Episode 52 – I feel bad for Suzuno chan and Ayato, but we will win

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A few minutes passed after we got in line, and it was our turn. The size of the stall made it difficult for all four of us to try at the same time, so we decided to start with Suzuno and me.

“Good luck, Yuito !”

“Suzuno, don’t lose to Yuito.”

Suzuno and I stood in front of the stall with a koyori in our hands while listening to the voices of Kano san and my brother. I’m sorry Suzuno, but this is a game, so I’m not going to take it easy on you.

I put the needle attached to the tip of the koyori into the tank at the same time as Suzuno, but because I had too much strength in my body, I lost control of my hand.

“Uwaa, is this for real…..”

“Oh my, it’s so rare for Yuito to do something like that out of the blue.”

If the paper gets wet, it will be at a significant disadvantage because it will not be able to withstand the weight of the yo-yo and will tear easily.

As expected, the koyori was torn off without being able to catch even a single yo-yo. My brother then grinned at me.

“Unlike someone else, Suzuno is catching yo-yos, and I think we’ve already won this one.”

I was a little annoyed at his smiling face that made me want to punch him in the face, but I could not say anything but howl of a loser, so I just held my ground.

By the way, Suzuno was fishing well, but just as she was about to take the third yo-yo, the koyori was torn off, so she ended up with two yo-yos.

“Now it’s me and Kano san’s turn, we’ll win here.”

“I feel bad for Suzuno chan and Ayato, but we will win.”

Both my brother and Kano san seemed very confident. The two then began to fish for yo-yos. Since he had been giving me a lot of big shots from earlier, he didn’t make any mistakes like I did and was able to easily land the first one.

Kano san, on the other hand, had no trouble catching the first one and immediately reached for the second one. I guess they were evenly matched at the moment.

The two of them continued fishing, but it seems like my brother lost his concentration first and ended up getting the paper wet with water and it tore off.

“……Damn, I missed.”

“But you caught four of them, so that’s great.”

Suzuno was still smiling with her usual tension. Meanwhile, Natsuno continues to fish with the yo-yo without stopping. Natsuno was one step ahead of my brother.

“This is the seventh one, so I guess we will win.”

“….Too strong.”

“You’re awesome, Onee chan.”

The total number of Suzuno and my brother’s fishing was six, so Kano san won by herself. This time it was a team match, so I was on the winning side, but I wasn’t really happy because I was only holding her back instead of contributing.

“Then, how about I ask Suzuno chan and Ayato to treat me and Yuito to something as promised?”

“I understand, it doesn’t make sense to buy Yuito a drink as well, but a promise is a promise.”

We started to leave the yo-yo fishing stall for the time being. The system was that you could only get one yo-yo, regardless of how many you caught.

Well, to be honest, walking around the venue with a bunch of yo-yos is just a nuisance, so I have no complaints. As I was following behind Kano san and my brother walking in front of me, Suzuno, who was standing next to me, suddenly stopped as if she had found something that caught her attention.

“Hey, Yuito. Doesn’t the takoyaki from that food stall there look delicious?”

“Yes, the smell of the takoyaki is already delicious.”

“I think so, too. Maybe it’s because of the smell, but I’ve been craving for takoyaki.”

Suzuno and I stopped and stared at the takoyaki stall for a while. I was also getting a craving for takoyaki because of Suzuno’s words.

“How about sharing the takoyaki with everyone?”

“Oh, that sounds good.”

I was about to check with Kano san and my brother when we came to an agreement, but then I finally noticed that they were out of sight. It seems like Suzuno and I were left behind.

“…It seems like Kano san and Aniki went ahead without noticing we were stopping.”

“It’s a one-way street around here, so they’ll have to take a pretty big detour to get back.

“I don’t know what’s going on over there, so I’m going to call Kano san first. Please wait a moment.”

“Okay, thanks.”

I took my phone out of my pocket and started calling Kano san. It’s quite lively and noisy, so she may not notice the incoming call. I thought so, but Kano san answered with a single call.

“Yuito?”

“Yes, this is me.”

“I was worried when you suddenly disappeared. Are you with Suzuno chan?”

Kano san sounded worried and I quickly answered to reassure her.

“Suzuno is with me.”

“I’m glad, Ayato and I are both together, so don’t worry about that.”

“For now, I would like to meet up with Kano san, but what should we do?”

Considering how crowded it is, it would be quite difficult to try and catch up with them.

“Then why don’t we meet up in front of the convention headquarters tent? I think we can find a good landmark there.”

“Okay, I’m heading there with Suzuno.”

“Thank you.”

“I’ll see you later.”