Epilogue

…38.2°C.

Woo~...A new record…

This isn’t something to celebrate. Are you even thinking straight? Your temperature’s higher than this morning.

Are you..cold…? Cover yourself…with the blanket…properly…

Okaaayy~......

I got the full story from the Chief. Running around taking care of everyone, and then going to the freezing bamboo grove? Of course you'd get sick.

This is…to return the favor…from before….. We’ll take…care of you... If there's anything…you want… Just tell us…..

Kaaayy~....

(Heck… I can’t stop grinning~)

(Back then, I was usually alone when I had a fever… My uncle was home too, but he was busy most of the time.)

(I’d just lie in bed and stare at the ceiling, wishing I’d get better~)

(But being taken care of like this is really… It makes me feel like I’m important!)

(I’m so happy…)

Hehehehehehe.

What’s…wrong…Isotake?

…Well, I get the feeling though.

Please...come in...

Thank you. How are you feeling, Akuta-kun?

Ah, heeey Teach! ‘m doing so well! Suuuuper great!

Sure you are.

He…still has a fever… But he seems…to be doing….good?

(Hehe, must be thanks to Nanaki-kun and Kiroku-kun's attentive care.)

I made and brought some rice porridge with me. If you like, have some before you take your medicine.

Ah…!

Chief…is that…porridge…

Is it Yowa-san’s sleep-tight magic rice porridge or something…?

Sleep-tight magic…? Oh, sorry. I made this myself today, without Netaro-kun. But don’t worry! It has Yuki-nii’s seal of approval!

I-Is that so… Then, that’s a relief.

You worked really hard for everyone, Akuta-kun. Just rest up for now. And when you’re better, we can have a–

MOVIE NIGHT! Right, Teach? I’ve got everyone’s expectations up, so just wait a liiiitle longer!

Cough…mmm.

You okay, Toi?

Yeah. I want to eat a little bit more of the porridge. Your egg porridge is really yummy, Anisama.

Glad it’s to your taste. Wait a sec. I’ll blow it until it’s cool.

Fuu— Fuu—...

Open wide. Don’t rush.

Nom…mogu mogu.

Yummy! Hey, Anisama. Can I have another bite?

Alright, alright.

Ah… By the way, how’s everyone else doing?

(After Akuta-kun and I came back from the bamboo grove, we both got a fever and passed out immediately.)

Don’t worry. Thanks to you two, everyone else's doing fine.

Really? That’s such a relief!

We really put you guys through a lot, huh. But still, the cause of everyone fallin' sick…

Yeah… Turns out it wasn’t a cold or a spirit doing…

It was food poisoning……

Not only are we eating burgers tonight, but we also got some chicken sashimi from a business partner! Exciting, no?

Woah, chicken sashimi… That’s the kind you can only eat fresh, right?

Kuu~! Can’t make up my mind on which drink to pair it with.

Alright, everyone. Pour as much soy sauce or ponzu as you like, and add any condiments you want.

Yippie~! Thanks for the food!

….

What’s wrong, Uu-chan? You’re glancing at the kitchen.

…No, it’s nothing.

(The fridge sounded weird just now….. Might just be my imagination.)

Even if the ingredients were 100% safe, there’s nothing you can do if the fridge’s broken.

That’s true…

…Um, Anisama. I’m sorry for breaking our promise by chasing after Akuta-kun and Nagi-kun.

As long as you’re safe, that’s what matters. It wasn’t something those two could’ve handled on their own anyway.

Yeah, thank you…..

About that day… I was really worried when I realized Akuta-kun and Nagi-kun went to the Iwakura without telling me…

I felt like my heart was about to shatter–

…..

But thanks to them, I realized that I was doing the same thing.

I was thinking I had to handle everything myself. But I didn’t realize that was making you and Akuta-kun worry so much…

Now I really understand how you felt when you told me not to take on everything by myself.

Toi….

Sorry for intruding… I’m here to deliver fruit jellies. We’ve got mandarin and peach. Which one would you li–

Oh, wait. Bad timing?

…..*sigh*

Fruit jelly? Thank you, Nagi-kun! Then I’ll take the peach.

Okay– It’s a gift from Liguang-san, so it must taste really good. What about you, Ryui?

….The mandarin. Leave the jelly and get out.

Eh. I was planning to eat this with you guys though.

The hell? ‘Course not. Get outta here. And why are you perfectly fine after eating that¹ anyway?

Probably because my stomach's become pretty tough after surviving countless disasters...

Fufu…

(I’ve come to have so many people I want to protect after coming here… People besides just Anisama.)

(There are things that only Anisama and I can resolve, and that probably won’t change in the future…)

Akuta-kun! ‘Operation Spirits’ was really good!

Right!? The spirits CGI in the live-action was insanely high quality!

Yeah! It felt so real, I almost thought it was made by someone who can actually see them!

WHAT!? REALLY!?!? Stuff like that level of accuracy is something only people who can really see them would notice, right?

Which means…… Toi-san! Tell me more about 'em in fuuull detail!

Okay, I will! Then I’ll start with what ghosts actually look like when you see them in real life…..