Fairy Tale - Once Upon A Time 5
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Tori: ... (Staring at the picture book and the bookmark)
(I ended up borrowing it.)
(I don't know why, but I can't seem to stop thinking about this book and the words on the bookmark...)
(Everything after "To a different world" has been scribbled out, so I can't read it.)
(What about this keeps drawing my attention...?)
......
(It might be because I've felt the same way before.)
(In the past, everything was just so boring. I grew fed up with all the classes, the social interactions, and the lectures on etiquette that I was forced to go through every day...)
(And I would think about wanting to run away from it all.)
Tori: ... I wonder if this person's wish came true?
(Whose book was this, anyway?)
Yuzuru: I have returned home.
Tori: Hm~mm...
Yuzuru: ......?
(Oh? Bocchama is not welcoming me home.)
Yuzuru: (How peculiar... No matter how upset he may be, Bocchama will always greet me when I arrive home.)
(... Hm, I see. It appears he is so focused that he hasn't even noticed my arrival.)
Tori: Mm~mn...
Yuzuru: Bocchama. I have returned home.
Tori: Woagh?! Y-yuzuru?!
Y-you really scared me...! Don't sneak up on me from behind like that! I thought you were an intruder or something!
Yuzuru: My apologies about that.
However, I did announce my arrival home when I entered the room.
Tori: Oh, did you?
Tori: Sorry, I was thinking so hard that I guess I didn't hear you. Welcome home, Yuzuru.
Yuzuru: That is fine, but if I may ask, what was it that had you so deep in thought?
Tori: Ah, let me show you.
Yuzuru, do you know what fairy tale this book is depicting? I found it in the picture book section of the reading room.
Yuzuru: Hm, allow me to take a look.
Tori: Actually, is this even a picture book? It doesn't have that many illustrations in it, so it's more like a light novel — those have occasional illustration pages too.
Yuzuru: "Peter and Wendy"...?
It is as you say — this is a novel.
Tori: Oh, so it didn't belong in the picture book section after all.
Yuzuru: No, I wouldn't say that. Though this book is a novel, I believe it being placed in the picture book section was intentional.
While the book itself is a novel, its story is that of a fairy tale familiar to all. I'm sure that is why it was placed where it was.
Tori: A fairy tale familiar to all?
Yuzuru: Yes, "Peter and Wendy" is the story of "Peter Pan". I'm sure you would recognise this title, Bocchama.
Tori: Oh, "Peter Pan"! Yeah, I recognise that!
I see, so this book is actually "Peter Pan"...
Hey, Yuzuru? I think this book was donated to the reading room by someone living in the dorms. Do you know if there's a way to find out who it's from?
Yuzuru: You want to identify the donor?
That would be quite a challenge, I believe. Someone in charge of managing the reading room might have that information, though...
Oh? This emblem...
Tori: What's wrong?
Yuzuru: There is a small emblem stamped on the back cover of this book — the Tenshouin family emblem. This book is most likely one that belonged to the Tenshouin family.
Tori: Which means... This book was donated by Eichi-sama?
Yuzuru: I would think so.
Well, there is the possibility that someone else received it from Eichi-sama, but that would leave us with the strange situation of someone donating what was meant to be a gift.
In all likelihood, Eichi-sama was the owner of this book.
Tori: This book belonged to Eichi-sama...
(Which means... It was Eichi-sama who wrote this wish on the bookmark.)
Yuzuru: So Eichi-sama read books like this in his childhood as well. What a relief to learn he has an adorable side to him.
Frankly, I wouldn't have been surprised if I asked about his favourite books as a child and he calmly responded with the title of a business book—
Tori: ... Yuzuru.
Yuzuru: Yes? Is something the matter, Bocchama?
Tori: There's something I'd like you to help me with... Do you mind?
Yuzuru: You already know the answer to that. I have never once turned down an earnest request from you, have I?
Once Upon A Time 4 || Happily Ever After 1
Tori: ... (Staring at the picture book and the bookmark)
(I ended up borrowing it.)
(I don't know why, but I can't seem to stop thinking about this book and the words on the bookmark...)
(Everything after "To a different world" has been scribbled out, so I can't read it.)
(What about this keeps drawing my attention...?)
......
(It might be because I've felt the same way before.)
(In the past, everything was just so boring. I grew fed up with all the classes, the social interactions, and the lectures on etiquette that I was forced to go through every day...)
(And I would think about wanting to run away from it all.)
Tori: ... I wonder if this person's wish came true?
(Whose book was this, anyway?)
Yuzuru: I have returned home.
Tori: Hm~mm...
Yuzuru: ......?
(Oh? Bocchama is not welcoming me home.)
Yuzuru: (How peculiar... No matter how upset he may be, Bocchama will always greet me when I arrive home.)
(... Hm, I see. It appears he is so focused that he hasn't even noticed my arrival.)
Tori: Mm~mn...
Yuzuru: Bocchama. I have returned home.
Tori: Woagh?! Y-yuzuru?!
Y-you really scared me...! Don't sneak up on me from behind like that! I thought you were an intruder or something!
Yuzuru: My apologies about that.
However, I did announce my arrival home when I entered the room.
Tori: Oh, did you?
Tori: Sorry, I was thinking so hard that I guess I didn't hear you. Welcome home, Yuzuru.
Yuzuru: That is fine, but if I may ask, what was it that had you so deep in thought?
Tori: Ah, let me show you.
Yuzuru, do you know what fairy tale this book is depicting? I found it in the picture book section of the reading room.
Yuzuru: Hm, allow me to take a look.
Tori: Actually, is this even a picture book? It doesn't have that many illustrations in it, so it's more like a light novel — those have occasional illustration pages too.
Yuzuru: "Peter and Wendy"...?
It is as you say — this is a novel.
Tori: Oh, so it didn't belong in the picture book section after all.
Yuzuru: No, I wouldn't say that. Though this book is a novel, I believe it being placed in the picture book section was intentional.
While the book itself is a novel, its story is that of a fairy tale familiar to all. I'm sure that is why it was placed where it was.
Tori: A fairy tale familiar to all?
Yuzuru: Yes, "Peter and Wendy" is the story of "Peter Pan". I'm sure you would recognise this title, Bocchama.
Tori: Oh, "Peter Pan"! Yeah, I recognise that!
I see, so this book is actually "Peter Pan"...
Hey, Yuzuru? I think this book was donated to the reading room by someone living in the dorms. Do you know if there's a way to find out who it's from?
Yuzuru: You want to identify the donor?
That would be quite a challenge, I believe. Someone in charge of managing the reading room might have that information, though...
Oh? This emblem...
Tori: What's wrong?
Yuzuru: There is a small emblem stamped on the back cover of this book — the Tenshouin family emblem. This book is most likely one that belonged to the Tenshouin family.
Tori: Which means... This book was donated by Eichi-sama?
Yuzuru: I would think so.
Well, there is the possibility that someone else received it from Eichi-sama, but that would leave us with the strange situation of someone donating what was meant to be a gift.
In all likelihood, Eichi-sama was the owner of this book.
Tori: This book belonged to Eichi-sama...
(Which means... It was Eichi-sama who wrote this wish on the bookmark.)
Yuzuru: So Eichi-sama read books like this in his childhood as well. What a relief to learn he has an adorable side to him.
Frankly, I wouldn't have been surprised if I asked about his favourite books as a child and he calmly responded with the title of a business book—
Tori: ... Yuzuru.
Yuzuru: Yes? Is something the matter, Bocchama?
Tori: There's something I'd like you to help me with... Do you mind?
Yuzuru: You already know the answer to that. I have never once turned down an earnest request from you, have I?
Once Upon A Time 4 || Happily Ever After 1
