CH 52

I’m at a shopping mall with my friends.

It’s the last event of the summer vacation, the summer festival, and the fireworks display.

We’ve decided to buy yukata together.

But there were so many people.

I think the Obon vacations are over for working people, but today is a holiday and the mall is packed with people.

“Hmph.”

Alice, who is hugging my arm, turns her head away with a bright red face.

“Ah, Alice is angry…”

“I think I went a little overboard…”

Takanashi-san and Kiniwa-san are glancing at me while whispering and exchanging conversation.

The other day, they interrogated Alice, and she was in a bad mood.

What kind of interrogation did they do to her?

I want to ask, but I’m too scared to.

But as far as the two of them are concerned, the misunderstanding seems to have been cleared up, which is good.

“What’s going on?”

Yanomiya-san, who was holding hands with me as we walked along, muttered curiously as she looked at Takanashi-san, Kiniwa-san, and also Alice, who was hugging my arm.

Her face turned bright red and she turned her head away. Then she hugged my arm tightly.

“Ah, haha…”

“I’m sorry I upset you, Alice-chan. I’m sorry.”

Takanashi-san laughs dryly, and Kiniwa-san apologizes to Alice.

Alice looks angry, but she’s probably just embarrassed, so I’m sure her mood will improve soon.

Anyway, Yanomiya-san is wearing a black hat with an appliqué of a giant stag beetle on it. On the side of the hat, there is a pin badge in the shape of an insect.

And a black T-shirt with a big sign on it.

The word “Insect.”

Iris-san was also handing out Japanese T-shirts to everyone.

The only person who could wear the Japanese T-shirts that Iris-san bought is Yanomiya-san.

And she’s wearing shorts.

The very cute Yanomiya-san looks even more adorable when she’s dressed like a boy.

It was even more so because her skin was tanned brown.

“I’ve never worn a yukata before.”

Yurizono-san, who was wearing a black T-shirt with a yellow chick’s face on it, muttered.

She had been sick in bed with a fever like a schoolgirl the day before a field trip, but she seemed to have recovered.

The T-shirt she is wearing was bought for her by Kanau-kun at a duck specialty store.

I didn’t give it to her.

So that means――

When I glanced at Alice, she turned her face away from me and her mouth was in a pout, and she was shaking with a bright red face.

If she heard that I gave Yurizono-san a T-shirt, she would probably get angry to cover up her embarrassment.

So I’ll keep it to myself.

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There are a lot of people passing by, but there is only space around us.

When they see the Yurizono sisters, they elude.

If it’s just the Yurizono sisters.

I suppose it could have been just “That silver-haired girl is super cute,” but when her sister Iris-san is with her, the impact is tremendous.

If she’s cute, she’ll get attention, but if she’s too cute or too beautiful, she’ll probably pull away.

So, we arrived at the yukata department without any problems, and everyone started looking for their favorite yukata.

There were so many colorful yukata lined up in a row. It’s hard to decide when there are so many to choose from.

“I wonder if there are any stag beetle yukata.”

Yanomiya-san, who was holding my hand, muttered as she looked around.

I don’t think there are any stag beetle yukata, as expected.

“Onee-chan, what kind of yukata do you think would look good on Alice?”

Alice was in a bad mood, but she seemed to be in a much better mood now. She looked up at me with an embarrassed frown and asked me a question.

“I think this will suit you.”

She then picked up one of the yukata.

It was a yukata with red goldfish painted on the pink fabric.

Alice looks good in pink, and the goldfish is very nice, just like a summer festival.

“I’m going to try it on!”

Alice took the yukata from me at the top of her voice and ran towards the fitting room.

“How about this one, Kuu-chan?”

I picked up the yukata and showed it to Yanomiya-san.

A yellow yukata with colorful morning glories on it.

The yellow yukata with colorful morning glories was perfect for the energetic Yanomiya-san.

“I’ll try it on! Thank you for picking it out for me, Amane!”

After receiving the yukata while thanking me, Yanomiya-san ran into the fitting room, followed by Alice.

And for me… dark blue, safe one.

So I looked for a yukata that was as plain as possible, and when I found one, I picked it up and headed for the fitting room.

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“Hey, look at that!”

“The silver-haired sisters!”

“They’re so cute!”

“Beautiful!”

There was a bit of a commotion in front of the fitting room.

The cause was…

“Amane-san! How about this!”

Yurizono-san, wearing a blue yukata, came running up to me with her clogs clanking.

It looks good on you. It suits you very well.

But――.

Yurizono-san stopped in front of me and spun around on the spot.

The blue yukata she was wearing was unusually short.

It was a mini-skirt version of the yukata.

“I-I don’t know…”

It looks good on her, but if I told her it looked good on her, she would certainly buy it.

I’m a little nervous about walking around in a mini-skirt yukata at a summer festival.

“So this is what’s in fashion now, huh?”

I turned my gaze to the voice I heard――.

“Buhhh.”

I couldn’t help but gush.

Iris-san was wearing a sexy light purple yukata. The length of the yukata is unusually short, just like Yurizono-san.

I thought it was pretty bad even for Yurizono-san, but Iris-san is even worse.

“Onee-chan is a bit behind the times, aren’t you?”

Then, Yurizono-san sniffs her nose in a good-natured manner.

“Yes, you’re right. Thanks for teaching onee-chan the latest trends, Arisu-chan.”

Iris-san smiled and thanked Yurizono-san.

No, no, I don’t think it’s trendy, I think only a gal would wear something like that.

“I think a normal yukata would be cuter.”

Yurizono-san shied away from my words.

It’s a pity that she likes it so much, but it’s not safe to wear overly revealing clothes.

“A-Amane, what do you think?”

When I turned my gaze to the voice I heard, I saw Takanashi-san in a black yukata looking up at me, fidgeting.

“Cute.”

My true feelings leaked out.

With her black hair and dark eyes, black suits Takanashi-san well.

“I’ll take this one!”

Takanashi-san, who had turned bright red, raised her voice.

“I think this is a safe bet…”

Kiniwa-san comes out of the fitting room and mutters.

She is wearing an orthodox white yukata.

The cool and neat atmosphere is very nice. However, the obi strapped around her waist further emphasizes her large breasts and destroys the innocent atmosphere.

After that, Alice and Yanomiya-san also tried on the yukata, and we all decided to buy one together.

The Yurizono sisters seemed to have re-selected a regular yukata, but they also bought a mini-skirt yukata.

I wondered what they were planning to do with those.

Anyway, we finished buying our yukata and were ready for the summer festival.

Everyone seemed to be looking forward to it, and I was too.