In an effort to bring more culture to Akatsuka Ward, a "world cultural" event was held. It was not so much an event as it was a festival of sorts, complete with games, prizes to win, music, dancing, and food to eat. The festival lasted about seven days, and people from all corners of the world gathered to take part. Akatsuka Ward never felt so lively - or crowded - as it did during that week.

For the Matsuno brothers, this was a fantastic opportunity to have some fun and potentially get a girlfriend. Hell, maybe the festive mood would even be enough to convince Totoko to actually consider dancing with them this time!

Traditionally, for the first couple days of the festival, they stuck together and had as much fun as they could. As the event went on, they would eventually begin to split off into pairs, then by themselves later on.

This time, it was about four days into the festival when they began heading off on their own ways.

Jyushimatsu didn't particularly like being by himself during such a fun time (they should spend time having fun together all week long!), but as it turned out, no one else quite felt the same. Everyone he asked, though they answered in their own unique fashions, still basically said the same thing:

"I totally would, but I saw a foreign imports stand in the corner that had my name on it, sooo…."

"Ah, I'm so sorry, my little Jyushimatsu, but the music has encaptured my heart with its melodious beauty, and I feel I must seek it out with every inch of my soul. Alas, this is a path that I must walk alone."

"Oh, yeah, but… there's a foreign idol who's in town today, and she's having a meet-and-greet later, and I kinda want to go alone, and…."

"...No."

"Mm, sorry Jyushimatsu Nii-san, they've got a special sale on a popular American clothing brand today that I CANNOT miss this year."

Well. This wasn't incredibly depressing or anything, not at all. Jyushimatsu was determined not to let this bring down his festive mood. If no one wanted to play with him, then he'd just have to have some fun by himself!

As he and his brothers went their separate ways, Jyushimatsu took a moment to ponder what exactly he wanted to do today. He would like to try some more food, for sure - that Mexican cuisine was actually pretty amazing, in his opinion. Taco Tuesdays needed to be established in the Matsuno household, he decided.

But first, the games! He'd been banned from the Test of Strength machine for some reason or another, but there were plenty of other stands to try out, and lots of cool prizes to win! He was determined to win something REALLY good to show his brothers tonight when they got home. Then maybe they'll decide to hang out with him tomorrow!

What could he do, though? The strength test game had been his specialty, but he wasn't all that great at the others. His brothers all had their own specialties, so it was especially rewarding on the first few days they stuck together.

Deciding which game to try though would be kinda tough. To narrow it down, he decided to look at the prizes first. He just HAD to find that one prize that would make everyone stop and say 'oh my god, what is that?".

It took an hour, perhaps a little more, before he finally found the perfect prize. He'd been in the process of stuffing 4 churros in his mouth at the same time when their eyes met, and he was hit with an epiphany. Yes, that was exactly what they needed: a pet! He knew this the moment his two eyes met all eight eyes of its own.

The game he had to play was the fishing game. Not TOO hard, considering they lived close to a fishing hole, but this was more of Osomatsu's forte. Jyushimatsu was a little too impatient and loud, so the fish were scared away easily. But their perfect future pet was depending on this, so he had to do his very best!

It was a matter of which colored fish he caught within the time limit. There must have been at least 200 fish in the tank, and whereas the majority of them were silver and worth one point, the bright red fish were few in numbers and worth five points each. Another reason why this might be Osomatsu's forte, in particular. Jyushimatsu collected his fishing rod and stepped up to the edge to cast his line.

"FISH! HI!" he shouted with vigor before slapping his sleeved hands over his mouth as he watched the fish begin swimming around frantically. Not a great way to start, but it was polite to at least greet the fish before yanking them out of the water, in his opinion.

He needed to be calm. Yes, he could do this. He could tap into his sextuplet sixth sense and borrow calm feelings from each of his brothers. He could DO this!

Jyushimatsu closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, and, as the ever-present and wide grin on his face melted into a serene smile, everything around him seemed to change. The vendors at the stand suddenly seemed a little sleepy, and even the music playing a few yards over started to quiet down a bit. More importantly, the fish had calmed down exponentially, and were swimming much slower than normal. All the more easier for him to catch, and he kept his eyes closed as he cast his line into the water. It took every ounce of his concentration to maintain this level of calm.

So calm was the environment, that before the timer signaling the end of the game even went off, Jyushimatsu had successfully caught every single fish in the tank. The vendor gaped in disbelief before finding his voice a few seconds later.

"Y-you… every single… but how..?"

Jyushimatsu's concentration broke, and the bizarre power that had taken ahold of the world around him was released. His wide grin returned and he shrugged haplessly.

"I don't know! Ha ha ha!"

The vendor offered to give him the top prize- no, ALL of the prizes at the stand, but Jyushimatsu refused, his eye glued to the only one he thought worthy of this accomplishment. He pointed to the subject of his affections firmly.

"That one! I want that one!"

Brownie points if you can guess what Jyushimatsu's new friend is! ;)