5th Anniversary - Short Story 3

Faust・Shino: "Kenja."
Heathcliff: "Kenja-sama."
Nero: "Kenja-san."
Eastern Wizards: "Congratulations on your anniversary!"

Faust: "Seeing your remarkable growth inspires me to be better myself. Thank you for always lending us a hand."
Shino: "I’ve done my share of hard work, but you’ve done well too. Be proud to have reliable companions by your side."
Heathcliff: "Despite the challenges of every day, you’re always attentive and take good care of us. Thank you truly."
Nero: "Everyone here’s got your back. I may not get much of a chance to step in… but if you ever need a break, I’ll be there."

Akira: "Thank you! I’d love to keep spending relaxing times with all of you!"
Nero: "Then… how about tea?"
Shino: "Do we still have any of last night’s tart left?"
Heathcliff: "If you didn’t eat it all."
Faust: "I’ll brew the tea. Sit down and relax."

Heathcliff: "By the way, I heard from the Central Wizards that in your world, there are things called companies, and their leaders are called presidents."
Heathcliff: "If Kenja-sama were a president, what kind of company would you start with us Eastern Wizards?"
Akira: "With the Eastern Wizards? Hmm… maybe an accounting firm? Something diligent and serious…"
Shino: "No way. Let’s do something more exciting."
Akira: "Uh, okay… How about… a hot spring inn (onsen ryokan)? An Eastern Wizards’ Hot Spring Inn?"
Nero: "An inn? That’s like a hotel, right?"

Faust: "You want us to run a hospitality business?"
Akira: "I just feel like a slightly old-fashioned hot spring inn would suit you all. You’d keep the perfect distance from the guests—not too close, not too far… just comfortable."
Faust: "We’re already far."
Nero: "I think we’re pretty distant already."
Shino: "So, do we just hide and avoid showing ourselves? Like, serve tea from under the floorboards?"
Heathcliff: "Or maybe use magic to quietly move the cups? That sounds doable for me."
Nero: "I could stick my hand out through a crack in the door to peel apples as a performance."
Faust: "Perhaps I could appear in the mirror at midnight to ask if they need anything."
Akira: "Please don’t. Absolutely not."

Shino: "A regular hot spring inn sounds boring. Isn’t there something Eastern we could add?"
Akira: "I’ve heard there’s a place called Higashi Onsen. We could operate there!"
Heathcliff: "That sounds nice. If I visit your world, I’ll work hard at the new job."
Faust: "It’d be great if it were in a place like the Valley of Storms."
Shino: "Or near a deep forest, like Sherwood."
Akira: "If the inn grows, maybe we could open a branch in Sendai in the Tohoku region!"
Heathcliff: "You’ve mentioned before that your world has many hot springs. It must be wonderful."
Faust: "I’m envious."

Nero: "Well then, Kenja-san…"
Eastern Wizards: "Please continue to guide us!"