When I went out on the town with Yoshino, dressed up in her best traditional Japanese dress, a haregi, we attracted a lot of attention. |
Even though we're recognisable faces, it would be impossible to us to not be standing out with our exotic-looking kimonos. |
Even though Yoshino usually wears a kimono, her haregi today is even more glamorous, much more so. |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"Ooooh- We're getting a lot of attention." |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"But that's about it. We should make a big, flashy performance here then?" |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"That's why, Shashou. Yoshino wants you to play with Yoshino on Nishiki games now." |
Conductor |
All right, I'll tag along with you. |
Yoshino handed me a toy called an 'Otedama', which are beanbags made from scraps of kimono fabric. |
They are balls made of cloth that fits in the palm of my hand, but it is quite heavy in its own way. What is inside it anyway? |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"Usually it's azuki, can be found in Nishiki, but it's hard to find in St. Iris. That's why Yoshino asked Ohana to put in St. Iris dried bean curds, instead. |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"Make them into otedamas like this, then toss it upwards to the air, like this." |
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"Yo, ho, to!" |
Yoshino threw an otedama with her one hand in the air, with her other hand receiving it. In the meantime, she threw a second otedama with her other hand that's receiving the first. |
With the otedamas in both hands and one more in the air... I didn't think she would juggle three of them at once. To be honest, my eyes can't keep up. |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"Jya, your turn, Shasho." |
Conductor |
What!? Do I have to do the same trick like the one you just did? |
But, it's so difficult to decline when she looked at me with expectant eyes. I decided to give it a go, but... reality was cruel. |
After I failed to catch the first ball and being impatient, I slipped the otedama out of my hand. I repeatedly struggled so much that I tossed and picked up the otedamas in the wrong direction as well. As a result, all the otedamas except for the one at my feet flew away. |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"That... that's a bit difficult maybe?" |
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"Come to think of it, Yoshino started with two otedamas. Shashou, let's start with two otedamas too." |
I'm still going to do it...? As I slumped my shoulders, I heard footsteps. |
Some girl seems to have picked up the otedama that I had tossed too far and brought it back to us. She held out the cueball to her, "Big sis, I found this for you," she said. |
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"Wow, thank you." |
Fidgeting, the girl's eyes are glued to Yoshino's kimono. She looked embarrassed, but finally opened her mouth and asks about Yoshino's kimono. |
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"This is called a kimono from Nishiki." |
The girl gazed at Yoshino's kimono with a twinkle in her eyes. Seeing this, the other children started to approach Yoshino. |
One of the children started the conversation, and questions were asked in rapid succession. It was inevitable that something out of the ordinary was mixed in among them. |
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"Eh, we're not a married couple even if we're both wearing kimonos!" |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"Shashou is Shashou and Yoshino is Yoshino. But Yoshino does love Shashou, so it's okay for us to be a couple." |
Conductor |
Hey, don't tease me like that. |
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"Ehehheh". |
![Story YoshinoSS2.png](/images/b/bf/Story_YoshinoSS2.png) Yoshino |
"Hey, if you girls want to try on kimonos, come to Yoshino's! Will get you nice kimonos." |
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"When you come visit Nishiki, please come to Somei-Ya!" |
Yoshino's eyes sparkled as she talked to the assembled children. She's very attractive, just as when she'ss active in the Special Steel Squad. |