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After the quiz competition ends, Yuu receives his prize from the competition organizers. At that time, the student who set the quiz question apologizes to him, saying "I'm sorry about earlier," to which he replies that it's okay and leaves the venue.
He wouldn't make the same mistake tomorrow, and right now he felt like meeting Yui soon.
"I don't really need this."
The all-you-can-eat ticket I received.
There are still a few hours until the end of the cultural festival, and looking around the dashi dishes will make you hungry. It's not a complete waste, since you can use it as a drink, but you've already had lunch. It seems like they deliberately didn't announce the details of the prize for the winner in advance.
"Well, if a few people use this to go out to eat and end up eating everything, I wouldn't be able to do it..."
Apparently this ticket is valid for up to three people, including the person who won. Also, the expiration date is only on the day of the event, because the prize for tomorrow's winner will be the same as the prize tomorrow, and the value will be different. If you think about it like that, it's not that hard to understand.
"But still, Takuya..."
When Yu's victory was confirmed, he sent a look that seemed to say, "You got in the way," even if it wasn't obvious. From Takuya's perspective, he must have felt that the moment he got the chance to answer, he was interrupted, and that Yu had stolen his victory.
Moreover, if Yu hadn't stopped him, Takuya would have confidently said his name.
Not only the students but also their families came to watch the quiz competition. If Yui were to loudly declare that she was the man she liked, even the students who already knew would look at her with envy. How good would that feel?
However, the students looked at him feeling sorry for him not winning, since the award was actually for his girlfriend.
"At least I should have gotten permission from Yui-chan beforehand..."
If she had done that, Yuu wouldn't have interfered, though in that case, he didn't think Yui would give her permission.
"Now then, Yui-chan..."
Takuya's turn in the haunted house is about 10 minutes after the quiz competition ends, so it's about time he and Yui parted ways and headed to the classroom.
Although he hadn't made any arrangements with Yui beforehand, she would probably be waiting for him at the location he had confirmed during the quiz competition.
As I walked, I thought to myself.
"Oh, Airi-chan is here too."
I saw the sisters talking happily.
"Yu-kun"
Meanwhile, Yui notices Yu and waves her hand lightly to let him know she is there.
"Hey Yui-chan and Airi-chan."
"Congratulations on your victory Someya-senpai."
Even though she had also participated in the quiz competition and lost, Airi doesn't seem to mind and is happy about Yu's victory.
"I was surprised at first because I never thought Airi-chan would appear."
"There were a few things going on..."
Airi looks away, looking a little awkward.
It was because he wanted to hide his feelings for her, but to Yuu it seemed more to do with the awkwardness of having participated in the quiz competition in secret.
"It's okay, don't worry too much about it."
When I gently stroked her head, she smiled happily.
"Are you going to go around with your sister from now on, Someya-senpai?"
"Yeah, that's the plan."
"Well then, Airi will go look around by herself, so Someya-senpai, please take your time and enjoy yourself with Onee-chan."
"Airi, you don't need to be so considerate, okay?"
"It would be better if we went around together," Yui tells him. For Yu, the best thing that would happen is for them to go around the school festival alone, but if it's Airi, he thinks it would be okay for them to go together.
He's many times better than Takuya.
"That's right, since you've come all the way here. It would be more fun for you if someone showed you around, right?
The cultural festival booklet includes a simple map of the school, but it would be more enjoyable if a student showed you around.
"It's okay, don't worry about Airi. Besides, Airi doesn't want to get in between two people who love each other."
That's not a lie, but it wasn't the main reason.
The main reason why Airi refuses to go with him is because she doesn't want to see Yuu flirting with Yui while going around the school festival.
It's fine for me to make fun of the relationship between Yu and Yui, but when I actually see a scene like that, it just makes my heart feel twisted.
"C-Come on. Airi, don't say things like that."
Yui retorted embarrassedly.
"Because it's so obvious that Onee-chan really likes Someya-senpai. Even when she was talking to Airi just now, she immediately spotted Someya-senpai and had a happy look on her face."
"D-did I look like that?"
"Yes, I did. I was so happy to meet my beloved Someya-senpai! That's what it felt like, Onee-chan."
Knowing Airi, she was probably exaggerating a bit to make fun of Yui. Yuu knew that, but he went along with it anyway.
"Oh, is that so, Yui-chan?"
"N-no... Ah, but... well, that doesn't mean I wasn't happy to meet you, Yu-kun..."
Fearing that she might be misunderstood, Yui quickly makes eye contact with Yu and tells him that she is happy they met.
"Yes, yes, thanks for the meal. I guess it's better if Airi isn't with us after all."
"Ah... No, Airi, that's, that's it..."
"It's fine Onee-chan. In the first place, Airi just doesn't want to see you and Someya-senpai flirting with each other."
When Airi tells her that, Yui blushes in embarrassment.
"But are you sure you're okay?"
Even though there are only students and their families, it's not surprising that some male students would approach her, given her appearance. Also, since she took the lead in the quiz competition earlier, Airi's presence is now more well-known than when she was touring with Yu.
"Thank you for your concern, Someya-senpai. But it's okay. In the first place, if you said something like that, you wouldn't be able to go out alone."
Airi insists on going her own way. After seeing that she won't budge, Yu and Yui decide to respect Airi's wishes despite their worries.
"That's true."
"Airi, if you ever need anything, you can contact me or Yu-kun."
"You're like Mommy, Onee-chan. Airi is fine, so you two should have fun."
Waving her hand and saying "bye," Airi left Yu and the others.
"Well then, Yui-chan, shall we come too?"
"Yeah... I've been looking forward to going around the school festival with you, Yu-kun, for a long time."
"Me too."
Although it will only be during the time when Takuya is not at the haunted house, it is still something to look forward to going around with Yui.
"Fufu, I'm glad... Oh, and thank you for the quiz competition, Yu-kun. You were really cool."
"I could see from the stage that Yui-chan had a displeased look on her face."
"Yu-kun is really reliable. He even protected me from the producer."
"Well, it's for my beloved Yui-chan."
As I said this while our eyes locked, Yui's face broke out in joy.
Because of that, they both felt like holding hands, but as they were on school grounds, they decided to refrain. However, as they walked side by side, the distance between them naturally became close.