Nonomin-senpai's Strange After School

Chapter 4: Heart-Pounding Earthenware

I'm Tasshi (15) and I love Nonomin-senpai.
Strange things always happen when I'm with her.

Tasshi - Loves Nonomin-senpai

Nonomin-senpai~
Tasshi-chan.

Nonomin - Loves sweet curry

What do I do? I was digging in the ground and dug up a haniwa.
Hanyo~n
Eh~!?

What's more, it's moving. I think it's alive.
So this is the future~
I wonder if there's any cute clay gyaru around.
It talks!

It's cute, so I think I'll keep it as a pet.
This could be an important cultural find.
What say we go to the museum and get it appraised?

The museum.

It-...
It sure is dark.
Hmm~?
Are you scared, Tasshi-chan?
Nyohoho

I am not scared!
This is just a museum...

Waah!

An ancient's habitat

It's a waxwork of an ancient.
Hyeeh...

The dark lighting made the waxwork look realistic and scary.
You shouldn't say that in from of her.
Look, she's making a sad expression.
You're just assuming things!

Let's just leave the haniwa here and go home already.

Look, Hanitan. There's other earthenware friends~
You're acting like a dog owner!

I want to raise Hanitan to be healthy with all their friends.
Hanyon
Who the heck is Hanitan!?
You're not keeping it!

Sure is noisy in here...

Wah!

The waxwork is talking!
Who are you calling a waxwork?
I'm the curator of this museum.

Excellent timing.
I was digging in the ground and dug up this haniwa-like thing.
Could you appraise it?
Hanyo~

This is...

A really normal haniwa.

Hrmm~
That being said, I'll be able to learn more if I give it a proper appraisal.

I'll be borrowing it for a few months so I can do that.
Aah!
Hanitan!

Since you came all this way,
how about looking around the museum before you go home?
Kay...
Thank you for being so considerate.

She's really bummed out...
Please cheer up.
I'm not sure what to say, but

she might return Hanitan once she's finished her appraisal.
If you're gonna be lonely until then... I'll be by your side, Nonomin-senpai.

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Thank you.
Nonomin-senpai...

Ding dong bing bong~

Hm?
That sound is...

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It is now 5pm.
The museum is now closed. Thank you for coming today.
Closing time, huh~
We should get going too, Nonomin-senpai~
I'm heading off!

I got to clock out on time today~
Alright~
Later.
The ancient waxwork is clocking out on time!

So the waxwork was alive after all!
Eeh~?
We're clocking out too~

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Staying in the same pose gives you stiff shoulders~
This job is really rough.
Let's go back to the ground (lol)

Earthenware joke~

The earthenware is clocking out on time too!

Ah!
What a cute girl.

Wanna get some tea at that fancy café that opened by the station?
Eh~?
Don't let your heart pound over an invitation from earthenware!
Shoo!
Tasshi politely turned them down afterwards.

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Chapter 5: Tissue Fame

Beep beep~ (sound of the city)
Pon pon~ (sound of the city)

Ah.
It's Nonomin-senpai.

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Good afternoon.
Care for some tissues?
Wait, it's Tasshi-chan!

Part-time job?
Yeah.
Handing out tissues.

Wanna stand by me for a bit?
If that's okay!

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Tissues.
Thank you.

Tissues.
[alien speak]

Amazing.

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Everyone's taking Nonomin-senpai's tissues.

Care for some tissues?
No thanks.

N-No way...

Somebody would actually refuse Nonomin-senpai's tissues?
Who do they think they are?

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I'm already tissues, after all.

Tissueman~

I see... I guess you don't need tissues if you're already tissues yourself.
Wait a second!
Tissues have intelligence!?

Then I guess the toilet papery one next to him won't need tissues either.

I...

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will take them.
Eeeeh!?
Even though you're toilet paper!?

It's because I'm toilet paper that I need tissues.

That's so profound...
No it isn't!

Later.
How many tissues are left?

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Tada~

That's a lot!

I might get fired...

Ding dong bing bong~

Finally quitting time~

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It's time for the earthenware to clock out!!

Another day of stiff shoulders from working at the museum.
Manual labor is rough at my age.
Hey, look! It's those girls who came to the musuem the other day!

You should come hang out at the museum again.
How's it been going lately?
Where do you live? How old are you?
Do you use LINE?

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Now that I look at her,
she's handing out tissues.
I'll take one~
I'll take two!
I was just wanting some tissues.
I'll have some too.

Eh~

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The tissues are all gone.
Eeeh...?
Ah, wait. There's one pack left.
Really!?

To be honest, I really want it.

Um... If it's alright with you, you could give those tissue to...
Hanyo~
Nonomin-chan, I've been looking for you -hanyo~

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I finally found you, Nonomin-chan!
Hanitan!?

I thought I wouldn't get to see you until the appraisal was done, but I got released on time~
Wah!

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Now we can be together forever, Hanitan...
Only after 5pm, though.
U-Um~

...
...
Sorry, it's nothing!

Oh right.
I was in the middle of work.
You forgot!?
I was done handing them out and Hanitan came back, so I was thinking of leaving.

I'm glad... Hanitan came back to you...
Well... as long as Nonomin-senpai's happy, it's fine.

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...
Tasshi-chan.
Thank you for handing out tissues with me.
Here's some tissues as thanks.

Wah...
Wah...

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Alright~!!
I'm glad you're happy~

Hm?

These tissues don't have any advertisements inside?
Nope.

So your job is to hand out tissues with no ads inside?
Yep♪
Scary!
The mysteries surrounding Nonomin-senpai only grew deeper.

End