Chapter 22.2 - Magic Swordsman and Black Organization [5] – part 2 (1/2)

Magic Swordsman and Black Organization [5] – part 2

Then, the shop that Sandy-san recommended in front of the hospital – Yukata Rental Main Store immediately caught my eye.

「Shall we go in?」

「Un, let’s go!」

「Yukata… it’s been a while」

Then we went into the shop without any expectations.

「Welcome. Are you here to rent a yukata?」

As soon as we entered the store, a gentle-mannered old woman wearing a yukata welcomed us.

「Yes, we would like to rent for three people…」

「Yes, please leave it to me!」

Then, she shouted loudly to the back of the store.

「Oooi, there is a male customer! Someone come over here!」

Immediately after that, a male clerk wearing a yukata appeared with loud footsteps.

「Yes coming, welcome! Let me see, customer-sama. The men’s yukata are over here, so please follow me.」

Then I followed the male clerk and moved to the back of the store.

「Please choose your favourite yukata from one of these.」

Yukata for men were lined up in a row in front of me.

As expected, there weren’t as many as for women, but there was enough to worry about choosing.

I looked through it and,

「Let’s see… Then, I’ll go with this.」

In order not to stand out too much, I chose a slightly simple yukata with a lot of black background.

「This one, yes? Then, please come this way. Let me help you put it on.」

「Yes, please.」

Then I was guided to the men’s changing room.

The man’s dressing was quick, as he put the black yukata on me and wrapped a white sash around it. It only took about a minute.

「Oh, it suits you very well!」

When I looked in the mirror, there was my figure dressed in a yukata, and I felt somewhat embarrassed.

「Thank you…」

Then I left the changing room and waited for Ria and Rose to finish.

10minutes later.

Finally, the women’s changing room door slowly opened,

「H-How, does it… look…?」

「Does it suit me?」

It’s completely different from their usual uniform look – they both appeared out in gorgeous yukatas.

「……」

Those appearances, took my breath away.

I was speechless at their overflowing beauty.

The light skin-colored yukata that Ria wore, had a scarlet dragonfly pattern, and the sash was the same wine red as the ribbon that connected her twin tails.

Whereas, Rose’s deep blue yukata had a white cherry blossom pattern, and the sash used a yellow onepoint.

Without any thought at flattery, they both looked really beautiful and well.

「U-Un. It suits both of you well.」

「R-Really? Thanks…」

Ria said in a small voice whilst blushing.

「Fufuu, I’m happy.」

Rose smiled happily.

「I-I think… that yukata suits Allen very well as well.」

「Un, it’s cool and tight.」

「Ahaha, thanks.」

Then, we shared our impressions of each other, paid the yukata rental fee, and finally went out to the Daido Commercial Festival.

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In the heart of Drestia, there is a big road called『God Street』.

The Daido Commercial Festival is an annual festival held on this God Street.

It’s definitely the biggest festival in this country.

After that, we arrived at God Street,

「Looking at it from here, there really is a huge crowd…」

「It’s much busier than Orest…」

「As usual, it’s so congested…」

I was overwhelmed by the number of people at the festival.

Whether I look to the right or to the left – there’s a crowd everywhere.

Street stalls lined up on both sides of the street.

Vendor’s energetic touts for customers.

Delicious food smells that stir up your appetite.

A rich atmosphere that yelled『This exactly is a Festival!』.

「Let’s enjoy this festival to the fullest!」

「Un, let’s go quickly!」

「Aa, that’s right!」

We dived into the sea of people.

As we walked along the waves of people,

「Ah, look Allen! It’s choco banana!」

「Look, there is candy apple too!」

Almost simultaneously, Ria and Rose pointed to the ones they were interested in.

「Ah, let’s try them one by one.」

Then we went around the various stalls and ate a lot of things.

We started with choco banana, and then the candy apple.

Grilled squid, fried noodles, fried chicken, cotton candy, frankfurter – To be honest, I’m already full.

The reason why most of the stalls that we stopped by had a bias towards『cooked rice』is definitely because of Ria.

Anyway she sure has an appetite.