Passerby Diary (Writing Practice)

Chapter 6 - DATE A MIO

Shinji POV

Mio keeps dragging me while saying "Date!" over and over again since we separated with Rimuru-san, she finally stops and looks around

Mio- "What is happening, Shin?"

I noticed that we are in the middle of a shopping district, and it seems that there is some kind of festival, so that's why the queue is long yesterday. How convenient for my date.

Shinji- "Well, it seems that there is a festival, so how about we get some food here"

Mio- "Oh, we can also buy something for Shio here"

Shinji- "Yeah, good idea"

We walked around for a bit until Mio spotted a food stand.

Mio- "Oh! Shin, what is this?!"

Shinji- "It's a meat skewer, let's buy some"

We buy many of it, and Mio pretty much just takes most of it. When she finishes it, she runs into another shop that sells shaved ice.

Mio- "Oh, Shin! That looks sweet!"

Shinji- "One please"

We surprisingly keep running at a familiar food from every food stand that we come across, and now we're at a game where we need to shoot something to get it.

Vendor- "Come on, try it"

Shinji- "How much is it?"

Vendor- "10 bronze coins"

Shinji- "Here"

Vendor- "Thank you, here is the bow"

Mio- "I want that, Shin"

She's pointing at a big blue bear that resembles the small teddy bear that's in her pocket.

Shinji- "Okay"

I tried a few times but I failed every time and I also ask for a redo.

Shinji- "I'm sorry, Mio"

Mio- "Let me try"

I give her the bow, she aims and... shoots it to the rack.

Shinji- "Well..."

*BLAM*

The shelf falls over and Mio is having a smug look on her face.

Shinji- "So... do we get those or..."

The vendor quickly nodded his head as if terrified of something and then hands me the item that falls. I split it with Mio so that we can walk properly.

We wander around the festival, trying the food here, talking about ourselves, and now Mio is asking me an existential crisis question.

Mio- "The song that Shio sings when we got out of that cave is... I feel that she might know something about me..."

Shinji- "Now that you say it..."

I always have this lingering suspicion on where she was going when we're having a day off, she always tries to avoid the question when I ask her about why she hates DEM and make those conspiracy theories about them with a simple 'I just hate them', and the tone that she's using is not a simple 'just hate them', she's holding a grudge and I think that Mio might be connected to that.

Mio- "I'm afraid that I might endanger you someday, I'm afraid that something might happen that will separate us"

Shinji- "No, Mio, I will get strong in this world. Besides, I can date you and make you fall in love with me like what Shiori-nee said in her song"