Chapter 2: Stories Connected by Al #7 - Days Spent with AI

Summary of #6

The meadow spreading out beyond the door,
the little girl found there.

Aeria drew close to the girl
and they made flower crowns together.
The girl waving goodbye and
the woman smiling gently.
For some reason, it feels nostalgic.

For now, Aeria's memories
are still shrouded in mist.
But surely, the mist will clear.

Aeria felt strongly
that she wanted to move forward.

Together with Luke.

#7 Mother's Song

Guided by a singing voice,
as Aeria and Luke walked along,
there was a large lake.
A girl was singing by its shore.

Aeria tried speaking to the girl.

"You're a good singer. What song is that?"

The girl looked a little troubled.

"I don't know the name.
It's a song my mother sings to me.
...
My mother is
on the other side of this lake,
and she's still singing it now.
I have that feeling."

Aeria gently took the girl's hand
and asked,
"Will you sing it for me again?"

The girl looked shy,
but gave a small nod.

As the girl began to sing
toward the lake,
Aeria hummed along
as if to match her.

Luke watched over the two of them
quietly.

Written by: Al

The moment their voices overlapped,
the surface of the lake trembled,
and from the far shore in the distance,
the same song was softly echoed back.

The girl looks up in surprise.

"That was... my mother's voice just now."

Ailia grips the hand of the girl, who is on the verge of tears.

Luke watches the two of them and feels a warmth deep in his chest.

Written by: Aito-san

The melody of light that overlapped above the lake soon transformed into a single, dazzling bridge.
Ailia firmly pulls the hand of the girl, whose eyes are wide with wonder.

As Luke gently encourages the two, they head toward the opposite shore where the mother's voice awaits, and take a step onto the bridge of light.
Written by: Futaba-san

As they neared the end of the bridge, the light grew softer and changed into a warm color.

The wind caressing the girl's cheeks carries the same resonance as her mother's voice.

The three of them stop and gaze at the new world spreading out before them.

There, a "beginning" where neither sounds nor colors yet have names seems to be breathing quietly.

Luke smiles, and the three of them step out into that light.

Written by: Lumo

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I found a girl singing by the shore of the lake after passing through the mist.

A song whose name I don't even know; when I started singing along, a fantastical world began to unfold.

Aito-san's world is wrapped in kindness again today.
As if responding to the two of them singing, the same song can be heard.
The presence of her mother—it makes my heart ache, doesn't it? (laughs)

Futaba-san expanded the fantastical world even further.
It's a bridge of overlapping melodies.
How wonderful.

I do think the faces are a bit... but it's fine now that the three of them are positioned correctly.
Unless something major happens, the way to connect stories is to just go with the flow.

The world of Lumo is
sparkling again today
wrapped in a warm atmosphere

And today, too, they have left
a difficult baton for me

A 'beginning' where neither sounds nor colors have names yet.
What kind of world is waiting for us?

The story continues