style barbecue, it feels more like a refined lunch than what I had in mind, but this kind of thing is fun too.
I decided to try casually sitting next to Nonose-san. None of my group came, so today has been a total away game for me.
I’ll act low key and mix in with them.
“I never thought that you of all people would be coming, Reika-sama.”
“I was surprised too, Reika-sama.”
“Truly? But I have always wanted to try it at least once.”
“You didn’t last year, right?”
Because last year I was stuck in remedial hell.
“Did all of you participate last year as well?”
“This year is my first time.”
“This is my second.”
Over half of the girls here turned out to be first timers. Thank goodness.
“By the way, tomorrow is going to be hiking. Are you going to be all right, Reika-sama?
Uu-, that’s what I’m most worried about. According to the itinerary it’s only going to be a two-hour walk, but I wonder if I’ll really be able to follow.
“I shall do my best,”
I declared with clenched fists.
After the barbecue was a short ceramics course. I used the manual potters wheel, but mine turned out a little warped. I’m just really no good with my hands, am I. Well, whatever.
Once night fell, after dinner was the fireworks event I’d been waiting for!
Perhaps because watching fireworks isn’t something that upper class think is suitable, I’ve never had a chance all this time.
But just the smell of fireworks really brings summer to mind, doesn’t it. Today we only had handheld fireworks, so there was nothing like a rocket firework or one of those dragon things though. When I was a kid, those mouse fireworks really scared me because you could never tell which way they would fly.