To Heart 2: April 16

(Lunch)
Went outside…

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Karin is there.

“Nee, Taka-chan, what kind of girl do you like?”

I’m not interested.

“Heee? Maybe… do you like boys?!”

No way?

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“But you said you’re not interested in girls…”

“So then, what kind of girl do you like?”

Choice: Someone with short hair.

“That kind?”

More talk…

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“Taka-chan likes normal girls… I see…”

(Street)
Going home with Konomi and Tamaki.

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Tamaki comments that Konomi has matured a bit.

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Tamaki told me to stare closely at Konomi…

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Closer…

Konomi continues to go red after that.

To Heart 2: April 15

(Streets)
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Konomi with a yawn…

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“You’re gonna have a school field trip right?”

She’s a bit jealous.

“I wanted to be at a field trip with Taka-kun…”

Seems we’re going to Hokkaido.

“Delicious ramen there.”

“Hmm… maybe I’ll ask my father. Father is working in Sapporo, so maybe he knows some good ramen restaurants.”

(Backroom)
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“Taka-chan, you came! I was waiting!”

Seems like were starting some activities.

Or, maybe not. It’s still not clear what are we gonna do exactly.

“Anyway, member Taka-kun and me, the president, explore mysteries…”

“That’s the Mystery Club.”

“There’s so many mysteries in the world…”

Still unclear.

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“Pachi pachi pachi pachi!”

Karin starts to read some mystery story… and is slowly getting confused.

“Hehehe, this story makes you sleep.”

“Let’s try something easier…”

Talk about aliens…

“Aliens… Taka-chan!”

Talk about UFO…

“UFO… Taka-chan!”

“So, for our first operation… let’s find some aliens! Pachi pachi pachi pachi!”

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“An opening!”

She starts eating ham and egg sandwich.

Karin offered me some.

“One for all, is the Mystery Club motto.”

“That’s why, Mystery Club’s sandwich is everybody’s sandwich.”

Starts talking about sandwicheds.

Well break is almost over.

“Let’s find UFOs together!”

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“Well then, after school ok?”

(poor Karin, I’m going for the Konomi scenario, so after school…)

(Outside)
Meets Konomi.

There seems to be a black cat around.

“I tried to lure it with food…”

Meow… the cat appears.

“Why? When I’m not trying to lure it…”

“Maybe Taka-kun’s fingers smell like food…”

Well Karin gave me some sandwich a while back…

Meow… I pet the cat.

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Konomi wants to pet the cat too.

Konomi comes closer, but the cat seems to be angry…

“Ehh? Why?”

“Maybe this cat is a girl…”

The cat starts attacking Konomi.

“Heh!!!”

“Unfair…”

To Heart 2: April 14

(Break)
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Karin saw me.

I try to avoid her by trying to find something.

I meet with Yuji, and ask what am I doing. Maybe I’m weird trying to run away.

(Roof)
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Lunch!

Seems like Konomi failed a bit in today’s cooking. A bit too spicy maybe.

Tamaki gave some bit of tips.

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Yuji’s usual sarcasm ends up this way.

(Lockers)
I start leaving but Konomi asks to wait for her a little bit.

(Grounds)
I wait a bit outside the school. Yuji sees me and hangs out for a bit.

We seem to play some kind of challenge game… “chienowa”?? Whoever loses gets to

treat the winner to a snack.

(This seems to be a puzzle ring toy, you play by trying to disassemble connected

metallic rings and stuff… arrgh I’m not sure.)

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Konomi and Tamaki arrive, and seem to be interested too.

Choice: I give to Konomi.

Yuji comments on how impossible it will be for Konomi to win the game… until…

Cling…

Konomi “It disassembled.”

Yuji “What the heck???”

Konomi “Ehee~~”

Yuji “Yea, so let’s stop playing this boring game and go home okay?”

Tamaki “Hmm… so whoever loses treats us a snack right?”

(Cafe)
Tamaki “Thanks Yuji.”

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Konomi “Thanks Yuu-kun.”

Yuji “Hey, why in this place?” (apparently expensive)

Tamaki “Because it’s delicious here. And I want to drink some delicious tea…”

Yuji “Delicious but EXPENSIVE!”

But it turns out that Tamaki treats everyone instead, to Yuji’s relief.

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Yuji “What the heck, I hoped you’d mention it sooner…”

Talk about how delicious the food, and more cooking tips for Konomi.

To Heart 2: April 13

(Konomi’s house)
I wait…

“Let’s go.”

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Something’s wrong here…

“HAAA!!!”

Wrong uniform.

(Halls)
“Takaki-sempai…”

Sempai?

“Eheee~~”

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Oh it’s Konomi.

Tamaki suggested the -sempai thing to Konomi, but it sounds weird.

“I knew calling Taka-kun ‘Taka-kun’ is better…”

Bell rings, so we go back to our own classes.

(Roof)
Lunch at the roof again.

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“Eheee~ look look. Today’s lunch is Tonkatsu-bento!” (breaded pork)

Yup, Konomi made some for me, thanks.

“You’re welcome”

Tamaki opens hers, it’s quite a feast according to Konomi.

“Ittadakimasu”

The usual “oishii” conversations.

Tamaki “Yuji, don’t speak while your mouth is full”

Konomi tastes Tamaki’s bento… “Oishii”

Konomi “Tama-oneechan, you’re great. Cause you’re tall, beautiful, has your own style, can study hard, and even cooking very delicious food…”

Tamaki “Thank you, but Konomi… I’m 2 years older than you. In 2 years, you might do better than me.”

Tamaki “And, since childhood I’m already making my own food, maybe that’s why…”

Tamaki “Konomi too, you can cook all by yourself eventually”

Apparently Konomi still needs help from her mother in cooking food.

Konomi “Can I cook delicious food just like Tama-oneechan?”

Tamaki “Yup, you’ll be alright. Food just needs to be prepared from the heart…” (It’s like the thought that counts)

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Yuji “Yup, from the heart.” while probably stealing some food from Tamaki.

Konomi “Yup, I’ve decided.”

Decided what? I ask.

Konomi “Eheee~~ It’s nothing.”

(After class)
Manaka appears.

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The teacher seems to be happy about me… is this related to the Karin incident a while back?

Manaka seems to imply that me having a club, is quite nice.

Well I tell them that I’m not interested, I was just tricked into it.

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But I seem to be a hurry going to it. Probably I will be scolded by the teacher if I don’t go.

(Gym)
I try to find the room…

(Backroom)
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“Welcome to the Mystery Club!”

I see! Mystery Club!

“I’m Mystery Club president Sasamori Karin!”

“And you are 1st member Kono Takaki-kun!” (This is the first time I understood that Takaki’s last name is Kono.)

“Hmm… how will I address you? Kono-kun? Takaki-kun? Hmm… something’s different…”

“Kono-kun, how would you like to be addressed?”

“Okay, then… Taka-chan!” (childish honorific)

“Call me any way you like, but, kaichou (president) seems a bit embarrassing…”

Whoa, she seems to be telling weird stories about me, about how much I wanted to join the club, a big fat misunderstanding I think.

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“And then… your eyes gazed towards me… with tears in your eyes, saying thank you very much over and over…”

Liar.

“Taka-chan, are you really not interested in mystery?” (maybe, if I’ll play your scenario next time)

No.

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“Not a bit?”

“Not a teeny weeny bit?”

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“Not a tiny tiny bit?”

“Not even when you were a kid?”

Maybe.

“See?”

But still no.

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“You know, I really need a member. Can’t you just hang around here?”

“No?”

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Karin starts to cry… (awww… wanna play Karin scenario next?)

“You know, Mystery Club used to be my own middle school club…”

“That’s why I wanted it to be carried over now to high school…”

“That’s why, if you don’t join in… Mystery Club will end before it even begins…”

“Just when I was trying so hard convincing the teachers…”

Crying…

Well I guess I started changing my mind…

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“Yatta!! Arigatou!!”

Hmm… Karin started talking about the club… I thought it’s about mystery studies, purely textbook-based.

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“ch, ch, ch, nope you are mistaken Taka-chan”

“Maybe outdoor…”

Well I think I have to go now.

“Okay, so then I’ll inform the teachers…”

Still, I try to make arrangements to Karin, I’m still not interested, I’m just gonna help out on her club. Karin is not impressed.

Suddenly, I think the lights went out and we got surprised, and…

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“Taka-chan… you… touched me…”

“Nee, Taka-chan, suppose I scream “HELP MEEEEE!!!” with a loud voice right now… Taka-chan, will you bear the responsibility?”

“Join the Mystery Club ok? Taka-chan.”

Oh no, she now has an ‘event’ to blackmail me into joining the club. (And here I thought only harem male leads fall into girls…)

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“And… as Mystery Club president, you must do as I say…”

What if I can’t do it?

“Well, if you can do it, do it.”

“What’s wrong Taka-chan? You seem pale.”

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“Ok then, I’m going, club’s dismissed for now.”

Blackmail. Clear blackmail. (That was funny!)

(Home)
I ask myself what book to bring for tomorrow. Thinking along the lines of Konomi needing a cookbook, Mystery Club’s Karin may need a science book, etc.

Choice: Cookbook.

To Heart 2: April 12

(Street)
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Konomi asks me if I always eat just bread for lunch…

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She was thinking if we could have lunch together.

Tamaki will join too, to Yuji’s and my disappointment.

Tamaki “Yuji and Taka-bou’s reaction, it worries me.”

(Lunch)
We meet Konomi in one of the halls. Looks like Tamaki isn’t around yet.

At the canteen…

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Konomi “Ahhaha… so many people”

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Tamaki appears and…

Tamaki offers to buy lunch while we find a place to eat, which is…

(Roof)
Yuji says that canteen is always that full.

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We eat just bread everyday, and Yuji seems to be boastful about his bread-buying skills (apparently in bishoujo game schools bread is hard to buy.)

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Well he’s boastful…

Konomi and Tamaki offers to just prepare obentou (packed lunch) for all.

They are trying to make me choose. Will Konomi make my obentou? Or Tamaki?

I seem to choose Konomi (well of course).

“Do you have any request? Hamburger? Spagetti?”

(After class)
While I’m walking… I suddenly bumped into…

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Karin Sasamori! (It’s been a long while since I’ve seen another To Heart 2 girl)

Seems like she has an announcement to make in our class.

She seems to be promoting her club… and she has some questionaire.

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“Thank you very much!”

Yuji reacts…

(The entirely complex Japanese conversation escapes me. Not only did I not get what Karin’s club is, or what is her purpose for the questionaire, I also did not understand Yuji’s entire long reaction.)

Let’s just put it this way, maybe I was tricked into joining her club… not that it’s important anyway, I won’t join in anyway. (It’s not the Karin scenario anyway)

(Lockers)
Meet with Konomi.

(Intersection)
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Konomi tells about a classmate who thinks Genjimaru (her dog) is a weird dog.

(Street)
Also talks about how Genjimaru was tended by Tamaki back in the days. Apparently Genjimaru was owned by Tamaki when she was young.

(Park)
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Konomi does the jumping thing again.

“Look at me ok?”

Well she falls again.

I’m quite worried.

“Are you angry?”

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“Sorry…”

“I can’t be like Tama-oneechan” (implying Tamaki’s power)

To Heart 2 Review (Part 4)

Review Coverage: March 21 to 24, April 7-10

I think this is the halfway mark of the series. Many things have happened. There’s spring break, and also we see Konomi finally going to the same high school as Takaki. At this point, I also get to clear up some of my own confusion such as where did Konomi’s junior high friends go.

Some days at spring break (March 25 to April 6) weren’t featured in detail. Some events however were told in flashbacks.

March 21
This day sees the meeting of Konomi and Tamaki. Konomi is very happy to see her onee-san again. Tamaki prepared them a little breakfast, and then offered to go shopping. Takaki is obviously the bag-boy in this event, while the girls are having fun shopping for clothes and… er… girls-only clothes.

March 22
It was all Takaki talking to himself.

March 23
Konomi walks with her dog again. She was thinking on how to give her dog a bath. After school, Konomi meets Takaki, and talks about the upcoming spring break. It would be nice to do something on spring break. Konomi suggested a lot of things, while Takaki suggested a cherry blossom viewing picnic, it is the season of sakura after all.

March 24
Konomi and Tamaki reminds Takaki again about their plans at spring break.

April 7
This day, our gang seems to be spring cleaning with the kids outside. While they’re at it, Takaki remembers his memories of spring break. While the other days were less eventful, on March 30, they actually did the cherry blossom viewing picnic.

April 8
It’s the start of class again, and Konomi finally goes to the same high school as Takaki! She asks Takaki if her new uniform is weird. Also, a big surprise is that Tamaki actually transferred to their school as well! As usual, Konomi is very happy to be with her onee-san, while Yuji thinks it is a nightmare in the making. After class, Tamaki offers Konomi to go to her house, while the boys go to the game center. Konomi, wanting to go both ways, got confused a bit.

April 9
After class, Takaki meets Konomi. Tamaki still doesn’t seem to be around, and so they agreed to go to a nearby cafe without her. Well eventually, Tamaki appears in the cafe, quite angry at Takaki about it, but Konomi is also partly to blame. After that, Konomi’s junior high friends (Chie and Michiru) arrive! Seeing that they have not met Tamaki before, they do their formal introductions. Then the two girls talk to Takaki a bit away from Konomi and Tamaki. Because they are rooting for a Takaki X Konomi love love affair, they see Tamaki as a threat. Nevertheless, they are relieved that Takaki answered correctly their (revealing) questions.

April 10
In the morning, Konomi seems to do morning exercises. Actually, this seems to be preparation for her freshmen physical exams. Takaki sees that Konomi is in a good mood all the way when they walk home together. Well Konomi spilled the beans and embraced Takaki, telling him that she has gotten a bit taller.

We see that slowly Takaki and Konomi’s relationship is getting closer, despite Tamaki’s appearance and Takaki’s continuing stand about not being interested with girls. The addition of Tamaki to the group (now consisting of Takaki, Konomi, Yuji and Tamaki) gives a bit more rapport and comedy to the events that happen everyday. Poor Yuji, I don’t see him bursting out his weird hobbies lately (about robot maids and girls), he is being relegated to be a punching, or rather pinching bag of her elder sister Tamaki. The event at the cafe with Chie and Michiru signifies that slowly both Takaki and Konomi are slowly recognizing their feelings toward each other. It just needs a little more push by the friends. It is further seen by the events at April 10, where Konomi embraced Takaki, an important first.

I’m slowly getting the hang of it. It is really quite challenging this time, and I can only fear bigger challenges ahead when they already talk about more specific things. So far, many events in To Heart 2 are simple, everyday events that can happen to real people given that kind of situation. As a result, simple Japanese conversations are used. As we get more story details from now on, the Japanese may be getting more and more complex, and that will be hell for me. The good news is that I’m now past the halfway mark, and I am confident that I can finish this ridiculous project once and for all.

To Heart 2: April 10

(Street)
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Konomi seems to do morning exercises.

“More and more, I want to big like Tama-oneechan.”

“Yup, I wanna be like Tama-oneechan.”

(Park)
We meet with Tamaki, going to school.

(After class)
Went to floor of the freshmen, met with Konomi.

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Seems to be in a good mood again.

(Shopping district)
Still good mood, humming a song…

(Riverside)
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“Hey hey, Taka-kun”

“Wanna know why I’m happy?”

“Eheee~~”

She was talking about her medical exams (school always does this regularly, mostly physical exams examining their height, weight, and 3-sizes)

It seems she is a bit taller now.

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Well, she embraced me, and apparently I’m now carrying her on my back.

“Ah, you don’t believe me do you?”

“It’s true! I really grew up!”

Choice: I commented about her being lighter.

“I didn’t lose weight though, maybe Taka-kun is stronger than before…”

Isn’t it time you let go of me?

“Just a little more, until we get home perhaps?”

No.

“Ehh~ why?”

You’re already big.

“Then I’ll stay like a kid.”

To Heart 2: April 9

(Lockers)
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Konomi arrives, Tamaki seems to still be in her class.

I seem to tell her to leave without Tamaki. Good decision.

(Cafe)
Konomi spotted Tamaki walking.

Konomi “Tama-oneechaaa…”

I cover Konomi’s mouth. But no help, Tamaki walks up to us.

Tamaki “So you’re here… I’ve been looking for you”

Ouch, Tamaki pinches me. She isn’t happy with me trying to avoid.

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Tamaki “As punishment, buy me some tea.”

Konomi’s middle school friends arrive!

Konomi “Charu! Yochi! It’s been a while!”

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(I see… just a different school… and Konomi was crying about how much she’ll miss Michiru and Chie, well, girls. Take note this is the same uniform/school of Ayaka Kurusugawa in To Heart.)

Konomi’s friends notice Tamaki’s… big… you know…

Well the girls make their introductions.

Chie calls me out away from Konomi and Tamaki…

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“Who is that?”

Chie still surprised about Konomi having a childhood friend like that, and with her big… you know…

Chie “Which do you like, big? Or small?”

What the heck kind of question is that? (well, you know…)

Chie “Just answer!”

Choice: Small.

Chie “I see, so it’s A isn’t it?” (cup size, you know…)

Chie “I see, I feel relieved”

(Remember the friends are trying to pair Konomi and Takaki, but both are very clueless on these kind of stuff)

Tamaki suddenly put our conversation to a halt.

Michiru “Konomi, do your best.”

Konomi “I don’t understand, but, I will.”

To Heart 2: April 8

(Home)
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Konomi arrives in the doorstep, hiding…

“Don’t laugh okay?”

“Promise you won’t laugh okay?”

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Here we go, Konomi is now a student in my school!

“Does it look weird somewhere?”

I say it looks good.

“Mother was laughing, dunno why…”

And so we walk together… start of classes again.

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Konomi’s singing with happiness.

“Ehee~~~”

More superstitious stuff to give me.

“Lucky color is murasaki (purple). Lucky item is kagami (mirror)”

(Park)
Tamaki “You’re late, Taka-bou”

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O my gawd, Tamaki is a transfer student!

Yuji is with her.

“Hmm… you don’t like being with me?”

It’s not like that…

“So, are you happy being with me?”

It’s not like that either…

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Konomi embraces her Tama-oneechan.

Konomi “Yatta! I’m together with Tama-oneechan!”

So the four of us go together.

(Gate)
Looking at classroom assignments. Looks like Yuji and I are in the same class again.

Konomi “That nice, I wanted to be in the same class too…”

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Yuji still thought of Tamaki’s transfer as a joke.

(After class)
Yuji thinks of going to the arcades or karaoke…

He asks some girls (probably the freshmen) to join us… obviously… no one agreed.

(Gate)
Oof… Yuji suddenly wanted to run.

Well it’s because of Tamaki obviously.

Tamaki suggests to wait for Konomi, but Yuji says that it may take a while because of freshmen orientations.

Well we wait.

Konomi says she will not join any clubs so that she can go home with us.

So where will we go next?

(Streets)
Tamaki “Game center? Karaoke?”

Tamaki “Game center… no way, dirty places.”

As for karaoke…

Tamaki “Karaoke is… it doesn’t seem to fit me…”

Well Yuji still wants to go.

Tamaki just offered Konomi to go to their house to eat… what the heck is a “totomiya no casterra?”

Konomi seems so happy, and…

(Maybe she wants to be with Takaki too, so she’s kinda confused on who to go with…)

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Got dizzy…

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