A pretty girl gets waken up like usual.
Amelia
mmh?
Oh, it's just you...
It's another day for the popular and beautiful Amelia.
Amelia
mmm... what's the plan for today?
???
Just some magic lessons, and later broom exercises.
Amelia
I see... But I kinda want to get to bed again...
...yeah I know, I'll start getting ready.
Amelia starts brushing her hair and teeth, changing clothes from her Victorian-style nightgown to her usual pretty dress she got from her mom, who's a famous clothes designer, and starts applying her makeup.
Once she's done with her morning routine, she leaves her room, where she's already awaited by her friends.
And so the girl group goes together to the lecture hall while talking about girly stuff on their way. The lecture is a bit boring for her, but she still keeps making notes. In fact she's the only one in that room who makes notes. Once the lecture is over, she decides to practice broom riding a bit alone.
After sitting on the broom and flying in a random direction across the ocean, something she's already good at, she starts thinking out loud.
Amelia
Hmm... Should I enter the tournament?
???
Why not? You can already fly good!
Amelia
But I haven't tried flying with someone else before... and I don't know who to ask.
???
But you have many friends that you could ask, like Amy!
Amelia
Sure, I could ask Amy, and she'd probably agree to it, but...
Remember that "power of friendship"?
???
Oh you mean that purple foxgirl pair from last week?
Amelia
Yeah... both will participate too, I think.
And didn't our teacher Seraphina say in a conversation that teamwork and friendship are really important for broom riding?
???
Really?
But don't you have friends?
Amelia
Yes I have, but...
You know the real me, right?
Amelia
And you also know how I'm hiding that part from everyone else out of habit, right?
???
Yes, because of your family situation.
Amelia
Right. And do you think that you can have friendship when someone is always wearing a mask?
???
Because they'd be friends with the mask instead of yourself?
Amelia
Correct! And it also feels all fake...
Amelia
My whole life I got taught by my parents to portrait the same values as them. That's why I started out as a model for their business, because my parents forced me to do that.
Amelia
And I tried escaping that with coming here to this magical island.
Amelia
Yet I still fell the same trap and started to make surface friends here.
Mostly because my old gentle habits show around again.
Amelia
But maybe my habit isn't the only reason for being like this.
I guess I just didn't want to end up being alone.
Amelia
I mean who'd want to be friends with someone weird like me, who's such a huge otaku or weeb, and even named her familiar Kuro?
Kuro
I don't think there's anything wrong with my name!
Better than naming a cat "Neko".
Amelia
But it's still just the Japanese word for black...
Kuro
But isn't that what makes it kinda cute~? ★
Amelia
It does...
I don't know if I even want to win that tournament, or just participate because of that foxgirl...
Amelia
Yeah... When I see that purple foxgirl, she does feel like a far-away star...
Amelia
Not only because she has stars on her body and even ears, which look really cute.
But because she can be so openly herself, without fearing judgment.
Amelia
But seeing her being alone also makes me scared of leaving my current "friends" and trying to be myself, even if she has that red panda now.
Not as if I'd know how to actually be myself in the first place...
After that Amelia flies back to the island, and continues with her day.
Meanwhile at the academy...
Sophia
♫ I'm a cute foxgirl, in a magic world~ ♫
Sophia
♫ Live with magic, it's fantastic~! ♫
Sophia
♫ You can brush my tail, and pat me everywhere~ ♫
Sophia
♫ Imagination, foxgirls are amazing~!! ♫
Alice
♫ Come on Sophia, let's go party ♫
Sophia
Oh hi Alice! Didn't see you here...
Sophia
...wait, did you actually hear me sing that?
Sophia looks a bit embarrassed and hides behind her tail.
Alice
Ah don't worry about it. You sang pretty nice actually!
Sophia
Ah thank you~!!
I always wanted to be a singer, but couldn't...
Sophia
(Because of my old horrible masculine voice from my old self, but I can't tell her that)
Sophia
But I guess magic helps me a bit with singing better!
Sophia
It was still an embarassing song though.
Alice
You sure know much about magic, huh?
Sophia
In any case, do you want to start practicing now~!
Since they're already at the academy, they just need to cross a bridge to access the training grounds. But Sophia notices something wrong with Alice today. Once they try riding the broom together, they do quickly fall down and almost hit a tree.
They try again, but don't have much success either.
After the third try, Sophia tries asking her directly.
Sophia
What's wrong? Something on your mind?
Sophia
Come on, you can tell me. I'm a cute purple foxgirl after all~ ☆
Foxy
I don't know how that changes things.
Alice chuckles a bit.
Alice
Well you look cute enough to squeeze like a small plushie~
Sophia
Hey I'm technically larger than you!
Alice
I know I know...
It's just that...
Alice's mood goes a bit dark after laughing a bit.
Alice
I guess I've just said yes too many times to others, and now feel stressed out...
Sophia looks a bit surprised.
Sophia
Girl, you should put your own self in the first place and take more care of yourself!
Alice
I know I know... it's just very hard for me to say no...
Sophia
As someone who was a people pleaser in the past, let me just tell you that you shouldn't end up in that path.
Sophia
I mean if they're actually your friends, they'd understand if you just said no if you can't, and would still be your friends.
Sophia
(I mean in my case I knew they were fake friends, yet I still continued to be used by them... sigh)
Alice
Maybe I should just say no more often... you're right...
Sophia
I hope she hasn't said yes to the tournament just because of this.
Alice
Oh don't worry, I love being around with you, even if I'm still a bit worried of the tournament.
Sophia gets embarrassed.
Sophia
I'M SORRY FOR HAVING SAID THAT OUT LOUD
Alice
It's fine, it's fine, don't worry about it.
You can be more honest with me.
Sophia
(Not that I could ever reveal my past to her...)
Sophia
In any case, should we stop for today and try again tomorrow?
So that you can at least relax today?
Alice
Yeah sure, that sounds like a good idea!
Sophia
And remember to not accept that many things yourself.
Alice
Yes I will, you precious foxgirl.
Sophia
Don't call me that!
