Snap, the extinguished lights on the auditorium stage came on again, and there was a boy in punk attire and pigtails in the middle.
"Huh."
Kirino Akane, who had already stood up and was about to leave, stopped and looked at it for a while.
Along with a burst of rapid percussion, the lights on the stage also flashed.
【Hey, yo!
Look at me, baby!
Are you wondering about the meaning of this world?
Do you still have doubts about life?
In fact, the answers to all the questions are hidden in the book.
But I don't have time to study hard.
I want to escape from this time that does not belong to me,
Looking for the real stage in my heart,
Not tomorrow, not the future, but now!
Hey, yo!
...]
"What...what a strange rap."
Akane Kirino couldn't help but smile and found it interesting, so she sat down and finished watching the performance.
After the opening ceremony, there were not many people left here. She looked around and saw that almost all the people in Class B were gone, and there were not many people left in Class A next to them.
"Next is the piece "Winds of Provence" performed by the Dangao Wind Club."
The girl who announced the curtain disappeared behind the curtain, then several staff members from the executive committee came to set up folding stools, and then a large group of members of the wind section came on stage with instruments.
"So slow."
Kirino Akane waited for a while, while the members of the wind club were still adjusting and preparing, then she got up and went out.
"Well……"
When she came outside, the bright light made her squint.
Walking along the corridor to the atrium, Kirino Akane stopped and said, "There are so many people."
The school festival has begun, and not only the students in high school, but also many people from outside the school came and wandered around the atrium where various stalls were set up.
Today is still Friday. Wait until tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and there will only be more people.
Opening the school festival brochure in her hand, Kirino Akane glanced at it twice before closing it.
There are too many choices and she wants to go everywhere, so why not go shopping nearby?
“Let’s start from the atrium.”
Fishing for goldfish, fishing for water balloons, shooting, or having a fried noodle stall seems to be a standard feature of all celebrations in Japan, even the school festival, and many of them are run by people outside the school.
Should there be a stall fee?
Kirino Akane looked and thought as she walked through the atrium without much intention of staying.
After a short circuit, we came to the front of the special building. The vocal club set up a temporary stage next to the entrance and exit, with two rows of small benches in front.
She walked over and asked, "Can I sit here?"
"Of course, this is the auditorium." A second-grade girl motioned for her to sit down casually, "You came just in time, our performance is just about to begin."
"Great~"
Kirino Akane sat down on the small bench in the front row.
There were a total of eight performers, four men and four women, standing on the red carpet. The senior who had just spoken to her looked over and said, "The first song, "Walk forward with your head held high."
"Huh?"
She looked around and saw that the seats next to and behind her were empty, "Is this the beginning? I'm the only one?"
The senior sister just smiled slightly, suddenly snapped her fingers and took a breath.
【上を向いて歩こう
(Look up and walk upward)
Tears
(To prevent tears from falling)
The day when spring comes out of thinking
(Thinking back to spring)
One person's night
(A lonely night)
Yuki Yun's Shangに
(Happiness is on the cloud)
Fortunately, it's empty.
(Happiness is above the sky)]
(Sakamoto Jiu·"Go forward with your head held high")
"..."
Kirino Akane blinked and opened her mouth to listen.
Without any accompaniment, the members of the vocal section sang a cappella with their heads held high, fully immersed in it.
After singing the song, there was suddenly a lot of applause from behind her, and she realized that there were already people standing around her.
"sounds so good!"
After coming back to her senses, Akane Kirino also clapped.
The members of the vocal club bowed in salute, then paused briefly and sang the second song a cappella.
"The son of destiny, ーレッBUHUI
ずっと君を见ていた——”
(The wheel of fortune keeps spinning and I'm always waiting for you)
Immersed in the singing, Akane Kirino sat in the audience of the vocal club for more than ten minutes before she was attracted by the conversation between the two boys walking by.
"I thought archery was easy... only when I got started did I realize it was not the case at all."
"People in the Kyudo Club practice every day, but there is no way to guarantee that every shot will hit."
"But I still think he's very handsome."
"That's right."
Kirino Akane lowered her head and flipped through the school festival manual, and quickly found the Kyudo Club.
"Try archery yourself and experience the fun of archery..."
She decided to go and have a look.
After passing through the special building and walking along the corridor to the dojo of the Kyudo Club, Akane Kirino poked her head and was noticed by a member of the Kyudo Club who asked her to come in.
"Want to try?"
"OK."
"Put this on first."
"Is this... a chest protector?"
"Yes. Otherwise, I would have been hit here by the bowstring."
The girls from the Kyudo Club helped her put on the chest protector, then handed her a bamboo bow, and then walked aside to demonstrate.
"The eight steps of shooting, the first step is to take a step."
She walked to the shooting position and stepped forward with her feet.
Seeing Akane Kirino imitating it, she demonstrated the second step.
"The second step is to construct the body."
After imitating step by step, it was not until the seventh step of "leave" that Kirino Akane successfully shot the arrow in her hand.
Whoosh!
"Wow, hit! Hahaha!"
Although she didn't hit the target, she didn't miss it either. As a beginner, Kirino Akane was very satisfied with this.
"The eighth step is to destroy the body and mind." The archery member said with a calm face, "After 'separating', maintain the same posture to make the body, mind and breathing consistent."
"……Ah good."
After her body and mind calmed down, Akane Kirino put down her bow again, and most of her enthusiasm had subsided.
Serious archery is really troublesome...
"Can I shoot as many arrows as I want?"
"...please feel free to do so."
The girl from the archery club looked at her and handed her five arrows, obviously she was used to this.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Akane Kirino didn't remember even one of the eight sections of archery. She just drew the bow and shot, and her posture was as comfortable as she could stand.
She shot out all five arrows in one go, and even if she only hit one, she was very happy.
The loosened bow string slapped against the breastplate, but she felt nothing.
"Thanks."
After unhooking the chest protector and handing it back to the opponent, Kirino Akane turned and left the Kyudo Club without stopping.
"Well... next..."
The clubs are concentrated here, and the decoration of the special building is also the most careful. The posters near the entrance and exit not only highlight the activities, but also guide the locations of the clubs on the corresponding floors.
Kirino Akane stopped and looked at it for a while, then walked inside.
The special classrooms on both sides are basically occupied by various clubs, and various activities are being carried out.
"Cooking Ken teamed up with Confectionery Ken to prepare special snacks for the school festival. You are welcome to try them——"
"Whoever joins forces with you is so shameless!"
"With authorization from Dim Sum Ken, Cuisine Ken launches the latest special dim sum for the school festival..."
"No authorization!"
Kirino Akane stopped and looked at the two girls who seemed to be quarreling, and then at the snacks they were holding.
"May I taste a little?"
"certainly!"
Both of them stretched out the baskets with snacks in their hands in front of her, "Feel free to taste them."
Rolling her eyes, she picked a piece of each and took a bite of each.
"How does it taste?" The girl at Dim Sum Research was particularly concerned about her comments, "Which one is better?"
Kirino Akane looked around, raised her right hand, "This."
The man immediately wailed, and the one on the right was a snack made by Cuiyan.
"how so……"
"Let me just say that the essence of dim sum is still cooking, and the one who truly grasps the true meaning of cooking must of course be our Ryuken. How about, let's consider Kabu again."
"Don't—don't even die!"
Kirino Akane ordered two more cookies, ate them while walking, and continued shopping.
"The Shogi Club is holding the [School Festival Cup] Shogi Competition. The time limit is thirty minutes. The final winner can get an autographed photo of Kiriyama's celebrity!"
"It explodes instantly, but it's absolutely safe. It's more magical than Harry Potter's magic. If you want to see exciting and fun experiments, please come to the Chemistry Department——"
"The top-secret magic trick disclosed for the first time by the Magic Research Association is only performed once a day. Don't miss the opportunity. It will never come again. Admission now only costs 100 yen!"
There were constant shouts from both sides, and Kirino Akane would look at everything and stop when she was interested.
boom!
A burst of purple smoke rose from the laboratory bench of the Chemistry Department.
"ah."
She witnessed a magic trick in front of everyone.
"Damn it! I, I give in!"
"Hey, how can you flip the chessboard!"
The chess pieces were flying around, and a fight broke out in the shogi club room.
It’s so interesting!
Looking left and right, Kirino Akane walked all the way to the end, going up the stairs at the end to the second floor.
"The Film Research Association is showing the summer homemade movie "My Shame". It has large-scale shots. It is forbidden for second graders and below to watch it!"
"The Art Department's furious sketching is in progress! The drawing will be out in five minutes, so come in and draw a portrait!"
"Confused man, do you want to try divination?"
After walking all the way to the Arts Department on the third floor, it became a little quieter.
Compared to other clubs with constant shouting, there is only an A-shaped sign at the door of the Arts Department, which is extremely plain.
[The Ministry of Literature and Art's magazine "One Thousand Years' Choice" and the Ministry of Unnatural Phenomena Research's magazine "Sotani-san's Unnatural Story" are now on sale.]
"..."
As soon as she poked her head, she met the eyes of Asagiri Suzu and Amamiya Fumio, and the two smiled at each other again.
"Suzuki, Amamiya-senpai."
"Kirino-san."
Kirino Akane walked in and looked at the company magazines divided into several piles on the table. It seemed that nothing had changed.
You can’t sell not a single copy, right?
"One copy of the magazine of the Literature and Art Club was sold," Amamiya-senpai said, and he showed her the record on the paper. "Three copies of "Sotani-san's Unnatural Story" were sold."
"..."
The combined sales volume of the two publications cannot amount to a single positive figure.
"It doesn't seem good."
Amamiya-senpai didn't take this seriously, "The school festival has just started. There will be more people in the afternoon and tomorrow and the next two days."
Kirino Akane looked outside and asked, "Could it be because the location here is not very good and not many people come here."
"Maybe there is such a reason, but the main reason is that we only issued a magazine and had no other activities."
And apart from a short sentence in the school festival brochure and the sign at the door, there are no other advertising methods.
"Well……"
These two members of the Literature and Art Club are not the type to go out and yell.
Kirino Akane thought for a while, picked up two company magazines, walked to the door and shouted.
"The autobiography of the most handsome boy in the first grade, Soya Yoshiaki, is now available for only 200 yen!"
"Two beauties from the Literature and Art Department carefully selected one hundred books..."
Before she could finish shouting, she was pulled in by Amamiya-senpai, whose face was red.
"Kirino-san, don't be like this..."
"But……"
"That's fine now, really."
"All right."
The shouting just now attracted a few people, but only one girl paid for Motoya's "autobiography".
"Hey, are the weird stories here true..."
"Absolutely true."
"Is this really the personal experience of Soya-san from Class A?"
"I'm his girlfriend, I can guarantee that."
"...Woo!"
After staying in the Literature and Art Club room for a while, Akane Kirino said goodbye to the two of them and went out to continue shopping.
In particular, there are not many interesting clubs on the third floor. The clubs that only publish one club magazine at the school festival are not just the Arts Club and the Unnatural Phenomenon Research Club. She is exposed to rain and dew, and she glances at every club she passes by.
"Ah, right."
Remembering Hongzi's previous mention that the Horticulture Department would hold a "Secret Garden" special exhibition on the rooftop, she planned to stop by to take a look.
I continued walking along the corridor, and when I was almost at the end, two girls came out of a club room next to me, holding a stack of flyers in their hands.
"The Costume Design Department will hold a fashion show in the auditorium, and there will be a first-year mysterious and handsome boy playing the role of the abstinent prince. Welcome to come and watch!"
When Kirino Akane passed by, the other party also gave her one.
The so-called mysterious handsome man should be Soya... She looked at the start time of the fashion show again.
"Tomorrow afternoon...it would be nice if it could be earlier."
Continuing to go up to the fourth floor, Kirino Akane quickly noticed a girl standing at the door of her club room.
"Is there a problem?"
"Ah." He was suddenly spoken to. The other party was surprised for a moment, and then said: "I read in the manual that the company magazine is being sold here, but there seems to be no one in the department..."
"Ah." Kirino Akane remembered that the decision to sell the magazine together in the Literature and Art Department was made at short notice without further notice.
"The sales location is next to the Art Department on the third floor."
"is that so……"
The girl turned around and left.
Akane Kirino thought for a while, opened the door and went in. She took out a pen and paper and wrote a note, which she posted on the door of the club room to remind those who came after her.
"Well, maybe it would be better for Suzu and Amamiya-senpai to come here directly...after all, we are quite popular in the school."
When she came to the stairs, she decided to go to the rooftop first and then visit the club on the fifth floor when she came down.
Going up to the rooftop, even though the hottest time has passed, the sunshine at ninety o'clock in the morning cannot be underestimated.
"Well……"
Fortunately, the wind is not bad on the rooftop.
Pulling back her long hair that was blown by the wind, Akane Kirino looked around. There were some pretty flowers and plants on the rooftop, but they were very ordinary and had no sense of novelty at all.
She grabbed one of the girls from the horticulture department and asked about the situation.
The other party smiled mysteriously, "Because it's a 'secret garden', so you have to look for it yourself. In fact, it's easy to find. You can definitely see it on the rooftop."
Akane Kirino became interested and explored around the rooftop, even planning to climb up to the high platform at the exit of the corridor.
Several girls from the Horticulture Department were so excited that they quickly grabbed her and took her to the guardrail beside the rooftop.
"look down."
"Ah...ah!"
In particular, in the open space behind the building, hundreds of potted flowers are placed together with gorgeous gradients of colors, forming a dreamlike eye staring at the sky.
"so beautiful!"
The girls in the horticulture department looked at each other and smiled.
"Can I take pictures?"
"Of course. But keep your phone handy."
Katcha!
"Originally I planned to make a whole face, but there were too many places that needed flowers."
"I think it feels more mysterious this way."
"Thank you, you are really good at talking. I remember you are Yoshikawa's friend."
"Yeah, Hongzi and I are best friends!"
I took a few photos on the rooftop. Akane Kirino wanted to send them to Soya, but she stopped.
She was going back to find him.
After leaving the rooftop and walking around the fifth floor, her pace became much faster.
"Space Battleship Yamato 2199, which took two months to be produced by the handicraft department, is on display! There are also exquisite small items on sale for a limited time, so welcome to take a look!"
Kirino Akane walked into the handicraft department and took a look. She was not very interested in the space battleship placed in the middle of the department room. She focused on the cute little objects next to it.
"It's completely different from Space Battleship."
"Haha, if you like it, please pick one and take it away."
"free?"
"No...you have to pay."
Kirino Akane selected for a while and picked up a cat ear hair accessory.
"This is sewn by the female members of our handicraft department. It only costs 1,000 yen."
"Can I try it?"
"certainly."
Akane Kirino put the cat ears on her head, looked around, looking for the mirror, and saw a boy in the corner sneaking something into his pocket, and then throwing a card on the table.
She was startled for a moment and immediately shouted: "There is a thief!"
The man was startled, and when he turned around, countless eyes in the department looked over.
"Wait a minute, I can explain. In fact, I am a member of the Mystery Club...Wait a minute!"
Buzz——
In the midst of his busy schedule, Fushimi took out his cell phone and glanced at the message he had just received.
"..."
Noticing the change in his expression, Zonggu walked by and asked casually: "What's wrong?"
"A member of the club was discovered while setting up a puzzle, and the entire reasoning club was wiped out..."
"It sounds like a criminal organization."
"Why."
"——Soya."
Suddenly there was a call from behind.
Zong Gu turned around, and a pair of cat ears and its owner rushed towards him.
"Ouch!"
Akane Kirino threw herself behind him and scratched his face again, "You're disfigured, pretty boy~"
"What kind of handsome boy..."
Zong Gu turned around and looked at the cat ears on her head, "Can a kitten also make a tiger's cry?"