Big Love From Ultra Deep Space ch2: That Dazzle

One month ago,
a UFO landed on Earth.

The one who disembarked from the UFO that landed in Japan's Tokyo Bay
was a princess from the planet Anukamula.

With the goal of an exchange between Earth and this visitor...

And that princess...
Ten-sama!

I've finished unpacking~!

is currently in my house.

Any flavor is a new one the first time.

You're gonna be her fiancée!?

Wait... Teradate-kun, that's...
There's no need for you to carry this burden.
You're still children.
Letting adults decide your engagement for you is just...
You've got it wrong, Sensei.

This isn't about burden.
I just don't want things to end without knowing anything about Lulu.

...

...Alright.
Phew...
However! Tell me right away if any trouble arises!
That goes to you too, Lulucielamo-kun!
Y-Yes, ma'am!

Well then, as was originally planned,
the two of you will be living together starting today.

Eh...?
It's something like a homestay.
We considered that the best way to deepen your relationship is to spend your daily lives together.
Well then, regarding Lulucielamo-sama's luggage...
...Teradate-kun.
...I-

It's fine!!!

...It was a bit late to tell them I couldn't back there...
Thank you!

Come to think of it...

I borrowed one of your rooms,
but is that alright with you?
Yeah, it's fine.
Nobody's using it right now anyway...

Both my parents are overseas because of work.
!

They rarely come over, so don't worry about it...
...Ah.

It's not that we don't get along or anything.
My mom has a friend who lives next door,
so she checks up on me from time to time...
I see. So that's...

...
Excuse me...
Fu...

Just half of my bento wasn't enough to fill you up, right?

Let's have dinner.

Oh...
Oh...

Oh my~<3

Ten-sama! Is this not omurice...!?
That's right...

It's in my top 10 of Earth cuisine I've wanted to try...!
Hawa...
That so...?

That's good then.
I can't guarantee it'll taste good, though...
Thank you for the food!

...I-

It's delicious~<3

It tastes way better than I could've possibly imagined...!
Fufu.
That's one of my dreams come true...!

...In that case,

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starting tomorrow when I make my bento and breakfast,
I'll make some for you too, Lulu.

Y-...

You don't need to go that far...!
I have my own portable food, so...!
I'm gonna make my own away.
I won't be able to make something that luxurious every day, though...

But I don't wanna force it on you,
so you decide.

I'd feel bad
I wanna eat

I...

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I want to eat it...
Aah...

I'd feel bad
I wanna eat

Haha
Alright then.

...

U-
Um!
Hm?
Please allow me to help you outside of the cooking!
If I don't do that,
I won't be able to give you anything in return...

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Ah!!!
There is something!!!
?
?

Here!

Um...?
What is this...?
It's popular food from my planet!
This is food...?

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That's one hell of an appearance...
Kya~o
And it seems to be howling...
I know it'd rude to call someone else's food culture gross,
but my brain refuses to acknowledge this as food...

I brought it with me because I yearned for the taste of my homeland...

but it made me happy when you shared your bento with me
and even cooked a meal for me, Ten-sama...

So as a sign of thanks,
I want to repay you with something from my planet...!

...Ng.
...Ah.

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Thanks...
Teach me how to cook it, okay...?
Okay!

Teradate!

? Yes...?
Sorry, but I have something to give the alien girl!
It's from the principal.

For Lulu?
Yeah! I'm counting on you!
I've gotta go see Tajima-sensei during lunch, so...
Later!

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"The alien girl"...
He could just give it to her himself since he's our homeroom teacher...
There hasn't been any explosions like there yesterday, after all.

I can't blame him for being scared, though...
Ten-sama?

Wah!?
Kyah!!
I'm sorry!!!

Scream sync

Sorry. I was just spacing out... What's up?
You seemed to be at a standstill...
so I've brought my bento!

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Let's have lunch!

By the way, what was that about?
What do you mean by "that"...?
That floaty thing from yesterday.
Aah!

...It's something of a special ability that only those with royal blood on my planet can manifest.
!
I believe the explosions... were the result of me getting nervous
and spontaneously discharging the energy used for that ability.

I was told not to use that ability on Earth without reason...
I haven't shown it to the Friendship Association either.
Eh?

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So please keep it a secret...!
A-
Alright...

...
But she still used it
to save me...

?
What's going on over there...?
Did something happen?

Let's take a look!
Eh?

Um!

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Is something troubling you?
Eh!? Well...
So huge.

Erm...
This guy was fooling around and sent our ball flying...
Hey!
You're blaming me!?

It got stuck in the tree and we can't get it down...
Oh my.

I'm afraid it is out of my arm's reach...
Oh dear...
If you can't reach it, Lulu, then I definitely can't...

...Ah.
Hm?

~ng...
Lulu, a little more to the right...!

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The right, right!?
Gh...

How many years has it been since someone's carried me...!?
This is so embarrassing...!
Hang in there, Ten-sama!

Ah!

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We did it! We got it, Ten-sama!
P-Put me down...
Okay!

Here.
Your ball...
Uwah...

Um...
I'll just place it here then.

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Let us be off, Ten-sama.
...Ng.
...

...Coming off of yesterday, this is...

Lulu...

?
Yes?

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Is something the matter?
No...
um...

...If I may,
I am aware that I need to become someone that everyone won't be afraid of.

I cannot say with pride... that I would be okay
with having just one person who understand me.
However,

there's a huge difference between being truly alone
and having someone observe you.

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You're the one who taught me that, Ten-sama.

Besides,

it is my inexperience that led everyone to become afraid...
so this is something I need to rectify myself.

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I am the princess of Anukamula
and the sole Anukamularian on this planet, after all.

I was nervous
and pretty downhearted yesterday, though...
This girl is a normal girl.

But
she's kind and strong.

Her strength, that doesn't let the small things darken her day...

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is really dazzling to me.

Aah!!!

!?
Ah.

That person is...

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You're from yesterday... Erm...

...Akamatsu Megu.

Megu-sama.
Did you need something with us...?

...
...I-

I'm sorry!!!

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...I'm sorry for saying all that stuff
...about brainwashing.

Erm...
Apology accepted...

...To be honest, it didn't occur to me back then
that what I did was wrong.

But
it really nagged me afterwards...

...I was amused simply because of the novelty.
Even though I would hate it
if people said stuff like that about me, regardless of whether it was true or not.

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...That's why I'm sorry.
I really mean it this time.

It's okay.

I understand very well that you spoke to me
out of good intentions, Megu-sama.

Isn't that right, Ten-sama?
Eh?
Ah.

...Yeah.

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...I might've come on too strongly too,
even though it was our first time talking.
...Sorry.

...You don't need to apologise.

...Well, that's all!
Did you perhaps go out of your way to search for us so you could apologise?
Huh!? No...

I was buying a drink and figured I may as well!
Later!
Fufu.

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It's wonderful how honest she is.
...Yeah.
Ah!!!
I completely forgot we were in the middle of eating!!
I haven't eaten my bento...!
There's still time. No need to rush...