Araragi Hideki's Summer Break

"Ryota, I heard that you lost the 1st Round."

"It's just sheer luck. It's my fault that I didn't even check the weather forecast, but in the first place, If the rain didn't pour, I should have won!"

"Well, well, the goddess of luck smiled at him."

Said teasingly by a guy to Ryota Kaneshiro. Ryota Kaneshiro's just sitting at the corner.

"So, a beginner won, huh? What can you say about it, Ryota?"

"It means they're asking for a revolution."

"They want to change this system? I can't really allow them if that's their goal."

Apparently, the guy that was talking to Ryota Kaneshiro, is none other than the manager of this system, Adams Verde. He has a blonde hair and he's tall too.

He's basically the guy Araragi met at the lottery.

"Ryota, It's been 3 years since this system has begun. I haven't done anything wrong, didn't I?"

"Boss, you didn't do anything wrong. You're only thinking about us when you made this system! We're going to stop that Araragi guy from winning!"

"Yes, If a beginner won this league, our plans would be destroyed."

With that, the whole company behind the league decided to take down the Cherry Blossoms. They need to defeat them at the league, if they just kicked them off the league with no valid reason, the beginners would think that the same would be done to them too.

For a couple of reasons, they can't allow many beginners to leave.

That's why... they have to defeat the Cherry Blossoms at the league. With that, a battle against one Idol group had begun!

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"It's too hot! I feel like I'm going to melt."

I'm here at my house, enduring the sun that could melt me at any moment. It' summer vacation, yet we can't even practice or do anything because of this sun! That's why I

decided to hold off at the practice for now.

Geez, how did Japan survived this?

If I don't have an electric fan, I would be toast by now! I have my electric fan just beside me! That alone, makes me happy!

We're too short on money so we can't buy an aircon, but who cares!? An electric fan is still the best on earth!

"Hideki! I'm going to work now, eat your lunch already while It's still hot!"

"All right!"

We don't have a microwave so I need to eat my lunch while It's still hot. I ate the pork cutlet lunch and came back to my room like earlier.

But at that moment... I received the worst nightmare that I encountered!

"Electric Fan!!!"

That's right, even my electric fan got a heatstroke.

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"I checked this electric fan and I think It's already too old. I'll do what I can, but I don't think I can still repair this. To be frank, I don't even know that someone is still using electric fan these days."

That's what the repairman said to me. But... my precious electric fan! I've been using that electric fan since I was a kid! It's hard to just forget that! It has sentimental value!

But still, this kind of thing happens. But my only complain... is... why does it have to break in the middle of the raging summer?

I can't survive this summer without any electric fan! Hell, we don't even have a hand fan!

I guess I can survive for a few days by chewing on some Ice popsicles or anything cold, but... my money is limited.

At this raging summer, sooner or later, I'll die. Either I'll buy a new electric fan, or just endure this summer by chewing on popsicle sticks and going to ice-skating rinks, not to skate but to cool myself.

I don't have any money with me, so I guess I'll chew on some pops... Now that you think about it, I have money, but...

I just released a heavy sigh because of the solution in front of me, but my morals won't allow me to accept it!

Maybe I should just swallow my pride and just take it? I mean, we won, but I didn't get any profit, so I'm justified! Yup, I'm justified!

Also, there are times when a man should swallow his pride! With that, I just clenched my fists and called this certain person!

"Hello, Ayano Katachi!?"

"Ooooh, Is this Hideki? Wait... wait... wait... I'd guess why called me! You'll say that practice is now continued!"

"You're off the mark, Ayano Katachi."

That's right, the person I called just now... is none other than... Ayano Katachi!

"Well, humans are allowed to make mistakes, right? Regardless, I told you to not call me by my full name! You can call me Ayano, and I'll call you Hideki!"

"Okay, Ayano... can I get the... 7,000 yen now?"

Even If I call you Ayano orally, I'll still call you Ayano Katachi on my mind.

"Sure! Send me your bank account via email and I'll send the money to you."

"I don't know your email address."

A moment of silence between us had occurred. I don't really blame her though. I should've taken her email address too not just her number.

"Wait! Even if I give you my email address, your cellphone is still an old model keypad version, right?"

Another moment of silence between us had occurred. This is the first time in my life that I felt that this cellphone is useless.

"Well, you can just go here to my house, or I'll go to your house."

"I don't know your house, and I'm sure you don't know mine too."

"I can send it to your email... no, I can dictate our address to your phone!"

"Good! Dictate it!"

She dictated her address but... her house is too far away. I don't have any money to ride a train or bus.

With that, this is how Araragi Hideki died during the summer break.

END OF (SPECIAL) CHAPTER 24

Author's Note: Hello guys! The rest of the week would be a bunch of special summer side stories revolving around the members of Cherry Blossoms! The main story will be back next week! Thank you for reading! Well, if you're bored and doesn't have anything to do, you can check out my other story called Tiger Saber. I'm really confident about the character development of that story! Well, the rest... I don't know.