[Jimakocha Summer Festival] The story of meeting a lord in a fox mask on a night I wandered into an Edo-period summer festival
🌸 This is a project participation article for the "Jimakocha Summer Festival" held from Monday, July 13th to Thursday, July 23rd 🌸
Protagonist: Kokonatsu, 3rd-year high school student
A summer vacation research report.
While I was researching summer festivals in the Edo period,
before I knew it, I had drifted off to sleep.
Dumplings, barley tea, ground cherries, fireworks—.
The moment the text on the screen blurred,
I was standing in an unfamiliar town at night.
When I looked at my own appearance,
for some reason, I had become a town girl of the Edo period.
“Where... am I?”
“Young lady, are you lost?”
When I turned around, a man wearing a fox mask was standing there.
A gentle voice that resonated softly.
Why is it? Strangely, I am not afraid.
“Who are you...?”
The wind blew, and the man's hand reached for the fox mask.
Revealed from beneath the mask that was smoothly removed was,
“...My Lord.”
The Lord smiled slightly and held a finger up to my lips.
“Tonight, I am just a festival-goer.”
If he has come to the festival in disguise,
I want to entertain the Lord.
“Since you are here in disguise, let's enjoy the festival.”
“Enjoy?”
“Yes. First, let's eat our way through the stalls.”
I bought a skewer of dumplings at a nearby stall.
“Um, the payment...”
“It is one mon.”
“One mon...”
To my confusion, what the Lord took out from his robe
“Will this do?”
The dumpling shop owner was shocked too!
And that was no wonder.
What the Lord had offered was a gold coin.
Ignoring the flustered shop owner,
I let the Lord eat the freshly grilled dumplings.
“...This is delicious.”
“Isn't it?”
When I smiled, the lord didn't look at the dumpling, but for some reason, he stared at my face.
“You smile quite often, don't you?”
“Do I?”
“I want to keep watching you.”
My heart gave a thud.
Much louder than the drums in the distance.
Before I knew it, the lord was smiling like a child, too.
However, whispers began to be heard from the surroundings.
“That person... could it be?”
“Isn't that the lord?”
At that moment, the lord took my hand.
“This way.”
“Eh—?”
We escaped the crowd and ran together.
The sounds of the festival gradually faded away.
The drums, the voices of the vendors, and the light of the lanterns.
All that remained was the warmth of our joined hands.
When we reached the riverside, the lord finally stopped.
“I wanted to show you this.”
“To me?”
The moment the lord nodded,
the night sky suddenly opened up in white.
Large fireworks.
“Huh? I must have fallen asleep without realizing it.”
In my notebook,
the words "Late Edo Period Summer Festival"
remained.
“Was it... a dream?”
Deep in my chest, the warmth of his hand still lingered.
Outside the window, it had become completely dark.
“My lord...”
At that moment, the sound of fireworks echoed from afar.
A little later, the night sky beyond the window lit up.
“I wonder if I'll ever meet someone like the lord.”
The next moment, fireworks bloomed across the entire night sky.
The End🌸
Thank you for joining me in my dream-like delusion,
everyone.🥰❤️
Please also take a look at the "Behind the Scenes Secrets㊙️"
which will be updated at a later date if you'd like!❣️
Jimakocha Summer Festival is now being held
July 13th (Mon) - July 23rd (Thu)
Main Sponsor
Marie-san
Organizer
Himawari Jimanyan [Pet's name is also Jimanyan]
KOTAYA-san [Attempting to reach 100 membership subscribers]
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