18 Hibiya Oktoberfes (1/2)
Tuesday came and pass, without much happenings for Arata and the notable women in his life. He was not able to help out a lot in the Student Council, but he was still running errands for the school queen. He went to pick up Attori after the club activities, and had gone to get Yukari as well. Tohru made fun of the hand and even flicked it once, sending pain that made the king cry a little inside.
Even the forums had no amusing events. There were tags here and there, and Arata had seemed to go back in answering them. His presence evoked a lot of sleeping dragons, summoning his four celestial beasts named Devin, Botan, Pantsu, and Mumumu, and even the chaotic legendary Horsepower.
Arata was about to sleep when Attori decided to call him. He answered the girl with a smile. ”Hey, Attori! Good evening!”
”Arata! Promise me you'll keep your afternoon free tomorrow! I mean after my dance class!” She sounded excited through the phone.
”Sure. Are we going somewhere?” The king hummed, remembering last week when they went for a hotel.
”Yes! I'm so sure you'll like it!” She giggled again before stammering a bit. ”And, uhm, we can go with Yukari and Hamada, too, if you like, but they might not be around since they don't have practice tomorrow.”
The king was amused by the tone she was using. He laughed out a little. ”Yukari seems to be growing on you a lot. You used to not have anyone else around.”
”I don't know. She's like a sister.” The blue-haired girl hummed with a big smile, as what he could picture from her voice. ”But if she wants to watch the dance, she might be free to go with us.”
”Sure, sure, let's ask her tomorrow.” Arata chuckled with a smile. ”Will you be able to sleep tonight? You sound so excited.”
”I will, I'm already tucked in bed. I just saw it while browsing- ah, my surprise!” She screamed a little before giggling. ”Good night, Arata!”
”Good night.” He made a smooch sound.
The call ended, as well as the day. The king lied down his bed and slept peacefully like he had not done it for the past few days.
Soon enough, Wednesday came, and Arata walked on his own towards the bus stop. He found Cora waiting there, who greeted him with a faint blush. She asked about the hand, just until the bus arrived. There was no affection scene triggered, and so the day dissolved to his Intelligence being tested. Attori's lunch made a comeback that day since Keiko refused to even get near Arata. Yukari was okay with not making him lunch, she was pretty squished with making her siblings', and she always made him dinner since Monday.
Dance class live practice was in session, but Yukari did not make it. She had to fetch her siblings that day so she could not stay. She wanted Arata to record the dance, but it was prohibited by the club. The performance was way better than it was last week, since they knew Arata would start coming to watch them. The audience were also into the dance as well, as they got mesmerized by the movements of the ladies. It was job well done, but they still had to practice the remaining parts of the music.
”Whew, that was really hard!” Attori giggled as she walked towards the lockers with Arata. ”I didn't think we were going to have a stormy part!” The song was about the flower petals going with the wind, and a part made them swing violently through a storm. She then hummed as she was changing her shoes next to Arata, even though his locker was on the opposite side. ”But I enjoyed it a lot.” She smiled at him. ”Thank you for making them interested! No one can resist you ever, huh!”
”I only want it to succeed because of you, Attori.” The king smiled back at her. He caught a knowing grin on her face. ”I know you love to dance.”
”Yes, so we're dancing again later!” The mad girl tugged on her boyfriend's arm and led him into the city.
Instead of taking the bus, they walked further to get to the subway. She purchased the tickets and continued smiling at him as she kept quite where they were going. Arata could only speculate, but he just left it to her. As long as they would not get lost, he was okay with her little surprise. After minutes, they reached their get-off station. The king did not know what it was, but Attori kept on pulling him around, only to arrive in a restaurant.
”Let's have dinner first!” She beamed at him, as she read through the menu.
After eating, she took the king into the plaza where there were people crowding inside. Arata's eyes widened as he saw the banner on top. It was the Hibiya Oktoberfest, which meant a festival of drinking beer. The king gasped at the idea before pulling Attori back as she walked through the crowd.
”Attori! We can't drink! We're not twenty!” Arata took a firm grip at her hand, and tried to use his own feet to get her to a stop.
”I know, but don't worry about it!” She only laughed and used her strength to pull the guy again.
The two ended up going to a small booth where a middle-aged lady was selling beer to a line of customers. The booth was seriously understaffed, and it was giving her nightmares. She was blond and undeniably not Japanese, but Arata could hear her talk from where they were, surprised with her fluent Japanese.
Attori went to the counter and waved at her. ”Mama! We're here!”
”Attori!” The woman smiled and opened the gate for her and Arata to come inside. She then continued to chat despite the orders coming in from the line. ”I'm sorry I can't talk all that much, but put on your aprons. The barrels have labels so you shouldn't be lost!”
”She's your mother?” Arata looked at the beautiful woman at the store front.
”Yeah, she really looks like a foreigner, but she grew up here. It's her mom that was from another country.” Attori chuckled as she put on her apron, and Arata's on him. ”Sorry about not telling you. I don't want you to feel nervous meeting Mama.”
”You should at least warned me we're just meeting someone!” He laughed out. ”I thought you'd be out here drinking-”
”That happens later. Work for now.” She chuckled before beaming at him. ”Do you want a race, Arata? Let's see who serves more, you or me?”
”Well, I'm good with it.” Arata chuckled, not minding if he loses or not.
[You have unlocked a minigame: Attori's Beer Dash! Serve more customers than Attori to win! This can only be unlocked during Hibiya Oktoberfest with Mad Bitch Attei Attori's Affection Rate of 90% and above.]