64 – Barabara Matsuri
I wait for them with Yuuki at the place where we promised to meet. I didn’t know why only the women’s group was late, but Yuuki was smiling and telling me to look forward to it.
“I waited a long time~”
“Everyone! “Please pay attention here!”
When I turned around, my eyes widened at the sight that came into view.
“hehehe… How do I look?”
There were Shiraishi and Haruna dressed in yukata.
They came and stood in front of us, wearing a blue yukata with a white flower pattern and a red yukata with a rose pattern.
“Oh~ I guess I’m wearing it again this year.”
“Yes! “I don’t wear it at times like this~ Aki-chan said she wants to see it~”
Haruna glanced back and looked at me.
“…… Suited?”
“Ah…… Huh.”
Without realizing it, I was staring at her blankly.
“You have a completely captivating face.”
Takase-senpai, who followed late, stood behind him. She was dressed in ordinary civilian clothes.
“It would have been nice if my sister had worn it too~”
“I’m done…” “That kind of thing.”
“Eh, why~ It definitely suits you.”
Even when Haruna encouraged him, the senior only shook his head.
In the festival street where countless people were busy, I was briefly distracted by Haruna in a yukata and barely managed to turn her head.
“Wait a minute… “What about Shiraishi?”
“What?”
Yuki follows me and looks around.
Shiraishi, who was next to Haruna just a moment ago, was nowhere to be seen.
“Haruna. “Have you seen Shiraishi?”
“Huh? Next to me now….”
I wasn’t even close to Haruna and Takase-senpai.
Everyone was looking around to find Shiraishi who suddenly disappeared.
“Oh~~~ Hohohohoho!!”
At the sound of her familiar laughter, we turned to look for her.
“This game is a piece of cake!”
She was shouting in front of a game where you throw darts and pop balloons among the many outdoor stores. When did you get there? He looks at her dumbfounded and approaches her.
“Eight!”
The dart Shiraishi threw went outside the wall.
“Eight! Hey! “Huh!”
The darts she threw did not even pass the balloons and ended up stuck in between them.
“Ah! “Why is it not right?”
As soon as you enter the street, you immediately go off and play darts alone.
“Aki-chan. I was so excited….”
“Well, I said it was my first time attending a festival like this.”
Haruna smiled her bitter smile, and Yuuki and Takase-senpai also seemed to understand her.
I couldn’t feel at ease.
“Shiraishi. “What are you doing alone?”
“Ah, Yuuki… sorry. I found something that looked very interesting and without realizing it….”
Shiraishi took out her wallet from within her arms, turned around and asked.
“I had a lot of fun. “How much do I have to pay?”
When I took out several bills with multiple zeros attached, the owner was embarrassed and waved his hands. When I told her that I couldn’t return that much money, she took out her card.
“Then…” “Please pay with this for the amount of time I enjoyed the game.”
When he presented the card shining with golden light, the owner became even more embarrassed and was speechless. Haruna stopped Shiraishi and took out her coin purse instead.
“Ah, Aki-chan… Because I don’t need that much money….”
“Oh my. “I didn’t know something like that was necessary.”
Shiraishi was muttering in a polite way, but it probably wasn’t his intention to show off.
“The amount of Haru… thank you so much. But they don’t accept cards here?”
“Ahahahaha….”
It was a conversation that showed that they live at a different level from ours, such as saying that if you don’t have rice, you can eat cake.
“I’ll pay today. “I received a lot of allowance.”
“Oh my. “Is that really okay?”
You can tell me gradually…. Shiraishi really just doesn’t know. I saw Yuuki clicking her tongue with a puzzled expression, but we will gradually become closer from now on.
“Shiraishi. “It’s crowded here, so you shouldn’t leave alone.”
“Ah… sorry. Without even realizing it, my gaze went….”
I stood behind her so as not to lose sight of her.
“Well, there’s still time until the fireworks… I wonder if I can just go around and look around now….”
Yuki looked around and muttered. It was still early in the evening, but as the night deepened, the crowds would increase.
“Yes. “Then let’s do it.”
Haruna nodded and looked back at me.
“Minsu, is there anything you want to do?”
“No, I…” “Because I don’t know.”
I shake my head.
“I am here!”
Instead of me, Shiraishi leaned forward and shouted.
“I want to look around from there to here!”
Her eyes lit up as she pointed to the stores lined up from the entrance to the end of the street, as if she was overflowing with curiosity.
“Then shall we go today as Aki-chan suggests?”
“Of course. “It’s a festival we saw last year as well.”
We decided to move in line with Shiraishi and moved to our seats. I shoot an air gun at the first place I stop by and buy takoyaki next to it. I watched them from a step away. Shiraishi was having fun. Just watching them play with me and raise her voice made me feel very happy.
“…… Manager. Why don’t we do it together?”
“Ah… senior.”
And Takase-senpai was also far away, just like me.
“Maybe you were forced to come out even though you weren’t interested…?” .”
“No. “I find it fun just to watch.”
When I spoke with a smile, my senior also smiled along with me.
“You were like that even when you were a club member. “He was always watching us from afar.”
“Because I was a manager, not an employee.”
“The manager is also a member of the same team.”
I had nothing to say.
As I watched them catch the goldfish with their mouths closed, the senior spoke again.
“Something… “Is there anything to worry about?”
“That can’t be right.”
She shook her head.
She was secretly surprised by her sharpness, but she tried to deny it.
“I seem to be in this position wherever I go.”
“hehehe….”
So, I gloss over it with a joking answer.
As I looked around, the crowd had already increased. As the sun set and the streetlights came on, people were buzzing as much as the insects gathering underneath them.
I was always watching Shiraishi, Haruna next to him, and the surroundings. As if he were a bodyguard.
Of course, Takase-senpai was next to me, but she wasn’t watching as carefully as I was. It was just me being more vigilant than necessary and always keeping them in sight so as not to miss them.
“…… Oh, wait a minute….”
Haruna, who was slowly moving along the crowd, stopped and looked back.
“What’s wrong, Haru-chan?”
“I, a little… “Everyone, please wait a moment.”
“Toilet?”
“…… Yes, yes!”
When Yuuki asked indifferently, Haruna shouted and made a disapproving expression.
“Ah, I’ve been looking for you since a while ago. But the timing isn’t right, so I can’t take it any longer… Ahhh! It hurts!”
Pursing her lips, Haruna pulled Yuuki’s cheek.
Even if she knew, wouldn’t it be polite not to say it out loud?
Haruna said, ignoring Yuuki who was touching her cheek with her crying expression on her face.
“That… “Is there anyone who wants to go with me?”
“Oh, I want to go too.”
Shiraishi raised his hand. They decided to leave for a while and go to the bathroom, and we decided to wait for a while.
Thanks to the crowded crowds, going to the bathroom far away was a difficult task. We waited for them for a while.
“…… “It’s taking a long time.”
Yuki muttered.
Maybe we should have followed along.
I feel such regret now, but Shiraishi did not go alone. She’s with Haruna, and if you wait in line for her, it might take a little while.
More than anything, nothing has happened so far. I chatted with Yuuki and waited for them to return.
“…… Yuuki. “How long until the fireworks?”
“I still have time.”
“…… Is it.”
Then it doesn’t matter.
Why do I feel so uneasy?
“…… “I’ll come back for a bit too.”
I had no choice but to raise my hand and say.
“What?”
“I’ll be back soon. Wait here.”
Waving to Yuuki and Senpai, I joined the crowd of people.
Just because it fell for a short time like this, something happened right away as if I had been waiting for it. That won’t happen. Although optimistic, I walked quickly and stood in front of the bathroom building.
I saw people waiting in line, but I couldn’t find them.
“…… Could it be that there is a difference?”
I came all this way for no reason, but ended up getting separated from the rest of the group.
When I thought of such a ridiculous thing and laughed… A commotion was heard from afar.
“………… “Let go!”
“You were the one who hit first!”
I turned my head at that loud cry and moved towards the direction from which I heard the sound. When I managed to get there by squeezing into a crowded place
“I told you clearly that I came with my friends! But you… !”
“It’s noisy! “Reimburse me for this first!”
“You can do as much as you want! Even if there are a hundred or a thousand cell phones… !”
For some reason, Shiraishi was fighting with the men.
Even when the man got angry and thrust the cell phone with the broken screen at him, Shiraishi did not back down. No, on the contrary, he screamed and argued even more harshly.
“But the apology comes first! “Please first apologize for tampering with a lady’s body!”
“What!? Don’t act like it’s expensive! “Don’t act proud just because you look nice!”
“It’s not just about looks! I am a member of the glorious Shiraishi family… !”
She spreads her arms and tries to shout. At that moment, I jumped out and stood between them.
“Now, wait a minute! “What’s going on?”
“What are you!”
When I saw the scar over the man’s eye, I cringed without even realizing it. The man next to me had a lot of tattoos on his shoulder. Shiraishi… It’s a good idea to criticize these people.
“Well, I’m in the group. If my friend did something rude, I apologize on his behalf….”
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“There is no need to do this! “Because they are the ones who were rude!”
She shouts, stretching out her body.
“Shiraishi, calm down…” What’s the matter?”
First, let it dry. No matter what happens, if an incident occurs, this side is at a disadvantage. I didn’t want Shiraishi to be the center of attention in any way.
“Those rude men tried to touch my shoulder. So, you just hit it, so wouldn’t you be angry because your phone fell and broke!?”
Ah.
If it were Haruna, I would hesitate and say nothing, but fighting and setting fires like this is also a problem.
No middle ground… Are there any heroines with ordinary personalities? With such vain hope in mind, I desperately tried to mediate between them.
“Are you that b*tch’s boyfriend!? Then, please appoint a female prison guard!”
It wasn’t that kind of relationship, but it wasn’t the time to deny it, so I tried to stop them and send them away.
There is no need to become the center of the commotion and make Shiraishi’s existence known.
There is no reason to believe that there are kidnappers on this street right now, but we don’t know what will happen right now.
“I don’t know what’s good about such a corrupt guy!”
While I was trying so hard to lower my head, one of the group members spoke to me as if laughing.
“……… That vulgar yellow hair. “What did you say just now?”
Shiraishi, who had remained quiet until then due to my mediation, came forward again.
“What?”
“Even if you endure insults to me… “I can’t stand people insulting my people!”
I barely put out the fire. The firewood burns again.
“What are you going to do if you can’t stand it? “Aang?”
The man’s voice rises. Shiraishi came out and approached him without hesitation. And then
“What can you do? !”
He scrawled his cheek vigorously.
As if he had not expected something like that to happen, the man’s body stiffened in the same position he was hit.
“This, this, this damn b*tch…” !”
The man clenches his fist. Ah, I can’t help it now. You have no choice but to block it with your body and extinguish it. In front of such a conversation festival, I threw myself into it. To get hit with a swinging fist instead.
At that moment…
“……… “What’s going on?”
The man’s arm stopped.
“What are you…?” .”
The expression of the man who was looking back angrily changed.
The person who grabbed that arm from behind was Eri Takase.
“…… Ah… Ugh… !”
The man’s arm is bent backwards. Takase-senpai lightly suppressed him with an expressionless expression and looked back at the others.
“…… If that fist hit….”
Senpai Takase stood in front of us, kicking the man who was screaming in pain as his arm was broken.
“I would never have left you alone.”
Ha….
With a sigh of relief, I looked up at my senior.
I feel fortunate that I was able to put out the fire somehow.
“…… Manager.”
The senior turned her head slightly and looked at me.
“Are you okay?”
“Yes… “Thank you.”
The senior smiled at her and took a step toward the men.
After the frightened men, who seemed to recognize Eri Takase, retreated, we managed to gather together.
“Well, after all, you’re my older sister….”
For reference, Yuyuki hid in the back and only revealed herself after the situation calmed down. I understand that in itself, but… There is not a single person in sight.
“…… However… “What about Haruna?”
Four people gathered together.
I exchanged glances with everyone, but neither of them seemed to know.
“Weren’t you guys together?”
Yuuki asked and the senior shook her head.
I’m looking for one person, so there’s no one else…? .
The phone wasn’t connected, and he couldn’t be seen anywhere nearby.
Fireworks… We can all watch it together, right?
With her concerns in mind, we moved to find her.