Within the Earphones

p1
>...

>You sure do love music, Tamura-san.
What are you always listening to?

>...I don't think you'd understand even if I told you, Nemoto-san.
>...

p2
>H-Hmmm...
>That's just the way Tamura-san is...

>Hey, I listen to a lot of music too, y'know?
>You don't look like the type.
>This again...

>I-I'm telling the truth! I've even been to concerts before!
>Heh...

>So you listen to music as much as other people, huh, Nemoto-san.
>...
>Whose concerts have you been to?

>Erm, well...
>Ah

p3
>I've only been to concerts held by Vtubers and voice actors!!

>?

>If it were Kuro, she'd get what I'm saying....

>I-I don't think you'd understand even if I told you, Tamura-san~...
>...

>...Hmm.
>Ah... I guess I'm that way too in the end..

p4
>...wh-What is it, Tamura-san?

>...Well, I was just thinking that even you have secrets you can't tell anyone, Nemoto-san.

>Eh...?

>What exactly does she think of me...?
>O-Of course I do! You wouldn't tell me either, Tamura-san!

>....I don't know if it's because of Tomoko's infuence or whatever, but you've been a lot more open about yourself compared to before...

p5
>!

>I... thought that you were a different kind of person from me, Nemoto-san...
>I mean, I can't make a change like that.
>So when I saw... that even you had weaknesses like that...

>It made me kinda
>relieved.

>... Hmm...

>?
>Hey, Tamura-san.

p6
>You've been playing close attention to me, huh?

>!

>And here I thought you weren't that interested in other people.

>...I'm not that interested.
>Is that so?

>I think you really want to get along with even more people, Tamura-sa...
>...

>Eh!? You're hitting me too!?

p7
>Here.

>Eh?
>I don't think you'd understand if I told you... so here.
>What kind of pose is that?

>Th-Thanks...
>...I see.

>I think I might've been the one... who didn't have any interest in other people.
>Tamura-san... has her awkward points, but if you meet her halfway, she'll respond with her true feelings.

>I'd also... like to be her friend like Kuro is...
>I don't really want too many people to know about it, though...

p8
>WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!!?
>Merzbow.
>Is your Walkman bugged or something!? Are you okay!?
>...I won't make you listen anymore.

>The end