They seemed to have reserved a table in advance, so after entering, they headed straight over out of habit.
Oreki's gaze moved from her to the little girl beside her.
Though she was a little girl, she was around ten years old.
The timing matched.
"System!"
Oreki immediately brought up the system.
[Branch Mission—Me in Ten Years] "Mission requirement: Give a birthday present to a daughter born on October 24. "Mission reward: None. "Mission deadline: 7 days. "Mission penalty: Marry Kikyou Kushida in the future. [Note: Time in the Precognitive Dream and time in reality pass at a 1:1 ratio.] "Current progress: 20%"
"..."
Well, the progress had finally moved. That meant the target had been identified.
However.
Oreki looked at Sakayanagi.
"..." Sakayanagi Arisu.
As the person who understood Houtarou best—or so she believed—this meant Houtarou was asking her for help now, didn't it?
Then she should make an appearance.
So, Sakayanagi clasped her left hand.
Her body no longer needed a cane, but carrying one made her appear delicate and frail, earning her more of Oreki's attention.
Besides.
She had already grown used to using a cane, so carrying it with her was no trouble.
Thus, she made her way toward the pink-haired twin-tailed woman with her cane.
The woman looked rather rational, wearing plain glasses and carrying a laptop.
She was probably planning to get some work done while waiting for the food.
However.
"My, my. I was wondering why the tea stems I brewed today were all floating."
"So I've run into an old acquaintance." Sakayanagi Arisu said. "Isn't this Amasawa, my junior?"
"..." Amasawa. "May I ask who you are?"
"You don't recognize me just like that?" Sakayanagi Arisu said. "Though we never met again after high school, playing dumb won't work."
"After