Track 2

I’m looking forward to today’s lunch!

—Hm?

Oh, Chief and Kafka. Have either of you seen Renga anywhere? Yachiyo and Mr. Iwabuchi are also missing.

? I haven’t seen any of them… Did something happen?

I went to call them since lunch is ready, but they weren’t in their rooms… At this rate, the karaage is going to get cold.

WOOF! WOOOF!

Huh, Shumai? Why are you barking so much?

He wants us to follow him. Something might have happened… Let’s go take a look!

Okay!

Alrighty, who is my next target— Oh! Spotted a wild Doudou and Kafukafu~!

I’m stealing Doudou away too! Ey!

! Woof!

Move away, Chief-chan!

Woah!?

Huh!? What was that!? A collar just flew right past me!?

Gaaaah, I missed~! I was this close to capturing Doudou too~!

Capture Chief-chan? What are you talking about, Netaro.

I’m abducting to find my spouse! I’ll kidnap everyone, lock ‘em up, and turn them all into candidates for my Beatrice!

Huh!? W-What do you mean? Why would you do that…!?

‘Cause if I lock someone up and stay with them forever, I can run an experiment to see if they start mistaking me for their Beatrice. And before they know it, it might turn into true love, right?

…I see. You’re talking about Stockholm syndrome¹.

Hey, Netaro. You want your own Beatrice, don’t you?

Yep!

Then just kidnapping them physically isn’t enough. You need to approach them with sincerity and steal their heart. Otherwise, there’s no point.

The Beatrice you’re looking for is supposed to be more like a fated encounter, no?

—!

Fated… I think so. I suppose they wouldn’t really be my Beatrice if it’s not something like that.

Your destined partner could be someone you meet through a brand new encounter. Or maybe one day, you’ll suddenly realize that someone you’ve known all along is the one.

Either way, it’s probably not something you can just simply wish for and get immediately.

Maaan, that’s gonna take a whileee~ But I guess something that takes that long does feel more like fate.

A’ight then! I’ll call off the abductions for now. Maybe I’ll go to another matchmaking event another time~!²

Good idea! I think that’s for the best.

Hm…? I feel like I’m forgetting something…

Eh, whatever~!

PLEASE LET ME OUT!!

GET US OUT OF HERE~!!