Azalea 2

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Hazuki Part 2
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Hazuki: "Tsuzuji's House will be demolished"

When I first heard that from Konoha, I didn't get what she meant at all...

But just by looking at Konoha's face, I could tell that it wasn't a joke and
Konoha wouldn't even joke about that kind of stuff anyway.
In other words, it was true.
The moment I understood that
without thinking, I charged into Konoha...

Hazuki: Why! Why is that going to happen!?
Konoha: ........
Hazuki: Why the hell! Why!! Why...
Konoha: Hazuki.... ....
Hazuki: Sorry... I just... couldn't hold it in...
Konoha: It's alright. ...This make me want to scream too! Even right now...!
Hazuki: ...Konoha. Where did you hear about something like that...?
Konoha: ...I heard the Director and the Vice-Director having a discussion like that.
The door to the Director's room was slightly open, and from there...
Hazuki: W, What about the Director...!
Konoha: She was against it. She had her voice raised... that's the first time I've heard the Director's voice like that...
Hazuki: ......
Konoha: ..But, the Vice-Director wasn't like that...
Hazuki: ...Eh?
Konoha: The one who brought up the subject of the demolishing was the Vice-Director after all...
Hazuki: ...Ho, Hold on! ...What exactly do you mean by...
Konoha: I couldn't hear everything they were talking about. ...But I did understand the atmosphere.
...That the Vice-Director might be involved in the side that wants to demolish this place...
Hazuki: B, But! The Vice-Director's been here before you came here, right!? Why would, that Vice-Director...
Konoha: Someone always tries to destroy our everyday lives...!
Hazuki: ...Konoha...!
Konoha: Our lives, the lives of the ones who've come to Tsuzuji's House, have always gone wrong like this!
...Isn't that right...
Hazuki: ........
Konoha: ...The Director will probably try to do something about it all by herself. Let's help her, Hazuki. There might be something we can do too...
Hazuki: ...You're right...I can't just do nothing...! ...Ah...but...Ayame...
Konoha: ...Let's not tell her anything yet.
Hazuki: You're right... it would probably come as a, huge, shock to her...
Konoha: First, we need to speak with the Director...
Hazuki: What! ...Is it okay? You'll need to tell her that you overheard them...
Konoha: I don't want to sneak around in the shadows, I want to properly help her. Besides... even if it's not by a lot...I want to lighten the Director's burden...
Hazuki: Yeah!

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Konoha Part 2
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Konoha: "Tsuzuji's House will be demolished". I just happened to overhear that discussion and together with Hazuki, the only one I shared this information with...
We're absolutely against demolishing this place...! So... So... isn't there anything we can do...!?

Konoha: Director... I'm sorry for eavesdropping...
Director: Fufu, it's okay. I'm the one who spaced out and left the door open after all...
Hazuki: So, is there... anything we could help with?
Director: ......
Hazuki: We don't want this place to disappear...!
Konoha: ...For starters, why were you discussing this...?
Director: ...Let's see here..hm...Thank you, both...Konoha-san, you really are an honest girl...
Konoha: No, not at all...
Director: Hazuki, you also have a heart of gold, and it's never changed...
Hazuki: Director...
Director: ...I'll explain the situation to the two of you. To be honest, it's a lot for me alone to bear...fufu...
Konoha: Thank you very much...!
Hazuki: Thank you very much!
Director: So this is what happened...

The background behind the demolition of Tsuzuji's House was a brand new orphanage program.
The program was part of the country's new policy implemented around that time and orphans from across the country would be sent to these newly built institutions where they would get the new educational curriculum as per the revised program.

Director: They ended up choosing this place as the first institution to integrate into their program...
If that happens, everyone will end up separated...
Hazuki: T, That's... That's...
Konoha: We didn't know anything, we were carelessly...
Director: It's okay, don't worry about it. You girls did nothing wrong. Besides, it was only recently decided that this place would be chosen after all...
Konoha: ...What should we, what can we do...!
Director: Let's see here... Whenever I'm tired, could you listen to my complaints...?
Konoha: Eh...?
Director: ...It'll be okay. I'll do something about this! You girls can continue doing what you always do.
Hazuki: ...But!
Director: Konoha-san...
Konoha: ...Yes?
Director: Make sure to hold everyone's hands and support them, okay...?
Konoha: .... .....Yes.
Director: Hazuki-san, you too...!
Hazuki: ...Yes...

Konoha: After the Director said those things to us, neither Hazuki or I could remain calm...
The most we could do was look up the revised program on the internet.
But by doing so, we learned that there were several suspicious rumors surrounding it.
The politicians involved and corporate interests... slowly advanced this policy...
And, we learned this later but just as I thought, the Vice-Director colluded with the government and was the traitor that secretly behind the demolition of Tsuzuji's House...!
We learned about this after...
the Director collapsed...

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Ayame Part 2
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Ayame: The Director died.
At first, she said that it was because she had built up fatigue and so she was just going to take a break...

Director: It's okay, Ayame-san... Sensei will get better soon, okay...? Because there's something she needs to do...

Ayame: That's what she said, but...
Soon after that, she went to Heaven...

Seriously, after Sensei collapsed,
it all happened so fast...

So fast that
I kinda, didn't really know what was happening anymore...

I saw Konoha and Hazuki crying and
I started wailing too...

When I did that, the sad feelings overwhelmed me
and the tears wouldn't stop coming...

...But, that wasn't the time
for us to keep crying forever...

Ayame: Eeeeh!? Tsu, Tsuzuji's House is gonna disappear!? Why...! Why!?
Hazuki: You see, Ayame... H~mmmm. ...How can I explain this...
Konoha: ...That's not like you. You're usually so good at explaining things.
Hazuki: ...Honestly, I still haven't sorted out my own feelings...
Konoha: .......
Ayame: I, If it disappears, what's gonna happen, to us...?
Konoha: ...We don't know...
Ayame: ...I don't want this!
Konoha: Ayame...
Ayame: I don't want this! I don't want this! The Director passed away and now even Tsuzuji's House will...!
Uu...Uu...! I don't want this! I don't want this...!
Hazuki: ... I don't want this to happen either, Ayame... Right?
Konoh: ... Of course... Why does something like this... why...! ...We need to do something about this ourselves...!
Ayame: Konoha and Hazuki tried to protect Tsuzuji's House... though it didn't really help do anything at all...
But, but! Everyone really tried their best! We tried everything we could!
...But...
In the end, it was decided that Tsuzuji's House... would disappear...

Ayame: ....... But then!
Tsuzuji's House didn't disappear...!
If you wanna know why...!