What Happened Today!!

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Miku

...

Raika

Yeah, so apparently Shizuku and the others went out for conveyor belt sushi~

Miku

(A phone call... Is it her grandma?
I shouldn't disturb her...)

Raika

Yeah. I said I wanna go with the whole family next time...
Ah! Miku~!

Miku

! Don't worry about me...!

Raika

Let's talk again later. Okay, bye-bye.

Miku

You didn't have to hang up.

Raika

We already talked a lot, so it's fine.
Are you going to bed now, Miku? Or do you wanna talk a little first?

Miku

I'm going to bed. We're all going out tomorrow,
so why don't you go to bed too?

Raika

No~way~~ I'm not sleepy yet~!
Just a little, come on, let's talk~~

Miku

Oh, fine, I get it.
Just let me get some barley tea.

Raika

Then get me one too, please~!

Miku

...

Miku

...Next time, get it yourself, okay?

Raika

Thanks~
...Phew.

Raika

*Sigh*... Shizuku and the others looked like they were having fun today~

Miku

You mean the conveyor belt sushi?

Raika

Everything! Isn't this huge news?
Yomogi and Cherie went out for Shizuku's sake, you know?

Raika

They said they'd look for things she likes together.
That's totally love.

Miku

Well, Yomogi-san probably just got dragged into it, though.

Raika

How did she even get to the electronics store?
Oxygen spray?

Miku

Probably.
There was an empty can thrown away.

Raika

It must've been a huge commotion.
With Cherie and Shizuku cheering her up and all.

Miku

I get Shizuku, but Cherie...?

Raika

Her usual love slap!

Miku

Ah, that one.

Raika

Doing new things is one thing,
but I bet just walking together was fun for them~

Miku

Even though you were so jealous at dinner.

Raika

Of course I was jealous!

Raika

But still, just because we're family
doesn't mean we can be together every second.

Raika

So when they talk about it at dinner like that,
it makes me happy.

Miku

...I see.

Raika

? What?

Miku

Nothing. I just thought you must've been like that when you were little, Raika.

Miku

Same as that phone call earlier.
You used to tell your grandmother and others all about what happened that day, right?

Raika

Yeah, I told them everything!

Raika

I used to sit where Shizuku sits now.
Stuff like how I did long-rope jumping during break, or raised my hand in Japanese class but got it wrong.

Raika

Granny and others would happily listen to anything I told them.
I loved listening to them talk, too.

Miku

Actually, it was the same when we ate with your grandmother and others, too.
Someone was always talking.

Raika

Ahaha, my granny and others are noisy, right?

Raika

What kind of things did your family talk about, Miku?
At dinner, before bed, that kind of thing?

Miku

Huh... We didn't really have that kind of thing.

Raika

You didn't talk about school or anything?

Miku

Hmm... Ah, it's not like we never did.

Raika

Wait, what!? I wanna hear!

Miku

It's nothing that big.
Just stuff like being praised for my singing in music class.

Miku

My parents laughed and said I must take after my dad.

Raika

Wow...!
Your dad's a good singer too, Miku!

Miku

Well, yeah.
...I don't know why I remembered that just now.

Raika

Maybe you were happy that they listened?

Miku

...I wonder.

Raika

From now on, I'll listen to all your stories, Miku!
Are you happy, Miku?

Miku

Huh...
Why do I have to tell you?

Raika

Because you looked happy just now, Miku.

Miku

...*Sigh*.
Rather than me, I need to hear what you have to say.

Raika

Huh!? You'll listen!?
Um, today at my part-time job—

Miku

Not that.
That huge pile of cup noodles in the kitchen... What was that?

Raika

Huh?

Miku

We talked about cutting down on wasteful spending, right?
What's this about you being the first to spend money?

Raika

Th-That's, um... emergency food!
For when I suddenly get hungry!

Miku

There were already three to begin with.
No need to buy more, right?

Miku

You're the one who wants to get "Nest" back the most, right?
If so—

Raika

Aaaah, stop, stop!
This isn't the story I wanted you to hear~~!