(Perspective: Maurice)
Maurice: "Thank you very much~!"
"Good luck in your next race, okay?"
Maurice: "Yes! I will!"
Hello, everyone! I am so happy to report that the North Star Café is absolutely booming this afternoon! By the way, for those who don't know, I'm the newest member of Team Polaris, Maurice—but you can call me Mo-chan! ♪
A lot of time has passed since we spent our break healing the Trainer's fatigue and reopened for the afternoon shift, but the line of customers just hasn't stopped! It makes me so happy because it proves just how many people know who we are!
Of course, the ones drawing the biggest crowds are our veteran members, Air Groove-senpai and Fuji Kiseki-senpai. They've always been popular, but after running such strong races, it's only natural. I have to work even harder so I can run just like them! But... there were people who came specifically to see me, too. It really makes me feel like I absolutely can't lose my next race!
Ding-dong, ding-dong.
Announcement: "Thank you very much for visiting Tracen Academy today. We are now thirty minutes away from the conclusion of the Grand Fan Appreciation Festival. We kindly ask that all visitors vacate the Academy grounds by 17:00."
Hachiman: "Alright, that's the thirty-minute warning. Anyone with free hands, head outside. Announce that it's last call, take the remaining merchandise, and hand it out to anyone who wants it. Limit one per person—don't let them go home empty-handed!"
Air Groove: "Understood."
Mr. C.B.: "Okay, I'm off~♪"
Maurice: "Trainer, if I'm free, should I go help them too?"
Hachiman: "Let's see... I need at least two people to stay back here. We have to start the cleanup and prep work. Everyone else should go help Air Groove and the others. Dealing with that crowd is going to be impossible for just two people."
Maurice: "Yes, understood!"
Sakura Bakushin O: "Understood!"
Fuji Kiseki: "Roger that!"
Mejiro Ardan: "In that case, Big Brother, I shall assist you here. I will take care of the dishwashing and similar tasks."
Hachiman: "Yeah, I'm counting on you."
Maurice: "Then I'll help tidy up inside! Fuji-senpai, Rice-senpai, can I leave the sales outside to you?"
Fuji Kiseki: "Yup, leave it to us!"
Rice Shower: "I'm a little nervous... but, okay, I'll do it."
Alright, time to do what I can do best right now!
—One Hour Later—
Mr. C.B.: "Alright then! To the Grand Fan Appreciation Festival, and the safe conclusion of Team Polaris's North Star Café... Cheers~!!"
Everyone: "Cheers~!!"
Air Groove: "I am just relieved we finished without incident."
Rice Shower: "Mn. Me too."
Mr. C.B.: "Besides, so many people showed up! I guess the 'handmade goods' angle really was a hit. Man~, as expected of Hachiman. He really just gets it, doesn't he?"
Hachiman: "I only proposed the idea. You guys are the ones who came up with the designs. Honestly, I'm impressed you managed to make so many."
Fuji Kiseki: "Rice really worked hard on that. She's amazing! She actually created molds for the designs we came up with. Thanks to her, we skipped the effort of making them from scratch, and the work moved incredibly fast!"
Hachiman: "Hoh... You even made molds? No wonder there were so many finished products. Leaving the manufacturing method to you was the right call." (Pat, pat)
Rice Shower: "Ehehe~... Th-Thank you..." (Happy ear twitch)
Hachiman: "Still, all of you did great work. We have these kinds of events a few times a year, but they're always exhausting."
Maurice: "Ahaha... tell me about it."
Mejiro Ardan: "However, it appeared that Big Brother enjoyed participating this year. Was there a change of heart?"
Hachiman: "Not really? I told Fuji this earlier, but the biggest reason was simply that I haven't been able to participate much before. You don't often hear about trainers getting involved in these events, right?"
Mejiro Ardan: "...That is true. Ordinarily, they would be taking the day off."
Mr. C.B.: "But this year you decided to join in?"
Hachiman: " mostly backstage, though. Well, maybe that turned out for the best."
Fuji Kiseki: "We were the ones who benefited the most. Having Hachiman-san there to handle the cooking was a lifesaver."
Air Groove: "Agreed. We had Hachiman handling the busiest sector. Shall I massage your shoulders again?"
Hachiman: "No, seriously, I'm good. I didn't expect to actually fall asleep earlier, anyway."
Sakura Bakushin O: "Oh, but you slept so soundly! It felt wasteful to even wake you up!"
Hachiman: "It wasn't that bad, was it?"
(Fuji's Thoughts): No, Hachiman-san... actually, we all spent about ten minutes whispering and debating how to wake you up. Asking "What should we do?" and saying "He looks so peaceful, it's a shame to wake him."
Hachiman: "Well, anyway. The big autumn event is over. From here on out, it's all about your G1s and Graded races. We won the Sprinters Stakes the other day, so we're off to a lucky start. Next up is Ardan's Saudi Arabia Royal Cup. We're going to carry this momentum all the way to the Classics."
Mejiro Ardan: "Yes."
Hachiman: "After that, it's Maurice in the Fuji Stakes, Rice in the Kikuka-sho, and then back to Fuji for the Tenno Sho (Autumn). This autumn is going to be a turbulent one for all of you. I'll be adjusting your regimens to ensure we don't drop a single race, so be prepared.
But... since the festival just ended, I won't complain if you let loose a little bit right now."
Mr. C.B.: "Yaaay!! It's a free-for-all~!!" (Glomp!!)
Hachiman: "You are letting loose too much."
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