"We're here," I said stopping right before the yukata store and Ai got off my back.
"Let's go!" she said and charged into the store with so much enthusiasm. Ah, she is enjoying herself. That's good.
I looked up at the sky and it was already evening, the festival was going to start soon. I hope nothing bad happens today. Just today, I want only my time with Ai and no other worries. I hope this is not too much to ask for.
"Huh?" I turned around feeling an unknown presence nearby but there was no one there. Ah, just when I asked for some peace but that presence just disappeared. "Maybe just my imagination," I said but I do need to stay on alert. I accepted the challenge from this father person and I think this was a long enough break from all this stuff.
"I should probably tell Natsumi-san about this. It will be stupid of me to keep this all to myself," I said and rubbed my temple. "What a drag."
