It's morning~!
Ah... I always wake up this early because of school, but today's still summer recess.
All set.
Oh!
And this is all set.
Sae-san, is sanding it this much good enough?
How about making the corners a bit rounder?
Corners... rounder...
Hey there! You sanded it too much, Miyako!
Ah...
Ah!
Ah...
Oh, that must be Hiro-san.
Excuse me for intruding.
Hiro-san, welcome back.
Was there any waterproof finish?
Wow... Miya-chan's room is surprisingly tidy.
I cleaned it up.
What?
There wasn't a single spot to stand on just a moment ago so...
I see...
Good work.
Why are we making the name plates in Miya-chan's room again?
That's because...
We were talking about how my room's rent is cheaper than the other rooms'...
Cheaper...? How much is your rent?
40000.
400... 40,000 yen?! Even for us living on the first floor, it's 45,000 yen! Why?!
This room is the same eight-tatami-mat-size as the others.
It has a countertop, a stove, a bathroom, and a toilet just like the others, yet only the rent of this Room 202 is cheaper.
This room has a great mystery behind it... Chocoyama-kun.
There it is! Oshane Tantei Lovely Chocolat!
Note: Oshane Tantei Lovely Chocolat means "The In-house Detective Lovely Chocolat".
According to my reasoning, this room probably has something called a shady past.
A shady... past?
Like, for example, "something" comes out from this room, Chocoyama-kun.
C-C-C-C-Comes out... don't tell me there are...?!
I think I've heard about it...
Back then, Hidamarisou was once called Chidamarisou.
Hidamarisou (ひだまり荘) - apartment filled with sunshine; Chidamarisou (血だまり荘) - apartment filled with blood.
What?!
Eh?!
Are you serious?!
There was another story that, since it was so noisy at midnight, it was also called Odamarisou.
Odamarisou (おだまり荘) - shut up, damn apartment
Huh?
Oh, you mean those jokes?
I'm not kidding! They're real!
Hidamarisou's flooring was actually so heavily soaked with blood
that even when you walk around now, you'll hear the creaking sounds.
Ah!
Ah...
I... can hear that sound...
I've never heard that sound before.
Don't you think it's just due to Hiro-san's heavy weight?
How rude of you! I skipped breakfast today!
You haven't eaten anything since this morning?
I did eat three pieces of cake though.
Oh...
What's wrong?
Just now, the flooring made the creaking sound...
See. When you are quiet, you can clearly hear that sound.
Oh. I always sing when I'm alone in the room, so I guess I didn't notice.
I happened to hear someone singing from time to time... so it was you.
You sang 'til around 11 last night, right?
Eh? I went to bed around 9 last night.
Eh...?
So just who was it that Yuno-san heard singing, then...?
Oh... Maybe that was my sleep talking.
Sleep talking?
My parents said that I sang from time to time when I was asleep.
Instead of sleep talking, it's sleep singing?
But still, to be asked to do this kind of errand while we're in the middle of summer recess...
Not to mention using just a piece of paper like this...
But isn't it wonderful? To be able to make the name plate for the apartment we live in.
Isn't sanding up to this point good enough?
I want to write the name already.
All right. Time to pick which character you want to write. First come, first pick.
"Da"!
"Ma" would be fine.
Umm, "ri".
Then I'll do "hi".
Somehow we can end up with something that brings out personality.
The problem is who will write the remaining "sou".
How about going with Chateau le Hidamari (シャトレひだまり), where "Chateau le" (シャトレ) is also divisible among four people?
"Chateau" is French for the word "castle", "le" is French for the word "the".
Chateau le Hidamari... but wouldn't that be exaggerating too much with the name of this apartment?
Then how about Maison Hidamari (メゾンひだまり)?
"Maison" is French for the word "house".
But that's seven characters!
Uh, then how about Golden Heights Hidamari (ゴールデンハイツひだまり)? It's easy to understand the name as you read it.
Oh! Twelve characters!
Are you sure there are enough name plates for all of the characters?
More like, can't we just write the apartment's name as is?
Oh!
What color should I use?
Wow. Hiro-san's is red.
It sure is a bold choice for even Hiro to pick that color.
Actually, I met Yoshinoya-sensei earlier at school.
You met her?
It's summer recess, so why is she at school?
Oh, Hiro-san!
Huh?
Eh?
Y-Yoshinoya-sensei, why are you here? Not to mention wearing a coat on a hot day like this...
Oh. You see, this is...
Ah!
I bought a new swimsuit and I want to show it to someone!
Ah...
The red I saw then burned into my eyes. I can't seem to forget it...
I see. That must have been shocking.
Unbelievable... She's just like a perverted old man.
She's sending a picture of it.
For her to send a picture of herself in a swimsuit over the phone...
Isn't that sea a drawing?
A drawing?
For her to go this far just to have a picture of herself in a swimsuit...
Yoshinoya-sensei sure is serious!
More like, she didn't even go to the sea with it?
The sea, huh...
Oh yeah!
The sea. The sea.
All done!
All that's left is to clean up the top and then paint the waterproof finish over it.
I brought you guys some snacks!
Chilled herb tea and herb cookies that have been in the fridge all day.
Yay!
Delicious!
Somehow it's very refreshing, isn't it?
Don't tell me this is the herb you raised in your plantation, Hiro-san?
That's right.
They sure have been raised well!
They were affected by worms and a lot of other things, but I still made do somehow.
That's so nice. Maybe I should raise something myself as well...
Thyme, mint, lemon grass, and rosemary.
Cabbage, carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Putting them onto ice cream, making some herb tea with them...
Making some curry with them, making stirred vegetables and meat with them...
Putting them into the bath and bathing in them...
And buying a chicken as well...
What a great way to live!
Eh...?
By the way, didn't you raise one as well, Yuno-san?
Hiro-san! Don't tell me you are referring to...
Eh?! Please stop mentioning that!
That was so scary. It still gives me the chills when I think about it...
It was so interesting to see him in his winged form. I wonder where he is and how he's doing now...
Ah...!
What's wrong?
I'm sorry! The brush rolled by itself after I dropped it on the floor...
Strange. Maybe the flooring is slanted...
Maybe it's because you are sitting right there?
The flooring is popping up...
The flooring over here is popping up a bit after all.
Eh?!
Whoa...
W-Why are you holding it up?
I can see a lot of those things that absorb the humidity in rice cracker packages in front of me.
Those things that absorb the humidity in rice cracker packages?
Drying agents?
Is this... related to the shady background of this room?
Miyako, let's go!
Eh? Go? To where?
To the owner's place. You have to tell him clearly about this kind of thing.
Oh...
How's everybody doing this afternoon?
I, Uehara Yukie, am doing a lot of things at once
is with me, Yamashita Ooichi, a.k.a. Yama-chan, who is satisfied with doing just a single thing, and will be together with you this afternoon.
We're back!
Oh! Welcome back!
Welcome back.
What was the owner like?
Ah, you haven't met him before?
Not even once, since my parents did all the paperwork of the contract for moving in.
To describe him using an example, he's like that program creator in Osaka who looked like a sun tower... I guess.
Sun tower?
No... he's a normal person. He's slim and gorgeous.
Gorgeous... so she's female?
Yeah. It's great that we went there since we were able to solve the mystery behind Room 202.
Eh...?!
Why is the rent of Miyako's room cheaper? Three chances for each person. Time limit is five seconds, okay?
All right. Five, four, three, two...
Umm...!
Go ahead, Yuno.
Maybe it's because she wrote down the wrong amount when putting the contract in writing?
So it has a shady past after all?
Ah! Maybe it has something to do with that popped up flooring?
You got that part right. Just a little bit further from there and you'll get the correct answer. Now go ahead.
The person who lived here before had a big pet?
Since there are a lot of drying agents, maybe it's a pet alligator or something?
Maybe it's an iguana?
Maybe it's not a reptile but something that lives in water?
Maybe it used to live in shallow waters and got brought into the apartment?
And why are you going that way?!
Geeze! Then hurry up and tell us already!
Come on!
Actually, during the renovation of this apartment, the budget ran out unexpectedly.
Only my room was renovated by the owner herself, she said.
Eh? Is that so? But to leave it like this is because...?
"To leave it like this is because it would make a poor kid really happy when he moves in," she said.
"I want kids who don't have much money to be able to pursue their dreams" is the feeling the owner wants to convey with this Room 202.
That's a nice story.
The owner is really a nice person, isn't she?
"Ah! But be careful not to spill a lot of water over the floor since the drying agent might catch on fire," she said.
Eh...?
"And, when the typhoons hit, be careful since the roof might leak," she said.
If you forget about these two things, it'll be really dangerous...
Which reminds me, back in the rainy season, this room had a leak on the roof.
And it's all finished!
Yeah! They all came out well.
The "hi" Sae-san wrote,
the "da" Miya-chan wrote,
the "ma" Hiro-san wrote,
the "ri" I wrote,
and the "sou" everyone wrote together.
So doesn't this give off a great impact?
This is different from what I had in mind, but whatever.
It sure was fun making the name plates, wasn't it?
It sure makes today an enriching day.
The fun starts from here.
Eh...?
Summer festival?
I got this from the owner's place just a while ago.
If I go there with this flyer, I'll be able to get candy, she said!
Eh!
But, look at this, it says "Only those who come in yukata".
It can't be!
Yukata... Sae-san, do you have one?
I guess so.
Miya-chan...
Checkered, huh...
I guess I can go with a modern style with this one...
Wait!
You are making it now?!
Yukata!
I'll wear this special summer clothing so I can get candy!
Miya-chan, calm down!
Oh, right! I have one that I've worn before.
Huh?
There, found it!
Wow, I'm looking forward to seeing it!
What kind of pattern does it have?
Magical Girl Minky.
What?! A character-patterned one?!
There, all set!
Miya-chan, are you done changing?
How's the size?
Yeah. It fits just right.
Wow. It's suprisingly cute!
Yeah. You look really stylish in it even though it's character-patterned.
Am I the only one who can't see anything but sex appeal in that?
Thanks for waiting.
Sorry! I got confused when I was changing.
You see, she was putting on the men's yukata at first.
Men's?
Uh, it's not what you think it is.
Ah! I can hear the music of the festival!
So it's already started, huh?
I really love the festival music. I get excited just hearing it.
Do you want to dance along with it?
I guess it's good for keeping ourselves awake.
Since it's exactly the same as the railroad crossing signals.
Eh... Railroad crossing signals?
Yay! It's the festival!
Ah! Wait, Miya-chan!
Hiro, that yukata sure is pretty. You must've worn it when you were little, right?
Oh! I only wore that twice.
Eh? Only twice?
Yeah. The omen of that yukata was not really good.
Omen?
When I went to the festival while wearing it for the first time, the fried octopus I bought from the stand had no octopus in it.
And it's the whole pack, all eight of them!
I guess that really was a disaster.
The second time, I tripped and fell... and my sandals got...
Oh, everyone... good evening.
Y-Yoshinoya-sensei!
She's wearing a yukata like normal.
Of course. Even if it's Yoshinoya-sensei, she's not going to go to a festival in a swimsuit.
What's wrong?
Oh, nothing...
Sensei, that yukata is wonderful.
Is that flower-patterned?
Everyone's yukata is very suiting as well. Especially Miyako-san's yukata. It's very wonderful.
I see you guys are wearing different styles to participate together in this festival.
Well then, have a nice evening.
Okay...
There, the 75th one.
Amazing.
I see you are very good at fishing yo-yos, Miya-chan.
I haven't had much money ever since I was little.
Whenever I go to the festival, I only have a 100-yen allowance.
So with just that, I use it on yo-yos, and then exchange them for different things with friends.
Amazing...
By the way, I'll trade you three yo-yos for one fried octopus.
Ah... Festivals are such amazing things.
Yeah. It's so fun!
Hehe, and I got the candy as well.
Wow, there are fireworks inside!
Oh! Pinwheel fireworks! I like these very much.
Oh, I'm not good with these since they always chase after me somehow.
So I'm always with Nyanta every single time.
Oh...
So cute...
Ah. So pretty!
But it's a bit lonely with just these.
Yeah. We didn't get to see the big ones.
There!
Geeze, Miya-chan, you are so mean!
Say, Hiro, why are you being so faithful to that yukata even though you know it brings a bad omen when wearing it?
Oh, it was said that that yukata is possessed by Kitsune-sama.
Kitsune - fox
K-Kitsune?
"Even though there are bad sides to it, there's bound to be something good about it. So I couldn't toss it aside," said my grandma.
Kitsune-sama, huh...
But whenever I wear it, I guess it just bring me disasters.
So that's why you let Miyako wear it.
Eh? But if Yuno-san was to wear it, it would suit her too much...
No, that's not what I meant...
Huh? Miya-chan?
I can hear it. The sound of the skyrockets going "dong".
Eh? The skyrockets...?
Wait a second! Miya-chan, I don't hear such a sound!
What Miya-chan said was true!
Wow! It's really beautiful!
Yeah! What a fascinating show!
Tamaya!
Aloha!
You are supposed to say "Kagiya!"
Tamaya and Kagiya are two of the oldest firework makers in Japan.
That was great.
But why could only you hear the sound of the skyrockets...?
Say, Hiro, was that caused by the influence of the yukata?
Maybe. If it was, then it's true that Kitsune-san is...
I feel like eating Oinari-san.
Oinari-san, the god of grains and agriculture, used foxes as messengers; Oinari-san sushi is sushi wrapped with fried tofu where fried tofu was believed to be Oinari-san's favorite food.
Eh?!
The summer festival sure was fun...
The skyrocket sound that only Miya-chan could hear... Hiro-san said it may be caused by Kitsune-san who possessed the yukata.
W-What is it, Miya-chan?!
Yuno-chi, did you just eat shaved ice?
Eh? I'm currently bathing right now so...
Strange. I can hear the crushing sound of shaved ice...
I didn't make such a sound though...
If it's not here, then...
I see! It's in Hiro-san's place!
Huh?!
Y-You could hear it? Why are you here, Miya-chan?!
Maybe... it's simply because her hearing is sharp?
But back then, it certainly felt like Miya-chan was possessed by something...
Brutus is a bad guy, right? Then why is he making such a pouting face?
Maybe it's because he was told, "You too?!"
Which reminds me, what did he do again?
Umm, that's not the point.
Ah... all this thinking makes me hungry.
It makes you think about a lot of things during this season.
I got it! I'll eat it before the seasoning's put in!
Next time is June 17th - also looks like the Indians.
We'll be waiting at Yamabuki High School. Be sure to watch it, okay?