15 Everybody has Some Fun

Tonight was going to be the moment of truth. The night of the festival to celebrate the scary things in life was about to go down. For our supposed heroes, that was a lot more real than anyone would like to have to deal with. Though as of this moment, things were far from serious.

"Ugh, he's late." Rame snidely commented as she sat in her hot dog costume at home. Juuto said that he'd meet her at her place first, then they could go together. While she said he was late, the truth was actually closer to that she was early. In fact, there were still about five minutes before it was the time he said he'd arrive.

Meanwhile, the person she was waiting on was making his way to her place. As he walked, people gave him strange looks due to the obvious reason.

That being he was a giant cup of soda.

Well, technically speaking, there could be plenty of different things put in here. So saying soda would only be an assumption, but that didn't really mean all that much to him at the moment. It was all semantics for the reality he was currently living in.

Why did he agree to wear this with her? It was stuffy and hot despite the weather being on the cooler side. Not to mention that it was a bit bulky, making it hard to move around. Finally… Well, it just looked so ridiculous and he wanted to just get away from all the eyes on him right now. It was at this point in his life, that he regretted having her talk him into this matching costume stuff.

Fortunately for him, he was able to get to her home without too much issue. Unfortunately for him, he was going to be stuck in this costume for the rest of the night it seemed. But it wasn't going to be that bad when she was going to be with him the entire time. Not to mention that there was a possibility that things might go poorly for them given their circumstances.

"Hello." He was greeted with the maid of the house as he arrived. The man wasn't certain which of them was more ridiculously dressed in this current moment. Someone wearing a cheap maid outfit in a single-room apartment made very little sense to anyone that has ever existed.

"Aren't you going to the festival?" He asked her, as he walked into the lone room of this living quarters.

"I never considered it." Mifuru responded. "Is it really for people like myself?"

"Come on, I've been telling you that you don't need to keep cleaning the place." Rame spoke up. She was right, seeing as it was nearly spotless. "You don't need to be such a stick in the mud."

"But how I can serve your mistress? My powers are useless in a world like this." She lamented the obvious fact to everyone. Back on Enatis, she was quite a force to be reckoned with. Here, she was no better than some mere servant. Well, the way she acted didn't change upon coming to this world.

"Just having some fun would be nice." It was quite a strange sight to see a girl wearing a hot dog suit scolding some other girl.

"Plus, you could just wear what you've got on right now." Juuto filled in. "I mean, to most people. They'll just think you're wearing that for a costume." A sexy maid outfit was something that people would very much enjoy to see there. Admittedly, he wasn't against it either.

"Yeah, now that he's here. Time to go!" Despite the protests, Rame pushed out her of the door and towards their planned location. That girl was impatient about wanting to be there. For her, there wasn't a second to waste.

***

And so they all went together. By the time they arrived, the sun had set halfway. The glow of the street lights and lanterns illuminated the area that was set up for this. Stands were lined up, each filled with either food, sweets, or a game for someone to play.

Children were running around, playing with each other. Their parents chatting with each other, keeping an eye on their kids. Teen, elderly, it seemed that everyone in town was here having fun. Things were only going to be more lively as this night went on.

Rame and Mifuru had never been here before, that much was obvious. The girls felt overwhelmed with what to do first. There were just so many stands to choose from, and it looked like their was a crowd surrounding all of them. However, Juuto was a regular, so he knew exactly what to get started with.

"Since we just got here. We should find a game to play." He directed them to a stand with the classic dart game. Surely with their lives, he assumed that they'd be good at throwing things. Well, Magic's not really all that similar to physical weapons, as it would turn out.

"Argh, this is impossible." Rame was visibly frustrated with how bad she was doing with this game. "How can anyone win at this stupid game." Every dart she threw badly missed their targets. If she was as bad as throwing these darts as she was with throwing spells. She would've been dead a long time ago.

"This isn't a stupid game." He defended the concept. Though, his accuracy was about on the level of being unable to hit the broadside of a barn. He didn't feel bad about that though. After all, he could just blame it on this silly costume. "It's just not something you can get good with." Still, even if he can't win. It was still a little fun to play it every time it came up. If one was lucky, they'd be hearing a few pops here and there… Or they could have a friend that was actually good at a game like this.

They were both surprised by their special guest when it came to be Mifuru's turn. When that girl took her three dart, she simply focused on her targets and threw all of her weapons at the balloons. In an instant, three pops filled their ears at the same time. The crowd around them erupted into applause at the display of skill before them. Now that was a real show, they thought.

"I won." Mifuru simply stated to the two of them. While her tone didn't make it seem like she was bragging, it certainly felt about it to Rame. Hence the girl's response was to pout and cross her arms.

"Wow, I never thought I'd ever live to see the day that happened." The person running the stand said. "Well, go ahead and pick your prize." She held up her hands to showcase the many different options of stuffed animals to pick from.

"I'll take… This one." She took a moment to look things over, then she decided that choosing the one that looked like a cow was a good option. He thought it was a weird one to pick, since there were plenty that people usually prefer. Such as a dragon, a bear, even some fish as well. Not that it really mattered to him. She's the one that won, so it's her decision in the end.

"I wonder where Asaga's at?" Rame wondered out loud. They did agree that they'd stick together if anything happened. Perhaps it would've been a good idea to have agreed on a meeting place back then.

"I'm sure he's around." Juuto replied. It wasn't a requirement that they were with him. Sure, it was preferable. However, this festival was crowded and it probably wasn't worth the time to go looking for him. They were having fun, so might as well let him have his. At least, that's what he thought was going to happen.

"I finally found y'all." As if right on cue. Asaga made his arrival to the rest of the group. "I've been looking all over for y'all. Once I saw those silly outfits, I knew ya had to be the right people."

"It's good to see you too." Juuto responded, as he took a good look at what the man was wearing. Perhaps he shouldn't be surprised that the guy found and chose to wear a farmer's costume. "You guys do know that the point of this holiday is to dress as something you're not, right?"

"I would hope that I'm not a hot dog." Rame joked, feeling a lot more at ease than she was earlier about this whole deal. Even as a joke, they looked very silly compared to everyone else who was wearing the more traditional attire of hauntings.

And somewhere among the entire crowd. There was someone that was 'haunting' them.

"Ooh, since I've wasted so much time looking for all of ya. I get to pick the next place we visit." Asaga spoke up, grabbing Mifuru by the arm. Of course, that girl had little to contest against him, as he pulled her along.

"That's not how it… Never mind." Juuto was about to argue, but it was too late. Those two were already well deep into the sea of people, going who-knows-where. That left them with little choice but to do one particular thing.

"Come on." Rame grabbed his hand. "He's got the right idea. I want to have as much fun as possible!" Once she was finished with that sentence, she pulled her boss along to follow her. In a rush, they dove past the people walking about to catch up with their acquaintances.

"Whoa, hey now!" He yelled at her, as he ran behind the girl. "This costume's not that easy to move in!"