Volume 30 Chapter 6 (2/2)
”So, rather than being disappointed,that my camera broke”
Their boat ride would soon be co to an end
”If I hadit around, taking photos, so don't think I'd be able to enjoy myself as fully as I have”
Tsutako-sama looked over at Shouko
”The teacup ride with Rei-sama was fun, wasn't it”
”Yeah”
Her smile had burst free as they spun around Certainly, if Tsutako-sama had had her camera with her then Shouko probably wouldn't have seen that unguarded s face
Which hy Shouko believed the words of Tsutako-sama's uncle, that this was a decree from the Gods
Yuift-shop
”Why don't we go and have a look too?”
Rei-chan started to walk forwards, but Yoshi+no grabbed the he her
”What's wrong?”
Yoshi+no thought, ”I' that” For Rei-chan, Yoshi+no's drunken retching after the teacup ride see away their earlier disagreement She had reverted back to the usual, kind Rei-chan, as though nothing had happened
Yoshi+no thought it would be better for her to apologize while she still wasn't feeling well, and away fro this, then she would have responded smoothly But Rei-chan had been reset back to nor up Consequently, Yoshi+no hadn't yet found the right tiy that she had told Sachiko-sama she would, since it was hard for her to broach the topic
”I want to go on that ride”
Having said that much, Yoshi+no wondered what she should do next There wasn't really any ride she wanted to go on She was just using that as a pretext for spending some time alone with Rei-chan
”Which one?”
Rei-chan frowned
”You can't go on anything too fast”
”I know”
Now all she had to do was think of some docile ride As soon as possible
”You know, that one, that one”
As she struggled to think of one, Yoshi+no desperately tried to give the impression that she knew, but just couldn't reood, the teacup ride was preposterous, the haunted house wasn't the kind of place you'd go twice in one day, and the arcade wasn't really what you'd call a ride
”Ummm that slow boat-ride around the world”
At her wit's end, she couldn't even nahty had fallen
”That should be fine But didn't you say that you weren't going to go on that?”
That was true Yesterday, on the way home, Yoshi+no had smiled as she completely dismissed Rei-chan's very feminine interest in the boat ride that sailed past displays of dolls from various countries ”I'm not some little child,” hat she'd said
”I changed my mind”
Just one more push and she'd be fine Even now, Yoshi+no didn't really want to go on that boat ride, but if she pulled out at this point things would only get more complicated
”Sachiko We're heading off on our own”
Rei-chan raised her voice so that Sachiko-sama, about 50 metres ahead of them, could hear
”Understood Are you going to watch the fireworks?”
Sachiko-sama turned around and fired back, in an equally loud voice
”Yeah, that's the plan”
So, see you then They waved farewell, then Yoshi+no and Rei-chan headed off towards that slow boat ride
As they held hands, Yoshi+no thought, ”Just hold on a bit longer, Rei-chan”
As we ride on the boat past those dolls from various countries that you like, I'll tell you properly
About Nana
Afterward, I'll say the 'Sorry,' that I should have said earlier
There were a nuures clustered around the main entrance
”Oh, Yumi-san”
Tsutako-san just happened to be browsing inside the store Yumi had innocently wandered into Naturally, Shouko-chan ith her as well
”Are you buying a souvenir for your family, Tsutako-san?”
She was holding a cookie tin in her right hand and a box of chocolates in her left hand, apparently trying to decide between the two
”Not for my family These are for my uncle”
”Your uncle … ?”
Why would she be buying so for her uncle, but not for her fa the park's characters, or a figurine collector? It seemed unlikely, but maybe he was constantly on the lookout for neeets? Guessing Yumi's questions, Tsutako-san supplied the answer:
”He's repairing ift”
”Oh? Did you break your camera, Tsutako-san?”
”Yeah Just before I came here So I haven't had my camera all day”
”Ah, really!?”
As Yumi's voice rose, Shouko-chan hter It was unclear as tickling her funny-bone, but she was laughing so hard she grasped her stohter, probably considering it to be rude, but that just seemed to set off another burst
”Excuse me”
Shouko-chan left the store, still laughing
”What happened to Shouko-chan?”
”Who knows?”
Tsutako-san said, then returned to choosing a gift for her uncle Even though she probably did knohat caused Shouko-chan to start laughing
”Yumi”
Sachiko-sama appeared They had become separated as they browsed the spacious store Kashi+wagi-san and Yuuki were soi-san was so tall and conspicuous, he was easy to spot inside the store and served as a convenient landuys were pointing and guffawing
”What do you think about these?”
Sachiko-sa the bear ht hand was the older bear, in her left hand the younger one Twin bears
”There's a cute little bag over there too I could get the purple one and you could get the pink one What do you think about that, Yumi?”
Her onee-sa pair of iteift-shop It was a promise that had been carried over from their autumn visit
”Either one is good”
Her onee-sa, and on top of that they'd both have a hted no matter what it was
”Saying either one is good doesn't help ”
Indeed, that see that popped into her head:
”Then how about buying some candy?”
”Candy?”
Sachiko-sah she'd just been bitten by a fox
”It's okay to get so that disappears after you've eaten it”
”You don't want so to commemorate today?”
”Even when there's nothing left, we'll still remember it The delicious ree?”
Yuht react to the i along the lines of, ”Even though I went to all the effort of findingitems, and tried my hardest to come to a decision You'd throw all that effort away and ask for sweets”
What was her onee-sa about? Worried about the response she would receive, Yu at some of the merchandise
The shop was fairly busy, now that the day was turning to evening
”That's true”
Sachiko-sama eventually said
”Even though I hadn't considered it until now, it's a good idea”
Tsutako-san had apparently been straining hard to listen and quietly said, ”Is that really okay?” which was kind of odd
”Tsutako-sama How about this?”
Her fit of laughter apparently over, Shouko-chan had returned When she realized that Sachiko-sareeted her with, ”Gokigenyou,” before turning back to Tsutako-san and showing her what she had brought
”Don't you think it's perfect for your uncle?”
Yumi made her way over to Tsutako-san so she could sneak a peak at as there too At first glance it looked like a disposable ca jumped out at her
Tsutako-san's shoulders started to shake
”When I return the camera he loaned me for today, how about I put this in the case instead?”
”You could He'll be surprised”
Tsutako-san and Shouko-chan giggled together, like a pair of naughty schoolboys conte this as a gift to thank Tsutako-san's uncle for repairing her camera And as that about a camera he had apparently loaned Tsutako-san?
”Say”
There was another person looking at the photography club duo with the same faintly puzzled expression However, she hadn't heard the key phrases, 'caift'
”I couldn't help but overhear your conversation Tsutako-san If you had a caraphs?”
Sachiko-sama's innocent question seemed to tickle Shouko-chan's funny-bone once more
”Excuse me”
Pushi+ng the chocolate disposable camera lookalike into Tsutako-san's hands, Shouko-chan once more made for the exit
”What happened to Shouko-chan? Did I say soe?”
Unable to get aith just saying, ”Who knows?” this time, Tsutako-san followed that up with the equally incomprehensible, ”She seems to be quite sensitive today”