Horse
Mika: Ngah...
(Dang, I’m all dizzy. I’m gon’ fall over if I don’t keep my hands on my locker.)
(What should I do? I ain’t got the strength to make it to the classroom... Maybe I can go rest in the infirmary.)
(Or I could, if I wasn’t too frazzled to walk there...)
(I don’t wanna run outta energy halfway there and collapse, ‘cause no one’d find me ‘til tomorrow, an’ by then I’ll freeze to death... No no no, I don’t wanna die all alone!!!)
Tsumugi: Oh, Mika-kun. Good morning~ ♪
Mika: Ngah, mornin’, Tsumu-chan-senpai~ ♪
Pretty crazy to bump into you so early in the morning. Usually we see each other in the library, right? So you surprised me a bit.
Tsumugi: It’s not like I’m always in the library, you know.
By the way, Mika-kun. Did something happen? You don’t look very good at all.
Mika: Umm... On my way to school I almost got hit by a car, I lost my wallet, an’ then my foot got stuck in a ditch.
An’ just when I thought I finally made it, a bird went an’ crapped on me. So I freaked out tryna wash my hands off...
I’s rushin’ around like crazy, so I didn’t even notice it was so late.
Tsumugi: Ah, so that’s why you’re here at the lockers today. I usually take the train to school, so I get here around this time every day.
Mika: Hmmm. Oshi-san’s house is nearby, so even if I take my time walking, I get here pretty early.
...Oh, my bad. You’re super easy to talk to, Tsumu-chan-senpai, so we’ve been chattin’ here for a while now. But as you can see, I’m havin’ some bad luck.
If you start feelin’ like you suddenly got more bad luck than usual, it might be ‘cause of me... Maybe it’d be good idea to get an exorcism.
Tsumugi: No no, I don’t want to start treating you like some evil spirit.
From what I hear, you’ve been having bad luck since this morning... I happened to bring a fortune-telling book with me today, so let’s read your fortune, okay?
Ummm, your birthday is December twenty-sixth... there.
Hm... today’s horoscope for Capricorns is terrible. You’ll experience troubles, and you’re at risk of serious injury, so it advises you to avoid going outside.
Mika: Ngaah, I definitely keep gettin’ into trouble, and I almost got hurt real bad too.
Is this really gonna last the whole day?
Tsumugi: Ah, there’s no need to be pessimistic, you’ll be fine. I have a lucky charm for this kind of situation ♪
Mika: Nn? It’s a horse key chain?
Tsumugi: It says your lucky charm for today is a horse!
It’s like a protective amulet—a good omen. I tend to stick these kinds of things on my bag, so I’m really glad I had it with me! I’ll give it to you as a gift, Mika-kun ♪
Mika: Are you sure? But it’s somethin’ important to you, Tsumu-chan-senpai... I dunno, I feel too bad!
Tsumugi: It’s fine. My only hope is that it can ease up some of your bad luck.
Mika: Tsumu-chan-senpai... Thank ya kindly, I’ll take good care of it ♪
Tsumugi: Oh! The bell is going to ring soon. You’d better head toward your classroom, Mika-kun.
Mika: Yeah, I should. You really saved my butt with your horse key chain, Tsumu-chan-senpai.
It’s made of crystal, so it changes color a li’l when it hits the light. My eyes are different colors too, so I feel a sort of affinity towards it ♪
I’ll give it a name and some clothes. Ehehe, all my bad luck’s blown away in the wind ♪