Big Love from Ultra Deep Space ch6: Swing By With You

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When I'm with you, the sparkliness increases every day...

Well then, starting tomorrow, we'll be preparing for the culture festival.
Please begin working on the duties you were previously assigned.
Working after school will generally be voluntarily...

The culture festival, huh...
I wasn't really interested last time...
Ten-sama, Ten-sama.

I'm excited about the culture festival...!
Hawa...
To think there will be stands selling food... I cannot contain my excitement...!
She looks happy...

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Lulu

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This class is doing what's called a "maid café", correct?
What is a "maid"...?

I guess you could say... someone who's hired to do house work to do stuff like cleaning and laundry, I guess?
Did you not have anyone like that, Lulu?
I see! I know what that is!

(It's something like what we on Anukamula call "anakums"...)
Hm... Yeah? Hmmm...!?

I didn't notice it, but I think that might've been Anukamulan language just now...?
First time I've heard it...
?
Teradate~

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Megu.
Megu-sama!
Thanks for lending me this.
You can have it back.

What's this?
Your class doing a maid café?
Yeah.
Which we had gone with food too~

Are you and the princess gonna be maids, Teradate?
Not on your life...
Even if I wanted to, I would have trouble fitting into the costumes...
Ah, I see.

What's your class doing, Megu?
Oh? My class? We're doing a play.
Memorizing the lines is a total drag...

Eh? Isn't the acting harder?
Ah!

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You're going to perform, Megu-sama!?
I would definitely like to see...
AAAAAH, COME TO THINK OF IT!!

It seems Rina's class is really getting into their thing. They've already started preparations.
Wanna go peek in on them?
Eh?
I would love too!
That's one heck of a way to change the subject...

Rina-sama~!
Oh?

It's Princess-chan and Teradate-san~!
And Megu.
Don't treat me like a bonus.

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We heard you were already working on preparations...
What's with that outfit...?
We're doing a haunted house! This is a costume for it!

Horntedd howse...?
You don't know what ghosts are, Princess-chan?

We basically put on a dark and scary atmosphere and spook guests.
A dark and scary atmosphere...
Even though they are guests...?
Ahaha.
I guess you don't really get it, huh?

Ghosts are these scary things from fiction...
Hmm, this is tricky to explain...
Ah, I know.

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Hey, Shima-san.
Y-Yes!?
You borrowed something like a ghost encyclopedia, right?

Could you lend me it real quick? I wanna show Princess-chan.
Ah, sure, alright...!
Thanks~

Are there any fictional scary things on your planet, Princess?
Fictional... Hmm...
It is not a concept I am familiar with...

Ah, but... if we're talking something similar,

there was that zombie panic horror movie we watched the other day, right?
Zombies are kinda close to ghosts.
I see!
Why did you show her that?

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For starters, aren't ghosts a pretty loose genre?
You've got youkai and the like too.
Ah, that's true...

You're amazing, Sugiyoshi-san...
Eh? Why?

You got along with an alien girl just like that...

Hmm...
I don't think her being an alien had anything to do with it.
I'll speak to just about anyone, after all.

Or rather, if you're that curious, you should seize this opportunity and talk to her!
Eh!?
Don't worry. You can do it!

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U-Um...

This book should have all sorts of ghosts in it...
Oh my! May I look through it?
Go ahead...

Wah~ There are so many different types...

Um...
What kind of ghost is this one?
Eh!? Ah, erm...

This is an umbrella ghost...
Umbrella!

So there are ghosts that use objects as a motif!
...

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E-Erm, I'm actually making one right now...
Would you like to take a look...?
Oh my! Are you sure! I would be glad to!

It's made out of cardboard and paper...
Wah~ Amazing!

!?

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Ten-sama~ Look at this!
Is this not splendid craftsmanship for something that is handmade!?
A-Ah, yeah...

This is making me excited for our class' preparation too!
I hope I can become closer with everyone through work...

...You still haven't made any friends in class besides Teradate-san, Princess-chan?
I am ashamed to say...
The heck? But you're such a good kid.
Eh? Isn't that

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because Teradate's next to her?

...Eh?

Dude...
Ah!

No, no! Sorry, Teradate! I didn't mean anything weird by that!!
Oh crap~
I just meant that you two are such a picture perfect pair that it's difficult to approach you...

No... it's fine. I'm okay...
You don't look okay to me!

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I get what Megu's trying to say...
but
it's a fact that Sugiyoshi-san's class could speak normally to Lulu...

You really don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you...
Geez~
I said I was sorry...

If only I was as cheerful and easy to talk to as Sugiyoshi-san...
Ten-sama...

This is an announcement.

Teradate-san, Klasslamonira-san.
Please come to the principal's office immediately~

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Man~ Sorry for calling you so suddenly!
I-It's fine...

I've received some tea and snacks, so please help yourselves.
Thank you very much.
So, Sensei... who might this person be...?

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I am
Kitagai Riko, principal of Tsukishiro Academy.

Ah...
Here is my card.

I'm sorry I don't have anything to give you in return...
Fu...
That's fine. You're a student, after all.

Eh? You're exchanging business cards!? Then I'll do it too!
My name is Haebara Shino<3 It's a pleasure<3
The principal had a name like that...?
Why is she so excited...?

Hah...

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Are you always like this in front of your students?
Like what? Friendly?
More like frivolous.
Wahaha. That's such a scary look, Riko.
You're not scaring your students, are you?
I've always looked like this.

You are always cheerful around us, Principal...
You think so?

I guess I look like I'm screwing around when put next to someone as serious as her, huh?
Hah~...
That's one heck of a sigh...

Riko was my junior back in my student days.
She's always been like this...
I didn't come here for idle chit-chat.
I would like you two to take a look at this.

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A joint culture festival?

Yes.
Next year... we're considering going with a joint culture festival
between Tsukishiro Academy and your Yuukei High School.

Nothing's officially confirmed yet, though...

We were talking about inviting students
from Klasslamonira-kun's home planet... Planet Anukamula as guests.
It's a way to show off the friendship between our two planets... or at least, that's what the bigwigs are scheming.
Someone's being pretty frank...

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Klassmonira-kun was originally supposed to attend Tsukishiro Academy~
Eh?
Is that so?
Yes... I selfishly pleaded to be put into the same school as you, Ten-sama.

I am truly sorry for that...
It's fine.
I wouldn't dream of keeping a child from going to the school they want to go to.

That being said, our board chairman was at a lost over Klassmonira-san not attending...
It was the chairman that came up with this plan for a joint culture festival.
Aah...

It's still undecided, but I figured you two should hear about it first.

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I'll tell you the details later,
so for now, you can just focus on this year's culture festival!

Sorry for calling you so suddenly.
It is fine! I am looking forward to it! Thank you very much.

A joint culture festival, huh...

If I recall, Tsukishiro Academy's got a lot of students. It's on another scale.
Sounds like it will be quite lively.
Indeed.

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The principal seemed pretty excited.
I wonder if it was cos Kitagai-sensei was there?
Ufufu.
Those two sure do get along, huh?
Yeah, I think...?
Hah~...

...Hey, Lulu.

...I think
I wanna try making friends other than Megu and Sugiyoshi-san.

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Eh!?
You're that surprised?

Well, I guess that checks out...
I-I'm sorry!
Erm, is that...

because you are concerned about what Megu-sama said earlier...?
Ah, no, it didn't hurt me or anything like that.
I was just taken aback is all...

Back at the karaoke... and today when we went over to Sugiyoshi-san's class,
you seemed to really enjoy mingling with all sorts of people.

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That's why
I didn't want you
to miss out on the chance to mingle just because I'm with you.
That's...

Sorry if it sounds like I'm being pushy.
But I'm not doing this for your sake, Lulu.

This is just something I want to do for myself.

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You're not forcing yourself, are you...?
Hmm...

...I suppose.
If you were to ask me if I'm scared, then I probably still am.
But you remember what you told me, right, Lulu?

That's there a huge difference
between being truly alone and having someone who'll be there for you.

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I've got you, Lulu,

so I feel like I can do it now.

...

Ah!!!
Hyah!!!

Synchronised shriek

Sorry for yelling... Lulu, where's your bento box!?
Eh...?
Ah.

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I left it in the classroom...!
Uwah! Thank goodness I noticed it now...!

I'll rush back and get it.
Eh!? No! I should be the one to...
It's fine!

I'm pretty quick on my feet!
Just wait there for a bit!
I-I'm sorry...!

I let Ten-sama fetch it for me...
Aah...

It's just something I want to do for myself.

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It is fun talking with all sorts of people.
Both today and the karaoke were certainly fun.
I want to meet all sorts of people
and learn all kinds of things.
...But

I would not really mind
being alone with Ten-sama...

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Hah

What did I just...!?
I went and had such an arrogant thought...!

There is nothing wrong with choosing to be alone,
but Ten-sama chose to get involved with others.
If lots of people come to understand
how wonderful and kind Ten-sama is, that would make me really happy...
Um.

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Good afternoon.

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Ah.

Thank goodness the classroom was still unlocked~...

I tried to act all cool and said all that stuff...
only to get embarrassed and say "I'll get it!".

But if I can get involved with people again,

then maybe I'll be able
to tell Lulu about my past without being afraid...

Excuse me.

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I appear to have lost my way.
Do you have a moment?

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Pub: 17 Aug 2025 18:06 UTC

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