> "We planned a school festival.
We got existential therapy, unresolved emotions, and the loudest karaoke battle in history."
— Kazuma, clinging to his sanity with a stick of Pocky
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[Location: Kuoh Academy – Graduation Festival Week Begins]
Banners flew.
Booths bloomed.
Students screamed over booth themes, while the teachers quietly made peace with the likelihood of minor explosions.
And MC?
He was somehow in charge of the planning committee.
MC (unbothered):
> "Chaos is just order that forgot its name."
Rias (watching him assign teams effortlessly):
> "He organized four departments with one sentence.
I think I'm in love."
Deadpool (dressed as a clown):
> "He made me head of event security.
I haven't felt fear like this since the musical filler episode."
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[Scene: Everyone's Festival Projects]
Rias's team: Ballroom dance showcase (also doubles as a slow-burn flirt trap)
Sona's group: Escape room themed around "emotional restraint" (no one escapes)
Akeno's booth: Chocolate fortune telling (50% results are "You will fall… for someone mysterious")
Koneko: A food stall named "Soft Rice, Hard Truths"
Kazuma & Deadpool: Haunted house that actually causes minor trauma
MC's project?
A quiet corner booth.
With a tea table.
A single seat.
And a sign that reads:
> "Sit. Talk. I'll Listen."
People lined up.
They didn't know why.
They just… wanted to.
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[Mid-Festival – The Karaoke War]
Serafall hijacked the stage.
Started an idol concert mid-math contest.
Rias retaliated with a power ballad.
Akeno joined with electric guitar.
Sona (singing "I Will Survive" in deadpan):
> "This is beneath me.
Also, I'm winning."
MC was dragged up.
He sang one line.
The sky sparkled.
Reality paused.
Someone cried in the bushes.
Kazuma:
> "He hit a note that unlocked my emotional baggage."
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[Final Scene: After Sunset – One Last Conversation]
MC sat at his booth.
Alone.
Until the entire main cast appeared.
No drama. No fighting.
Just silence… and the shared weight of everything they'd survived.
Rias:
> "Are you leaving?"
MC:
> "No."
Sona:
> "Are we… part of your story?"
MC (smiling):
> "No.
I'm part of yours."
They didn't cry.
They smiled.
Because they knew…
He wasn't walking away this time.
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[System Notification]
> Final Arc Reached: "Closure: The Last Bell Rings"
All paths complete.
All hearts unlocked.
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End of Chapter 68: The Final Festival