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It was Spring 8 in Mineral Town. Today was Annie's eighth day in this world, and it was Sunday. The sky was clear and cloudless—a perfect day to get some work done or go on an outing.
At least, that was what the easygoing residents of Mineral Town thought...
Annie, however, had no intention of working on such a lovely day. She wasn't going to the mountain behind her farm or anywhere else for an outing, either, and she wasn't heading to Uncle Gotz's shop to splash her money around and stuff herself silly. Instead, she'd gotten up early and spent the morning watching boring TV shows at home: boring weather forecasts, the news, a guide to farm life, and an equally boring show about a hero rescuing a princess. She'd waited around with nothing to do.
At long last, when it was nearly eleven in the morning, she hurried off at full speed toward the south side of her farm, with her minion Tibbers in tow. Right on time, she pushed open the wooden door of a certain bearded man's house. He seemed to be home and hadn't gone anywhere.
Creak~!
"Eh?"
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"Hey, it's you, you bad uncle! What are you doing here? Don't you have to go sneak around at the hot springs and peek at people bathing today?"
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As soon as Annie stepped inside, she was surprised to spot the sneaky, shady scoundrel she'd caught yesterday—the policeman who claimed to be a good person. She couldn't help asking him curiously what he was doing there.
"Ah!!"
"So it's you, you awful little rascal..."
"Annie, didn't I explain this to you yesterday? I'm Harris, the police officer of Mineral Town. I went to the hot springs to patrol and keep everyone safe. I wasn't trying