Ena-chan is a girl that's kinda a crybaby, so you'll want to protect her.

(From the manual)

Good morning...

Don't you have go to go soon?

It's already time when you usually leave.

And your hair has grown out.

Shouldn't you cut it soon?

Y, Yeah.

Because there was a weird atmosphere when I went to sleep yesterday, I was really worried, but I'm a little relieved that she's her normal self.

U, Umm, today at work

I thought I would give the high school girl

My response.

I see.

Good luck.

A Fevered Monitor's World Last Part

...I'm leaving.

What the hell. Why is she only like a game character now...

You idiot, ask something like what kind of response will you give, or what time will you be back.

I wonder if she can uninstall herself...

If I had to give a name to that, it would be suicide.

Christmas... Tomorrow is Christmas Eve...

When I get home,

What if she isn't there? and those sorts of useless things is all I could think about

At work today, all I did was make a bunch of mistakes.

I was told that I don't look so good, and I should go home.

And so I did.

I'm sorry everyone, at such a busy time.

Ah

My response.

Umm

I'm quitting the part time job... I have to entrance exams...

Eh

That's why...

Hah... Umm... At the end... No matter what,

I wanted to tell you... I'm sorry.

Ummm... ...I can't really say it very well, but...

Ah, no, I was only about to go home

So we can take it easy.

...Actually, there must be better people at your high school, right.

Not like a gloomy person like me.

...That's not the problem.

Senpai, I didn't confess to you

Because there were no good people at school.

But you didn't give any response.

While we were working, you didn't meet me eyes once.

That means I... was rejected!

Haha...

Ah, even though I was the one who said I didn't need a response.

No, I...

I'm sorry...

Can I ask something weird of you?

It's only 1 thing...

The high school girl from my part time job

Said she wanted to shake hands.

I was wondering what she would say with such a serious face.

Ah

But, this certainly,

A little bit,

Makes my heart beat fast.

Maybe.

Senpai, are you eating properly?

I'm always worried.

You're so thin...

Ahaha...

...You have someone you like, don't you.

Ah! No, I don't...

I just wanted to try saying it. ...But, you do have someone you like.

Eh, are you serious? No, I really don't...

...Either way, I'm jealous of the person you like.

Ok, good job today.

Ah, good jo....

Ah

Why was she like that when she was rejected by me?

I feel bad.

That day, I stopped somewhere on the way home, for the first time in a while.

Cake Shop Iori

Did I go out with the window open?

Ah... Geez...

Are these the only plates I have...

Huh...

Well, whatever.

That night, it got a lot colder.

I only have today.

Because tomorrow, I have to work until morning.

Should I put on a Santa suit...

I don't want to be seen by Aisawa or anyone...

Ok

I'm back, but...

What about a welcome home?

Right now... You're thinking I look like an idiot!

Actually, I love cake...

On the way home, sometimes I stop at this delicious cake store...!

Umm, and the shop had some unsold candles too.

And they had 2 cups too, so they put it when them.

...What about that high school girl?

I gave her my response, and this is the result.

Even though you're a disgusting otaku, you rejected her.

What's up with that~

...I see, it's Christmas.

Well, even though today's a weekday... I went with the flow and bought a whole cake.

I see.

You aren't going to eat the whole cake by yourself? Are you an idiot?

Don't you have any cake over there?

I don't. There's no Christmas event.

Hmmm...

Ah, this is bad. It's sweeter than I thought. Heavier too.

How nice.

Ah

Umm... I think there probably isn't... But...

Do you want anything? As a Christmas present...

Huh? What's that mean?

Well, anything is fine.

Like leaving the computer on when I go to sleep, or a cuter desktop.

Well, I can only do things like that

But if there's something you want...

Ok?

I'm sorry for it not being anything tangible.

First of all, your desktop is too messy!

Delete any unnecessary icons and files! They really get in the way!

Ok.

A...

And...

Ah No... It's nothing.

What, tell me.

It's ok.

This is a Christmas party.

Though it's pretty crappy.

Well... It's a stupid request.

Stupid... If anything, I'm the stupid one for buying a whole cake when I live alone, eating it all myself and kind of feeling bad because it it.

Ahahahahaha

Haha...

It's ok, so just tell me.

Is it your clothes?

Is there something you want?

You won't laugh?

I won't.

I want to hold hands with you, Mahiru.

Ah

I'm sorry.

Eh, no.

Me too...

I mean, why are you apologizing...

I'm sorry...

Somehow, today I've been feeling a little off.

Are you ok?

Yeah.

Sorry for saying something weird.

Don't apologize...

I'm sorry...

You have work tomorrow, right?

You should go to sleep soon. Good night.

That night, I had a dream about Tsukimori Ena.

In it, there was no monitor.

Her hand was really warm.

When I patted her head, she smiled embarassedly.

And then I let her grasp my hand.

There was no monitor.

I had been 2 months since I started living with her.

That morning, like always, I started up the game, but she wasn't there.

"Feeling a little off"...

There's no save data.

Huh...

Maybe I knew that it would happen sooner or later.

I didn't completely lose it, or cry out her name, or be unable to work due to the shock.

I'm leaving...

Ah, in the end, just when I thought I wouldn't call out her name even once.

Tsukimori Ena...

Tsukimori Ena...

Ena...

Even though I couldn't touch her or sit next to her, before I knew it,

I realized that she had become something greater than a real person inside of me.

Ahh....

Whoa, what am I doing, crying over lost game save data.

Say take care...

Hah...

Stubbornly, I tried to reinstall the game once.

The game started normally.

That one just said strip strip.

Somehow it felt wrong and I deleted it without getting far into it.

Ah, that game? I played it.

I stopped midway through it.

I lost my save.

Yeah.

She's Tsukimori Ena?

Ah... Yeah, Why is she so bad at using a spoon, is that a character trait?

Since it's you, Aisawa, I thought you might know. Eh?

Tsukimori Ena doesn't use a spoon?

That's right!

Ena-tan only uses chopsticks.

Don't call her Ena-tan, you jackass.

What, do you like Ena-tan too, Mahiru?

I eat like this.

Tsukimori Ena's chopsticks

At anime goods stores all across the country.

In it's own special case.

But, well~ Out of all characters, she ranks 3rd~ In terms of seiyuu~

Don't lump me with you. In my books, she's first.

Could it be that she used a spoon to match with me?

Ah

Huh? What?

Mmm...

She forgot it.

What!? You have a girlfriend? Die!

Did Tsukimori Ena enjoy the time with me? Even just a little...

If...

Even if this was all just my delusion,

It's snowing.

In my shut in life, where sunlight did not enter, I was granted the light of the monitor.

By her.

Thank you.

A Fevered Monitor's World The End.

A Fevered Monitor's World

It turned into a winter story. Thank you for reading. At first, it was titled "Goodbye to the Crybaby Screen", but she didn't cry that much... I realized this just before I posted it. I'm bad at drawing cute girls, but it was fun.

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