Event Story – HAPPY NEW YEAR SHOW! ch.5

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Akira: Maaan~~~ I'm stuffed...

Gast: Ahahah, it's only natural considering that in the end you ate 4 more.  
This is my first time eating mochi, but since it has a simple taste, being able to season it in various ways was delicious. Gotta tell my team as well.
... Speaking of, has Ren ever eaten this?

Akira: Yeah, sure has. When he came over for New Year we ate mochi together.
And we played that Hanetsuki thing together... Ah! The thing the kids over there are playing!

Gast: That thing that looks like badminton?

Akira: Waaah, makes me feel nostalgic~!
Pretty sure that also means warding off evil. I used to play Hanetsuki with Ren and Will when I was a kid.
Like badminton, if you drop the birdie you lose. If you lose you get an X mark on the face with ink. Ahahah, I think our faces turned completely black.

Will: Fufu, Auntie was in a panicked frenzy at the thought of our clothes getting dirty with ink.
Both you and Ren hated to lose, so when one of you lost, you asked for a rematch... so we played for hours.

Gast: Heh, so Ren was like that when he was a kid?
Still, you're well informed, Akira, you even knew the meaning of Hanetsuki was warding off evil. Did Will also tell you that?

Akira: Oi, you shouldn't underestimate me? I've known that since I was a kid.
I forgot who I heard it from, but I remember playing Hanetsuki to make bad things go away... and so that Will could get better. 

Gast: Will could get better?



Will: ... I had a weak constitution when I was a kid.
 I could only play Hanetsuki a little back then, so I spent most of my time watching Akira and Ren's matches.

Akira: Okay, how about playing Hanetsuki after so long? I'll borrow the tools from the kids over there.

Will: We'll be a bother, so don't do that.
If we look around, I'm sure someone sells them, so how about we buy them, go home and play at the tower? Sounds like a nice souvenir for Brad-san.

Gast: Nice ♪ I'll also buy them for Ren and the oー

Fellow A: Gast-san! You were here!

Gast: Ooh, it's you guys. My bad, I was hanging around a little to kill time before the meet up...

Fellow A: It's fine, apologies for making you wait... Anyway, 's that you Akira? It's been ages.

Akira: Yup! How you doing?

Will: ......

Fellow B: Ain'tcha done quite great lately, Akira? South is no.1 in Sector Ranking, huh. Well, we're rooting for North Sector, since they got Gast-san, though.

Akira: Hey you! Cheer for South, too!
Anyway, the town folks also know that I'm doing great, huh? Ah~, but I'm gonna get even more popular from now on~

Gast: Nh? That's a fancy way of saying something.

Akira: Oh, you curious?

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