“When You Wish Upon a Star” — Weekly Short-Short Note
Club room.
Dusk.
On the desk,
seven sausages arranged in a circle.
Narration
“In this world—”
“there is a legend that says”
“if you gather seven of a certain sausage,”
“any wish will come true.”
The white curtains sway.
Koharu Kirino
quietly closes her eyes.
Narration
“Look, right now—”
“there is a girl who has gathered seven sausages”
“and is singing the poem of wishes...”
Koharu
“When you wish upon a star—”
“it makes no difference who you are—”
“anything your heart desires—”
“will come to you...”
At that moment,
the sausages
glow with a pale golden light.
Softly.
One by one,
they float into the air.
Trailing tails of light,
they head into the night sky.
Like a meteor shower.
Tsumugi
is captivated.
“Wow...”
“Beautiful✨”
“Like shooting stars...”
“No, they’re just flying sausages‼️”
“...Wait, who makes a retort like that!”
Koharu
quietly reaches out her hand.
“...Now, make your wish...”
Tsumugi
“Don’t make me accept this!”
“Don’t push it through with the sheer pressure of your worldview!”
In the sky,
the sausages drift away.
Snap.
Tsumugi
“And don’t make delicious sounds either‼️”
Koharu
“Make your wish...”
Tsumugi
“Don’t say it like you’re hypnotizing me!”
She is slightly pressured.
“...Well, I guess I want to be rich...”
The next moment.
POOF‼️
Tsumugi
“...Whoa, grease is raining down!”
From out of nowhere,
a massive amount of sausage boxes.
Furthermore.
Thud.
A heavy-looking duralumin case.
Tsumugi
“Suddenly, raw cash appeared‼️”
Koharu
smiles solemnly.
“Congratulations.”
“For you, Tsumu-chan—”
“a lifetime’s worth of basic income and—”
A pause.
“as a supplementary prize—”
“from Maruya Co., Ltd.”
“‘We want to fill your stomach’—”
“a one-year supply of Maruya’s special sausages”
“will be sent to you.”
Tsumugi
“Wow...”
“The government and the sponsor showed up together...”
Tsumugi,
hugging the duralumin case and
the bag of sausages.
“My dream is ward office-sized...”
<The End>
I participated in this project by
Mr./Ms. Tahara.