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A month after Valentine's Day: White Day

Soukoku Valentine's Week 2022- the epilogue??

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Dazai really thought it was over.

All those days which one is supposed to spend with their lover, marking varying importance for each day. For quite a while, he was only aware of the existence of such a thing called 'Valentine's Day'. Traditionally, it was a day where the girls brought chocolate for the boys; obligatory chocolate, friendship chocolate, or actually confession chocolates and such. It could be either of them. 

This was the usual scenario in Japan at least. But then, Dazai found out about the very questionable importance of the week leading up to Valentine's Day. Apparently, starting February seventh, each day was labelled as something. For example, 'Rose Day' or 'Promise Day'. It was probably a new concept, but it sounded funny, so Dazai had convinced his partner to celebrate the whole week with him. They had actually gone half-way to being all out for every single day. 

But all of that was over in February, wasn't it? That week for lovers was supposed to end with Valentine's Day, on February 14. And it has already been a month since then, so wasn't all of that already done and moved on from? 

Apparently not.

Today, Dazai learned a very interesting piece of information at work. From the Agency's resident doctor, nonetheless. He was called to the infirmary for one of the mandatory regular check-ups, his turn being after a few others. He usually disliked the idea of having to get a check-up. It was invasive and annoying and uncomfortable; even if the doctor was Yosano-sensei, someone he knew well enough.

Nevertheless, after his check-up was finished today, Yosano brought up something he had no idea about. Putting her surgical instruments aside, she took off her glasses, "A couple of us are going to go grab a few drinks after work today. But you must have plans already, right?"

Dazai tilted his head in confusion, "No? Why would I have plans?"

To that, Yosano spared him an incredulous look, "Because you're one of those bastards who's actually in a relationship?!"

The detective yelped, "What does that have to do with anything, Sensei-!!"

Folding her arms, Yosano stared at him with raised eyebrows, "Heh? What's this? Don't tell me you don't know what today is?"

"I... Don't?" This was accompanied by another tilt of his head for extra emphasis on his confusion.

The doctor rolled her eyes, "It's White Day, of course!"

As an exaggerated reaction, Dazai's jaw dropped comically, "Huh? What's that now?"

Rolling her eyes some more and letting out exasperated sighs, Yosano finally took to explaining exactly what 'White Day' was. So, Valentine's Day, right? Exactly a month after that, March 14 was apparently labelled as White Day. As tradition goes, the boys who received chocolates back in February, be it any of the three kinds; it was their day to return the favour and bring chocolates for the very girls from whom they received their chocolate from.

So, the girls brought chocolates for the guys on Valentine's Day; and the boys returned the favour and brought chocolates for the girls on White Day. That was basically it. But for other couples and such, it was probably just another day to put up a disgusting display of being in love, and going on a fancy date or something like that.

Dazai couldn't help but snort, once the explanation was over, "There's a day like that now? What, are there days for literally everything at this point?"