"Now that you mention it, it's true, our Kasukabe Defense Force really hasn't had a gathering in a long time."
Hearing Kazama mention the name "Kasukabe Defense Force," Kazama felt a burst of inexplicable shame.
Although those were beautiful and shared memories between the few of them, for someone like him who was about to become a high schooler, it still felt kind of like an embarrassing dark history from middle school.
"You guy... still the same as always..."
But thinking about Shin-chan's personality, Kazama smiled a bit helplessly.
After moving up to middle school, since they didn't go to the same school, everyone hadn't gathered in a long time. Being able to go to the same high school as Shin-chan was a pleasant surprise for Kazama.
"The house has already been rented. Want to come visit? We can watch Magical Girl Moe P together."
"Sure... Wait, wait! Why are we watching Magical Girl Moe P?!"
"Then should we watch Mysterious Witch Mary?"
"Neither!"
On the other end of the call, Kazama was so anxious that his face turned red.
Kazama, an excellent student determined to get into the University of Tokyo, secretly liked shoujo anime very much. Shin-chan always teased him about this.
"I already sent you the address. You can arrange the gathering. I'm fine with anything."
"Alright, if I have time, I'll come visit."
Shin-chan timely changed the topic. A tsundere teased too much will go dark, so better not push Kazama any further.
"Then it's settled. I'll contact the others."
After hanging up, Shin-chan took another sip of cola and ate a piece of chocolate cookie.
But chocolate cookies and iced cola weren't a great match. After drinking cola, the chocolate cookie didn't taste as good anymore.
"Tch, guess I need to buy some milk instead."
Shin-chan stood up, deciding to go to the convenience store to buy some snacks to provide more food choices for the happy time of staying up late tonight.
Living alonez it was something he'd looked forward to for a long time.
If only a sexy and gentle onee-san could appear for a romantic encounter, that'd be even better.
Thinking this far, Shin-chan found it a bit strange. 'Why hadn't Nanako Oohara appeared in this world?'
"Shiro, I'm heading out. Watch the house properly, okay?"
After stepping out and arriving in front of the elevator, Shin-chan had just pressed the first floor button when he suddenly heard a long-missed electronic synthesized voice in his mind.
[System mission template loading complete. Mission publishing...]
[Mission: Confused Pet Girl.]
[Mission description: During the process of repairing spacetime, multiple parallel universes fused, and timeline misplacement caused some unavoidable accidents.]
[Sawamura Spencer Eriri seems to have gained some memories from a parallel timeline. Help her resolve her troubles!]
[Mission reward: Famous sword, Fubuki.]
'Sawamura Spencer Eriri?' In Shin-chan's memories from his past life, there were memories of this name. 'Wasn't she the female lead of some anime?'
'Memories from a parallel timeline?' With the system's explanation, Shin-chan quickly understood what kind of memories Eriri had gained.
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[Memory loading...]
In an unknown parallel universe, Eriri wasn't a beautiful high school girl, but instead a tiny, adorable Yorkshire Terrier.
And her owner, was Shin-chan.
'???'
Shin-chan's eyes widened. Was this some unknown movie version or a shameless fanfiction? What kind of development was this?
Now he kind of understood the meaning behind the mission title, Pet Girl?
Meanwhile, in the Sawamura family's mansion, a blonde beautiful girl was lying on her bed in confusion, sorting through the memories that appeared in her mind from last night's dream.
'It definitely wasn't a dream! It was way too real!'
She, Sawamura Spencer Eriri, an absolute super beautiful girl, a blonde Anglo-Japanese beauty.
The Sawamura family had great influence in Japan, her father was a diplomat from the Sakura Kingdom, and the Spencer surname also carried great weight in the UK.
She was a beautiful girl with both perfect family background and appearance.
But in last night's dream, she lived with her owner Shin-chan as a pet dog for fifteen whole years.
'A dream? No way it was just a dream!' She remembered every detail. Even the moment she passed away in Shin-chan's arms, the sadness in Shin-chan's eyes, she remembered it all clearly.
Thinking of this, Eriri couldn't hold back her sadness anymore.
She had left that world. What would Shin-chan do now? Or rather, without Shin-chan by her side, what was she supposed to do?
Clearly she was a noble breed called a "Yorkie Princess," yet she ended up wandering the streets at two months old because of an accident. If she hadn't met Shin-chan, wouldn't the filthy her have died within a few days?
In that other world, she had met Shin-chan as a Yorkshire Terrier named "Riko." At that time, Shin-chan had just graduated from college and found a very ordinary job.
Even though Eriri had human memories and intelligence, she couldn't change the fact that she was a small dog, unable to control her own fate. After being adopted by Shin-chan, she quickly accepted this reality, and even gradually began to think that kind of life was pretty nice.
As a beloved pet, life was just too blissful. Shin-chan would prepare the best dog food and snacks for her. Although she couldn't accept it at first, the taste was actually pretty good.
Every few days he'd give her a bath and brush her fur. Every night he'd sleep hugging her, and on weekends, he'd take her to play in the park or stroll along the beach.
For a little dog, this was already a perfect life, after all, a dog only needs happiness each day. Of course, dogs have worries too. Her owner Shin-chan's troubles were also her troubles.
That world's Shin-chan wasn't the main character of an anime, just an ordinary person with a slightly gloomy personality due to maturing early.
Stress at work, family conflicts, and his first heartbreak always kept Shin-chan from being truly happy.
Shin-chan's pain resonated deeply with her, but besides silently staying by his side, there was nothing else she could do.
Sorting through the memories in her mind, Eriri's face was already covered in tears without her realizing it.
The taste of tears was bitter, both the bitterness of happiness and of sorrow. Why... why couldn't she stay with him a bit longer?
"Eriri, even if it's the weekend, you can't just lie in bed forever, okay?"
The door suddenly opened, and a mature woman with purple hair, about 80% similar to Eriri in appearance, walked in. Seeing Eriri's tear-streaked face, she froze.
"Mom!"
Seeing her mother, Eriri cried even harder, jumping off the bed and throwing herself into Sayuri's arms.
Gently patting Eriri's back, Sayuri softly comforted her.
"What's wrong, Eriri? Did something happen?"
"I had a really, really long dream..."
'What the... so it was just a nightmare?'
Hearing what Eriri said, Sayuri finally sighed in relief. Her serious expression softened. Her daughter was just too cute.
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