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It's better we back off right now while there's still time

before we misunderstand each other even more

Staple stable

Staple stable

Staple stable

Staple stable

Before I knew it, the words I stapled you away with

ended up piercing my own heart, and it pains me so

It's all your fault

Don't approach me while I'm such a, such a mess

Don't look so, so deeply into me

Don't talk to me with such a, such a stupid grin

But don't talk to anyone else

Like the vast heavens above,

pledge an endless eternity to me that unfurls infinitely

If I plunge into your heart with a love,

as ruthless as the oceans' waves, please accept me

And now, even though they can't possibly be weighed,

I'll divulge these heavy feelings of mine to you

Koyomi Flower

Calendarstory

Calendarstory Koyomi Flower

Maius

May 9th

It was early evening on a Tuesday.

I was walking home from the usual cram school ruins with Senjougahara Hitagi.

She'd been suffering.

She'd been under circumstances so painful that she'd numbed herself to that very pain.

And then, yesterday, that chapter of illness in her life had finally been closed.

They say you truly understand what a blessing being healthy is once you recover from an illness,

but the way I see things after being plagued with ill-health for so long

is that even something as simple as walking along normally like this is a rather novel experience.

Is that so?

Now then, whatever shall I do?

About what?

Check both ways

You know, I was charged Oshino's fee for dealing with my condition.

Do you have any money in the bank?

Not in the bank, but owed to it.

Senjougahara, do you know any ghost stories?

As a specialist, one of Oshino's duties is collecting stories about oddities.

I was thinking that if you know of any peculiar ghost stories, or unique urban legends,

you might be able to write off some of your debt with those.

Regrettably, I know of no strange happenings odder than what I myself experienced.

What's this?

What're you doing?

Don't touch me.

My bad.

It just seemed like you were about to leap out into oncoming traffic.

That wasn't my intention.

I just wanted to get a better look at that.

That?

It seems there was a traffic accident over there.

Sure seems that way.

Probably recent.

Nevertheless, if you were hit by a car because those flowers stole your attention,

their soul would never find peace.

You have to be careful.

I just remembered.

Remembered?

Remembered what?

A terrifying tale, Araragi.

Which is?

Black

This is an order from the princess.

Exert thyself valiantly.

I don't think any princesses talk like that.

May 10th

Abiding Princess Senjougahara's orders,

I paid a visit to the roof of Naoetsu High's school building.

Oh, it's true.

It's just as she said.

There was a fresh bouquet of flowers on the restricted access rooftop.

Contractors - 000 Construction Company

Apologies for the inconvenience during construction. Safety is our priority, so please take all due care around the site as we carry out construction. We request and appreciate your continued understanding.

How did you get on the roof when it's off-limits?

I may not be Miss Hanekawa, but I'm still an honors student.

It's easy enough for me to come up with a pretext to borrow the key from a teacher.

So what brought you up there in the first place?

I was thinking about my personal security after entering Naoetsu High.

Stop

She was a woman who took greater precautions compared to others.

She herself had investigated the school for an entirely different reason to Hanekawa.

She explained how she'd thoroughly established where was safe, where danger lurked,

Caution

who she could rely on, and who was a threat.

And thus elucidated why she was on the restricted roof whereupon she found the flowers.

It's by no means about oddities, nor even a ghost story.

But if you give it some thought, it certainly is a strange tale.

Black

Indeed, it certainly was strange.

Throughout Naoetsu High School's 18-year history, there hasn't been a single incident of a student dying.

Putting that aside for now,

how the hell am I going to get back inside the building?

So, what do you think, Oshino?

Is the story I just brought you worth 100,000 yen?

What is it?

Araragi, would you happen to know that miss' number or email?

No, I didn't ask.

Then can you tell her this for me?

I'm afraid this exchange doesn't meet my standards.

Please pursue a different method of payment.

Could you please explain to me why this story isn't worth a single cent?

Let's start by discussing the site of that traffic accident you guys came across.

A fatal accident did in fact occur there just last month.

I see.

Fundamentally, the structural layout of that thoroughfare lends itself to accidents happening.

I see your point. Senjougahara almost unwittingly stepped out onto incoming traffic as well.

But in her case, the flower offering stole her attention.

So it wasn't an issue of layout, per se.

The problem at hand is answering why flowers have been placed on every single rooftop,

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despite no one having ever tried to commit suicide by jumping from a school building,

and there being no recorded accidents of someone falling to their death.

That's the measure of it.

Well, putting aside whether or not there was a fall, rooftops certainly are accident-prone locations.

That's why they're off-limits.

No entry

No unauthorized entry

No unauthorized entry

Yeah, schools that allow students on the roofs usually have fences tall enough to stop a giant.

That's right.

Whether near a road or inside a school, places where accidents are more likely to happen do exist.

Put simply,

they're like the opposites of places of power.

So you mean they attract negative spiritual energy?

I think I've heard of something similar.

Like how the number 13 is unlucky or something?

Nah, that's a completely different matter.

There are numerous places countrywide where accidents are more likely to occur.

Furthermore, there are locations where people more readily choose to commit suicide.

However, the problems with those places are to do with the terrain or environment.

They have nothing to do with the spiritual.

Yeah, Senjougahara almost walked onto the road not because of an oddity or spirit,

but because of the angle at which the flowers were placed.

That's true.

Which is why I was thinking of going to reposition those flowers after this.

Araragi, if a bouquet placed in offering can invite further disaster,

don't you think it could bring about the opposite as well?

Naoetsu Private High School

Now for the epilogue—or rather, the outcome.

The outcome this time was delayed quite a while.

Safety First

The reason being that, in my mind, Oshino put the matter to bed so thoroughly

that I didn't even report back to Senjougahara about it.

Notice

Our apologies for all inconvenience caused. Please bear with us during this construction period.

Danger

No entry

It is very dangerous, so you must not enter!

No entry beyond this point

It wasn't until the dying days of May that I remembered it.

Black

I remember now!

To keep it short, those bouquets formed a part of the school's management of the rooftops.

Rooftop management?

Yeah, like controlling the keys or building fences, that sort of thing.

Though compared to physical security, this was more for peace of mind.

Apparently kind of like a charm or a jinx.

And how does placing flowers on a roof manage anything?

It's a tasteless subterfuge,

No entry beyond this point

but basically the flowers give the impression that someone actually died here,

which serves as an indirect warning that the area is dangerous.

Danger No entry

Warning?

As in, accidents happen frequently ahead, so be careful?

Someone probably thought that the standard warning signs didn't quite cut it.

A message informing you that someone actually died here is pretty potent.

But would it make any more of a difference than a simple jinx?

Well, Oshino did say it was for peace of mind, so they probably weren't a serious measure.

Fences and locking the door should usually be enough to prevent falls.

However, those measures aren't fool-proof.

There really are students like you who lie their way onto the roofs after all.

Excuse me Araragi.

Could you please refrain from insinuating that I lied?

Black

I'm just a sweet talker.

You're as sly as a serpent!

A sweet poison will kill all the same!

That's exactly why the school placed those charms there

as an added layer of protection in case their imperfect measures were breached.

I get it now.

But how on earth did Oshino conclude all that just from what you told him?

I wouldn't go so far as saying he drew conclusions.

I mean, you and I both were overlooking something obvious from the start.

Whether an accident or suicide,

if someone fell to their death, you wouldn't place the offering on the roof.

You'd place it on the ground where they landed.

I understand completely. We were under the wrong impression.

To be fair, it was a mistake nearly everyone would make.

So quick to justify herself.

Well, even if the person in charge somehow recognized this discrepancy,

they had no choice but to place the flowers on the roof.

However,

Safety First

it seems those measures won't be undertaken in the future.

Indeed, it was the renovation of the rooftops which triggered my memory of this incident.

Pre-construction

The school was forced to renovate the rooftops

because a rumor started spreading a few days ago that a student had tried to get onto the roof

by climbing the outside of the building.

The school probably never thought that there would be someone stupid enough to try and get up from the exterior.

And so, they had to construct an expensive new fence.

And if they ever found out that I was the culprit,

I'm sure my expulsion would be the bare minimum.

Of course, Senjougahara wouldn't get off scot-free for egging me on.

Araragi.

Yeah, I know.

This is our secret.

No, keeping it a secret might not cut it.

Then what should we do?

What we've done until now, of course.

Which is?

Black

Forget all about it.

I kick a stone away to get rid of my worries

I'm downplaying the flutter I feel this April

We were happy children full of curiosity

I was the one who pushed you forward

Let's escape our confines and stop on the way

Let's ride our bikes to far away

carrying our hopes and dreams in the basket

The future we talked about looks nice

The shadows grow longer,

and we are none the wiser