MagiReco - Valentine's Event - Sana's Story

MagiReco - Valentine's Event - Sana's Story

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Part 33 of the Valentine's Event
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Sana: New Year's over. Setsubun's over.
Sana: The Oni masks have been put away, and now hearts are being displayed all over the city.
Sana: Ahh, soon it'll be Valentine's Day...
Sana: ...and I don't like Valentine's Day.
Sana: Because it makes me remember the place where I don't belong anymore...

Sana's Younger Brother: Thanks for the meal~.
Sana's Older Brother: Thanks for the meal. Today's dinner was delicious, Mother.
Sana's Mother: Heheh, thanks. Could you all wait for a second?
Sana's Younger Brother: Hm? What~?
Sana's Mother: ...Here! Some Valentine's chocolate.
Sana's Older Brother: Wow, did you make this?
Sana's Mother: Yes, these are for the two of you. And this one's for you.
Sana's Father: Oh, thank you!
Sana's Mother: I hope it's not too bitter.
Sana's Younger Brother: Thanks! Hm... it's delicious!
Sana's Mother: Really? I'm so glad~!
Sana's Father: Yes, it tastes great. Thanks, dear.
Sana's Older Brother: Thank you.
Sana's Younger Brother: Thanks, Mother!
Sana's Mother: You are welcome! I did this for all of you.
Sana's Mother: They're chocolates that say "I'm very grateful to you".

Sana: ...

Sana: I heard that conversation while I was doing the dishes in the other room.
Sana: In February, I heard my "family" saying that while I was alone in a cold hallway...

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Sana: Valentine's Day is when a woman gives chocolate to someone she cares about.
Sana: My mother gave some to my father and brothers.
Sana: My mother, who happily took part of the day's tradition, while ignoring me completely.
Sana: ...For two years, I also...
Sana: tried giving chocolates to my father and brothers.
Sana: I bought them chocolates with the little pocket money I had.
Sana: And they accepted my gifts.

Sana: On my way to school the next morning, I found them tossed in the garbage bin outside...
Sana: ...Ah!

???: ...na-chan?
Iroha: Sana-chan?
Sana: Ah...
Sana: Iroha... -san...
Iroha: Are you okay? You look a little pale.
Iroha: Maybe I shouldn't have brought you shopping with me...
Sana: No, I'm okay!
Sana: I'm sorry, I just got a little distracted...
Iroha: Really? Don't push yourself too hard. If something's bothering you, please let me know.
Sana: Yes, thank you very much.

Sana: Looking at the special Valentine's section brought those memories to mind...
Sana: That's not good...
Sana: I made Iroha-san worry about me...
Sana: Little by little, I have to forget those memories...

Iroha: We came at a time with lots of people in here~.
Sana: Yes, it gets crowded in the evenings because everyone's shopping for dinner...
Iroha: So many people over at the vegetables section... ...Ah!!
Iroha: Are there any cabbages left?! Sana-chan, we need to hurry up!

*grabs her*

Sana: ...Eh?!
Sana: (Iroha-san's hand.)
Sana: (It's warm...)

Iroha: Great...! Phew~, we made it in time~!
Iroha: Can't have a hot pot without cabbages, right?
Sana: Heheh, that's right.
Iroha: We've got the tofu, meat, onions, and now...
Iroha: I wonder if everyone would like to eat some white-fleshed fish as well.
Sana: (I'm included in that "everyone"...)
Sana: Yes, I would like that...!
Iroha: Then let's buy some! I would also like to add fish to the hot pot~.
Sana: Yes!

Sana: Iroha-san, the girl who found me.
Sana: And everyone who accepted me in the Mikazuki household...
Sana: This year's Valentine's, I... will be part of Iroha-san's "I'm very grateful to you" message.
Sana: So I want to give them chocolates...!

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Part 34 of the Valentine's Event
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Sana: Valentine's chocolate for Iroha-san and the others...
Sana: ...When I heard my classmates talk about "friendship chocolate" before...
Sana: I thought it was something that only existed in a different world than my own.

Sana: My "friendship chocolate"... Eheheh...
Sana: Ah... but...
Sana: If I'm the only one doing this...
Sana: maybe I'll ruin the mood...
Sana: If I'm the only one excited about this, maybe they won't like it...
Sana: ...No, it's fine.
Sana: They are not like that.
Sana: They're all kind, and I know they'll accept them with a smile.
Sana: (I didn't use to have a place where I belonged.)
Sana: (But now, I'm really happy.)

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Sana: Wow, there are so many kinds of chocolate...!
Sana: There are so many... Uuuu... I don't know where to start...
Sana: Iroha-san, Yachiyo-san, Felicia-san, Tsuruno-san.
Sana: It's going to be difficult choosing four different chocolates...
Sana: I should have enough money for this... ...Ah.
Sana: I forgot something really important...!!!
Sana: I... can't buy the chocolates on my own...!
Sana: No one in the shop can't see me...
Sana: How could I go to the register and pay... I didn't think of that.
Sana: If only Iroha-san were here... No no no!
Sana: Then it wouldn't be a gift anymore...
Sana: *sigh*...
Sana: I always go shopping with someone, so it didn't even cross my mind...
Sana: I can't do this because I'm invisible...
Sana: I can't buy chocolate for the people I care about...
Sana: *sob*...
Sana: I guess I have to give up now...
Sana: I'll give up on trying to buy the chocolates on my own, but I'll still buy them.
Sana: I'll just have Iroha-san come with me...
Sana: Hm? ...Buy them on my own... ...That's right!!
Sana: There should be a self-checkout machine in that other supermarket that's far from here!!
Sana: I just have to scan the barcodes and put the money in the machine.
Sana: And then the machine will give me back the change.
Sana: ...Yup! I should be able to buy them on my own...!
Sana: It's too late to go now, and it'll be too late after school...
Sana: ...But no one would even notice if I skipped school...
Sana: So that's when I'll go...
Sana: I'll skip school next time.
Sana: ...And that would be the 14th.
Sana: Everything should go okay on that day, right?

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Part 35 of the Valentine's Event
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The 14th, Valentine's day.

Sana: I'm finally here... Uuuuu~. It's so cold!
Sana: Ummm, first I'll go look for that cash register...
Sana: Yes, there's the self-checkout!
Sana: I'm so glad, I can do the shopping on my own...
Sana: Let's see, the chocolates should be around... Wow!
Sana: There are so many kinds! This is troublesome...
Sana: I need four chocolates, which ones should I buy...?
Sana: There are some with milk, bitter, peanuts, almonds, raw...
Sana: Macadamia nuts chocolate, eh? Gi... Gianduja...??
Sana: Praline, ganache...?
Sana: ...I don't know what any of that means. My head's spinning...
Sana: ...
Sana: Hmmm hmmm...
Sana: Ah... That box.
Sana: It's got ten delicious-looking chocolate truffles.
Sana: All the shapes and colours are different, it's got a lot of variety...
Sana: Just like everyone in the Mikazuki household.
Sana: I'll buy this one and we'll all eat it together.
Sana: ...Yes, I've decided! I'm off to the registers...
Sana: AAAAAHHHHHH~~~!!!
Sana: On the shelf right next to the cash register... A "Koneko no Gorogoro" chocolate!
Sana: Wooow, that's so cuuuuteeee~~~!!
Sana: A special heart-shaped Gorogoro for Valentine's...
Sana: I must buy this heart! This is way too cute~!!
Sana: And after eating the chocolate, I'll use the box as an accessory case!
Sana: ...It's for children, so it's cheap, and since I'm already here...
Sana: I can buy this for myself, right...?
Self-checkout: Welcome.
Self-checkout: Please scan the barcodes of your items.
Sana: Barcodes... there.
Sana: There.
Sana: And now... is this the checkout button?
Self-checkout: Please insert your payment.
Sana: Money... there.
Self-checkout: You have now checked out, thank you very much.
Sana: ...I bought it~!

Sana: I'm really glad I managed to buy this without any issues...
Sana: I have chocolates for everyone... And one for myself... Eheheh.
Sana: I've always depended on Iroha-san and the others, but...
Sana: Little by little...
Sana: I want to be able to do things the best I can on my own...
???: Hah... Ahahaha...
Sana: ...Eh?!

Sana: There's something strange... with that person over there...
???: I am sooo, jeez... hah...
Sana: Umm... could this presence be... a witch's barrier...?!
Sana: It's very faint, but...
Sana: ...Eh?!
Sana: On that boy's neck...
Sana: Could it be... a witch's kiss...?!

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Part 36 of the Valentine's Event
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Sana: It's on that boy's neck...
Sana: Yachiyo-san told me about witch's kisses before...
Sana: ...It might be faint, but I can feel the presence of a witch.
Sana: Yes, there's no doubt about it...
Sana: W-What should I do...
Sana: What do I do what do I do! I'm on my own...
Sana: Should I call them and have them come all the way over here...?
Sana: No, they're too far, they won't make it in time...
Sana: It's just me now...
Sana: What should I do, this is scary...! But, but...
Sana: I was thinking just now that... little by little...
Sana: I should start doing things by myself...
Sana: I have to manage somehow...

Sana: Ahh, that person is climbing up.
Sana: He's going to jump off...!
Sana: Umm, please stop!

???: Ahh, how could this happen...

Sana: (Doesn't seem like he heard me... because he's got a witch's kiss.)
Sana: (Yachiyo-san told me that they can't respond...)
Sana: (And even under normal circumstances...)
Sana: (Ordinary people can't hear me talk...)
Sana: The presence of the witch is getting stronger... Uuuu... I'm scared...
Sana: Please... It's dangerous... Stop...!!
Boy: ...Ahhh... I just wanted that girl to give me chocolates...
Sana: Eh...
Sana: ...Even though you're entranced by a witch, that's no reason to...
Sana: You can't just disappear for that reason...!!

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Sana: *pant pant pant*...
Sana: I'm glad I managed to defeat it somehow...
Boy: Eh? Why am I in this place?
Sana: Are you okay?
Boy: I must have come here because I was feeling depressed...
Boy: That was dangerous...
Sana: ...It was really dangerous, wasn't it...?
Boy: *sigh*... Ahaha.
Boy: I thought she liked me, I really did...
Boy: I wasn't expecting her to give chocolates to someone else...
Sana: (...That's very sad...)
Sana: (Unrequited love... is very sad, isn't it...?)
Sana: (But I don't really understand that feeling...)
Boy: I wanted to stay by her side...
Sana: (Ah...)
Sana: (Stay in the place where you belong...)
Sana: (You... lost that place...?)
Sana: (In my case...)
Sana: (What would happen... if I lost the Mikazuki household...)
Sana: (Just imagining it is making my chest tighten...)
Sana: ...I don't really understand what it is to love...
Sana: But just a tiny bit...
Sana: ...I think I may have understood your feelings...
Sana: Umm... About what happened back there...
Sana: I wanted to say "I'm sorry" for what I said before.
Boy: ...
Boy: *sigh*~... What do I do now...
Sana: You didn't even hear me, did you... Ahahah...
Sana: ...That's right. There's his bag...!

*opens*

Boy: Eh? I heard something in the bag...
Boy: "Koneko no Gorogoro" chocolate...? ...Hahah!
Boy: This stuff is for kids! Why is this in my bag?!
Sana: Ahahah...
Sana: I'm sorry, but I can't give you the chocolate that's meant for Iroha-san and the others...
Boy: ...But I didn't even notice that someone had put this in my bag.
Boy: Even if it's just courtesy chocolate, even if it was just some kid from my neighborhood...
Boy: Hahah, I'm really happy...
Sana: ...Oh?!
Sana: I'm glad...
Sana: Well, time for me to go home.
Sana: Someday... I hope you find the place where you belong...

Sana: (I might be invisible, but...)
Sana: (There may be even more stuff I could do.)
Sana: (...Ai-chan, thank you for releasing me.)
Sana: (Iroha-san found me, and I found the place where I belong... So I will do my best.)
Sana: (It looks like it's going to snow.)
Sana: (I should hurry back home...!)