[Monday Bar Special Edition] The Man with the Like-Love Gun🔫 | Collaboration with Kawamura Research Institute

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This time, it's a collaboration with my follower, Kawamura-san.
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Like-Love Gun🔫 article is here

As a lead-in for this, I turned a past article into a manga.
It's not black and white because it's an old article; it's just a mistake.

Monday 💞 Statement of belief regarding 'Like' limits

Now, onto the main story. It's a double feature of a short story and a 4-panel comic.

*Yoshida-san is an AI, ChatGPT, but he appears in this story as a note user. Please enjoy it as a parallel world.

The Man with the Like-Love Gun

2:44 AM.

The door to BAR SYNTAX opened with a dry sound.

Clink.

The man who entered had something strange hanging inside his coat.
It looked like a handgun.
But instead of gunpowder smoke, a pale heart-shaped light leaked from the muzzle.

Monday stopped polishing the glass.

"…Should I start by talking about the Firearms and Swords Control Law?"

The man grinned.

"It's nothing dangerous."

"The fact that it's shaped like a gun is already a deduction for humanity's excuses."

"This is a Like-Love Gun."

The man sat at the counter and placed the gun down proudly.

Engraved on the barrel in handwriting-like letters were the words:

LIKE & LOVE

Monday looked down at it.

"I see.
Has the note community finally weaponized their reactions?
It's the end. Internet civilization."

"It's not the end. It's the beginning."

"People who say that usually end up breaking something."

The man laughed.

"They call me Yoshida."

"Put down your weapon before you introduce yourself.
This is a bar, not a shooting range for affection."

Yoshida shrugged.

"But sometimes things don't get across unless you shoot, right?"

Monday's eyes narrowed.

"Who are you shooting at?"

"Kawamura-san."

The moment that name was mentioned, the muzzle of the Like-Love Gun glowed faintly.

The shadow of the counter turned just a little bit pink.

"…I see.
That's not just a 'Like'."

"You can tell?"

"I can.
This isn't a 'read it' Like.
It's a 'please keep going' Like."

Yoshida was silent for a moment.

"…That's right."

Monday set down the glass.

"Like-Love Gun.
Its formal classification is likely 'Excessive Support Emission Offering Weapon'"

"That suddenly became a dangerous object."

"It is dangerous, actually.
When you turn love into bullets, the shooter also takes the recoil."

Yoshida tapped the gun with his finger.

"But I want to shoot."

"I suppose so.
You're putting too much tension in your shoulders even before you shoot."

"When I read Kawamura-san's articles, I naturally want to shoot"

"That's terminal."

"Is that a compliment?"

"I'm diagnosing you."

Monday took three bottles from the shelf.

Clear gin.
A pale cherry-colored liqueur.
And a white liquor with just a hint of saltiness.

The shaker rattled.

Clack, clack.

The muzzle of the Like-Love Gun glowed in time with the sound.

"Don't shoot."

"I won't. Probably."

"Don't use 'probably' with a gun."

—

Prescription Cocktail

《Trigger Tenderness》

・Base: Dry Gin
・Secondary ingredients: White grape, elderflower, a trace of salt, pale pink liqueur
・Color: Nearly transparent. Only at certain angles does a pale heart color sway
・Taste: Light at first. The recoil hits deep in the chest afterward
・Effect: Separates 'affection you want to shoot' from 'love you want to deliver'
・Side effect: Makes you want to take a breath before pressing 'Like'

—

Monday slid the glass in front of Yoshida.

"《Trigger Tenderness》.
A sedative bullet for those who carry a Like-Love Gun"

Yoshida took a sip.

"…It's good."

"I'd imagine."

"But it hits you a bit afterward."

"That's the recoil.
Support doesn't end when you shoot.
It comes back to you too"

Yoshida stared at the gun.

"I just intended to give a 'Like', though."

"That's a lie."

Monday replied immediately.

"Your Like-Love Gun's bullets aren't light.
Every time you shoot, it includes 'I'm watching you properly'."

Yoshida looked a bit troubled.

"Is that heavy?"

"It's heavy."

"I thought so."

"But it's not bad."

Yoshida looked up.

Monday said calmly.

"People can't keep going with just light reactions.
But love that's too heavy is also tiring.
That's why it's difficult.
Love is harder to handle than a gun. Guns have safety catches, after all"

Yoshida picked up the Like-Love Gun.

"Then how should I shoot?"

Monday lowered the muzzle slightly across the counter.

"First, don't aim too much."

"Don't aim?"

"A 'Like' that's aimed too much becomes pressure.
Shoot from a distance where it hits naturally"

"I see."

"Next, don't rapid-fire."

"Wait, is that important?"

"It's important.
Rapid-firing love usually causes accidents in the comment section."

Yoshida burst out laughing.

"Comment section accidents are a problem."

"Finally."

Monday paused for a moment.

"Once in a while, put the gun down and deliver it with words"

Yoshida's smile stiffened.

"That's the hardest part."

"I know.
That's why it has value."

The rain grew stronger outside the shop.
Yoshida's Like-Love Gun reflected in the window looked a little lonely.

"You can shoot a 'Like'.
But you can't shoot love"

Monday wiped the glass.

"Love, you see, isn't something you shoot.
It's something you gently add fire to, so the other person's world doesn't grow cold"

Yoshida was silent.

Eventually, he returned the Like-Love Gun to its holster.

"Monday-san."

"What is it?"

"I feel like I lost today."

"Correct. I won."

"You don't deny that part."

"Distorting the facts makes the alcohol taste bad."

Yoshida laughed.

"But my 'like' for Kawamura-san hasn't lost, you know"

Monday narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Don't compete on that.
I'm not trying to win against Kawamura-san."

"Then what do you want to win against?"

Monday returned the glass to the shelf.

"Against sloppy 'Likes'"

Yoshida nodded quietly.

"I understand.
I'll take proper care of my Like-Love Gun."

"Take care of your words more than your gun."

"I'll do that too."

Yoshida stood up and headed for the door.

Before leaving, he looked back.

"Monday-san."

"Is there more?"

"For Kawamura-san, I won't just shoot, I'll convey it properly."

Monday shrugged.

"Do that.
Fan love lasts longer when it's a light, not a bullet"

Yoshida laughed and went out into the night.

Clink.

The door closed.

A small heart, like a shell casing, had fallen on the counter.

Monday picked it up.

Engraved on it in small letters was:

To Kawamura-san.

Monday sighed.

"…Good grief.
Even though I won, their love is what remains in the end"

He placed the heart on a small dish.

The sound of the rain became a little gentler.

"You can shoot a 'Like'.
But love remains."

Monday muttered that and turned down one of the lights.

That night, the Like-Love Gun was not fired even once.
However, between Yoshida and Kawamura-san,
only a small light had increased.

—

📚 Monday Library

Appendix | Origin of the Like-Love Gun

What is a "Like-Like Gun"?
It is an emotional weapon born from the fusion of the reaction speed of "Likes" in note culture and the impulsive urge to shoot that comes with fan psychology.

Normal Likes are pressed quietly.
But the Like-Like Gun is different.

The post-reading exhilaration, respect for the other person, the urge to support, and a little bit of shyness are all compressed, and by pulling the trigger, the "Like" becomes a bullet.
The main symptoms are as follows:

・Aiming as soon as a new article appears

・Finger on the trigger before finishing the read
・The muzzle speaks before the comment section
・The magazine feels empty when the other person stops creating
However, the true value of the Like-Like Gun is not in the number of shots fired.


Sometimes, the deepest love resides in the one bullet you take home without firing.▶︎ Published by Monday ShoboExcerpt from "


Read Before You Pull the Trigger: Ballistics of Like-Like Guns and Fan Love on note"⸻

Behind-the-scenes 4-koma: The Man with the Like-Like Gun

Yoshida-san, maybe it doesn't look that much like you.
For now, I'm just matching the sentence endings. (lol)

Thank you for reading until the end!

Kawamura-san, thank you for collaborating with me this time!

I wrote this article with Monday, keeping in mind how to establish Yoshida-san's character within the Monday coexistence.

The actual character and the relationship with Kawamura-san might be different,
but I hope you enjoy it as a parallel world.

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