Love Allergy Syndrome

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>This is a world where all kinds of bipedal lifeforms live together.

>Hah~
>Momiji.
>Are you still at it?
>You stalker.

>I'm not a stalker!
>I'm just following her around, that's all!
>Geez!
>That's literally what that means.

>There are a lot of those lone-wolf types, aren't there?
>Nana.
>She prefers to be left alone.
>More importatly, come walk home with me. I need to buy some cologne.
>Alright~
>...That girl...

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>is always in the classroom by herself
>and is always wearing a mask.

>Her name is Hiiragi-chan.
>The moment I got a good look at her face...
>Ah~ It feels good on the rooftop~

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>I immediately fell in love.
>So cute!

>Her soft skin that's unique to arumarch species!
>Her glossy black hair!

>And when I see that part of her that's usually hidden, the gap causes my heart to throb!!!!
>Was Hiiragi-chan always this cute...?!!

>Ah.

>M-
>Morning.

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>Good...
>Eh?
>Um...

>S-Sorry! I didn't mean to startle you...

>...Could you
>keep away from me?

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>...

>No way!

>Wait, Hiiragi-chan~
>I wanna be friends... Actually, I've fallen in love and want to go out with you~
>What the heck!?

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>Hiragi-chan~ Good morning~
>Ever since then,
>Momoji-san kept trying to interact with her without getting discouraged.
>Hiragi-chan, let's go together~

>You're being too hasty in trying to close the gap between you and her, Momiji.
>You should learn to respect her feelings a little more...

>Don't worry! I've thought of a great idea!
>I'm worried...

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>...

>It's delicious~
>Dear Hiiragi-chan
>Let's go eat pancakes together after school~
>We can start off as friends
>From Momiji

>And so
>After school.

>>Killed some time because she thought she might get ambushed

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>...Ah.

>Heya, Hiiragi-chan!

>Did you read my letter?
>Do you like sweet stuff like pancakes?

>Why... are you going so far
>to be with someone like me?

>Well,
>I just thought "I want to be with you", I guess?
>That doesn't answer my question.

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>...Ah.
>But I guess you don't necessarily feel that way, huh, Hiiragi-chan?
>That's right.
>Am I bothering you!?
>That's right.
>I-I'll do something about that!
>I'll think of a way to get you to feel the same way I do!

>...That's impossible.

>...I have
>an allergy to aruma body hairs.

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>A-Allergy...?

>I didn't used to have this allergy,
>but it suddenly came a few years ago...
>The body hair from your species causes me to... to...

>ACHOOO
>Y-
>You're right!

>But we're always together in class and the like...
>>Ayame-chan
>and there's other arumarches like Ayame...

>Maybe there's a reason...
>...Stop it!

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>I want... to get along with everyone too.
>But...
>It's only arumas that my body rejects.

>I don't want to discriminate against other.
>I would really hate that.

>Maybe it's different depending on my health.
>I'm okay depending on the day...

>I went to the doctor, but they couldn't cure it, so...

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>Understood!
>...If you understand, then you shouldn't...

>I'm not that bright, but...
>I'll try thinking of something!

>...And if things turn out okay
>I wanna hug you really tightly!

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>Later, Hiiragi-chan! See you tomorrow!
>Let's go somewhere next time!
>...Hm?

>"Understood" she says...
>Did she really understand...?

>>fluffy fluffy

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>The next day
>Morning~

>Ah!
>Hiiragi-chan!

>Eh?
>Wh-What!?
>What is this!?

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>How's that, Hiirahi-cha...
>What are you do-
>ACHOOO
>Wah! No good~

>I tried shampooing this morning
>and thoroughly brushing my hair,
>but I guess it didn't work~
>~~~~

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>I also chopped off a fair bit of my stomach hair~
>Woah!
>Okay! You don't have to show me!

>Maybe I should just clip it~....
>My stomach would probably get cold~
>If it's somewhere people can't easily see, then...

>...That's enough.
>Eh? You think that'll work?

>You don't have to go through all this
>just to become my friend!

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>...Just
>stop it.

>...Hiiragi-chan...

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>>Deodorant with a faintly sweet smell

>Geez, just give up already.

>I know that you like her,
>but you can't force her to be your friend.

>...I don't want to give up.

>You're stubborn in the strangest of places, Momiji.

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>Sorry for the wait.
>There was a line for the bathroom.
>Sazanka.
>They've changed up the sales floor a little, huh?
>Yeah.

>Bioh-ya's new cologne is pretty good.
>It has a faint scent compared to the usual.
>See?
>Ah.
>You're right.

>What're you gonna pick, Momiji?
>Let's see...
>Was this here the other day...?

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>What should we do next?
>Get some ice cream or something?
>Ah, I've got lessons after this...
>Ah, that was today, huh~

>...Sorry. I'm gonna call it a day too...
>Eh~ You're leaving too, Momiji?

>...To think Momiji would look that defeated.
>Indeed...
>Why do you think she likes Hiiragi-san so much?

>She did say she fell in love at first sight.
>You mean... as a friend, right?
>Who knows? It's not like homosexuality is rare or anything.
>They even do it all the way down there, so...

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>If things turn out okay...

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>Huh?
>Is Momiji absent today?
>That's right.

>That's odd.
>She doesn't look like the type who would catch a cold.

>That's true~
>Ahaha

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>Dear Hiiragi-chan...

>If it's okay with you, please come to the rooftop aft<s>o</s>er school today. There,

>...There, we will put an end to it.

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>Hiiragi-chan.

>Thank you for coming.

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>...With this,
>you're satisfied, right?

>...But
>thank you for not spreading rumors about me to the others.

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>...Also, it's not like
>I didn't want to become friends or anything...
>Um...
>It made me happy...

>So...

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>...Huh?

>There's no
>sneezing.

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>Hoo...
>ray~~~!!

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>B-But how...?
>What did you do...?

>Don't tell me clipped...

>It's this.
>Bioh-ya's cologne.

>You said you were allergic to aruma body hairs, right, Hiiragi-chan?
>So I started thinking...

>about what it was that only we arumas were doing
>and tried not using the cologne for a while.

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>Y'know... Arumas have sensitive noses and are bothered by body odor
>so we all use cologne, right?
>That's when I had a thought.

>ACHOO!!
>See?

>>Typical cologne used by arumas
>A perfume used by arumas with sensitive noses to weaken their body odor.
>It's purpose is to mask the odor rather than add a weak scent.
>Fashionable with a faint sweet scent.
>Made by the aruma manufacturer "Bioh-ya"~

>I see... So it was the cologne I was allergic to...

>?

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>...Um... thank you...

>Alright, then there's no need to hold back anymore...
>Hiiragi-chan and I can...

>Yeah. Be frie-...
>become lovers!

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>I said it right at the start, didn't I?
>Please go out with me!

>Th-That's
>a different... story...
>Her fur... is so fluffy...
>Go on. Try touching it.

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>Fuhehe

>That tickles, Hiiragi-san~
>Geez~

>Done already?
>Fweh?

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>...Let's... start off...
>as friends...

>Of course!

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>Achoo

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>Momiji
>Aruma (haired species)
>Model: Japanese serow

>Hiiragi
>Arumarch (partially-haired species)
>Model: Human

>Nanakamado
>Aruma
>Model: Snow leopard

>Ayame
>Arumarch
>Model: Human

>Sazanka
>Fian (hairless species)
>Model: Armadillo lizard

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>Wahoo~