Just one more week until the Summer Festival!

The town's been getting more and more in the festival spirit. I'm so excited that I find myself practically running everywhere.

Yeah, and you almost tripped this morning because of that.

The happi Ruby and the others designed is incredible, too!

*Giggle* Thank you! I can't wait to see everyone in it.

No more black magic cape.

Yeah, now we have a wholesome design, zura.

Urgh… I only compromised because I had no choice. Be grateful for Yohane's magnanimity!

I always get a strange feeling before something fun happens. It's exciting, but a little scary, too.

It seems like my voltage might burn! It's the something before the storm!

The calm. The calm before the storm. You used it wrong, by the way.

Speaking of storms… Did everyone see the weather?

The typhoon? The projected path doesn't come near us, but I'm still a little worried.

It might not rain, but it will probably be very windy.

Rain on a field trip, a cold before a school outing… Will the heavens curse Yohane yet again?

Yoshiko, don't say that. Saying it out loud will jinx it.

Everyone, calm down! The typhoon is concerning, but we can't stop prep! We have to do all we can.

Right. Worrying won't get us anywhere.

Well then, let's check the schedule for the day of the Summer Festival.

It starts at 10 am on Saturday. After an opening speech from the Festival Committee president, all other events, including the stage events, will begin.

There's gonna be a dance, taiko drum performance, and talk show, right?

Lots of food carts too, zura!

Our job is to oversee the Bon dance contest and the food cart sales, help at the main tent, and broadcast the tourist guide. Have we finished that yet?

Yes! After lots of adjustments, we finally came up with something to be proud of, zura.

I'm still practicing the script. I'll do my best introducing Numazu to everyone at the festival!

We're counting on you. We are also to perform our own choreographed Bon dance.

That's not a problem at the moment. We finished the choreography, and lots of people came to the dance lesson.

The video hits are steadily climbing, too. We made an eccellente Bon dance, thanks to you.

I'm glad I could be of some help.

Eccellente? What's that?

Excellent in Italian. You should understand that much.

We will be selling original food dishes at the food area. How is that coming along?

Swell! We've got ingredients and equipment ready. We've gone through all the necessary formalities too.

Oh yeah, Yoshiko's takoyaki was actually way better than I imagined, zura.

It's a flavor safe for humans.

Hmph, but of course. Creating a flavor pleasantly stimulating for a human's tongue is no trouble for Yohane.

It took a while for you to drop the habanero flavor though.

Please forget about that.

There will be a mikoshi shrine procession and a shagiri competition on the main shopping street in front of the station.

A mikoshi shrine! That really makes a festival!

I want to try carrying the mikoshi shrine, too! Don't the gods ride inside the mikoshi? I might be able to see a god if I get close enough!

I don't think gods are that easily seen.

What's a shagiri?

Shagiri is like accompaniment music to traditional performances, zura. It gets really exciting with all the gongs and taiko drums.

The festival spans larger than the places I just mentioned. Please read the schedules I handed out for the details.

As for our live show, we'll be performing on Sunday at 6:30 pm on a special stage.

6:30 pm… That makes it the finale of the festival. That's a little nerve-racking.

It's too late to say that! It's an honor to be the final act of the festival. Hold your head high during our performance!

Yeah, the song is almost done, too. I can't wait for lots of people to hear it. Right, Chika?

What?! Y-Yeah!

(Chika?)

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A video of the festival will be made. We were asked to take a few photos.

I was hoping to ask you to be in charge of it. Will you help us with that?

M-Me?! Are you sure?

Why not? You might be able to snap things from a different perspective, not being from Numazu and all.

Okay. Leave it to me!

Thank you.

Take some good pictures, please.

Sure!