How To Use That Magic

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>I'm home.
>Sorry. That took longer than I thought it would be...

>...
>...
>...
>...Hm?

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>...
>...

>...Ah, that's right.
>Yesterday...

>I...

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>cast a magic spell.

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>Check it out!!

>...

>Huh?
>What are those?

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>Isn't it obvious? They're cards!
>Cards in the shape of bread!

>Hmm. So they have stuff like this huh?
>Actually it's been a while since I last touched some cards...

>I know, right!? Let's play for a bit!
>Eh...

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>It's pretty late today, so maybe tomorrow.

>You can just play Sevens by yourself...


>I've played Sevens twenty times or so already...
>Since you took so long to come home, Nico-chan...
>I-
>It couldn't be helped. I had photo shoots pushed onto me.

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>Yeah...
>...
>Fine, I get it, already.
>Just for a little bit!
>So, what are we playing?

>...! Speed!!

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>How do you play Speed again...?

>You just pile up an appropriate amount of cards!
>That explanation is way too sloppy.

>Well, whatever.

>If I win, I'm gonna cast a magic spell on you.

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>...

>Hm...?
>Don't act all silence and grossed out!

>I'm saying that if we're gonna do this, we may as well throw in a penalty game for the loser.
>Hah

>You like those kinds of games, don't you, Nico-chan.
>I'm getting deja vu here.
>Oh, shut up.
>You like them too, don't you?

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>I lost!!

>Congratulations<3

>O-
>One more time...
>Nope<3

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>There's no point of having a penalty game if you don't do it properly.

>Let's see... Maybe a one-week ban from bread?
>Eeeh!?

>Anything but that! You're so cruel, Nico-chan!!
>Cruel? This is magic, y'know?

>You're mistaken, Nico-chan!! Magic isn't something like that!
>Surely the Super Idol Nico-chan would know that much!!

>You can't cast magic unless you put love into it!!
>That's what makes magic special!!
>Otherwise it's just a curse!
>I'll end up hating you, Nico-chan!

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>If that's the way you're gonna say it
>then I'll put plenty of love into this magic.
>So make sure you take it, okay?

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>H-Hyes...
>Good girl! In that case...
>Come tomorrow, you are forbidden from talking for the entire day.
>Heh!?
>It's just for a single day. You should be grateful.

>Where's the love in that...? Wait...
>It's almost tomorrow already!

>I can't do it! Pick something else!
>Don't worry about it.

>But...
>You'll be safe as long as you don't talk in front of me.

>But I wanna talk with Nico-chan!!
>Waaah
>It's a penalty game, so deal with it.

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>And now back to the present.
>She's become meek, or rather...

>Have you eaten dinner? Taken a bath?
>You've got the day off tomorrow, right? You okay with staying up?

>Hmm...
>She's usually so noisy
>so I thought a day of silence would be nice but...

>This feels kinda off somehow.

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>>Revenge
>...
>>Bread cards

>...

>Sorry~!
>I can't understand you at all~!

>>Grrrrr...
>This is fun...

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>...

>...

>>Grrrrr

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>You really like doing this kinda stuff
>don't you, Nico-chan?
>...
>Hey
>Those eyes have more bite than her bark...

>We've spent a long time together.
>Those eyes are annoying.
>Even without being told, I can tell what she's thinking...

>...She can probably tell what I'm thinking too.
>...

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>That's kinda frustrating...

>It seems like when I don't talk with Honoka
>I end up thinking about all these unneccessary things.

>I'm an idiot who both cast
>and fell under this good-for-nothing magic.

>Rather, if this was magic
>it would be removed by a kiss from a prince.

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>Well, I'm no prince, though...

>...Ah.
>Honoka.

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>It's past midnight already! This magic spell is over!

>Good for you, right?
>The spell has been lifted, see? My princess?

>...
>In the future, you'll have to be careful around cute little magicians like me, okay~?


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>Nico-chan's a cute little magician...?
>You got a problem with that?
>I do!

>To me, Nico-chan is a prince!
>Since I'm the princess, after all!

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>Don't be stupid!
>That would throw the casting out of whack!
>What happened to the magician!?

>...Then, you want to be a magician as well...?
>...

>Yep, you're way more annoying when you're able to talk.
>That again~ But you looked so lonely~
>Huh? You wanna another match then?
>Okay, then if I win...

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>>Loser
>Okay, Nico-chan.
>For the rest of today...
>>Winner

>I'll leave it to your imagination.
>Come on, now!!
>Help me~