Conveying a Little "Thank You" (2024 Valentine's Login)

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Conveying a Little "Thank You"

<On Valentine's Day>

Yachiyo
We're ready to go.

Iroha
Yeah. Now to just wait for Momoko-san's group to get here...

[*Ding Dooong*]

Everyone
Excuse uuus!

Tsuruno
Welcome!

Sana
And with that we're all here...!

Felicia
Yachiyo! Let's get this started already!

Yachiyo
Yeah. Then, without further ado...
["Let the chocolate party begin."]

Tsuruno
Mmm! Who made this chocolate!? It's super yummy!

Rena
Huhun, obviously it is. Only because Rena pitched in to help.

Kaede
Rena-chan, I remember you only taste testing, though...

Rena
Hey! Don't rat me out!

Felicia
Yachiyo's chocolate is still the friggin' best!

Ui
May I have another piece...?

Yachiyo
Help yourself, I made plenty.

Ui
Hurray!

Momoko
I was surprised when I'd heard you suggested this,
but y'know, gatherin' like this on Valentine's
and exchanging homemade chocolates sure is nice, huh.

Sana
It's ready...!

Iroha
Everyooone,
we're having a board game tournament, so please come over heeere!

Tsuruno
The grand prize is Chinese chocolates made by yours truly for a whole year!

Felicia
Seriously... Those things make my tongue go numb...

Tsuruno
All right! Come one, come all!

Yachiyo
Huu...
(I'm glad everyone seems to be enjoying themselves...)
(And while small, it's given me some distraction as well...)
.....

-Flashback-

Yachiyo
You're going back to the Magia Record again? You were just there the other day...

Iroha
It's just for a little this time too.
Think of it as maintenance to stabilize the collection of impurities.

-End Flashback-

Yachiyo
[Even though Iroha and Ui-chan's return to the Magia Record is temporary, the thought of never seeing them again scares me...]
[...But the possibility of never seeing someone again isn't just limited to those two.]
[Everyone here right now is a mahou shoujo.]
[Anything can happen at any time, and we can't always be together...]
[That is why, when I spend time with everyone, I realize how blessed I am right now, and want to cherish these precious moments together.]
[But...suddenly I find myself thinking about the future...]

Iroha
Yachiyo-san.

Yachiyo
Iroha...

Iroha
Would you like to take my spot in the next game?
Everyone is so good at it that I feel bad for being so unskilled...

Yachiyo
...I don't mind joining, but you're staying in.

Iroha
Au...

Yachiyo
And only having the most skilled players together
doesn't necessarily make the game more enjoyable.

Iroha
Is that how it is...?

Yachiyo
Every player has their role.
Don't get so oddly worked up over it and stay, Iroha.

Iroha
Ah, thank you very much...

Yachiyo
...And that goes for the Magia Record too.
If there is anything we can do, just say so.

Iroha
Of course.
Because I know I can count on you, Yachiyo-san.

Yachiyo
.....It's a promise.

Iroha
Yeah!
Then, as proof... Here, please accept this.

Yachiyo
Chocolate...? And it's quite large...

Iroha
It's to express my gratitude for all the trouble I've put you through,
and it ended up really big...

Yachiyo
...Geez, this makes me seem like a glutton.

Iroha
I-I'm sorry! That wasn't what I...!

Yachiyo
...Huhu, I'm joking.
Thank you, Iroha.
[Next year, the year after that, on and on... May Iroha and everyone have a peaceful day like this...]