Chapter 8: 8

Crown and Twintails

Chun chun chun…….

A little bird was chirping outside, but that wasn’t the point.

It’s not there!

Why!

It was right there on my desk!

Don’t tell me it was a crow?

No, I left the window closed!

It can’t be.

I look under the desk again.

Why isn’t it there!

Of course it’s not in the drawer!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no!

I lost the time stone and the Analyze card!!

Dotadotadota……! (Tl note: Footsteps, maybe.)

«Uwaa~a~a~a~an!! Ohahasaa~a~a~a~a~an!!!!»

«Ara~? Good morning, An~»

«What’s the matter, my dearest daughter?»

When I came down from the second floor stairs, I found my parents preparing the morning meal. It was early in the morning and the area was still dimly lit, so there was still some time before the restaurant opened.

«Umm, you know, you might be wondering what I’m talking about today, yesterday…….»

«……Hey, Anti.»

«The treasure you gave me yesterday, I left it on my desk.»

«……Hey~ An~»

«I fall asleep at my desk and when I woke up in the morning……..»

«»Anti.»»

«Oh, I’m sorry!»

«No…… what’s that on your head?»

«It’s so cute~!»

«What?»

What’s in my head?

I look at the top of my head.

«It’s spinning.»

«It’s spinning~»

What’s spinning?!

«Anti, go to your room and look in the mirror.»

………….

I put my lost treasure on hold for a moment.

I go back to my room and look in the mirror.

«…… crown?»

Kurukuru kuru.

What’s this?

There’s a small crown floating above my head.

And it’s spinning. This movement, this color, somewhere …….

«It’s a gear, isn’t it?»

No doubt about it. The metallic quality is orange gold.

That’s what I made with my gear skills.

Kira!

«!»

The light reflected off the spinning crown.

It looks like it has some kind of jewel on it……. Jewelry?

«No way.»

Pashi~tsu.

Hold the crown gear above your head with both hands.　

It stopped.

«Ah, it’s off.»

I was able to get it off my head. I looked at the crown carefully.

It was a gear, after all. It looked like a small crown because the teeth were pointing upward and it was long and thin. I wondered if such a thing had been spinning on my head…….

The red jewel embedded in the gear is also worthy of attention.

And if you look closely, you can see that the jewel is surrounded by a transparent plate. The design of the plate seems to spread radially around the red gem.

«……»

So, what does this mean?

«……analysis.»

«────Analysis complete.

Name [Crown Gear].

(Skill medium/item)

Synchronization Item

Time stone

State Analysis

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State: Material Integration. «

It talked.

I’ve analyzed it.

What is synchronization?

How did this happen?……

Pon ~tsu

Pita~tsu

The crown flew off.

It’s back on my head.

Kurukuru kururu………

I walked down the stairs with a slight sense of absentmindness.

«Oh, have you seen it?»

«You look like a princess~»

I want to hold my head. What the hell are my skills?

«…….I think it’s attached to the crown.»

«What?»

«The time stone and the analyze card I got yesterday.»

«Yeah?»

«I think it’s stuck to my gear…….»

«Oh, oh.»

«Oh~»

After that, I ended up helping out at the cafeteria.

My dad told me not to, but I did it today.

I didn’t want to think about anything else. Shredding vegetables is a great way to escape from reality. As long as my hands are moving, I can be mindless.

Mr. Price came to see me before the store opened in the morning. He looked at the top of my head and seemed to want to say something like, «Oh, miss, that’s……» but I silenced him with a look. However, when the customers came in, some of them still noticed the top of my head.……

«Oh, An, you look so pretty today!» «What’s with the head?» «You’re a cute little princess.» «It’s spinning.» «There’s a princess in the cafeteria.» «That’s the magic you learned?» «Hey, princess! The meat plates haven’t arrived yet.» «Mom, I want that crown, too.» «So Anti is finally a cafeteria princess, not a cafeteria girl.»

Oh, no.

Say whatever you want~~~!!!!!

The hair that had been flowing down my back was now flowing off my shoulders as I angrily tore the vegetables into shreds.

Sarasara, sarasara

Oh, it’s getting in my way!　

But if I cut it, my mother will be sad.

Since I came downstairs earlier, I left my hair ties in my room on the second floor.

I’d like to go get it, but I’d lose a lot of time if I had to leave during peak hours like this.

Sarasara, Sarasara, Sarasara

Ah! It’s annoying! Anything that can bind my hair together near me……

«────Condition analysis by Crown Gear complete.

Remedying the problem.»

«What? Wow……!»

Analize suddenly started talking!

And then I saw two gears spinning in front of me.

What are these guys doing here?

As I was startled, the gears got a little bigger and moved to my waist.

As it spun around, it bound my hair from both sides and came up through the gear’s loop. The loop gets smaller and smaller, higher than my ears.

In no time at all, my hair was in twintails.

«Oh An, your hair looks so cute~»

Illustration made by the author of the novel, pretty good if you ask me. https://19609.mitemin.net/i235418/

Puzzled, I touched my hair with both hands.

Oh, it’s nicely bound…….

My hair is thin and heavy, so even if I use regular ribbons or hair ties to tie it up, it will easily fall out when I move around. This is especially true when I’m helping out in the cafeteria.

But now, the gears on top of my head held my hair in place. I touched it, but it didn’t feel like it was shifting. The gears themselves seem to be fixed to the sides of my head.

«────Confirmation of the improvement of the problem.

────State: twin-tailed.»

I’m sure the hair is no longer in the way.

It resolved the problem, but now what?! You mean my skills have figured it out on their own and remedied the problem?

……..Well, should I say thank you anyway?

«──── Crown Gear has accepted your thanks.»

What do you mean, «accepted»? It’s not a government office.

«Hey! Where’s my meat plate?»

«Oh! I’m coming!»

The sudden change in hairstyle left me confused, but the customer’s urging brought me back to thinking.

«Oh, this is it. This is delicious. Miss, your hair looks pretty good!

«Oh, thank you.»

Because of my hair texture, I usually can’t be creative with my hairstyle, so I’m honestly happy when people praise me. It’s quite embarrassing, though.

On this day, I helped out at the store until the closing time, while being teased about the crown on my head and my hairstyle.

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