Part 2
HAMA House Terrace
The sunlight is right on it. I think it’s about time…?
Oh, Renga-kun. Is there something outside the window?
Chief! Ah, yeah…I was just looking at the sand I left outside to dry. I was just making sure the wind didn’t blow it away…
Sand? Oh, do you mean the “sacred sand” from Soga-no-Yashiro?
Leave it to the chief to know all the famous spots. I heard this sand works like a good luck charm, so I was thinking of putting it in a special bottle after it dries.
Wow, that’s a cute bottle. It says “Sand Charm” on it.
They were selling them at the airport, so I bought 4. Now I just gotta transfer the sand from the plate to the bottles real quick…
*The sands spills*
!?
O-Oh no, this is bad! The sand spilled on the floor!
Th-That came out faster than I expected!
It was a lot smoother than I thought! I just tilted it a little and it all came out!
I lost a lot just now, right…!? Should I vacuum it up and put it back!? No, that’d definitely be bad luck…!!
It’s okay, there’s still barely enough left! But it’ll be a problem if we lose any more…
Wait, I’ve got it. Wait here a sec!
Let’s use this spoon. It’ll work if we carefully transfer it little by little!
O-Okay, that’s true! Little by little with the spoon, carefully…
*Sigh*..., I managed to get it all into the bottles somehow…
Your concentration during the last stretch was impressive. Great job, Renga-kun.
It’s all thanks to you for thinking of using the spoon. Oh, I’ll make sure to clean the sand I spilled!
Oh right, why did you get 4 bottles? Did you want one for each corner of your room or something?
N-No, uh, that’s not it… I wanted enough for 4 people.
For my father, my butler, me, and…you.
Huh? For me?
Yeah. I actually wanted to make one for Ten too, but I’m sure he’d say that it’s too heavy…
Ah, wait, don’t tell me you think it’s heavy too!? Now that I think about it, you probably already have one, right? You said you’ve been to Izumo before!
What am I doing… I just wanted to thank everyone for everything they’ve done for me…
No, it’s not heavy at all. I’m really happy you thought of making one for me too.
Chief…
Oh, right!
If it’s alright, would you mind putting your signature on the bottle?
Huh? My signature?
Yeah, because I don’t have any good luck charms signed by Renga Nishizono. I bet it’ll make my luck even better!
…!
Got it, leave it to yours truly. I’ll give you my ultimate autograph as a present!