Whispering You a Love Song ch24: A Tiny Wish and Her Dream.

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>I wish for everyone to get along.

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>Himari~
>Are you free next Saturday?
>Hmm? Yeah, I am.
>Well, then.
>If it's okay with you, could you come with me to pick out clothes?

>This is rare! What is it!? Do you have a date, Miki-chan!?
>Fufufu~
>Not telling~<3

>How about it? Think you can go?
>Of course!! I'll go~

>Alright!
>You're not gonna cancel at the last minute if Asanagi-senpai asks you out, are you?
>Geez~ I'm not gonna do that~

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>How have things been lately? Still as lovey-dovey as ever?
>Hehe~
>We've been getting along swimmingly.

>Of course~
>Glad things are going well.
>Ah...

>Although,
>there is something bothering me at the moment...

>Nyeh!?
>What is it!?

>Is is that!? Has Asanagi-senpai not been making any moves on you or something!?
>No!
>I-It's nothing like that!

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>So she has made a move on you?
>She hasn't... but...

>It's about SS Girls
>and Shiho-senpai...

>Eh?

>Himari... You knew about that...?

>I only just recently heard from Yori-senpai
>about how Shiho-senpai used to be in SS.

>I see.

>I was considering saying something at the auditions,
>but I wasn't sure if it was something I should just tell you about.

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>Or rather
>she's in another band!?
>And she's your senpai to boot, Himari!?
>That's really shocking!
>Th-
>That's true...

>So?
>What's bothering you?

>It seems that Shiho-senpai...
>really hates Aki-senpai and Yori-senpai...

>Yeah.
>It seems she left the group over a pretty big fight.

>Do you know what she and Aki-senpai were like before she left the group?
>They were really close.

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>She came to our place to hang out often.
>Nee-chan even said she was her best friend.

>I knew it...
>They didn't always get along badly with each other...

>...
>Miki-chan.
>Y'see...

>Aki-senpai,
>Yori-senpai,
>and Shiho-senpai
>are all good people that I love very much.

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>That's why
>I want them to make up with each other!!

>M-
>Make up!?

>I wonder if I can~
>Sounds difficult~
>Uuuh

>But
>it's a great idea.

>I also want to see
>Nee-chan and Shiho-san getting along again.

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>Too true, Miki-chan!!
>Gah~
>Don't jump on me!!

>So,
>what can we do about this?

>I have no idea!!
>Figured as much.

>Did you hear about the battle?
>I did! I did!
>Nee-chan's determined to get her to confess.

>If they simply had the opportunity to properly talk things out,
>they maybe they wouldn't need to battle at the culture festival in the first place.

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>You're right!

>You're a genius, Miki-chan!
>Einstein!
>You bet I am.
>Fu.

>I should think of a way to get those two to talk!
>Yeah.
>If there's anything I can help out with, just say the word.
>Thank you~

>Saturday.

>Ah~
>We sure walked a lot~
>And bought a lot too~
>It's cos you kept finding good clothes one after the other, Himari~

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>Thanks for today.
>Not at all!! It was really fun!

>It was nice to have you all to myself after so long, Himari.
>Wah!
>You're gonna make my heart skip!

>I have to go to cram school for a bit.
>Is it around this area?
>Yeah. It's close by.

>I'll kill some time somewhere, so let's go home together.
>It'll take two hours. You sure you wanna wait that long?
>Fine by me~

>Thank you. I'll meet you at the ticket barriers around 7pm then!
>Okay! I'll go to a café or something until then!

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>Welcome~

>It was so much fun shopping with Miki-chan after so long~

>I don't want to even think about...
>being hated by my best friend...

>Shiho-senpai...
>Why did she leave the band?

>Are you ready to order?
>Ah.
>I'll have a royal milk tea with...
>ice...

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>Okay.
>One royal milk tea with ice.

>Shi-

>Shiho-senpai!?
>?

>It's you, Hima!!

>Wha- Eh?
>Did you know I worked part-time here!?
>No!!
>Not at all!!
>It's a total coincidence!!

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>Does that kinda thing really happen?
>Looks like it just did.

>So what? Are you waiting here for someone?
>Ah, no.
>I wanted to kill some time at a café while I wait for my friend.
>Ah, I see.

>The cake here's pretty good. How about it?
>Wah! Alright. I'll go with whatever you recommend!

>I think I'll have some too~
>I'm about to go on break, so I'll be free for a while.

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>If it's okay with you, Hima, wanna have tea together?
>Sure!
>Gladly!

>Man~
>You really surprised me there.

>I was just as surprised as you were~
>And I picked a hole-in-the-wall café and everything...

>Listen, okay?

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>It'll be bad if the school finds out,
>so don't you dare tell anyone, got it?

>That includes Haji and Momo too!
>Okay~

>It'll be a secret...
>between the two of us.

>Hm.
>Very good.

>You're such a naughty girl, Shiho-senpai.
>Shut up.
>Being in a band costs a lot of money.

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>It does?
>There's things I wanna buy for my instrument,
>and we spend a lot of time practising in studios.

>You really are giving the band your all, huh, Shiho-senpai?

>Of course I am.

>We're aiming
>to become pros, after all.

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>Pros!?

>Is that so!?
>That's so cool!!
>If you want my autograph, you should ask now while you still can.

>Please!
>Well aren't you honest.

>Did you always want to become a pro?
>Hmm. Well, a lot happened.

>Shiho-senpai
>never talks
>about herself.

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>Hima...
>What did you just say?
>Hweh?

>D-
>Did I say that out loud?
>Au...
>You did.

>I-
>I'm sorry! Um, please don't worry about it!
>...

>It's not a matter of wanting to talk about it or not.
>You don't care what other people get up to, do you?

>I don't go out of my way to ask about others, so I don't say anything about myself. That's all.

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>I-...
>I do care.

>I
>want to know more about you, Shiho-senpai!

>If you're
>not against it,

>I'd like to hear about
>what inspired you to become a pro.

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>...
>How curious...

>I've never met anyone
>as persistent as you before, Hima.

>It's no big deal or anything...

>I
>used to play the violin.