The two bought a bright red candy apple and took turns eating it, and walked around the shrine grounds.

Lively music and noisy voices intertwined, constantly echoing in the ears.

While biting the dried apple in the sugar coating, the girl next to her spoke cheerfully.

"Yusuke, I want to play that."

Looking in the direction pointed by the other party, Kato Yusuke nodded, "That's good, but most of the goldfish at the festival are weak and may die within a short time. Is that okay?"

"I will take good care of them!" Sayu said, clenching her fists hard, her small face slightly tense with seriousness.

'They say that's not the case at all...' Yusuke Kato thought silently, and then said okay.

So the two of them came to the stall together and discovered that the water yo-yo and goldfish they had seen before were actually the same family.

After paying 600 yen to the uncle at the stall, they each got a fishing net.

"Okay~!"

Sayu rolled up the sleeves of her yukata, locked the target, and carefully put the net into the water.

"Ah! Ah~ah."

Although the goldfish swam onto the paper net for a moment, it immediately broke through the net and escaped.

"try again."

Looking at the bewildered girl, Kato Yusuke handed over his fishing net and considered his words.

"Remember to stick the side of the fishing net with paper, so it is less likely to break. When fishing, it is best to place the bowl near the water surface and wait to catch the fish. The fishing net should be put into the water at an angle. If you are afraid of breaking it,

If only half of the net is filled with water, it will break more easily."

"is that so?"

Sayu tilted her head and looked at it. The slightly forward squatting posture made the curve of her body very obvious, like freshly made fresh cream, full of the unique softness of a girl.

"Try the method I just mentioned."

"Hmm~!"

The two cuddled together.

Snap.

A golden fish jumped up from the water, splashing some water droplets that reflected the colorful light and shadow, and then accelerated towards its companion.

"I'm sorry, I failed again..."

The girl staring at the holes in the mesh murmured in frustration.

"It doesn't matter, you've done better than before, it's just that the fish is a little strong, let's continue." Kato Yusuke shook his head, then bought two more fishing nets and handed them to the girl.

And this time...

"Ah, ah~ah!"

A red goldfish swam slowly in the bowl, and Sayu turned her head with bright eyes.

"Yusuke!"

"Well, you did a good job." Kato Yusuke patted her head encouragingly, "Congratulations, do you still want to play with the remaining net?"

Looking alternately at the goldfish in the bowl and the last fishing net at hand, the girl nodded vigorously and said with a happy smile: "I always feel that she is too lonely alone, so I want to find another companion for her."

~"

"she?"

"Because the child is very beautiful."

"Freak."

"Ah, that's too much. I'm not surprised!" After hearing what he said, Sayu puffed up her cheeks angrily and continued fishing.

Maybe he really got the trick, a black goldfish was also fished into the bowl, and paired up with the red one before, and started swimming freely in the bowl.

"That's great, they look very happy too~" the girl said happily.

"I think it's more like being frightened." Yusuke Kato complained silently.

"Chacha!"

The other party reached out and sealed his mouth, complaining with half anger and half joy: "Yusuke, you are really, stupid, stupid, stupid~"

The two returned the fishing net to the stall owner, and the uncle helped put the two goldfish into the bag, and then gave them a small bag of feed as a gift with a caring smile.

She looked very much like her aunt who came to visit her when she was a child, which made Yusuke Kato feel uncomfortable all over, but he still nodded along with Sayu and thanked the stall owner for his kindness.

The two people carrying the bags continued to move forward.

"What should we name them? Yusuke."

"It makes sense to do this kind of thing yourself, right?"

"Oh~ but without Yusuke's guidance, I wouldn't be able to catch it at all, so we each take half."

"Then Xiaohong and Xiaohei."

"Ah, so perfunctory."

Sayu poked him in the face with an unacceptable look, then raised the bag to his eyes and stared at the two fish inside.

"Na~"

She called out softly after a beat, attracting Kato Yusuke's eyes.

The bright yellow light shines on her face through the clear and transparent water, making her features more picturesque and lively. It is like a slowly unfolding ukiyo-e, which will be engraved forever.

The girl turned her head and looked with an innocent smile on her face.

"——It's decided. Because this black one is very handsome, I'll call it Yusuke. Then I have a question~~~ What's the name of the other child?"

With that said, she put the "microphone" in her hand to Kato Yusuke's mouth and waited for his answer.

"...You don't give people any choice at all, do they?" Someone scratched his cheek helplessly.

"Please~ answer~!" Sayu opened her mouth wide and said word by word.

"...Well, then Sayu. No—"

Having said this, Kato Yusuke shook his head and said the next best thing: "This is still too weird, at least change it to look like Xiao Yu and Xiao Yu? Uh..."

After finishing speaking, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue and laughed out loud. Then he made up for it: "Sorry, maybe Xiaojia and Xiaoyou will do."

"Hey~~ Xiaojia and Xiaoyu?"

The girl nodded her head with a crooked eyebrow, raised her hand to push the loose hair behind her ears, looked at him and said, "Well, I like this name ~ just like I like Yusuke."

The surrounding scenery became blurry for a moment, as if all the lighting from all directions were gathering here, illuminating the graceful figure in the center of the field of vision.

For a while, Kato Yusuke just stared at the girl in front of him, then he looked away as if nothing had happened and pointed to a certain stall.

"Let's go play that next."

"Ah~ it's air rifle shooting. Hmm! I want to see Yusuke play this~!!" Sayu said excitedly, and pulled him towards there quickly.

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Bang——

The cork was ejected from the muzzle of the gun by the gas, and then directly hit the wall a few meters away, passing by the products placed on the counter, making the boss smile happily.

"I missed..."

"Well, sorry."

"Ah, it doesn't matter. I'm happy as long as I watch Yusuke play. You don't have to win any prizes for me!"

"Then let's go get something to eat. The fireworks show is about to start."

Kato Yusuke put down his gun and said so, and then prepared to leave with the girl. After all, he came here just to calm down, so his desire to win was not very high.

As a result, the boss at the stall suddenly spoke, and the other party said to him in a regretful yet persuasive tone: "Hey, hey, this can't be done, little brother. I won the game with my handsomeness."

Giving prizes to your girlfriend is a man's romance! At worst, I'll make it cheaper for you, so you can play two more games, right?"

"How much can it be cheaper?" Kato Yusuke suddenly stopped after hearing this.

"Well, if you are willing to play twice, it will be 900 yen." The boss smiled happily when he saw the fish taking the bait.

"Wow, isn't this just 100 yen cheaper? What a stingy uncle." Sayu complained with a slight pout.

The boss's smile did not diminish, but he said firmly: "You can't say that, little girl, a real man has to go through various tests. If I am too cheap, I won't be able to temper him."

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"Ah, this is sophistry, so cunning."

The boss cast his sly eyes on Kato Yusuke again, "How about this little brother, how about creating wonderful summer festival memories for your lovely girlfriend?"

"There's no need for that kind of thing. Let's go, Yusuke." Sayu said this while reaching out to pull the person next to him.

only……
To be continued...