Big Love From Ultra Deep Space - oneshot
p1
I should've watched the news.
Even if I don't have anyone to chat with,
I needed to at least keep up to date with what's happening on this planet.
Because I didn't,
the fact that a UFO landed on Earth a month ago
and was the talk of the entire world,
p2
and the fact that UFO was carrying a princess from a far-off planet,
Good day to you!
Huh?
p3
It is nice to meet you, Teradate Ten-sama.
I am your spouse as of today,
Lulucielamo Mocophishim Klasslamonira!
and the fact you had been chosen to be that princess' spouse
were things I never knew I had gotten stuck with until just now.
...Eh?
p5
Hey, hey.
Is it true that an alien came to our school!?
They told us during assembly.
You're not supposed to call them aliens, apparently.
What class is the alien in?
I heard it was Class E.
Hey, let's go check it out~
I couldn't see it during the 10 minute break earlier cos there were too many people.
Aren't there a lot of people again?
Hey, that hurts. Move it.
Ah, I can see...
p6
SHE'S HUGE!!?
Eh? Huh? Isn't that too big?
But she's cute, huh?
Amazing~... There really is one...
She's marrying one of the students here, right?
Huh? Seriously!?
Who is it?
The one sitting at the back...
Please wait!
p7
What's all this about a spouse...
This lady has come a far off distant planet...
Lulucielamo-sama, the 13th princess of Anukamula.
It should have been reported daily that a UFO landed on Earth...
Were you not aware?
...I don't watch TV or phones at all...
Lulucielamo-sama has come to Earth as a bride for an exchange between Planet Anukamula and Earth.
And from a divination of who her marriage partner should be,
you, Teradate Ten-san, were chosen.
Huh!?
A divination!?
p8
The decision has been made.
For the sake of a favorable relationship between our two planets,
you two, as fellow spouses,
will begin living together as of today.
...Well then, our guidance here is finished, so we will be taking out leave!
Huh!?
No, wait! This makes no sense!
Hello!?
Hah...
This is clearly way too forceful...
What the heck are Earth's bigwigs thinking...
Ten-sama.
p9
It seems we will be changing classrooms for our next lesson.
Shall we prepare ourselves to depart?
...
...The princess is a princess too.
Even if it's part of an exchange,
she still got sent to an unfamiliar planet by herself.
Surely she hates the idea of becoming the bride of someone
from a species she's never even seen before, right?
Hey, um...
You talk to her, Nao.
p10
No way, not happening!
I've never spoken to Teradate-san before.
Teradate?
I've heard that's who the alien is marrying.
We're in the same class, but I've never seen her speak to anyone.
Ah, that... gloomy chick?
Just give it up.
Y'know, cos Teradate's...
She's always by herself.
She's just plain
hard to talk to.
Ahahahaha
p11
...Ten-sama?
...Eh? What?
That spooked me...
Scary...
Eh?
T-
Ten-sama?
Is something the matter!?
p12
Ten-sama!
Are you heading home?
We still have three more lessons for today...
Should you be doing that...?
Or is something amiss with your body...?
Ten-sama...?
...Hey, you.
p13
...Don't you hate
having me as your marriage partner?
...Eh...?
I'm sure you could tell just by looking, but...
Look.
They talk about me in class, right?
...I don't like getting involved with people.
p14
I don't have a single friend.
I'm like the gloomy weirdo who nobody in class wants to deal with...
Why am I saying all this
to someone I've just met?
I don't really know... just how important
this interplanetary exchange thing is, but...
...It really is a shame.
You came by yourself from a far off planet,
to marry someone you've never even met...
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And that someone turned out
to be a gloomy human like me.
...I'm really sorry.
That's not...
It is not your fault, Ten-sam-
p16
Oh
Oh...
Oh my~~~<3<3<3
Ten-sama... This is "omurice", is it not!?
That's right...
This is among the top 5 dishes I wanted to eat when I came to Earth...!
Hah~<3
Like I'd know about that...
p17
You are a good cook, Ten-sama.
Both my folks have jobs and are rarely home much,
so I just kinda learned to do this much on my own.
I've never made it for anyone else before, though, so I can't vouch for its taste...
Let's partake in this meal!
...I skipped school and made omurice for a princess...
What the hell am I doing...?
What's more, things are awkward after I said all that stuff...
...I-
It's delicious~<3<3
The yellow egg is fluffy...
and the acidity of this red sauce is wonderful!
It's only been a month since I arrived on Earth and already one of my dreams has come true...!
p18
Fu
That's an overstatement...
Hah
...Ten-sama.
I still don't know
what kind of being you are.
But
I have learned that the food you make is very delicious
and that your face is very cute.
p19
You call yourself gloomy, but I don't really understand.
People's forms
can go through many changes depending on who observes them, no?
The world someone sees
may not be the way you yourself wish it to be.
It can be really painful
for both the observer and the observee...
Even so,
I don't want to give up on understanding you.
p20
That is why
I want to more about you, Ten-sama.
I've crossed a mind-boggling distance
in order to meet you, after all.
p21
...It's strange.
Her words are so direct
as if they're washing away my worries.
Even if they're lies, these words directed towards me
don't feel like stopgap measure of encouraging me.
...That being said,
being told this by the alien who is currently causing you worry,
might just prove to be troubling you, Ten-sama...
...That's enough.
It's getting cold.
p22
Eh?
The omurice.
You should eat it while it's still hot.
...You can take it slowly.
We've got plenty of time
to get to know each other.
p23
...Okay.
Please take good care of me,
Ten-sama!
...Same to you,
erm...
Please
call me "Lulu"!
p24
The princess from another planet...
Ten-sama!
What is that...?
It is a dish that is popular on my planet!
This is food...?
Yes!
p25
Please satiate your curiosity and dig in!
Kyaa~a
It's screaming.
Out of interest.
How did you cook this...?
It's delicious after being heated to,
but I recommend eating it raw!
Wah...
Calling another country's cuisine disgusting would be really rude,
but my brain refuses to acknowledge this as food.
...The truth is,
it reminds me of my home.
I brought this with me myself...
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The delicious omurice that you cooked for me
made me very happy... and put me at ease...
That's why
I wanted to repay you with something from my planet...!
...Ng
Th-...
Thanks for the food...
was really erratic,
p27
No matter the planet...
children are always such adorable creatures.
...I guess so.
Wah~
Ahaha
Kya~
Even with you around, they don't just approach you or point cameras at you.
They might be better behaved than the students at our school...
H-Honestly, Ten-sama.
I too am quite fascinated with the Earth's scenery...
so I can understand why the people at school want to see me so much.
I do feel sorry that it causes you trouble though, Ten-sama...
p28
That's just fi-
ne...?
Oh my.
E-
Ecchan's bawl...
Ecchan...?
Is she lost?
Is something the matter...?
Hey!
What're you doing, Koharu!?
They taught us at kindergarten not to just talk to the princess!
But buuuut
Ecchan's baaaawwwwlll
is gone!
Waaaaaaaaah
p29
Aah~
It got snagged in a crazy place...
Oh dear...
That's my ball...
We were playing with it and it went astray...
It is at a height that is just outside of my arm's reach...
If you can't do it, Lulu, neither can I...
...Ah.
Hm?
p30
Do your best, Onee-chan!
Gh...
Hang in there, Ten-sama!
Lulu, a little more to the left!
The left, right!
Ah.
Wah!
Bawl!
p31
Thank you! Onee-san! Your highness!
Come on, Koharu. Where's your thanks?
Thankoo~
I am glad we could help them.
Indeed.
...
...Could you put me down now?
Hah
p32
...Hey.
Having you look down towards me is a rather fresh sensation, Ten-sama...
Can't we stay like this for just a little longer...!?
Huh!?
Not a chance!
We're totally standing out and it's embarrassing!!
Put me down!!!
Just ten more minutes...!
That's too long!
surprisingly stubborn,
A movie... you say?
Yeah.
My dad loves movies
and even had a room made for watching them... even though he never comes home.
p33
So... that kinda led me to watch movies on my days off too...
So... um... I don't really know what you like, but...
...
You did say you wanted to know more about me, Lulu,
so I want you learn about what I like...
So
uhh...
...Wanna watch one together?
O-
Of course!!
Please teach me all about...
the things that you love!
p35
and, in a rather anticlimactic way,
just normal girl.
Lulu's late...
I wonder if her talk with the principal is dragging on...
Guess I'll go check up on her...
The principal has called for me, so I am off to see him~
Huh!? For real!? You okay!?
p36
Yeah... Yeah... Eh... Me?
Hold on, I'll be right there. Don't push yourself...
Eh~... Hmm~... Got it...
I'll be as fast I can... Take care now.
Hah...
...Something wrong?
Wah!?
Huh... Erm, Teradate-san?
Was that it?
Sorry... I didn't mean to eavesdrop,
but you seemed to be having trouble...
Ah~...
p37
Well... I have a little sister who's in kindergarten~
Normally Mam-... my mother goes to pick her up,
but it seems her back gave out at work...
Woah...
Sounds bad...
My father seems to be really swamped at work today too~
so they asked me to pick her up instead.
I'm totally fine with that, but...
Look at this stuff Yamaguchi dumped on me!!!
Ah...
Yamaguchi-sensei?
That's right!! He told me to take this all the way to the west building!!
That's so far!!!
p38
He should just take it himself! Can you believe him!?
...Ah, sorry, Teradate-san. I guess there's no point moaning to you, huh?
...
Want me to take it for you?
Eh?
No, it's fine! This is really heavy...
That's all the more reason.
You don't wanna keep your little sis waiting, right?
Go and pick her up.
...
...Teradate-san.
p39
I thought you were this inapproachable being.
But that's not true at all.
You're really kind.
You're a lifesaver. Thanks.
...
It's fine...
Well, I'm off to pick her up!!
I'll thank you properly next time!
Seriously, thanks!
p40
Ten-sama.
Uwaah!?
You surprised me...
Forgive me. I did not wish to interrupt your conversation...
Fufu
...What do you want?
Nothing.
I was just happy that she called you kind.
...I see.
Sorry, I gotta carry this to the west building...
I shall accompany you<3
p41
Here's where the key I got goes.
My, that's a lot of things.
There's a sofa too.
I wonder what room this was?
A blackout curtain?
It's totally become a storage room...
Ten-sama, what is this?
Hm? Ah... I think that's a planetarium.
Plannyterryoom.
I think this used to be the astronomy club's clubroom.
Oh. There's still some batteries in this.
Lulu, close the curtains in the room.
?
Alright.
p42
Oh my...!
I see. This is a machine that projects constellations.
How adorable!
Wah~
Pretty, huh.
...Come to think of it, what did the principal need you for?
He wanted me to give a report,
since it's been a month since I came to this school...
p43
...I see.
It's been a month already.
The passing of a month is really fast, isn't it?
Maybe it's because being with you is so much fun
that it flies by so quickly.
I'm not that fun of a human being, though.
That's not...
The way you think being with me is fun
is because you're a kind girl, Lulu.
...
...That's not true...
...You are much kinder than I am, Ten-sama!
Just now, you called to someone who was in trouble...
Your kindness is a part of your charm.
p44
...The one who allowed me to be kind to others
is probably you, Lulu.
The kindness that you've given me
allowed me to be kind to others in return.
...Hey, Lulu.
Would you listen to a boring tale about my past?
It's
about why I stopped getting involved with people...
...
If you wish to talk about it, Ten-sama,
then I would like to listen.
p45
I had a close friend back in middle school.
She was a short, cheerful and cute girl,
so people who often say we looked like a prince and princess when lined up together.
I thought the joke would be over and done with soon enough,
but it seems that girl took a liking to it
and the way she treated me kept escalating.
...I'm not your prince, ■■.
...How cruel!
The form she desired from me was too much
and when I told her that, it soured our relationship...
p46
I wanted to make up with her... but then I happened to see her
spreading rumors about me to her other friends
that I forced a kiss on her
or that I dragged her to my house...
"Nobody's gonna believe such a tall tale."
It seems I was a fool for thinking that.
The rumors spread in an instant...
Both my class and my club stopped being somewhere I could belong.
...I was scared.
No matter how sincere I act,
my form can be changed with just a person's words.
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...But then I thought
that it was my fault for being someone who would make people believe such rumors
and just gave up.
I was tired
of getting involved with people.
I was scared of the possibility of hurting or getting hurt.
Ten-sama...
That's why
I was happy
when you said you wanted to know about me.
That you actually looked at me.
...That's.
p48
I also...
!?
...Ng
Wha-
What the...?
That came from the grounds...
Are you okay, Lulu!?
I am fine. More importantly, Ten-sama, you should...
Princess Lulucielamo!!!
p49
I am here to pick you up,
13th princess of Anikamula,
Princess Lulucielamo!!!
...Huh?
What's with this chick...
Another alien...?
Why...
p50
Lulu...?
She is...
the emperor of the planet known as Regnyutz
that resides next to my homeworld...
She's been seeking my hand in marriage since I was little,
but she likes to rule over others using military force
and I do not like that at all.
I think the reason my mother the queen chose me for this interplanetary exchange
was also to get me away from this emperor.
She thought that if I went to the distant Earth as an official bride,
she wouldn't be able to catch me so easily...
p51
Princess Lulucielamo!!
I know you're in there!
Won't you show me your pretty face?
I've been dying to see you.
If you don't come out,
my finger might slip
and I'll end up obliterating all life in this area.
What is this chick saying...?
Lulu, we'd better get you away from here.
We'll head for the courtyard and...
No.
p52
You should escape by yourself, Ten-sama.
...Huh?
I underestimated her tenacity
and got Earthlings involved as a result.
This is Anukamula's responsibility.
Ten-sama.
I shall become her consort.
p53
...Why
would you say that...?
I was happy too.
That you treated me not as a curious alien
but rather an equal and a respected partner...
That's why I want to protect this planet you live on.
This planet that I fell in love with...
is meaningless without you on it.
Farewell,
Ten-sama.
p54
!?
Te-
Te-
Ten-sa
maaaa~~~~!?
...
...Princess?
Wh-Wh-Wh-Wha? T-Ten-
Good thing this shrubbery was here...
That hurt...
What are you doing!?
...What am I doing?
p55
That's my line...!
Ng...!!!
Ten-sama!? Are you okay!?
Lu...
B-Bit close...
...Don't just decide to go off on your own!
Actually, what the hell was with that floaty business just now!?
You could've picked up the ball with that, couldn't you?
Th-
This is a power that is unique to my bloodline...
I was told not to use it on Earth without good reason...!
I never heard about that!!!
Eh? Ah. That's because I never told you...
Please calm down, Ten-sama. Why are you so fixated on...
Princess.
That's enough idle chatter.
p56
Isn't this sad?
I see you again after so many moons,
and yet you ignore me to make small talk with this inferior alien...
...Ng.
...Well, it matters not.
We'll have plenty of time to deepen our love.
On my planet,
we can make up for lost time.
Take my hand, Princess.
If you simply take my hand,
I will respect your wishes
and not destroy this puny planet.
p57
Go on, Princess. Take my hand.
Take it!!!
p58
Like hell you're gonna take her hand...
You think I'm just gonna stand around and watch while you run your mouth?
What's so respectable about using threats to rob someone of their choices?
What kind of love doesn't consider the other party's feelings?
You haven't looked at Lulu in the slightest.
p59
I'm not getting let you touch a hair on her head.
Lulu is my bride!!!
p60
...Despicable Earthling.
There is no need to listen to the words of an inferior species,
Prin...
cess...
...
Lulu!?
Your face is all red...!!
Th-That's cos!
You just made a proposal in front of so many people...
P-Proposal? I mean,
I'm your fiancée, so it's a bit late for that...!
I-I-I know, but that's the first time you've said it so brazenly like that...!
Y-Your Majesty...
p61
...You irritating Earthling.
I'll just kill you and get it over with!
!!
How dare you inferior lifeform living on this uncivilised garbage dump of a planet
defy me!!
Get away
p62
from Ten-sama!!!
What
the
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HEEEEEEELLLLL!?
...Ng.
Eh...?
Wah!
You okay, Lulu?
What was that just now...?
I-I don't really know either...
p64
I just thought
that I needed to protect you, even if it cost me my life...
!!
T-
Ten-sama!?
Is something wrong!?
Ah.
You must've been scared, right...!?
...I'm begging you.
Don't you ever think...
that you need to sacrifice yourself...
p65
...Our meeting may have been something of a crash-landing,
but I want you on this planet too.
I still have my favorite movies to show you
and delicious meals I haven't cooked for you yet.
So...
p66
I will stay...!
I want to be by your side, Ten-sama.
Please allow me to be with you...!
...Yeah.
Afterwards,
the aliens that were sent flying into space
were arrested by the knights of Lulu's planet.
p67
In the end, not even Lulu knew what that power she manifested was
and we weren't able to fire it off again,
so we just went back to our normal lives.
Eh~? For real!?
Holy cow! You repelled an alien attack!!
Is that what happened after I left!?
Well...
I wasn't the one who repelled her... Actually, I didn't really do anything at all...
No! That's not true!
You were very brave...<3
She's totally gushing.
Lulu~...
p68
Wait, do you really want me to have this?
That's a lot of snacks...
It's fine. It's my thanks.
They're baked snacks from my Papa's store, mind you.
Eh!?
When I told Papa about you, he said to give you these as thanks~
I guess he's kinda biased, but they're really good!
...Yeah.
I'll be sure to enjoy them.
You can have some too, Princess-chan, if you're okay with sweet things.
!! Sure!
Princess-chan...
Tell your mom to take care of herself.
Will do!
p69
Sagiyoshi~
Yo.
Whatcha doing?
Oh~
Just talking with Teradate-san.
Heh~
That's rare.
That's the alien and her marriage partner, was it?
I don't really know much about them.
What're they like?
Hmm~...?
p70
Just your typical lovey-dovey couple, I guess...?
Ah.
We'll eat the snacks when we get home.
Eh!?
No way...