Mitakihara Original

Category: Chapter 16

  • 7 — A House United

    “— be in charge of the transition into a new legislature. With a deadline for new mayoral elections set at the third week of March, however, newly appointed interim mayor Nobunaga has expressed his desire for citizens to cast their votes even earlier than that—” With one eye on the local news playing on an…

  • 6 — Same Old, Same Old

    Two girls mutter and argue as they leave the basement of New Eden. Thursdays weren’t typically a day for “self-defense” training, but the older of the girls insisted. The older of the girls limped out with a freshly healed broken arm, and she was swearing under her breath. Ayumi: Y-Yui-sensei warned you, though! She… she…

  • 5 — School of Hard Knocks

    The final bell had come and gone, and with it, Mitakihara High School’s first official day back. Yosuke had once again made an attempt to speak with Koharu, and once again, he had no luck. Dejected, he left the building, past Hanako and Ueno, walking side by side in the opposite direction.  Hanako: Are you…

  • 4 — Back to School (pt. 2)

    Although Mitakihara University has reopened its doors as well, ushering a new semester with a low-key attempt at returning to form, the campus is still a long way from running the way it used to. As Alice leaves the Department of Contemporary Arts and crosses the main courtyard, she notices construction workers cleaning graffiti off…

  • 3 — Back to School (pt. 1)

    After the New Year, Mitakihara’s schools opened again. Though dealing with some broken windows, as well as an excess of students coming from schools that were more heavily damaged, or were simply more of a commute now that public transportation was still spotty, the school day marched forward. Though some students were here only temporarily,…

  • 2 — New Eden

    A building not too far from the center of Mitakihara City stands unassuming, with a simple sign on top of it. “New Eden.” A gymnasium that gets enough foot traffic to stay afloat, though closed to the general public on Sundays. Instead, the gym hosts a “self-defense” course for young girls of all ages, though…

  • 1 — New Year’s Day

    Hatsumōde. The traditional New Year’s shrine visit of the year. Though Mitakihara’s shrine is normally packed, this year the crowd is more sparse. For a mercy, it seemed the shrine was too out of the way for even the rioters to touch. The shrine priest and maidens worked hard to make sure hatsumōde, at least,…