Did you see what happened that day?

　　"I was completely unaware of Hina Nee-san's disappearance..."

　　Rui said in surprise, but it was clear she was talking to Hina next to her.

　　"I always felt like it wouldn't matter if I threw Hina Nee-san into the goldfish pond and waited for the strange uncle to pick her up and take her home. This is what we call the security of being an adult."

　　"That is not true! Please pay more attention to this poor and helpless Onee-san?!"

　　Rui's indifference almost made Hina cry, but there were two foreign high school students beside her. In order to maintain her dignity as a teacher (trainee), she forced herself to look serious. Take out a map placed next to the bulletin board in front of the venue entrance.

　　"You guys finished shopping? Then let's go to the Bon Dance venue! After dancing, watch the fireworks, take a walk around the end of the festival, then end the day and go home!"

　　The four of them looked at each other, and Rizu spoke first, "What should we do with this competition?"

　　Rui said a little embarrassedly, "That's a good question… After being messed with by that guy, I no longer have any sense of competition."

　　Shinichi said with dissatisfaction: "You can indeed blame me, but you can't blame me completely! After letting go at that time, I wanted to give up. I didn't expect you guys to be so persistent..."

Fumino rubbed her palms, put her hands behind her back and said with an embarrassed look on her face.

　　"Stop arguing about this. Anyway, there is still time after the Bon dance. Let's play all the stalls that we have never played before. Then we can naturally find a feeling of competition!"

　　Rui glanced at her, and nodded lightly.

　　"So be it."

　　She didn't try to unravel Fumino's words, and she could understand that she wanted everyone to enjoy the festival together happily and not get involved in the "battle for Shinichi".

　　Nothing wrong with that. Rui was not in the mood to continue stimulating them today.

　　Although the effects of the change wouldn't be visible for a while, it would still be some time before she left the city. Before that, she could use other methods to complete the plans of the two of them.

　　After making this plan, Rui smiled slightly.

　　(If I'm with this interesting group of people, I'm looking forward to what we'll play next)

　　After that, Hina led the way, or followed the people who started moving in groups, and they arrived at the place where the Bone Dance was being held.

　　After the opening ceremony, the taiko drums sounded.

　　Folk music filled the area, making tourists and residents start dancing.

　　Shinichi had never danced Bon, but he had read the relevant information and videos before, and imitating a better dancer wouldn't seem out of place in the eyes of the crowd.

　　After dancing to the music for a while, Shinichi found that their team was slightly dispersed by the moving crowd, and he realized that only Fumino was left beside him.

　　"Oops, we have to meet them soon."

　　Fumino obviously also realized this, she immediately stopped dancing, pulled Shinichi's sleeve and looked around.

　　"They probably haven't gone very far." Shinichi didn't panic too much.

　　He also memorized the map that Hina got, at worst he would go straight to the information desk to broadcast it to them later.

　　"A lost child…" Fumino complained, looking down at the hand holding her sleeve.

　　"I said, Fumino..."

"Um, Asada-kun..."

　　Words that sound together.

　　"…"

　　After the two were silent for a while, Fumino said a little embarrassedly.

　　"You talk first."

　　"I am indeed a gentleman," Shinichi nodded, not holding on to this and speaking in a serious voice.

　　"Sorry, I happen to be alone with you at the moment. There's something I want to ask you."

　　"Eh?" Fumino's eyes widened, and the first thought that crossed her mind was—

　　(Rui-chan shouldn't tell him that I once liked Asada-kun, right?)

　　Thinking about this, Fumino panicked, she didn't dare look at Shinichi's face.

　　"W-What do you want to ask? I may not be able to answer depending on the situation…"

　　The hand holding her sleeve tightened, and even the words she spoke were stuttered.

　　Shinichi didn't see her expression either, looked around to see if anyone was missing, and said to her softly.

　　"When Rizu and Rui argued, Rui said that she was a child who had no kissing experience, and Rizu replied, 'I kissed Shinichi-san a long time ago'..."

　　Understanding what he wanted to ask, Fumino held her breath and ignored the uncomfortable feeling coming from her chest.

　　"Why didn't you express your surprise at that time?" Shinichi asked.

　　He could feel Fumino's footsteps stop.

　　Shinichi looked at Fumino who didn't seem to know what expression to show.

　　"...Isn't that a joke?"

　　His doubts were undisguised, and neither was his guilt.

　　"You'd be surprised that Rizu could use her body to clean me. How can you remain indifferent after hearing her kiss me?"

　　Shinichi shook his head, grabbing the girl's yukata sleeve. Then, he guided her forward.

　　"I know there is no evidence for this kind of reason. If you really want to hide it, I can't reveal it, so I don't expect you to answer."

　　Shinichi sighed, Fumino bit her lip and peeked at her expression.

　　It was a complicated expression, unsure of what to do, and feeling like he had to explain it at this time.

　　"But I still want to ask..."

　　Shinichi looked at Fumino.

　　"Did you really see what happened at the crepe shop that day?"