Fuyuko-sama's interest in the occult to just too much. The sushi was ruined thanks to her. Who talks about books made from human skin when you're eating? Kaburagi's talk of insects before that was bad enough.

Fuyuko-sama becomes indiscriminate with regards to anything occult or spiritual, so I should warn her when she's around others. In a different time, she might have been burned as a witch… In another time, I might have shared her fate for being associated with her… Yes, I should warn her well.

Surrounded by others, laughing 'ohoho', we talk about plans over the summer as I watch over Fuyuko-sama, worried that she would say something strange. Not that I should worry much… She's shy, so she rarely speaks. She should be fine.

"Reika-sama." I turned to see the sophomore who had the bloody urine and his friends.

"Gokigen yoh. How is everything?"

"About that. Do you have a moment?" I guess he doesn't want anyone to hear about that.

"Excuse me, everyone." I step away with the sophomores. "So how did it go?"

"I went…" He was afraid to go to urology to undergo an examination, but I guess he couldn't turn down Kaburagi's introduction. He apparently went with his friends.

"And?"

"The hospital exam didn't find anything out of the ordinary, so they'll just observe for now."

"Oh, that's good!"

"Yes. I was relieved."

"So the cause may have been stress from the exams." More like stress from Kaburagi.

"I think so, too. I haven't had an issue since the test results were announced."

"That must have been horrible…"

"Yes…"

"I've been able to sleep soundly, too, so my condition's getting better."

"I don't jump awake at night, either."

"I understand. I no longer have nightmares, either." We each recount how harsh those days were.

"But exams are over, so it's summer vacation," one of them announced brightly.

"Yeah!"

"We're free from studying. I'll have more fun than usual."

"We'll be going on a dive starting tomorrow. The weather's supposed to be nice there, so we should have no problems."

"We should surf before diving."

"You just want to show off your new board."

"It's really cool. I special ordered it."

"Don't oversleep. If you're late, we're leaving you in Japan."

They seem to be having fun, but I'm not. I have entrance exams coming up, so I'll be stuck studying… "Yes, Kaburagi-sama told you to maintain your grades, so you should enjoy yourselves until the short time leading up to the mid-term exams." There. That'll make you come back to reality.

"Oh…" The grave faces returned.

"…Should we take our study guides?"

"Stop it."

Their voices are gloomy. That's right. Remember what student should be doing. Hahaha.

As if resetting, the bloody urine said, "That reminds me. What happened to your pylori, Reika-sama?"

"No need to worry. I never had pylori."

"Again. You should be examined properly."

"That's right. You'll turn into Pylori-in Reika-sama."

"Or Kisshouin Pylori-sama."

"No, Pylori-in sounds better. I want to leave Reika-sama's name alone."

These guys… "Would you like to have bloody urine, again?" I say in a deep voice. I glare at them and laugh, "You can all have bloody urine together, this time."

"We're sorry!" they apologize, bowing down immediately.

"As long as you understand," I smiled magnanimously. But these guys are taking me lightly, so they'd probably repeat their actions even if they apologize now. If the Pylori-in name spreads, my image in Zuiran would plummet. I should put some fear in them. "The next time you call me by that ridiculous name, Pylori-in, I'll flay you and use your skin as a cover for my textbooks." Whoops. That anthropodermic bibliopegy left such an impact that I used it here. The sophomores paled and drew back from me. Whoops, I went too far. "Oh, I was just kidd…"

"D, dreadful!"

"She'll flay us!"

"She'll suck our blood!"

"Wait a minu…"

Before I could say it was a joke, they ran away screaming. Hearing words like flay and suck blood, everyone looked at me. Using Enjou's unreadable smile, I laughed, "They're such jokers. Ohohohohoho." Was that enough to fool everybody? I might be tried as Zuiran's Elizabeth Bathory in a witch trial before Fuyuko-sama.

I slink back, and Kaburagi who heard everything asked, "What the heck are you doing?" in utter shock. As you say…

Some time passed, and I was getting ready to leave when Enjou called me over. "Kisshouin-san."

"Yes?"

"The thing from earlier." He drew me away from the others, and showed me his phone. "I did a little digging and found some places still having small morning glory and Chinese lantern fairs."

"You looked it up?" As he says, there are still several locations near and far that will have a fair.

"You might want to go soon, if you don't want to miss the peak season for the morning glory."

"As you say." I don't care about the morning glory, but I want to visit the food stands, soon.

"But it's really tasteful of you to be interested in a morning glory festival, Kisshouin-san."

"Really…?" Those who go see and purchase the morning glory would mostly be an older crowd, so it may be tasteful, but plenty of younger kids would go for the fair. I thought that Enjou would figure it out quickly but… Oh…? Maybe he doesn't know what's in the fairgrounds!?

"Have you ever been to a morning glory or Chinese lantern fair, Enjou-sama?"

"No." I knew it! He doesn't know. This is great news. "Have you?"

"Me?" Not as Kisshouin Reika, but I remember going with my family in my past life. I don't actually remember the morning glory, but I remember the cotton candy and trying to catch goldfish. I found a conspicuous red one with telescope eyes that I wasted many chances… The telescopic eyes are assassins hidden by the goldfish stands. Innocent children, if you attempt to catch the telescopic eyes, you'll be left in tears! So, anyway. "I have not." I haven't lied. Kisshouin Reika hasn't.

"I see."

"Yes."

Kaburagi approached us with his bag, so we said our goodbyes to the other members and left the Salon.

"Are you looking for anything in particular?"

"Not especially. Perhaps something red or blue that blooms large."

"What's this?"

"Morning glory fair. Kisshouin-sana wanted to go."

"Oh." Kaburagi doesn't seem interested. "Don't people send you plenty around this time of year?" They do, but only strange looking ones that get awards and such. They're different from the morning glories that I remember, the standard kinds that I grew for a grade school project. I'm sure that they'd be far nicer, though, being grown by a botanist instead of a kid.

"I want to choose one for myself."

"Oh." Kaburagi doesn't seem interested in gardening.

"But morning glory fair might make a nice summer date. It has charm." Enjou, don't give him ideas!

"Summer date…?" Oh, no! Kaburagi's interested! "I see. It has charm, now that you say it. Maybe I should I her for after cram school." Enjou! What if they catch me eating fried noodles!

That reminds me, Wakaba-chan and I became close after she caught me biting into some squid. And spilling the sauce over my one piece. It's embarrassing even to remember! I pray that Wakaba-chan forgets about it!

"They last into the night."

"I'll have time, then." If Kaburagi's going at night, I'll go during the day. I might as well get on a train and far, far away where Kaburagi would never come. Irritated that my plans at the fair were interrupted, I received a wonderful message from the vice president of the handicrafts club that the other members had gathered for the last time this term, so if I might drop by. I parted from Kaburagi and Enjou and happily went to the clubroom after dropping by the Salon.

"Reika-sama, you came."

"Thank you for coming when you're so busy."

"No, I'm glad that you invited me." I'm president in name only, but it means that they accept me as one of them. Makes me really happy. I was just an uninvited guest for the longest time, but I'm the president now, so I've come a long way.

The wedding dress for the school festival is coming along. The expert embroiderer, Minami-kun, is leading the effort, so it might be better than usual.

"I'm looking forward to its completion."

"Yes. And Reika-sama's wedding doll is sure to draw everyone's attention with it."

"Uh…" Whoops. I haven't touched it at all. I might not be able to fool around this summer.

"Let's make this a splendid school festival, president."

"Ufufu." I should stop by a handicrafts store on my way home. But before that… "These are leftovers from the Pivoine. If you'd like, please have some." Since I lack any ability, I'm bribing my way into their hearts again.