Food Fantasy (Chapter 1)

[hiyorime]

 

 

[ Location: Library ]

Tsumugi: Mm... This is a history related book so it should be placed on this shelf.

Let's see here. The few books remaining are language related, I'll put them back over on that shelf later. Then I'd be done with the arrangement work for today.

Sigh. This workload was really heavy to the point I wasn't aware that I've been arranging the books until this hour.

Maybe it's because more students are actually reading nowadays, leading to the increasing need of arranging books.

Or maybe it could be because of my inefficiency, hmm. 

If my first deduction is the reasoning, then it's satisfying to know. Anyway, I gotta finish returning  the rest of these books back onto their shelves immediately.

< Some noise can be heard from afar >

Tsumugi: Eh? What's that noise?

Am I just hearing things? No.. There actually seems to be some noise coming from over there.

Maybe it's rats? If so, I gotta finish this up immediately then. Otherwise it'd be bad if the rats were to chew up the books.

Maybe I should check it out.

EH?! Did some shadow figure just run across there?!

Perhaps it's a ghost?

Nonono, how could it be? Ghosts don't even exist in this world.

Even though there are records of supernatural creatures in books, its contents seem fake to me.

Even if they're real, such things wouldn't happen to me right....

Mm, or maybe I was dazzled for a second there. Besides, I have my lucky charm on me today. I should be safe.. should be safe...

Hmm, the sound should have come from around here.

Seems like nothing's amiss, and there's no traces of rat footprints. However, there are  some books still left open on the table.. they're probably left there by students who finished reading, but never bothered returning the books back to the shelves.

???: He~he~

Tsumugi: W-Who is it? SHOW YOURSELF NOW!

???: He~he~he~

Tsumugi: S-Stop pretending.. Things like gh-ghosts don't even exist.

Ritsu: WUAH!

You've summoned me, so I've emerged~

Tsumugi: GHOST! STAY AWAY FROM ME!

Ritsu: Aoba Onii-chan, it's me. I'm Ritsu.

Hahaha. Sorry, sorry. I've scared you. Come come, let me help Aoba nii-chan up.

Aoba Onii-chan's interestin' though. Says he doesn't believe in ghosts but ends up screamin' "GHOST". Hahaha, pretendin'  to be a ghost is really fun.

Also, don't be too invested in the supernatural, Aoba Onii-chan. Accordin' to horror movies, these kinds of people are generally the first ones to be harmed.

Tsumugi: Oof. I've really been frightened by you to the point my heart almost stopped beating.

Ritsu, don't get too invested in this little "ghost roleplay". Startling people can be dangerous at times.

For example, a startled person is in the middle of attempting to escape from you and then they carelessly run into something hard, injuring themselves in the end.

Ritsu: Yes yes, I understand. 

However, why hasn't Aoba Onii-chan gone home yet? Isn't it getting pretty late now?

Tsumugi: Mm, it's because I still have some library books I have yet to organise, so I haven't gone home.

Ritsu: Has the work been dragged because of Aoba Onii-chan's slowness..

Tsumugi: Hahaha, maybe that's the case. 

Besides, why are you still at the library though?

Ritsu: I've got some motivation to make new snacks, so I'm here to read up on books regarding them. I wish to make amendments to my own snacks after reading.

 

Tsumugi: Making snacks huh? Makes me expectant~

Can I sample Ritsu's snacks by any chance?

Ritsu: Of course~ since Aoba Onii-chan's always taking care of me~

I'll give Aoba Onii-chan my snacks when I make some in the future.

Tsumugi: Thank you in advance, Ritsu~

Ah, shouldn't you be heading home at this hour , Ritsu? I still have some stuff to handle back at home, so I'll be heading home right after everything's done.

Ritsu: Just go home then, Aoba Onii-chan. I still want to stay here for a bit longer, so let me help organize the rest of the books.

Tsumugi: Are you cut out for this job? This is a job for the library committee.

Ritsu: It's no problem~. Based on Aoba Onii-chan's character, you'd take a long time to arrange these books. Furthermore, seeing that Aoba Onii-chan has some things to take care of at home,  you should get home immediately then.

Tsumugi: I'll leave it to you and be heading home first then, Ritsu. You should go home as soon as possible too, or else your family would be worried about you.

Ritsu: Mm, I know I know~