25-ji, Nightcord de./Story/Episode 14

## Episode 14

**To Be So Lonely**

**Characters**

 Mizuki's Room

Mizuki
It's already 25:00? **Mizuki**: It's already 25:00?

Mizuki
Everyone was really on edge last night. I hope we can have a little more fun today. **Mizuki**: Everyone was really on edge last night. I hope we can have a little more fun today.

**\***Clicking**\***

**\***Nightcord Ping**\***

Mizuki
<Hey there! Everyone ready to get some work done?! Huh? Is it just you, Enanan? Where's K?> **Mizuki**: <Hey there! Everyone ready to get some work done?! Huh? Is it just you, Enanan? Where's K?>

Ena
<She's not here. She's been AFK all day.> **Ena**: <She's not here. She's been AFK all day.>

Mizuki
<What? She hasn't overdone it already, has she?> **Mizuki**: <What? She hasn't overdone it already, has she?>

Ena
<I don't know. I sent a DM, but she never responded.> **Ena**: <I don't know. I sent a DM, but she never responded.>

Mizuki
<I hope everything's all right. I knew her taking on everything like that would be too much. Without Yuki...> **Mizuki**: <I hope everything's all right. I knew her taking on everything like that would be too much. Without Yuki...>

Ena
<We don't need Yuki.> **Ena**: <We don't need Yuki.>

Mizuki
<Come on, Enanan. You're not still angry, are you? If you keep frowning like that, you're going to end up with wrinkles.> **Mizuki**: <Come on, Enanan. You're not still angry, are you? If you keep frowning like that, you're going to end up with wrinkles.>

Ena
<I'm not angry. I'm just saying that Yuki has no reason to be part of N25 anymore.> **Ena**: <I'm not angry. I'm just saying that Yuki has no reason to be part of N25 anymore.>

Ena
<If she can make such great songs on her own, then why wouldn't she?> **Ena**: <If she can make such great songs on her own, then why wouldn't she?>

Mizuki
<That may be true, but still...> **Mizuki**: <That may be true, but still...>

Mizuki
(Enanan's acting strangely too.) **Mizuki**: (Enanan's acting strangely too.)

Mizuki
(I guess I can't say I'm feeling all that great either, though. Everyone's worried about something.) **Mizuki**: (I guess I can't say I'm feeling all that great either, though. Everyone's worried about something.)

Mizuki
(I'm sure even K and Enanan are the same way.) **Mizuki**: (I'm sure even K and Enanan are the same way.)

???
Be honest, K, Enanan, Amia... You all want to disappear more than anyone. **???**: Be honest, K, Enanan, Amia... You all want to disappear more than anyone.

Mizuki
<.....> **Mizuki**: <.....>

Mizuki
<I bet Yuki's been struggling for a while now, too.> **Mizuki**: <I bet Yuki's been struggling for a while now, too.>

Ena
<What?> **Ena**: <What?>

Mizuki
<The day Yuki disappeared, I overheard her and her mom talking.> **Mizuki**: <The day Yuki disappeared, I overheard her and her mom talking.>

Mizuki
<Her mom seemed like the kind of person who tends to push their own sense of values on others. Yuki brushed it off, saying that it doesn't really bother her.> **Mizuki**: <Her mom seemed like the kind of person who tends to push their own sense of values on others. Yuki brushed it off, saying that it doesn't really bother her.>

Mizuki
<I figured it wouldn't be a problem if she was fine with things, but you saw the way she was acting in that place.> **Mizuki**: <I figured it wouldn't be a problem if she was fine with things, but you saw the way she was acting in that place.>

Mizuki
<It made me think maybe Yuki was trying to please her mom by going along with whatever she thought was best.> **Mizuki**: <It made me think maybe Yuki was trying to please her mom by going along with whatever she thought was best.>

Ena
<.....> **Ena**: <.....>

Mizuki
<It's probably not just her mom, either.> **Mizuki**: <It's probably not just her mom, either.>

Mizuki
<Maybe Yuki has been changing herself to fit in with the expectations of everyone around her.> **Mizuki**: <Maybe Yuki has been changing herself to fit in with the expectations of everyone around her.>

Mizuki
<Maybe she thought she had to always be a good girl, never inconveniencing others in order for them to like her.> **Mizuki**: <Maybe she thought she had to always be a good girl, never inconveniencing others in order for them to like her.>

Mizuki
<And now it's finally become too much to handle and she doesn't know what to do anymore. At least, that's the feeling I get.> **Mizuki**: <And now it's finally become too much to handle and she doesn't know what to do anymore. At least, that's the feeling I get.>

Ena
<.....> **Ena**: <.....>

Mizuki
<I'm not saying I'm perfect or anything.> **Mizuki**: <I'm not saying I'm perfect or anything.>

Mizuki
<But I think I understand how she feels. I know how suffocating it can be always feeling pressured to fit into other people's expectations of you.> **Mizuki**: <But I think I understand how she feels. I know how suffocating it can be always feeling pressured to fit into other people's expectations of you.>

Ena
<I didn't realize you felt that way too.> **Ena**: <I didn't realize you felt that way too.>

Mizuki
<Yeah, well...> **Mizuki**: <Yeah, well...>

Mizuki
<Hey, wait a minute! What do you mean by that?! Even I have stuff to deal with, you know!> **Mizuki**: <Hey, wait a minute! What do you mean by that?! Even I have stuff to deal with, you know!>

Ena
<Oh, sorry. It's just that you always sound so carefree. Like you're always having fun.> **Ena**: <Oh, sorry. It's just that you always sound so carefree. Like you're always having fun.>

Mizuki
<Oh, well you've gotta enjoy life while you can, right?> **Mizuki**: <Oh, well you've gotta enjoy life while you can, right?>

Mizuki
<It's no fun being negative all the time! Don't you want to live every day to its fullest, Enanan?♪> **Mizuki**: <It's no fun being negative all the time! Don't you want to live every day to its fullest, Enanan?♪>

Ena
<Well, sure. I want to enjoy myself.> **Ena**: <Well, sure. I want to enjoy myself.>

Mizuki
<I think Yuki just wasn't able to do that, though.> **Mizuki**: <I think Yuki just wasn't able to do that, though.>

Mizuki
<I bet she's been struggling alone for so long that she just reached her breaking point.> **Mizuki**: <I bet she's been struggling alone for so long that she just reached her breaking point.>

Ena
<.....> **Ena**: <.....>

Mizuki
<If Yuki really did end up like this from being in so much pain, and now feels likes she just wants to disappear...> **Mizuki**: <If Yuki really did end up like this from being in so much pain, and now feels likes she just wants to disappear...>

Mizuki
<I just think that sounds kinda sad.> **Mizuki**: <I just think that sounds kinda sad.>

Ena
<.....> **Ena**: <.....>

Mizuki
<I'd like to try talking to her again.> **Mizuki**: <I'd like to try talking to her again.>

Mizuki
<We can go back by playing that Untitled song, right? If that's true...> **Mizuki**: <We can go back by playing that Untitled song, right? If that's true...>

Ena
<That's what Miku said. But will talking to Yuki in her current state of mind achieve anything? **Ena**: <That's what Miku said. But will talking to Yuki in her current state of mind achieve anything?

**\***Notification**\***

Ena
<What was that?> **Ena**: <What was that?>

Mizuki
<Oh! It's a notification about OWN. Yuki uploaded a new song!> **Mizuki**: <Oh! It's a notification about OWN. Yuki uploaded a new song!>

Ena
<Another one? She just released one not too long ago.> **Ena**: <Another one? She just released one not too long ago.>

**\***Notification**\***

**\***Notification**\***

Mizuki
<What? Two songs in a row? Wait, now it's three?> **Mizuki**: <What? Two songs in a row? Wait, now it's three?>

Ena
<How many is she making? What kind of songs are they?> **Ena**: <How many is she making? What kind of songs are they?>

**\***Clicking**\***

Ena
<What the hell? They're even darker than before.> **Ena**: <What the hell? They're even darker than before.>

Mizuki
<Whoa! I'm getting shivers!> **Mizuki**: <Whoa! I'm getting shivers!>

Ena
<This isn't good. I can't put it into words, but I have a bad feeling about this...> **Ena**: <This isn't good. I can't put it into words, but I have a bad feeling about this...>

???
But if I can't find myself even then...then I'll just have to disappear. **???**: But if I can't find myself even then...then I'll just have to disappear.

Ena
<Was she serious?> **Ena**: <Was she serious?>

**\***Nightcord Ping**\***

Kanade
<Enanan. Amia.> **Kanade**: <Enanan. Amia.>

Ena & Mizuki
<K!> **Ena & Mizuki**: <K!>