Sutochiru ch13

Net Café Mameshiba - 101 Yuki Booth

Kwah~ You're good at this, Stella~
You're just too naive~
So you do maintenance yourself, huh?
It's hard work.

This booth is way too extravagant...!!

A girl currently taking a break.

Mmm~

Out of the way!
You sure change gears quickly, Stella~

Chamcham-senpai...
What's up, Ozaki?

I think
I really am curious about it after all.

You're curious?

Even though you said you'd remember everything for me...
Even though we promised...

I'm still curious about my memories...
Fweeeh

That goes without saying, right?

I'm scared of remembering...

but I wanna know even just a little about who I am.

You're saying you want to hear the information without necessarily regaining your memories?

If that's possible, that'd be the happiest option~
Hmm~

Heck yeah!
In your face!
...

How about something like this?

When someone regains their memories, you usually think of, like... a bolt of lightning or something, right?
Hah
Like a sudden shock that brings your memories back.
Yeah, I kinda get what you mean.

So we should just come up with a method that won't deliver a shock!

Like
a more oozy~ kinda method.

What are you even talking about?

I get it!
What exactly did you get from that!?

To put it another way!

If, for example, the question was "what is Ozaki's birthday?"
and we bluntly answered with "it's this",
that'd result in a bolt of lightning.
I remember everything!

In other words, we can't simply answer "Q" with "A" just like that,
so instead, we just need to make it so that Ozaki has the "A" to begin with.
What's my birthday?
It's this, po~

Answer A
Bzzt

That way,
the impact will be no more than "oh, it's this"
and won't cause any lightning.
Eh? It was this?

How's that?

Sorry, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

I don't really get it either.

What even is all this Q and A stuff you're spouting?
Quit trying to show off, Cham!

Chamcham-senpai...

In simple terms...

we'll do a quiz.

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A quiz?

Ozaki will do the answering herself.
If we can get her to say the information from her own mouth before she hears it from anybody else,
it'll be harder for lightning to strike.

That feeling of "I got it right!" should lessen the impact...

I think.

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I see! That could work!

Fu
You sure about that?

I don't really get it, but it sounds better than being all serious about Ozaki-chan.
A quiz sounds fun. It's very Ozaki-ish.

I'll do the quiz!

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Well then, what do you wanna know, Ozaki?

It's gotta be "that", Master.
Yeah, you're right. "That", right!?

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Let's go with "my name"!

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Yeah, figured it'd be that one~

Hah~
It's finally time to learn Ozaki's real name.

You guys haven't heard it?
I wasn't sure if I should just tell them without asking, so I haven't told anyone yet.

Then let's all try to guess! First to get it right wins!
What's my name?

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Sure, sounds good.
I might just be the one to get it right.
Well then, we should start things off

with our leading lady Ozaki here.
Here!

My name...
Name...

Let's see~ Since I love music and all,
a musical name would be nice.

Maybe something like "Kana" from "kanaderu" (play an instrument).

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SHE GOT IT RIIIIIIIIIIGHT!

Sounds nice. Kana-chan's a cute name.

Hey there, self-proclaimed Kana-chan!

Ehehe.

So, was it right or wrong?
Well, there's no way she's gonna guess it right on the first

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try...
Eh?

Don't tell me... it's right!?
She got it right away!?

N-

N-N-No, it's incorrect...
That totally means it's correct!!

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Weren't you trying to avoid a bolt of lightning!?
Th-Th-Th-That's...

She got it in one go?
That's amazing~

What about Ozaki-chan? Is she okay!?
Ozaki-chan!

Was there
a bolt of lightning!?

There was a bolt...

of nothing~

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Phew

It's a miracle she got it on the first try.
Maybe... she just remembered it somehow.

Senpai.
Hm?

I'm Kana.
Yeah.

Hold on a moment!

!?

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I wasn't sure of this, but

is "Ozaki" an alias?

That's right.
I just took it from a song I like.

You're just asking that now!?
Didn't you teach this girl anything, Cham!?

Chamcham-senpai thought it'd be weird if I was the only one with an alias,
so she and Stella started calling each other by aliases too.

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Chamcham and Stella are aliases too!?

Well yeah, obviously.

Why would I have a flashy first name like that?

You should've told me~ Geez!
But it's such a touching story that I can't stay mad!!

So what are your real names, you two?
Please tell me~

Chamcham-senpai is...

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Machi-chan.

And Stella
is Rin-chan.
Right?

You memorised that, huh?
That I did~

Machi! Rin!
Huh? So what should I call you then?
Just Chamcham is fine.
You can call me Ozaki too.

Ah! Could it be...
"Hattori-kun" is an alias too!?

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I'm just Hattori.

Ah, I see.

The heck?

!
Yes, coming.

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Mameshiba(豆柴)-san.
Ah, you're all here together. Nice to see you're all getting along.

Since summer's over, there's some things I'd like you to dispose of.

Dispose of?

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Wah~

Wah~
Wah~

Fireworks!
I never did do any this year, come to think of it.

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Is that fun?
Yeah.
Wah~
Wah~

Sorry, could you spare me a light?

Ah.

It's the boss!
Fireworks at this time of year? That's pretty rock.
Boss?

She's the boss of the music store.

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Boss, my real name is Kana!
That's a nice name.

I see you're taking good care of that guitar.
Yeah. It's my treasure.

Huh? It's the boss.

Play us a song, Kana-chan.
Sure!

Let's put on a gorgeous fireworks show.
Sounds great.

Ozaki's gonna play!

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It's Ozaki-chan's Real Name Confirmed Live Concert!
Is nobody interested in her surname?
If I told her her surname too, she could easily look everything else up.
Well, she could probably do that with just her first name, but she looks happy that you're memorising things for her, Cham.

That's pretty rock.

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Hey, no fireworks allowed here!
Run for it!!
Why me too...?
Pack it up!

A long autumn night with fireworks and guitar. Now that's pretty darn rock!!

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