"It's rare to run into you like this, may I shop with you?"

"Yeah, okay."

"Thank you." Onoya An looked happy, then asked Kari Reina, "Is it alright?"

"can."

"It's a holiday today, but you're still wearing your braids and glasses!"

"Oh? Oh, well! It depends on my mood."

The outlet store offers a wide variety of yukatas, with diverse styles and designs, ranging from mature and sophisticated to lively and cute, suitable for girls, children, and women of all ages, making it dazzling to choose from.

"what happened?"

Which one makes you look slimmer?

"Slim? Then it must be the striped one, right?"

"It really is this one. But I like it!"

"Are you saying you care that much? You're not fat at all!"

"Yeah. Because having a lot of breasts makes you look fat! Especially when wearing a kimono. Your slim figure is perfect for wearing kimonos, that's great!"

"How should I put it? I didn't feel praised!"

"Hyō-kun, have you made up your mind?"

"Absolutely not, I'm not good at this kind of thing. I don't have any particular preferences, and I don't know what suits me." Chizuru hesitated again. She really wasn't good at choosing yukatas. She had no experience with this before, and she didn't own a single yukata except for the one she had when she was a child.

“You’re looking at very plain colors!” Onoya An said, looking at the yukata that Hishiro Chizuru had chosen.

“It would be fun to try boldly choosing colors you don’t usually wear at times like this,” Onoya Anne said, picking out a few items and comparing them with Hida Chizuru. “Your skin is very fair, so dark colors should look good on you, right? Ah, this one looks good too. And also, you have a slender figure, so I think a yukata with a large floral pattern would suit you well. How about one like this?”

Chizuru Himeragi stared wide-eyed, unable to utter a single word.

"Oh, right! And..." Onoya An suddenly leaned closer to Himyo Chizuru and whispered to her, as if to give her a friendly hint. It was something Lin Yan had mentioned, intentionally or unintentionally, about his understanding of the color red, since his birthplace determined his attachment to it. "Lin Yan likes red!"

"What?" Chizuru Himeragi seemed not to have reacted yet.

"Well, I haven't decided on mine yet! Let me take a look." Onoya Anzu said this much, leaving it to Himyo Chizuru to ponder.

Shortly before the fireworks festival began, Asahi and Akatsuki could be seen in the distance. They truly lived up to their reputation as the most dutiful knights, always protecting Tamaki Moka.

"Ah, it's coming!"

"Hiyo-kun. Over here!"

"I'm sorry. I'm late. It's really awful of me to be late. It's an unacceptable lapse in etiquette." Chizuru Himeragi was indeed wearing a red yukata, but she was still a little awkward walking around. She apologized to everyone, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"It's only three minutes late, no one will say anything so outrageous, don't panic," Lin Yan said to Himawari Chizuru, seemingly unconcerned.

"Are you alright, Yoyo?"

"I am fine."

"I'm sorry. This is my first time attending a festival, and the crowd is several digits less than I expected. I'm truly sorry."

0132 August 10th [Please Subscribe]

"Well, everyone's here, let's go!" Lin Yan waved to everyone after seeing that everyone had arrived.

[Rebirth Experiment Report] August 10th

At the invitation of Oogami and Tsubasa, we, as staff members, also attended the fireworks display. Thinking back to the day of the volleyball match, I feel grateful that we could observe the subjects in a natural way this time. However...

Yoru sighed after receiving a meaningful smile from Onoya. This fireworks festival would probably bring about significant changes in their interpersonal relationships! Hopefully, these changes would be positive for everyone.

The riverside was packed with people who had arrived early to find the best spots to watch the fireworks display.

One hour to go.

"Lin Yan, I want to eat takoyaki." Onoya An hugged Lin Yan's arm and said to him in a sweet, cloying voice.

But he was met with cold words in return.

"Then let's go eat."

"That's so heartless!" Onoya Anzu pouted, looking disgruntled, but she persisted, "Look, how's this yukata? Do I look good in it?"

Onoya continued to pester Lin Yan.

Lin Yan really didn't want to spend too much energy dealing with Onoya An, so he said to her in a very perfunctory manner.

"It looks good."

As Lin Yan spoke, he pulled his arm out of Nonoya An's embrace and took several steps back to leave her.

"How heartless! Absolutely heartless! Where did that youthful shyness from during Golden Week go?"

"Ah. Anzu was so cute back then. And also, let go of my hand." Lin Yan was really having a hard time dealing with Anzu Onoya. She was shameless and had no girlish modesty at all, leaving him speechless and unable to cope.

"Oh? What does it have to do with anything?"

Apart from that, Inukai Akatsuki, Asahi, and Tamaki Moka got along very well. The three of them always went to the temple fair together and never separated. No one ever guessed that there was anything special between them that went beyond friendship.

"Xiao, let's settle this year with goldfish scooping too."

"I can't ask for it."

In fact, they had already split into several groups, including Oogami, Shin, and Kari Reina. Their relationship was ambiguous, with a distance that was neither too close nor too distant.

"Oh dear, it's so hot."

"correct."

The last two were Yoru Akira and Himawari Chizuru.

"You seemed to have arrived in a hurry. Are you alright? Does your foot hurt?" Yoru asked Himechi Chizuru with concern.

"It's the kimono that makes me feel a little uncomfortable. I really want to lift up the hem and walk like I normally do." Chizuru Himeragi was genuinely not used to it, but she wore it because she really wanted someone to see her in a yukata; it was her wish.

"Then this outfit is wasted."

"My foot is fine. It's just that there were too many people, which made me a little dizzy, so my steps were a bit unsteady, but it's nothing serious," said Chizuru Himera, looking at her foot.

Yoru Akira, being quite perceptive, gestured to Himera Chizuru with his arm and said...

"If you don't mind, please go ahead. Don't you understand? Look, like that. It's just to prevent you from falling." Yoru Akira pointed to the other couples walking arm in arm and said to Himawari Chizuru.

0133 They look just like a young couple. [Please subscribe]

"How about it?"

"May I?"

"It was my suggestion, so you don't need to be so polite."

"Then I won't be polite."

Chizuru Himeragi tried to take her arm, but at that moment, Yoru Akira's arm was grabbed by Lin Yan, who pretended to fall.

"Ah—I almost tripped, thank you."

At that moment, Chizuru Himeragi, holding a takoyaki (octopus ball) in her hand, said to Lin Yan...

"Lin Yan, would you like a bite too?"

"Oh? Okay, then I won't be polite." Lin Yan took a bite of the takoyaki that Hida Chizuru handed him, which made Hida Chizuru's cheeks turn red instantly.

She didn't expect Lin Yan to actually take a bite without any hesitation.

To other people, this act of feeding the animals would look just like a loving couple, and such a small interaction is just too cute.

"The fireworks are about to start. Should we find a spot with a better view?" Lin Yan suddenly spotted Oogami Kazutomi and Kariyu Reina.

"Hey, expert."

"Rena," Lin Yan whispered to Oogami Kazuomi, putting his arm around her shoulder, "when are you going to confess?"

"No, the timing was just..." In the end, Oogami and Shin still failed to confess their feelings.

"Haven't you decided yet? We'll be heading back after the fireworks, and if we stay with everyone the whole time, we won't have a chance to confess, okay?"

In this way, the girls and boys unconsciously formed two separate groups.

Meanwhile, in the small group of girls, Reina Kariyu said somewhat shyly.

"Well, I really can't find a good opportunity."

“Weren’t you walking together the whole time? It was really hard to time things right because there were so many people. Everyone was keeping an eye on each other to avoid getting separated,” Chizuru Himeragi said to Rena Kariyuu. She also clarified why everyone was staring at Rena Kariyuu and Kazuomi Oogami. It was definitely not a malicious act of surveillance, but rather out of concern.

On the other side, Lin Yan spoke to the Great God and his minister.

"Or do you think the atmosphere is more suitable when fireworks are set off?"

"No, I hadn't thought of it that way."

"However, I think it's better for two people to be alone together so they can calm down and properly express their thoughts."

"Then let's find an opportunity on the way back. Yu Lai and the other two will most likely go back together. I or Ye Ming will take Himyo or Anzu home."

Both sides are plotting this, Tamara Moka said to Kari Reina.

"That way, Rena can go back with Oogami!"

At this moment, the most worrying people were Oogami, Takayuki, and Kariyu Reina. They nodded as if they understood, but the others were still a little uneasy.

The fireworks are about to start.

"Could you come over here for a second, Ye Ming? Can you do something about Xing? She's been clinging to me all day." Lin Yan said to Ye Ming.

The Great God and his ministers looked on with a smug expression as they spoke to Lin Yan.

"How enviable. Isn't it great to be so popular?"

"What a great head!"

"If she's always hanging out with adults, what's the point of being reborn? You're usually very strict with her, so why are you letting her run wild today? Managing subordinates is part of the job, isn't it?"

"It's certainly bothersome that staff are always with the test subjects and don't interact with the students, but today is different; we're going on an outing together, so it doesn't matter."

0134 Lin Yan, you are like fireworks [Please subscribe]

"Ah, I get it. The point isn't Onoya, but that you're not comfortable seeing me with Himyo, right? If that's the case, you should have said so sooner. Sorry, I didn't think it through." Yoru seized the opportunity with a look of schadenfreude, wanting to see Lin Yan at a loss, but his wishful thinking was thwarted. He approached Lin Yan with a grin and said.

"no!"

“Okay, look, there’s still an empty seat next to Himyo. ‘This is the last summer of high school, a precious time that can’t be relived, so we should cherish it.’ Isn’t that right?” Using the same words of someone else to teach him a lesson, Yoru Akira quoted Lin Yan’s words and then said to Lin Yan, “However, for Mr. Lin Yan, this is ‘the first and the last summer.’”

"Yes."

Chizuru Himeragi approached Yoake and called his name.

"You two seem to get along quite well, Lin Yan? You two chat occasionally at school." Chizuru Himeragi seemed to care a lot about Lin Yan, though she herself didn't seem to realize it yet.

"It's nothing, we're just ordinary friends."

"I see. Indeed, Lin Yan always manages to get along with anyone so easily." Chizuru Hida sighed softly, then continued, "Back in April, when Lin Yan had just transferred here, he was already part of the class. At that time, I thought to myself, I really need to work harder too. I've always remembered that very clearly."

"Isn't Nissou-kun like that now, spending time with everyone and making many friends?"

"Those days when she called herself a recluse and threatened me to hand over my phone, I really miss them." Lin Yan had no intention of gloating at all, and changed the subject, saying, "You've tried very hard."

"Thank you, it's mainly thanks to Lin Yan's help. It's so great to have met Lin Yan."

"Oh?"

Suddenly, fireworks went off.

"Boom! Bang!" Huge fireworks burst in the sky, some like giant umbrellas unfurling; some like golden dragons roaring as they soared into the heavens; some like flowers vying for attention, blooming in competition; some like fairies descending to earth, dancing gracefully, carrying flower baskets, picking fresh flowers, holding a pipa, and gently plucking the silver strings... Loud firecrackers and dazzling fireworks danced in the sky, a kaleidoscope of colors, adorning the sky like a beautiful garden, making the night sky instantly radiant.

"Wow! It's started!" Yu Lai exclaimed.

"What a nice view."

"Yes."

……

"It's so beautiful." Chizuru Himeragi murmured softly as she felt Lin Yan's gaze.

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