On the way home after saying goodbye to Nerissa, Shiori thinks about how much fun she had today. She always looks forward to doing a collab with one of the other Hololive members. Whenever she is alone, her mind goes back to thinking about Novelite. It's been a few months since Novelite moved on, but it still feels like it happened yesterday. It's to be expected as they were by her side for so long. The manor is very quiet when she is not streaming. Her fans were also called novelites, which made her feel a little weird. She wasn't sure if they should be called that, but she was told it was to make them feel closer to her. So, while it didn't really feel right, she decided to go along with it. She also has kept her word about not creating another Novelite. She felt it would be insulting to them. As if their presence was something that could be easily replaced. Shiori makes it home, "I'm back." Shiori says this out of habit. Usually, Novelite would welcome her back, and even though they are not here anymore, Shiori says this without thinking. Hearing no response only makes her sad. Shiori remembers Nerissa's offer about staying with one of them, and she did consider it, but she felt it would be wrong to do so. Like she was trying to forget about Novelite. That was something she didn't want to do. She thinks about what to do now and remembers that tomorrow was her off day, which is something she does not look forward to. Usually, her off days fall on a work day for the rest of Advent. She gets very lonely on these days as before she had Novelite to keep her company. "Guess I'll just go to sleep for now." Shiori goes to her room to sleep. In her dreams, she sees Novelite. They were hanging out with the other novelites she had created in the past. It was a strange dream as it felt like she was actually watching them.
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The next day, Shiori wakes up, "Not a bad dream. At least in my dreams, I can see them." While she was happy to see Novelite in some form, she also gets sad at the sight of the other novelites. She felt bad that although she didn't want to replace her last novelite, she replaced the ones that came before them. She never forgot them, but she didn't really think about the past novelite while hanging out with the current one. Thinking about this made her feel bad. Like she wasn't a good friend. The time she spent with all of them was special. They weren't something that could be replaced, but that's exactly what she did with most of them. Shiori gets up from her bed and goes through her manor, looking for anything that reminds her of novelites. She never threw anything away, so there should be something in the manor that belonged to them. After a few hours, Shiori managed to find things that belonged to all the novelites. Things that they did together, like the random games they played or the stories that they went through. Shiori smiles at the walk through memory lane, "I haven't looked at any of this stuff in a long time. Let's clean all this up and find a good place for them." Shiori spent her day cleaning and rearranging everything, and before she realized the day was over. She looked at the room she made for holding anything that had to do with the novelites, "There was more than I expected. But it's nice looking at all the things we did together. I really miss them." Shiori begins to cry a bit, "I should get ready for tomorrow. Tomorrow is the breakfast stream, and I got to wake up early. It's hard waking up in the morning." Shiori goes to sleep and has another dream about her novelites. She sees them in the manor. It looks bigger than normal with more rooms added to it. There's a workout room, a library, and many more rooms that aren't in her manor. Shiori wakes up smiling as she has had another dream about her novelites. She hopes that she'll have those dreams often.
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It's time for the breakfast stream, and once it's begins, Shiori starts off with her introduction, "Shiorin! Shiori Novella here at your service." Her fans who joined the stream all say good morning and hello. "Good morning, everyone. I'm feeling a bit sleepy today. I've never been good in the mornings." Her fans are always nice to her and look forward to hanging out with her during her streams. Whenever she feels that she isn't entertaining, they make sure to tell her that they are having fun. This makes her happy, and she remembers what Novelite said. That she'll be liked by many people. "I guess they were right." Shiori whispers to herself. Towards the end of her stream, Shiori says goodbye to her fans, "Bye, everyone. Thanks for keeping me company." The fans say goodbye and thank her for the stream. Once the stream is officially over, Shiori takes a breath, "I'm glad I decided to do this. I didn't think I could do this, but with so many people cheering me on, I must be doing something right. And Henmama didn't bonk me today." Due to her dream, Shiori was in a better mood. Getting to see all her novelites in any form made her happy. While she couldn't be with them again, those dreams and the room she just made got rid of some of the loneliness. While she wasn't alone due to the rest of hololive, she still missed the company of her novelites. Shiori looked at all her books, "I got put away for years because of my so-called forbidden knowledge, but most of it wasn't useful. The most useful knowledge she had was how to make the novelites and how to go into stories. If only I could bring them back." Shiori put that thought to the back of her mind as that couldn't be possible. Once a story ends, it can't continue. Mori Calliope said something similar when she was talking about her job as a reaper. There was a time when she saved someone without thinking. She thought she should get in trouble, but her boss said it was fine. Even though she was told it was fine, she didn't want to make it a habit. Some things shouldn't be messed with she said. "I do understand that, but if no one gets hurt and everyone is happy, does it really matter?" No one can answer her question, and she continues working on her tasks. As a member of Hololive, she has a lot of work to do. Practicing her singing, making sure her videos work, going to meetings, responding to her fans, and much more. "This would be much easier if Novelite was here. Though I think I let them spoil me too much. It was pretty hard learning to do everything by myself." The day ends, and Shiori gets ready to go to sleep. Lately, she looks forward to sleep time because, for some reason, all her dreams involve her novelites. Sure enough, the next dream also involves them. The dream seems like she is watching them in real time.
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(Back in the other manor)You have been in the manor for quite some time now. All of your needs are taken care of by the manor. Your only concern was that you couldn't tell how Shiori was doing. However, recently, all of your dreams involve Shiori. None of them are really grand. They are just her daily life. Her practicing, doing her streams, and hanging out with the other members. Sometimes, she seems sad and does something to distract herself. Your last dream was of her making a room with not only your things but of things that belong to the other novelites. This made you smile, and you hoped that she really did this. "If only this was real. Sadly, these are just my dreams." Although it was a little early, you decide to sleep. You fall asleep rather quickly and instead of the normal dream. Your surroundings are pure white. You can, for some reason, move around so you start walking. After a while, you see someone in the distance. You get surprised and walk closer to them, "Shiori?" Shiori turns to you with a shocked expression, "Novelite?"
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The Novelite's Journey
FanfictionThis story is inspired by Shiori and the Novelite written by robsawn. https://www.wattpad.com/story/359946134-shiori-and-the-novelite After spending many years with Shiori Novella, their time ran out, and their story has come to an end. However, the...