I opened my eyes to the morning sunlight and sat up in bed…… and sohow, there was an intruder standing by the window with arms crossed, wearing a fearless expression with the light streaming in behind her.
[Answer , Kaito. What day is April 1st!?]
[……Eh? April Fool’s Day.]
[Wrong! April 1st is World Serious Day! I just decided that a mont ago!!!]
[Then there’s no way I’d know that, right!?]
I really wish she wouldn’t throw completely unknown information at the mont I wake up. Sohow, it feels like it’s going to ruin my morning.
Well, putting that aside, the person in front of is Serious-senpai, who shows up out of nowhere about once a year.
She's not a bad person, but they’re full of mysteries, or rather…… my honest impression is that they’re just generally hard to understand.
[……I see. Given the tiline within the story, it’s probably not actually April 1st yet, so I understand why you’d be confused. Considering how much ti has passed since the birthday chapter, maybe it’s around the end of the year here? Anyway, I completely understand your confusion.]
[……No, I’m pretty sure you’re not understanding my feelings at all……]
What I’m feeling right now is more like "What the heck is this person even talking about?". Sure, I might be confused and bewildered, but that’s not because of the tiline, it’s because of what Serious-senpai is saying.
What is this feeling…… I just woke up, but I already want to say "good night" and go back to sleep.
[But think about it, since entering Afterstory, you could say the story’s tiline has essentially entered that kind of mysterious ti-space often seen in fiction. If that’s the case, then things like seasons and months are trivial issues.]
[Fuaaahhh…… what do you an by mysterious ti-space?]
[You know, that thing you see a lot, where the characters don’t advance in grade or age, but the seasons keep changing, and events like Christmas and New Year keep happening over and over.]
[Ah, yeah, you see that a lot. Doesn’t it usually have so kind of na……? I’m sleepy…… Senpai, I’m making coffee, do you want so?]
[This guy sounds completely uninterested…… ah, I’ll gladly take the coffee.]
Honestly, after eting her this many tis, I’ve gotten used to it. I think it’s just right to ignore about 70% of what Serious-senpai says. Their mood swings are extre, and they suddenly say incomprehensible things, so even if you listen seriously, you just end up confused. It’s best to just catch the main points and call it a day.
[……So, Serious-senpai, you ca again this year from that room with no exit where you can only go outside once a year…… a place that sounds almost like torture just hearing about it, right? What are you planning to do this ti?]
[Heh, I’m glad you asked. Thinking about it, I’ve always been passively waiting for seriousness until now. But that’s no good! From here on, I’m going to pursue seriousness more proactively, and as the first step, I’ve made preparations in advance this ti.]
[Preparations? For what?]
[Behold!]
[……What is that?]
What Serious-senpai pulled out was a palm-sized object shaped like a globe made of a crystal-like sphere. It was a rather mysterious item. It looked like a magic tool, yet sohow also had a chanical feel to its design.
[To put it simply, it’s like a teleportation magic tool. I had that crazy god who often cos to my place make it.]
[……Ahh, the one who keeps eating you when you turn into sweets?]
[Lately, she's even started controlling how I transform beforehand before eating . She's omniscient and omnipotent, if she's gonna go through that much trouble, she could have just created the finished product themselves. Why is she so adamant about eating …… That's sothing I have no clue at all.]
[Senpai, I’ve said this before, but that person sounds seriously dangerous…… shouldn’t you avoid owing her anything?]
[No, I told you, she's soone you’re connected to…… well, it’s not really about owing her. It’s more like she's eaten so many tis that I’m just getting her to repay that debt…… Anyway! Kaito, we’re heading out right now! Are you ready to go!?]
[……No, this is the first I’m hearing of it, and I literally just woke up.]
Sohow, it suddenly turned into going out sowhere, but I just woke up and only had one cup of coffee!
[Hm, then, well…… go get ready quickly.]
[Ahh, so us going is already decided. But you said sothing about proactive seriousness, where are we even going? Depending on the place, what I need to prepare will change……]
[An onsen!]
[……What does an onsen have to do with seriousness?]
[No, there’s no relation between onsens and seriousness at all. What are you even talking about?]
[……Senpai, can I give you a slightly strong slap?]
[C- Calm down! This was a calculated choice. The reason I picked an onsen as the destination is because an onsen chapter is coming up!!!]
To repeat, I just woke up and I’m already having this conversation…… The fact that I didn’t pull out my piko-piko hamr ans I’m being pretty kind here.
[……I don’t really get what's going on, but is this like going to an onsen ahead of the onsen episode? Kind of like scouting it out?]
[You’re close…… but not quite. By personally carrying out an onsen chapter myself, I’ll build up resistance to onsens and reduce the damage. And there’s also a reason I invited you at this specific ti!]
[It’s early morning, what kind of reason is that?]
[Fufufu, by heading to the onsen town this early…… There wouldn't be enough ti for an extra chapter that includes a mixed-bathing event to be written. Even if it’s extended by one or two chapters like before, we won’t reach the bathing scene! In other words, I can gain onsen resistance while avoiding any lovey-dovey events, a perfect plan!!! Fuhaha, quite unfortunate huh, Mixed Bath King! You won’t get a chance to activate your unique skill!]
[……Just to ask, who exactly are you calling the Mixed Bath King? Depending on your answer, I might get mad.]
[……Well, I an, if you’ve had mixed baths with all your lovers and several others too, doesn’t that make you one?]
[………………….]
……A completely irrefutable argunt. If you’ve experienced mixed bathing with a double-digit number of won, being called that might be unavoidable. But still…… still……
[But sohow, being shut down by you with a logical argunt doesn’t sit right with …… so I’m going to hit you once with my piko-piko hamr.]
[Why!? B*stard, at so point, you started treating like Alice and Tre, as soone you can handle roughly, didn’t you!?]
Makina : [I don’t understand…… why is everyone making build the onsen town……? Also, the title already confirms that Serious-senpai’s plan is going to fail.]
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