EPISODE 26 - Slice-of-Life Competition (Part 7)

Unfortunately, the day after I got sick was on a weekend. I leave it all to Mieko's hands. I'm counting on you.

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May 22, 20XX

Inside Arata's room, he was on his desk busy writing in his notebook. The walls of his own room were plastered with notes underneath which seemed to be pictures of girls he once dated.

"I think I'll take a break with dating. I don't wanna get caught three-timing again."

His phone vibrated which was beside his notebook. A notification popped up and normally, a name would appear if it came from one's close contacts but instead he got a phone number. He wondered what was going on and picked up the phone.

"What? Whose number is this from?"

He unlocked the phone by inputting the appropriate digits and then pressed 'Messages'. He pressed the unknown number and read its message.

"You have orders given to you by Kibe. Follow the instructions below:"

"Huh? From Kibe? Takayuki?" he pondered.

He continued reading.

"You are to seize Mari Chinen's heart