Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

What kind of scumbag could turn her into this?

"Hanabi!"

"Hanabi!!"

Kai Uesugi tried calling Hanabi Hanabi again, but still couldn't wake her from her sleep.

No, I have to go again.

So, Uesugi Kai lay down with the girl in his arms again and activated the Dream Interpretation tool once more.

......

Pink clouds dotted the blue sky.

Giant chili peppers float in the red river ahead, along with beef, pudding, takoyaki, cheese, ice cream... If you look closely, you can even see blue shark fins swimming in it.

The surrounding trees were made of various shapes of chocolate, the birds flying in the sky were made of candy, the lawn on the ground was made of cake, and he was standing on a clump of grass that looked like a cotton candy.

"here it is...?"

Standing on the cotton candy grass, Uesugi Kai looked down at her hands.

He swayed from side to side and found that there was nothing wrong.

This time, it's dynamic.

He tried jumping twice and found that the grass under his feet was soft and very bouncy.

He squatted down, tore off a piece of the edge, and put it in his mouth.

Kai Uesugi tasted it: sweet, like marshmallow, with a hint of spiciness.

It's the scent that Hanabi likes.

He suddenly noticed a sign hanging around his neck that read: [5]

5?

What does this number mean?

Just as Uesugi Kai was at his wit's end, an eggplant-shaped car suddenly drove towards him from the distance along the Chocolate Lane.

The eggplant car had wheels made of pumpkin and watermelon, and it jerked and lurched when it drove.

Eggplant Cars seemed to have come here specifically for Uesugi Kai.

The car stopped in front of Uesugi Kai and opened its cabana-shaped door.

Immediately afterwards, two more people came down.

—No, to be precise, two Uesugi Kai came down.

They were numbers 854 and 458, wearing uniforms similar to those of the police.

Kai Uesugi looked at the two guys in front of him who had the exact same face as him and was speechless.

He tried to greet them: "Hello...?"

"What's so good about it!"

Number 458, Uesugi Kai, slapped away the hand that was waving to him, yelling, "Do you even know what day it is today?! Why are you running around like this?!"

Uesugi Kai asked, puzzled, "What day is it today?"

"Today! It's the most important day in the Fireworks Kingdom!!! The most important celebration!!!"

Number 458, Uesugi Kai, straightened his back and shouted loudly, "Today! Our supreme, pure, beautiful, lovely, charming, and flawless King Hanabi! will choose the happiest citizen from among his thousands of subjects to serve him in bed! No citizen belonging to the Kingdom of Hanabi is allowed to be absent!!!"

“…” Uesugi Kai fell silent. “What the hell!?”

Kai Uesugi, number 854, said with great experience, "In other words, today there is a festival, and we, as citizens, must attend the festival in accordance with the laws of the Fireworks Kingdom."

"..."

Kai Uesugi fell silent again.

Kai Uesugi, number 458, said with a look of longing, "Queen Hanabi... Hehe, my beautiful Queen Hanabi... I still remember, more than ten years ago, I had the honor of giving Queen Hanabi a shoulder massage. At that time, the Queen was still bathing in the Milk Pool... She took off her clothes, barefoot, and stepped into the palace pool."

"She swam in the milk pool like a mermaid, occasionally poking her slender legs out of the water... When she got tired, she waited for me and number 123 by the milk pool."

"—Of course, these are all things I imagine; I have no right to see them."

"Although there is a law that forbids anyone from peeping at King Hanabi, I still managed to peek for a little while."

"From behind, I saw that King Hanabi's fair collarbone was crystal clear and had milky white breasts. His skin, which had been soaked in the milk pool, was so pink and tempting... especially his slender back... Unfortunately, I only dared to look once. I was only allowed to massage his back and was not even valued by King Hanabi... to be kept to serve him in bed at night."

"..."

As Uesugi Kai listened to these things, he found them increasingly outrageous.

#458 Uesugi Kai: "But today is hope!! My only hope!!! I must be valued by King Hanabi!! Even if it's just to massage the King's shoulders one more time!!"

Kai Uesugi, number 854, urged, "Stop talking, just take number 5 over, and we'll have accomplished our mission for today!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Hurry, hurry, the festival is about to start!" said Uesugi Kai, number 458, excitedly.

So the two of them got on the eggplant car with Uesugi Kai.

......

The walls of the Fireworks Kingdom are like a giant sandwich cookie.

The biscuit has some small holes, and those holes are the soldiers stationed on the city wall.

As Uesugi Kai sat in the eggplant car, he took a closer look at the soldiers and realized—they were still Uesugi Kai.

The only difference is the number.

At the city gate, after the guards finished their inspection, they opened the barricade made of white chocolate bars and let a few people pass through.

The Fireworks Kingdom is quite lively at this time, with lanterns and decorations and houses painted.

Of course, the lanterns were made with chili peppers, and the houses were painted with butter.

Moreover, all the citizens here are Uesugi Kai, each with various numbers.

Kai Uesugi walked down the street, gazing speechlessly at this fairytale-like scene.

—After capturing him and bringing him to the kingdom, No. 458 and No. 854 left him alone. Their only duty was to capture Uesugi Kai, who was still outside, and bring him into the kingdom's castle.

"Is all of this... just Hanabi-chan's subconscious fantasy?"

Kai Uesugi looked up and saw an enormous diamond ring above the castle.

He recognized it; it was their wedding ring.

Suddenly, the vast square in front of us was filled with the noise of people!

Looking around, the cake-shaped eaves, the rice clock tower, and the milk tea fountain were all packed with people—Uesugi Kai, with all sorts of numbers.

They were all excitedly shouting, "Queen! Queen! Fireworks Queen!!"

Thump!

A melodious bell rang out.

On the grand staircase directly above the square, a layer of egg rolls was laid out, and emerging from the exquisite crystal palace were barefoot Hanamaru Hanabi.

She first greeted everyone shyly with a loud voice, which earned her the most enthusiastic flower offerings from her subjects.

Without exception, the carpet on Egg Roll King's carpet was covered with the freshest white lilies.

Following that, the Fireworks Queen gave a speech, and her gentle and cute face won the hearts of her subjects once again.

Then, the shark and chili guards stepped forward and began to raise the flag of the Firework Kingdom.

During this time, the people stood tall and began to sing a common declaration:

"Your Majesty Hanabi, who will always love us with unwavering devotion and true love!"

......

Uesugi Kai witnessed the entire process, and the more he watched, the stranger it became, mainly because all the people here were himself.

However, the Fireworks Queen standing on the royal carpet was quite adorable.

Wearing a white silk dress, her snow-white shoulders and arms were exposed, perfectly matching her queenly and graceful temperament.

The most crucial moment has arrived.

The Fireworks Queen will throw out her white lily, and the lucky Kai-kun who catches it will become the happiest Kai-kun in the Fireworks Kingdom!

At this moment, the crowd surged!

Kai Uesugi pondered, even if this is a dream, he can't show weakness.

After all, Hanabi-chan is his wife.

He looked at the building next to the royal carpet and had some ideas.

......

The Fireworks Queen stood on the royal carpet, surveying the numerous Uesugi rafts around her.

She blushed deeply, but in the final moments, she mustered her courage and tossed the special white lily in her hand outwards.

"Wow--!!!"

All eyes were drawn to that slender flower branch. Their eyes were fixed on it, and they instinctively reached out their hands to catch it.

but,

In the very next second.

The second after the white lily was thrown out by Hanamaru Hanabi.

The flower branch was caught in mid-air above the egg roll carpet.

The thousands of citizens in the square were stunned, for they saw a figure standing before their queen.

That's number 5!

No. 5 Uesugi!

He held a branch of white lilies in his hand and presented it back to the Fireworks Queen.

It turned out that Uesugi Kai jumped from a nearby building onto the royal carpet and ran to the Queen to receive the flowers.