It's finally summer vacation!
That's a happy occasion, but...
Potted morning glories...
A swimsuit bag and lunch bag...
Are you an elementary school student?
Oh, your jab makes it worth lugging them home!
Tama, is that why you're doing it?
You've got a lot of energy.
After all, we're on summer vacation now!
How could you not be happy?
I am happy.
But we won't get to see each other much during the break.
Hana, are you hungry?
Does your tummy hurt?
S-Sorry. I'm fine.
I just felt lonely all of a sudden.
We're so loved!
We're loved.
Love.
Don't worry. We made plenty of plans to see each other, didn't we?
Yeah!
Like the summer festival at the shrine tomorrow!
Th-That's right!
Why don't we all go in yukatas?
I'll help you put it on!
That'll be a big help! Hana, do you have a yukata?
Yukata...
Yeah!
I have one!
Then bring your yukatas over to my castle tomorrow!
- Okay! - I'm gonna invade!
I see.
Even without school, we can have a lot of fun together!
TOMATO FESTIVAL
It's good, huh?
It moisturizes a dried-out body.
You look kind of tired recently.
Is it tough studying?
No problem there.
No problem?
The summer course at the prep school starts soon.
So when I think about joining a batch of shiny, youthful high school students...
So that's what's got you stressed out.
When high school student luminaries get close, how should I handle it?
I've been running simulations all this time,
but there aren't any hiding places in the prep school, so I'm stumped.
Is it necessary to hide?
I've got it!
Ms. Hannen, why don't we go to the summer festival together?
Summer festival?
There'll be so many shiny people at the fest that prep school will be like nothing!
So think of it as a dry run!
That makes sense!
Fight fire with fire, right?
It'll be fun.
It'll be good virtual training!
I'll prepare a yukata for you.
I see! Camouflage, huh?
Please don't hide or I'll lose sight of you!
Um, I'm sure it was right here.
There!
You're going to bring your yukata, aren't you?
I don't need it. I won't have a chance to wear it.
I bet you will.
It'll be fine.
Shion can help you put it on.
I wonder if it looks good on me.
Wahoo! Welcome to the station nearest to my castle!
You're even hyper in the morning?
Can you keep it up until the festival?
I'll show you that I can maintain it!
G-Good morning, Tama.
You must be tired from carrying all that.
How about a plum to relieve your fatigue?
Thank you!
Me, too!
Here you go! Here you go!
Sour!
That woke me up.
It's really good!
I pickled it myself.
You're a jill of many trades, Tama!
MOMOCHI
Wow! A traditional Japanese-style house!
It's Japanese style... Wafu...
Wahoo.
Wahoo!
W-Wahoo!
I'm back!
Welcome home, Tama.
And Tama's friends, welcome.
Nice to meet you. I'm Eiko Tokura.
Tama's a good friend.
I'm Kamuri Sengoku.
H-Hello! I'm Hana Ichinose! Nice to meet you!
It's a pleasure to meet all of you.
They're all cute girls, aren't they?
They sure are!
I know, right?
All of my friends are adorable!
We're the cream of the crop.
If you do say so yourself?
Tama, you're going to leave your things here and then go shopping, right?
Huh? Are we?
Will you come with me?
Is there a supermarket near here?
I guess you'd call it an "indie greengrocer."
Indie?
Ta-da!
TORETATE VEGETABLE FARM FRESHLY PICKED VEGETABLES
Here it is!
A direct sales place!
It looks good.
Kamu, you're too close.
Everything does look good!
Tama, good morning!
Hey, good morning!
I'll take a basket of tomatoes!
Sure thing. I'll throw in a few as a bonus, too.
Thank you!
- Want to eat one here? - Yep, yep.
You can use the sink.
It's shiny!
What is this? It's so sweet!
Delicious.
Yeah, right? That's because they're freshly picked!
And it feels good getting to eat it outside.
It's like a feeling of freedom!
Hana, yikes! Your white outfit is gonna stain!
Look, this way it won't spill on you!
Yeah, this catches everything.
I know, right?
But there's no feeling of freedom this way!
I know, right?
How can you guys eat without making a mess?
I guess as I bite into it, I suck up the juice.
Chomp and slurp!
Yeah, like that.
Free of any other thoughts.
A-All right!
We're like if the Three Wise Men were the Three Stooges.
What does that mean?
Acqua pazza!
It's like a restaurant!
Another helping!
You haven't eaten the first one yet.
Thank you for the meal!
Delicious!
This is really good!
Another helping.
A-Are you sure?
- The festival's in the evening! - Plenty of time.
That's our Kamu!
All of you, fill up!
It's so delicious that I'm gonna eat too much.
I may not be able to tie my yukata closed.
I know!
Oh, Tama!
To be honest, I was going to boil the fish in soy sauce,
but the vegetable seller gave me so many free tomatoes
that I tried an Italian dish!
Buono!
You suddenly changed the menu and made something this incredible?
You're amazing, Tama!
Tama is amazing.
She's good at cooking and doing it on a budget.
Speaking of cooking, remember that time Tama was in elementary school?
Yes, that was hilarious! Listen...
I thought this was my castle, but it's really enemy territory!
If you use two cords around the waist,
it's easier to adjust the bottom.
I see. I'm learning a lot here!
Yukatas and kimonos look better when you flatten out your body.
So that's why a towel is wrapped around the chest, huh?
That's right.
In other words, I don't need this towel.
Tama,
you're not done growing yet.
Here you go.
Thank you, Eiko.
Tama was right. You really are considerate.
Oh, is that what you said about me?
A-After all, it's true, isn't it?
She always says how cute you are, Kamuri.
Let Tama hold you in her arms once in a while, Kamuri.
When what I say in the privacy of my home gets blurted out,
of course I'm going to be embarrassed!
I wonder what she says about me at home.
- Hana... - Y-Yes?
We hear you're a really funny girl.
Funny?
- I know what she means. - You know what that means?
You're cute and funny, Hana!
Also...
she says you're very kind.
Grandma!
Oh, I shouldn't have told them?
I-It wasn't wrong!
But it's like a dating sim where the character's favorability rating goes up
after positive rumors spread about them!
Tama, I don't understand the reference.
What?
Hana...
Your face is melting.
Summer festival!
It's the summer festival!
She's even more hyper.
The sky's the limit!
Takoyaki, yakisoba, grilled corn...
It's like Kamu's casting a spell.
Let's go, everyone!
Move out!
- Yeah! - Yeah!
Y-Yeah!
A-Am I doing a good job camouflaging myself?
The yukata looks really good on you.
Th-Thank you!
I thought I'd never put on a yukata
and come to a summer festival.
Ms. Hannen...
I was terrified until we actually got here,
but this atmosphere makes me feel like an excited kid again!
Let's have a good time tonight!
It's important to have a change of pace once in a while.
Right!
Oh, that's right! Since we're here, let's pray for your school success!
We'll get a god on our side.
That's reassuring, isn't it?
Landlady...
Yes!
TAKOYAKI
You look like a hamster!
That's cute!
Ham-uri has two piping hot takoyaki in her mouth, but is totally fine!
Now that you mention it...
You're tough, Ham-uri!
I have cheeks of steel.
Hey!
Amane, Maho! I didn't know you guys were here.
You guys are wearing yukatas!
Lucky!
We just came here after club.
I see.
So you have track and field practice even during summer break?
Yep!
So come over and check us out anytime!
We're looking for a manager, too, Ms. Ichinose!
I mean, Hana!
Watch out or they'll try to rope you in.
Well, we don't have many members.
You're adorable in a yukata, Kamuri!
Can I pick you up?
Don't worry, I took a shower after running!
N-No.
She said no.
No, huh?
Why do you still look happy?
I did it!
I did it, Landlady!
I opened up a hole clean through its guts!
Can you try the stuffed animal next to it, too?
Leave it to me!
Banpi!
Tama!
Yay!
Hey, the mini sunflowers are almost in full bloom, so come see them next time.
O-Of course!
That brooch is cute.
It suits you, Ms. Ichinose.
Thank you.
I'm about ready for some recreation!
Recreation?
But before fishing for goldfish and target practice,
we'll do the long-awaited dessert time!
I'm talking sweets!
That sounds really sweet.
Tama's a schemer.
Please call me a "master tactician"!
Kei, Sachi...
Are you okay?
Eiko...
Tsubaki's sandal strap broke.
Chihiro's out buying her another pair of sandals now, but...
Are you all right? Are you hurt?
Thanks.
Ta-da!
A temporary repair!
Sorry, I did it with my handkerchief, but here!
But I don't want to get your handkerchief dirty.
Don't worry about it!
I brought it for a time like this!
I-I'm okay.
But...
No, thank you.
Oh... Right.
Teacher!
You guys?
I'm not surprised you came here to have some fun, too, Ms. Enami!
This isn't fun. It's work.
For local events like this, teachers are on patrol.
Are you on patrol by yourself, Teacher?
I was with the head teacher, but I pretended to get lost and ditched her.
Stuff like that is why she gets mad at you.
Shut up.
But you should've worn a yukata.
I told you, this is work.
You guys haven't let loose and gotten in mischief because this is a festival, right?
Mischief?
Like release eastern cicadas into western Japan, and destroy an ecosystem.
Or use up all of a person's gold origami papers.
That's pure evil.
Come on, Teacher.
Have a bite.
Is it good?
A high school girl who feeds the teacher...
It tastes like soft ice cream.
Well, it is soft ice cream.
Teacher,
you have some on your lip.
Sorry. It was on impulse.
That was hot!
Wh-What just happened?
What do you wanna do now?
Why don't we set off the fireworks I won in that drawing?
Thank you so much for this evening, Landlady.
Was it a nice change of pace for you?
Yes, very much!
SCHOOL SUCCESS
At a time like this,
I feel like you and Hana are constantly supporting me.
I swear I'll pay you back...
by never being late or absent for my summer course!
I'm not afraid of any shiny, youthful kids!
It's been a long time since I've done fireworks!
Me, too!
It's been a long, long time for me!
I'm afraid of ghosts!
W-We prayed before, so we should be good!
This is a kind of sparkler.
What did you guys wish for at the shrine?
How about you?
For world peace, for the price of vegetables not to go up,
for me to win concert tickets, and for us to continue having fun together!
That's a lot.
So what did you wish for, Eiko?
It's a secret.
After all, if you say it, it supposedly won't come true.
Gods aren't that petty!
Then, mine is a secret, too.
H-How about you, Hana? You'll share yours, won't you?
Yeah.
But I didn't really make a wish.
You didn't?
Free of desire?
I gave thanks.
I said, "Thank you."
Because every day at school has been fun
since I became friends with you guys!
Hana...
I'm going to give thanks, too.
I'll go, too!
Me, too!
You're going now?
Magnificent!
Terrific!
Tama-terrific!
I'm here!
It's like the fireworks are celebrating our summer vacation!
Yeah.
Because summer vacation's just started!
There's a lot more fun ahead!
You're happy you went out of your way, right?
Yeah. I'm happy!
I'm happy I went out of my way!
KING SNAKE
We can't just stand here!
Let's fight back!
K-Kamuri? Why do you have all those skyrockets?
Let's launch some huge fireworks.
I have a feeling you'd go flying though, Kamu.
Say, Kamuri...
Is this a huge firework?
Yep, yep!