Saiki Tamako is an utterly ordinary capybara.
She's emotionally stable and hates exercise. Her favorite things are daydreaming and soaking in yuzu baths. If she could, she'd rather not move for the rest of her life.
Tamako's Bath Song: Capybara ~ Capybara Capybara Capybara Capybara ~ Capybara ~
Saiki Kusuo, expressionless: Give it up, Tamako. Even a psychic can't turn into a capybara.
Tamako: Downcast.JPG
She couldn't change her species, but Tamako soon accepted reality.
After all, there were plenty of things in life worth worrying about besides not being able to become a capybara.
For example...
The guy sitting next to her, Atobe, was so noisy.
And he was always doing things that were... impossible to understand.
Scene One:
Atobe (casually): Saiki, what do you like?
Tamako thinks for a moment: Yuzu?
Atobe: Ah, I see.
The next day, Tamako received three boxes of premium yuzu from her deskmate.
Tamako: ...?
Atobe (waiting for her to be impressed): Well?
Tamako (nodding): They smell great in the bath.
Atobe: ... (I meant for you to eat them!)
Scene Two:
Tamako: Carefully choosing jelly.
Atobe: Pacing back and forth behind her...
Tamako: ...Atobe.
Atobe (stopping, nonchalant): Ah, yes? Finally got something to ask the great Atobe?
Tamako: Do you need me to show you where the convenience store exit is?
Atobe: ...
Scene Three:
Atobe (haughtily): Excellent, Tamako. Today, our goal is... (a long and glorious speech omitted)
Tamako (dozing off): Zzz
Atobe (taking a deep breath, then shouting): Saiki Tamako!
Tamako (waking with a start): I'm listening.
Atobe (sneering): What did I just say?
Tamako (tentatively): ...We're having lunch boxes?
Atobe (expressionless): No. We're eating air.
Tamako (thinking seriously): Can we make the lunch break longer, then?
Atobe: ?
Tamako (earnestly): If I don't have to eat, I can sleep for twenty more minutes.
Atobe: ...
*
Keigo Atobe swore that this month... this week... at least today, he absolutely wouldn't say another word to that unglamorous woman, Saiki Tamako!
Five minutes later.
Atobe: Tamako, let's go home together.
#A brainless, sweet little romcom!
#Low-battery capybara
Theme: Sweet as honey~
