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You’ve come a long way over the past two years. Don’t ever forget that. After all, I'm always watching. At this point, you might understand the importance of taking things step by step better than me. It's really different from times when you couldn't do anything but fail. When I see you, I only get so much to learn. Yeah, that's right. I can see the path we walked during these 2 years through that shadow reflecting behind you.

I want to present to you “Icy”, the culmination of these 3 years While it is embarrassing to admit, I have a lot of worries and regrets. I’ve had lots of happy memories too. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve wished I could stop this moment. Even now, I still feel that way. But graduation is just ahead, and I have to start thinking about my future. I believe it will be full of hope and so much fun. I understand. My past self would’ve accepted it and moved on, believing it was the right thing. But, that’s not truly moving forward. It’s just giving up while pretending to move ahead. That day when I truly wished time would stop, that day my junior shouted for time to stand still... I realized something... It's fine to think that way! It's fine to wish for time to stop. And yet, you need to find the strength and will to move forward. Time won’t stop for us. Icy is a song that conveys these feelings, while also being an answer to these 3 years for me. 3 years of Murano Sayaka that were truly full of happy and fun days.

When I was composing Icy, Kosuzu-san helped me a good amount. It was my song, so I felt like I should make it myself, but... a large part of these past three years has been time I spent with Kosuzu-san. We were in the same unit, and she’s someone who has always been watching over me. So I asked for her help fairly early on. She froze for a moment, then her eyes darted a little... At that point, I wondered if I had asked too much of her... But shortly after, she slapped both of her cheeks and agreed to help. I can imagine the conflicted feelings she must have had in that moment, but I said nothing. The fact that she was willing to give it her all for my sake, that alone was more than enough for me. Thanks to her, I truly believe we were able to create an amazing song. I had so much fun making this song together. Over and over again, I wish that time would just stop. Perhaps I felt that even more because of the kind of song we were making. Even so, I’m glad we moved forward. Because now, we’re able to share this wonderful song with all of you!

Sayaka : Kosuzu-san, I love you. Kosuzu : And I will keep being the 'Kachimachi' you love!