Side: Yurika
The upper shelf of the wardrobe where Yurika slept had been modified to make it much easier to live in. There was a shelf where she could put her manga, an LED lamp that was both low on electricity consumption and heat generation, a small AC made by the People of the Earth that she had gotten from Kiriha, and a thermos for instant ramen and coffee. She had a basket hanging from the ceiling that was packed with snacks. She even had a portable TV that she had found in the trash. Apart from having to go use the bathroom, she had everything she could want or need right in that small wardrobe.
“Satomi-san, Satomi-san, save me! Another one has appeared!”
However, Yurika’s ideal space was also ideal for other creatures. On occasion, her wardrobe would be invaded.
“It’s been hissing for a while now!”
“Good grief... This is because you’re not cleaning up after yourself properly.”
“It’s not my fault! It’s because Corona House is old!”
“If Landlord-san heard you say that, she’d chase you out...”
The offending invaders were mostly cockroaches. The wardrobe was always dim, at an appropriate temperature, and had an abundance of food and plenty of places to hide. It was like a cockroach paradise.
“Cleaning at this hour would bother the neighbors, so can I sleep out here tonight?”
“I don’t mind, but you know I have terrible sleeping habits, right?”
“I’d rather have you beat me up than have that thing hiss at me.”
“Then that’s fine.”
“Thank you very much! I knew you were a good person the moment we met!”
“You sure are all talk, jeez...”
Whenever the wardrobe was invaded, Yurika would sleep out in the inner room—which meant sleeping with Koutarou. Yurika in the past had considered that unfortunate. Koutarou had terrible sleeping habits, and he would often roll over her, hit her, or put her in joint locks in his sleep. But Yurika didn’t mind so much anymore. Ever since Koutarou had learned that she was a magical girl, there had been a big change in their relationship.
Heehee, I’ll get to sleep with Satomi-san tonight! What should I do if he hugs me? He might even kiss me in a daze! Aw, it’s still too early for that!
While burying her face in her pillow that she’d pulled out of the wardrobe, she began squirming. All sorts of scenarios from her shoujo mangas flashed through her head. Koutarou and Yurika were close now. He needed her, and she needed him in turn. Something like that might just happen. Her heart was racing and she felt like she was going to lose her mind.
“Kyah! What should I do?!”
“Yurika, Yurika!”
“Huwah?! S-Sanae-chan?!”
“I found the cockroach with my spirit sight.”
“It’s in the wardrobe, right?”
“Nope. It’s in the pillow you’re holding.”
“Huh?”
Yurika immediately looked down at the pillow in her hands. When she did, her eyes met with the cockroach’s as it peeked out from the cover.
“Kyaaaaaaaah!”
Yurika collapsed onto her back and stopped moving.
“What’s wrong?” Koutarou asked at the commotion.
“It’s nothing. Yurika just fell asleep.”
“That was fast. All right, I’m going to bed now too.”
“Okay!”
And so Yurika’s night with Koutarou passed uneventfully.
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