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“Okay, you can close your books now.”

Finally. Kids are running out from the building, some stare at either you, Mio, or Sanae.

“Mister Nobu!” Hiroshi runs to you. You immediately put the tv-console in front of him.

“Mister Nobu has fixed your toy!” Mio says energentically. “Can we play it right now?”

“Of course!” He examine the big thing. “Mister, how do we play it?”

You press the power button on the console. It doesn't boot up. Wait, what? You press it again, no result. Oh, come on...

“What's wrong Nobu?” Sanae notices there's something wrong. You let her push the power button, it's still not booting itself.

“Strange...It was running well when we tested it at the lake...”

*Buk!*

Something hits your head. What the hell!? A modern bag? You open it, there are some tools like a screwdriver, and other things like that. There's also a paper there.

'Fix it again, will you?'

Sigh. Her. What's her intention with this?

“Yukari, huh?” Sanae also looks at the paper. What should you do now? You don't know how it works.

“Hmm... Sanae, cast something on the console to help him.” Suwako's voice tells her.

“Cast something? You mean-”

“Yeah, cast it on the console. It won't take long to cast, will it? I mean, Yukari probably did not break it beyond repairs, since she's ordering Nobu to fix it.”

“Well... Hiroshi, Mio, please wait until Mister Nobu finishes fixing the toy again, okay?”

They both nod, and Sanae starts muttering something.

“Miracle: Percussive Maintenance...”

“Hey, don't just stand there Nobu, go try fixing that thing!” Suwako yells inside your head. Uh... Maybe you should open this thing first. You search the console for screws...

…

You can't find it. Maybe it's on the bottom side of the console? You can't see it though, since the bottom of the console is hidden by the top of the TV, and both of them are connected with four clamps on each side, each of the clamps held with two big screw. Maybe you should release it first before attempting to open it. You take the screwdriver with the right size and unscrew the bolt.

*Tkkk!*

Ooomph! Crap, it won't budge. You try it again.

*Tkkkk!*

You put more strength into your hand, yet the bolt refuses to move. Grrrrr... It's your fault, you're the one who asked Nitori to [i]permanently[/i] attach it. You suspect the bolts won't budge unless you open it with some special tool that Nitori has... You write to frog-Suwako and Sanae that you can't open the console to see what's wrong with it. Sanae's still reciting her spell, maybe you should tap her to-

“Nobu, don't disturb her.” Suwako interrupts before you could touch Sanae. “Maybe you should take a different approach? Like... giving it a little smack?”

Meh, it won't work with just a smack, chances are, you'll be wrecking the console even more if you hit it. What you need to do is give back the broken console to Nitori so she can fix it.

“Nobu, look at the kids, they are really waiting for the game. You can't make them wait again.”

Frog-Suwako hops to your head. Okay, fine. It's not like you can do something better with it. You clench your fist and smack it lightly...

*Bam!*

“Ha!”

Sanae points her stick-thing to the console.

*Wuuung!*

It boots. What? You press the power button to turn it off, then turn it on again. It works again now. Strange...

“Wheee! Mister Nobu fixed it! Can we play it now?” Hiroshi quickly asks. You don't understand what's happening here... But whatever, it works. You give the stick to the kids, and let them play the-

“Whoaaa!” Hiroshi gets closer to the tv screen and touch it. “Mister, is that another world inside that box?”

“Mister, they are talking, but they doesn't look like humans... Are they youkai who're trapped inside the box?”

Mio points to a mushroom headed characters. Youkai? Trapped inside? They were thinking things too far... You sign to Sanae-

“Hey, what's this?” Keine comes out from her school and over to the kids. “A working object from the outside?”

“Yes Miss Keine. Nobu-”

“Hiroshi, what's that?”

A flock of kids runs to his position. Welp, it's getting crowded here.

“Mister Nobu said it's a device that outsiders play to have fun!” Hiroshi says proudly, showing his now-working toy. “He fixed it for me!”

[] No, the kappa's fixed it!
[] No, it's the blessing of Moriya's Shrine that fixed it!
[] Let the kids believe whatever they think.

[spoiler]May or may not affect your relationship with either person.[/spoiler]