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After finishing our visit to the shrine, we headed to the fortune-telling booth in one corner of the grounds, just as the crowd was thinning out.
“Let’s try our luck !”
Riko ran ahead of everyone else and began shaking the box vigorously.
“…Okay, here we go.”
Riko opened the paper she had drawn and exclaimed,
“Ah~ It’s a moderate luck~”
Riko, whose expression was somewhere between happy and disappointed, was met with a gentle smile from Eien.
“But moderate luck isn’t bad either. It means things will keep getting better from here on out.”
“I see…then maybe it’s not so bad after all !”
Riko said that and casually wrapped her arm around Towa san’s. Towa san naturally returned the gesture with a light squeeze.
They were truly close, like sisters.
“…Well, it’s my turn next.”
I steeled myself and shook the box. It made a clinking sound. I handed over the number tag and opened the paper that came out…
“…Bad luck.”
My face involuntarily contorted.
“Eh…seriously?”
Riko laughed without restraint. Towa san shook her silver hair and widened her eyes slightly.
Well, there are years like this, I guess.
Still, it’s the first time I’ve ever drawn ‘bad luck.’
“So, how about you, Towa san?”
“I…oh, I got ‘great luck’!”
“Wow, as expected of Towa san !”
“Towa chan, you’re amazing !”
Riko and I cheered on the lucky beauty.
Towa san smiled slightly and looked down at the paper in my hand.
“Bad luck and great luck…”
At that moment, Towa san chuckled and held out her hand.
“How about we split it?”
“…Huh?”
“My great luck and Itsuki san’s bad luck. If we split it in half, it’ll be just right.”
“…No, isn’t that kind of cheating?”
“It’s not. The future written in the fortune slip is something we can change together.”
Saying that, she took the bad fortune slip from my hand and placed it next to her good fortune slip.
Her kindness seemed to gently envelop the future.
“…Am I the only one not being saved?”
“It’s okay. We’re one, after all.”
“…I see. Thank you, Towa san.”
“You’re welcome.”
We stood side by side, gazing at the omikuji, and shared a small laugh.
Even if this year’s fortune is the worst—with this smile, it’s nothing but happiness.
“Alright ! We got our blessings, let’s go to the food stalls !”
Riko pulled Towa san’s hand as if to take it away from me and started walking.
Cotton candy, chocolate bananas, baby castella…lured by the sweet scent, I found myself following behind her with light footsteps.
“Bro. That cotton candy is huge. If you buy it for me, I’ll give you a bite.”
“You’re only giving me one bite even though I’m buying it? At least give me two.”
“Well, I guess you can. Then we’ll split it in half.”
While Riko laughed innocently, Towa san stared intently at the large apple candy.
“Towa san, are you interested in that?”
“…….Actually, I’ve never tried it before. It’s so cute, isn’t it?”
However, she only stared at it from a distance and never said she wanted to eat it.
There were many small children gathered around the apple candy stall.
“Then I’ll go buy some.”
I said that and waited for the crowd at the stall to thin out before buying the apple candy.
“Here you go.”
“Ah, thank you…”
The silver-haired beauty in her formal attire held one apple candy in her hand. It was a scene that seemed very picturesque.
“……It’s sweet, isn’t it?”
Towa san seemed a little confused, but she slowly licked the apple candy and smiled softly.
After that, we decided to share the apple candy. Every time we shared the apple candy, we got closer, and it felt strangely embarrassing.
When we returned home, the room was warm, unlike the cold air outside.
I returned to my room, finally took off my kimono, and let out a sigh.
Eien-san had already changed into her room clothes and was sitting next to me.
We drank hot tea and enjoyed our time together.
“Thank you for wearing the kimono. It’s quite tiring when you’re not used to it, isn’t it?”
“Yeah. Good job, Towa san. It really suited you. Very much.”
The words came out naturally.
Towa san’s hand stopped as it rested on the teacup. Her cheeks flushed slightly, but she continued to look straight at me.
“…Thank you. Actually, Mother-in-law said she would give me that kimono…”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. She said she would send it to us…to our room.”
After saying that, Towa san blushed even more and smiled.
—Ah, I feel so many emotions welling up inside me.
“…What are you thinking about?”
“Ah, no, um…”
“What do you plan to do with me, dressed in a kimono, when we’re alone together?”
“…~~”
Towa san casually tickled my thigh.
“…It’ll be fun when we get home. …So, for now—“
Towa san gently placed her hand on my face.
Her passionate gaze made my thoughts grow vague.
It had been cold just a moment ago, but now my body was burning up.
Just a few more centimeters. My lips were about to touch Towa san’s lips—
“Hey, you two~ Let’s play a game together !”
The door burst open, and Riko barged in with a game controller in her hand.
Eien flinched and I hurriedly pulled away.
“Oh, sorry !”
The door slammed shut, and a few seconds later—
“…This is bad~…”
Riko’s small voice could be heard from the other side of the hallway. Her presence faded away.
Towa san covered her face, turned bright red, and looked down.
“Well, this is definitely embarrassing…”
“Ugh, yeah…um, maybe we should both be a little more careful…”
“Yeah…”
Neither of us was at fault, but between the awkwardness and embarrassment, we couldn’t find the words.
Still, after a moment of silence—we ended up kissing once more and headed toward Riko.
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