Hello!

Hi! Glad you could make it.

Thank you. If you're not in a hurry, there's something I'd like to run by you…

What is it?

I tried my best, but I just can't figure out what's wrong with the board. I'd like to see exactly what happens when an error occurs.

Could you turn it on and perform for me?

Sure. One moment.

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*Huff* *Puff*

It was giving an error this whole time, right? What do you think, Asagi?

I think this might be the source of the problem.

What is it?

The board has hardware that senses faint electrical signals in the facial muscles to display different expressions. I think there's a problem with that part.

There was another error just now, too. It's not only that the board shows a different emotion than intended…

Huh? Another error?

Yeah. The timing of the changes in facial expressions is off, too.

Oh yeah, I thought so too. It was just a touch faster than before.

Right. So I think the source of the problem is…

…the way your facial muscles move has changed.

Huh…?

Rina, your face during performances has become much more expressive than it used to be, right?

If you keep this up, maybe you won't need your Rina-chan Board much longer.

Really?

It's definitely possible.

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…………

Rina… Rina!

Oh. Sorry. I zoned out.

Are you okay, Rina?

I wonder if I'll really give up the Rina-chan Board one day.

I think you should decide for yourself what you want.

Would it be okay? What version of me does everyone else want?

I'll give it some serious thought.