I'm on my way home... I'm a little worried about Setsuna. It's been 9 days since classes started, and Setsuna still hasn't shown up. She isn't answering my calls, and the school said she already notified them of her reason for being absent, but they won't tell me why.
It's strange. Setsuna never used to miss school without a good reason. I talked to Septarion, and he told me to just wait and that it probably wasn't a big deal, but she hasn't even been to the magical girls' base.
'If I go to her house, will I seem like a clingy girlfriend?' I wonder, until I freeze right there on the street, seeing Setsuna standing in front of my door.
"Oh, Ayane. You're here, that's great. I just arrived myself," she says, looking at me as she hears my footsteps on the street. I see severe dark circles under her eyes, yet she's dressed elegantly, which somehow makes even the dark circles look good on her.
