EXTRA: The Hanako-sans

One day, a question suddenly came to mind. Right in front of me was Hanako-san.
Back in elementary school, and even now, Hanako-san was just as cute as ever.

However, there are countless schools across the country,
and outside of schools as well, there are many restrooms.
What would happen if she were called at the same time from multiple places?

“Hey, Hanako-san.
If you were called from several places at once, what would happen?”

“I can only go to one place at a time, so the other places have to wait—
or sometimes, another Hanako goes instead.”
Hanako-san answered cutely, holding a mug filled with cocoa in both hands.

“Huh? There are lots of Hanakos?”
I had called her many times, but I had never seen any Hanako other than her.
“But when I call Hanako-san, it’s always Hanako-san who comes, right?
Um— I mean Hanako-san… not some other Hanako-san…”

Seeing how confused I was, Hanako-san laughed and said,
“I know what you’re trying to say.”
“It’s not exactly first come, first served, but it ends up feeling like that Hanako’s toilet, I guess.
Some Hanako-sans don’t really mind, though.”

“What are the other Hanako-sans like?”

“They’re mostly the same, but there are some feisty older girls too.”
Seeing Hanako-san looking a little proud like that for the first time was cute as well.

“She was laughing, saying,
‘I kept getting called over and over again as a prank, so I scolded them and gave them a light knock on the head.’
And then she said she even went into their dreams and gave them some extra scolding too.
If she knew it was just a prank, she could’ve just ignored it, though.”
As she said that, Hanako-san suddenly smiled, looking genuinely amused.

But something Hanako-san said casually gave me a strong shock.
“Huh? Hanako-san—you can go into dreams?”

If I could be with Hanako-san even in my dreams, how happy would that be?
I asked, desperately holding back the smile that was about to spread across my face.

“That Hanako can do it, apparently. Amazing, right? I can’t,” she said.
I did feel a little disappointed, but since Hanako-san looked like she was having fun, I decided to count it as a good thing.

As long as Hanako-san looks happy, that alone makes me happy.
“Want a refill of cocoa? Should I add some marshmallows too?”
Hanako-san, her eyes sparkling, was just too unbelievably cute.

I’ll forget about the other Hanako-sans.

Because I have my Hanako-san――.