My girlfriend is Saiki Kusunoki

Naoto noticed Nanko's horrified expression and quickly grabbed her hand again.

They discovered that their own parents were still floating in the sky.

Silence, contemplation, and sudden realization.

At this moment, Naoto realized that it seemed like there were ghosts in Saiki's world!

So my parents are all floating around here! What are these people doing?!

"When did you two get back?! You two weren't just watching me the whole time, were you?!"

Looking at the souls of his parents, Naoto suddenly felt a sense of absurdity.

Being seen by your own parents in the entire process of your dating life, what else could be more embarrassing than that?

"Huh? When was it again? It doesn't feel like it's been that long, it probably started this morning."

"I didn't expect to be able to come back for the Ghost Festival, that's great. It's so good to see that you and your sister are alright."

Seeing his parents in their spirit form, the straight man was both annoyed and amused. They were clearly dead, so why were they acting like such lively characters?

"Uncle, Auntie, I..."

"It's okay, Nanko-chan, we didn't mean to blame you. We're really grateful to see you taking such good care of Naoto."

"Yeah, having a girlfriend like Nanzi makes us feel like we're already living a wonderful life. Whether we're resurrected or not doesn't really matter."

"Now we can go to all sorts of places we couldn't go before, and we don't even need luggage. Last time we even went to Mount Everest."

"You two bastards! Be careful you don't get taken away by the Taoist priest!"

Hearing what these two said, Naoto was truly speechless.

However, after thinking about it for a while, Naoto stopped thinking about it.

After learning that his parents were happy even while they were ghosts, Naoto felt no more burden in his heart.

"Kusuna-chan, don't feel guilty. By the way, didn't Naoto just invite you to the temple fair? Hurry up, he may seem a bit slow, but he's a good kid. It wouldn't be good if he got snatched away."

"That's right, this kid has the same flair I had back then, he's sure to be a heartthrob in the future."

"Aren't you supposed to be a hardcore archaeology nerd?! Where did this air of superiority come from?! Stop talking!!!"

Hearing his parents say this, Naoto felt like his shame was about to explode.

Watching Naoto interact with his parents, Nanko couldn't help but laugh.

Looking at Nanko's captivating smile, Naoto forced himself to suppress his shame as he stared at her.

"Hey, so are you going or not this time?"

"Go ahead, and call Lingxiang along too, the child has been sleeping all day."

"How wonderful, such a sweet romance, it reminds me of our past."

"Yes, the child has grown up now."

At this moment, Naoto's parents looked at Naoto and Nanako's little hands clasped together, and their smiles became even brighter.

Chapter 62: Festival and Date

Night quietly descended.

But in neon-lit Tokyo, it was just the beginning of the revelry.

At this time of year, the Obon festival is about to begin, a grand summer festival.

Summer festivals are a general term for traditional festivals held in Japan during the summer months, typically from July to August when Japan experiences its hottest period. They mainly include three major festivals: the Gion Festival in Kyoto, the Tenjin Festival in Osaka, and the Kanda Festival in Tokyo. During these festivals, Japanese people often wear kimonos to promote traditional culture and cuisine.

The Kyoto Gion Matsuri is an event exclusive to the Obon Festival.

Of course, Kyoto is not part of the Tokyo metropolitan area, but rather the Osaka metropolitan area, so strictly speaking, it would not be related to Naoto, who is located in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

However, due to the rapid economic development in Japan in recent years, regional festivals have long since become indistinguishable from one another.

While it may not be as lively as Kyoto, Tokyo now also hosts grand summer festivals.

On the day of the summer festival, the Japanese government organizes a festival parade, and official and civilian associations put on numerous performances. People wear kimonos and yukatas, stroll the streets, shop, and participate in entertainment activities (similar to what is called a "garden party" in China). Nearby shops are also decorated and host various special events. This original custom of temple fairs originated in China and was later introduced to Japan. Combined with local Japanese culture, it has evolved into the diverse festival activities we see today, gradually forming Japan's unique national cultural characteristics.

"Really, no matter which year it is, the festival is still so lively."

Upon arriving at the venue for the festival, the entire place was already packed with people.

The scene of huge crowds was almost identical to the Spring Festival temple fairs that Naoto remembers.

Although Naoto has now regained his memories of this life, his memories of his past life are clearly clearer.

Back when Naoto was still in China, it was just as lively.

However, after the fireworks were banned, and due to some unforeseen circumstances, the event was no longer as lively when Naoto left.

Last year, I came with Nanko, but this year's festival was clearly more interesting.

It's like going out with your best buddies versus going out with your girlfriend—these are completely different feelings, especially for a young couple like Zhi Tou and Nan Zi. (Of course, whether that's really the case, the author doesn't know, since I don't have a girlfriend, which is truly a sad story.)

"Hey! Hurry up! Why are you still dawdling behind me? I'm going now!"

At this moment, Reika was alone in front of the crowd, loudly calling out to Naoto and Nanako.

I have no idea what this girl was thinking. She had her own friends with her, but she insisted on coming to the temple fair with her brother and Nanzi. She was practically a 1,000-watt third wheel.

To be fair, Naoto and Nanko were a little reserved at first in front of so many people. After all, it's normal for young couples to be a little shy.

However, later on, when the two discovered that there were quite a few couples there, they gradually relaxed.

After all, this place is full of couples showing off their love, so if you don't let loose, you'll feel a bit out of place.

Compared to couples who kiss in the street, lean on each other, or even hug each other, the two of them simply holding hands is already quite good.

Just like in the anime, the temple fair is basically full of various entertainment facilities and food vendors.

After buying masks, the couple went to various temple fairs together.

For example, there's the goldfish scooping game that the weird uncle loves, the target shooting game that he usually plays on his partner, and games like ring toss. However, these are things that Nanko and Naoto don't usually do.

After all, if Nanzi wanted to, she could empty this place completely.

When Naoto was about twelve years old, Kusuko came to the festival with him and ripped off four or five unscrupulous shopkeepers until they cried. After that, Naoto and Kusuko rarely came to the festival anymore.

In the past, when they came to the temple fair, the two of them would usually head straight to the food area to eat.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the food at temple fairs seems to appear frequently. Things like fried noodles, takoyaki, candied apples, and cotton candy are nothing special, and you can even find them in China.

But honestly, finding so much food at once is quite troublesome.

There are many foods that we don't usually seek out to eat; we only eat them during temple fairs.

Moreover, many foods, even those available on ordinary days, may not taste as good as those at temple fairs.

After buying three candied apples, Naoto gave one to his silly little sister and one to Nanko.

This is something similar to candied apples in China, or rather, this is what it is.

Naoto, whether in his past or present life, doesn't really like this food. Besides not liking apples, he also finds it too sugary, and eating it makes him feel extremely full and sticky.

So generally speaking, this thing usually ends up either being eaten by Nanzi or ending up in her younger sister's stomach.

"Hey! You couple over there, wanna try our game?! For just 500 yen, you could win a limited edition plush toy!"

At that moment, Naoto and the others heard a shopkeeper's shout, and saw a huge doll that was nearly a meter tall on the shelf.

"It's a limited edition plush toy of Magical Girl Lily!"

The moment Lingxiang saw the doll, she couldn't help but run over to it.

"Hehehe, little girl, you're tempted, aren't you? Here you go."

At that moment, the boss handed Lingxiang a specially made toy gun.

However, no matter how Lingxiang fired, she couldn't bring down the giant doll.

In one game, that silly girl Lingxiang has already spent three thousand yuan.

"so hard."

Looking at the motionless doll, Lingxiang appeared very disappointed.

Seeing this, Nanzi simply walked over silently and handed a coin to the shopkeeper.

"bump!"

With a crisp sound, a cork bullet struck the enormous rag doll directly.

This doll was made with special technology so that it would never be knocked down. The cork bullet itself provided double protection.

However, under Nanzi's superpower, this cork bullet was like a baseball thrown at high speed, so powerful that it even blew the shop owner's shed away.

"Wow, that's amazing! How did you do that?"

This left not only the boss dumbfounded, but even the straight man's silly sister looked at him with disbelief.

After hitting the plush toy, Nanzi immediately turned her attention to other products, and within a few minutes, the entire shelf was almost emptied.

"Wait! No! Please! No!"

When the boss saw that Nanzi wanted to continue and had no intention of letting him off the hook, he was so anxious that he almost cried.

Faced with his boss's miserable state, Naoto said he was already used to it.

With Nanzi around today, this temple fair is likely to be engulfed in bloodshed once again.

Chapter 63: Sakuta at the Festival (One more chapter to go)

"Oh no! That person is coming!"

"Who exactly is that girl?"

"Pink hair, could it be the legendary festival queen?!"

"What?! Wasn't it said that the Festival Queen had been missing for many years?"

"No way, it can't really be that pink devil!"

In just one hour, Nanko single-handedly swept through the entire summer festival's stalls.