"Good, you've awakened." Amamiya Natsuki patted his senpai on the head. "Now you just need to lie down for a while, and you'll be back to normal. Though, I really want a Salted Fish Mushroom too."
"..."
Tsubame-senpai still didn't respond. Apart from the steady rise and fall of her chest as she breathed on instinct, she truly didn't want to say a word.
Salted Fish Mushroom. Pure bliss.
All you had to do was turn into a salted fish and lie there for a moment to awaken successfully. Nothing could be more comfortable.
Tsubame-senpai's mind was blank as she stared up at the sky. Then she suddenly noticed an insect falling from the tree above them. It dropped straight onto her neck, then crawled down inside her shirt.
"Mm—!!"
Tsubame-senpai's beautiful eyes flew open, and her body trembled slightly.
The Sloth Mushroom only turned people into salted fish; it didn't seal away their five senses.
If anything, once you became a salted fish and couldn't move, the sensation of an insect crawling all over you became even more intense—so awful it made you question your entire existence.
The problem was, she was a salted fish right now. Her whole body had gone on strike. She couldn't even lift an arm, let alone catch the bug.
"Senpai, what's wrong?"
Amamiya Natsuki had been warming up nearby. When he noticed something was off, he quickly came over.
"A b-bug..."
Tsubame-senpai forced herself to open her mouth and speak.
"A bug... One fell on you?" Amamiya Natsuki quickly caught on. "Where is it?"
"I-it's..."
"Never mind, senpai. You don't need to talk." Amamiya Natsuki raised a hand to stop her. "I'll ask, and you answer. Is the bug on your front or your back? If it's on the front, blink your left