SS10 'Dream Girl'

■ One night. Kagakyo High School. Classroom of Class 3-3, Grade 11.

The protagonist is tidying up various mysterious items they've collected so far.

A soft knock sounds at the door.

Protagonist "Huh? (Opening the door)"

Ritsuko "……Good evening, senpai."

Protagonist "Is something wrong?"

Ritsuko "……Um, well. Would you like to have tea?"

In Ritsuko's hands were a mountain of various snacks, starting with tako no kē no sato (chocolate treats shaped like octopuses with fur-like strands).

Protagonist "It's fine, but you'll gain weight if you eat these before bed."

Ritsuko "(Smiling faintly) …It's okay. I have a body that doesn't gain weight easily..."

Protagonist "Oh. I'm jealous."

The protagonist, looking slightly surprised, offered her a chair.

Ritsuko "……Ah, thank you. Senpai."

Ritsuko seemed extremely nervous. She couldn't even open the box of chocolate sweets she had brought.

Eventually, she became increasingly overwhelmed,

Ritsuko "U… uuu… "

Protagonist "Is something wrong?"

Ritsuko "S-senpai. Um… that girl we met together before… you remember her, right?"

Protagonist "Together? (slightly tilting head) Oh, you mean Ayaka-chan?"

Ritsuko "Yes... So, Senpai, what exactly is your relationship with that girl?"

Protagonist "What do you mean, 'relationship'? We're just friends."

Ritsuko "Really? You don't have anything more than that?"

Protagonist "Huh... Wait, what do you even mean by 'more than that'?"

■ Another classroom.

(Flash)

A picture of Ayaka Nukui lying sprawled on a futon, face flat.

Ayaka "(With an unusually dopey expression) Goo, goo... Nyaam nyaam."

■Back once more to the classroom where two people are.

Ritsuko "But... but, that, pairing..."

Protagonist "Huh?"

The protagonist briefly glances at their own ring,

Protagonist "Ah, you mean this? Well, it's not exactly... that kind of thing."

Ritsuko "C-can I ask just one thing?"

Ritsuko stands up.

Ritsuko "To you, senpai... what kind of person am I?"

Protagonist "What kind of person... I can only say you're one of my more familiar juniors."

Ritsuko "I-I mean... does 'close' mean the kind of closeness where we could get married!?!"

Protagonist "Whoa. Wait a second. You're serious?"

Ritsuko "You just disappeared without a word, Senpai... I've really been suffering these past few days...!"

Protagonist "H-huh..."

Ritsuko "That's why I want to clarify things. I want to know how you feel about me."

The protagonist seemed momentarily flustered, but then noticed Ritsuko's hands trembling.

Ritsuko: "We're reaching a time when gender no longer matters, aren't we? I heard there's a magical item that can change the shape of your body however you want."

Protagonist: "That... is certainly true, but..."

Ritsuko: "B-but if it's okay with you, I could become a man! Then there wouldn't be any problem, would there?"

Protagonist "S-so... is that really it?"

Ritsuko: "If you'd just nod your head... I plan to stay right here today and not go home."

Protagonist "Um, so that's..."

Ritsuko: "Tonight, I'll be sleeping with you, senior."

Protagonist: "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!"

Ritsuko: "Senior... Please answer me... Am I... not enough for you?"

The protagonist seemed momentarily flustered, but after a moment, he firmly took Ritsuko's hand in return.

Protagonist: "I understand. Yes, that's fine."

Ritsuko: "Huh?"

Protagonist: "Let's do it. Let's have a really intense, passionate lesbian sex...!"

And the two shared a heated kiss.

Ritsuko briefly gazed at the ceiling with moist eyes, then closed them.

■The next morning. Inside the classroom.

The chirping of sparrows could be heard.

Protagonist: "Ritsuko, last night was great..."

Ritsuko: "Mmm...—"

▼

One day.

In the hallway of Kagakyo High School.

"Hey, Ritsuko!"

"…What is it, Lintaro?"

"What do you mean, 'what is it'?"

"Shut up. I'm busy right now..."

"Ah, really? Well then, straight to the point. I just picked this up from the corner of the hallway a bit ago."

"……………T-that notebook! G-give it back!"

"Whoa! What's the big deal? I went out of my way to pick it up!"

"……………I can't believe it… you didn't… look inside… did you…?!"

"Of course I did. It didn't even have a name written on it, now did it?"

"……………――!"

"Is this what they call a script? Since it's filled with so many notes, I figured the owner must be looking for it, so I decided to try figuring things out from the content....After reading through it all, I realized something. 'This story's set up way too conveniently for Ritsuko.' So I'm pretty sure the person who wrote it is actually Ritsuko herself..."

"...hey, Lintaro"

Hmm?

"...Did you discuss that matter with anyone else?"

Nah, everyone seemed busy.

…………hmm.…………I see.

"What's wrong? Why're you pulling out such a huge battle-axe like that... Wait a second... No way... You're seriously planning to swing that thing around...? You're not kidding, are you!? This can't be real...!"

I'll kill you! I'll kill you, and then I'll die too!

Aaaah! Someone, please help me! S-senpai!

Not him! Don't call him, damn it!