Anon collects the loose mushrooms into the basket, then heads toward the girl. For a moment, he considers eating a mushroom, but decides against it. Placing it beside the broom, he turns back to the girl.

He carefully lifts the girl on his back. She is surprisingly light. And soft. And she smells really nice.

Focus, dammit.

Anon looks back at the broom and basket. Looks like his hands are full at the moment. He shrugs as he starts walking towards the river. He needs to wake the girl first, they can return for her things later.

It takes a few minutes for him to reach the river. Putting the girl down beside the river, he takes a minute to catch his breath. He is sweating profusely; from exhaustion or nervousness, he can't tell. After a minute, he looks back at the girl, then sighs.

"Well, here goes nothing," he says as he splashes some water onto her face.

She reacts immediately to the cool river water. She slowly gets up and rubs her eyes. Her eyes have a glassy, dazed look as she turns her head from side to side. She yawns and stretches, as if she just got out of her bed. Anon quickly looks away, blushing.

The girl cringes and rubs her head. Before Anon can answer, she starts speaking.

"My head hurts. And my back too. This is worse than yesterday," she says as she stands up.

"Damn Outsider using strange magic to zap me out of the library. He didn't even call out a proper duel. I'll be sure to teach him a lesson the next time I go borrow books..."

She goes on talking about how she crashed on top of a miko in the Human Village. Apparently, they got into an argument that ended in some "Danmaku Battle". Anon listens in silence, partly because he is shocked at the girl's brazen and almost manly manner of speech.

"And the worst part is that I lost the books somewhere. I haven't even read the titles yet, ~ze."

She turns to Anon and stares at him, seeing him for the first time. She frowns.

"Oi, you're an outsider. Who are you? What happened ~ze?"

She seems to be waiting for an answer.

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