Vol 2 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5: On the night of the festival
June 7th Saturday
At last, the day of the Saegusa festival has come
What will be the i shower?
Today’s temperature is 21ºC[1] Under the shade to protect from the heat of these last days, dressed in casual T-shi+rt and jeans, it feels a bit unpleasantly chilly
“Mister One try, please”
“Thanks for your patronage”
Receiving in payment two 100 yen coins, I was handed in return two paper fishi+ng rods with a W-shaped hook
I wonder, why are we blessed with this cool weather
In the usual yearly hubbub of the Saegusa festival, Youhei’s yo-yo fishi+ng booth seems to be unexpectedly popular
Customers are mainly elely there are lots of fee no different from ours
Despite that At first glance it seems there aren’t any that fit our desired stats―
We have yet to fulfill our original purpose
“Ugaaah!? There hasn’t been even one customer with a skirt!?”
At midday, when no customers came
Having reached the peak of his anger, Youhei, beside me, vented his dissatisfaction
“Well, the terees[2] since yesterday Isn’t it obvious thatcustomers won’t come?”
“Ku… Why, if yesterday it fully hot, how did today became cooleeeeer!”
“I wonder about that too…”
“Girls are girls! They had to come, all of thehtly dropped! Don’t you lot have any pride!?”
“… What pride”
Not being able to follow the nonsensical contents of his speech, though I still could understand Youhei’s feelings
The carefully planned plot to see pantyshots was obstructed by the uncertainty of the luck factor froree
“Chiharu… I will take revenge!”
“Why so sudden”
“I’ll sirls that raise the set temperature on the classroo the mood!”
“…”
Oh, Lord Forgive Youhei, who has somehow strayed
I dare say, under extrery or s are in disarray
The talk steadily progressed on a totally unrelated direction
“Darn it Why do girls overcome boy’s opposition to rise the temperature of the air conditioner, I wonder”
“Don’t you know!? Don’t girls and boys feel temperature differently?”
“Moreover, what’s with that girl-oriented fashi+on that ada scantily, not saying how can they protect against cold with thatcalled etiquette?”
“What you’re saying, well… I don’t really get it, but…”
At least, that doesn’t have any relation?
“And you say that being very hot is not enough reason for boys to attend classes naked!!”
“How much more will you stretch that topic?!”
“… That’s all My bad I got carried away”
“Yep No problem”
“Let’s cool our heads by changing thesome drinks, I’ll leave the stall in your hands”
“… Are you sure? While I’ a skirt come here?”
Youhei, with his hands on his hips, let out a h,
“Gahahaha! Don’t worry about it Chiharu… Without regard for all the pretty girls around you, you decided to stick with lad”
“That’s why… Even if you hog all the pantyshots froirls, I won’t resent you”
“Youhei…!”
I unconsciously let out filled with admiration
As I thought, this guy is unshakable, I feel a mysterious sense of security when I’m with him
In truth, I only ca better to do…
But since it’s gotten this far, it’s too late to tell him
× × ×
Right when Youhei left e of the booth
“Ah Onii-chan found!!”
When I looked in reaction of that faure of my sister with her eyelids closed in a ><>
“He-hey Isn’t it Manami?…”
Being greeted by reeting, I felt somewhat uneasy
“Hee Onii-chan is selling yo-yos in his booth”
“I’ve told you… Ain’t I helping with a friend’s shop?”
“I know Ehehe But, haven’t you done soht the promised friend♪”
“Eh?”
Could it be? Not that can’t…
“… Darn, you should stop telling jokes from time to time It can’t be you’ve conveniently made a friend on such short a―”
As I stopped on ht behind Manami
… Could it be she’s a foreigner?
She was a striking girl with long straight blond hair dressed in a cute pink yukata Judging froe as Manami
At that height, I’d even say she’s still in elementary school
Even lined up with ave off an adult-like impression
“Eeerm The… Who’s that child?”
“What~!? Could it be that you’ve not noticed, onii-chan?”
“What should I notice?”
“Isn’t this girl someone you know very well?”
“Don’t be stupid What blonde acquaintance have I… Other than Iris, there’s no one”
“…”
Seeing le possibility crossed my mind
“Could it be you are… Iris?”
shi+ning golden hair and glittering red eyes
Now that you said it, she has some likenesses
… But isn’t it normal not to notice?
She isn't wearing her usual robe, and she let her hair down
With her eyes lowered, the blonde beauty nodded in embarrassment
“Fu… Laugh if thou wantst, Tamer”
She let out a self-torturing smile
“… Why would I?”
“Someone like ons, so lowly… I look like a hu?”
With a glance of understanding, Iris looked far away
It seems like Iris is not pleased by her appearance But since to ht she looked cute
“I don’t understand the circumstances very well, but… Unless you hate that look, isn’t it fine?”
“Si-since I like this kind of look…”
When asked, Iris, averting her gaze ended up speaking very softly
Maybe there’s some reason she can’t tell people?
“About that, Manami will tell you♪”
GRIN
Manami showed a devilish smile
“… Wha”
Iris, surprisingly losing her composure,
“Hu-human Haven’t I instructed thee to keep silent about that in particular!?”
“Iris-chan, did you know?”
My sister’s face turned from devilish to demon-like
“Hus That’s why Shouldn’t you not believe in them so much?”
“Th-Thou bastaaaaaaaard”
“Haha…”
“You really do as you please too much, sister of mine…”
That’s sohts with Iris…
With this and that―
I found out what lead to Iris co here
× × ×
“―And, for that reason, since Iris-chan is too cute, I ended up unintentionally kidnapping her Tehe”
“Haah… Why have you…”
After listening to her story for a while―
Manami, heartbroken after the rejection of a date with her brother, in order to heal her heart, she headed to her usual sex toy store (there are several things to tsukkoo on)
On the way
It seeirl in front of a stall for the festival looking intently at the baby castellas[3] as if wanting some
To tell you the truth, it is the case that that girl was none other than Iris
It seems that to someone who has lived up till now in the Netherworld like Iris, food fro
Nevertheless
Since she lacked hu but to be at loss
And then Mana her to the food froether to the festival as friends
Like that, that’s the reason for this situation
“I see You bribed her to become your friend”
“Don’t say disgraceful things! Iris-chan and Manaht, Iris-chan?”
“… (Hmph)”
Iris, with scornful eyes, silently averted her glance
Seee due to the recent betrayal
“… Muu―”
Being unable to receive endorseot close Iris and whispered into her ear
“(… Wait! That’s troubling, Iris-chan! You’re not saying e agreed on―)”
“(Fu―)”
“(Is so the matter?)”
“(Ridiculous Surely, dostn’t thee think thou hast taons is that of superior beings that don’t get attached to hule with lasses like―)”
“(Understood I understand Then, let’s ain)”
Mana and took out a beautifully wrapped candied apple
“(M!?)”
“(… To tell the truth, I had reserved it to eat it later)”
“Hey What the heck are you thispering about?”
“… Fu I can’t but acknowledge it I’ve spent an eternity together with this hu-time friends[4]”
“I have absolutely not bribed her, have I?”
And as that short give and take interval?
… Be as itthe wrap and stuffing her uess
“Witness it! Iris-chan and Manami had become friends before♪”
“No, no Doesn't e it”
“It wasn’t fraud”
“Not matter how much I think…”
I sighed
“How do I put it… If you had to ask someone, it did not have to be specifically Iris Wouldn’t it have been faster if you had persuaded Zonmi, who lives at home?”
“That, are you being serious?”
“… It would helpbetter”
“Absolutely not! Spending all day long beside that zoirl! I could easily catch her zombie virus! It could cause a bio-hazard!”
“…”
Aah It’s good that Zonmi is not here
These snide remarks before the person in question… There’s no way I can tell her
“… Fufu What an interesting conversation Mind if I join?”
A soid tone that seemed wrapped in coldness
“Zonmi!?”
Speak of the devil and it shall appear
In the direction of the voice, there was Zon such a silent pressure that at any ti sound effect
Isn’t this what’s called aard?
Why airls around me… there are lots of these ‘unexpected places at unexpected moments’ ones, I wonder
“You… Didn’t you say you wouldn’t come to the festival?”
“… Change of schedule Since today the weather is bearable in the human world”
“… I see”
Heavy clouds Chilly temperature
Today’s weather that a certain yo-yo balloon vendor called the worst condition, seehouls
“Even so, how surprising”
As Zonmi spoke with an indifferent tone, the atmosphere was filled with tension
“Could it be that even the red dragon has come to this place―?”
“Nu?”
“With an appearance like that… Judging froot hooked to human world entertainment?”
Said Zonmi with a sarcastic tone
That glance was filled with clear hostility
… That’s right Though those two are currently in a ceasefire, soed in battle to make a contract with me
It ainst Iris
Being recognized, Iris hastily hid her candied apple behind her back,
“Kukkuku Thou seest, thou dostn’t know nothing”
She dodged it while her forehead was covered in sweat
However, isn’t it soe it with such a clichéd expression!
… Since candied apples are difficult to eat, there’s no other way, though
“About that, Chiharu… Is the proposition from before still valid?”
“Why so sudden?”
“To tell the truth, since earlier, what kind of thing are those so-called human world ‘festivals’―I’ve developed an unusual interest ―That’s hen I was invited by Chiharu before, it made me very happy”
“… Is that so?”
“Yes For that reason, let’s proo around these booths Show me around the area, please”
Zonerous” in a weak voice
It seeirl is worried about me
“Aah If you say that―”
“Wait a minute―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――!!”
As I turned back while grabbed by Zon shout
“Wait a minute, what the heck!? I really don’t understand this!! Why has the flow gone to the late-co a date with onii-chan!! It’s very weird!!”
“Aah Yup My bad… Since I’ out those knives in public”
At worst, they could report us
“Then, answer! Onii-chan, who do you want to go to the festival with!?”
“Just to be sure, is there no option of all of us going around together?”
“That is an absolute no!”
“Only that absolutely cannot be!”
“…”
These guys… They’ve said it in dubious harmony
I don’t know if their relationshi+p is that good or that bad
…
……
Well, what do I do?
Speaking fro only with Mana with Zon to be that easy
If I choose Zonet messy
No, I’ll affiret messy
If I leave Iris and Manami alone with each other, I wouldn't feel at ease
In some sense, theyin cos
Thinking about all of the annoyances around me, it may be better to keep them under watch lest they cause some kind of trouble
As a result, I’m at a loss as to which option to choose
“Understood Then, let’s do this”
The one who extended a helping hand (?) there was my sister
“Let’s coer my brother!”
“… What?”
“Is that fair?”
“Wait a , you say… There’s no reason why Zonree to those ridiculous…”
“Understood That match, I'll take it up”
“Eeh!?”
“Why are you so surprised?”
“You sure, Zonree to those nonsensical terms?”
“No This tiive credit to her Little sister’s idea is very logical”
“Where exactly does it have this logic?…”
“Since it’s iically indecisive Chiharu to choose one of the two parts”