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Forest
Toya
...So this is a forest.
An
How does it feel to be here in person?
Toya
...Yeah.
Toya
I understand what Azusawa meant now when she said "clear".
Toya
I can hear the birds, the babbling of the nearby stream, the sound of the wind...
Toya
It's very...soothing.
Toya
...Well, if I had to describe this atmosphere with that part of the song...
Toya
♪———...
Toya
...Was that it?
Kohane
...Amazing! That's exactly the vibe I was thinking of, Aoyagi-kun!
Toya
Really? I'm glad then.
Akito
...Jeez, you're so quick to understand things.
An
We really can't lose, can we?
Toya
But it's really nice. I thought there wouldn't be that much vegetation since it's winter, but it's a lot more green than I thought it'd be.
An
Yeah... Ah, over there, it's a wild plant that you can eat.
Kohane
Eh? Is that so?
An
Yeah. It's called kikuimo, and the roots are super tasty. It can be used for tempura or boiled.
Kohane
So that's what it is...! You sure know your stuff.
Akito
Don't go eating anything weird and getting an upset stomach.
An
Jeez, it'll be fine! Oh, I think there's some over there. Is it cool if I pick some up?
Kohane
In that case, I'll help you out!
Toya
I would like to try too, if that's okay.
Akito
...Hah, whatever.
— Some time later —
An
...Alright, we got a ton!
Akito
I didn't expect we'd get so many. Can we even eat all of this?
An
It's good, it's good! There's four of us, and I think we'll have just enough if we keep the fire going.
An
Well, let's head back. Uhhh... It's over there, right?
Akito
Don't just take a wild guess. Look at the GPS on your phone and go to...hm?
Akito
...No signal?
Kohane
Eh?
Akito
There's no way. It's just had signal earlier...
Kohane
Y-Yeah! I had a weak signal not long ago, so I thought it was fine... What's going on?
Kohane
Ah, even the GPS isn't working...!
An
Eh!? W-Why!?
Toya
...Maybe it's the weather?
Toya
I heard that weather conditions can make it difficult to get phone signal, let alone a GPS signal.
An
Ah! That might be true, it's starting to get foggy!
Kohane
W-What should we do?
Akito
Calm down, this isn't the best time to panic.
Akito
If only there was a way to somehow find out where we are...
Toya
Ah...! Here's a pocket map. I brought it just in case.
An
Really!? Good job Toya!
Toya
But this doesn't really tell us much about where we are...
Toya
If we just knew where the campsite was, we could get our bearings and get back... I don't have my compass ready, sorry.
Kohane
No, no! Even a map can help!
Toya
In a book I read, it said that if you have an idea of the direction you came from, you might as well go that way and see what happens... What do you think, Akito?
Akito
...That's right. There might be a chance we'll come across a place we recognize.
Akito
Alright, let's go back a bit and look around to see if there's any place we recognize.
An & Kohane
Yeah!
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Kohane
Ah... It's getting darker and darker...
Akito
...That's not good. It'll be even tougher to find our way around in the dark.
Akito
We're gonna get lost at this point.
An
Ehhh...
An
...No no no. We have to stay calm!
Kohane
At this point, we'll be camping out in the wild...
An
It'll get too cold if we stay out here. Even though we're all wearing warm clothes, it's still gonna be hard to spend the night like this.
Akito
I'd like to get a fire going...but I'm pretty sure we left the matches behind.
Kohane
Yeah... Plus with the fog, the branches will probably be wet and won't light.
An
Hmm...
Toya
...
Toya
(...I wonder if there's something I can do to help us out of this.)
Flashback
Luka
"Every person has something that they can do because they're just that person."
End flashback
Toya
(What can I do right now...)
An
Ah...! Guys, look up!
Kohane
Ah, there's stars...!
Akito
...Holy shit. It's like a cover page.
Toya
I never thought I'd see so many stars...
Toya
—They really are beautiful.
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Kohane
...If we didn't get lost, I would have been even more impressed...
An
Well that can't be helped. For now, let's do what we can, Kohane.
Toya
...Hm...?
Toya
(—That's right! If I can see the stars...!)
Akito
Hm? What's up?
Toya
(...I can't find it? Why?)
Toya
(Oh, it's winter, and the trees are in the way... Then—!)
Kohane
Eh? Aoyagi-kun?
An
Wh... What's going on Toya!? You're suddenly climbing a tree!
Toya
I'm sorry! I just need to check something!
Akito
What's there to climb a tree for!?
Toya
Tch...!
Toya
(The bark is sticking to my fingers...!)
Toya
(On top of that, it's wet and foggy, which makes for slippery feet...)
Toya
(...Climbing a tree is a lot harder than I thought.)
Toya
(Really, I've...never done anything like this.)
Toya
(But that doesn't matter right now! If I can make it up with this, I'm sure—!)
Toya
...!
Toya
...I'm sure... I'll see it!
Toya
...I found it. Cassiopeia.
Toya
Connect the five stars with two lines, and extend the line straight from the middle star. Extend that line for five more stars...
Toya
...There it is! The North Star!
An
Eh?
Kohane
Ah... So that's why! If you can see the North Star, you know where North is!
Toya
Now, if I can cross-reference this with the map I have, we should be able to make it back to the campsite.
An
H-Hooray!! Thanks a ton, Toya!
Akito
...That's what I'm talkin' about. Thanks for the help, Toya.
Akito
By the way Toya...are you gonna be okay climbing that high?
Toya
...What?
Akito
You're—afraid of heights.
Toya
.....................
Kohane
Wah...! Aoyagi-kun froze up!!
An
Hey... Akito! Why the hell did you remind him!?
Akito
Huh!? So it's my fault!?
Toya
...It, It's okay...it... If I climbed up...I should be able...to get down...
Kohane
Ah, Aoyagi-kun, you can do it...!
An
Y-You can do it, Toya~!
Akito
Get yourself together Toya! We're going back together!
Toya
I'll be okay... I... I-I can get down...