(Eshiko Sugata's Opening Monologue)
Hello again, everyone. Sugata Eshiko at your service.
In Greek mythology, Astraeus was the Titan god of stars and planets and of the art of astrology. By Eos (the Dawn), he was the father of the Stars and the four seasonal Winds. The arrival of these Winds was heralded by the rising of certain constellations. Astraeus also had a daughter named Astraea, who was the goddess of the constellation Virgo.
Astraeus' name appears with those of several other Titans in the lists of Giants who made war on the gods, which suggests he played some role in both the Titan and Giant Wars.
(End of Opening Monologue)
Sora looked out the window of his house at the tree that grew within his yard, observing one of the oranges that grew upon the tree: the big one at the very top. "*SIGH* It's been almost 10 years since I first got that seed for...my birthday...from her..."
(Flashback; Ten Years Ago)
Sora sat in his bed with his mother sitting right next to him; Sora had just moved into Sorami but was TOO sick to go to school. "*COUGH* *COUGH* *COUGH* Mother, when can I go outside again?"
"I told you, sweetheart, once you start feeling better," said the mother. "Do you need some more tissues?"
"*COUGH* S-Sure."
As the mother left the room to go downstairs, Sora laid back in his bed. "*COUGH* I thought I'd get better once we moved to this town last week, but—"
*SLIDE*
Just then, Sora's bedroom door flew opened and a black-haired girl with chibitized eyes and a paper hat entered. "Hi," said the girl, "I'm Sakurai Tomoko. Who are YOU?"
Ever since the day they first met, Sora's life became a living Hell. Tomoko would sneak into Sora's house with caterpillars (Sora hates bugs, FYI), stealing his snacks, and forcing him to play outside when his mother wasn't around. And then one day...
*CHOP*
"OWW!"
*CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP*
Sora tried to chop through a bunch of steel but failed miserably.
*CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP*
"I'm sorry, Tomo-chan," Sora cried. "I just can't chop through something THIS hard..."
*CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP*
"Yes, you can, idiot!" scolded Tomoko. "You just don't have the spirit!"
*CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP*
"WHA HAH HAH HAH HAH!"
*CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP* *CHOP*
"Okay, maybe I can HELP you get some spirit!" Just then, Tomoko dropped Sora's pajama pants to observe his doggy briefs. "My, Sora, I never knew you liked—
*CHOP* *SMASH*
Sora's crying suddenly come to an abrupt end as she chopped through all the plates in one furious strike. Just then, a mysterious purple aura consumed his entire body as he glared back at Tomoko, who was now starting to get a little nervous.
*CHOP*
And then came Sora's birthday; Sora stood outside, waiting for someone to come.
"Sora, I told you to wait inside until you get better," said his mother.
"But today's my birthday," said Sora, "and I'm all alone. There's supposed to be a lot of people who come to your birthday party to celebrate." Saddened and lonely, Sora went back into the house and returned to his room.
"*MUNCH* *MUNCH*"
Just then, Sora witnessed Tomoko, now with regular eyes, eating a birthday cake.
"Tomo-chan!" Sora exclaimed. "Isn't that my birthday cake that Mother made me?"
"...Happy birthday, Sora!" Tomoko happily said as she handed him a piece of cake. "I have something for you: here..." She also handed Sora a small seed. "It's an orange tree seed that my grandmother got for me yesterday; I was trying to find you a present, and she said it would be a perfect birthday gift to give you. She told me that once you plant it, you'll get oranges every year."
"*SNIFF* T-Thanks, Tomo-chan..."
(End of Flashback)
"Tomo-chan," he whispered, "thank you...that was the BEST—and ONLY—birthday present I had ever gotten." And so, he looked up at the big orange he was—
"WHAT THE..."
The orange was gone.
"C'mon, Icarus, find as many big oranges as you can!"
"As you wish, Master."
Looking down, Sora saw Tomoko and Icarus, both chibitized, picking oranges from his tree.
"YES! That hits the spot!" cheered Tomoko. "I'm sure Sora wouldn't mind if WE took a few, would he, Icarus?" But then, she noticed Icarus looking behind her. "Oh shit...he's behind me, isn't he?"
Following a single nod from her Angeloid, the nervous female pervert slowly turned around and...
*CHOP*
End
