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The time was around 7:00 p.m. and I asked, “Are we about to call it a night?” Himekane snickered at me. What a pain in the ass.
“Tsk tsk tsk~. It seems you don’t know how to enjoy Otogi land Tazina kun~.”
“Is there something more?”
“There’s a night parade after this! Tazuna kun!”
“Night Parade?”
When I tilted my head, Sumeragi interrupted, as if she had searched for it on her smart phone.
“Hee, the night parade at Otogi land looks amazing. The entire cast goes down Main Street to close out the day at Otogi land.”
“Hmm?”
Himekane said enthusiastically, “I can’t go home without seeing that!”
“S-So? If you can spare the time, I’d like to watch the parade with you. ……”
“Yeah, it’s fine.”
“Really?!”
“Of course. But before that, can I go to the bathroom?”
“Yes! The crowds are going to be huge at the parade, so you’d better get back soon, okay?””
“Okay. Then.”
Saying that, Sumeragi left us. I wondered which bathroom she was going to use. I was a little curious, but I thought it would be a big hassle.
As I was pondering such an unimportant question, Himekane stood next to me and said, “Hey”.
“Thanks for today, right?”
“Hmm?”
“You helped me a lot with ……, didn’t you? So, thank you.”
“You can thank me with money.”
“I’m not grateful anymore.”
“I didn’t need any thanks in the first place. The tickets weren’t even mine.”
“But let me tell you. Thank you.”
“……”
Don’t do this. I’m deceiving you. I feel guilty when you thank me honestly.
“Well, anyway… I’m going to confess my feelings to him later.”
“I see.”
“Regardless of the outcome, I’m ending it…… today.”
“Eh? ending it today? Didn’t you say you’re not giving up?”
“Yes, I did. But if I persist all the time, he won’t like me, right? So this is the last time.”
“……, I see.”
What is it. So she knew what se was doing. If so, there was no need for me to play tricks on her at all.
Shortly thereafter, the night parade began. In the end, Sumeragi could not make it in time.
Just before the parade, she sent me a message saying that she was scrambling around the park because she couldn’t find a restroom. Himekane said, “There was a restroom nearby, wasn’t there? was it crowded”
“Sumeragi is having a hard time too. ……”
“Eh? Did you say something?”
“No, nothing.”
“But why is it that it’s Tazuna-kun who gets to watch the night parade with me, and not Sumeragi kun?”
“I’m sorry. It was me who was standing next to you.”
“Oh, yeah?”
“Well, I’ll leave you two alone on the way home too. You can confess at that time. Confession.”
“Right. But it would have been better if I could have confessed my feelings during the parade.”
Himekane and I were among the lines of people along the main street, watching the large stage that passed through the street and the cast dancing on top of it. The LED fairies flying in the air became the first stars shining in the darkness, and the joyful music echoing through the land sent people into a whirlpool of excitement.
As if caught in the heat, Himekane let out a breath of admiration next to me.
“That was amazing!”
“Yes, it is.”
“Is that a princess dancing over there? That dress is so cute~”
“A princess, huh? ……”
I remembered what Himekane had told me before.
“I had a similar experience a long time ago.”
“Eh? What? What story?”
“You know, Himekane once told me a story about when she was in kindergarten.”
“Oh, that. The parade reminds me of that~. The play~.”
“Yes, yes, that’s how I remember it too. When I was in kindergarten, I did a play for the school arts festival.”
“Really? What play?”
“I think it was about a princess who is put to sleep by a witch’s magic and wakes up with a kiss from a prince.”
“Oh, really? That was my story too!”
“Well, it’s pretty much the same play they do in kindergarten.”
“So? So? What part did you play?”
“I played the prince.”
When I said that, Himekane said, “Really?”
“I thought you were playing a tree.”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re going to get so mad.”
“I didn’t want to do it either, but nobody wanted to do it. Finally, they drew lots and I got the job.”
“Oh, dear.”
“Then we had to practice, but the one who was to play the role of the princess was a selfish fellow. She kept saying she couldn’t do it, she didn’t want to do it, she didn’t want to do it, and so on, and so on.”
“Well, that was a hard time~”
“After all that, she skipped the rehearsal and ran away.”
“Huh?”
“And the teacher said, ‘Let’s look for her together,’ so we had no choice but to look for her, and I found her more easily than I thought I would.”
“Hnn———”
“What’s wrong? Himekane?”
“Eh? No, it’s nothing. ……”
“Oh, yeah? Well, so …… I said some rather awful things to the girl who played the princess. I don’t really remember the details. but I remember it made her feel a lot better at the time.”
“H-hee. ……”
“However, after hearing Himekane’s story…I thought maybe I had said too much. Maybe that girl was just forced into it, just like Himekane.”
“……”
“Hm? Himekane? What’s wrong with you from earlier?”
Himekane didn’t answer my question, but seemed to be thinking about it with her hand on her chin. Then, after a while, she suddenly said, “Can I ask you something?” She opened her mouth.
“Have you ever changed your …… name?”
“Name? What Suddenly?”
“Y-Yes, just answer me.”
“Well, yes, I have.
“W-What was your name?!”
“Ikuno. Ikuno.”
“Iku…..no….-kun……?”
“Yes, yes. When I was in elementary school, my parents remarried and I changed to my current Tazuna. What about it?”
“So ……, then, what’s the name of the girl who plays the princess?”
“Eh? Um, no, …… I don’t remember her name at all.”
“Why not?!”
“I don’t know why, but it was a long time ago. She didn’t make much of an impression on me.”
“Isn’t that terrible?!”
“Eh, why is Himekane getting angry?”
“Eh? Oh, no, …… then, what’s the name of the kindergarten!”
“What’s the name of the …… kindergarten? I think it was Otogihara kindergarten.”
“…….”
Himekane holds her breath and stares at me. What on earth has happened since then?
At that moment, Sumeragi came back quickly, saying, “Sorry!”
“Well, the restroom was very crowded. ……”
“I see.”
Even though Sumeragi has returned, Himekane is still looking at me. Is there something on my face?
Well, whatever it is, it doesn’t matter.
“Then, Himekane. Sumeragi seems to have arrived on time, so I’ll leave you two alone and you can go confess your feelings to him.”
“Eh?”
“Well, good luck.”
“ah, …….”
I said in a voice that only Himekane could hear and walked away, saying, “I’m going to the restroom”. The last thing Himekane seemed to want to say was something…… what was it?
“…… Ikuno-kun.”
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I’d like to take back my guess in previous chaps
it was obvious lol
yup cliche everyone should have seen it comin