Every year during the Fireworks Display, or rather, the Summer Festival, there would be a gathering at Eriri's home.
Under the guise of the festival day, even if it wasn't at Eriri's house, it might be a gathering held elsewhere that they attended with their parents.
This year was the same, the gathering tomorrow night would be held in the outdoor courtyard.
However, what was different was that Eriri didn't have to wear a mask this time, thinking that she couldn't participate in such a gathering and embarrass her parents.
So, Eriri decided not to stay at home and simply find Kasumigaoka Utaha to go to the temple fair and watch the Fireworks Display.
Why find Kasumigaoka Utaha?
Not many people knew Eriri's true face besides her parents, and Kasumigaoka Utaha was one of them. Moreover, they had been collaborating on a new work recently, so was there a problem with going to the Summer Festival together?
Anyway, Eriri didn't know what was so good about competing with Kasumigaoka Utaha now.
Instead, she felt that Aki Tomoya was right. Since she wanted to collaborate with Kasumigaoka Utaha so much, she might as well cherish this opportunity.
And even if Sawamura Sayuri didn't answer her that day whether she could continue to do what she liked in the future, she could certainly still do what she wanted and liked to do now.
At the same time, thinking that Aki Tomoya would finish tutoring at night and could also come, Eriri didn't think too much and invited him as well.
However, looking at his reply, it seemed there was no hope.
"Tutoring is really hard, huh? What time does that guy finish tutoring every night?"
Eriri couldn't help but sigh.
From her childhood friend, she had a slight understanding of how hard it was for those who attended Academy.
As for her peers outside of school, Eriri's understanding was probably that they had several private teachers at home. As for what Academy was, she had only heard of it.
Thinking of studying, Eriri felt a bit of a headache, and then she started to feel a little grateful that her childhood only required her to draw.
Aki Tomoya couldn't go to the Fireworks Display. After understanding this situation, Eriri didn't think too much about it, just felt a little regret.
This time, it would just be her and Kasumigaoka Utaha at the Fireworks Display.
"That woman, be grateful! Hmph!"
Eriri seemed to be imagining herself inviting Kasumigaoka Utaha, who would look touched.
However, the next second, her phone vibrated, bringing Eriri back to reality.
"Did you tell me or her first about asking me and Kasumigaoka-senpai to go to the Summer Festival and watch the Fireworks Display with you?"
Eriri looked at this reply in confusion.
Then, after some thought, she immediately realized something.
She almost forgot, although she didn't know exactly what happened between Aki Tomoya and Kasumigaoka Utaha, Eriri still thought that the guy was still competing with Aki Tomoya during the final exam tutoring.
Thanks to that devilish tutoring, Eriri's English score successfully passed, and even reached a new historical high.
However, she didn't tell her parents about this, and even boasted that it was due to her bloodline advantage.
If she told her father from England that she found a Japanese classmate to tutor her in English, her father would probably cry.
"I told her first..."
Eriri replied somewhat awkwardly.
After sending this message, she typed again with a headache and continued to reply, "Ah, weren't you tutoring all day? I just told that woman first. If I had known you came back so late every day, I wouldn't have invited you!"
This time, thinking of inviting Aki Tomoya, it was actually a return gift for Aki Tomoya's invitation to the CM Doujin Exhibition last time.
Because she knew that Aki Tomoya had to tutor during the day, she told Kasumigaoka Utaha about it first.
Eriri wasn't very surprised that Aki Tomoya wouldn't have time. After all, it was only after her Mother Sawamura Sayuri told her that she didn't have to stay at home that day that Eriri thought of going to the Summer Festival with friends. It was normal that she couldn't inform Aki Tomoya in advance and this would be the result.
However, she had only failed to consider one thing, and that was the current relationship between Kasumigaoka Utaha and Aki Tomoya!
Eriri, whose impression of their relationship was roughly still from last year, didn't think thoroughly this time.
"..."
This time, it was Aki Tomoya who used ellipses to express his speechlessness.
Putting two people who were currently not on good terms together, Eriri was really a little smarty pants!
She thought that the suggestion of watching the Fireworks Display together tomorrow was indeed good, and he was quite happy that she thought of inviting Aki Tomoya.
As a result, when he noticed that Eriri had also invited that Senior Kasumigaoka Utaha, Aki Tomoya couldn't laugh anymore.
Genius!
Truly a genius!
Although Aki Tomoya was very speechless, he also understood that he couldn't blame Eriri. She didn't know exactly what happened between them.
Eriri would never have thought of how awkward it would be if Aki Tomoya and Kasumigaoka Utaha actually met.
"Who knows what's wrong with you two? You were so close last year, always hanging out together, but after the winter break, you stopped seeing each other. Not long after the beginning of the last semester, you caused such a big commotion. I don't understand you two!"
Eriri couldn't help but complain at this moment.
Precisely because she realized that she seemed to have done something stupid, her mood was a little broken.
"Regarding what happened between me and her last year, you seem to know everything about it."
Aki Tomoya replied at this moment with a complicated feeling.
Seeing this new reply, Eriri was stunned for a moment, and then she pursed her lips in embarrassment.
Of course she knew, how could she not know? She had been secretly observing for a year...
Moreover, she even thought they were getting too close, so Eriri had even actively sought out Kasumigaoka Utaha.
However, now thinking of the past, besides regret, Eriri had an impulse to die!
What was she doing back then!
It was too embarrassing, and thinking about it made her regretful...
"How did Kasumigaoka-senpai reply?"
On Line, Aki Tomoya's new reply arrived.
Eriri thought carefully, she sent the Line message to Kasumigaoka Utaha at noon.
At the same time, to confirm better, she clicked on the Line chat history with the note Kasumi Shiko.
After reading it, she replied to Aki Tomoya, "First, she very concernedly asked if I had encountered something dirty or was feeling unwell near the Obon festival, telling me to pay attention to my health and preferably see a Doctor, then said I did a good job, and finally said she was looking forward to it."
Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha's initial reply now, Eriri felt a burst of anger. What she said seemed to be subtly mocking her.
Anyway, looking at the result, the other party agreed, it should be, she even said she was looking forward to it.
Aki Tomoya didn't express his opinion immediately, but after about a minute, there was a new message on Eriri's Line.
"Good luck with your stress training tomorrow!"
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