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The day has finally arrived! Well, technically it’s tomorrow!
Yes! Tomorrow is the long-awaited summer festival!
Everyone wears yukata, there are tons of food stalls, you can eat yakisoba, takoyaki, and candy apples while walking around, and fireworks go off with a whoosh… BOOM! That’s what a summer festival is!
Oh, sorry. I got so excited I turned into a second grader.
The last time I went to a summer festival was in second grade, so time just rewound for me.
“Ehehe”
The Hiroto Moriguchi inside my heart rubs the back of his head.
Back in second grade, I went to the summer festival with just my grandma. She held my little hand so I wouldn’t get lost.
“Having fun?”
She’d ask me that every ten minutes.
“Yes, it’s fun!”
I answered properly every single time. It wasn’t bothersome—when I said it was fun, Grandma would smile happily.
So saying it was fun became the best part of the summer festival.
“We absolutely have to go again next year!”
“Yeah.”
We made that promise, but in the end, that was the last time Grandma and I went to the summer festival together.
The day after Grandma and I went to the summer festival together, I was mocked by the kids in my class. I was embarrassed and sad.
Even when asked the next year, “Want to go?”, I answered, “I’m not going with Grandma anymore.” I still regret that.
Grandma, I’m sorry… I really wanted to go with you. …I’m sorry.
…But putting that aside, one problem arises here. This isn’t the time to dwell on the past.
It’s the problem of what to wear.
In the original work, of course, since it’s a gal game, everyone wears yukata. But now, things are far removed from the original.
So there’s a possibility the heroines won’t wear yukata.
I think this possibility is quite high.
Why?
…Because I didn’t get to see swimsuits at the training camp!
A gal game featuring the beach where you can’t see swimsuits? That’s pretty messed up, right? Does any gal game do that? If it did, it’d get slammed with criticism.
Because of that, there’s a chance I won’t get to see the heroines in yukata.
I’m sick of this. I went through all the trouble of changing the original story just to join the Occult Research Club, and now I might not get to see them in yukata.
Seriously, I might actually cry… I’d be sobbing my eyes out at the summer festival, totally oblivious to anyone watching.
Want to bet? My sobbing versus the fireworks at the summer festival—which one would draw more attention? Sorry, but I’m confident I’d win.
Because fireworks you can see once a year, but a grown-up high schooler crying their eyes out because they can’t see yukatas? That’s way rarer, right?
I have to see the heroines and the class president in yukata to avoid becoming that kind of rare human.
I want to see the class president too. I saw her in her club uniform recently, so this is the perfect chance to see her in a yukata and feel that demure atmosphere.
So, I’m not just thinking of the heroines as a bonus. I really, really want to see the class president.
“Kyufufufufu”
I let out a weird laugh from getting too excited.
And there’s one more reason I want to know if the heroines and the class president are wearing yukata.
It’s… the fact that I’d be the only one dressed differently at the summer festival.
I absolutely have to avoid that at all costs.
I can’t possibly be the only one in a yukata or the only one in regular clothes.
Ugh… Just imagining it makes me cringe. I’d already stick out like a sore thumb just being among all those beautiful people, but if I’m the only one dressed differently? I couldn’t bear to look at myself.
If someone else were the odd one out, people would probably just think, “How cute!” or “How cool!” and it wouldn’t be a problem.
But if it’s me? What? Baggage handler? Party animal? The comic relief? Did you drag yourself along? That’s exactly what people would think.
“No way!”
I bury my face in the pillow to muffle my scream.
I just want to enjoy the summer festival! My mental fortitude isn’t strong enough to enjoy a summer festival while worrying about what others think.
So, I ask everyone what they’re wearing tomorrow.
‘Hey everyone, tomorrow is finally the summer festival! Have you done your neck stretches to watch the fireworks? Or if you’re just going to gaze at someone you like watching the fireworks, then neck stretches aren’t necessary, right? (lol) What are your plans for tomorrow’s outfit? By the way, I’m thinking of wearing a yukata.”
I send this message to the summer festival group chat.
Of course, the class president is in here. Lately, whenever I’ve asked, everyone’s been happy to say yes.
Alright, perfect. This way, I’ve taken the initiative to make it easier for others to think, “Well, then I’ll go too.”
“Forget how creepy that message was, I think I’ll wear a yukata too.”
And Niiro wrote back with some happy news.
Yay! Now I won’t be the only one!
If Niiro and I were the only two in yukatas, people might mistake us for a couple… Nah, that’s not gonna happen. Yeah, I got carried away.
“I’m wearing one too. Might as well. Also, that writing was so creepy I thought I was getting seasick.”
Hisada-chan also declared she’d wear a yukata.
So glad! If half the group wears yukata, I won’t stick out like a sore thumb.
Also, seasickness is the worst kind of motion sickness, right? How about you guys?
“I’ve been wanting to try one too, so I’m wearing mine!! I guess I’m just the type who’d sit on wet grass.”
And then the class president gave us some happy news too.
I get it~! You just assume the grass is dry, so by the time you sit down, your butt’s already wet. And it soaks right through your pants to your underwear too.
“I’m definitely wearing mine too!! I’m just the weird space-gap type.”
Seeing this reply, I thought, ah, this one’s definitely Type A.
I get it too. I absolutely have to line up the apps on my phone’s home screen perfectly horizontally. I even add or delete apps just to make them fit.
Besides, whether he wears a yukata or regular clothes, he’ll stand out either way, so it doesn’t matter.
“Sorry! I might not be able to wear it! But everyone, don’t worry about me and wear a yukata!! Oh, I’ll just wear a barnacle.”
Fumi-chan-senpai has a fear of crowds. I get the creeps when I see those kinds of people too, so I can’t stand them.
But more importantly! Fumi-senpai, you’re not wearing a yukata?
Ehh?! No way no way no way no way no way! I wanna see Fumi-senpai in a yukata! I wanna see it! I wanna see it! I wanna see it! I wanna see it!! If possible, I want a photo session~!
“Is that okay? Should everyone just wear regular clothes?”
“Don’t worry about me!! Besides, what you wear doesn’t change how much fun the summer festival is!! So everyone, please wear your yukatas!”
“Understood. Then, everyone, let’s just make sure we don’t show up late on the day!!”
And with that, the discussion about what to wear to the summer festival ended.
Oh, right, Fumi-senpai isn’t wearing one.
But there’s no reason to be down about it. I know I’m the only one not in a yukata, and the summer festival isn’t canceled. The summer festival is definitely happening.
And the heroines will be flirting with Saotome. That’s the main goal.
Oh no, oh no, I almost forgot my original purpose.
Let’s just go to bed already! Get ready for tomorrow!
Ping♪
Huh? Niiro sent me a personal message. Did I forget to say something?
‘I guess I’ll just wear shoes without socks.’
…Had she been thinking about it this whole time?
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