Chapter 6
A few days later
I'm back~! There's freshly baked bread waiting for me!
Ufufu. There was a lot of tasty-looking bread. I'm looking forward to having some now myself... ♪
I'm glad the bakery back there had a lot to choose from. I might go there from now on. ♪
Ehehe, I'm happy you liked it. I'm glad I invited you, Ai-chan!
You bought a lot of bread, Tenma-senpai, but will you be able to eat that much?
It's fine! I'd rather eat a lot. After all, this is my reward for working so hard on writing my book report!
Book report, huh? Now that you mention it, I got assigned some homework today too.
What did you read about, Tenma-senpai?
I read a short story Hajime-chan picked out for me. I wanted one with the simplest contents possible.
Hmm... Shino-senpai chose your book?
I wonder if Shino-senpai would be able to recommend some books for me too if I ask him. I'll talk with him in a bit. ♪
More importantly, Ai-chan, let's hurry up and eat our bread. It's gonna get cold!
Alright. Before eating, I'll make some tea. ♪ If we're drinking it with bread, I'll go with black tea for sure.
Ah, it's Mitsuru-kun an' Shiratori-kun. I'm back~
Mika-nii~chan! Welcome back~!
Would you like to have some tea with us, Kagehira-senpai? We've got some tasty bread too.
Ya sure? I'll have some too if ya got it. There's somethin' I want y'all t' see.
You wanna show us something? What is it, I'm curious!
I think it's inside my bag... Ah, found it.
What do y'all think about this?
Way too cool! This outfit drawing is so cool!
This is a rough design of the outfit, right? Uwah, it's the best to get to see your designs freshly-made like this, Kagehira-senpai!
And this outfit is something new that hasn't been seen from Valkyrie before...
Is there any chance that this outfit will be used in Valkyrie's next live?
Ah, sorry fer gettin' yer hopes up. This outfit ain't gonna be worn fer a live. This is jus' somethin' I drew while takin' a breather.
There was this novel from the other day. I came up with a good design based on th' story, so I thought I'd draw it.
A novel? What's it about?
You mean the story where you became a god, right, Mika-nii~chan?
Huh?! What do you mean, Kagehira-senpai became a god?
Ahaha... Actually, a novel where I was turned into a god went viral online.
That kind of novel exists?! Uwah, I must've missed it!
Ahaha, well, it's a derivative work written by fans.
I tried readin' it too. But it was real embarrassin' fer me t' be treated like a god like that.
Seriously, why'd they gimme an exaggerated name like "Ougonten" an' turn me into a golden dragon?
What kinda train of thought d'ya gotta have t' come up with somethin' like turnin' me into a dragon?
Huh, Kagehira-senpai as a golden dragon...
And the golden dragon is called "Ougonten"...?
What's th' matter, Shiratori-kun?
Umm, hold on a moment, please. There's something I really need to look up...
...
Ai-chan, what's wrong?! You turned super pale. Maybe you're sick?
No, it's just that I noticed something kinda bad a tad too late...
Umm, so Kagehira-senpai became a dragon named "Ougonten"...?
That's right, but what's really troublin' ya?
—Kagehira-senpai, I'm sorry!
Th-that is... I was probably the one to start calling you "Ougonten," Kagehira-senpai!
Huh?! Then were you also the one who wrote the novel that turned me into a god, Shiratori-kun?
I didn't write the novel! All I did was post my thoughts from watching "The Mechanical God" on social media!
At that moment, you looked too divine, Kagehira-senpai. The money that you scattered around looked just like the scales of a dragon...
And I got so excited that I thought, "He's the Dragon God~!" and named you "Ougonten."
S-so that's what happened. By the way, why "Ougonten?" 'S such a fancy an' exaggerated name.
Well, when talking about a god of money, doesn't it remind you of Daikokuten? "Ougonten" is a bit of a pun on that.1
Since at that moment, you were glittering so much with all of that money, Kagehira-senpai!
Come t' think of it, ya said somethin' similar when ya were talkin' about yer thoughts before, Shiratori-kun.
I see. So what ya posted then is how it all started.
Yes. So... I'm very sorry if it made you feel uncomfortable!
Ya don't gotta apologize like that. I don't mind anymore.
R-really?
Yep. It's exactly because of yer words, Shiratori-kun, that I was able t' draw this outfit design.
I've gotten a lotta inspiration an' thought up plenty of creative ideas~ ♪
I'm glad~. I was wondering what I would do if I was causing trouble for you, Kagehira-senpai...
Hey hey, Mika-nii~chan. Why don't you show that outfit design to Anzu-nee~chan?
Huh, to Anzu-chan? But I jus' drew this design fer fun while takin' a breather.
But it's such a good design, it'd be kind of a waste to leave it as is!
That's right! You showed the design to us because you wanted someone to see it, right?
...Yeah. Yer right, maybe it would be good t' at least show it off.
But if I show Anzu-chan, there's some parts I wanna add a lil' more detail to first. If I don't improve the quality, I won't even be able t' show Oshi-san.
Woah, as expected of Mika-nii~chan. That outift is still gonna be cool-looking, right?
I'm excited to see what the design will turn out to be. ♪ Please, you have to show me when it's done.
Of course! Thank ya lots, both of ya. Fer cheerin' me on.
When th' design is finished, I'll definitely show y'all, so please wait fer me. ♪