Chapter 48 - Summer Festival

"Eri-chan, you're beautiful."

"Ufufu, thank you."

"Miho-san is also very beautiful and she makes my heart pound."

"Thank you."

Dressed in a yukata, Eri-chan pulled me along by the hand and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up."

Now we are at a summer festival.

It all started when Eri-chan said she wanted to watch fireworks together, so we decided to go to a nearby fireworks display.

"Ah, I want a candy apple!"

Eri-chan is happily running here and there, looking around the stalls.

"I'm glad Eri is enjoying herself."

"Yes. It makes me happy too."

"Yukishiro-Onii-san, let's do target shooting!"

"Yes, yes."

These days, Eri-chan is very confident when she goes out and is not as frightened as she used to be.

Maybe there was some closure from that time at the supermarket.

"Ah, I missed everything."

"Me too, I couldn't land a shot."

"I want that bear."

A slightly large bear was displayed.

I wonder if it would fall off with a projectile ball.

Let's load up another round and give it a shot.

With a bang, the ball was released from the gun.

"It only moves a little…"

The shot landed, but the bear only moved a little bit.

When I locked eyes with the old man at the shooting gallery, he quickly averted his gaze and muttered, "Hmph," turning his face away.

Hmm…

"One more time, Uncle."

"Four hundred yen."

It's not like I was annoyed or anything… Definitely not.

It's for Eri-chan.

I mean, a stuffed bear can be bought for less than the price of the shooting game, but that's not the point.

I want to make memories with Eri-chan.

After trying several times, it was the last shot.

This is it…

"Yay!"

"Yay!!"

The stuffed bear finally fell off and we got the prize!

"Here, Eri-chan."

"Are you sure? It was Yukishiro-Onii-san who won it, right?"

"I won it for Eri-chan."

"Mufudu, let's sleep with this bear and the three of us together every day from now on, okay?"

"Yes."

Eri-chan happily hugged the stuffed bear.

"Ah, but…"

"What?"

"We're going to do some things that are a little too stimulating for this little bear, so we have to be careful, okay?"

"S–Sshh…"

Eri-chan whispered that in my ear, grinning at the success of her prank.

And just then, fireworks went off.

"So pretty."

"It's beautiful."

"Yes."

It looks even more beautiful than last year.

Will it look even prettier next year?