#It's so fun! And distressing hehe ♪

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Starting out, things going Exactly to plan, as expected (Patreon)

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shine▲polyhedric tri-lights 【prologue】

♢ characters: natsume, sora

♢ season: winter

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〈 Mid-january, Yumenosaki Academy - Underground library. 〉

Natsume: (The "Star" caRD, huH…?)

(I can't believe that both the Major Arcana and "Star" card are in their upright positiON. What a great way to start the monTH ♪)

(The meaning of this card is "hoPE". If actions are maDE, it will without a doubt lead to good resulTS.)

(It's up to the reader to make the most of iT.)

Sora: HaHa~! Shisho~, hello!

Are we still having lunch in Shisho's~ secret room¹~? Sora was so excited that he entirely prepared his bento!

HiHi~♪ Sora brought Mr. Octopus sausages, hamburgers… Most of the food is frozen, but Sora can guarantee you that lots of them are delicious. We could replace the side dishes if you'd like!

Natsume: FuFU. You are much more energetic than usual todAY, aren't YOU, SoRA?

Sorry to ruin your fUN, but you'll have to wait a bit longER. I have to work a little longER, and the outcome of it definitely seems triCKY…

Sora: Oh, Shisho~, is it by any chance fortune-telling work?

Natsume: YeS. I have to compile the omens in my magazine named "Natsume Sakasaki's Evening Fortune-TeLLING".

I have lots of other serializations to finISH. I have to get a little work done in between breAKS, or it'll be a pain to deal with latER, you KNOW?

Sora: As expected from Shisho~. Not only in Switch, but also in his solo work, he always makes everyone smile!

HuHu~♪ Fortune-telling is a wonderful thing that casts "magic of happiness" on people who read it, right~?

Sora wishes he could also make people happy just like Shisho does ♪

Natsume: Rest assuRED. Sora has such a bright smile on all the tiME, I am sure he already makes everyone hAPPY.

Alright, I'll stop thERE. Let's head to my dorm after tidying up everythING.

Sora: Oh, about that. Since Sora is here, would Shisho have the kindness to read Sora's fortune as well?

Natsume: I will gladly take upon Sora's requEST, howevER, may I ask what's troubling yOU?

Many of those who seek a prophecy from the oracle tend to carry distress with tHEM. If something is bothering yOU, I would gladly give you my adviCE.

Sora: Well, not really! Sora doesn't look worried, does he~?

The other day, you had everyone from ALKALOID play a game on the "Phantom Airship", didn't you?

Natsume: HM..? WeLL, it's true we had ALKALOID do some test play to set up goals for the "SS"…But does this have do to with anythING?

Sora: Yes! With all members of Switch now reunited and the "SS" over, life has been less busy. So, we thought it was the right time to think more about the future.

If Shisho reads Switch's future right now, maybe we will be able to understand it better later…

What do you think? It'd be nice to check it~♪

Natsume: AlriGHT. In that caSE, I'll tell you what I SEE.

I trust Sora with the management of SwiTCH. I agree that looking over Switch's future is indeed a good iDEA, as it might help us with making decisions laTER.

Sora: HeHe~. Thank you so much, Shisho~!

Natsume: Then let's beGIN. Shuffle the carDS, tHEN, place them face dOWN…

MHM. This card might be telling us somethING…

Sora: (? Shisho~'s "color” suddenly turned gloomy…)

Shisho~? What does the card mean?

Natsume: ApparentLY, things don't look as best as they could BE.

The card expressES "Menace from the pAST".

Events from the past will resurfACE, and I strongly believe it will cause some incident to happen to SwiTCH.

Sora: Oof~. Sorry that the reading didn't turn out well.

Sora wonders what that "Menace from the past is", and how it could affect Switch~.

Natsume: That's riGHT. It could be related to our past as a unit, but…

(Don't tell me this is related to Yumenosaki Academy's pAST? Or perhaps it's something related to the defeat of the Five EccentrICS, and it's now came back to haunt US.)

(..NO, it's hard to believe that my or Senpai's past could affect Switch as a whOLE. But thEN, what exactly does this omen MEAN…?)

Sora: Shisho~?

Natsume: OH, uM. I was just thinking about what this card meANT.

I thought that the card was trying to warn US, as this combination is awfully unusUAL.

Sora: HoHo~. That's a bummer, isn't it~?

But, don't worry. It'll be okay! Our unit has went through obstacles before, hasn't it?

Even if something bad happens, Sora's sure we'll be able to overcome it ♪ HaHiHuHeHo~☆

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1- i believe"secret room" refers to natsume's dorm, but i thought it fit sora more to express it this way....

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