The light rain continued until noon the next day. Yukinoshita Yukino rubbed her still somewhat dizzy brain, walked out of the room, and came to the living room.
She went to bed a bit late last night. Sure enough, everyone was already in the living room chatting.
Fujiwara Chika and Amakusa Shino were sitting by the window looking outside. Shinomiya Kaguya and Shirogane Kei were holding notebooks and recording something.
Hayasaka Ai was playing Go with Chitanda Eru. From the expression, Hayasaka Ai seemed to be at a disadvantage.
Hana was eating snacks. Tsurumi Rumi and Goto Hitori were studying under Hiratsuka Shizuka's guidance.
Rumi was very serious because she would transfer to Shuchiin next semester. This was an opportunity for her. Bocchi-chan wanted to go home very much... but Hiratsuka-sensei was even stricter than Hayasaka Ai.
"Feeling so empty... Going back on only the sixth day? And the weather is gradually turning cool, is school finally starting!"
Anxious and helpless, Fujiwara Chika by the window complained. she estimated she had school start anxiety.
"Yeah, I also feel very empty, very lonely... and a bit cold." The Classic Literature Club President, Amakusa Shino, said helplessly.
Fujiwara Chika turned her head. She felt Amakusa-senpai might be talking about something else entirely.
"Yukino, is your cold better?" Chitanda Eru noticed Yukinoshita coming out of the room.
"Mn, much better. We are going back today, right?"
Shinomiya Kaguya nodded. "Because of the rainstorm a few days ago, the family has already sent a private yacht over. It's estimated to arrive this afternoon."
Yukinoshita also came to the sofa, turned her head and saw Shirogane Kei helping Shinomiya Kaguya record various numbers.
"What are you doing?"
"School is starting soon. The Student Council will probably have a lot of work. Among them, the expenses of various clubs for bonding during the summer vacation will also be subsidized by Shuchiin. I asked Kei-chan to help calculate."
Shirogane Kei raised her head. "After all, I'm also the accountant of the Middle School Division. This kind of thing is no problem."
Logically speaking, this matter should be handed over to Ishigami Yu, but with Ishigami Yu's personality, if told today, the report would probably be submitted when school starts.
This doesn't mean Ishigami Yu's calculation ability is worse than Shirogane Kei's, but he is really lazy to do this work, so he can only drag it to the last few days to summarize and submit.
However, although Ishigami Yu was pulled into the Student Council by Uchiha Ryo and Shirogane Miyuki, his work attitude... at least is better than a certain Uchiha who pulled Yukino into the Student Council to do work for him!
Two people in the position of General Affairs of the Student Council? This is indeed the first time since the establishment of the Shuchiin Student Council that two people occupy one position.
Uchiha Ryo is a formal registered member of the Student Council. Yukinoshita was just pulled in by Uchiha to hold a nominal position, but the work is done by Yukino.
"Does the Student Council have any important arrangements for the next semester?" Seeing Vice President Shinomiya had already arranged work in advance, Yukino wanted to ask what she could do.
"This, we don't have many things next semester, but the most important one should be the arrangement for the Cultural Festival."
"Cultural Festival!!!"
Hearing these words, Fujiwara Chika quickly broke away from the anxiety of starting school, her eyes shining with stars looking at Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Kaguya-san, I'll help! How about we play a Battle Royale with all students participating in the school?"
"... Secretary Fujiwara, please restrain your unrestrained proposals. The Cultural Festival cannot let you mess around."
"Ugh... but Kaguya-san, wasn't the Sports Festival last semester also magically modified by the Principal? Then our Cultural Festival too!"
Shinomiya Kaguya shook her head. "That's just an old urchin. The Cultural Festival of Shuchiin is different from the Sports Festival. Let's leave this matter to Yukinoshita-san and the presidents of various clubs to discuss."
Fujiwara Chika raised her hand. "Tabletop Game Club proposes a school-wide Battle Royale!"
"I reject it in the name of the Vice President now..."
Amakusa Shino suddenly put her hand on Fujiwara's shoulder and looked at Shinomiya Kaguya.
"Shinomiya-san, although I'm not from your Student Council, as your senior, the Cultural Festival projects must still have the flavor of the Shuchiin Cultural Festival."
"Flavor of the Shuchiin Cultural Festival?"
Now not only Shinomiya Kaguya, other people from Shuchiin also raised their heads and looked over.
Festivals like the Cultural Festival for students to have fun are basically in every school. Does Shuchiin have unique settings?
Amakusa Shino nodded, then stared at Fujiwara Chika's front chest armor. "Damn, better not look..."
Shinomiya Kaguya's mouth twitched. She didn't want to see that kind of thing either. But since Senior Amakusa spoke, don't interrupt and keep people in suspense, okay?
"Cough cough, Shuchiin's Cultural Festival has another name, called the Devotion Festival (Hoshin Festival)!"
This is a story about giving one's heart to a beloved...
It is said that a long, long time ago, the ancestor of the founder of Shuchiin was a super big shot! However, one day the family's young lady was ridden with serious illness. A young and handsome man took the initiative to take out his heart and sacrifice it to heaven, which exchanged for the antidote to save the young lady.
Later, heaven was moved and resurrected the man who lost his heart, and then the two flew away together to the world of immortals!
Shinomiya Kaguya blinked and continued to pick up her notebook to read.
"I'm not interested in these fairy tale-like legends. Maybe it was a lie told by the local lord to consolidate his position. After all, his daughter received the gift of heaven."
Fujiwara Chika puffed up her cheeks. "Damn it, Kaguya-san is indeed a realist, even though it's such a romantic legend. Everyone thinks so too, right?!"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "I agree with Shinomiya-san's theory."
Hayasaka Ai: "Uh... what Kaguya-san said makes sense."
Chitanda Eru: "Although I really want to agree with Fujiwara-san, Shinomiya-san's theory is closest to the truth."
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Hmph... legends are all fake."
Everyone from Shuchiin expressed their thoughts. However, Shirogane Kei and others from the Middle School Division didn't have the saying of Devotion in their Cultural Festival, so they didn't express opinions.
Amakusa Shino shook her head. "You guys really are, indeed a group of young ladies, not like those little girls who believe everything."
"But there is another legend about the Devotion Festival, that is, if you give a heart-shaped gift on the day of the Cultural Festival, you will get eternal love."
Shinomiya Kaguya was stunned. Then if someone gives her this, doesn't it represent that this is a confession!
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Although it is a legend, being passed down for so many years, there are still merits."
Hayasaka Ai: "Mn mn, what Yukino-san said makes sense."
Chitanda Eru: "Step aside truth or whatever, the Cultural Festival is for having fun!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Uwu uwu... It's not that I haven't received heart-shaped gifts over the years, why hasn't it succeeded?"