[b][i]School: Guild's Outpost[/i][/b]

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Azure: O-Oh, I see!
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Azure: Well, everyone, I am very pleased to make your acquaintance! I hope I can be of assistance!

[b][i]School: Magio and Ralf's Room[/i][/b]

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Lucifer: Pal, are you done yet?!
Magio: Wait just a moment!!

And he opened the door and left.

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Magio: Ta-dah... ugh...
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Lucifer: Pal... that's an awesome outfit!!
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Magio: You're exaggerating. This is pretty much like the other one I was using.
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Lucifer: No, it's not! It gives more of a leader prospect to you!
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Magio: Leader prospect? Seriously?
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Lucifer: Yup! I'm sure everyone will agree!
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Magio: Hey, don't go planning anything weird, got it?

[b][i]Spring Zone Streets[/i][/b]

Kokoro returned to the point where she initiated her search. Azrel came too

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Kokoro: ... No success, huh?
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Azrel: Nope. Nothing.
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Kokoro: I see. Thanks for the help anyway. I'll make the dumplings soon enough-

[b][i]BGM:[/i][/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub6S8jgS2G0]Fallen Down -Reprise-[/url]

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Azrel: But hey, make sure that he'll like them.

Kokoro looked at Azrel and wondered what he was talking about. She had no idea of what he meant by that.

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Kokoro: What do you mean?
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Azrel: C'mon, you know what I'm talking about. You're going to give those dumplings for Magio, right?
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Kokoro: W-What?! N-N-No!!
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Azrel: Kokoro, you're not fooling me with that. I know very well how much you like Magio and how much you're dying to say it out loud.

She blushed and backed off a little. Maybe it were the many moments that she played with Magio in Gensokyo that slipped out the fact Kokoro loved him not only as a friend.

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Kokoro: W-W-Well, you're right... but... I just-
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Azrel: Why don't you just say it? I mean, the "no" you already have.
Kokoro: That's what I fear. And... there's another problem.
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Azrel: Huh? Which problem?
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Kokoro: Reimu. She likes Magio too and I don't want to attack her in the back like that.
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Azrel: Ohh, so it's a love triangle, huh?
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Kokoro: We're not even dating yet!!
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Azrel: You noticed that you said "yet", right?
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Kokoro: Ah...!!

She couldn't deny it. Kokoro wanted to be Magio's girlfriend. Of course, Reimu was the most of her worries, but she wanted just a fraction of happiness alongside him.

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Azrel: Look, maybe doing this might be backstabbing Reimu... but you aren't going to supress these emotions forever. Especially you, since you're the emotional Menreiki.
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Kokoro: ...
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Azrel: You should, like, just try. If it doesn't work, patience. If it works...
Kokoro: But what about Reimu? She'll become furious once she knows I'm dating with Magio when she did many plans to-
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Azrel: If you don't move, she will. Either way, one of you will be heartbroken in the end. It's just the matter of who goes happily with him and the one who's looking.
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Kokoro: ... You're really evil.
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Azrel: I never knew how much to deal with girls anyway.
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Kokoro: But... maybe I'll try. Somehow, I hope he says "no", but...
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Azrel: Somehow you hope he says "yes".

She nodded. Kokoro was really nervous of doing what he just said, but she knew she had to try. Before going to him, she flied back to the Hakurei Shrine.

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Azrel: Hey, where you're going? The school is the other way, isn't it?
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Kokoro: I have to admit what I feel for him to her first. If necessary, I'll battle for it.
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Azrel: Now I see some resolution on those eyes. Well, gold luck for ya!

And she left off to clash her feelings with Reimu Hakurei herself. Kokoro looked really tired of letting everything she felt locked. She needed to burst it out. Azrel, looking her leave, thought about it.

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Azrel: (Love... huh? I wonder what is to feel it.)
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Azrel: (If only I had a heart...)