At the request of a colleague from Port Mafia, Matsushima Miya agreed to look after the plants in their colleague's ability space. After being forced to learn all ten levels of Dave-speak, he proudly took the job without a license.
Matsushima Miya thought looking after the garden was easy enough, though the names the plants had picked for themselves were a little hard to remember.
Why had a perfectly ordinary sunflower named itself Shinichi Kudo? And why did it produce intelligent light bulbs instead of sunlight?
Wait! [Giant Zombie] Vodka just threw [Imp Zombie] Gin into the garden again! Do zombies like picking their own names, too?
Gin, sent back to the rebirth point by Matsushima Miya's ability: ???
Still, as an excellent corporate drone, Matsushima Miya had of course done plenty of homework about the garden.
For instance, [Squash] Makoto Kyogoku and [Marigold] Sonoko can be used as a two-for-one combo when placed together. And [Sunflower] Shinichi likes sticking close to [Peashooter] Ran Mouri.
(Matsushima Miya: Hey, don't flirt while you're fighting zombies!)
[Frost Peashooter] Shuichi Akai and [Corn Pult] Hiromitsu Morofushi often sneak into enemy zombie territory and bring back intelligence on the zombies while they're at it. (Matsushima Miya: Are the plants all this competitive?!)
Although zombies came to raid the garden from time to time, he had an ability, so he wasn't worried about them breaking into the house. But why did zombies keep getting inside? Was his garden's plant placement not clever enough? (Pondering...)
Then one day, a certain blond man knocked on his door and told him the right way to position the plants in the garden.
Matsushima Miya: ??? You're telling the garden's owner how to do his job! (slams table)
Reader's guide: The pairing is Rei Furuya. The story takes place after the organization has been defeated, and Furuya enters the garden in his dreams.
Theme: Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver.
