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>HANAKO: “Ah, enough! Maika, don’t you dare mess with me! Back in Takamatsu too...”
>Maika: “Wait.”
>HANAKO: “What?!”
>Maika: “I am truly sorry. Ever since Takamatsu, maybe I’ve been spinning my wheels a bit. I think it really was my mistake, and maybe I failed to take everyone’s individual feelings into account. For that, I’m truly sorry. But what do you mean by ‘no trust’? What do you mean by ‘I can’t believe in you’?
>Hey, what kind of feelings do you think I’ve had, watching over you with worry ever since your debut match? It’s not just you! I’ve been watching Tsukiyama, Rian, and Xena this whole time too. Do you have any idea how much I’ve wanted all of you to grow? This unit tournament is the same thing, right? Isn’t it?!
>I still can’t do this alone, so we have this unit tournament to learn how everyone feels and to push each other higher. Isn’t that what a unit is? Hey, speak up. I won’t know unless you tell me! Come on, say it. Say it now! Give it a try!”
>HANAKO: “Fine then, I’ll say it. First of all, what even is ‘E neXus V’? Is that just the tag name for you and Mina? Then what are we?!
>You say you were ‘watching,’ but while you were sidelined, even when you came to Korakuen, you’d leave as soon as the matches started! When we were doing the NEW BLOOD Tag Title match, you weren’t at our match, you went to see Syuri’s stage play. Honestly, when you do stuff like that, it just makes us sad! What kind of leader are you? What exactly were you seeing of us?
>Then you suddenly return, give us a lecture, and Tsukiyama and Rian just accept it. I can’t stand it! That’s why I’m saying I’ll be the one to do it!”
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