A Story of How Yazawa Nico-chan Became Conscious of Toujou Nozomi-san During a Game of Strip Janken at a Class Reunion

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>I'm sorry.

>I can't respond to your feelings, Nozomi.

>I just want to focus on Love Live right now.

>...Okay.
>I understand...

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>Back then, I probably should've responded with something.

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>Yazawa Nico. Age 23.
>Occupation: Idol.

>Welcome~
>Even idols who have implicit rules that ban them from romance
>have one or two pasts they have hidden away.

>...
>Nozomi's... gonna be here, right...?

>...Alright!

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>Phew!
>Sorry for the wait, guys!
>"Sorry for the wait" my foot, Nico!
>You're late~!
>Even though it's our first reunion in five years!
>Geez!!
>[Bigshot idols need to think of their reputation!]
>Ahaha
>That's so like Nico-chan...
>Nico-chan~!!
>Long time no see...


>And now for my first song...
>Nicopuri<3 Niconico<3
>Forget the song and just sit down.

>Geez~ And just when I've become a popular idol and everything...
>Oh.
>Long time no see.

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>Nicocchi.

>Nozomi...?
>Eh...

>What the...
>You're kidding me...

>Hm? What's up?
>She's turned into a real beauty!?

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>I mean, she was always pretty, but...!
>She's grown at a frightfully rapid rate...! What happened in these past five years...?

>It's overwhelmingly spiritual!!

>You're gonna make me blush if you stare at me like that...<3
>If you're embarrassed, why are you constraining me?

>That's one thing, this is another<3
>Eek!?

>This is punishment for showing up 40 minutes late<3
>Fwaaaah...

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>Ahahaha
>Look at your face, Nico-chan
>Ah, let's get drinking!!

>Just before the Love Live qualifier finals,
>Nozomi confessed to me.

>But I didn't give her the okay.
>I didn't hate it or anything.
>I just didn't understand it.

>I just rejected her in a strangly realistic fashion.
>I haven't seen her once since we graduated five years ago but

>Even now, that expression...

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>Hey!
>Since we're all here, let's play strip janken!
>Huh!?

>Something like strip janken is so shameless!
>Eh~ It's fine right? You're such a buzzkill, Umi-chan!

>Honoka... Are you drunk already?
>I'm not drunk at all~
>That's what all the drunk people say.

>Besides, strip janken is so unrefined.
>We're adults, y'know.
>Hah...
>It's because we're adults that we should do it!

>Everyday, I'm a slave to the corporation...
>Nothing but complaints that I'm doing this or that wrong.
>Not to mention my boss gets angry me when I try to sneakily eat bread under the desk!
>Of course he would.
>Waaaah
>>Boss
>Strip janken is the only way I can relieve my stress!
>You're just making things worse...

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>Then how about we make a little wager...?
>...!

>You can't, Honoka! Gambling is...
>What are you saying, Nico-chan?
>We're adults, right?
>Adults... Uh...

>Come to think of it, I bought a whole bunch of those CDs with voiting rights included so money's a bit...
>Fufu That look of yours.
>It doesn't sound too bad, does it?

>Th-That's not true!
>Hey, guys...

>I had an expensive dinner at a hotel the other night...
>I ate too much ramen so I don't have much cash-nya...
>I been stocking up on too much ruch so money's a bit...
>Sound fun~
>I treated myself to pancakes the other day...
>I spent so much time studying that I neglected my part-time job...
>Virtual currency was a mistake...
>It's actually plausible!!

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>Alright~! Let's make it a tournament, then!
>H-Hey wait...

>Lingering affection...
>How idiotic.

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>Yahoo~
>If we're gonna do this~
>We gotta do it like this~
>Out!
>Safe!

>Ready, set,
>go!

>Aha~ Niconii is the winner~<3
>Ah Ah
>Completely drunk

>Somebody
>help me~!!
>Those who can't strip should just leave! Ahyahyahya
>There's nothing left to strip~
>>Koizumi Hanayo: Eliminated in the First Round

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>This is unruly...
>Sonoda Umi: Eliminated in the first round

>Yukiho... I couldn't do it...
>Uwaaah!? What are you doing, Onee-chan!?
>Kousaka Honoka: Eliminated in the first round

>Pii...
>Minami Kotori: Eliminated in the first round

>Nishikino Maki: Eliminated in the second round
>Don't look!

>Ayase Eli: Eliminated in the second round
>Harasho... This cannot be...

>Nyaaaan
>I can no longer be a bride nya~...
>Hoshizora Rin: Eliminated in the third round

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>Complete victory!
>Ahahaha
>Hehehehe
>No one is a match for me~
>You won't be saying that for long.

>Fufu
>Half of that naked mountain you stand on are my victories.
>You'll be naked in the blink of an eye, Nicocchi<3
>Fu... You can't provoke me like tha-
>Ah~ But it won't be interesting even if Nicocchi strips~

>In more ways than one (lol)
>WHAT WAS THAAAAAAAAT!?
>>Finalist: Toujou Nozomi

>Now you've said it! No more mercy!
>I'm gonna take off everything you have and put it on display!

>Oh my~ Exhibition play? You're such a perv, Nicocchi<3
>How naughty<3
>Be quiet!

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>Here I go! Ready, set...

>Go!!

>ahaha lol
>I win<3
>Now
>here comes the next one.

>!
>What's with that flexible expression...
>Ready, set, go!

>Ready set go!
>Ready set go!

>Amazing...
>It's a complete victory...

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>...
>Nico-chan...!

>What's the matter? You talk big, but you're nothing special.
>Hah~

>You've lost, Nozomi. Hurry up and take 'em off.
>...

>...Alright.

>Stripping in front of everyone isn't so bad...<£
>Wawawawa
>N-Nozomi

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>I can see it...

>...Ah.

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>Wait!

>Nicocchi...?

>Nico-chan?
>What's wrong with Nico?

>I-It looks like Nozomi's not feeling very well
>so I'm gonna escort her to the station.
>Eh? I'm feeling just fine...

>Later!
>Wai...
>Nicocchi!
>They left...

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>Hah
>Hah

>Hah
>What's... with me...?
>Hah
>Why did I stop her?

>Hah
>Hah

>Hah
>W-Wait...
>Wait, Nicocchi!
>Hah
>...! Sorr-...!

>Urrrrrgh...
>Nozomi!!

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>Are you okay!?
>Y-Yeah...
>I guess running really did make me sick...

>Sorry...! It's because I dragged you out all of a sudden...
>It's fine.
>But...
>I... can't go home at this rate...

>I want to go somewhere we can rest...

>...
>Ah geez...

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>I feel kinda fuzzy
>like I can't keep my feet off the ground.

>I could just turn around at any moment
>and say
>"see you later", but...

>That fact that I haven't is probably...
>because of Nozomi...

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>It's all Nozomi's fault.
>Taking me to this kind of place.
>Nozomi...
>I...!

>snooze

>Eh...?
>No... way...?
>It can't be...
>Huh... but...
>I'm also...
>done for...

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>I had a dream

>of that day...
>when Nozomi was crying...

>cchi...

>Nicocchi...
>Hm...?

>Good morning<3

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>...!?
>!?
>!?

>What's this in the morning!?
>Hm? Did you heart stop?
>..!

>You scared me... Come to think of it, yesterday was the class reunion, wasn't it...
>Hah... Hah...
>Wh-Why aren't you wearing any clothes...?

>I was taking a bath.
>You've got the day off today too, right, Nicocchi?
>What about it?
>...
>If... it's okay with you...

>Wanna go on a date after this?
>Da!?

>A-A date...?
>What does she mean by that...?
>Is it no good?

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>I'm not against it, but...
>I'm all out of order...
>I fell asleep right away last night, after all.
>She's so quiet but always unpredictable.

>Consider this an apology.

>Hey...!?

>I can't leave her alone.

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>I see.

>I... really have

>for the longest time...

>Since Nozomi-chan and Nico-chan went home, you can have this.
>I'm sleepy...
>Nya~
>Alright -nya! I'm gonna eat tonnes of ramen with this -nya~!

>>Homura Confectionary Store Gift Certificate

>Hoshizora Rin was attacked by gift certificates for Homura, who didn't really do anything wrong!!