Chapter 11

(Sigh... I didn’t sleep at all last night.)

(How am I supposed to face Makoto when I see him? No, not just Makoto—Subaru and Hokuto, too.)

(I wonder if he’s talked to them at all since then. It’s a possibility, so they might be just as mad as Makoto is.)

(It’s my fault though; I can’t exactly blame them for it.)

(But I’m great at apologizing. I’ll just prepare myself for the worst and meet them head-on.)

Hey guys~ ♪

Ahaha, it’s always weirdly nerve-racking to come hang in here since I’m not in your class, even if I come over here every time.

Well, it’s probably different for you guys since you are in the same class.

Oh, finally! You’re late, Sally! By five minutes!

Don’t lie to him. We just got here early. Isara’s right on time.

Wait, seriously? Crap, I got the time wrong again!

That doesn’t matter this time. It’s a problem when you’re late, but it’s actually nice when you’re early.

Ngh... Yeah, but the other people might have to get things ready for you, so arriving too early can be a problem too.

(Uh, huh? Everyone’s acting so normal, it feels a little anti-climactic.)

(Didn’t Makoto tell everyone? I wanna ask, but it’d be really awkward to bring it up now...)

Well then. Now that we’re all here, I’d like to start sharing our ideas.

I’ll go first. ...Hehe, look at this. I made maracas out of empty bottles ♪

Oh, it makes a fun shaky-shaky noise when you wave it around! Shaky-shakity-shake... ☆

Yes. There are pebbles inside them; I found them on the beach.

I remember all the fun I had making these with my grandma in elementary school...

So I’m sure the audience would love shaking them around with us during the live.

You really love your grandma, Hidaka-kun.

Um, hmm. There’s a lot of feelings there, but that might actually be a little too handmade.

Hold up! If you guys don’t want it, lemme have it! Daikichi’s gonna love this!

It’s not that I don’t want it, but if it’ll make Daikichi happy, he can have it.

Sweet! Thanks, Hokke! I’ll give it to him when I get home!

Uhh, then I’ll go next? So like, how about these picture frames made out of sea glass!

Since we’re selling bromides, I bet there’s a bunch of customers who’d want the picture frames to go with, right?

Yeah, it’s a summery item, too. It’s a pretty smart move to sell a frame that holds the bromide.

I think it’s great, so I’m in. What about you guys?

I agree with Isara. It’s a good idea, coming from Akehoshi.

You could’ve stopped before the “coming from me” bit. But whatever! I’m just happy I got picked!

We don’t have much time, so I’ll keep going. Isara, Yuuki, which one of you wants to go next?

Sure, I can go. I’ve got this brooch made out of sea glass.

But when I looked it up, it seems like it’s hard to mass produce... I’ll see if I can make more when I have the time.

Umm, that just leaves me. This is a silkscreen-printed handkerchief.

I thought of it when I put the hanky I used to wipe that ramune off my face into the wash.

Oh, Hidaka-kun. Thanks for letting me borrow it.

Hm, you even ironed it. Thanks for cleaning it before giving it back.

We’ll be doing silkscreen printing with the T-shirts too, right?

If so, we can make them both at the same time, so I think we should do it.

All right then, guess we’re going with the sea glass frames and handkerchiefs.

We’ll have to go buy the tools for the printing, along with the hankies and T-shirts. And we’ll need a design, of course.

Sure thing! I wanna go shopping~!

Wanna tag along then? We’ll have a lot to carry, so it’s better the two of us go than just one.

Yep, let’s go together! It’s no fun being on your own—two people’s much less lonely!

Then Akehoshi and Isara will go shopping, and Yuuki and I will come up with designs.

Fufu, just you wait—we’ll come up with a design that really feels like us.