Editing Mushi Uta:Volume 10 Chapter 1 (section)

== 1.03 Tamaki Part 4 ==

The moment the bell for the last lesson rang, Tamaki rose from her seat.

“Oh, hey, Tamaki. We were just wondering where to hang out today.”

As her classmate called to her, she turned around.

“Sorry. Today’s a bit…”

“What, again?”

“I just started raising a troublesome pet. Next time, alright?”

After declining her friend’s invitation with a lie, Tamaki headed to the family restaurant at the suburbs. Already a few weeks passed since she began going there.

A troublesome pet.

Rather, it was Tamaki’s childhood friend sitting at the same table like always, munching on a chocolate parfait.

Cutting through the place crowded with customers, Tamaki sat in front of Kanon.

“Welcome back, Tama-chan.”

“I’m back.”

She was used to this exchange as well. Even when Tamaki appeared Kanon’s eyes were still glued to the parfait, and Tamaki ordered a free drink and lay her torso down on the table like always.

“…Now that I think about it, isn’t it a strange thing to say?”

“Isn’t this place pretty much like our home already?”

“For you, maybe. I don’t live here.”

“Then welcome, customer!”

“That’s when you’re an employee. If you only eat sweet stuff you’re gonna lack vitamins.”

“San-chan’s also told Kanon the same.”

“Really…”

Vaguely nodding, she used the moisture from her cup to draw a manga character on the table.

On that note, the both of them would just spend their time talking about nonsense.

Tamaki and Kanon have reunited and decided to keep telling lies at the family restaurant a long time back. Ever since then, although, they were always like this.

Because she worried about what her childhood friend would end up blurting, she had to come here and check the situation.

However, nothing ever happened when she came. Whether aware of her worries or not, Kanon only ate there every day peacefully, the only change being slightly neater clothes. Their new friends took care of food, clothing and shelter.

So Tamaki, was, well.

How would she put it…

“Haa. I feel so bored…”

Still prostrated on the table, Tamaki gave a massive sigh.

Kanon looked happy and was smiling every day.

“So peaceful.”

Too peaceful. No objection to that.

Tamaki really was concerned for her friend, but because Kanon said it was so peaceful, she couldn’t really say what she thought.

However, if she was allowed to voice a bit of her true feelings…

She thought that following this nostalgic meeting, something was about to start—

She couldn’t deny that she had that fleeting hope.

It wasn’t like she wanted something dangerous to happen to Kanon, and neither did she wish for anything life-threatening to happen.

Boredom.

That was the most precise word to describe the current situation.

“You know… when we were in middle school, you saved me once.”

Tamaki suddenly mumbled this. Kanon smiled.

“Stop lying, you were always in first place no matter what you did, Tama-chan. Kanon was always last place in everything, so there’s no way Kanon saved you.”

“…”

For her it was a relatively big event, so she found that hard to believe. Well, since Kanon’s living environment was harsher than others’, perhaps it seemed no more than just a daily event.

“Ah, Kanon remembers now.”

“You’re lying.”

“Yes, sorry.”

Just like that.

Being with Kanon made her feel relaxed.

But that actually made Tamaki feel like she lost all stimulation. Like this, she felt even more bored than before.

“Ah… geez, I’m at my limits. Let’s go play somewhere.”

“Oh, we can go to a karaoke place!”

“Eh. I mean, Kanon, your singing’s a bit… you probably can’t notice it, but you know what I mean?”

“Nothing but lies again. Kanon shall sing today as well!”

“Sure, whatever, then let’s go.”

Tamaki and Kanon rose from their seats.

As they did, as expected another figure nearby rose. That also always happened.

Ichi, Nii, San, Yon, Go. The five Mushitsuki thus nicknamed according to their order. Feeling more and more of their duty to protect Kanon with each passing day, they were already pretty much acting like bodyguards.

“Really now—”

Tamaki sighed.

Because she saw another person rising from another table.

And then from another table.

And from that other table too.

The number of customers rising to their legs was endless. “Where’re we going?” “Karaoke, apparently.” “Oh, let’s bet on it.” “Karaoke? Alright!” the number of people chatting like this increased—

As a result, almost all customers in the family restaurant vacated their seats at the same time.

“Since it turned out like that, we should really keep it quiet next time.”

Mushitsuki #1 to #5 came behind Tamaki and Kanon who exited together, shoulder to shoulder.

And even further behind them—just like a line of ants, a crowd of boys and girls formed.

“We’ll have to rent so many rooms again at the karaoke place, huh.”

Rumors beget rumors and Kanon ended up gaining more and more followers.

They already numbered—several dozens.

“Kanon’s already thinking about what do sing!”

“Haa… I wish something interesting happened already…”

Tamaki and Kanon were peaceful today as well.

There was only one thing bothering her.

The next full moon was approaching—that was her only worry.

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