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Saegusa, do you hear me?

Come on out of there, Mirei!

Stop this nonsense!

Saegusa, answer us!

If only... If only it weren't for this leg... If only...

Saegusa! Do you realize what you are about to do?!

Please, Mirei, open this door!

Stay away! I can't take any more! I'll never skate again!

From now on, I'm living the way I want to!

Don't make any hasty decisions!

I'm breaking it down!

Farewell to who I've been up to today.

Whoa...

ENTER THE RED DOORS

Up above the forest of slumber

Two moons look down from the sky

Where did you come from, and where are you going?

Where are we going?

ENTER THE RED DOORS

Hmm. So that dream would have to be a witch.

Probably. Even I can tell that much.

What are you so angry about?

I don't like seeing people in pain.

Mirei Saegusa... I've heard of her.

Really, who breaks their own leg with a hatchet?

It must have been a pretty big deal.

A cute girl like her...

Are you in love?

It's not that!

All right. We know her name. I'll do some checking on my end.

Once I access the database, I ought to be able to find something to go on.

But listen to me; I'm going to say this plainly--

She's a witch. Your love isn't going anywhere.

I told you, it's not like that!

Huh? For me, too?

If you don't want it, fine.

Mirei Saegusa, 18, figure skater.

At age three, her grandfather took her to a local ice rink,

where she discovers skating.

She picks up spins and jumps by watching others,

and is scouted out by a skating school coach while she's skating for fun.

She becomes a household name

by winning the All-Japan Championship at the age of 14.

She becomes a domestic superstar.

Afterward, with her rich expressiveness and technical skill,

she takes the world by storm, and, coupled with her endearing good looks,

--becomes a national idol. --Mirei Cocoa is the flavor of love.

"High-Flying Jumper"

As the favorite in the upcoming Olympics...

"Fairy on Ice"

"Goddess of the Rink"

...she enjoys the fame of being a phenomenon.

"World's Greatest"

In her last appearance, at the world championships,

she messed up a triple jump and fell, ending up in second place.

Immediately afterward, for unexplained reasons,

she came down with Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, and fell into a coma.

So now what?

Saegusa, do you hear me?

Come on out of there, Mirei!

Stay away! I can't take any more! I'll never skate again!

From now on, I'm living the way I want to!

Farewell to who I've been up to today.

You like her?

W-What? When did you get here?

Mirei is pretty, isn't she?

Huh?

You look like you're wondering how I know.

I can tell. I know everything about you, Brother.

Again, what is it with this "Brother"--

I think she's crying for help.

Huh?

Maybe she's sending a telepathic message.

Gotcha!

Huh?

I'm kidding. I just wanted to see what you'd do.

Why, you... Mess with your brother, will you?!

There, you see? I've got you saying "Brother."

I never said that!

Did, too, did, too!

"Ms. Mirei Saegusa"

Please excuse me.

Yurina, don't you end up like this, too.

Was she really that famous?

How is it I don't know her?

I suppose I don't watch figure skating. Did you know?

Well, yeah.

Still, why would a big star like her smash her leg?

In her last competition before she went to sleep, she slipped up.

She must have been driven to despair over losing.

If it were me, I'd never do anything like that.

I'd have far too much fun being fussed over.

There are worlds that the common man can't understand.

Maybe that's what it was.

Say, what if we skipped taking care of this witch?

Hm? What's this, all of sudden?

Oh, uh, this one is just...

You don't care about your sister?

Yes, I do, but...

I want to help this girl out.

Huh?

Besides,

she's already here.

If you're not up for it, that's fine. I'll go by myself.

Hold on. Why are you so gung-ho this time?

She came just to share her dream with me.

I think it's some kind of sign.

If I can do something for her, I'd like to do it. Not to mention...

I can't walk away from a cute girl's telepathic message, you know?

Well, I guess I have no right to stop him, do I?

What do you know? It's just a regular college.

I-I'm so sorry!

Oh, no, my fault.

Okay then, what do I do now?

Figure skating? Do we even have that at our college?

Mirei Saegusa? No, don't know her.

If there were a cute girl like that here, this place would be jumping.

Give me 20,000, and I'll find her for--

Um, I can't seem to find her.

Come on, use your head a little.

Mirei Saegusa, someone from your family is waiting for you.

Please come to the General Affairs windows at once.

Excuse me, I'm Saegusa. I was just paged here.

You said a family member was here...?

Wait, really? Didn't we just...?

Wow, I'm so glad I found you.

But you have a whole different image now, huh?

Excuse me, but have we met somewhere before?

Oh, we haven't met in person. I mean, you're a celebrity, right?

Ah, hold on! Hold on a second!

I'm not going back! And who are you, anyway?

What do you want, barging into my world like this?!

You're the one who called me, aren't you?

Huh?

You came to me for help, right?

I don't know what you're talking about.

I'm enjoying my life here. Why would I want help?

Let me go.

You enjoy it here?

Mind your own business. This has nothing to do with you.

It's just a regular college, isn't it?

I suppose you wouldn't understand, would you?

No, no one would understand.

But I've made up my mind. I'm going to live a different life.

I'd been standing in the rink for as long as I can remember.

Every morning at five o'clock, I went running for ten kilometers.

After school, I skated at the rink until it closed,

and when I got back, it was gym work and stretching until bedtime.

Forget about field days and culture festivals,

it didn't even matter if I had a test.

I didn't even get to go on field trips or school excursions.