Why the secret base of the Super Peace Busters became my sanctuary…
My phone is buzzing.
Aneko, what does she want from me?
I'll come over for lunch, so I can help you with the decorations tonight, honey.
What a pain in the ass, this heroine of the eroge.
The hour turns. I pass in front of the mirror and analyse my hair in firecrackers.
—You've got Katsuki Bakugo's haircut, Mob's empty expression, and Kusakabe Shinra's smile, make an effort, Big Brother…
She knows how to hurt me.
—Look at me, I'm a class act!
I look at her, and contemplate her yukata.
It suits her, and her orange ribbon reminds the colour of her braids, I'm light years away from you, sis…
—I'm going to get ready.
—I like this better, big brother.
I go to the bathroom, while Chizu is cooking the meal.
A few tens of minutes later, Aneko rings at my door.
I throw a last glance in the mirror.
There, you have Oreki Hôtarô's hair, Ryūji Takasu's look, and please don't smile, Kinari otaku suggests.
I hurry to open to the heroine of eroge.
—Hi, darling.
—Hi.
She was always so beautiful?
—What's with the face, Kin'ri? Are you surprised to see your wife getting all fired up for you?
Was she always so boring?
—Big Brother, stop fooling around and come to eat.
Our roles have reversed, she's my big sister, and I'm her little brother.
Sad truth.
Chizu serves our meal.
—Enjoy your meal, friends!
—I brought you some lights, darling.
—Thank you, Aneko.
She knows how to be useful, sometimes.
—It was very good, Chizu, thank you!
We arrange Aneko's offering on the balcony of my apartment and on the few walls that my living room offers Chizu adds candles, candlesticks and anything else she can find potentially cute.
Our preparations are finalised little by little.
—Can we rest a little before the guests arrive, darling?
Rest, I deserved it…
—If you like.
Aneko fell asleep in the bed of Chizu, in his company.
I hear knocks at the door.
Already? Let me sleep again, I'm beaten!
The eyes half closed, I open.
Yamaguchi, Maeda? I should have stayed asleep…
—Hi, sensei!
Ah, Junko was in the back.
—Hi, there. Go inside, I'll wake the girls.
—Thanks, Kinari, I'll be right in!
Shut up, nobody likes you, Maeda.
I shake Aneko's arm, and blow her away.
—Stand up.
—Kin'ri, don't give me a hard-on!
Stop dozing, stupid…
In her sleep, she grabs my neck, holds it to her chest and confides in me.
—I'm so glad to be alive.
What is this crazy girl talking about?
I inhale, and…
What the hell is this rose smell, it's so enchanting… Am I allowed to stay here a little longer?
Breathe out.
Yeah, I'm really comfortable here, her chest is so huge that it's like a pillow, it's soft and comfortable, I love it.
— Darling! I'm here!
Masuko?
—Kinari, I'm coming home too!
Anzu?
I take my head out of Aneko's arms, and raise it before we join our friends.
Seriously, I'm in a real mess with all these girls… I don't know where to put my head…
—It's full of people here! I'm so happy, exclaims Chizu.
Our secret base is too small for so many people…
Anzu looks at me, turns around while stroking one of her hair and asks me.
— Kinari, look at me! How do I look?
Masuko pushes the heroine of the normies with her pelvis. In her turn, she makes her parade, slips her hand to her neck, and declares.
—Darling, do not worry about her. Look at me instead, how do I look?
Yoshida runs to the two girls, pulls them out by the force of her arms, bites her lips, and presents herself to me as a bourgeois. She bows, crosses her legs, and pulls up her yukata ten centimetres.
—I am the most beautiful, right, sensei?
They are all three incredible… It's a real ordeal…
Their hairstyles are real sculptures worthy of an artist, their yukatas, embroidered with roses look like sewn cherry trees.
They must have been preparing all morning…
—You are all beautiful, girls.
Was it a custom to dress up for the New Year? The boys are much more casual, though. Hell, I don't know…
We drink together around the meal that Chizu prepared us.
—The decoration is beautiful, darling!
—How did you do it? I am curious!
Anzu, stop rubbing off on Chitanda Eru, please…
—They installed all this. Aneko brought us the light garland, and the rest was done by Chizu.
I just confessed that I did nothing… Shit…
The compliments faded away when they tasted Chizu's meal. The eyes of my classmates turned to my little sister.
—It's so good Chizu!
—It's clear, it's delicious!
—I am a fan of your cooking, Ch'zu!
This is the moment when your clothes tear like an episode of Food Wars, dream Kinari otaku.
Once our plates are empty, Maeda gets up and stands on his chair.
I don't want to listen to him… Têto, hear my prayer, and remove my hearing!
He grabs a cushion, holds it up like a trophy, then shouts.
—Cushion fight!
Don't look like a Hachiman, you idiot.
Everyone rushed to get a weapon.
What am I supposed to do… I'm lost.
Chizu approaches me and confides in me.
—Don't stay there, you idiot, adapt yourself to this universe you want so much.
You're right, sis.
I take a cushion.
What to do now?
I sweep my gaze and see that my comrades are gently pushing each other with their new weapons. Cushions fly into every corner of my apartment.
I get it, let's attack!
I have other weapons that are much more useful if you want…
Junko sneaks up behind me, and takes full swing to hit me with her pillow.
—Take that, sensei!
I'm going to cut her head off.
Shut up, psychopaths.
It's ringing in my ears, and I turn around to throw it back at her.
Is this how teenagers playing? It's a scary way to play.
I haven't had fun like this in ten years…
It's getting pretty late. We felt the fatigue creeping up on us. My sanctuary is far too small to sleep so many people, but all my comrades seem too exhausted to go home. We spread out between the couch, my bed and my sister's bed. We dozed off on top of each other, smiles on our faces.
The next day, I am woke up by voices.
—I don't know what to do, Maeda-kun…
Shut up, I'm trying to sleep here…
—What do you mean?
What the hell are you doing in my room anyway?
—Have you ever felt your heart being ripped out of your body?
—I guess so.
—It's like when you drop a glass on the floor and it shatters. It falls to the ground in a million pieces, and it will never move again, never be used again. I'm afraid that this will happen to me.
—Are you in love, Yoshida-Chan?
—Of course I'm in love with my sensei, can't you tell?
— Yamazaki-kun, huh…
It's a dream, it's just a dream…
—He's so classy, seriously, he came into my life, he turned everything upside down, I couldn't do anything. I was stunned, he blew up a bad guy to save me, and on top of that he said such touching words to me that I felt like changing for the first time in my life. I find myself having a personality I've been looking for years, and he's the one who made it happen.
Despite her tears streaming down her crimson cheekbones, she continues.
—But when he's with all those girls, my heart hurts so much, and strangely enough as soon as I'm close to him, as soon as I have his touch, I feel so much better. He puts Band-Aids on, rebuilds everything that has been broken. His smell, his look, his gestures, the way he expresses himself, the way he thinks, I'm completely crazy about this boy… I don't know what to do, Maeda-kun…
Junko…
—Ouch!
—Sorry, sensei!
Why is she crushing my wrist that clumsy girl!
I rub my eyes and wave.
Damn, I'm embarrassed, this is a scary situation, I have to run away from this right now.
—I'm going to wake up the others to go to the temple, I come back.
I reach Chizu's room and see that no one was missing. Anzu, in the middle of the way, obliges me to raise it first.
What kind of way is this to sleep, seriously? Her foot is next to her head; now it's worse than a restless sleep, isn't it?
I shake her arm to try to bring her back into our world.
—Wake up, Anzu.
Was her arm always so soft?
She turns her face towards me, and whispers.
— Kinari…
That … that's slime! She was always so disgusting!?
I scream with all my soul.
—It's disgusting!
Shame … why didn't I hold back my scream…
— Kinari?
—Big Brother? What are you doing here?
—We have to go to Sōji-ji temple, girls…
Everyone is slowly waking up, then we got dressed to go.
So this is my new group of friends from this new year… Damn, have I changed that much?
On the way, I get closer to Chizu and grab her hand to make her understand that I had to talk to her. We moved away from our friends.
—Big Brother? You've been strange since a while ago.
—Do you think I fit well in this universe?
—Stop calling it a universe, idiot. It's the normal world! And I think you've changed a lot since school started, yes. But you're supposed to have noticed that, right?
—Yeah, well…
I'm really tired of things changing and things never changing.
—You know, big brother. I haven't seen you this sparkly since I was alive.
From … since you've been alive… Fucking fate.
—Stop making that face, you idiot! Just be yourself, you're fine like that. I know you, you're asking more questions than Light Yagami. So stop!
She knows how to cheer me up.
I caress the top of her head, and answer her.
—Yeah, you're right, sis.
—Don't add me to your harem, pervert.
I'm not that much of an otaku, silly.
— Darling! We've arrived at the temple!
My friends walk to the bell, then pray.
What am I going to pray?
In my turn, I walk forward.
Who will I pray to?
I look up to the sky.
Can you hear me Menma, Teto, Chiyuki?
I breathe in and put my hands together to pray.
I wish Chizu won't get sick anymore.
I exhale and shake the bell.
Anzu grabs my wrist.
—Come, Kinari! We have something for you!
Let me finish my dramatic moment!
The girls form an arc. Yamaguchi and Maeda have moved aside a few feet away, and seem to be waiting.
What the hell is this?
Masuko takes out a speaker from her backpack, and starts a melody.
This… This melody? It's… It's Aneko who plays? I'm sure it is!
Anzu hands out a microphone to the girls, and plugs them into an amplifier.
They cough, then start to sing.
Darling, come back here!
Darling, stay with me!
Big Brother…
Sensei, I'm all yours!
Kinari, I want to keep you!
It's a happy time.
We're swimming in happiness.
We're swimming in despair.
We're swimming in despair.
Don't ruin our feelings!
I'll help you with your lessons, darling!
I have huge breasts, darling!
I will always support you, Big Brother!
I'm a fan of yours, sensei!
And I love you, Kinari!
Joy.
With joy.
To hate.
To hate.
Our hearts can't change!
But I…
I…
I…
I…
I love you!
The difficulty that builds up in my heart.
This relationship that must last…
Our unforgettable memories…
And our capricious emotions
Our story will grow from now on!
Please be by my side.
The pulse in my chest is beyond comprehension.
Even fate.
We can trust it.
Let's see this day again in a dream!
Joy.
With joy.
To hate.
To hate.
Our hearts cannot change!
But I…
I…
I…
I…
I love you!
Super Peace Busters: Name given to the secret base of a group of friends. (Anohana)
Katsuki Bakugo: Secondary character with hair-like firecrackers. (My Hero Academia)
Mob: Main character with a blank look. (Mob Psycho 100)
Kusakabe Shinra: Main character with a scary smile. (Fire Force)
Oreki Hôtarô: Main character with hair similar to Kinari's. (Hyouka)
Ryūji Takasu: Main character having a scary look. (Toradora)
Chitanda Eru: Curious main character. (Hyouka)
Food Wars: Work centred on cooking.
Têto : God of the work No Game No Life.
Hachiman: God of war and divine protector of Japan.
Menma: Main character wearing a long white dress. (Anohana)
Chiyuki: Dead main character. (Death Parade)