Futaba Sana (Winter Clothes)

Sana
.....

[On this cold day I stand worried over a lot of persimmons.]

Iroha's Voice
I'm hooome.

Sana
Ah...Iroha-san...welcome home.

Iroha
I'm home, Sana-chan.
Those are...persimmons?

Sana
Yes...they're astringent persimmons.
Yachiyo-san seems to get them from her neighbors every year...

Iroha
Waa, there's so many...what will we do with them all?

Sana
Every year, she seems to make dried persimmons, so there are recipes...
Yachiyo-san is busy with a photo shoot so she won't be back until late tonight...
Since I'm here alone, I just couldn't help myself...

Iroha
In that case, do you mind if I help?

Sana
Eh? Is it okay?

Iroha
Yeah! One time, I wanted to try making this.

Sana
...Th, then! If you'd please...!

Iroha
...Haa~...with this many...it was hard for even the two of us.

Sana
...Yes. But, now the peeling is all done...!

Iroha
Let's see, next we...tie the stems with string.

Sana
Okay...! I'll do my best.

[Together with Iroha-san, we tied the persimmons with string and washed.]
[And then...]

Sana
All of it...is done drying!

Iroha
...Hanging this much up is amazing, isn't it...!

Sana
Yes...!
After this, we need to be careful there is no mold.
Now that it's dry, check on them every few days.

Iroha
Heeh...I can't wait to see how they turn out!

[Even later...]

Sana
.....
...There's no mold, it seems...

Iroha
Over here is fine too.

[Iroha-san and I looked over the persimmons...]

Iroha
What do you think, is it time to take them down?

Sana
...I think so...!

[They dried wonderfully.]

Yachiyo
...Morning, Futaba-san. You're up early.

Sana
...Ah, good, morning. I wanted to bring the persimmons out early...

Yachiyo
...Ahh, to avoid the night dew, you're bringing them inside every day.

Sana
They don't seem to be getting any mold... Iroha-san and I take turns getting them.

Yachiyo
...Is it going well?

Sana
Yes...! Just a little more and they're ready...!

Yachiyo
.....

Sana
...Yachiyo-san?

Yachiyo
...It would be good of you to be careful.

Sana
Eh...?

Yachiyo
When dried persimmons are made...they will come out.

Sana
They, will come out...!?

Yachiyo
Yeah, big birds that aim right for the dried persimmons...

Sana
That, can't be...!

[After heeding Yachiyo-san's warning, I increased the security around the dried persimmons.]
[Whatever those birds are, they appear during the day and at night...]
[Also, bird nets don't seem to work, and they try to invade the house...]

-Night-

[Then, that night the incident happened...]

Felicia
Tsuruno...no problems over here.

Tsurono
Over here's perfect...!
Ready, Felicia? This is a very important mission.

Felicia
...Yeah, I get it. We have to confirm whether they're good or not!

Tsuruno
...Then, now!

Felicia
Let's go!

Tsuruno
Uwa!?

Felicia
Woah!? Wh, what's this!?

Sana's Voice
...So the big birds...you two were what she meant...

Felicia
Geh!

Tsuruno
Crap!

Sana
...Iroha-san and I put salt on the dried persimmons we left out...

Felicia
Wa, wait a minute! Why the heck are you transformed!

Tsuruno
WaAA...! You, you're serious...!?

Sana
...I won't forgive you.

Felicia
But, I didn't even eat one yet!

Tsuruno
Forgive me...!

[After that, the "big birds" learned to not...aim for our dried persimmons.]
[That day... "eating them secretly was more delicious" ...was their excuse.]