The Letter to Misaki
Prologues

I want to know.

It would be impossible if I went back in time to meet my soul mate...

I thought about it when I watched one of the anime. The anime follows a girl who goes back in time to meet her childhood friend who was hit dead.

The point is, the girl reunites with her childhood friends and changes the future where they are together. Why does this only happen in anime? Why not in the real world too?

"Haaa" I let out a long breath.

Summer is something. I remember like that so there's nothing I want to do right now

Perhaps so, but what I am doing right now is looking at the clouds while lying on the porch.

Other days as usual, no meaningful activities. Because it is now a holiday, my activities are also automatic holidays.

Wait what day, huh?

I stood up before I realized it was Thursday. Wait, right, it's Thursday.

If it's Thursday, it's tomorrow. Tomorrow is Sunday.

Tik-tok~

There was a knock from the door.

"Excuse me" And another voice followed.

"..."

I fell silent on the spot and let the people outside talk to themselves.

After a few breaks...

"Sorry, I'm a letter carrier. I brought a letter to.pak Kawamura"

"..." - ".I remained silent.

Is anyone still sending letters this summer? What if the letter melts try? What are they thinking?

I wanted to say that, but right now I have to be quiet.

"Hmm, isn't there anyone? Then leave it here" He spoke to himself, then a voice sounded like someone opened the ballot box.

"Alright, thank you" Until the end he spoke to himself. It surprised me.

I made a pause a few seconds after the mail courier said he was leaving. After that stand up and go outside to pick up the letter.

I feel guilty for making that courier go crazy. But I'm sure he's been doing this job, every mailing when no one's home.

"Haa" I scratched my head.

About this hour, the temperature outside will be up to how many degrees? I have to hurry before the mail outside melts.

I reached the door algae and opened the door. Just as I was doing that, there was a figure waiting outside after the door opened.

"Woi" A girl with long black hair is shiny, and left unattached. She wore a jacket and short skirt to her knees even though it was summer. That gives a signal that he is free and independent. With green eyes staring, I knew that he was waiting for my arrival.

He stood in front of me while putting his hands on his waist and one hand holding a letter. The girl with those criteria, now greeted me with a short greeting.

In a moment like that, all I do is—

Quickly shut the door, before he quickly held me back from doing so.

"Woi, wait a minute. At least listen to me first!"

"I heard it all!"

This girl somehow makes me tired. He with all his might held me to close the door and managed to make me fail to close the door. It is very clear that he is strong—

After giving up on the door and letting her talk, the girl gave me a letter.

"Here" said the girl as she gave the letter and placed it on the floor.

This girl is none other than my close neighbor, Hiroi Chika. He works part-time as a mailman or sometimes a newspaper, I don't remember.

"Tumben once you politely call me sir.argh! It hurts..." I said it was cut off after a blow hit my stomach. I fell down and knelt on the floor.

"Hmph, quickly grab your letter! I don't have time to deal with slackers like you!"

"Calling a slacker rather..." The door closed before I finished my words.

I'm sure he's not far from here yet, but I won't call him back and let him go.

Hiroi Chika is the son of Hiroi's dojo. If you ask me where the dojo is, I'll answer it's near my house.

He was forced to become the dojo's successor, and because he didn't want to be that's what made him decide to be independent.

I thought he was going to run away from home to be independent, but he didn't...

...

Okay, where was the letter?

I didn't expect to get a letter this summer, who sent it?

Hmm, eh?

"No return address? How can this be..."

Letter without sender...Uh wait, there's a sender's name...

"Miss?"

That only? No more information, such as date of delivery or return address.

There were only rigid motifs and foreign stamps on his mail envelope.

"For Manabe..."

For me?

What is this letter? Are there any new rules for writing letters? Or how?

Or there's a prankster...

Yeah, this must be a prankster. This must be Chika! Well because he's the most likely to do it.

Behold it!

With that, I threw the letter to the floor—

...----------------...

—Today, as usual.

I want to ask you guys.

Is it strange, if you often fall tripped? I mean, every day. Is that weird?

Well, I mean it's probably bad luck, right?

I think so too. Because these 6 days I had bad luck for a row. I stumble at least 4 times a day.

Like when I helped my aunt get stuff, when I was chasing my sister who stole the cake I kept, when I came out of the bathroom, even when I did nothing.

Is that weird?

I don't know what bad luck will be waiting for again today.

When I said that, I remember Thursday. Calculated from the first day I experienced that misfortune, approximately 6 days, means that the day after I received the letter.

I beg God! Hope there is no more bad luck today! I want to play my game today! I beg!

If I manage to finish it, I promise I won't bother my sister anymore and diligently help aunt wash the dishes. The vow!

May my prayers be answered

"Good Day"

"Lord, I'm mohoooon!"

The sound came from the door and interrupted my prayer.

No, it's just getting started and there's bad luck!

What the hell, that kid now!?

Infuriated, I walked towards the door by stomping my feet.

Then grab the door algae and slam the door open wide.

"NOW WHAT, CHIKA-SAMA!?"

Loudly, I asked.

But then I fell silent, seeing Chika in a karate uniform stand up while looking down.

I just saw him like this for the first time.

"You just got back from the dojo?"

While wearing a karate uniform, he stood up like one waiting for the first date.

"Yes, sorry to bother you..."

His face was slightly flushed and he lowered his head slightly, hoping that I didn't notice it.

Tumben he's so formal so, what's up?

"You why? Suddenly formal...ARGH! Upstream again..." I fell down and knelt in front of him.

"This is your letter. Sorry I'm busy now. First yes"

Waving small, then leaving the letter in the mailbox and then leaving me.

That's the kid really why?

Forget it, this time another letter?

Now from whom?

With such thoughts in mind, I tried to stand up and grab the mailbox and search for the letter.

"It's..."

Okay, this time who...!?

"Miss!?"

Again, I received this strange letter.

"Wait, the address..."

And just like before, this time there was also no return address.

"Nothing" Still the same as before, this time also without the sender's address.

Her letter envelope was attached to a rigid motif with a strange font in black.

Also along with strange stamps on behalf of the sender...

What is this letter?

"For Manabe..."

For me?

"For Manabe Kawamura..."

For me...

What'sthat's it?

About like that, with that intention, I intend to open and read the contents of this letter.

Wait, wasn't there a letter like this before?

I put the letter on the table and looked for another letter.

Where ya? Maybe tidied up auntie while cleaning. I'll ask him later. Therefore, I'd better open this one first...

Let's open the letter.

"..."

...

'Whenever you read this letter, I congratulate you. This means that you have thrown out the first letter and do not have to worry, it will disappear by itself after the task is completed.

All right, get to the point. You have been chosen to complete an important task and must complete it before the deadline'

"Huh?" I'm talking to myself.

'Tasks will be sent every Thursday via this letter. If you fail or violate, or even do not work on it, it will get a penalty that is worth the task. Please pay attention'

"What?" I'm talking to myself again.

'As I mentioned, the letter will disappear on its own once the deadline expires. So please be on time. So for explanation. So today's task is to greet Chika-san at her house and get a reply from her, the deadline until tomorrow. Thank you, good luck'

"Hahhhhhhhh!?" I spoke to myself again and stood up.

What the hell does this mean? I don't get it!

I went back to reading the last paragraph.

"Punishment: your savings will be lost 900 yen..You're kidding me, right!?"

(Note: 100k)

Reading at the end of the letter, the name of the sender is written without a date or signature.

"Home Misaki..."

Who exactly is he? What is this letter exactly?

There was so much I wanted to ask in my mind.

But the most important...

"Why should I lose 900 yen?"