika and I had a daily routine of
bringing the lunch our mother made
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to our father at the fishing port.
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On our way back.
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"Not fair! It's always you, big sis!"
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"There are also your favorite sweets, Uika."
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Uika grabbed a slightly larger handful
of sweets than she could eat alone
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and cheerfully dashed up the steep slope.
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"Big sis, hurry up!"
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I looked up at her voice urging me to hurry.
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At the top of the mountain, I
saw the Togawa family's villa.
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I knew.
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In the summer, my niece, who was
the same age as me, would come.
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It was my mother who told me.
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The name of the girl I was absolutely
forbidden to meet was...
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Sakiko Togawa.
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Even though we are both
children of the Togawa family,
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she is blessed and lives happily…
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Yet I...
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am all alone...
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Perhaps wondering why I had stopped,
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Uika followed my gaze and
then smiled brightly.
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"I played with the girl
from there two days ago!"
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"Saki-chan was so cute!"
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"Huh?"
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"Saki-chan knows everything, can do anything,
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and told me all about Tokyo.
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When I said I wanted to
become an idol in Tokyo,
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she promised to support me."
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"Hatsune, you should come with me too!"
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I had been strictly told by my
mother that I must never meet her.
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We would both be doomed to unhappiness...
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"I'm not going. Uika, you
shouldn't go either."
**[06:30] ---**
"Huh? Why? That's weird.
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I already promised to play with her."
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No matter what I said, she
wouldn't listen to me.
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The sweets she held in her hand
were surely meant for Saki-chan.
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It's so unfair...
**[06:50] ---**
Uika told me everything she had played
and talked about with Saki-chan
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in vivid detail as if she were
sharing her very memories with me.
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She told me how Saki-chan had
invited her to go bug hunting.
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How she had caught a big
rhinoceros beetle for her.
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How they both screamed together when
a huge spider suddenly appeared.
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Throughout the summer nights,
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I listened to countless stories
about Saki-chan from Uika.
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What kind of girl is she?
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I imagined and dreamed,
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what if it were me by Saki-chan's
side instead of Uika?
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It's not fair that only
Uika gets to have fun.
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I want to play too.
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It's unfair.
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Unfair, unfair!
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UNFAIR!
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As summer break neared its end,
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Uika came down with a fever.
**[07:44] ---**
"I promised to play with Saki-chan..."
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I want to play with her too.
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"She's going back to Tokyo tomorrow,
and I really wanted to see her..."
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I want to see her too!
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Before I knew it, I was standing
in front of the villa.
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"You must never go to that villa."
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I remembered my mother's quiet voice.
**[08:12] ---**
But...
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Kiyotsugu-san, it's great that we came here!
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How was it, Sakiko?
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It was fun!
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The sound of joyful laughter...
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I had never laughed like that before.
**[08:24] ---**
"Morning's greetings."
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Our eyes met.
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I tried to run away, but…
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"Uika, what shall we play today?"
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I'm not Uika...
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"Uika?"
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I'm...
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"Let's go catch bugs!"
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"I know a place where there
are big butterflies!"
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I imitated Uika's smile.
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And just like that, I spent the
entire day playing with Saki-chan.
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I shouted with excitement like Uika,
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laughed like Uika,
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and had an unbelievably wonderful time.
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Before I knew it, it was evening.
**[09:11] ---**
"You're leaving tomorrow, right?"
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"Yes, I wish we could have played more."
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"Then...
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shall we play at night too?"
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"Huh? But it's scary at night..."
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"I'll come for you.
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I'll knock on the window as a signal."
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Click, clink.
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I threw a small stone at the window
of the room Saki-chan had shown me.
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Click, clink.
**[09:56] ---**
I could see Saki-chan
through the open window.
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We took each other's hands
and started running.
**[10:06] ---**
"Aren't you scared?"
**[10:07] ---**
"Not as long as Uika is with me.
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I'm so excited because it feels
like the start of an adventure."
**[10:13] ---**
The two of us ran on in a world
where no one else was around.
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"It's glowing!"
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We raised our voices to the countless stars
spread across the deep blue night sky.
**[10:27] ---**
"There are so many stars!"
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"Lyra, Cygnus, Aquila,
and the Summer Triangle."
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"Orion, Scorpius, Sagittarius,
and the Big Dipper."
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I traced the stars with my fingertips.
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It felt like the two of us were
traveling through the night sky.
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This is fun!
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I thought from the bottom of my heart.
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I named every star I knew,
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and when I glanced to the side,
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I found Saki-chan staring at me.
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"Uika, you are such a mysterious person."
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"You're usually bright like the sun,
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but today, you're gentle like the moon."
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"Moon...?"
**[11:19] ---**
A beam of light shone through.
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Light filled this dim world of mine.
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I felt as if I had been reborn.
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I had always longed to
be illuminated like this!
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I was so happy!
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Ever since I was born, I have
always been a pitiful child!
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You turned me, a pitiful being, into a human!
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I LOVE YOU!
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Sweet Saki-chan...
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My very own Saki-chan...!
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Saki-chan, Saki-chan!
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Let's stay together forever...!
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"Uika will definitely become an idol."
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"Huh...?"
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That's Uika's dream.
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But
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when Saki-chan looked at me with
eyes sparkling like the Milky Way,
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I couldn't say anything.
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This is
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the beginning of the secret.
the beginning of the liar.
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No one knows,
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and no one must know.
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The girl that strangled her own neck.
**[12:27] ---**
The play of a girl
**[12:30] ---**
with all her secrets.
**[12:44] ---**
My foster father died.
**[12:47] ---**
He never returned from the sea.
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I comforted Uika, who kept crying.
**[12:53] ---**
I'm the older sister, so I shouldn't cry.
**[12:56] ---**
I must support my mother and Uika.
**[12:59] ---**
I was desperately trying to
hold back my tears, but...
**[13:02] ---**
"Hatsune, you aren't sad
because he's not your dad!"
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I loved him as well!
**[13:10] ---**
"Weren't you feeling suffocated?"
**[13:12] ---**
"He treated you with care,
yet all you do is complain."
**[13:15] ---**
I was grateful for being raised
as if I were his own child!
**[13:19] ---**
"You're probably enjoying
playing the sad one, right?"
**[13:24] ---**
I want to see Saki-chan...
**[13:28] ---**
"Is it because you want Saki-chan
to see how pitiful you are?"
**[13:30] ---**
"You're good at playing the victim
and getting sympathy, aren't you?"
**[13:34] ---**
That's not it!
**[13:35] ---**
"You like Saki-chan?"
**[13:36] ---**
"Really?"
**[13:38] ---**
"It's all a lie! Nothing but lies!"
**[13:40] ---**
"How pitiful you are, the
heroine of a tragedy."
**[13:43] ---**
"But you can't play the role if there's no happy child."
No. No.
**[13:45] ---**
"Saki-chan is the stage prop for the tragedy!"
No. No. NO!
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"I LOVE YOU!"
NO! NO!
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NO! NO!! NO...
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I want to see...
**[13:54] ---**
Saki-chan...
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Saki-chan, Saki-chan, Saki-chan,
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Saki-chan, Saki-chan, Saki-chan!
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SAKI-CHAN!
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If I go to Tokyo...
**[14:09] ---**
will I be able to see Saki-chan?
**[14:14] ---**
That night, I left the house
with just a small bag,
**[14:18] ---**
and the pocket money I had saved up.
**[14:22] ---**
The deck of the last ferry was
strangely vast and lonely.
**[14:29] ---**
As the cold night wind howled beside my ears,
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the shadow of the island growing smaller,
**[14:35] ---**
reminded me of my mother crying with
her back hunched at the funeral,
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and I cried a little.
**[14:47] ---**
As soon as I arrived in Tokyo, I was scouted.
**[14:50] ---**
I'm Mana Sumita, the five-time consecutive
champion of the national singing contest!
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Let's become idols together!
**[14:56] ---**
If I become an idol,
Saki-chan might notice me.
**[15:00] ---**
What's your name?
**[15:02] ---**
I can't use my name... It can't be Hatsune.
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I have to become someone Saki-chan knows.
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Uika...
**[15:12] ---**
I'm Uika Misumi.
**[15:14] ---**
I'm the worst.
**[15:16] ---**
I've abandoned my mother,
my family, even my name.
**[15:20] ---**
As a minor, I would need my parents'
permission to live in Tokyo.
**[15:26] ---**
Sadaharu Togawa.
**[15:28] ---**
I gave the name of my real father.
**[15:31] ---**
I could get a little closer
to Saki-chan by doing that.
**[15:36] ---**
The people at the agency
were slightly surprised.
**[15:40] ---**
I didn't understand why they
didn't ask more questions.
**[15:45] ---**
I didn't understand why I didn't
have to go back to the island.
**[15:48] ---**
At that time, I knew nothing.
**[15:52] ---**
As Uika, I was set to debut as sumimi.
**[15:59] ---**
The opening event was in a large,
new commercial building in the city.
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It was such a glamorous stage
that it felt strange for
**[16:06] ---**
a rookie before their debut
to be standing on it.
**[16:09] ---**
The world I saw while singing was
filled with sparkling adults,
**[16:13] ---**
and it seemed like a world
completely out of my reach.
**[16:16] ---**
Thank you!
**[16:18] ---**
But,
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there was one voice I knew.
**[16:24] ---**
Kiyotsugu Togawa.
**[16:26] ---**
Saki-chan's father.
**[16:29] ---**
I saw it as my chance when I spotted him
**[16:32] ---**
stepping out of the constant
chatter for a breather.
**[16:36] ---**
Maybe I could see Saki-chan.
**[16:38] ---**
"Excuse me, are you Saki-chan's father?"
**[16:42] ---**
Uika, who had gotten along with
his daughter on the island.
**[16:46] ---**
That was enough for him to remember.
**[16:49] ---**
Uika-chan, who aimed to become an idol.
**[16:51] ---**
It seems that Saki-chan talked
about Uika so much every day
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that even her father remembered her.
**[16:58] ---**
A sharp pain struck my chest.
**[17:02] ---**
"Congratulations. You've
made your dream come true."
**[17:05] ---**
He was so happy for me as if
it was his own achievement.
**[17:09] ---**
I was happy.
**[17:10] ---**
Maybe I could open up to this person.
**[17:14] ---**
I opened up about my father.
**[17:18] ---**
I said I believed my debut was
made possible with his support.
**[17:21] ---**
I wanted them to know how grateful I am.
**[17:24] ---**
That was a mistake.
**[17:26] ---**
"And so, I want to see Saki-chan..."
**[17:30] ---**
I must not go to the villa.
**[17:33] ---**
Why did my mother only say that to me?
**[17:36] ---**
Everything was a mistake.
***SIGN*** "Saki-chan, my debut is confirmed" "Really!?' "Yes. They told me to not tell anyone besides my family members, but I want to tell you." "Congratulations." "Your dream of becoming a professional comes true." "You'll be fine with your optimistic attitudes." "Sometimes I get a bit anxious." "I am not worried even a bit." "Thank you. I thought you would say that."
**[17:41] ---**
The tragedy began.
**[17:44] ---**
"Aren't you ashamed as a parent?"
**[17:47] ---**
"That girl said she was grateful!"
**[17:49] ---**
"To you, who abandoned your
responsibilities as a parent,
**[17:52] ---**
without recognition or support!"
**[17:54] ---**
"It's not too late."
**[17:55] ---**
"You should bring up at
the next family meeting
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that she be welcomed into the Togawa family."
**[18:00] ---**
"Don't pretend to be so sincere."
**[18:02] ---**
"If the Togawa family finds out,
**[18:04] ---**
not only will it affect us, but
it will also reach Sakiko."
**[18:09] ---**
"Make sure to tell Hatsune clearly,
**[18:12] ---**
so she never gets close to
the Togawa family again."
**[18:14] ---**
"But..."
**[18:15] ---**
"You don't understand the terrifying
power of the Togawa family."
**[18:21] ---**
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that."
**[18:23] ---**
"If you care about Sakiko,
keep your mouth shut."
**[18:31] ---**
Saki-chan's father
**[18:33] ---**
lost everything because of me.
**[18:36] ---**
That's not it!
**[18:37] ---**
I took him away from Saki-chan!
**[18:40] ---**
I took Saki-chan's father from her!
**[18:43] ---**
The grand house she was born and raised in!
**[18:45] ---**
Her entire life!
**[18:48] ---**
I never thought it would
turn out like this...
**[18:52] ---**
I just wanted to see her...
**[18:56] ---**
I wanted to see her so badly...
**[18:59] ---**
A house smaller than the entrance of the
mansion she had lived in until yesterday.
**[19:03] ---**
To help support the household,
**[19:05] ---**
she worked, worked, worked, and worked.
**[19:10] ---**
Her family, her friends,
and even her smiles...
**[19:14] ---**
I took away everything from her.
**[19:17] ---**
And yet...
**[19:19] ---**
What, a band?
**[19:21] ---**
All right. I'm in.
**[19:23] ---**
Even though I shouldn't...
**[19:25] ---**
It's a request from you, Saki-chan.
**[19:27] ---**
You should come to my house.
**[19:29] ---**
You can stay here as long as you want.
**[19:31] ---**
I'll always stay by your side.
**[19:34] ---**
Even though I shouldn't...
**[19:36] ---**
Shared destiny, huh…
**[19:38] ---**
You can stay here... as long as you want.
**[19:41] ---**
Even without Mujica...
**[19:44] ---**
Will you...
**[19:46] ---**
stay with me?
**[19:48] ---**
Let's reunite Ave Mujica.
**[19:49] ---**
Let's stay together forever.
**[19:52] ---**
Even though I shouldn't...
**[19:55] ---**
the fact that I keep deceiving Saki-chan
by saying things like that...
**[20:02] ---**
makes me feel disgusted...
**[20:12] ---**
Hatsune.
**[20:14] ---**
Go back home.
**[20:24] ---**
Don't ever see Hatsune again.
**[20:26] ---**
You don't need to go to school either.
**[20:30] ---**
You're going to Switzerland.
**[20:31] ---**
Don't leave the house until
all the procedures are done.
**[21:05] ---**
Uika...
**[21:06] ---**
Why aren't you answering?
***SIGN*** "No response" "Where are you right now?" "Call me if you see this." "No response"
**[21:13] ---**
Uika...
**[21:18] ---**
That must be Uika!
**[21:19] ---**
Togawa-san and Misumi-san,
**[21:21] ---**
why did you skip practice today?
**[21:24] ---**
I'm talking about Ave Mujica's practice!
**[21:26] ---**
I want you to stop doing
this without any notice!
**[21:29] ---**
It's traumatic!
**[21:30] ---**
What exactly did I do wrong?
**[21:33] ---**
Are you still not able to trust me, even now?
**[21:36] ---**
As for Misumi-san, I can't
even get in touch with her,
**[21:38] ---**
and she's not coming to school either!
**[21:40] ---**
When I visited her house,
**[21:41] ---**
I found last week's town
newsletter still in the mailbox!