Double Anniversary

Wow… Apparently this shop just opened today.

A lucky charm shop? That’s so unique!

Someone told me that they saw a really pretty pair of twins running this shop.

I hope they’ll let me take a picture with them! I wanna upload one to dazzle!

Thank you so much for waiting! Arataka is now open for business!

Uhh, um, well… Come on in.

Aahhh! He’s soooo adorable!

Tch.

Oh, my gooood! He clicked his tongue at you! The overprotective one’s so cute!

Just for today, we’ll be offering exclusive special angel and devil omamoris!

Toi made them himself, so you better guard them with your goddamn lives.

We’ll let everyone in one at a time!

Line up, single file.

Wait, Ryui-shan! You shouldn’t treat your cushtomersh like that!

Huh?

You must be more genuine, yes!

Treat! Genuine!

If you continue to keep your hands in your pockets, I believe your customers will be quite put Off.

Ah, okay, okay, I got it. Ugh…

Quit your yappin’, ay? The owner gets to decide how he wants to serve customers, ay?

Wah, wah, who’sh that?! Laika-shan, save me…!

Ay, ay!

It’s alright, yes! This is Tosaka, Ryui’s pet robot, yes.

Nice to meetcha, ay.

I am very pleased to make your acquaintance, Tosaka-dono.

N-Nicshe to meet you…

Ah, hello. Nice to meet you.

Nagi-shan! Did you bring the flowersh?

Yeah. I used the company van to bring them here. Hup…

Huh? Why’s Hachinoya⁠—

Wow! What a grand and gorgeous flower stand, yes!

Eheheh! Our president and the Night Team bought it to celebrate your opening day, Brother Dearest!

…!

Nagi-shan even put ashide working on hish motorshycle to work on it all night!

Congratulations on the opening.

…Thanks. Loafer.

My dear brother’s slightly mean side is the cutest and loveliest thing in the whole world.

That it is, yes.

Are you sure it’s alright for you to leave the park event? Or is it so empty that you got nothin’ else to do?

It’s alright. Actually, a lot more people showed up than we expected, and we already had to print more of the flyers we were handing out.

Flyers? The ones for our first tour and Arataka’s opening day, right?

Yeah. I’m going to pick the new ones up and then go back to the park.

Welcome! The beer hall tent is right this way!

A band visiting us from Germany will be performing there soon, so make sure to stop on by!

So many humans… If only we had an octopus here to lend us a hand or eight.

Chief, members of the other teams are here to help us.

Huh?

Heyyy. I was driving around in a rental car, and the prez told me to stop by and help.

Wow, there’s a lot of people here… I mean, it’s great that it’s a success, but…it feels like it’s getting out of hand.

Nanaki, you can get off here. I’ll find a parking spot and come back.

Ah, okay.

Thank you so much…! Yodaka-san, can I ask you to lead them?

Of course. Nanaki, you can follow me for now. We’ll meet up with you later, Ten.

‘Kaaaay.

Oh, and Chief, um… Good luck.

Thanks!

(Alright, now I can go back to the tent, and… Ah!)

Nagi-kun, welcome back! How were things looking at Arataka?

There were a lot of customers there. Here, I picked up the new batch of flyers.

Thank you!

…There’s so many people. It got even more crowded while I was gone.

Your idea for a mobile sauna truck combined with Oktoberfest is really taking off!

We have over 10 trucks set up, but all of them really long lines! And the line for the beer server’s stretching on for what seems like miles!

We didn’t expect such a massive turnout… I’m so sorry that we weren’t better prepared.

Nayuki-san… Why are you angrily tapping on your tablet screen?

We didn’t want any customers to enter the sauna trucks immediately after drinking beer, so we set up breathalyzers outside of them, but…

Someone voiced a concern that their accuracy rates would start to drop if they’re checking so many people at once. So we decided to implement a ticket lottery function for the sauna trucks on the HAMA Tours app.

I’m currently in the process of developing it…!

H-He’s writing code at a breakneck speed…

That just means your idea’s a big hit! I already liked it from the moment you suggested it…

I thought about this when I was working as a sauna master at a public bathhouse the other day.

Nagi-kun, I didn’t know you went out of your way to try that…

I think a sauna is an environment that helps you talk about things you usually wouldn’t, like your daily struggles and worries.

It allows you to detox both mentally and physically and helps you strengthen your bonds with people…

Is this in conjunction with Oktoberfest?

Yeah. I think we should do a sauna too. The “deepening your bonds” aspect can connect to our tour concept.

Everyone in the park is really enjoying themselves because of your idea, Nagi-kun. You did amazing.

Doing everything you possibly can might change your life. It might lead to something… Trying new things is always the right thing to do.

I can’t just stand here anymore. I…

I’m going to do some sauna master work at the trucks…!

You sound ready to go! Have fun!

(I hope Nagi-kun gains some confidence from today.)

Thank you for coming!

Ah… We’re almost out of shopping bags. I should go get some more.

(There should be some extras on top of this shelf. I just need to bring the stool over…)

Okay… Hm?

There’s a paper bag here… It kind of feels like it was hidden here on purpose.

A book? It’s so thick…

Six Codes Compendium… Is it a law book…?

(What’s this about…? Did Brother Dearest buy it himself? Did he…keep it a secret from me?)

That’s weird… That never happens…

Phew…

The sauna felt super good!

It did! You could really feel that sauna-high!

They had a huge variety of craft beers too. They should do this here every day!

Honey, make sure you don’t grow a beer belly.

Ahahaha!

……

Gii, what are you smiling about?

I was just thinking about how I had a hand in making those people happy…

Basking in your success, I see. You’ve done very well.

We brought everyone some beer and snacks!

Yodaka-san. And you too, Yunyun-san…

Thanks for the flowers you always deliver!

Thank you for your continued business.

Shall we have a meal before we start clearing up?

Yaayy! All of the inventing I did today has me so very tired.

Inventing?

He created an electric fan to hand out posters in his place. He was about to run off, but Ten found him and brought him back.

He found me with the wit of a ninja.

Ohh, a ninja!

If Netaro disappears again, let’s ask Ten-san to help.

You’re in a very good mood, Nagi.

Yeah. I’m proud of what I did today. So many people were able to enjoy the event with a smile…

I believe watching all the humans today brought me a biiiit closer to understanding them.

Gii, you stated that it is lonely being on your own. And that sharing delicious food with others makes you happy.

Yeah.

Do you have the desire to create a family?

Huh?

Do you have plans to find a partner and have children?

Huh?!

I wanna have a happy little family of my own!

I’m sure you could do it if you wanted to, Nagi.

N-No, I couldn’t… They’d be unhappy with me. I just can’t…

Why not?! How could a plan to escape “unhappy loneliness” render you unhappy in conjunction?!

Ah, but… I won’t wait anymore.

I’ve been waiting forever in that coin laundry for someone to come for me.

Because of that, I’ve let go of my own life and my own happiness. But after doing everything I possibly could, I finally realized. I should be the one going to her.

That’s what I think now.

Sounds good to me! Right, Yodaka-sa…

…You’ve been waiting…forever?

You’ve been waiting…for someone to come…

Yodaka-san?

I’m sorry, I just feel as if…

I’ve also been waiting forever for someone in my bar.

Hohh?

Okaaay! No more deep thoughts! We’re on break here, so let’s make good use of it!

…Yes, right.

Alright, here’s to the success of the eveeeent!

The eveeeent!

Cheers.

Cheeeeers!