Chapter 60: Looks like it’s finally here!

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Translator: Soafp

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“I'm heading out.”

“Take care.”

Today was finally the long-awaited day of the summer festival.

For several days, the town had been filled with festive energy, and I had truly been waiting for this day to come.

Well, saying I was looking forward to the festival itself was just a pretext. The real reason was seeing the three of them in their yukata.

“Our meeting point is in front of the station, right?”

We would meet at the station and then enjoy the festival freely.

Unable to hide my excitement, I walked while checking the things I had prepared.

“Battery is fully charged. I'm good to go.”

The battery was perfectly fine, so there was no worry about it dying midway.

“…But I'm still not sure what to do.”

Naturally, I genuinely wanted to enjoy the festival with the three of them, so I felt my heart would be satisfied even without doing “that.”

As I approached the meeting place, the crowd increased. Perhaps people from outside the prefecture had come as well.

“So many people… And…”

There were many women with body types I liked, tempting me to look around. But I proudly thought that Mari and the others were still the best.

Come to think of it, my sister had said she would enjoy the festival with her friends today, so I might run into her.

“I haven't told her I'm meeting Mari and the others… She'll probably tease me.”

My sister knew I was going out, but she probably thought I was hanging out with Shougo and the others… Well, if it happened, I'd deal with it then.

“…Ah, there they are.”

When I arrived in front of the station, I found the three of them immediately.

“Floating” could sometimes have a negative connotation, but in their case, they simply stood out too much.

(…Somehow, the colors are exactly as I imagined.)

All three wore different colors with different patterns.

Mari in orange, Emu in sky blue, and Saika in black.

“…At this rate, I'll probably stand out too, approaching the three of them.”

Well, so what?

No matter how others looked at us, the time I spent with them was more than enough compensation.

As I approached, they noticed me.

“Kai-kun!”

Mari waved, and I waved back, quickly moving beside them.

Seeing them up close like this, I honestly felt excited. No matter what they wore, it suited them perfectly.

(Come on, don't harbor strange feelings at a time like this!)

Even while thinking such impossible things, I joined them.

“…Hmm.”

Even though we had met up, I couldn't fully relax.

As at the pool, being with the three of them in a place with so many eyes made me nervous.

“Are you nervous?”

“A little.”

When I answered, Saika nodded slightly, slowly took my hand, and brought it to her chest, letting my hand touch her ample swell.

“Ah~!”

“Saika-senpai!?”

More than the two surprised girls, I was the most surprised.

Saika had done this to me before, but having her do it in her normal state made me freeze completely!

“I'm nervous too, right? Now we're even.”

“…True.”

Along with the softness, I could feel Saika's heartbeat through my palm.

“Have you calmed down?”

“Not at all, obviously.”

Of course I would get even more nervous… Afterward, I quickly removed my hand from Saika's chest, but the heat in my body was abnormal.

I had always thought that even in her normal state, Saika was quite erotic, radiating such an aura that I immediately wanted to lay hands on her.

“Today, we're all going to have fun~!!”

That was why I said that, trying to hide my arousal, and started walking.

Once I calmed down, I became strangely composed myself. I mostly just followed the three of them, but I was genuinely enjoying today's festival from the bottom of my heart.

“This yakisoba is delicious, Senpai. Would you like some?”

“Then maybe I'll have a little.”

“Then here. Aah~n.♪”

Of course, I experienced such classic moments too.

I wasn't the kind of high-school boy who would shy away from such a longed-for act, so I gratefully ate the yakisoba Emu offered me.

“Ah, there's sauce on your cheek.”

Emu wiped the stain from my cheek with a handkerchief.

Watching her gaze at me intently for a while, I thought she was cute and inadvertently murmured:

“Emu will surely make a good wife someday.”

Of course, that was simply a heartfelt murmur.

It applied not only to Emu, but also to Mari and Saika—and now, even to Manaka and Fiana. And recently, even to Konoe-san.

(Honestly, the moment I get carried away, this happens.)

While doing various things with them using the hypnosis app, it wasn't necessarily because of that, but becoming close to them had made me somewhat overconfident.

I knew very well that humans were at their worst when they got carried away, which was why restraint was still necessary.

“I bought takoyaki too… Hey, Emu-chan, what's wrong?”

“Ah, yes. Senpai said he'd make me his wife.”

“Eh!?”

I looked at Emu as if to say I didn't say that, but she stuck out her tongue playfully, showing no remorse.

Well, precisely because she showed such a cute side, Mari and Saika seemed to take it humorously, laughing at my flustered state.

“Ah, isn't that Kai?”

“Hm?”

Amid that lively atmosphere, a voice called to me from behind.

Turning around, I saw my sister. Surrounded by her friends, she looked back and forth between me and Mari's group, her eyes widening.

“You… These girls were the ones you were going out with?”

“…Yeah.”

My sister's friends also looked at me curiously. Among them was Matsufusa-san, whom my sister had mentioned.

(…What is this?)

The mesh in her hair made her easy to recognize, and her exceptionally voluptuous figure had firmly engraved her in my memory… But for some reason, I suddenly felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

“All three of them are really cute and beautiful. Hehe, I'm leaving this one in your care~”

“Ah, yes!”

“Leave it to us!”

“Mm!”

Was I some small child…?

In the end, I never discovered the source of that déjà vu, nor was there any way to confirm what it was. After that, I parted from my sister and her friends.

Time passed, and an announcement came that the fireworks would begin.

“The festival's finale is definitely the fireworks, right?”

“Yes… Senpai, didn't you bring your phone today?”

“Eh? No, I have it… I basically always carry it with me.”

“I-I see. Um… Then it's reassuring.”

What did that mean?

Saika, expressionless as ever, tapped Emu's shoulder… Somehow, you two have really become close.

Even so, I started wanting to go somewhere quieter… Just as I thought that, Mari clapped her hands.

“Hey, hey, actually, there's a quiet spot. Shall we all go? From there, we can watch the fireworks away from all this noise.”

“Really?”

Mari led the way, taking us to a certain place.

It was a high platform with a good view, but apparently, on festival days like today, not many people came here… Or rather, there was no one else besides us.

“On festival days like this, there are other attractions, right? So not many people come here, despite the good view.”

“Oh… I see.”

This was worth remembering for the future.

The quiet night was a little scary, but with them beside me, that became another kind of spice.

“Wow, look!”

“So beautiful.”

The fireworks that rose into the sky were truly beautiful.

Thinking back, I had come to festivals often, but I usually just ate until full and went home immediately, so I had never really watched the fireworks.

“Kai-kun, Kai-kun.”

“Hmm?”

As I leisurely watched the beautiful fireworks, Mari pointed in a certain direction.

“You know? Long ago, I saw a couple having sex between those trees over there. That's how much of a hidden spot it is—apparently, no one notices.”

Her casual tone, as if talking to a female friend, made me look at Mari's face twice.

I also wondered how a girl could talk about such things to a boy, but I was also somewhat curious what kind of feelings Mari had experienced watching that.

(I see… So that's the place.)

We had watched the fireworks for a while… It should be fine now, right? I don't need to hold back, right?

I apologized mentally to the three of them, who were enjoying the fireworks, took out my phone, and placed them under hypnosis.

“Phew… Finally, this moment has come.”

First, I reached out to Mari beside me.

Gently touching over her yukata, I slipped my hand through the opening at her chest and placed it on her swell.

(Eh? Ah, right, yukata are worn without bras, right?)

I was startled by the direct sensation of skin, but quickly composed myself.

“Senpai, you've been waiting for this, right?”

“We'll heal the three of us together.”

Stain the yukata? Don't be a coward. Just as I was about to take the three of them to the hidden spot Mari had told me about—

“Stop right there!!”

“!?”

At that sudden voice, my shoulders trembled.