141 – A butler inserts three women into a festive procession and holds a judicial training..?
Heading to the waiting line to see Omikoshi, she was packed with people.
“It would be difficult to see omikoshi like this.”
Ryunosuke looked at the situation and said.
‘Sure…… In this situation, it would be difficult to watch from the main road.’
It wouldn’t matter if he forced himself into the gap, but that was only true for men like Hyunjin, Ryunosuke, and Sojuro.
Amelia, Ayako, and Tsubasa wouldn’t like a situation where they were skin-to-skin with someone they didn’t even know who they were, so I decided to put that aside.
It should be the same even for Ohana and Kanade, who are not used to such a life.
In the current situation, the most reasonable way would be to watch from a high place or from a special seat.
While Hyunjin put his hand on his chin and pondered for a while to find a way, the party complained.
“Why are there so many people?”
Perhaps she didn’t know much about omikoshi, Amelia grunted and sharpened her blade.
“It’s like a parade, but it’s not Western, but Asian.”
Hyunjin answered Amelia’s words calmly.
“That’s why so many people gathered here. Certainly, for that reason.”
Amelia nodded her head and understood her situation.
“By the way, wouldn’t it be hard to see if it was like this…… “
Ohana muttered in a bitter tone.
“Certainly that’s right.”
I wanted to see Hyunjin-do omikoshi in person. Since she is a Korean, this was the first time she had experienced the festival in person, and the timing was not right for her, so she couldn’t even come in person.
Hyunjin was enjoying the situation itself.
But she couldn’t properly watch the omikoshi, the flower of the festival.
This was truly a pity.
Meanwhile, Tsubasa suddenly took out his smart phone and started answering calls.
“Oh, yes. I got a call. This is Hoshizora. …… Yes?”
Tsubasa, who received a call from somewhere, said with a rather serious expression.
Looking at Tsubasa with a serious expression, Hyunjin listened.
[Ah, I was wondering if I could help you right now. All of a sudden, the number of women and men is not enough…… Can’t I do something?]
That was the story.
‘Hmm. So, it looks like he belongs to a group like the Matsuri Committee.’
To sum it up, it was like asking Tsubasa to lend her hand because there are currently not enough people.
Because he hadn’t heard the details before that, that’s about what Hyunjin could figure out.
“The role of omikoshi isn’t prepared…… It’s a big deal, that’s it.”
Tsubasa made a displeased look as she bit her thumb with her teeth.
It’s a role.
‘Can’t I fill up here right now?’
Hyunjin put an end to his worries. It’s an opportunity to intuit the omi koshi he’s been waiting for, and he’s not afraid to miss it.
“Tsubasa-senpai.”
“…… What is it?”
Tsubasa looked sideways at Hyunjin with an expression that seemed to be full of annoyance.
“Sorry for eavesdropping on your conversation, but you seem to be in a bit of trouble.”
“…… Nothing to worry about. I will take care of it.”
Tsubasa brusquely responded to Hyunjin’s words.
“I don’t think it’s something that can be done on its own, but…… ”
Hyeonjin pondered for a while, then asked Tsubasa again.
“How many people are missing?”
“…… Ha, Hyunjin. You really are.”
“This is a proverb from my home country, Korea. It’s better if you hit the white paper too. Do you have manpower available right now?”
“Yes? No, what is that…… “
Tsubasa was taken aback for a moment, but when she heard Hyunjin’s words, she put on a slightly surprised expression.
“Wait a minute. That means.”
“If you call in Mr. Kumano and Mr. Inuzuka for the five men, you can arrange them comfortably. Three girls…… That’s right, there are many of them here too.”
Hyunjin said that while looking at Amelia, Ayako, and Tsubasa.
Tsubasa thought for a moment at Hyunjin’s words.
‘Alas…… If you think about it, is it really like that?’
According to Hyunjin’s theory, it was definitely possible.
A situation where five men can be filled at will, and three women can do it with only three volunteers in the party.
‘The committee and my father are also in a close relationship with each other giving and receiving help, so there must be a reason for seeking help.’
The Hoshizora family was basically more involved in private businesses than the Iori or Hozuki families.
The same goes for the Matsuri Committee.
The fact that the committee asked her for help meant that her father, Atsushi, could not afford to intervene.
In other words, Tsubasa has to show the appearance of solving the problem on her own, so that she can show the image of a girl who doesn’t go against her parents’ expectations.
‘It can’t be helped, this…… ‘
She is in the end something she has to solve on her own.
Hanabi is scheduled to happen after Omikoshi, but it would be impossible to properly pass what can be called the representative content of the festival.
Tsubasa bounced the abacus in her head, then she sighed for a moment before opening her mouth.
“…… There’s nothing we can do. We proceed.”
After answering Hyunjin, Tsubasa replied to the person from the committee.
“I will select and send the number of people. Where can I go?”
[I’m waiting at the shrine side…… ]
“Okay. I’ll fill it up right there and go.”
Saying that, Tsubasa hung up on her phone and called again somewhere.
“Kumano-san, please come towards the festival shrine. Yes. Right now, the committee says they need a man. So i need help. Yes. You can come right away.”
After Tsubasa said that, she told her party about her situation.
“Eh?! Isn’t it a big deal, then?”
“How could…… Indeed, I understand. It means to call the servant here.”
Amelia looked at Hyunjin in panic, and Ayako calmly called and called Inuzuka.
There are five men who will gather here.
“Then, now we have to find a female actor.”
“You said there were three people, Hoshizora-senpai?”
Ohana asked Tsubasa.
“Well, there are three of them. Is it okay if your face comes out and can you stay still during the omikoshi?”
Everyone was quiet when Tsubasa asked.
At the moment no one wanted to step forward.
Ayako was the first to raise her hand.
“My servant said he was going to go, so I couldn’t help but go, right? Tsu-chan.”
“Hey…… Okay. Great. Next? We only need one more person to help.”
Amelia and Ohana hesitated at Tsubasa’s words, staring at each other.
‘Hyunjin is participating…… Wouldn’t it be better for me to participate too?’
Amelia was agonizing inwardly, but at that time, Ohana had already made up her mind.
‘Because Jin-chan does it too…… I think I’d better try it too.’
Ohana wanted to mend her own weak character.
With the appearance of her Hyunjin, the girl who realized that her own personality, which had been forced to live as a loner until now, was changing, took her heart and opened her mouth.
“Will I be okay? Senior Hoshizora?”
“Um, good. It will definitely be good for assortment. Then, let’s head to the shrine as soon as possible. You’ll have to dress up as an omikoshi, too.”
***
Hyeonjin and his party headed straight to the shrine.
A lot of people were seated and moving around like crazy.
As Tsubasa stood in the front, a person from the committee management came over and waved his hand.
“Oh, Miss Hoshizora. I’m so glad you said you’d help!”
“Not much to say. You can’t waste a key event.”
“First of all, men…… “
“These are the people.”
Tsubasa introduced Hyunjin, Ryunosuke, Sojuro, Inuzuka, and Kumano.
“Oh, these are reliable people. Oh oh…… Hmm?”
The committee manager took a quick look and suddenly approached Hyunjin.
“This person, if you don’t mind, can I put you in as Shogun?”
“Shogun…… What?”
To Tsubasa’s question, the administrator nodded her head.
“Yes, Shogun. I also needed a male role on a palanquin, and I thought that this person would look good and look good.”
“Well…… Let them do it if need be.”
Tsubasa answered appropriately.
“By the way, the female cast…… “
“Ah, for that part, I’m going to have two people next to me.”
“Uh…… Are you okay?”
The committee manager cautiously questioned Tsubasa.
“What is the problem?”
“No, that…… Apparently, the role of the shogun comes out as a dissolute person, so…… It’s a role that people who are going to appear as female characters should be pouring alcohol or hugging by the side. Miss Hoshizora?”
At the words of the committee manager, the expressions on the faces of Ayako and Ohana as well as Tsubasa began to harden.
Hyunjin felt that way, but the emotions of the three people who played female roles were of a different kind.
‘Me? By Jin-chan’s side? Are you being hugged?? Uh, how do you do that…… I’m ashamed…… Hey…….’
‘If I had known this was a role, I wouldn’t have taken it…… Ugh, ugh…… ! No, would it be better?’
‘Yes, this is definitely an opportunity.’
The three girls, each thinking of the other, met each other’s eyes.