Mion, having turned red, insisted that the cute doll would be a much better fit for Rena.

Her attitude made it clear that she really wanted the doll, but couldn't be honest about it.

"I just...

This ol' man just thinks that...

cute dolls like this are...

more for girly girls, you know...?

This doll doesn't deserve to be owned by a tomboy like me... Ahahahahaha!"

"I know that you want it!

It's written all over your face!

Ahahahahaha."

"No!

It's not written on my face!

You're lying! Stop being mean!"

Mion shook her head with an embarrassed look, pretending she wasn't interested in the doll.

Everyone here knew that she wanted it.

We all looked at Mion with big smiles on our faces.

"Hey, it's not like I can only give this doll to a girl!

Just think of it as my gift to you, as a friend!"

"I-Is that so?

So you would give a doll to a boy too?"

"Well... I would choose something else if I had a choice...

But anyway, guys would never reject a gift unless there's something shady going on.

It's just me being generous... Why would you refuse it?!"

"Oh...

So I can accept this doll... even though I'm not a girly girl...?"

Everyone thought Mion's reaction was hilarious.

Rena couldn't stop chuckling.

Satoko and I burst out laughing too.

Mion, having realized she was being laughed at, got even more embarrassed.

"I'm offering this to you as a friend!

I don't want to hear that you're not cherishing it!"

"O...

okay...

Umm...

This ol' man just wants to make it clear that he's not accepting this because he wants this doll!

He's taking it because you said it's a gift from you as a friend...

He's taking it as a courtesy so he doesn't disrespect your generosity!"

Hanyuu was cracking up too.

She was laughing in a loud voice, knowing that no one could hear her anyway.

But was this really a good way to resolve the problem...?

I thought that Mion's issue in the previous life was that she wanted Keiichi to treat her like a girl...

She got the doll, but Keiichi still wasn't treating her that way...

Still, Mion looked very happy. Maybe it wasn't a big deal after all.

I'm sure that Mion will take that doll with her to bed tonight.

She'll kiss it good night, too.

I could bet on that.

It was written all over her face.

"She's finally accepted it.

It was a challenge just for me to give her a doll."

Keiichi turns around to face us, smiling bitterly.

"Ahahahaha, you did it though!"

"......Yup. It was perfect.

I'm impressed that you managed it."

"Mion-san was hilarious!

It was obvious the moment you looked that she really wanted the doll!"

"Isn't that the truth!

Ahahahahahahahaha!"

"Hey, you guys!

Are you saying rude things about this ol' man?

Knock it off already!"

"Don't you have to get to work?

You're going to be late."

"You guys better watch yourselves!"

Mion seemed like she wanted to stay longer, but after looking at her watch she started heading to work.

Everyone was wearing smiles on their faces.

Today was such a fun day.

Everyone had lots of fun, and no one was hurt.

I've repeated this same day so many times before.

But this time, something was different...

It's like I rolled a die and got a six...

and then I rolled it again, and got a six again.

I don't know if this was just a lucky coincidence, or if it was meant to be.

It's as if the god of fate is celebrating my motivation to fight against him...