Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

RASCAL DOES NOT DREAM OF SANTA CLAUS

THE WORLD DREAMS

I would like to take this opportunity to share an announcement with you all.

I'm sure some of you have realized this already...

but actually, I am Touko Kirishima.

And now, one more song!

Yes, Akagi here.

It's me, Azusagawa.

Can I see you today after this?

DECEMBER 25TH

Good morning, Mai-san.

Did I say anything strange in my sleep?

What were you doing with Akagi-san in your dream?

I was calling her with my own smartphone.

Your smartphone?

You, Sakuta?

Yes.

Hmm. That's a strange dream.

It think I was at a music festival or something?

You were singing a Touko Kirishima song there...

and you even claimed to be Touko Kirishima.

Do you think it has something to do with the recent prophetic dreams?

It was eerily realistic.

But I don't have any plans on performing at a music festival.

And me being Touko Kirishima isn't even possible.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Mai-san, I forgot to tell you yesterday...

but we received an offer for an unusual project.

It's a music-related job, but...

Could it be an offer to perform at a music festival?

Huh? How did you figure that out?

According to Ryoko-san, the music festival is going to be held on April 1st.

That's still quite a while from now.

The members of the band that performed with me

in the movie that came out last month

are inviting me to one of their gigs as a guest vocalist, I guess.

So, Mai-san, what are you going to do?

I'll accept.

After all, it's a request from people whom I feel obliged to help out.

That means the future is one step closer to the dream I had.

All I have to do now is to disclose to everyone I'm Touko Kirishima?

That means I have to buy a smartphone, too.

I'm home!

We are back to our news about connectivity issues in various social media platforms.

You're late, Big Brother.

Considering I'm coming back from a date, I'm pretty early, aren't I?

Since this morning, there have been difficulties

accessing several popular social media services.

LARGE-SCALE NATIONWIDE COMMUNICATION FAILURE

The reason is believed to be server flooding

from simultaneous posts with the #DREAMING hashtag.

It has been roughly half a day since the onset,

#DREAMING again?

but connection issues still persist.

Kaede, did you have some kind of dream, too?

There is a possibility that it will take quite some time for full recovery.

Yeah.

Was it such an embarrassing dream, you don't want to talk about it?

It's not embarrassing, but...

But?

It was a dream where I was back to my other self.

I was waiting for you to come home with Nasuno.

You have something on your mind to cause a relapse into dissociative disorder?

Like my career path.

That's quite a wholesome issue.

I'm going to apply for college, too.

I am still not comfortable in places with lots of people.

But I heard Komi's first choice was your university...

so I thought I'd like to go, too, if I'm going together with Komi.

Is that bad?

I guess that's fine.

My motivation was going to the same university as Mai-san, too.

Rather, are you okay on time?

Your job starts at 6:00, right?

Yeah.

I'm heading out now.

Kaede's dream, huh.

I DREAMED I WAS TALKING ABOUT BREAKING UP WITH MY BOYFRIEND. THAT'S THE REASON I'M TALKING ABOUT IT! IT'S REALLY GOOD TO TALK ABOUT IT.

#DREAMING

A DREAM OF GETTING INTO COLLEGE. HEY! IS IT A DREAM, LIVING ALONE FOR THE FIRST TIME? I WOKE UP WHEN IT GOT GOOD. #DREAMING

VIEWING CHERRY BLOSSOMS AT NIGHT. MY COLLEGE FRIEND DRANK TOO MUCH, AND I THOUGHT I'D STOP HIM FROM DRINKING. #DREAMING

Hello.

My name is Azusagawa. Is this the correct number for Akagi-san?

Azusagawa?

Sorry to call so suddenly on a day like this.

Who did you get my number from?

I didn't ask anyone.

I saw it in my dream. I was calling you in it.

So I called this number to see if the number was the real thing.

I really am sorry to suddenly call like this.

Don't worry about it.

There's something I wanted to talk to you about, too.

Can it be that you also had a dream?

Right, a dream I received a call from you.

You said, "Can I see you after this?"

So a dream of the same day as the one I saw.

Hey, Azusagawa...

I think I figured out what the dream was about.

Really?

That dream is actually...

DECEMBER 28TH

SHONAN PERSONAL INSTRUCTION CRAM SCHOOL

Can I skip today's class, Sensei?

At least tell me the reason why?

I had a dream on the night of Christmas Eve.

What kind?

A dream where I'm on a date with Yoshiwa at Enoshima.

That's pretty dreamy.

We ate fresh young sardine bowls, and she fed me some soft serve,

and we were even holding hands.

Basically you feel awkward seeing Yoshiwa-san right now,

so you want to skip class today?

Right!

Yamada, you had the hots for Himeji-san until recently, didn't you?

I bumped into Himeji-san on the evening of Christmas Eve at the train station.

She said something like, "I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong idea until now."

I thought you didn't believe in the occult stories like #DREAMING?

I don't believe in it, but Yoshiwa might have had the same dream I did!

It's happening to a bunch of people!

They totally had the same dream.

In any case, aren't there too many people talking about dreams?

JANUARY 3RD

HAPPY NEW YEAR

No, I really thought that was a mochi. You understand?

That's lame.

Mai-san, thank you for sending us the fishcakes.

That was sent under my name, wasn't it?

Mai-san was the one considerate enough to send it, right?

Gotta hand it to my mom. You really get it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

We'll be right back after the news!

GOGOICHI SQUARE NEW YEAR SPECIAL

Time for news. Before dawn yesterday,

UNEMPLOYED MAN ARRESTED FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE

a man walking around bending license plates on cars

in a residential district of Yokohama was arrested.

During police interrogation, the man stated,

"I had a dream that I still wasn't employed in April.

I did it because I felt irritated and annoyed."

The police are still investigating, as he may have committed other crimes.

That's a rather strange incident.

I agree.

By the way, what kind of dream did you have on Christmas Eve, Mai-san?

I didn't have a dream.

I see.

WORSHIPPERS

Mai-san, you have the coming-of-age ceremony this year, right?

Will you wear a long-sleeved kimono?

My mother suddenly visited yesterday and left one for me, saying, "Wear this."

Wow, so pretty.

I'm sure it will look great on you, Mai-san.

It really is wonderful.

I'm looking forward to Kaede turning 20, too.

I still have a ways to go.

Three more years, huh.

I'm saying that's still a ways to go!

But three years will be over really quickly!

The night of Christmas Eve? I had one, too.

A dream we were performing live at a concert hall in Yokohama.

All of my group members said they had the same dream, too.

I see.

Sorry to bother you during your break. Later.

Are you worried that I didn't have a dream?

It's because you're the only one close to me that didn't.

I'm more worried about how you had a very strange dream, you know?

You can even see a Santa Claus that I can't see.

Besides, if it's about not having a dream,

you can say the same for your parents, right?

They're already adults.

They're nowhere near pubescence.

Then perhaps puberty is over for me, too.

You are mature in all sorts of ways, after all.

You should grow up soon, too.

That way, you wouldn't be worried about Puberty Syndrome anymore.

JANUARY 5TH

Good morning, Sakuta-sensei.

Hello, Himeji-san.

Sensei, you need to be surprised first and foremost.

Normally, you'd hear something like, "Why are you here?" you know?

You started work, right?

I can tell by looking.

Sheesh, you're so boring.

Oh, by the way, Himeji-san,

did you have any dreams on Christmas Eve?

I had one.

I went to Enoshima to hang out with friends.

You didn't see Yamada there by chance, did you?

I saw him on a date with Yoshiwa-san.

He was in love with me not too long ago.

Isn't Yamada terrible?

Oh, that reminds me.

Did you know about this, Sakuta-sensei?

MAI SAKURAJIMA COMES OUT AS TOUKO KIRISHIMA. APRIL 1ST. RED BRICK WAREHOUSE, MUSIC FESTIVAL. #DREAMING

Everyone is saying that Mai Sakurajima is Touko Kirishima.

There are over 5,000 posts like this.

5,000 is a bit too many, indeed.

What? You have a complaint against me?

No. I just thought I'd talk to you about #DREAMING.

So you had a dream on the night of Christmas Eve, too?