The cultural festival is almost here!
Our earth sciences club is working hard to get ready for it.
Our geology members, Sakura-senpai and Ino-senpai,
will be attempting a major experiment.
All right!
Oh, it's started, eh?
What has?
An extension of the agar experiment.
06. Hoshizaki Festival!
Inose, what's that?
Eve-chan. Usami-san, too.
We're collecting info for a special cultural festival issue.
And... what's that?
It's the earth sciences club's original boring machine!
Oh, nice! It really stands out!
But it looks too shabby to call a machine.
Wow, it combines a simple design with affordability! Fantastic!
This is for that survey you were talking about before?
Yeah. It's just a simple one, though.
A simple one?
Yes.
Ow!
In a formal survey,
an actual standard penetration test, there are all kinds of regulations.
Like the weight of the hammer, N-value measurements, and so on.
But instead of worrying about that,
we narrowed our goal down to just boring out a core sample.
I see. Makes no sense to me!
Don't act so confident if you don't understand!
Anyway, where are the astronomy girls today?
It looks like you could use their help.
They'd just get in the way.
We're more than enough.
What she means is that she doesn't want to bother them
while they're busy with other preparations.
Hmm...
Cute, isn't she?
Huh...
Okay, then!
Back to work we go. Clear out.
It's finally a quarter of the way in?
Want to switch, Senpai?
No, I'm fine.
Hey, you two!
The newspaper club brought help!
What should we be doing, Sakurai-san?
Huh? Wh-What?
U-Um...
Senpai, since they're here, why don't we let them help?
Uh, i-in that case...
Are you all confident in your strength?
Here we go!
One, two!
Heave-ho, heave-ho!
Wow, it's so light.
Heave-ho!
So this is what your club does, Sakurai-san?
Heave-ho!
I don't really get it, but it seems fun.
Heave-ho!
I had no idea at all.
Heave-ho!
You're always such a mysterious, cool character in our class.
Can you tell me more about that?
Heave-ho!
Ino, focus!
Heave-ho!
Just a little more!
Heave-ho!
"I don't really get it, but it seems fun," huh?
Heave-ho!
I always just assumed my classmates
wouldn't understand my interests or the club, but...
Heave-ho!
It's practically impossible for a tiny club like ours.
We can't do that. It's not realistic.
But it really is a waste to just decide it's impossible
Heave-ho!
before I even try.
Heave-ho!
We've reached our goal!
We did it!
So how do we pull this pipe back out?
Oh, uh...
Sakurai-san.
Can we use these?
They're the fittings used in the baseball club's practice nets.
Let me see those.
One, two!
Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!
Thank you all so much!
Sure!
Good luck!
Well, we'll be getting back to practice.
Later!
Having them come by was a huge help.
I bet you're surprised by the breadth of our connections!
Yeah.
Like you said, we needed more people.
Thank you so much.
Hey!
Working hard?
Sensei!
Thank you for giving us permission.
Thank you!
It's fine.
None of that formal stuff.
So, did you get your core?
Yes. It's inside the pipe.
We need to push it out with that pole.
What's important here is momentum.
One, two!
S-Sensei...
It was supposed to be a cylinder!
S-S-S-Sorry! I'm sorry!
Sensei, that was terrible! Just terrible!
S-Senpai?
It's done!
Ta-da! It's Earth!
That's really good, Mira.
We're going to have a nice solar system.
Thank you!
Ao, are you having trouble? Should I help?
Nah.
I'm fine.
I love Jupiter, so I want to finish it up myself.
Uh, just a piece of advice, then?
Remember to breathe.
Jupiter is lovely, isn't it? The patterns, the size of its moons... everything!
Yeah. I was so impressed when I saw it through my telescope as a child.
Unlike when I saw it in pictures,
I really felt that it was actually there.
I can relate.
It's so much fun to notice the moons are moving when you observe them over time.
Yeah!
Saturn's done!
I finished one, too.
The moon!
It took some time, though.
There are mountains, seas, and craters on it.
Monroe-senpai, this is really detailed!
But at this pace, we won't reach our quota for today.
On to the next ones!
Uranus and Neptune don't have much of a pattern on them.
What's your favorite planet in the solar system, Monroe-senpai?
Hmm... My number one would be the moon.
So it's more detailed because she likes it more.
It's so bright and pretty, isn't it?
Yes, and also...
"It's the furthest point humans have stood on."
"But it's the closest planet to Earth."
That's what my grandma always used to say.
I got my love of astronomy from her.
Your grandmother loved astronomy, too?
Yeah. When I was just a little girl...
People's passion for space exploration at the time
had everyone glued to their televisions watching.
I'd love to try hopping around the moon like that.
I'm sure everyone will be able to visit space one day!
By the time that happens, I'll be old and weak.
Though, to tell you the truth, I've bought some land.
Land?
Some land on the moon.
It's where I'll have my grave.
Did you decide to become an astronaut after hearing that?
Yeah. It was one of the reasons, I think.
This is my grandma.
Your dream is a dream that's been handed down through generations.
Yeah, I suppose so.
We talked about having a video chat over our smartphones if I make it to space.
Wow, even your grandma is surpassing generations.
Oh, it's already dark out.
Wow, it's in the perfect spot for viewing!
It's almost time for the harvest moon.
Here.
Thank you!
Wow, incredible!
It's so pretty!
Um, um... The time!
We need to work!
It's done!
Here's our last one, Venus!
You're really fast, Mira!
Now most of the models are complete.
That just leaves preparing the display board.
Since we're running a café, we'll want to make the interior cute, too.
If we put earth science magazines on each table,
it'll give people something fun to do while they wait.
Let's see, what else?
You have so many fun ideas!
Our dreams are expanding!
Her head's in the clouds, just like an astronaut.
Well, that's enough work for today.
We'll talk to the geology girls about the next steps.
Roger that!
Huh?
I thought we were behind on our work,
but we're exactly at the time we set.
Has Senpai been keeping time without us knowing?
Hmm?
Oh, it's nothing.
No way.
So pretty.
Shall we turn the lights off for a better view?
It's strange how I just never grow tired of looking at the starry sky.
Yeah. I get so caught up in it, I forget to sleep.
There's a really nice smell, too...
Even if you forget to sleep, you won't forget to eat.
Suzu-chan, what are you doing?!
You were all so busy looking outside that you didn't even notice me.
I brought the test samples for the café.
It's a shame the geology girls aren't here,
but if you could rate the taste, shape, color, texture, and smell on a scale of one to ten—
Let's eat!
Thanks for the treat!
I'll have another tasting before the day, so it's fine for now, but...
S-Sorry. I was just so hungry...
So, is everything ready?
Yeah. That's why we were gazing at the moon.
Yeah, it's clear tonight, so it looks really pretty.
It's a first quarter moon. Lunar age 7.9, was it?
That's what it said in the magazine Ao gave me.
Ao, you're so forward!
I think she's just touched that you read it.
Ah, what a nice smell!
Moon-viewing and nice smells gave me an idea!
Mira! Can I add something to the menu?
That's perfectly fine, but, um...
Could you put Ao down?
Oh.
Also, Monroe-senpai, please stop taking photos of everything.
Oh.
That's the first time I've missed Sakura-senpai's quips.
Hoshizaki High School Cultural Festival
Hoshizaki Festival
These themes don't go together at all.
It's a pretty café now!
My, my, my!
Seriously?
I'm not sure how well it works as a café,
I hope we'll get lots of customers.
but this mixed-up feel is the club's selling point.
Well, I guess it'll all work out.
The Hoshizaki High School Cultural Festival will now begin.
All right, everyone!
Let's do our best!
Suzu-san, we appreciate your help today.
I can't believe you're helping us on the day of the festival, too.
It's nothing!
You seem more into this than we are.
The truth is, there's also this project.
Best Taste Contest
Will you be this year's best-tasting stall?!
A food stall contest!
If we win this, it'll be the perfect advertisement for our shop, too!
Suzu-chan, you're making a really bad impression.
Oh, welcome!
Wait, it's you, Sensei?
Sorry I'm not your first customer.
I didn't do a final check on your displays earlier, so I need to be quick.
No problem with the length of your skirts, either.
Well, if I decide to check again, I'll come back.
She ate everything on the menu and left.
She'll be back at snack time.
Pegmatite Scone Milky Way Gelatin Boring Tiramisu Planet Cookies Waxing Moon Pancakes
Please order over here.
What do you recommend?
You can enjoy eight different flavors with these planet cookies.
I also recommend the Milky Way gelatin, since it's photogenic.
Pardon me! Try some of our geology group's sweets, too!
This tiramisu lets you try boring for yourself.
Enjoy it by sucking it through the straw.
That sounds fun. I'll try that.
Me, too! We'll take two of the tiramisu!
Two boring tiramisu, then. Thank you very much!
Um, could we have a spoon?
Huh?
Hello.
Oh. Welcome, reporters.
We'll be taking a few notes!
Wow, they all look so good!
Pegmatite Scone
We made them based on pegmatite! Pegmatite is a pretty, sparkly stone. To capture that sparkle, we used chocolate chips and berries, and then baked them into a scone to simulate the rocky look! It's delicious, so try some!
Pegmatite Scone?
It's the name of a rock.
When magma slowly cools and hardens,
it can become a stone with large crystals in it.
That's pegmatite.
It's more commonly known as the "Image of a Demon."
That shares part of Vice President Sakurai's name.
Then that makes this sweet the Demon Vice President's Scone!
That's a good one! You get a floor cushion!
There are roughly 8,600 stars that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye,
but there are more than 200 billion in the Milky Way.
Wow, over 200 billion...
Huh? That many? That's incredible.
Monroe-senpai, it's amazing how detailed your explanations are!
Thanks.
I actually wrote down the numbers and terms I was likely to forget in a memo.
Wow.
I made some memos, too, since I tend to get nervous.
Oh!
Excuse me, I have a question.
Y-Yes?
N-Nice to meet you.
I'm Manaka Ao from the earth sciences club's astronomy group.
I hope you're all enjoying the fun world of astronomy today.
It's a script?
This is our handmade model.
The sizes and distances involved in the solar system
would make it bigger than the classroom, so it's a bit distorted.
Are those lines shooting stars?
One is the habitable zone, and the other is the asteroid belt.
Then is that fluffy thing a cloud?
It's the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt.
Whee! You're on a journey through space!
Wow! Yay!
Go, go, go!
So fast!
Sakura-senpai, are you looking for someone?
Well...
My classmates who helped with the boring said they'd stop by to check us out.
Really?!
Then I'll manage the shop while you go handle explanations!
Yoo-hoo.
I'm here, Sakurai-san.
Welcome.
Senpai—huh?
W-Welcome.
Sakura-senpai?
Hey!
Wow, I always thought the earth sciences club was, like, stiffer.
Oh, this is the core sample we extracted that day.
Embankment
Clay
Silt
So this is how it turned out?
Beneath the embankment, there's a layer of mud and clay,
so we can hypothesize that this area used to be a rice paddy.
Oh! Is that why the drainage is so bad on the school grounds?
Possibly.
Huh? I heard this area was a graveyard before the school was built.
I've heard that, too.
Ino?!
There were rumors that the drainage is bad because the ghost of a woman
who was cruelly rejected keeps crying here.
I've heard that one, too!
Ino?! What does that say about our geology group?!
Hey.
W-Welcome!
Onee-chan, you're the head judge today?
Yeah, I heard the earth sciences club's pancakes are popular.
I'd like to try one.
Suzu-chan, are you okay? Are you nervous?
I can't believe I get to feed Misa-nee freshly baked food!
I'll give it my best effort!
We'll get disqualified for bribery!
Here are your Waxing Moon Pancakes.
We've reproduced today's moon phase with our specially made fresh cream.
Time to try some.
By the way, the flavor is honey milk, the same as the scent of Ao's hair!
Suzu-san, you don't need to say that!
A fluffy texture, the scent of Ao-kun's hair,
and this really sweet, delicious flavor...
Thank you for the meal.
It was very well-made.
Was that a tasting report?
Misa-nee doesn't know how to handle things that can't be put into numbers.
The earth sciences club's display looks nice.
It was definitely worth helping out.
Onee-chan...
All we did was pull up some rocks, though!
You're not supposed to say that.
Oh, speaking of which, the pancakes at the manga club were amazing!
Onee-chan...
Huh?
Yeah, but there was a huge line, so I gave up on trying to get in.
Chikage?
Was I just imagining it?
Onee-chan's wonderful at school, too.
Oh? So this is our solar system?
It's all hand-made? That's incredible.
Thanks! We had a lot of fun making these!
This isn't nearly enough.
Thank you for visiting!
Mira!
Mom?! Dad?!
Misa told us your pancakes are delicious.
Two orders, please!
Onee!
Megu, you came!
Yeah.
Wow, this is cool. Anything I can help with?
Don't worry, just eat!
Oh, are you Ao-san's mother?
Thank you for taking good care of my daughter.
Oh, no, you've taken good care of mine, too.
Mira-san, that outfit looks good on you.
Oh, no! Ao-san is much cuter!
I'm dressed like this in front of my parents...
Sakura-senpai, do you have any spare tracksuits?
Nope!
Ao, your display turned out great.
Thanks.
So this is what you've been doing in your club, huh?
You hardly ever talk about yourself, you know.
That's all the more reason I'm glad I came today.
Mind if I take a picture of you in that outfit to show your father?
No!
I've never heard Ao make that noise before.
Thank you very much for coming today.
This concludes the Hoshizaki High School Cultural Festival.
I-It's over.
I'm worn out from talking to so many people.
This has been the funnest cultural festival ever, thanks to all of you.
Right, Sakura-chan?
Yeah.
Good work, everyone.
Sakura-senpai's being up-front.
It's an omen of natural disaster.
You two should accept it up-front, too.
I'm expressing gratitude.
Oh, right.
President, you had something important to discuss, right?
That's right. Everyone, listen up.
What is it?
As of today, we're both...
...stepping down as president and vice president.
Huh?
S-Stepping down?! You're quitting the earth sciences club?!
No, we're stepping down from our roles.
We'll still be part of the club until we graduate.
So, with that, I'd like to ask you to be the next president, Ino-chan.
We're counting on you, Ino!
Huh?
What?!
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