Volume 13 Chapter 366 Tsukimachi Ayana, The Blessed Souls
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
I fixed my posture and turned my mind back to the show.
”It is so dull while Aqua-kun is moving. Hey, someone tell a fun story. If me or Ayana-chan like it, I will give you a Christmas gift,” Yukari-senpai said.
As soon as she finished, the phone rang. Rrrrring! I do not know exactly how many people are watching, but the speed of the calls is really fast.
”Hello?”
’Ah… I called without thinking and really got through…’
Huh? This voice… it sounds like someone I know.
”Wait? Is that you, Kanon-san?”
’Ah, yes… Wait, is this call not supposed to be a secret!?’
Oh, she is right. There is a note saying viewers should not say their real names when calling.
[Kanon-sama is here!]
[LOL Kanon-sama calling in is so funny]
[Doxxing herself in five seconds lol]
[Kanon-sama having a pretty voice is cheating]
[Wait? Where is Hagetoru?]
[↑ That guy went to go put on Kanon-sama’s lipstick. Guhehe!]
The comment section speed got even faster after Kanon-san called. Truly, being here this early in the morning… well, never mind.
”Hey, do you have any fun stories about that guy lately?” Yukari-senpai asked.
’Eh? Something fun? Um, I do not know if it is funny, but… the other day, I was sewing a Christmas sock for Anon using yarn. When Aqua-kun saw it, he started sewing one for Kanoa. When they were done and I looked at both, his was much better than mine. As a girl, it made me feel… complicated.’
Yukari-senpai and I both put our hands over our faces. This is just a normal Aqua-kun story. He really is too good at things like that.
[I totally get it]
[I always thought Aqua-sama was as good with his hands as Hagetoru]
[Even if they are both good, Hagetoru is just a jack-of-all-trades, while Aqua-sama is a genius. Why is the gap so big… lol]
[↑ It’s just fate, or maybe where they grew up]
[↑ In Hagetoru’s case, it’s not fate, she just has a bad heart]
[LOL Hagetoru is getting hit while Kanon-sama brags]
[Bragging on Christmas morning! Great. Give us more!!]
[※ Kanon-sama brags so she can be the hate tank and keep the other wives safe]
[↑ That is deep]
[Did she really brag for a deep reason!? She is not thinking at all!!]
[↑ Miss Tashinami is not thinking, but Kanon-sama is]
[Truly the hate tank of the Bulletin Board¹, Miss Tashinami the Maiden]
[I forgot her role in the game was a Tank]
Wait, really!? I opened my eyes wide as I read the comments. I thought she was just bragging normally too…
”Pass! That is what is wrong with him. The other day, I tried to be helpful and do the laundry. Just as I was starting the machine, he stopped my hand with a very serious face. I wondered what it was, and then he pulled my underwear out of the machine and said, ‘Kohina-senpai, please wash a girl’s underwear by hand.’ I mean, really! Is that not what laundry nets are for!?”
Yeah… I am the type who just uses a net and the machine too. So I know exactly what Yukari-senpai means.
[Kieee! Aqua-sama is hand-washing her underwear!?]
[What kind of pro-level play is this……]
[Look at this girl… she just bragged while we weren’t looking!!]
[Ah, hello, is this the complaint office!?]
[This is a case for the police!! It is so lucky it is a crime!!]
[Good news, the Bulletin Board folk are making angry calls!!]
[Kohina Yukari, the type who starts a fire even when there is no wood]
[↑ A pro who lives off being flamed is on a different level]
I quickly looked away from the comments. I cannot say it. I cannot tell them that when I lived in the share house with Yukari-senpai and Ako-san, he used to do mine too… Ugh, just thinking about it makes me turn red.
”Anyway, what do you want for a Christmas gift?”
’Ah, can we not give this to the viewers instead?’
I see. Kohina-senpai and I looked at the producer in front of us. She said okay right away.
[As expected of Kanon-sama!! Please brag about Aqua-sama forever!!]
[Look at that, perfect hate control!!]
[It really has to be Kanon-sama]
[Kanon-sama, I will follow you forever!!]
[As expected of the Bulletin Board folk, they change sides so fast!!]
[Switching sides without a second thought. If I wasn’t a Bulletin Boarder, I would have missed it]
I really have to try hard for this draw. I put the lottery box that was next to me onto the table.
”Okay, Kanon-san. Is there anything you want?”
’I want Aqua-sama’s used lip balm!!’
Wait, what!? Both Yukari-senpai and I stopped moving. Ka-Kanon-san!? Is it okay to say that on TV!? The person before her was better… Wait, huh? Does Kanon-san not usually call him ‘Aqua’ instead of ‘Aqua-sama’ at times like this!?
’Hey, Hagetoru! Give the phone back! Do not just take it and act like me to say whatever you want!! Geez!’
’Crap, run for it!’
Ahaha, I laughed as I thought about the two of them fighting.
[Hagetoru LMAO]
[The fact that Hagetoru can sound like Tashinami is scary]
[I could not tell at all!!]
[Hagetoru, the ultimate jack-of-all-trades woman]
[↑ I want to take the ‘none’ part out for her!!]
[You can even do that… lol]
[That Hagetoru. I wondered where she was, and she was right there]
[Hagetoru’s real voice… it sounds a bit like Lady Emily]
[↑ 100% your imagination]
[Do not joke like that, or Lady Emily’s guards will find you!!]
[Urgh! My stomach… owowow]
Hey, Kanon-san, are you okay? The voice from the phone stopped. I guess it is okay to draw the lottery now?
”Ah, the call ended. Ayana-chan, let us just draw,” Yukari-senpai said.
”Yes, okay.”
I put my hand in the box and pulled out a paper. Number 46… I picked up the board with numbers from 1 to 100 and looked for 46.
”Oh, 46. It says ‘Grand Prize’,” I said.
”Eh? What is that? Is there a prize like that!?”
Everything so far has been a gift, so what is better? I held the edge of the sticker over number 46.
”Ayana-chan, pull it fast.”
”Got it. Here we go!”
Peel! I pulled the sticker off.
[Shirogane Aqua will wake you up by calling your name! Voice-recorded alarm clock!!]
Wait, what!? There are gifts like that too!?
[The real grand prize is here—————!]
[‘Berry-Berry’³ is getting serious]
[The other shows are going to lose again!!]
[Is this not a huge win for Tashinami-chan!?]
[↑ Uwooooooooooo!]
[Kanon-sama’s luck is really great w or is it Hagetoru’s?]
Wow, I am jealous. The fact that a viewer gets this is amazing. As expected of Kanon-san… she really is loved by luck.
”Wait, there is a small star at the bottom here…” Yukari-senpai said.
”Ah, you are right. I wonder what it says?”
Yukari-senpai and I looked at the producer. A staff member brought a paper to me. Um, should I read this?
”Let me see… ‘There are 10 types of voices in the clock, and the one that plays is a surprise. The voices include a sweet wake-up message written by the famous author Hakuryuu-sensei Aiko, a scary yandere message written by Tsukasa Kei-sensei, and a message written by Shirogane Aqua-san himself called “How I wake up Kanon.” All of these will use your name and be recorded by December 31st. The boss of ‘Berry-Berry’ will bring it to you. Also, a secret ‘Goodnight’ voice is inside.’ …What!?”
Eeeeeeeeeeeeh!? Amazing! Wait. I want this too, can I buy it somewhere!?
[Ugyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]
[Tashinami probably hates giving this away right now]
[I can see Tashinami crying, I’m laughing so hard!!]
[Tashinami does not need a clock since she gets a kiss to wake up anyway!!]
[↑ True!!]
[Tashinami, the woman with the best hate control on Earth]
[‘Berry-Berry’ is trying hard for this project…]
[This is ‘Berry-Berry’ at full power!!]
[‘Berry-Berry’ staff, you guys are great when you try…]
[Nice one, ‘Berry-Berry’. Keep doing what you want! We forgive you!!]
[↑ As expected of the Bulletin Board folk, they change sides so fast!!]
A staff member put a sample clock on the table. Wow, it is a small Aqua-kun doll made by Miss Nene-cho… so cute…
”Whoa, look. On the back, it has his name: ‘Sweet dreams, Shirogane Aqua’!”
”Oh! Ayana-chan, there are sample voices to hear.”
A staff member brought a remote. Number 2 is my voice, and number 1 is Yukari-senpai’s voice. Okay, I pressed button 2.
’Hey, Ayana. How long are you going to sleep…? Or are you acting like you’re asleep because you want me to be mean to you?’
Ah, ah, ah. My face got hot at Aqua-sama’s cool voice.
’Fine. If that is how it is, I will just do what I want.’
His soft voice made my heart jump. It felt like he was breathing right in my ear.
’Heh, so you want to be my toy that much. Then… if you do not wake up by the time I count to ten, I am going to do whatever I want to your body.’
Wh-What does he mean by doing what he wants!? If I do not wake up, what happens!? This makes it harder to wake up!! But my heart is beating so fast I am wide awake!!
’10… 9… 8… This is a pain. 3, 2, 1.’
”N-No way!!” I yelled.
I pressed the stop button. I made an ‘X’ with my arms to show it was not allowed. Really, why did the count get so fast!? Aqua-kun, you idiot!!
[Huff huff… ugh]
[The comments stopped the moment that played lol]
[Okay, girls who were touching themselves just now, tell the teacher! Guhehe]
[↑ Hagetoru, how did you get back so fast? LOL]
[Ayana-chan, you cannot stop it there. No!!]
[Darn it, what happens after the count ends!?]
[Who wrote this script!?]
[This is for a viewer!?]
[I bet 100 Beryls that Tashinami is really mad now!!]
Wait, who wrote this script!? It was not Aqua-kun thinking of it himself, right…? Yukari-senpai and I looked at the producer.
”He would never say that. Hey, who wrote this?” Yukari-senpai asked.
”In my experience, Aqua-kun is much swee—mmph!” I stopped myself.
Safe! I almost said something bad.
[Ayana-chan, tell us more!]
[Hoh. Ayana-chan, you can talk for an hour about that]
[Ayana-chan usually never makes mistakes, but she got shy because of that voice]
[Ayana-chan, what is the ‘normal’ Aqua-sama? That part is important!!]
[LOL nobody missed that]
[You guys, be nice and act like you did not hear it]
I-I do not know… I made a blank face and looked away from the comments.
”By the way, the idea for this was from Lady Mary, and the script was a team effort with Itsuki-sensei from Hana-ata. See, the voice sounded like Master Yuujin, right?” the staff member said.
””Ahhh!!””
I see… That makes sense.
[That team is a cheat!!]
[As expected of Lady Mary, she knows what we like]
[Sorry, my brain melted so I could not type until now…]
[Yakumo-sensei! Using Master Yuujin is not fair!!]
[↑ Hakuryuu-sensei is here!]
[The teacher appeared lol]
[Hakuryuu-sensei died!!]
[↑ But it’s our teacher!!]
[Tashinami must be really mad after hearing it’s Yuujin’s voice]
[↑ And Lady Mary must be smiling]
[No one thought the grandchild would be stronger than the grandma!!]
[I am being nice to Tashinami right now!!]
[↑ Hagetoru LOL really? LMAO]
Yeah. That team is not fair. Also, Kanon-san, good luck!!
”Okay, I am next,” Yukari-senpai said.
Yukari-senpai pressed button 1. Suddenly, the sound of a pan being hit filled the room. Clang! Clang!
’Wake up! Wake up! Get up now!! Do not sleep! Do not sleep! No sleeping late! You sleepyhead Yukari-gon!! It is morning-ssu!!’
”Wait! Why is mine just a loud joke!! I do not really want it, but mine should have been… you know, like Ayana-chan’s! Aqua-kun definitely did this, didn’t he!!”
I held my stomach at the funny rhythm. The difference between the two was too much.
”The idea was from Shirogane Aqua-san, but the script was from Shimizu-sensei, the writer for ‘Hara o Kiru’ where Kohina Yukari-san worked. This one is special, so it is not in the prize. Sorry,” the staff member said.
”Mooooooooo! Why is everyone helping with Aqua’s jokes!!”
I hugged Yukari-senpai to make her feel better. There, there… everyone teases Yukari-senpai too much.
[LOL]
[Shimizu-sensei is so funny]
[Hey, look at the bottom]
[Music: Kobayashi Daigo LOL]
[Moja-san, stop it LMAO]
[What a waste of MojaP’s skill LOL]
[This is good, but I wanted a sweet version for Kohina Yukari]
[↑ I get that]
[Guhehe, I wanted a version that would make Kohina-paisen melt]
Yeah, everyone feels that way. It is sad for Yukari-senpai, but that version would be so rare I want to see it too.
”Well, it would be too mean to leave it like that, so we have a version by Lady Kirika Kotono, written by Aqua-sama himself,” the staff member said.
Wait!? Really!? A staff member brought another remote. Should I press it? Here goes!
’Yukari… wake up. Come on, do not look away, look at me.’
Ah, ah, ah, it is Aqua-sama’s very sweet voice. And it sounds like he is hugging her from behind. It sounds like they just spent the night together!!
’If Yukari does not wake up, I am going to kiss you whenever I want, okay?’
Eeeh!? Ki-Kiss? Where!?
’Come on, wake up. My own Sleeping Beauty. Mwah‘
Wait! That was the sound of a kiss!! I was shy, so I pressed the stop button. You cannot play something that sexy in the morning!!
”Wait, sorry. That’s kind of gross… I’ll take the first one,” Yukari-senpai said.
”Yukari-senpai, wait, what!?” I yelled.
Calling that gross is going to be a big problem!!
[Hey! That was great!!]
[This woman is crazy LOL]
[Only Kohina Yukari could say that and be okay]
[Don’t be serious all of a sudden!!]
[I told you, do not start a fire where there is no wood!!]
[She’s no good]
[Ah-ah, Aqua-sama finally showed his sweet side]
[The woman who breaks her own love flags. That is Kohina Yukari]
A staff member gave me a note. Ah, the news for how to join. I see. I told everyone how to join for the clock.
”Um, the time to join ends at midnight! The results using AI3510⁴ will be told right after, so please answer by the 25th! Do not forget your phone, name, address, and nickname. Please check it all! Thank you!”
Well, that makes sense. If they want it done by the end of the year, they cannot be late.
* * *
’Kohina-senpai—! Ayana—! It is me—! It is Aqua—!!’
Oh, I forgot about Aqua-kun.
”Yes, yes. I hear you! Where are you?” Yukari-senpai asked.
’Well, I left the last place and arrived at a business area in the city center!!’
Another place with many people… Aqua-kun showed up on the screen, getting out of a van.
”Since you are there, go into an office. Anyone working on the 24th should get a gift,” Yukari-senpai said.
’Got it. I will go into the building in front of me. Ah, let us go to the small one. If it is too big, guards might stop me.’
True… though I think guards could not stop Aqua-kun. Aqua-kun went into the office building.
’Sorry for being early! Is anyone here?’
’Ah, Aqua-sama!?’
’No way!’
’See, it was our building on the TV!!’
Hehe, it looks like everyone was watching the show. People came out to see Aqua-kun.
’I brought Christmas gifts for everyone working on the 24th!’
’Yay!!’
’Thank you!!’
’I am so happy!!’
Aqua-kun opened a bag and gave out gifts to the workers. It was not just the workers; there were people from other companies there for meetings too.
’Can this really happen?’
’I used all my luck for my whole life.’
’I thought it was bad to have a meeting so early, but it was a big win…’
True, if it was later, they would not get gifts. The people there for work right now are very lucky. After giving gifts to everyone, Aqua-kun talked to a man at the back who looked like the boss.
’Ah, are you the CEO? Sorry for stopping your work!’
’No, no, everyone was looking at the TV anyway, so no work was done. Even me,’ the CEO said.
The workers laughed. Hehe, it seems like a happy company.
’What kind of company is this?’
’We are a food company. Right now, everyone is making Osechi² for the New Year,’ the CEO said.
Oh, I see!! A worker brought out a sample Osechi.
’Please. Have a taste.’
’Ah, then I will take a black bean… no, the sweet chestnut,’ Aqua-kun said.
Aqua-kun ate the chestnut.
’Mmm, it is sweet but very good. And this feel… it is from Japan, right?’
’Yes. We care about the food we use. These are chestnuts from Kumamoto, made without chemicals,’ the worker said.
Oh, I see. Aqua-kun then ate some black beans and looked happy. Those are my two favorite things too.
’Aqua-sama, um… could you sign the boxes we send to customers?’
’Sure. To say sorry for coming in, I will sign some.’
Aqua-kun signed them fast. Wow, some lucky people will get food with Aqua-kun’s name. That is amazing.
’Also, I have a gift for the CEO. And please draw for the workers who are not here.’
’Got it. I will try hard for the workers who are off!’ the CEO said.
The CEO picked many gift boxes and bags. This is a big job. The workers at home are probably hoping at their TVs.
’CEO, please open your own gift.’
’Wow, I am nervous,’ the CEO said.
The CEO opened the bag from Aqua-kun.
’Ah, CEO, if you do not want that, I will trade it for something else.’
’Eh? Eh…?’
What came out was a T-shirt and a scarf. Ah, those are from the live tour. I see, some gifts are normal items. But since they have Aqua-kun’s name, they are a win. …I was silly for thinking that.
’Sniff, sniff… it smells really good.’
’Eh? Really? Does it smell like sweat?’
The CEO looked surprised at Aqua-kun’s words.
’Aqua-sama, is this…?’
’Ah, it is the T-shirt and scarf I really used during the tour. The producer told me to put them in. If you do not want them, I will trade.’
The CEO shook his head so fast it might fall off. Aqua-kun… nobody would say no to that.
’I will put these in a frame at the front door so everyone can see them!’ the CEO said.
’Haha, thank you.’
Yeah, that makes sense. Aqua-kun often throws his scarves, so one he kept is rare. Plus, that T-shirt is not for sale; it is for the staff.
[This is rare]
[The grand prize is here!!]
[The CEO looked like he was going to smell it! lol]
[↑ Can’t be helped. Anyone would do that]
[I want to smell it too!!]
[↑ A pervert is here—oh wait, it was just Hagetoru]
[The workers who are off can really be happy now!!]
[The CEO is so lucky! Item get!—]
Aqua-kun said goodbye and went outside. Wait, he is walking instead of using the car. I wonder where he is going.
’I see people doing work over there, so I will say hi.’
Aqua-kun called out to the road workers. I wonder if it is okay? I am worried he might stop their work.
’Hello!’
’Ah, Aqua-sama!?’
’Aqua-sama, what are you doing here!?’
’Whoa, it is the real one~!’
The people in work clothes all went to him. Ah, it looks like they were on a break. That is why Aqua-kun talked to them.
’Sorry for talking while you work. But thanks to you working hard at the end of the year, we can live well, so I wanted to say thank you. Please take a gift from me.’
’Thank you! Hey, line up!! Once you get a gift, say thank you and move fast!!’ the boss said.
’””Yes!!””‘
Everyone lined up, and Aqua-kun gave out the gifts. Hehe, everyone looks so happy. Thank you all for what you do. Yukari-senpai and I both bowed to the camera. Once Aqua-kun was done, more people came, so he got in the van and left. Just then, another call came in.
* * *
”Hello, what is the next question?” Yukari-senpai asked.
’Whoa!? It really worked…’
Huh? This voice, I know it.
’Hello hello, it is everyone’s RamenHagetoru!!’
”Hey. Can I hang up?” Yukari-senpai asked.
Is it okay? Eh? No? The staff members all made an ‘X’ sign.
[Hagetoru is here!]
[We were waiting!!]
[Urgh! My stomach… owow! (laughing too much)]
As expected, the comments went wild.
”If it is something dumb, I will hit you,” Yukari-senpai said.
’Guhehe. Don’t worry. I have a question. For a gift for Aqua-sama, we thought everyone in the Shirogane Kingdom⁵ should wear a Santa outfit today.’
I see. I think that is a good idea. It is shy alone, but not if everyone does it.
’So, for the poor mothers who cannot wear small outfits, I am calling to ask you two to wear bikinis!!’
”No!!” Yukari-senpai yelled.
I nodded fast with Yukari-senpai.
[Mean!]
[Wear a bikini for Aqua-sama who works hard!!]
[Anyway, only Aqua-sama wants to see your bikini anyway!!]
[↑ The brag is here!]
[To be honest, I do not care about Kohina Yukari’s bikini, but I want to see Ayana-chan’s bikini!!]
[Wear the bikinis for the sister who just had a baby, and the mothers-to-be Hakuryuu-sensei, Lady Emily, and Chinsuki!!]
Urgh, everyone in the comments is with him. Yukari-senpai made a small sound seeing that.
”Fine, okay. We just have to wear them, right? Wear them.”
”Uugh, um, RamenHagetoru-san. If you can, please make sure they cover a lot and are not sexy,” I said.
’Yes, got it! The kind that covers almost nothing and is very sexy! Leave it to me!!’
”I said the opposite!!” I yelled.
Hey! Are you doing that on purpose!? You could not have misheard me just now, right!?
[Nice, Hagetoru!]
[Hagetoru, that is it.]
[Keep going, Hagetoru.]
[Good news, the Bulletin Board folk agree with Hagetoru.]
[Heck, it’s fine if the main parts aren’t even covered!]
[↑ Nice—!]
”It is not fine at all!!”
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Summary:
Ayana and Yukari host a Christmas broadcast while Aqua distributes gifts across the city. A viewer lottery results in a grand prize: a custom alarm clock with Aqua’s voice. The chapter ends with Hagetoru pressuring the hosts to wear revealing bikinis for a special segment.
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Character Insight:
Kanon demonstrates her role as the ‘hate tank’ for the community, showing a selfless side to her public bragging. Yukari struggles with her public image versus her private feelings for Aqua, while Ayana’s slip of the tongue hints at her deeper intimacy with him.
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Behind the Scene:
The alarm clock voices feature cameos from other characters/creators within the story’s universe, highlighting the interconnected nature of the idol world. The ‘hate management’ mentioned is a common trope in fan-driven communities where specific individuals take public heat to protect others.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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