Nice work, Maki. Practicing together is so much fun.

You did great, too. Yeah, I love joint practice. It also lets you take another look at your own performance from a different perspective than usual.

You're so serious, Maki. It's amazing. I'm kinda impressed!

H-Hey, I'm just saying basic facts.

Maybe they're basic to you, but they're amazing to everyone else. *Giggle* I'm gonna get you ice cream as a present for being so awesome.

You don't need to reward me for something like that… Well, I guess if you're offering.

Here you go.

Thanks. Oh, a fruit popsicle? I'm quite fond of how their taste floods through your body.

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Hmm? There's a little heart drawn on the stick.

What?! Maki, that means you won!

Won what? Can you even win or lose when it comes to ice cream?

You can, you can! If you win, you get another one!

Oh. Today must be lucky, then.

This means my Luckiest Power was delivered to you, safe and sound, Maki.

Luckiest Power? You mean from the shrine visit? I guess that might be it.

To be honest with you, I did feel pretty dejected back then. I never expected to actually pull a bad fortune.

I know the feeling. You just tend to take feelings like those and lock them away inside, like a secret, don't you?

You helped take a load off my mind, Kanata. Plus, I won an ice cream, so my luck really must have received a boost.

Yep. The Luckiest Power will make it so that we can live happily ever after from now on!

Uh, that's pushing it a bit, don't you think?

*Chuckle* Seriously, though… Thank you.