The quiet ambiance, the air conditioner running at full throttle, the smooth bed and pillow, and the morning glow streaming through my windows—this is what we call heaven. There's nothing that in this world that can stop me from enjoyi—
It's morning already, zasshu! Wake up and get up, zasshu! You should be grateful that the King of Heroes is waking you up, zasshu! MUAHAHAHA!
Except that it's still a weekday and I have to get up to go to that prison disguised as a learning place.
It's morning already, zasshu! Wake up and get up, zasshu! You should be grateful that the King of Heroes is waking you up, zasshu! MUAHAHAHA!
Groaning to myself, I repeatedly pressed the alarm clock after it ruined my sleep, but the annoying looping voice of Goldie showed no signs of stopping.
"I get it already," I muttered in complaint.
Slowly rising from the cozy trap I was lying in with a frown, I finally silenced the blaring voice of my alarm clock. After stretching my body, I let out a huge yawn before heading out of my room to brush my teeth.
"Morning."
Meeting a yawning Ayane on the way, she gave me a nonchalant good morning, which I returned back with my own greeting. Entering the bathroom together, we grabbed our respective toothbrushes and began cleaning our teeth.
Spitting out the water after brushing our teeth, we locked eyes while silently agreeing, we raised our fists and launched our attack. When my paper met her rock, I raised my hand in victory in front of her annoyed face, claiming the first spot in taking the shower.
After both of us finished taking a bath and had changed, we entered the dining room to find tantalizing food spread out before us. Furthermore, Mom was preparing our lunch while whistling a song.
"Where's Dad?" I asked curiously as I took my seat beside Ayane at the table.
"Oh, he already left. He's going to meet his client for the catering tonight," Mom answered after she finished preparing our bento.
"This early?" Ayane asked while tilting her head.
"Don't ask me, ask the client. Anyway, let's put that aside what your father is doing and start eating, both of you."
"Aye aye~~~" the twins responded in unison.
Folding her hands together, Masami expressed her gratitude, with Yukio and Ayane quickly following suit after her.
"Then, thanks for the food"
"Thanks for the food!!"
As we started munching on the teriyaki salmon in our bowls, Mom began probing us about what time we'd be heading home after attending Masachika's birthday party. We simply replied that we would text her for updates.
"Don't forget to hold back if a kidnapper tries to assault you tonight, alright? You might accidentally erase their existence if you recklessly use ki," Mom pointed out.
"Crack their skull, crack their spine, or crack their legs," Yukio and Ayane replied in unison.
"Good that you know, not everyone is as strong as your dad, me, and your grandparents. Just punish them with pain, don't send their spirit up to the heavens," Mom acknowledged, choosing not to elaborate further.
After finishing our breakfast, we continued preparing our things before heading out, with Mom ensuring that we hadn't forgotten anything. She wished us a good luck for today.
"Give my regards to Masachika-kun later, both of you!" Mom reminded us while waving her hand.
"Got it! See you later, Mom!" Ayane called back as we walked out of the gate. We started walking when we suddenly ran into Daiki and Satsuki on the way.
"Good morning," I greeted, raising my hand, which Daiki met with his own for a high five.
"Same to you," Daiki replied with a smile after the exchange.
"You look like shit today Dai-chan."
"Oh shut up."
Ayane grinned at Daiki, giving him his daily dose of insults after greeting Satsuki first before giving him a big high five. As we continued walking, we came across an old lady struggling to walk on her own at the crosswalk.
Satsuki and I exchanged a glance, nodding to each other before approaching the lady to help her along. She looked quite surprised by our presence but didn't complain after seeing our intentions.
"Thanks for the help, both of you youngsters," the old lady conveyed her gratitude with a gentle smile after we crossed the road.
"No, no, it's our pleasure, ma'am," Satsuki blurted out, waving both hands.
"Yup, no need to thank us. My father always says to help others in need, so there's really no need for that," I added, crossing my arms and nodding to myself in agreement.
"Then, I'll be on my way, again thanks for the help" The old lady bid her farewell and waved at us as she continued walking.
The four of us continued on our way when we suddenly heard the familiar sound of a saxophone just outside the 8/11 store near the entrance of the shopping district. As we approached, we spotted an old man sitting on a bench, playing.
"Sup, Jason," Ayane greeted, tossing a pair of 100 yen coins and a bill into the box set up by the homeless man.
"Looking good as always," Daiki added, following her by throwing in four 10 yen coins. I placed a bill after him, and Satsuki followed suit, dropping six 10 yen coins into the box.
The old man simply nodded at our greetings and continued playing his instrument. We didn't linger too long with Jason, and after a few seconds, the familiar sight of our campus came into view. Tanaka-san was sweeping near the front gate but paused when he saw us enter.
"Morning, brats," Tanaka-san grinned, and Ayane returned the smile.
"Good morning to you too, old man. Still full of energy despite your age, huh?" Ayane jested while absentmindedly picking her nose.
"Ha! Don't underestimate these 60-year-old bones! Drinking loads of milk and eating my veggies as a kid helped me stay young! So you should follow my example, brat" Tanaka-san snickered at her.
"I'd rather get eaten by a T-rex than follow advice from a drunkard like you."
Ayane stuck her tongue out at Tanaka-san as we shook our heads behind her. After Ayane's playful insult, we greeted him and made our way to the classroom, while the old man ranted behind us. Honestly, it was pretty funny seeing a man his age getting riled up by a sixth grader.
We entered our room and greeted some of our classmates that had already arrived. As I took my seat, I stared at the girl beside me writing something at her notebook.
"Good morning, Louise."
"Oh, morning Yu-chan~~."
Louise stopped what she was doing for a moment. Giving me a smile as she returned my greeting before taking her pencil again to continue what she was writing or drawing.
"What you doing?" I curiously asked.
She looked at me in the eye and swiftly raised her notebook. The picture of a freshly drawn figure of Eva 01 dancing on top of a dead body of Eva 03 floating at a sea of Pepsi while eating a comically large bleeding head of Gendo Ikari was now embedded to my mind. This girl is really more chaotic and have more loose screws in the head than my sister.
"You're quite messed up." My mouth twitched as I looked at the drawing.
"Thanks for stating the obvious," Louise smirked and continued what she was doing.
"Are you, perhaps, a unofficial member of Seele?"
"Maybe I am. What would you do if I actually were, Yu-chan?"
"Marry you."
"Ho? Is that so? When do we get the certificate? How many kids do we need? Maybe four or even seven? I can have my mama find the best place for us near the sea to settle down. I can already imagine the faces of our daughters and sons. We can both cook side by side on weekends while our mini versions run around in the back or watch us be all lovey-dovey."
"Oi! I was just kidding! Calm down! Don't give me that dead serious face while saying some scary stuff!!"
"That was just a joke, Yu-chan. Do you still fall for that?"
"It is a fifty-fifty for me when you are saying the joke, I sometimes can't tell if you're serious or not with your talent to hide your real intentions."
Louise started using a red pencil on her drawing after being satisfied with my usual reaction. Even though I said those words earlier, I couldn't control myself any longer and placed my hand beside hers. She glanced at my hand, smirking, before immediately covering it with her notebook after noticing my gaze.
I pulled out a pencil from my case to add some details, beautifying the bloody image this girl had created. I began drawing the body of Gurren Lagann with the head of a Hollow from Bleach, dressing it in priest robes and making it hold a hardcover version of the Ranma 1/2 manga.
"That's pretty cute," Louise laughed softly after noticing the random things I'd added.
That's cute? I purposely made it ugly, but she actually liked it. Well, I'm not complaining if my trashy art style gets her approval.
"You know, now that we're drawing Evangelion. I still don't understand what I watched. I only came for the robots beating kaijus, but later it became something a braindead kid like me couldn't comprehend," I said while rocking my chair.
"To be honest, I only learned about baby making through Eva," Louise blurted out, almost making me fall from my chair.
"What a way to continue our talk," I said after successfully maintaining my balance.
"Want me to stop then?" Louise let out a chuckle.
"Please do continue this interesting story, my ojousama."
"Pfft, whats with that weird tone? Anyway, One time, when my mom heard the weird moans coming from Misato, she sat beside me and explained what grown-ups do when they love each other. Apparently, that's how babies are made," Louise continued her statement earlier while closing her notebook.
"Seriously?"
"I'm not even joking. My mom was super educational; she even watched it with me up to the confusing last episode."
"So you were basically introduced to that topic like me. When I watched Eva, I searched online to find out what adults do when a woman moans in bed," I shared without any hesitation.
"What's your first hentai?" Louise asked, catching me off guard with a question I didn't expect from someone like her. However, my flabbergasted expression was quickly replaced with a grin.
"Wanna reveal it at the same time?"
We looked at each other and, at the same time, struck a JoJo pose in our chairs as we opened our mouths to reveal our picks.
"Resort Boin," Yukio and Louise uttered at the same time, widening their eyes after hearing each other's answers.
"Let me guess, Anikore's recommendation list by username—" I started, but Louise interrupted me.
"OuranHighS2believer? Has a profile of Narusegawa?" Louise correctly continued what I was about to say.
"Bingo."
As I continued my interesting chat with the ojousama for a while to pass the time, Christmas Cake opened the door just as the clock struck the start of the first period. We stood and greeted her as she took attendance for each kid in the class.
"Settle down and raise your hands when I call your name," Yumi-sensei declared as she opened her attendance sheet, calling out each kid's name one by one. Though, I focused only on the names I recognized, giving my attention to those I cared about and ignoring the random kids I saw as mere acquaintances or background characters.
"Aki Tomoya."
"Hai."
"Aomine Daiki."
"Present."
"Fukuhara Louise."
"Present~."
"Gouda Takeo."
"Hai!!!"
"Kuboshi Ayane."
"Ayane-sama is here and ready!!"
"Kuboshi Yukio."
"Present."
"Kuze Masachika?"
"Present."
"Momoi Satsuki."
"Present."
"Tsumugi Rintaro?"
"Here."
Following the roll call, the sun shone through the window. Though Yumi-sensei's voice was loud enough to cover the entire room, it felt like a fleeting wind in my ears as I stared at the chirping birds outside the window.
Several little birds opened their mouths to let their mother feed them worms. A beetle crawled along the tree at a considerable pace, and how could I forget the deer lying on a branch of the tree, munching on a pineapple?
I let out a small smile as I appreciated nature, then turned my head toward the board where Yumi-sensei was writing—before a sudden realization hit me, and I looked back at the now-empty branch.
'Well, I must be imagining it. There's no way a deer just got lost in our school. Yeah, there's no way,' I told myself. I'd been reading way too much manga these days. That had to be it. I just started Nichijou last night, so that must be the reason. There's no way a deer just appeared in front of me. Yeah, let's just ignore it.
I felt pretty confident it wasn't real, but I couldn't help glancing left and right too often, staring at the branch where I thought I saw the deer earlier.
Afterword:
Author-san: [Yah~~ sorry for my attitude in the last chapter, senpai.]
Serious-senpai: [You better be!! I was legit shaking my head when you uttered those abominations while shouting like a crazy dickhead!!]
Author-san: [I was just using my omniscience to see what the kids one decade from now were doing. That's why I looked like I was in a world of my own. To my absolute shock, they can create the cringiest things that even a god like me would find outrageous.]
Serious-senpai: [Forget those stupid kids. Who won in Nisekoi?]
Author-san: [The blonde tsundere.]
Serious-senpai: [Damn!!! She lost?? My girl lost to that mafia spoiled princess?!!!]
Author-san: [Now that you mention it, I forgot I can actually access the whole volumes of all manga and light novels from the future, except the ones on hiatus.]
Serious-senpai: [Seriously?! And you're only telling me now?! Author-san, do you want a back massage?! You're the best slave owner I could ask for!!]
Author-san: [Praise me, sla— my friend!!]
Serious-senpai: [Real question right now, boss, Does anime and manga remain popular a decade from now?]
Author-san: [Nah, I'd win.]
Serious-senpai: [What?]
Author-san: [What?]