Kozue Mayu (Swimsuit)

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Memories and the Present Overlapping

Mayu: A new swimsuit... I'm happy, but it's kind of embarrassing...

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Mayu
I bought a new swimsuit for the seaside school...
Ehehe, Ria-chan helped pick it out for me,
so there's no doubt about it.
…………

-Flashback-

Mayu
Ria-chan, aren't you buying a swimsuit...?

Ria
I have what I used for my photo shoot, so I am set.

Mayu
Could it be the one that appeared in yesterday's magazine?

Ria
Indeed, as there is no one who it suits more than me.

Mayu
That is true...! And not just the swimsuit.
Your accessories and hairstyle go perfectly with it.
It's all so wonderful...!

-End Flashback-

Mayu
To be like Ria-chan... Well, that might be impossible,
but maybe I'll try accessories and give my hairstyle a change...
And since I took the time to pick everything out...
(But, what do I do...? I can't really think of anything...)
(I already had such a hard time picking out a swimsuit...)

-Flashback-

Mayu
Nothing really feels right to me...

Ria
Whether it suits you or not is important, but "wanting to wear it" is important too, no?
Such a thing becomes "treasured" to you.

-End Flashback-

Mayu
...Want to wear...treasured...
Meaning... Accessories and a hairstyle I want...?
...Ah-!

-Flashback-

Mayu
[When Father was still healthy... We went to the beach as a family.]
[At a beach house there, I did a hands-on accessory making activity...]

Mayu's Father
You want your father to join you...? Not your mother?

Mayu's Mother
Huhu, Mayu-chan sure loves her father, doesn't she?

Mayu
[Father joined me in making a bead bracelet.]
[That was a treasured summer memory.]

-End Flashback-

Mayu
I'm positive it's in my jewelry box...
There it is...!
.....Oh? It's too small to wear...
(...Ah, that's right.)
(It's because I was so little when we made it together...)
(But, my greatest treasure is...)
………… …………
This time I'll make it myself...
...Okay, let's remake it.
A bead bracelet full of memories of Father.

<Minaminagi Seaside School: Day One>

Ria
Mayu-san, are you still not done changing your clothes?

Mayu's Voice
I-I'm done changing...! I'm just fixing my hair still...

Ria
Want some help?

Mayu's Voice
No, I can do it myself...
Ah-, all done...!

Mayu
...How is it?
It's a little childish, isn't it...?
(I even made my hair look like how it did when my family took me to the beach...)

Ria
It's not like that at all. You look superb!
That bracelet especially! I find it to be an excellent choice.

Sayuki
Yeah~! It's sooo~ cuuute~!

Tsukuyo
It suits you quite well.

Mayu
Ehehe, thank goodness~...

Ria
Okay, let's get down to the beach right away!

Mayu
Ah-...excuse me. I still haven't applied sunscreen...
Please go on ahead of me...

Ria
Goodness me...

Sayuki
Alright, we'll be waiting for you in the water~!

Mayu
Huhu, they complimented me...
I hope to make lots of wonderful memories today.
(You're a little bigger now, my memento bracelet...)
(...Maybe Father still helped make you?)
…………
(I wish I could have shown you off...to my father.)
――っ!?
Oh no...! I'm keeping everyone waiting...!
I need to hurry...!