Chapter 956: The Three, To the Bazaar ③ (1/2)

After chatting for some time, we finally got down to talking about the main topic. The first thing I heard from Alice was that she wanted us three to hang out together, but Makina-san had mentioned the word ”festival” in her statement earlier.

In other words, does that mean we're going to hang out at a festival? No, but the White God Festival is still a ways off, and in the first place, since she invited us here to this place, it doesn't seem like she's talking about a festival in Trinia.

[……Makina-san, what about the festival?]

[Fufufu, you don't need to worry! I properly made my preparations…… Here we go.]

With a confident smile on her face, Makina slid her palm in front of her to the side and just like changing a background picture of a phone, the scenery around us changed.

The sky had changed to night, the white space under my feet had been replaced by atmospheric cobblestones, and I could hear festival music coming from nowhere.

The street was lit up by the lights of the stalls, and I could see a building that looked like a shrine in the distance…… Is this a bazaar?

[This is quite…… I mean, it feels somewhat familiar.]

[Unnn. It's based on that bazaar Alice and I went to a long time ago. Though I say that, this place is a lot wider and had more stalls opened.]

[Heehhh…… It certainly feels nostalgic. It's like those old-fashioned bazaars.]

This certainly feels like what a festival's bazaar would look like, and the atmosphere around seems to be a bit fun. Well, the place isn't filled with people though, so it felt more like a private event, but this in itself is fun too…… wait, arehh?

[……Makina-san, who's running those stalls?]

[Unnn? Ahhh, I entrusted running them to the Paradises.]

[The heck is that? This festival is starting to feel like it's straight out of a horror movie……]

While listening to Alice's words, sounding rather astounded, I took a peek at a nearby stall…… and there stands a wingless Eden-san, wearing a happi coat.

I looked at the other stalls and found another Eden-san there as well…… No matter which stall I looked at, I saw an Eden-san running it…… The heck is this, this is scary. In short, is this like how Alice uses her clones? Looking closely, I can see that their eyes are gray instead of their usual iridescent colors, so these Eden-sans may be slightly different from the usual one.

[Well, just like this, us three will be hanging out here! And with that, ei!]

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With a cheerful smile on her face, Makina exclaimed, and Alice, mine, and Makina-san's clothes were replaced with a yukata. Our shoes were also carefully replaced with something that looked like zori.

(T/N: Zori is thonged Japanese sandals made from various materials.)

How should I say this…… I feel like this place had quite the great mood…… and I think I might be getting a little excited.

[……It's a disaster. My beloved child wearing a yukata can't be this cute. No matter where I look, the lickable points just keep on increasing. W- With him like this, I might not be able to keep calm…… No! Keeping calm in front of such a cute child of mine is the problem in itself!!! That being the case, it's time to unleash———– Ebffuuhhh!?]

It felt like a dangerous switch was flipped on in Makina-san's body, but right after that, Alice drove a backhanded chop on her face.

Without even looking at Makina-san, who was greatly blown away, Alice muttered in a dumbfounded voice.

[……Hahhh…… I guess we're back to square one huh. Well, it's better to some extent because I can attack the main body here……]