holistar

Location: Starmony Dorm 1st Floor Passage

Mayoi: (Oh no… I accidentally ended up pulling an all-nighter, and it still isn’t perfect.)

(Something like this would only make Shinobu-kyun sad. I can’t bear to take the smile from such a pure soul…!)

(I have to do something… but I’m running out of time...)

Niki: This smell… Ah yup, it’s gotta be Mayo-chan! What’s up~?♪

Mayoi: Hello Shiina-san...

Eep! W-Why are you sniffing me!?

C-Could it be that I smell terrible? I’m sorry, there’s a reason for...

Niki: Nope, you smell a li~ttle different than usual. It’s such a shame, ‘cause you always smell like you’d be sooo tasty.

Wait here for a sec, I’m gonna go get something good♪

Mayoi: A-Alright, I’ll wait...

(What could “something good” be... Perhaps something related to my smell?)

(...Speaking of that, Shiina-san says I seem like I’d be delicious, but一)

Niki: Thanks for waiting! Please use this oil and butter♪

Mayoi: Oil and butter…?

Niki: Yup! Prep work is important y’know~

Mayoi: (“Prep work” couldn’t possibly mean... he wants to eat me?!)

(If I get eaten now, I’ll end up breaking the promise I made with Shinobu-kyun. Oh no, what should I do…)

(...I’ve got it!)

I-I’m sorry. I have something I need to take care of right now...

Niki: Something to take care of?

Mayoi: Yes. It so happens that Chief has asked me to create a diorama.

I was so immersed in creating an ideal paradise for Chief and I, I forgot all about sleep and food. Even so, it still falls short of my ideals.

But compromise is unacceptable. Chief requested this of me, so I want to give him the best diorama that I can!

Though if things go on like this then I won’t finish it in time. I just can’t let Chief down!

Shiina-san, please help me create this diorama! I’ll do anything in return, I’ll treat you to breakfast or lunch or dinnerrrr!

Niki: Sure, I’ll help out. I’m super happy you’re gonna treat me, but more importantly, I can’t leave poor Mayo-chan alone as he’s getting less and less tasty♪

Mayoi: T-Thank you so much! Now, let me show you to my paradise...♪

Location: Starmony Dorm Common Room

Niki: Ooh, this is the real deal~ Everything is so detailed and realistic.

No wonder it’s taking so long to finish it.

Mayoi: Fufufu, that’s because it’s Chief and I’s paradise...♪

This smaller, separate building will be used as a ninjutsu training area. The garden has a pool for practicing water-style jutsu¹.

This small window in the main building is a little “peeping window” just for me. From here, I can watch Chief when he’s in the pool.

Niki: You’re just gonna watch? You won’t join him?

Mayoi: I-I could never. If Chief insisted then I would be happy to do so, butー Ahh…! Just watching him from a distance is enough for me.

Niki: Hmm, I think you’d have fun together, though~

Mayoi: (Is that right? Err, I feel like Shiina-san and I have different standards of what’s fun...)

(And… I don’t want to mention it, but why is he rubbing oil on my skin…?)

(Could it be that he’s seasoning me? I-Is he going to eat me after all?!)

(You can eat me, but at least let me finish this diorama first. I need to, for Shinobu-kyun…!)

T-this is my plan for the design. Shiina-san, would you please work on this part?

Niki: Yup, I’m on it~

Mayoi: (Both of my arms have been coated in oil....Hm?)

This oil smells sweet.

Niki: It smells good, right? It’s from a cosmetics set that a fan sent me. You only need to use a little bit, and it’ll make your skin super smooth.

Mayoi: A cosmetics set… Um, you mean you aren’t going to eatー

Niki: Eat this coconut oil? Even I wouldn’t try that, it’s not edible y’know~

Well, it smells so good that it makes me want to eat it, so I don’t really use it.

So I’ll give you the rest, it’s all yours! HiMERU-kun says that idols should take care of their skin.

Mayoi: I-I see. Thank you very much…

(I was a bit alarmed, but he isn’t going to eat me after all. Thank goodness...)

(But now isn’t the time to be relieved. The diorama still needs to be completed, so please hold on a little longer Shinobu-kyun…!)

Niki: Now we just have to decorate the roof and it’s done…! Phew, we somehow managed to finish it~♪

Mayoi: Yes, it’s all thanks to your help.

I’m impressed by your dexterity. Have you ever made a diorama before…?

Niki: Nope, this is my first time. Maybe all my experience doing things like cutting ingredients, or making marzipan for sweets came in handy.

I always prioritize making filling meals, but it could be fun to make an elaborate looking candy house like this once in a while~

Mayoi: A house made of sweets…! I’d love to live together with Shinobu-kyun in a place like that. I’d be the witch, and Shinobu-kyun would be… fufufu.

Shinobu: Shu-tatata!² Apologies for keeping you waiting~

Oh, what a splendid diorama~ As expected of Mayoi-dono♪

Mayoi: T-Thank you. I put my heart and soul into it, since it’s for you Shinobu-kyuーChief♪

Shinobu: Mhm, this will be quite impressive even when it’s broken.

Niki: Huh, you’re gonna break it?

Shinobu: Indeed, we’re planning to use it in a Ryuseitai PV. We’re going to make a spectacle of the destruction, with explosions and such一

Mayoi-dono, why do you look so troubled?

Mayoi: I...It’s nothing, don’t worry about me. Fufu, fufufu...

(I was so caught up in the request to “create a paradise” that I completely forgot it was going to be destroyed!)

(It was my heart’s desire to help Chief, but...)

My paradise… Our utopia for just the two of us is going to be...

Niki: Nahaha… I’ll help you out again, so cheer up! Your delicious smell is getting all spoiled again~

Ah!一but first I’ll accept my reward! Food~ Food~♪

Mayoi: O-Of course. Please eat as much as you’d like...