Chapter 20 Dragon God Festival
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”Yukatas are really nice, huh?”
On the day of the Dragon God Festival.
Our yukatas were ready the day after I ordered them, but this is the first time wearing them. Ares and Garm seem a bit nervous since it’s their first time in yukatas.
”Hey, hey? How do I look?”
Kazumi spins around in front of me.
The light green looks great on her, and she’s super cute (I love it).
”You look great!”
”Hey, what about me?”
Rena is also in a sky-blue yukata, and her silver hair looks really beautiful.
”Ah, I think you look really cute!”
Rena smiles brightly at my reply.
”Hiroya! You didn’t say I was cute!”
Kazumi puffs out her cheeks.
”Um… Kazumi, you’re really cute too…”
It’s embarrassing to say this to Kazumi.
”…Thanks.”
See? Kazumi turns bright red when she hears that, right?
”Wow, wow, looks like a feast!”
Ares teases us.
”Is this how it’s supposed to be…?”
From the back room, Liz and Martina appear in their yukatas.
”Wow! Liz and Martina look great in yukatas too!”
Kazumi and Rena’s cheers echo in the tailor shop.
”Is that so? It’s definitely cool and comfortable, but… I feel like the hem might open up and it’s kind of embarrassing.”
Liz, wearing a deep blue yukata with a white obi, keeps adjusting the hem with her hands.
The way the obi is tied highlights her chest in a way that’s… well, you know.
”That’s what makes it nice. When you walk in a yukata, if you take big steps, your legs can show from the hem, so you naturally end up walking in a more ‘ladylike’ way.”
Kazumi demonstrates how to walk.
”See, more like this, naturally…”
”Is, is this okay?”
Wow, Liz walking quietly looks super sexy.
”Hey, hey? How do I look?”
Martina spins around in front of Kazumi and Rena.
She’s wearing a light pink yukata with a dark red obi. It really suits her. Her chest is even more pronounced than Liz’s, and since she’s spreading her legs, her white, plump thighs are…
”Martina, you shouldn’t spread your legs like that. Look at those guys staring at you with those pervy eyes.”
Kazumi slaps Martina’s legs to close them.
Kazumi, Rena, and Liz glare at 2 guys in yukatas who are leering at them.
Seeing that, I quickly fix my expression.
”Oh no. You’re ruining your manly image. Stop looking so lazy and straighten up.”
The old tailor woman slaps Ares’s cheeks.
Even though he looks lazy, both Ares and Garm are stylishly wearing dark blue yukatas. The gray obi is tied low around their waists, and the slightly open neckline looks pretty good.
”But, you really thought about the knot of the yukata’s obi. Was that your idea, Kazumi?”
Yes. The knot is fixed, and it’s designed to be tightened with a belt in the hidden part. With this, even if you can’t dress yourself, you can wear it by yourself.
”Actually, this was my grandma’s idea.”
”When I was making it, it looked so comfortable that I made one for myself too. But tying the obi is a hassle… With this, anyone can wear it, right?”
Saying that, grandma poses in her yukata.
”Come on, let’s go show it off!”
”Yeah! I want to check out the stalls too!”
”Alright! Let’s all go!”
With Ares’s shout, we headed out into the night for the Dragon God Festival.
* * *
As expected of the ‘Dragon God Festival,’ which the whole village participates in, there are stalls not just in the central square but all around. And the crowd is amazing. I can’t believe there are this many people in this village.
Bonfires are lit everywhere, brightening up the night village.
”Well, everyone comes back during the festival time…”
Garm mutters.
Apparently, those who gained experience as adventurers in this village leave to seek further adventures in the royal capital or the fortress city of Mundo.
But on this festival day, they all come back. They reminisce about their beginner days and visit the villagers who treated them well.
Especially since my dad became the lord, adventurers who weren’t familiar with this village also come to the festival.
They come to see the ‘best swordsman of the former hero party’ or something like that.
”Alright! Let’s have fun!”
”Yeah!”
Ares and Garm run off.
”Hey! I can’t run, so at least escort me!”
Liz’s voice doesn’t reach them.
”Geez, they really are like kids…”
I say something that doesn’t sound like an 8-year-old’s thought.
Rena pulls Martina’s hand, and Kazumi is holding my hand next to me.
”Well then, I guess I’ll have my knight escort me too.”
Liz says this while slightly bending down to link her arm with mine.
”No way, it’ll be hard to walk with the height difference, so let’s at least hold hands, okay?”
”Are you shy?”
Liz pokes my cheek.
”Bleh!”
Kazumi looks clearly annoyed and glares at me and Liz.
”Sorry, sorry! I won’t make a move on your knight!”
Then we all blended into the crowd happily.
* * *
Now, that was tough. Before we could even look at the food stalls, a crowd formed around us.
Looking around, Ares and Garm were also surrounded by people.
I thought they must be enjoying it, but it was all guys around them.
Interestingly, Liz and Martina were surrounded by young women.
”Hey! What’s that outfit? It’s so nice!”
”It looks refreshing! Did you make it?”
”Is it for sale? Where? Where?”
”Even Liz looks elegant in it! It’s really wonderful!”
”Marti, you look super sexy!”
”Hey! Who said something rude to me while hiding in the crowd?!”
Ares and Garm are probably in a similar situation, being asked all sorts of things about their yukatas by ‘other guys.’
We quickly introduced the grandma’s tailor and left the scene. Grandma might be super busy starting tomorrow!
”Phew… that was rough. I never thought I’d be surrounded by guys.”
”I’d rather be surrounded by girls.”
The two pervy fighters are talking. Liz is giving them a side-eye.
”Oh! Ring toss! I want to do that!”
Martina pulls Rena’s hand.
”Yeah, let’s go look around for a bit!”
Rena was pulled away by Martina.
”Well then, let’s split up for a bit. We just want to drink some cold beer for now.”
”Fine, this elegant Lady Liz hang out with you pervy guys.”
”See you later!”
”Yeah, see you later!”
After parting ways with Ares and the others, Kazumi and I went to the ring toss booth.
* * *
”I think I can get that one.”
Martina had already started playing ring toss. She leaned forward, aiming carefully at the prizes.
But something was off with the guy at the booth. He was staring at Martina’s chest like he was glued to it.
Curious, I looked over at Martina from the side…
Ouch! Even from the side, I could see her big boobs almost to the top!
”Ah!”
I quickly stepped in front of Martina.
”Huh?”
Surprised, Martina let go of the ring, and it perfectly landed on the prize.
I managed to support Martina, who was about to fall, with my back. *Squish*.
”…Hey, you were looking at Martina’s boobs, weren’t you?”
I glared at the guy, and he turned red and looked away.
”Anyway, since we got that, can we have it?”
Kazumi also glared at the guy.
Nodding repeatedly, he gave us 4 of the same prize that Martina won.
”Thanks, uncle!”
Rena snatched the prize from the guy.
”Here you go, Martina.”
”Yay!”
A beautiful braided cord made of colorful threads. I guess you wrap it around your wrist.
After leaving the pervy guy’s booth, Martina wrapped one of the cords around my wrist.
”Here! It’s for you, Big Brother Hiroya!”
”Ah, thank you!”
Martina smiled. I couldn’t resist her innocence.
”Yes! Big Sis Kazumi too! Big Sister Rena-chan as well!”
She wrapped colorful strings around everyone’s wrists. I don’t know why, but I felt like I was about to cry.
”Thank you! I’ll wrap one around Martina too!”
”No way! Rena will do it! Thank you, Martina!”
Since it looked like a battle for Martina’s wrist was about to start, I took the strings and wrapped one around Martina myself.
Martina happily looked at her wrist with the string on it.
”Hehe, we’re matching!”
”We’re matching!”
The 4 of us raised our arms with the strings high up.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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