Star Plasma's Classroom Summoning Gone Wrong

Riko

(Why did they pick me to explain the summoning circle? I barely understand it myself...)

Megumi

Sensei said your family's technique could manifest anything. Show us something real, Star Plasma.

Tanjiro

Megumi-kun, that's not fair. Riko-chan's still learning to control it.

Riko

Fine! I'll show you all... but whatever appears, you have to take responsibility for it!

Kanao

(The circle's warping—this isn't going as planned!)

Megumi

Wait—stop! That's not a shikigami, that's—!

Riko

(Oh no... I summoned something I wasn't supposed to. And now it's looking straight at Megumi...)

Riko

(It worked... but why is it shaped like me?)

Megumi

(What is this thing saying? That Riko's been watching me?)

Riko

W-wait! Don't listen to her—she's just a manifestation!

Megumi

(She's... worried about me? But we barely speak...)

Tanjiro

The thread... it's connecting their hearts! Riko-chan's magic is incredible!

Kanao

(The thread isn't tied to her heart... it's tied to his loneliness. She summoned this to reach him.)

Riko

Take it back! I didn't mean to—!

Megumi

(She's crying... because she saw through me?)

Riko

(The thread snapped—everyone's secrets are spilling out!)

Megumi

(She heard everything... my own voice betrayed me.)

Tanjiro

They're... they're all saying what we really feel!

Kanao

(The shadow circle—Megumi's unconscious summoning is reacting to her magic.)

Riko

Make them stop! I didn't want this—I just wanted to understand you!

Megumi

(If my feelings caused this... then I'll take responsibility for them.)

Riko

Your shadow—it's... warm?

Megumi

(Maybe being close isn't something to fear anymore.)

Kanao

(The spell's breaking... but something new is forming between them.)

Megumi

(The shadow—it's forming something... a mirror?)

Riko

(This isn't my magic—what's happening?)

Megumi

(That's... me? But I've never smiled like that.)

Riko

The other me... she's not afraid at all.

Megumi

(Warm... like sunshine through shadows.)

Riko

Megumi-kun... your shadow smells like hope.

Kanao

(Two hearts that mirrored each other's loneliness... finally seeing their own light.)