Whispering You a Love Song ch38: A Festival, A Date, And Then...

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>Good morning, everyone!
>The long-awaited Oka Festival is now open!

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>TV Anime Confirmed!!

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>Wah~

>This is more hyped up than I expected it'd be!
>Our school goes big with its festivals.

>U-
>Um...
>Hm?

>Should I...
>really be enjoying the culture festival
>with everything between my senpais going on?

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>Like Mizuguchi said, we want to enjoy the festival too.
>I wouldn't like if you spent the entire day fidgeting, Kino-san.
>Th-
>That's true.

>Or rather, are you okay with spending your last culture festival walking around with me?
>Why do you ask?
>Well, y'know...
>I was wondering if you were perhaps forcing yourself when you really wanted to enjoy it with your friends or something...

>Don't worry.
>I also
>wanted to walk around with you,
>so I would've invited you either way.

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>Y-Your hand!
>Should we be doing that at school!?

>You don't like it, Kino-san?
>Perish the thought! I'm happy, but...
>Then I want to hold hands.

>Besides, there's lots of people here today,
>so there won't be that many people we know looking at...
>Ah!
>Yori~
>Is this girl the lover I've been hearing about!?

>Cute~
>Kya~
>Are you okay?
>I'm...
>fine.

>At any rate,
>I want to spend my last school festival making lots of memories with you, Kino-san.

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>Me too!
>Let's have fun, Yori-senpai!

>>2-A Haunted Campus

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>I need to go tend to the cookery research club's store, so I'm heading off!
>Kay.
>Got it.

>I'll come around to buy some later.
>Do your best.
>Yay~ I'll be waiting!

>I may as well invite the other SS members while I'm at it...

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>Cookies and madeleines, right?

>Thank you very much.

>Shiho-senpai.
>Hima.

>Good work today! I'll take over from here.
>Thanks.
>I can finally go find some air-conditioning.

>Make sure you make it to the stage on time.
>Got it!

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>Well then,
>I leave the rest to you.

>Ah
>Um! Shiho-senpai!
>Hm?

>Um.
>Do you have a little time before the performance?
>?
>I guess?

>Then meet me behind the gymnasium one hour before then!
>The heck? That sounds scary.

>What do you want with me?
>You'll find out when the time comes...!
>Hmm?

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>Well,
>I'll just take that as a "look forward to it".

>Okay!

>Excuse me~
>Yes~

>Welco-...

>Heya~
>Aki-senpai! Yori-senpai!

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>We're here too.
>Wah~ Welcome!

>Which ones are tasty?
>You can have a free sample if you'd like.

>How thoughtful of you.

>I'll buy everything you have, so could you make that for me every week!?
>Don't just buy her off like that!

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>Hey, hey.
>How long are you here until, Himari-chan?
>I've got about another hour left!
>Oh, perfect timing.

>Our class is doing a café.
>Yori and I are taking our shifts right about then so come on over.
>!

>Really now?
>I'll definitely come.
>No.
>Don't come.

>Hweh?

>It's not that interesting.
>I mean it.
>You don't have to come.

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>Come on, let's go.
>We'll be a bother if we stay here for too long.
>In that case, an assortment for each of us~
>Ah.
>Thank you very much.

>I'm really curious... about that café.

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>Himari~
>Good work~

>Here.
>A little pick-me-up.

>Thanks, Miki-chan.
>Fufu~ You're welcome.

>How's business?
>Going pretty well!

>Heh~ They all look delicious!

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>Two bags of cookies, please.

>One for Mi-chan.
>Yay!
>I gladly accept.

>Is this your senpai, Miki-chan?
>Hey there.
>That's right! From the swimming club!

>Thank you for looking after Miki-chan.
>Same to you.
>Hey~

>Oh yeah, Himari.
>Are you going to Nee-chan's class?
>I certainly want to go, but...

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>Something like that?
>If you're gonna go, I figured we could go there together.

>Hm~
>NO

>I'll go...!

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>Heya~! Welcome, you two!

>Can I get a photo?
>Just the one.
>Hey.

>So you're doing a cosplay café!
>That's right! You seriously didn't know, huh?

>I take it you'll be requesting Yori?

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>Yori~
>Two new customers for you~

>Okay, got...
>it!?

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>Thank you for waiting.
>One royal milk tea and one iced cafe au lait.

>Howaaa

>Don't stare!
>It's embarrassing!
>But you look so cool~

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>I told you not to come because I didn't want you to see me in this outfit.

>Asanagi~ Got some food here!
>Got it.

>Excuse me for a bit.
>Okay~

>See?
>Aren't you glad you came?
>That was so awesome~
>Thanks for inviting me, Miki-chan~

>Kya~
>Kya~

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>You're so cool, Asanagi-senpai~
>It really suits you~<3

>Let's take a photo together~
>No thanks.
>It's embarrassing.
>Eh~ So cute~

>Surely you can allow just one!
>No means no.

>Hah~
>Asanagi-senpai sure is popular.

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>Oh~ You're so cool, Asanagi~
>I wish you were my butler.
>Shut up. What's your order?

>Were you always this cool, Yori!?
>Eh~
>Come take our order too~

>What's wrong, Himari?
>Hah

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>Erm...
>I think my stomach hurts a little...

>Sorry.
>I'm just gonna go freshen up.

>...
>I might've said... a little too much.

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>Where's Kino-san?
>Asanagi-senpai...

>Ah... Erm.

>Um,
>if it's alright with you,

>could you go check up on her once you're free?

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>Hah~
>I'm such a dummy...

>Even though Yori-senpai
>told me not to worry about it.

>Asanagi-senpai's so cool~
>She's really popular~

>Uuh...

>Kino-san.

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>So this is where you were.

>Yori...
>senpai.

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>What's wrong?
>Did something happen?

>...

>Hey now.

>If you're feeling down...
>just talk to me, okay?

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>Being in the café...
>just made me anxious, that's all.

>Yori-senpai
>is so pretty
>and cool...

>I already knew that you were popular,
>but for some reason... when I saw everyone calling out to you,

>I just couldn't stay put...

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>Yori-senpai...
>Yeah.
>What would you do if someone more wonderful than me called out to you?

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>You're the only one, Himari...

>I'm...
>not
>annoying?
>Not at all.

>You're cute.
>That side of you
>also makes me happy.

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>Mm
>...

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>Phwah

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>...
>...
>Sorry.

>Just what am I doing
>in a place like this?

>Don't worry.
>I don't think anybody's coming here.

>So please,

>Yori...

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>Just a little longer...

>Shiho-senpai!
>Sorry... to keep you waiting...!

>You're two minutes late.
>I'm sorry!

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>What were you doing?
>Hweh?

>I'm really
>s-sorry!
>?
>Just two minutes is fine...

>So, what did you want?

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>Aki-senpai
>will be coming here.

>Please talk to her
>one last time before the performance.

>You... You're acting on your own again...!
>It wasn't me this time.

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>It was Aki-senpai
>who asked me to call you over.

>...Ng.

>I've already decided to stop getting involved with her.
>There's nothing left to talk about.

>Sorry, but I am not meeting up with her.
>Please wait!

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>You said you'd stop getting involved with her
>once the school festival's over, right?

>Wha-

>Well it's
>not over yet.

>Look here! That's not the problem...
>But that's what you said, Shiho-senpai.

>That's...

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>Shiho.

>Aki...

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>Let's
>talk for a bit.