A newbie's anime life diary

As usual, Hiratsuka Shizuka, after staying for a while, prepared to leave. Before leaving, Yukiteru handed Hiratsuka Shizuka the bento box he had prepared.

"Here, the extra fried pork chops and beef I made tonight are all in here. Remember to put them away properly when you get back."

"Give it to me so early?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked, puzzled. Usually, she would bring it to her around noon. Why was it different this time?

"Yukino will prepare my bento for tomorrow, so I only need to make yours."

"Hmm~~~ You're really lucky, that child made you a bento himself." Then, Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled, took the bento box and tossed it around, "Well, I'm not bad either. Here, this is today's reward."

After saying that, he embraced Xuehui in the entrance hall and gave her a deep, reverse-pushing kiss.

"It was only for a short while, not enough." After Hiratsuka Shizuka let go, Yukiteru smacked his lips and said rather unhappily.

"You should be grateful. You must have kissed Yukinoshita before, and this time I even personally delivered it to you. You should be secretly happy." As if she was sulking, Hiratsuka Shizuka said this, then turned around, opened the door, and walked out.

Back in his apartment, where he was all alone, Xuehui lay on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, and muttered to himself, "The cultural festival... perfect, I'll take care of it all in the next few days, I don't want to drag it out any longer."

In the following days, things finally calmed down a bit, and Xuehui regularly went back and forth between home and school every day.

On Friday, the long-awaited cultural festival finally opened.

Inside the school auditorium, a group of executive committee members stood backstage, waiting for the principal's still lengthy and tedious speech on stage.

Xuehui looked at the girl beside him and smiled: "How are you? You're going up soon, are you nervous?"

"This little thing is no problem for me. Do you think I would get stage fright so easily?" Yukino looked back at Yukiteru with a defiant expression, which made Yukiteru nod. Although he knew that Yukino always had a good attitude, she had not been exposed to such situations many times before, so he was naturally a little worried.

Since she's in such good form, all we need to do now is watch her performance.

Finally, the principal finished his speech. Yukino and Yukiteru exchanged a glance, then confidently took the microphone and walked onto the stage.

Although she was only wearing a school uniform, Yukino's fame at Soubu High School and her good looks still caught the attention of most people as soon as she appeared, and even a small number of boys below had already started cheering.

Compared to that overweight principal, the pretty girl is definitely more popular.

Looking at the large sea of ​​students below the stage, Yukino showed no stage fright whatsoever. She calmly began explaining the major events and voting procedures that would take place during the cultural festival. Her expression was confident, and she wasn't holding any notes; everything was already thoroughly memorized.

The speech, which lasted only a few minutes, ended with Yukino's final declaration.

Sobu High School Cultural Festival officially opens!

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PS: Thank you to [Haruta Haruji] and [Shakugan no Sansen] for the donations!

PS2: I tore up another part of the script I had prepared for the cultural festival.

Just a heads up, the senior student is about to enter the loser's bracket. The script for the revival match is already prepared, but the timing is yet to be determined.

Chapter 95 Stealing a Moment of Leisure from a Busy Schedule

The cultural festival at Soubu High School offers a high degree of freedom, with all the organization work handed over to the students, and the teachers only providing minor assistance.

Although it's always said that Soubu High School is a college entrance exam-oriented high school, and academic performance is definitely the top priority, it hasn't neglected other aspects either, providing a lot of funding for each cultural festival and other large-scale events.

Therefore, each time is an incredibly grand event.

This year's cultural festival wasn't limited to the main auditorium; an open-air stage was also set up outside, where several spontaneously formed bands from the school would perform from time to time, along with some public games, creating a lively atmosphere. The outdoor activity stalls were similar to those at a temple fair, consisting of food stalls and game booths set up by various classes and clubs, which could also be used to earn funds for future events.

Inside the teaching building, each classroom has been completely transformed, and various activities are being held.

Walking down the indoor corridor, watching the students coming and going and playing on both sides, with armbands representing their status as executive committee members tied to their arms, Yukiteru and Yukino were on patrol, checking the operation of each classroom.

After listening to a class representative talk about their class, Yukiteru said to Yukino beside him, "So, did you see any activities that interested you?"

"Hmm...it seems there are a few good ones, but we're still on duty and can't slack off." Yukino firmly rejected Yukiteru's request; right now, she just wanted to do her job to the best of her ability.

"Well, it's not just the two of us doing this. Besides, how can we know how it's progressing if we don't go in and see for ourselves? And besides, you've watched the cultural festival being organized from the beginning, don't you want to participate in it yourself?" After refuting Yukino, Yukiteru looked around.

After a short while, Xuehui's eyes finally lit up.

Frowning, Yukino followed Yukiteru's gaze.

[Haunted House]

A conspicuous sign appeared in front of us.

Ah, that's true. In a limited space, haunted houses can really attract a lot of people, and as long as you borrow a nice costume and do your makeup carefully, you can achieve great results.

There was no classroom arrangement whatsoever; just some black cloths were strung up to completely block out the light, leaving only a dim sliver of light.

The dim atmosphere and the terrifying ghost costumes make it even more effective when performed by both men and women.

It can be said that this is a truly popular event venue that will inevitably appear during the cultural festival in any school.

Incidentally, in addition to these, there are fortune telling, maid cafes, and so on, which can be said to be standard features.

"Haunted house...rejected!" Yukino said firmly, then decided to walk straight ahead.

"I reject your rejection." With a childlike tone, Yukiteru grabbed Yukino's hand and led her towards the haunted classroom.

"!! Hey! We're outside!" Yukino was caught off guard and grabbed by Yukiteru. Feeling the increasing gazes around her, Yukino blushed and whispered her complaint to Yukiteru.

"I have no choice, what can I do? You won't accept my suggestion. If you still don't agree, I'll just keep holding your hand~"

With a mischievous grin, Xuehui looked at the girl who was a step behind him.

Since things at Yukinoshita's house are almost over, there's no need to keep hiding it anymore. We should gradually get used to being together in public.

Yukino remembered what Yukiteru had said to her a couple of days ago.

So this is what habits are all about? But if that's the case, doesn't it mean...?

"Okay, I got it. Haunted house it is."

With Yukino's concession, Yukiteru smiled and released her hand, instantly reducing the number of stares around them. However, some suspicious glances still lingered on the two. These were mostly girls and boys with dating experience, and in their eyes, the two were highly suspicious.

Compared to the haunted houses in amusement parks, the haunted houses in the cultural festival, although they charge an entrance fee, are only a drop in the ocean, costing just 100 yen per person. It is said that even the bravest person will take 5 minutes to complete the entire process in this haunted house.

After paying, under the expectant gaze of the cashier, the two entered the classroom, from which shouts could be heard intermittently as they approached.

"Hmm~~ It is indeed quite dark." What comes into view is complete darkness, with only occasional flashes of dark red light. It has to be said that the atmosphere is indeed very well created.

Beside her, Yukino was leaning on Yukiteru's arm, her hands carefully clutching her clothes.

"Yukino, are you really afraid of the dark?" Under the dim light, Yukiteru looked at Yukino, who showed a hint of fear beside him, and asked softly.

"It's not that I'm afraid of the dark, it's just that I'm habitually cautious about the unknown things that are about to appear."

As she was explaining, suddenly, a girl screamed from ahead. Yukino's voice immediately stopped, and she shrank back behind Yukiteru.

"Pfft..." Seeing the completely different reaction from before when he was outside, Xuehui couldn't help but laugh.

"!!! What's so good about it... Waaaaaaah!!!!!!!!!" Just as she was about to criticize Xuehui for mocking her, she looked up and saw a figure dressed in white, with a pale face and blood dripping from the corner of the eye, appearing from behind the black curtain on her left, and giving her a "smile".

"Hiss!!!" Grinning, Xuehui realized that not only his hands, but also his ears might be injured.

Turning his head, Xuehui looked at the actress who was giving him a standard terrifying smile, nodded, and gave the girl a thumbs up.

Yes, that's right. Because she was wearing a very simple white dress, or to put it more accurately, a large piece of fabric, Xuehui could easily tell her figure.

The girls in this place are really going all out.

Yukino gave Yukiteru a knowing thumbs-up, and the girl dressed as a ghost quickly hid back inside. Luckily, the environment was rather dim, and Yukino had only shown half her face while hiding behind Yukiteru; otherwise, her reaction wouldn't have been so simple.

"Alright, they've left, you can come out now." Yukiteru said to Yukino as he led her forward.

Silently straightening up, Yukino said with a serious expression, "...This haunted house absolutely cannot be given a high rating. Other people from outside the school will be visiting tomorrow, and it wouldn't be good if something unexpected happened."

"I'm telling you, are you taking revenge on me? What kind of haunted house is it if it's not scary?"

However, Yukino did not accept Yukiteru's rebuttal at all. After tidying her hair, she said, "Alright, we've already wasted a lot of time. Let's hurry up and finish."

"Aren't you scared anymore?"

"I said from the beginning that I wasn't afraid!"

Then, throughout the entire process, Yukino didn't utter a single cry.

As a result, Yukiteru's arm was bruised in several places... After all, he couldn't tense his muscles, otherwise Yukino's hand would hurt.

Luckily, I'm wearing a uniform shirt now, otherwise I would definitely be very conspicuous.

They finally came out, but it was Yukiteru who breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Yukino beside him and said, "May I offer a suggestion?"

"What?" Yukino's expression remained serious, as if she was trying to suppress her emotions and was still stiff and unable to recover for a moment.

"When you're scared, don't always think about pinching my arm. It's not that exaggerated, but it still hurts quite a bit."

Recalling what had happened, Yukino glanced at Yukiteru's right arm and said somewhat apologetically, "Sorry... I'll be more careful next time."

"It's alright, after all, I'm the one who dragged you into the haunted house." After reassuring Yukino, Yukiteru checked the time. After checking everything and visiting the haunted house, it was almost 12 o'clock. "That's about enough, let's go back to the Service Club for lunch."

Nodding, Yukino also felt that it was about time, and the activity rooms around them were gradually starting to be cleaned up.

Both of their belongings were placed in the Service Department classroom, which was very safe once the door was locked.

I brewed some tea, took out my bento box, and finally I could sit down quietly to rest and eat.

How was the cultural festival?

While eating his bento, Yukiteru asked Yukino how she felt.

"Everyone was really engaged and it felt great. How about you?"

"Although many programs and activities were not entirely satisfactory, everyone's enthusiasm made up for these shortcomings. Overall, I felt the same way as you," Xuehui replied with a smile. He had never participated in a cultural festival before, and this time he was personally in charge of the preparations. Going from a participant to an executor was quite a great experience.

After a while, the door to the clubroom opened, and Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama walked in one after the other.

"Ah, Yuki, Yuki, you're here before us! How did the patrol go? Why didn't you come over and check on us?" Yui Yuigahama asked as she saw the two of them already sitting there.

“The patrol area wasn’t planned by me.” Yukino turned her gaze to Yukiteru.

"I remember what our class was preparing for, and I think going is the right choice," Xuehui explained slowly while eating his bento.

"So you just assigned that area to me?" Mr. Hachiman said with great dissatisfaction. Their class was performing a drama, so there were scheduled performances. In the two hours in the morning, they only had three performances.

Hachiman watched one of the matches from beginning to end, and the intense, exhilarating experience was unimaginable.

Frowning, Yukino recalled for a moment and said, "I remember the program in Group F... it was about a prince and a pilot?"

"Yes, yes, it was so touching!" Yui Hama clapped her hands and said, "Hayama-kun and Aya's performance was fantastic, many girls were moved to tears!"