HonoNico Eternal Date

p3
>Stupid Honoka~ What is she thinking, showing up late when she's the one who invited me!?
>Or rather, that girl suddenly saying "let's go on a date"!? She's obviously planning something...
>What's more, it's cold!!

>I won't dare let her set up the great Yazawa Nico!!
>Nico-chan~ Sorry for the wait~
>You're late!! Do you have any idea how long you've kept me...

p4
>Sorry! I overslept a little...

p5
>...Is it just me, or do you have crumbs on your cheek?
>Eh!!?

>Hah...
>Hawawawawawa...

p6
>Sorry, Nico-chan! On second thought, I should go home for todaaaaaaaaay!!!
>Huh!? Hey, Honoka!?

>...
>She really left...

p7
>...Hm?

>Just now... I heard a click...

>Nico-chan~~~ Sorry for the wait~~~~

>...Look here, you~...!
>Sorry! I overslept a little...
>Don't give me your sorrys! First you show up late and then you leave me by the wayside!?
>I can't believe you'd go straight home after I came all this way because you said you wanted to have a date!! Stupid Honoka!!!

p8
>Eh?
>Leave you by the wayside...? What are you talking about...?

>Look. Here. Yoooooou...
>...No, I'm not gonna go along with your charades, Honoka...
>Honestly... If you're embarrassed about having crumbs on your face, you should just say so!
>...Crumbs...?

>Eh?
>...Hah...
>Hawawawawa...

p9
>Don't act like this is the first time you've noticed!! Hey!!
>Sorry, Nico-chan! On second thought, I should go home for todaaaaaaaaay!!!

>Huh!?

>...
>Nico-chan~~~ Sorry for the wait~~~

p10
>In that moment,
>the lid on the "unbelievable" box inside my head
>was lifted right open.

>I get it now.
>Sorry! I overslept a little...
>I'm stuck in a time loop.

>Wha...
>Wh-Wha...
>Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha-Wha

p11
>...Honoka!!
>Are you... aware of this!?
>Nico-chan!? I-I'm sorry! Were you waiting that long?
>Not thaaaaat!! The loop!! The loop!!

>R-Rope!? You want to tie me up with rope and take me on a walk!?
>WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT!?

>Geez! I got caught up in something stupid all because of some crumbs! I'm so pissed~~~~!
>Gwoaaaah
>Giyaaaaaa
>Eh? Crumbs?
>...Ah.

p12
>One way or another, there's two things I understand.
>The first... is that Honoka is unaware that she's causing this.

>It's definitely something weird... but strangely enough, I can accept it.
>Rain! Stop!
>I've seen Honoka perform countless miracles with my own eyes, after all...

>And... the second...
>Nico-chan~~~ Sorry for the wait~~~

p13
>is that...
>she's got crumbs on her face!!
>Sorry! I overslept a little...
>This is a puzzle system in which the loop activates once Honoka notices that.

>I have no idea why, but there's no doubt that this is the trigger!!
>Why something like that... I have no idea...

>But... now that I know how the system works,
>it's simple.

p14
>...
>?

>Loop Defeated
>Geez... You're late!

p15
>Sorry~
>It's fine... Let's just get going.

>Yeah! I'll take the lead today, Nico-chan~!
>...She's continuing the conversation, so I guess it's fine now.

>Honestly... that was a weird experience,
>but it was a piece of cake for someone as clever as me.
>La~la~ Hm hmm~
>Okay Okay~ GO
>I'm used to Honoka swinging me all over the place.

>Nobody will believe me if I say anything, so let's forget about it.
>Huh? Honoka,
>there's a tag on your clothes...

p16
>...
>Eh?

>Eh?

p17
>...It wasn't the crumbs that were the trigger...
>It's Honoka's feeling of embarrassment...

>Her bashful heart!!!

>Now that I understand that, this time for sure...
>Nico-chan~~~ Sorry for the wait~~~

>Defeated!!

p18
>I wasn't waiting that long.
>Let's get going.

>Y-Yeah! I'll take the lead today, Nico-chan~!
>Let's do it~
>It should be fine... so long as I don't point out the tag on her coat.

>Now I just need to get through today...
>without embarrassing her!!

p19
>Have you decided what you'd like to order?
>Erm...

>This mocha fro... fra...
>?
>frope... pe...
>??

>Nico wants to drink an 8th world Mocha Frompenasponanpas now!! Now, now, now, now, now!!
>Nico-chan!?
>Ogyaaaaaah
>There's nobody in the world who drinks that, miss.

>Geez! Don't be so noisy inside the store!!
>Gh... Right... I'm sorry...

p20
>Ah~ Ah~
>>Bird

>>bird
>Pooping complete.

>Watch out, Honokaa!!!
>Hggh


>Hah... Hah... That was close... Erm...
>The footing's dangerous here...! There were wild animals staring and the wind was weeping too...
>You were in a hair's breadth of danger! Aren't you lucky, Honoka!?
>Y-Yeah... Thanks... Nico-chan...

p21
>Kh...! I almost lost consciousness there!!
>But... things are going great!
>Once the date is over, the loops won't happen again!!
>Let's keep this going until the end!!
>...

>Huh...? It's this time already?

p22
>I need to help out back home...

>Let's call it a day.
>...

>I did it...!
>I protected Honoka
>for an entire day!!
>Now, I've finally...

p23
>defeated this loop!!
>Nico-chan, I had a lot of fun today!

>...But what about you, Nico-chan...?

>Eh?
>It kinda felt like... you've been forcing yourself...

p24
>...No, no! Not at all!
>I had fun too!
>Ehehe, thanks!
>...But somehow, I know.

>I was really looking forward today.
>I got so nervous thinking "I'm on a date with Nico-chan!"
>that I couldn't sleep much... and overslept.
>I ended up making you wait after you came all the way here...

>That's not...
>You said not to worry about it since you're so kind,
>but you've had this scary look all day...

>Also, you've been acting really weird...

p25
>So... I apologise!
>Ehehe...
>Let's all hang out together next time!

>You're wrong... Honoka!!

p26
>I'm... an idiot.
>Even though Honoka wanted to spend time with me...
>I spent the entire date... thinking about how to escape the loop.

>...No, it's not just that.
>Even before the loop...
>I thought that Honoka was planning something and didn't trust her...
>Why did I think that...?
>...Ah, that's right...

p27
>I was happy
>that Honoka asked me on a date.

>I was really happy.
>When Honoka arrived late,
>I thought that I was the only one looking forward to today.

>That's why I was annoyed.
>I just assumed that Honoka had betrayed me.
>But... now I get it.
>I'm the one who asked for this loop!

p28
>Thanks to this loop, I've realised Honoka's feelings!!
>Why did Honoka have crumbs all over her face?
>It's because she rushed through breakfast due to oversleeping!
>Why was there a tag on Honoka's coat?
>It's because it's a new one she bought just for today... Just like mine!

>I was a fool.
>Honoka really loves me that much.
>But... I'm glad.

p29
>With this ability of mine,

>I can tell her properly!

>Nico-chan~~~ Sorry for the...

p30
>...Eeh!?
>...Your face was covered in crumbs and you left your tag on.
>Eeeeeeeeeeeh!?

>Aaaaah...
>Hawawawa... Even though... it's my long-awaited date with Nico-chan...
>I'm so unlucky... I look...
>I look so... uncool...
>Moron~

p31
>Who cares about all that?

>This is our long-awaited date, after all!

>Let's play for eternity today!