Ch. 4 Ep. 7: The Festival Begins!
Chika won't give up on the festival, and everyone in Aqours feels the same. Will the last-ditch effort to clean the town really work?!
Chika
This is the last bag of garbage. Hup! Maybe now we can take a break?
Player
That went a lot faster than I thought it would. It looks even better than before the typhoon came.
Dia
So the typhoon clean-up has made the town even more beautiful.
You
Thanks to everyone that helped.
Riko
The stage and food carts' tent repairs seem to have gone well, too.
Ruby
The paper lanterns are back up. It's starting to look more like a festival every minute.
Kanan
The food cart owners are getting ready to start serving as well. At this rate the festival should start this afternoon.
Hanamaru
The venue is starting to smell so good, zura. There's gonna be a ton of food out there soon.
Yoshiko
We might not have time to walk around and eat.
You
Oh yeah! We have to get ready, too!
Mari
Everyone!
Chika
Mari!
Mari
I've got some miraculous news. In an hour they'll have the opening ceremony, and then the Summer Festival is finally going to start.
[Fade in/out.]
Player
Two takoyaki skewers, two Nibble Mikans, and one yakisoba, coming right up. We're making the takoyaki right now, so it'll take a minute. Yoshiko!
Yoshiko
I heard you! They'll be done in a minute! Gah… I named them Bloody Moon Sticks, but they're still calling it takoyaki!
You
Well, with bloody in the name, I think it might be hard for people to imagine what it might be.
Yoshiko
I still don't like it.
Yoshiko
And call me Yohane!
Chika
I'm back!
Player
Welcome back Chika and Riko.
You
How's the festival going?
Chika
We went and saw the mikoshi shrine. Oh, the taiko drum performance, too. It was amazing!
Riko
Everywhere you go it's so lively. The whole town feels like it's one giant festival.
Player
Really. Just looking around here you can tell there's tons of people. The food is selling like crazy.
Riko
Dia and the others helping at the main tent seem awfully busy dealing with lost items and lost children.
Chika
Riko and I will handle the store, so you three go enjoy the summer festival!
Yoshiko
The time has finally come for Yohane to bless the festival with her presence. Humans drunk on the festiveness, prepare to fall from grace!
You
Heyyyy! My festival blood has been running hot! There's an event where you can try out taiko, right? Let's go to that!
Player
Hey, you guys! And they're gone. There are so many people I can't even see them anymore.
Chika
You should go, too. I want you to see the festival we all made together.
Player
Yeah, I will. Gotta take a lot of pictures, too!
Everyone
See you later!
[Fade in/out.]
Ruby
Thank you all for coming today.
Ruby
The event was nearly canceled because of the typhoon, but thanks to everyone's hard work, we're all enjoying it.
Player
(It's Ruby's announcement! I don't remember those lines in the script though. Is she ad-libbing? That's incredible!)
[Fade in/out.]
Dia
Can you tell me your name and your address? Did you come with your father or mother?
Dia
Oh, please don't cry!
Hanamaru
Sorry to keep you waiting. Your lost item was this pink foldable umbrella, zura? I mean, right?
Player
Dia, and Hanamaru?
Hanamaru
Welcome! Oh, I guess that's weird to say in the main tent, zura.
Dia
Hard at work, I see. Are Chika and Riko taking care of the food cart?
Player
Yeah. What about Kanan and Mari? I thought they were here. Oh, can I take some pictures?
Hanamaru
Sure. Oh, that gets me kind of nervous when you ask, zura. Kanan and Mari are helping with the Bon dance contest prep.
Dia
I wouldn't have been able to do all this myself, so I asked Hanamaru to come over and provide some assistance for a while.
Player
I see. Wait, so is Ruby alone right now?!
Hanamaru
No need to worry, zura. Listen.
Ruby
One of the famous things about Numazu is all the wonderful fish you can catch in Suruga Bay.
Ruby
In spring: bonito, whitebate, and shrimp. In summer: horse mackerel and abalone. In fall: flying squid and alfonsino. In winter: sea bream and mackerel. Treats in each season!
Player
Wow, she's speaking so confidently! It's almost unbelievable she was so nervous. She was even ad-libbing about the typhoon!
Dia
Oh, Ruby… She used to follow me around crying, and look at her now. She's grown so much!
Player
Dia, your cheeks are soaked with tears!
[Fade in/out.]
Player
(The Bon dance contest is going to start soon. I really need to get some pictures of it! Where was it again?)
Mari
Okay, one, two, three and four! Yo yoy yoy!
Kanan
Aqours' Bon dance is starting!
Player
There they are! Mari, Kanan!
Kanan
Oh, you came! Get over here!
Player
What?! Hold on, everyone will see me here! Put me somewhere in the back.
Mari
Your shy, little heart will disappear in the heat of the festival, so it's no problem. You'll be missing out by not dancing with everyone.
Player
This rhythm is for the Awa dance… Hold on, something's not right here.
Kanan
Just forget about Mari's strange way of talking and revel in the liveliness of the festival!
Mari
This is Aqours' original Bon dance that your idea helped create. Now, let's dance all together!
Player
E-Eeek!
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