Culture festival, served with a smile 2-6N

Culture festival, served with a smile 2-6N

[Sanshuu Middle - Classroom]

Son: The recital was a total success!

SON: Yeah, yeah. Our efforts were rewarded.

Kar: Hey, Sonokos! If you have the time to talk, you have the time to work!

Its: The cafe's so popular, we're shorthanded both on the floor and in the kitchen!

SON: So, what should we do?

Wak: A lot of visitors watched while standing, so we're trying to add more seats as soon as possible.

Hin: We want to add more seats by the time Shizuka-san's rakugo starts, so we'd appreciate help with that.

Son: Pretty amazing how people even stood to watch.

Fuu: All thanks to your hard work. At this rate we might really be on our way to victory!

Nat: Hm? Now that I think about it, where's Shizuka?

[Backstage]

Aka: Shizu-senpai, it's almost time. Hm? Are you nervous?

Kir: Well, y'see, I thought I definitely wouldn't get nervous, but with so many visitors here...

Ren: My, what an unusual thing to hear from Shizuka-san.

Ren: But please relax. All of the people in the audience are Miroku's fans who came here for my photos.

Ren: So even if you screw up, they'll be happy as long as they get a photo.

Kir: Why are you assuming I'll screw up!? I've been working hard these past few days, y'know!?

Aka: Yeah, you were. I was actually surprised by how seriously you were taking it.

Kir: It might be our first time, but not winning this culture festival made the others swallow their tears time and time again.

Kir: So as the headliner, I'm going to give it all I've got!

Kir: Alright, my turn! Here goes nothing!

Kir: Alrighty now, here comes the headliner! Time for Shizu-san's totally hilarious rakugo!

Sum: Looks like Shizuka-san's rakugo has begun. I can hear loud laughter from around the stage.

Tou: The orders have slowed down too, so let's go take a look.

Kir: Gyaah! It's a manju! Terrifying! A manju! I'm so scared!

Tou: "Fear of manju", a classic rakugo story. [1]

Yuu: Ah, Tougou-san! Shizuka-san is amazing, isn't she? You'd never think this is her first time.

Kar: Yeah, I'm genuinely surprised by how polished her performance is.

Its: The customers keep on coming, drawn in by the laughter.

Fuu: With this much hype, we might legitimately win this!

Ren: Not bad, Shizu-san. She managed to entertain so many people without even relying on my photos.

Aka: Yep, that's our Shizu-senpai!

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Notes:
1 - A story about a man claiming he fears manju more than anything else in the world to "get forced" to eat a large amount of them.