Fuyume Idol Story 1

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Writer: Akira

Season: Spring

Location: Yumenosaki Library Room

(Year two after the establishment of ES. Yumenosaki Library Room.)

Fuyume: Um.

Are there any fairy tales here…?

Oh. Hmm, so the picture books and stuff are over in this corner

It was kind of you to tell Yume, so thanks

~…♪

(Oh, that person was right. There’s a bunch of book titles Yume recognizes.)

(But even though they have a ton of books, they’re not sorted properly at all. They aren’t ordered alphabetically, or by publishing date, they’re all just shoved in here randomly.)

(Oh well… Guess no one really cares about fairy tales…)

(“The Little Mermaid” “Momotaro” “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter” “Snow White” “Urashima Taro” “Cinderella”...)

(Oh, it’s not the one he was looking for, but Yume feels like reading Cinderella today)

(Yume loves this story too)

(After all, it’s a story where love really pays off)

…♪

…? Hm? Uh, um, you’re the person who was kind to Yume before—do you still need Yume for some reason?

You were nice to Yume, so he doesn’t mind at least going along with that much

Huh? This is the Yumenosaki Academy library room, so anyone outside of this school’s staff or students aren’t allowed in here?

How did you know that Yume isn’t a student here?

Oh, hmm. ‘Cause Yume isn’t wearing the uniform…?

All right… Then from now on, Yume will wear the uniform when he comes here

Yume’s good at sewing, so it’ll be easy… Hehe ♪

Huh? That’s not the problem?

You just keep saying things that Yume doesn’t like and making this more difficult

Yume really thought you were kind at first

Hm? Yume’s name is Hanamura Fuyume

And you’re… Uh, Anzu, -san? You’re a graduate of this school?

But you’ve come back to your old school today as part of your job as a producer. And you got nostalgic, so you started walking all around…?

Oh, wow… ♪

Hey, then you’re the same as Yume, right? Yume’s a middle school student who doesn’t have any connection to Yumenosaki, and you’re a graduate, so you don’t count as a student here anymore… Right?

Neither of us should exist here right now

So, we’re both equally guilty, right? So, if you pretend you didn’t see Yume here, Yume won’t make a fuss about how there’s someone else here who shouldn’t belong… ♪

Okay? How about that for an agreement, an exchange, a negotiation? That’s my wish… ♪

If you agree to that, then Yume won’t interfere with you at all. After all, Yume isn’t interested in you to begin with.

All Yume wants to do is sit here and read fairy tales.

…♪

Hm? There’s something else? You wanna know what Yume is reading?

Ehehe. So, you’re interested in fairy tales? Then we’re allies

Ehehehehehe. Right now I’m reading a picture book of a story that everyone’s heard of: Cinderella. But what Yume really wanted to read was a different story

Do you know it? Even in Japan, barely anyone has heard of it, but it’s a fairy tale called “The Tale of the Amethyst”

Even if you’ve never heard the story before, have you heard of this phrase?

…”And then the amethyst shattered into fragments.”

Hehe. It doesn’t seem like you’ve heard of it. Oh well

So, this is how the story goes. An ordinary girl gets her hands on an amethyst that’s able to grant her each and every wish

Or more accurately, she and the amethyst fuse together as one. Like, she becomes a sort of crystallized human

She was cursed by an evil witch… Ehehehehe ♪

The plot is kinda like “The Happy Prince.” No, maybe it’s more like “Arabian Nights” or “The Monkey’s Paw”

The girl who’s fused with the wish-granting amethyst wishes for things like the man she loves to notice her, and to become friends with people, stuff like that

And every time she makes a wish, the amethyst’s power activates. But every time her wish is granted, her body begins to crack.

Ah… ♪ Then in the end, she’s so cracked and broken that she ends up losing all of the love and friendships she went through all that trouble of obtaining

She becomes feared as a monster by the people she loves most, and they drive her away

And so, her very final wish is…

…Oops! You should really read the rest for yourself. It’s against the rules to spoil things

Ehehe. But if Yume can say one thing, it’s that Yume really sympathizes with that amethyst girl. Yume has a lot of admiration for her

As for the very last fragment of her that remains…

When the man she loves and her best friend get married, she becomes part of a ring that’s worn at the ceremony, blessing them with happiness.

And her final wish is… Oh, Yume just realized he’s spoiling it for you. Sorry, sorry

You don’t mind? Really? You really are a nice person, huh?

Ehehe. Yume’s wish is the same as the girl who became a ring

“May your life be blessed with happiness”

Yeah. With every selfish wish she made she broke into fragments, but it ended with her final wish being to pray for the happiness of someone else

Ehehe. That’s why even though Yume doesn’t have the power to grant wishes, he’s still going to do whatever it is he can in his power

And that’s why Yume snuck into Yumenosaki, the school Esu attends, to watch over him from the shadows

Hm? Does Yume love the Esu person he just mentioned?

It’s hard to define love, but of course Yume loves Esu

But as miserable as it is, reality isn’t the same as a fairy tale

…Because that amethyst already shattered into fragments a long, long time ago