CH 37

Author: Sakurada Family.(桜田家族)

Character Cheat Sheet: For everybody “including me”. To help remember all these names and characters.

Minazuki Amane(水無月周 aka あまね) Our protagonist. Ordinary black hair, cut shoulder length. Normal skin, not particularly fair with ordinary eyes. Slightly taller than Alice. And her breast are abit bigger.

Minazuki Alice(ありす) Golden Shiny hair, blue eyes. Fair soft skin. She is pretty much really beautiful. one of the two beauties in school.

Takanashi Rinka(高梨凛花)Aka Rin-chan. Black hair styled in twin tails. Eyes more slanted. Gives impression of strong woman. Is a diligent student who is kind with good looks. Very good athletically.

Kiniwa Ena(砂庭江奈) Aka Ena-chan. Shoulder length chestnut colored hair.Gives off the impression of a gentle kind girl. Poor with physical activities and got big boobies.

Yanomiya Sora(夜乃宮蒼穹) Aka Kuu-chan. Looks like a elementary student at first glance but she is a high school senior. Her long black hair goes down to her waist. She has large cute eyes and a really cute appearance in general. Is manly and reliable. Making her perhaps Amane’s favorite.

Yurizono Arisu-san(百合園 アリス) She has long silver hair which shines brightly in the sunlight. With mysterious red eyes and a clear beautiful voice. Other one of the two beauties in school.百合園 also has the kanji for Yuri as in the lesbian kind in it. Also has pretty decent size breast.

Yurizono Iris (百合園イリス) She has long silver hair that shines. Pure red eyes. She is a gorgeous college student. She is Arisu’s older sister. She is taller and has a bigger bust than Arisu.

Also Even though Arisu and Iris have to same last name. Amane usually refers to Arisu as Yurizono. And Iris as just Iris.

It’s Alice using the super cutesy way of her referring to herself with her own name. I don’t always translate it, but I’ll do it some times, so keep that in mind. Also I don’t always translate the “-sans” but Amane usually uses them.

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Behind our tent was a dense forest.

“Be Careful Rin-chan”

“You too Amane.”

Takanashi answered me with a smile.

We went into the forest with two 4 foot step ladders Iris-san prepared. We had a white sheet of sticky paper in the middle of a rope.

Takanashi walked up on of the stepladders while Kiniwa and Iris-san held it down to make sure it wouldn’t fall. And then I walked up the other stepladder while Alice and Yurizono made sure my ladder didn’t fall.

“Be careful you two!”

And then there was Yanomiya who was acting as our director.

We were safely able to attach the sheet with a safety pin on the rope, so it won’t slip off. And tied that too the tree.

I gave Takanashi a nod, and then she descended the ladder.

Underneath the white sheet was a light that glowed to allure insects.

I also brought five of my homemade banana trap. I was thinking about installing them a little more away from the tent or the lodge, but it would be dangerous to go see them at night.

Furthermore, if they were found by a thoughtless person they could steal the insects I caught.

So I have to keep those fact in mind when I place them.

The sheet trap was placed close to our tent, so there is no need to worry about it getting stolen, and we can check it frequently even in the dark.

We’ll check on the traps early in the morning. The banana traps should catch a good amount and the sheet trap could catch a lot. Hopefully.

“W-We are really going out on the insect collecting. We should catch a lot. I won’t forget this moment for all my life.”

Our little director said that in a shivering voice, wiping her eyes.

Never forget. . .

Everyone smiled at those words.

Those really are good words.

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After we built all of the banana traps, it was time to prepare dinner.

Everybody is expecting me to make grilled fish and curry, so I’m going to put all my heart into them. I’m itching to get started.

“I’m looking forward to the hot spring~”

“Me too~”

Takanashi and Kiniwa, who were helping me cook, said happily said that.

When I heard those words, my face went red as I felt a shiver go down my spine.

I wanted to forget about that.

Iris-san, Kiniwa, and Takanashi are a dangerous combo. Along with the other young people in the hot spring.

There are plenty of young people who are using the campsites, and because of that, there will be plenty of people my age using the hot spring.

How I see it, I’m truly dead if I see all those fully naked women.

There has to be a way to get out of the hot spring. But if I do that it might just make everybody worry, and that will ruin their experience.

If I fake an illness, it will absolutely ruin the camp experience.

I have no choice but to endure.

I wouldn’t need to worry if my heart was a woman. All this trouble just because I used to be a guy.

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It’s the evening now, and it’s time to set up the banana traps.

Saw tooth oak, oak trees and willow trees.

I attached them to some of the places I saw on our way back from fishing. Each place is close to the outdoor walkway, so it’s relatively safe.

There are many better places inside the forest, but it’s hard to get a foothold in there, and there is a risk of getting lost. So it’s just much safer this way.

Have fun with the least amount of risk. Yanomiya agreed with me when I told her about this.

Yanomiya and I finished setting up the five banana trap. Now we’ll head back, eat dinner and then. Thennn . . .Sleep!

Yeah just sleep! I’ll just enter tomorrow as fast as I can! Not taking a bath for one day won’t kill you!  

“Geeze, I’m already have so much fun, but there is still so much fun we are going to have. . .”

On our way back, set in the orange of dusk. Yanomiya was talking to me while holding my hand as we walked down the outdoor walkway.

“Amane, I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to repay you for all you’ve given me, but maybe I can help you a little when we go to the hot spring. I could wash your back.”

She looked up at me with a cute smile as she said that.

Yeah. . . there is no retreat. I can’t do it. There is no way out of this. I have no choice but to prepare myself.

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When we arrived at the tent the fire has already been prepared.

They seem to have been working hard.

“Amane! Sora!”

Takanashi raised her voice once she saw us and ran over to us with a smile on her face. When everybody else noticed, they also ran over to us.

“Sora, let’s begin. Let’s start the light trap.”

Yanomiya’s face went stiff as she nodded to Takanashi’s words.

Turning on the light trap. We set up the light trap earlier, but it was turned off. With that, we can start collecting insects. Yanomiya was really looking forward to it.

By the way, Iris-san brought the portable lights we are using in the flash trap.

It’s a pretty large and strong light. It seems expensive.

I couldn’t thank her enough. I didn’t no what to say.

But when I saw her smiling at me and just giving a light laugh. All I could do was lower my head.

We went towards the back of the tent where we placed the traps.

“Let’s start the lighting ceremony. So please, Sora some words.”

Takanashi acted as the moderator as she said to us. She then handed the spotlight to Yanomiya.

She gave a nod to Takanashi.

“Thank you everyone! Thank you very much! I am having so much fun! This has been the best summer vacation ever! I will never forget this for the rest of my life! And with that, let’s begin the lighting ceremony!”

Her body was shaking, as tears drew down her face. However, regardless of that state, she looked straight at us and said that with a firm voice.

We all gave an applause to Yanomiya.

She is small but has a strong heart. She really cares about everybody.

Although, if Yanomiya is having fun, then everybody is having fun.

I’m sure that’s how everybody else thinks. So thank you.

“And with that, let’s begin the light show.”

Takanashi said that with teary eyes. Yanomiya wiped her tears away.

And then-

“Let there be light!”

Yanomiya raised her voice and turned on the lights under the sheets that were hanging from the trees.

It was a beautiful sight when it’s mixed in with the natural scene of the forest.

Everybody cheered and applaud.

Yanomiya looked up at the light with big eyes, full of excitement and expectation.

Those big eyes were the best I have ever seen.