5-5.1 Time Won't Stop

[Due to delays, this chapter will be released in 4 parts.]

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1: Where I Belong

Mihono: ...I'm back!
Tsugumi: Welcome back, Asakura-san.
Mihono: Tsugumi-san! And...
Mihono: This room hasn't changed one bit, huh.
Kofuki: Well duh, why would it change?
Mihono: Shut up, Fukki! You're ruining the moment!
Kofuki: What, were you feeling like crying again?
Mihono: Th-That's not what I'm saying!
Chie: ...Fufu, how about I pour us some tea? Kiyoka-chan, can you give me a hand?
Kiyoka: Sure!
Yui: I'll help out too-.
Kofuki: I'll take some milk-.
Tsugumi: Ah, if you mean the milk you bought before, Shichinosato-san, there's none left.
Kofuki: Huh!? Where'd it go!
Tsugumi: It was nearly the expiration date, so I drank it.
Kofuki: There was still some time left, wasn't there!? And hey, if you drank it, then buy me a new one!
Mirja: That's enough talking about milk. It's time we discussed the issue at hand.
Mirja: Asakura Mihono. Can you tell us about what happened with Hitakami Makoto?
Mihono: ......
Mihono: I can.

Mihono: Umm, after all the things they said, my head's honestly a mess right now...
Mihono: But, if Hitakami-san's telling the truth, then... there's a great aradama inside me.
Everyone: !?
Kiyoka: ...Do you mean that, Hono-chan?
Mihono: When Kashuu Kiyomitsu's power was rampaging... That was really all the powers of this great aradama called Kanayamahime.
Kiyoka: ...
Chie: ...Hey, Mihono-chan?
Chie: Why did... Makoto know all this...?
Mirja: ...I'm wondering the same.
Mirja: In whichever records we looked, there was nothing pertaining to Kashuu Kiyomitsu or the Asakura family.
Mirja: Where did Hitakami Makoto find this information?
Mihono: It sounds like she's... a distant relative of mine. Hitakami-san's and my family... Apparently, we used to be the Atago family...
Mirja: Atago... you say?
Mihono: And apparently, five hundred years ago, a miko from the Atago family sealed the great aradama in her own body.
Mihono: That great aradama got passed down all this time by the Atago... the Asakura family...
Kofuki: So then, why's it waking up now? Wasn't it fine for five hundred years?
Mihono: ...
Kiyoka: Does it have something to do with the tip of Kashuu Kiyomitsu breaking off...?
Mirja: ...It's difficult to say anything in our current situation. We don't have enough information to draw any conclusions.
Mirja: At any rate, our immediate next step should be to verify the factuality of what we've learned. Not everything Hitakami Makoto said may necessarily be true.
Chie: We'll do something about this, whatever it takes. I promise I'll get you through this, Mihono-chan.
Mihono: Chii-nee...
Chie: So please... Don't do anything reckless again. Promise me...
Mihono: ...Mm. I promise.
Yui: Hey hey, let's leave the serious talk at that and switch over to talking about our sleepover!
Mihono: Our sleepover?
Kiyoka: That's right!
Kiyoka: You've been looking down lately, haven't you, Hono-chan? So we were talking about buying a bunch of snacks and having a sleepover with everyone.
Kofuki: Won't have to worry about breaking your wallet either, Mihocchi. Cause Chichie and Mirja are paying, right?
Mirja: That was our agreement.
Kofuki: See?
Mihono: ...
Mihono: Fukki... Thanks.
Kofuki: For what?
Mihono: ...I dunno? But, I felt like I should tell you.
Kofuki: Alright then.
Tsugumi: Asakura-san, while they prepare for the sleepover, could you come along with me for a bit?
Tsugumi: Kanayamahime... I think I could get good data from that.
Kofuki: Could you try to read the mood?
Tsugumi: To have Shichinosato-san tell me that...
Tsugumi: Though, it's captured my interest, so I don't think there's anything I can do about it?
Kofuki: Do something about it!
Mihono: Ahaha!
Mihono: (Good... Everybody's still the same as always. As long as they're here, I know it'll be alright.)



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2: Phone Call

Mihono: ......
Mirja: ......! This one is the old maid, isn't it!
Mihono: Ahh!?
Mirja: That finishes it.
Mihono: Uwaahhh!? I lost again-!!
Kofuki: You suck at this, Mihocchi... And hey, we ran out of drinks.
Chie: Now's a good time, so let's take a break.
Yui: Ah, then, I'm going to step outside for a minute-.
Kofuki: Go buy us something to drink while you're at it-.
Yui: Sure thing-.

Yui: ...Phew. Alright, I've gotta make sure to let her know.
Hana: ...What is it?
Yui: It's been a while, Hana-san. I thought you weren't going to pick up.
Hana: It didn't seem like it was ever going stop ringing. ...What did you need?
Yui: I didn't need anything, it's more like... I had to tell you something? It's about Mihono-chan.
Hana: What about Mihono?
Yui: ...Do you know what the Hitakami faction is?
Hana: That came out of nowhere... Though, I've heard the name before at least.
Yui: Well, it seems like they're getting into experiments like with the Myouga toji project.
Hana: Myouga......
Hana: What does that have to do with Mihono?
Yui: While you haven't been here, there's seriously been so much that's happened...
Yui: So much that it'd take too long to get it all out.
Hana: ......
Yui: ...Hana-san, whatever happens, you'll be there for Mihono-chan, right?
Hana: Yui?
Yui: I'm sorry... It's just... Whenever things calm down, it's like it all comes over me...
Yui: Maybe it's because I heard your voice, I guess.
Hana: ...What happened?
Yui: Please give me an answer.
Hana: ......Of course I will.
Yui: There's a great aradama, Kanayamahime, sealed inside of Mihono-chan's body.
Hana: !? An evil god... like with Yukari-sama and Hiyori-san...!?
Hana: What about Mihono!? Is she alright!?
Yui: For now, she's still doing okay. But...
Yui: ...Come back to us, Hana-san. We can help Mihono-chan together!
Hana: I...
Hana: I'm sorry.
Yui: Hana-san!
Hana: ......Just give me a little longer. I promise... I'll be back.
Hana: So just, give me a little more time...