Try Again, Miss Grim Reaper

The Underworld
Hey! Wait!

That girl is still growing! What are you going over there for!?

Shikina!!

Argh, geez!
Don't you dare kill her!
You hear me!? Hey!

Where is Shikina the grim reaper going while paying no heed to her colleague's warnings...?

Koharu~! On your way home?
Yeah! Got nothing else to do today~
Oh! It's Koha!

Koha-chan, I made cookies!
Me too! You can have these!
Eh? What's with that crowd?
Ah, that girl is as amazing as ever.
Geez, calm down, everyone~

This feels
great~

Being told I'm cute makes me so happy~
Dehehehehe
I'm so happy that I might turn into jelly if I let my guard down~
Just kidding~ Ehehehe~

...Um, here. A letter...
A letter!? Thank...

...?
Huh?

Hm?

Wait at the east park. I want to talk with you alone.

That's what she said.

I was so happy to get a letter that I came here,
but this place is pretty far from charming... Yeah.

Come to think of it, this letter is kinda scary too...
CAW~
What should I do? Maybe I should go home?

I-If nobody shows up after ten minutes, I'm leav-...
Good afternoon.

A ghost!?
A ghost?

Erm... Ah! Could you be
the one who gave me this letter?
Yep, that's right.

I'm... Shikina...
I've been watching you all this time, Koharu,
and I'm so happy to finally meet you... Ehe.

Ah, thank you for reading my letter...
Eh?

Thank you for the letter, but...
...there's something I'd like to ask first.

Did you just say you've been watching me all this time?
Yeah.

Um, first off,
I'm a grim reaper...
Eh?

Sorry, I didn't quite hear that...
Green keeper?
Grim reaper...

!!?
Here's proof.

It's hard... I-Is this real?
Yep, it's real. Pretty heavy to boot.
Wanna hold it?
No thanks...

So basically... you're an actual grim reaper,
you've known me for a while,
and you said you wanted to talk with me alone...

I'm dead!?
No.

Wah! No, no! I don't wanna die! The death of someone this cute would put the whole world at a loss!
You're not dead, though.
Wah~...

...Really?
Yeah.

If I was going to kill you, I'd have done it before we met up... so just relax, okay?
How am I supposed to relax!?

...So, what were we talking about again...?
About how I've always been watching you.

You have a very pretty soul, Koharu.
...What do you mean?

All humans have pretty souls from the moment they are born,
but as they go through life, they naturally become tainted with negative emotions.

But you're different, Koharu.
You've continued to shine brightly from the moment I first saw you.
You look like a gemstone to me.

Ehehe~ I see~
I knew I was cute,
but to think I was pretty down to my soul too~

Cute?
Are you kidding me!?

I'm cute, right!?
I'm not interested in your exterior.
Exterior!?

Grrr.
So anyway,

that's why I've always been watching you
from the moment you were born into this world, Koharu.

Huh?

I've been watching you when you wake up, when you go to school, when you're playing, when you're at home,
when you're eating, when you're sleeping, when you're taking a bath, when you're using the toilet, all that.

Even when times are bad, seeing you fills me with energy and makes me happy, Koharu.
It's gotten to the point where I can't live without the Koharu that I've come to love.
That's when I learned about a convenient system humans have... which is why I came to see you today.

Koharu, I want to be with you forever.
Please marry me.

No way.

Eh? Eh?
Wh-Why...? What's wrong...?
What's wrong, you ask...?

Isn't it obvious...?

You didn't call me cute!

?

If you're been watching me all this time, then look at my face!
Look at my body! Look at my clothes! Look at my cuteness!

Instead of the prettiness of my soul, pay attention to my cuteness! You're my stalker, aren't you!? Why don't you think I'm cute!?

But... I believe people should be treasured for what's on the inside rather than the outside...
I don't wanna hear a pervert make sound arguments, moron!

At any rate, if you really love me, then start thinking I'm cute and try again!
Hyaah!

The next day.
I know that's what I said and all, but...

?

Did you really have to transfer here the very next day?
You told me to try again.
I didn't tell you to transfer here, though.

But well, since you're trying again,
you must understand my cuteness now, right?
Not at all.
Hey.

I didn't really get it after only a day of thought,
so I figured I might understand if I watch you more closely.
So that's why you transferred...

Hm? Then
I guess... I could teach you in person...?
You seem to genuinely like me, after all.
...♪

Your soul looks even prettier up this close, Koharu...
...Being told that in person doesn't make me very happy...
In fact, it's kinda creepy...
!?

She needs to get her to fall for her unbelievably cute exterior too as soon as possible.

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