Day Break Illusion: Fumikomenai Kokoro (幻影ヲ駆ケル太陽 踏み込めない心)

We're home!

Make yourself at home, Akari-chan.

I will, thank you.

Oh my, aren't we soaked?

Oh, thanks. I'm all right.

Poor little thing.

She was so cheerful, and Akari-chan wanted to be loved by her mother as well.

Hinata was so ill...

If only we learned about it sooner.

Why did she have to...

The least we can do is make that girl happy, now that Hinata is gone.

Yeah. That's right.

Come in.

What's up?

You don't have to hold it back.

Huh?

You really don't have to hold it back.

Have you decided what you'll write about in your essay yet?

Well, the outline is done.

How nice!

You're so good at writing!

I don't even know what I should write about.

Why don't you write about tarots?

Oh, nice idea!

Just what I'd expect from you!

Ah, what are you doing?

Well, it's cold!

You're right! It's warmer if you cling into me.

I know, right?

What're ya doin'?

Back me up already!

I... I'm sorry!

Move aside!

This... This terrifying thing...

I just can't do it.

Seems like it's inevitable.

Those two are still new.

We can't afford to fight covering you, Luna.

We'll have training for a small while.

Priscilla-san, Meltina-san, please take care of Luna-san.

We will.

It's impossible.

I just can't fight the daemonia.

Would you reorganize your thoughts?

You could start by thinking about why you can't fight.

Well, I guess it's not easy for you to sort out your thoughts.

It's just... impossible.

Come in.

It's all done.

I'll have to buy a new notebook.

What's wrong?

I saw a nightmare and couldn't sleep.

Could we sleep together?

You're acting like a little child.

Well, I wouldn't mind it.

Thanks.

Don't you want to sleep?

I'll get there in a bit.

I need to revise some stuff.

About the essay?

I'm already done with that.

I'm writing something else right now.

You're so amazing, Fuyuna.

You won't sleep even if you see the full moon.

Really.

Fuyuna!

I read your novel.

Thanks.

How was it?

It wasn't interesting?

Th-That's not it... Right?

Y-Yeah.

Don't be afraid to tell me.

The story is a little gloomy.

Yeah. And it was a little difficult to read, so I couldn't fully comprehend it.

Me neither.

I see.

Why don't you try playing outside a little bit, the way Akari does?

Yup! I think you'll be able to write a happy story after that.

I-I see. I guess you're right.

Yeah.

Oh, you don't want that pudding, Shinzaki?

I guess I'll have to eat it, then.

Down the hatch you go—

Geez... you can't eat it!

Fuyuna's favorite is pudding!

What the heck? Then why didn't she start eating it already?

Anyway, you can't just take other people's food.

And you're almost in middle school.

My age has nothing to do with pudding!

Here, Fuyuna.

Eat it quickly.

O-Okay.

Ah, my pudding!!

Fuyuna's pudding, right?

What the heck...?

You could hit me, huh?

Take this.

Hey, you and Akari-chan are cousins, right?

How nice!

Ah, geez...

Every day must be so much fun living with her!

You want it, huh?

How about this?

I want to go over to your place sometime!

What do you say, Fuyuna-chan?

I'll have to ask Mom about it.

Fuyuna!

Come have a snowball fight with us!

Let's all play it!

Let's do it!

Let me join in!

Here I go!

That hurt!

At this rate your training will never end.

Go out and fight!

O-Okay.

Fight already!

So them trainings still aren't over?

Yeah.

I let out my power, though.

So it's the same as always?

I couldn't fight well.

Why don't you just quit, then?

Someone who can't defeat their fears... is unfit for battle.

You can't fight together with us.

Don't you think you said too much, Seira?

So you're still scared?

Yes.

It's impossible for me.

You have a power that Seira and Ginka don't have.

I think if we add in your power, then those two will be reassured too.

Please find your power.

My power...

Why don't you try playing outside a little bit, the way Akari does?

Yup! I think you'll be able to write a happy story after that.

I'm not like Akari.

A book?

A novel?

The keyboard before me

comes into sight as a silhouette in black and white.

My heart is ringing like an alarm bell,

even though I just need to repeat something I've been practicing up to today.

But I can't do it.

I'm in pain.

I feel queasy.

And I still have to give a performance!?

There's no way I could entertain them now.

I'm scared.

What will they say if I fail?

Mom is moving her gaze onto me from the stage wing,

firmly gripping a handkerchief in her hand,

and watching me.

Come to think of it, it's always been like this.

I was practicing piano just as Mom wanted,

and playing it.

But Mom never taught me how to overcome this fear.

What should I do now?

Some parts of it were hard to read, but I read it in one go.

It was so interesting!

There it is!

Thank God.

The protagonist of that tale was just like me.

She was so scared that she couldn't do anything.

I wonder how it continues?

What will the protagonist do?

What should I do?

What's "cheerful"?

I wonder if Luna is still worrying.

Well, sorting out your thoughts is difficult.

Seems like Luna is trying to tackle a problem.

Well, isn't it the same for everyone?

We were like that too.

I guess...

Well, it's thanks to you that I can fight now.

What did I do?

What? You forgot?

Didn't you show me juggling when I first came here?

Well, the training was hard at one point, wasn't it?

But you cheered me up.

I was also saved, as you were there for me.

I guess in the end, the key was our mutual helping each other.

There it comes.

Oops...

Hey, come play too, Fuyuna!

Sorry, I don't want to play today.

What's wrong?

Nothing. I'm just not in the mood.

Akari, hurry up!

Okay!

Feel free to come when you feel like it.

I wanted to do my best, but I stood rooted to the spot,

just like the protagonist of that story.

But I really can't stay like this...

Say, are you free on Sunday, Fuyuna?

I don't have anything in particular planned.

I heard they made a new shopping mall in the direction of the station.

Want to go together?

A shopping mall?

Hey, let's go!