7 7 301 AniZhuanchangEnd You have lost track of time, but the pain still lingers on your forehead. You feel the soft mattress on your back. The pendant lamp above you sways from the breeze.
8 8 401 1 5
9 9 302 It is a familiar ceiling. 10
10 10 301 You seem to have returned to the same bedroom. The interior looks no different, and you are wearing an identical, casual outfit.
11 11 301 But unlike last time, it is a sunny day outside. The alarm clock reads 08:00.
12 12 301 And Nanami is still not in the room.
13 13 301 "Knock-knock."
14 14 301 You hear a light knocking sound on the door. After smoothing out the wrinkles on your clothes, you walk to the door and put your hand on the handle—
15 15 301 Nanami Comm... Senior 【kuroname】, are you awake?
16 16 301 The voice sends a chill up your spine. All your muscles immediately contract, stopping your hand from turning the handle.
17 17 301 You finally understand what Nanami meant by "playing your role."
18 18 302 (So this is what we're doing now.) 19
19 19 301 You calm yourself and open the door. The girl before you is wearing a dress and standing calmly.
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21 21 301 1 Nanami Huh, you are already awake. I was going to ambush you. 1
22 22 204 1 14
23 23 301 Nanami What a pity... 1
24 24 302 ... 25
25 25 302 Put the chainsaw down first. Show some decency. 26 When you say ambush, do you mean dismantling me with that? 32
26 26 204 1
27 27 301 Nanami Okay. 1
28 28 401 2 561
29 29 301 The chainsaw is almost half of Nanami's height, but she tosses it away with ease. It hits the floor and makes a dull noise.
30 30 204 1 14
31 31 36 301 Nanami Now I can't see Comm—eh... Senior 【kuroname】's sleeping face. 1
32 32 204 1
33 33 301 Nanami No, I only wanted to use the chainsaw to open the door. 1
34 34 204 1 2
35 35 301 Nanami By ambush... I mean to look at Comm... um, Senior 【kuroname】's sleeping face. 1
36 36 302 I never sleep in. 37
37 37 301 You are a soldier after all. You follow strict daily routines.
38 38 204 1
39 39 301 Nanami I see. 1
40 40 301 Nanami takes more notes on the holo-screen.
41 41 301 Nanami Let's go to school, Comm... um, Senior 【kuroname】. 1
42 42 301 Before that, there is still a question that bothers you—
43 43 302 Why are you playing a freshman this time? 44
44 44 204 1 2
45 45 301 Nanami Because Nanami wants to experience it! 1
46 46 301 It is indeed a very Nanami-like answer. Still—
47 47 302 You can't even get used to it yourself. 48
48 48 302 I think you should give up that setting. 49
49 49 204 1
50 50 301 Nanami But this is what I planned... 1
51 51 302 I think you should follow your heart. 52
52 52 301 Nanami Hmm... 1
53 53 204 1 1
54 54 301 Nanami Commandant, you're right. Nanami prefers this more. 1
55 55 301 Seeing Nanami no longer insists on calling you "Senior," you feel relieved. At least you don't have to call her "Freshman Nanami".
56 56 302 Let's go then. 57
57 57 204 1 7
58 58 301 Nanami Huh? Where are we going? 1
59 59 301 Were you not going to school?
60 60 204 1
61 61 301 Nanami Oh, that's already over. 1
62 62 301 Over?
63 63 301 Nanami Nanami only wanted to be your junior, Commandant. After the morning call, that experience is over. 1
64 64 301 Nanami Nanami didn't get to break into your bedroom or use the chainsaw as planned, but that was the end of the story. 1
65 65 301 Is "break into" literal?
66 66 301 Nanami After arriving at school, we will be separated based on grades. Then your "classmates" will have a chance to hit on you. 1
67 67 301 Nanami I won't let that happen! 1
68 68 301 Nanami crosses her arms, making a giant "X" sign.
69 69 301 Nanami Besides, school is so boring. I'm not going there. 1
70 70 301 Don't look down on school!
71 71 301 Nanami Let's move on to the next experience, Commandant! 1
72 72 302 How many are there? 73
73 73 204 1 1
74 74 301 Nanami This—many— 1
75 75 301 Nanami taps her screen open, and you see a long, almost infinite string of numbers.
76 76 302 That's too many! 77 Will I ever live to finish them? 77
77 77 301 Is the number still increasing down there?
78 78 204 1 2
79 79 301 Nanami Don't worry! I've got a plan! 1
80 80 301 Nanami And you don't have to worry about time. Time passes much faster here than in real life. 1
85 85 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Nanami grabs your hand, and your vision blurs for a second before the scenery in front of you transforms from a bedroom to an amusement park. Not to mention...
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87 87 301 1 Nanami Does it feel familiar, Commandant? 1
88 88 204 1 1
89 89 301 Nanami That's right! This is the abandoned park we visited before— 1
92 92 301 Nanami Now, we can play through everything for once! 1
93 93 202 1 1
94 94 301 The park before you no longer looks deserted and neglected, just as Nanami said. All the facilities have been repaired and renovated.
95 95 301 The Ferris wheel is spinning, the rollercoaster soaring past you. A clown robot is waving at you in front of the door to the haunted house.
96 96 301 The metal, plastic, and fabrics have all been coated with new colors by Nanami, who has reconstructed the magical kingdom before your very eyes.
97 97 301 Except—
98 98 302 (My spider sense is tingling...) 99
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100 100 301 Nanami Commandant, let's ride the carousel! 1
101 101 301 Nanami leads you to the carousel. You pick a random horse and hop on.
102 102 301 Nanami, meanwhile, jumps on behind you, wrapping her arms around your waist.
103 103 302 N-Nanami?! 104
104 104 204 1 1
105 105 301 Nanami It's about to start, Commandant. Remember to hold on tight! 1
106 106 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Right as she says that, the horses start moving.
107 107 204 1
108 108 301 AniZhuanchangEnd Nanami Your heart is racing as well, Commandant. 1
109 109 202 1 1
110 110 301 Holding you close, Nanami seems to be listening to your heartbeat. When she speaks, her breath is carried through your clothes, caressing your back.
111 111 301 But you do not have time to pay attention to that—
112 112 301 It is not an exaggeration to say that your heart has never beaten as fast as it does right now your entire life.
116 116 301 The horse you are riding is currently traversing through the air at 500 kilometers per hour. This is a bona fide panoramic flight experience.
117 117 302 (So, "fixed" means it can now fly!) 118
118 118 301 The turbulence dissuades you from talking. The freezing wind hits your face like needles piercing through your skin, threatening to tear your face off your skull. You can only hold on tight in case you are thrown off.
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120 120 301 1 Nanami Hahaha! You also find this fun, don't you, Commandant? 1
121 121 301 Nanami Humans' heart rates rise when they're excited. Given how fast your heart is beating, you must find this super fun! 1
122 122 302 Wabibabobabiaulawoye... 123
123 123 301 Your refutation scrambles in the wind, turning into gibberish.
124 124 204 1 2
125 125 301 Nanami In that case, let Nanami make this even more fun! 1
133 133 301 AniZhuanchangEnd You are not sure how it is designed, but the horse eventually returns to its original position steadily and stops. You try your hardest not to fall when you get off it, your legs trembling and weak.
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135 135 301 1 Nanami How are you feeling, Commandant? 1
136 136 302 It was too exciting... 137
137 137 302 But it was very stress-relieving as well. 138
138 138 301 Dopamine took over your brain after the initial terror passed, and your fatigue from working the past few days has all but vanished.
139 139 204 1 2
140 140 301 Nanami We have to do the rollercoaster next. Then the haunted house, the Ferris wheel, the bumper cars... 1
141 141 301 Your face grows paler with every new attraction Nanami names. You do not dare to imagine in what ways Nanami has "fixed" them.
142 142 301 But seeing her enthusiasm as she counts them with her fingers, you do not have the heart to reject her.
143 143 302 1 AniZhuanchangBegin At least let me take a break first.
