Part 1

(…I managed to buy some paint.)

(Acid orange and sweet turquoise. Blossom pink and also poison lime.)

(I might have splurged a little on my purchase, but today’s a special day…)

Kiro.

! Ryui…-kun. And.

Wassup-chii~♪ Are you shopping too, Kirokkuma? You look suuuper duper happy ♪

Looks like a bag from the art supplies store. Did you find anything good?

Yes… I, was able to buy, the paint… I’ve always wanted. Now that, I’m done… I plan, on going, home.

I see, good for you. Then wanna go together—

…

(No wait, we should check up on them first.)

…Fuck.

Oi. Kamina, Natsuyaki. C’mere for a sec. Kiro, stay there and don’t move.

??? O-Okay…

What’s wrong? Did you want to buy art supplies too?

What? No. …Listen up.

I just got a message from Toi. The decorations are taking them longer than expected to set up, so they aren’t done yet.

!!

So we gotta stall.

For roughly how long?

I dunno, probably an hour or so.

Okie-dokies! This'll be easy peasy lemon squeezy~♪

…U-Um?

Kiroku, it was fate that brought us together here today. Can you teach me how to draw?

Huh…?

You taught me how to draw using crayons last time, so I’m thinking of challenging other media now.

Then we should go back in. It’d probably be easier for you two to talk with the supplies in front of you.

Yup, totally! And if you suuuddenly feel like buying anything else~ as a treat, Big Bro Chii will get it for you ♪

Huh? No… I can’t, impose, like that… Besides, I already… bought, a lot, today…

That’s barely anything. You’re always doin’ your best, so just let loose and spoil yourself, at least for today.

If you don’t wanna then I’ll spoil you. C’mon, we’re going in.

Yeah. Feel free to get whatever you want.

Yay, we've totes got the same brain! Let’s go~♪

A-Awawawa…

Phew…

(In the end… I found more colours to buy after talking with everyone.)

(And… There were some new things I noticed while browsing the supplies, things I would have never noticed if I was by myself.)

(…I want to draw.)

(The things I looked at with Kamina-san just now. The things we talked about. I… want to draw them all…)

…Oi, I got a message. Looks like they’re done.

Got’cha! OMG, isn’t the timing literally so on point!?

Kiroku. It’s time to go. We won’t be stopping this time.

Hurry up. We’re taking the shortest route home.

H-Huuh…?

We’re, back…

Welcome, welcome~! Looks like you’ve made it~ we’ve been expecting you, Mr. Birthday Boy~!!

Isn’t that something a villain would say? …Well, it’s true we’ve been waiting, though. Welcome home, Kiroku.

Isotake… Nanamegi?

Thank you, Ani-sama. And Chii-sama and Yukikaze-san too, thank you all for giving us more time!

‘Course. We wanted to celebrate him too, anything for Kiro.

…?

Um, so can you come in already? The longer you stand there the sooner plants are gonna start growing on you. Since you’re a golem and all.

Everyone did their best to help decorate. We hope you like it.

Oh…!