A Scene after the Rain (Part 2)

A Silent Reflection Event Side Story

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Sasuga, Kokona, Detective Work and…

Chisa: So, Kokona, will you join me?

Kokona: Huh? What do you mean…?

Chisa: Um, but I’ve just explained it.

Kokona: S-sorry!

Kokona: I was caught off guard by your sudden change in tone and couldn’t process what you were saying…

Kokona: Could you, please, explain it once more…?

Chisa: I want to practice a bit in order to get better at improv and ad-libbing.

Chisa: So I thought I’d come up with a character and act like them for a while.

Kokona: Ah, that’s what it was… That surely sounds fun!

Chisa: Glad you like the idea. It felt a bit sad doing it on my own.

Kokona: Of course, I’ll join you! Sasuga-chan, I think practicing with you will be a great learning experience.

Kokona: Let’s hone our skills and take everyone by surprise!

Chisa: Yay!

Kokona: But what about the roles? You’ll continue to perform as a cool character?

Chisa: Yes, that’s the kind of character I want to portray.

Kokona: Then I should come up with a character that’s a good match for yours.

Chisa: Alright, then let me be a detective and you’ll be a young girl working as my assistant. How does that sound?

Kokona: I like it! Though, a young girl probably is too close to my actual self.

Kokona: Maybe, I should try portraying an adult woman instead? I’m not sure if it will work out, but…

Chisa: “Hah… Kokona, you’re charming as always.”

Kokona: (Sasuga-chan has already started?! But I can't fall behind…!)

Kokona: “Y-you think so? That’s so kind of you to say that.”

Chisa: “I didn’t mean to flatter you. It’s just a fact.”

Chisa: “By the way, remember that case we solved recently?”

Kokona: (Wh-what she might have in mind…? For now let’s try to keep the conversation going and figure it out…)

Kokona: “Yes… It was truly terrible.”

Chisa: “Yeah… Just thinking of it makes my skin crawl. To think we’d find the victim’s mentsuyu replaced with cola.”

Kokona: (What?!)

Chisa: “Kokona, had you not noticed the fizzing sound, that would have been a dead case…”

Kokona: “Oh, please, you’re exaggerating. We only solved it due to your effort, detective.”

Chisa: “Fufu. I was always fond of your modesty.”

Kokona: “Th-thank you…”

Chisa: “Well, I’ve finished my coffee. Time to get to our next case.”

Kokona: “Wait… Where are we going?”

Chisa: “Isn’t it obvious? To take a look at the crime scene, of course. Hurry up.”

Kokona: “R-right… I’m coming…”

Kokona: (I wonder where Sasuga-chan is planning to go…)


Chisa: “This takes me back… It’s been a few years since I’ve come to this park.”

Kokona: “It’s a nostalgic place for you…?”

Chisa: “Nothing so sentimental as you might think. Guess, I’ve never told you…”

Chisa: “When I was a kid… I’ve met an acquaintance here, with whom I’m bound to this day.”

Chisa: “The boss of the mafia group Giant Panda that controls this area… The ruthless villain Don Panda…!”

Kokona: (Now Panda-chan is a part of the story?! No, no time to wonder about that… I should keep acting…!)

Kokona: “Who could have thought… Don Panda was your childhood friend…?!”

Chisa: “That was a fatal bond. We used to talk about our dreams standing on that slide…”

Kokona: (That part is probably true…)

Chisa: “But he stepped onto the path of evil… He was seduced by the allure of enormous power of the mafia…”

Kokona: “That’s so tragic… Had things played out differently, he could still have been by your side…”

Chisa: “I’ve given up on such naive dreams. We can’t go back to how we were…”

Chisa: “Besides, he’s built connections with my sworn enemy. As long as they work together, we can’t possibly make up.”

Kokona: (A sworn enemy for any detective… that would be…)

Kokona: “Your sworn enemy? You’re talking about that phantom thief? I didn’t know you were still trying to capture him.”

Chisa: “He stole the soul of my boss, the great detective Hiiragi. I’ll never forget it… When I arrived at the crime scene, liquor bottles were all over the place…”

Chisa: “Just you wait, Eighty Faces! I’ll arrest you no matter what…!”

Kokona: (Eighty Faces… Does she mean Yae-chan?)

Kokona: (So Yae-chan’s a phantom thief… She’d probably use her acting skills to disguise herself…)

Kokona: “But Eighty Faces is so inventive when it comes to disguise, right? He managed to trick us the other day…!”

Chisa: “Yeah, got away in the guise of an otter… But next time I won’t let him escape…!”

Kokona: (An otter?! How did that even happen?!)

Kokona: (But when I imagine Yae-chan running away squeaking… It’s both cute and kind of surreal…)

Kokona: Fufu…!

Kokona: Ah! S-sorry! I couldn’t help it…!

Chisa: Heh. Means I win.

Kokona: Wait, we were competing?! But bringing up Yae-chan disguised as an otter is cheating!

Chisa: It’s not. Making people you know a part of your performance is a legit technique.

Kokona: Really?

Chisa: Really.

Kokona: Ahahahaha!

Chisa: Oh, you’re taking a new role now?

Kokona: Fufufu, no, that’s not it. I’ve just thought that hanging out with you is a lot of fun.

Chisa: “Kokona, you’re so charming when you smile.”

Kokona: Ehehe, thank you, detective.

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Pub: 07 Jan 2025 22:30 UTC
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