“Waaaaah!”
I couldn’t help but open my mouth wide as I stared at the computer monitor. My jaw dropped so much that a fist could probably fit in there.
I closed my mouth, feeling like my jaw might fall off. But the shock from earlier hadn’t faded. I had to jump around the room, unable to contain myself. The reason? A huge anime event was happening this weekend.
It mainly catered to children’s animations, with adult-oriented ones scheduled for a different time. But that didn’t matter. The most important thing was that Little Magician Lumi’s booth would be there.
I climbed back onto my chair and scanned through the key details. I scrolled past the other animations since I wasn’t interested anyway. After a few wheel spins, I finally found the info I was looking for.
I checked out the goods being sold at Little Magician Lumi’s booth. There was an upgraded version of Lumi’s magic wand, which I already owned but wanted the extra options.
A notebook with Little Magician Lumi on it, which I had used for gate messages last time but ended up throwing away.
And then, Lumi’s cosplay outfit—this was a must-have. It was a perfect outfit only sold here. Sure, you could get it through other channels, but nothing matched the quality of the booth’s version.
Looking at these meticulously crafted goods, I couldn’t help but marvel. Missing out on these would be an absolute regret!
Excited, I glanced around the room. Bora was busy with something on her laptop, and Haru had just stepped out to grab some food.
I subtly checked the vibe. The weekend… Could I go out this weekend? I didn’t mind, but Bora and Haru were working adults, after all. If I suggested going out on their day off, they might not be too thrilled. Even I would feel bad if someone suggested going out on my day off.
But… I really wanted it. Sure, I could buy it second-hand later, but I wanted Lumi’s goods untouched by others. Second-hand goods just didn’t feel the same.
After much deliberation, I finally opened my mouth.
“Bo…”
But before I could call Bora, I hesitated. Bora and Haru usually only hung out on weekdays, not weekends.
“Umm…”
In the end, I had to make a decision. I quietly got up and tiptoed over to Bora. I hugged her from behind and whispered.
“Bora.”
Bora, focused on her laptop screen, turned around and replied.
“Yeah, what’s up, Hana?”
“Do you have time this weekend?”
“Weekend? Why all of a sudden?”
“There’s an anime event happening…”
I waved my hands around as I explained. A big anime event this weekend… and the Lumi goods there were just too tempting…
I pleaded with Bora, clasping my hands together desperately. Bora chuckled at my antics.
“You really want to go that badly?”
Bora reached out and hugged me. I squirmed in her arms, and our eyes met. Bora looked at me with clear eyes and said.
“You want to go out this weekend, right?”
“Yes!”
Bora pulled out her phone and started tapping away. Probably checking if she had any plans for the weekend. Luckily, her expression suggested she didn’t. I felt a surge of hope. It seemed like we could go out.
“Alright. Let’s go out this weekend!”
“Yay!”
I was so happy with Bora’s answer that I hugged her tightly. Burying my face in her soft, squishy chest felt amazing. Is this the charm of women? I’m so flat, after all.
“Then you have to behave until the weekend, okay?”
“Okay!”
For Lumi’s goods, I could do anything. Behaving until the weekend was a piece of cake. Just act normal, and it’ll be fine.
Haru came back in the middle of this and agreed to hang out on the weekend too. I proudly showed off Lumi’s magician outfit, declaring that this weekend was a battle to get it! It was a war. A fight to see who could get there first. If you were late, you’d get nothing.
Bora looked at my battle plan with satisfaction.
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Even though it was Thursday, the weekend felt like it would never come. No matter how much I waited, Saturday seemed like a distant dream. Why do weekdays…
It seemed like I knew it would be long.
I listened really well to Bora’s words. I washed my hands thoroughly, took baths, and went to bed at 10 PM, turning off the lights and snoring away.
Even the Ministry of National Defense’s time passed, they said. Time for Lumi also passed, albeit slowly. No matter how slow it went, time still flowed.
The long-awaited weekend finally arrived. I woke up bright-eyed at 6 AM. I had been waiting for this day so much that I almost died from lack of sleep last night. I spent nearly an hour counting sheep before I could finally fall asleep.
I got up and started with a shower right away. Since it was a holiday, the office employees didn’t come to work. The hallway at 6 AM was very quiet. It felt like I could even take an exam there.
I roughly threw my clothes in front of the shower room. If Bora or Haru, who like things neat, saw this, they would probably yell at me, but since they weren’t coming to work today, it didn’t matter. I started washing my body under the incredibly scientific shower that produced hot water in just one second.
In my old house, it took about 10 minutes for hot water to come out even after turning on the boiler, but here, hot water came out as soon as I turned the handle. This small difference made a huge impact on daily life.
I scrubbed every nook and cranny of my body under the hot water. At first, Haru or Bora would wash me, but I was so embarrassed that I begged to wash myself, and finally, I managed to do it alone. I was too shy to show my naked body to others.
My hair was so long that even using my own shampoo took a long time. I clearly cut it yesterday, but it was still this long. However, it wasn’t too inconvenient since I had gotten used to it. I had learned how to wash my hair more efficiently.
After washing my hair, I squeezed body wash onto the shower towel and lathered it up. Then I soaped my body. Although my body had shrunk, compared to when I was a man, my shower time had nearly doubled.
Since Bora or Haru would be coming soon, I quickly dried myself with a towel and went out. I had to collect the pajamas I had thrown on the floor earlier. Seeing them lying there wouldn’t make for a good impression.
I roughly wrapped my hair in a towel and dressed lightly. I needed to dry my hair with a hairdryer, but it was too bothersome. Still, I couldn’t go out with wet hair…
As I was fidgeting on the bed, Haru opened the door and came in.
“Haru!”
“Are you up, Hana? You’ve already showered?”
“Yeah!”
I got up from the bed and showed Haru my wet hair. Haru came into the room, saw my wet hair, and brought a hairdryer, standing behind me.
“You didn’t dry your hair properly again.”
“I did!”
“Little lady, water is dripping from your hair.”
“Oops!”
As I removed the towel wrapped around my head, water dripped down my hair. I had tried my best to dry it, but my hair was longer than I expected, so it held a lot of water.
As always, Haru brought a new towel and dried my hair. The dripping wet hair disappeared, and only slightly damp hair remained, which could be dried with a hairdryer.
Haru brought the hairdryer, turned it on, and carefully dried my hair. Where Haru’s hands touched, only smooth hair remained.
I closed my eyes and let Haru’s hands do the work. The warm breeze from the hairdryer and Haru’s gentle scalp massage combined to create pure bliss. This must be the heaven where good children go.
After drying my hair, Haru even brushed it. Haru’s hands moved like magic. The hair where the brush touched became smooth and shiny.
Now, all that was left was to get dressed and go out. Since there was still time, I lay sprawled on the bed. Haru also lay beside me, looking up the places we were going today on the phone.
It would probably be more convenient to know the geography beforehand. I also took a look at where we were on my phone.
