The Intellectual Fur-ball on a Starry Night and My Four Pillars of Destiny

Today is Tanabata. It is a truly romantic and fairy-tale-like day when Orihime and Hikoboshi cross the Milky Way to go on a date just once a year.

I, Sakiko, was staring intently at a Four Pillars of Destiny chart as usual. The process of deciphering a person's destiny stars is somewhat similar to finding shining stars in a pitch-black night sky and connecting them one by one to create constellations. It is romantic.

When I suddenly felt a presence at my feet and looked down, there was Hashizo, my Holland Lop, sitting there while twitching his nose. With his round form and floppy ears, he looked just like a small, furry star that had accidentally tumbled from the Milky Way into my home in Itoshima.

Hey, Hashizo. You're looking perfectly round again today.

I suddenly remembered the time I had spread out the perpetual calendar and hand-written Hashizo's chart. The 'Hen-in' (Indirect Resource) and 'Shokujin' (Eating God) I had written in with a pen, and the 'Yo' (Nurturing) star in the day pillar.

In other words, Hashizo uses his high intelligence and gluttonous honesty to calculate perfectly 'at what angle he should sit to get the most delicious treats to pour out from me.'

...You really do have quite the personality, don't you?

When I muttered that half in exasperation, Hashizo moved his short front paws as if to say, 'You caught me,' and pulled off a magnificent rabbit jump. Honestly, every day we are being rolled around in the palm (or rather, the short front paws) of this laid-back, beloved schemer. Good grief.

On this romantic night while Orihime and Hikoboshi are flirting, a battle of wits with an intellectual fur-ball is unfolding in my home. But watching Hashizo's carefree and calculating demeanor, I find it somehow amusing, and my heart feels strangely lighter.

Alright, it's Tanabata today, so it's a special occasion. Just as you calculated, I'll let the treats rain down like the Milky Way.

A modest, fairy-tale-like moment on a starry night. I feel a little bad for Orihime and Hikoboshi, but for me, having this clever, gluttonous little star is more than enough to be happy.

Watching Hashizo munching on leaves with a blank expression, I suddenly thought.

When I do Four Pillars of Destiny readings, I meet many people who talk about the nature of their stars as if they were flaws to be hidden, saying things like, 'I'm calculating and a terrible person,' or 'I can't break my own pace, I'm selfish.'

But I want you to look at Hashizo.

He doesn't try to hide his 'calculating nature (intelligence),' his 'honest desires (Eating God),' or his 'innate quality of being unconditionally loved (Nurturing)' even a little bit. Instead, he uses them to the fullest, boldly appealing to me to 'give me treats.' And as a result, while I may be exasperated, he is loved beyond measure and wins his treats.

There is no 'good' or 'bad' in stars.

That stubbornness you think you 'need to fix,' the calculating nature that makes you think about profit and loss in your head, or even the desire to 'just want to eat and sleep happily'—if you change your perspective, these are your own magnificent 'charms' and a 'special radiance' that only you can emit.

Oh, could that be me...

To you, who just felt a jolt on the other side of the screen.

It's okay. You don't have to force yourself to imitate someone else's stars and play the honor student. Like Hashizo, it's fine to show your innate stars, be a little cunning, and live at your own pace.

Somewhere in this world, there is surely someone who will find the clumsy yet lovable sparkle of your stars, and while laughing and saying 'Oh, you're hopeless,' will shower you with love (and snacks).

Tonight is Tanabata.

Why don't you also try making a quiet wish upon the 'true star' deep within your heart?

Thank you for reading until the end.
May the true wishes deep within everyone's hearts
shine as brightly as the Milky Way. (.-人-.)✨
Love & Peace💕

*This work is a comic essay created under the author's direction using an AI manga generation tool (Shin-Usami Style AI Manga).

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