Fuutarou met up with the managers. He was then given the key to his manager's motorcycle.
Fuutarou:"Sorry to ask this of you."
Kari:"No problem. You said this is to help Nino-chan, isn't it? Go for it."
Hibari:"We'll go around the festival in the meantime."
Kari:"I was thinking of going to the haunted house."
Hibari:"You meanie."
The lovely atmosphere around the two cause Fuutarou to step back. He decided to thank them quickly and leave without a missed step.
Fuutarou:[Those situations are really awkward...How can you be so open about your love?]
Fuutarou let the team know that he needed to go for a bit and made his move. He got on the motorcycle and began to go towards Maruo's hospital at top speed.
Fuutarou:"...Now what is my plan to bring that bastard with me…? Well, I'm sure I'll figure it out. I said I'd be back soon so I shouldn't take too long."
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Back at the general help desk, Yotsuba came to turn in what she had finished.
Yotsuba:"I'm all done with this section for right now. Do you have any more work that I can do?"
"We do have what Uesugi-san left."
Yotsuba:"He's not done?"
"Yeah, he left a bit ago. Said he was going somewhere."
Yotsuba:"Then I'll take over for him! It must be important if he had to leave in a hurry."
"Uh, sure. Whatever you want."
With the new work, Yotsuba left once again.
Yotsuba:"Uesugi-san left, huh?" [I don't know why but I'm sure he has his reason. Maybe he's finally resting! Right! I need to make sure everything is perfect by the time he comes back! Yotsuba at 428% capacity!]
From that moment, Yotsuba was pushing herself even harder. The first thing she did was rehearse her role as Queen Esmeralda.
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"Thanks for everything you've done up to now, Nakano-senpai. If you weren't around, I don't know what we'd do…"
Yotsuba:"Don't mention it. The rehearsals were fun! I might not be a great actor, but I'll do my best to impress everyone!"
Yotsuba noticed some of the staff lounging around on their phones, but Yotsuba didn't think anything of it.
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A play was just beginning. It involved some students dressing up in knight esque armor. During these beginning scenes, Raiha and Isanari made it to the showing.
Raiha:"Oh good. It looks like it's just starting. I heard Yotsuba-san is in the play. But she's not on yet…"
Isanari:"I've heard she's not exactly a top tier actor."
Raiha:"Haha...I'm a bit worried."
Suddenly a figure in a dress sporting horns comes up to the stage. The way she begins is clumsy, but genuine.
Yotsuba:"This is as far as you go, heroes!"
She tries her best to be as intimidating as possible. Staring directly at the other actors, as she tried her hardest not to blink.
Yotsuba:"It'd be a shame for you lot to die here, so submit to me and become my servants!"
"Curses, it's Queen Esmeralda!"
Isanari:"A fantasy play, huh...Those costumes sure are fancy."
Raiha:"Wow! Yotsuba-san is so cool..."
Isanari:"Is she?"
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"Your acting has certainly gotten better. I could see an underlying passion behind the initial exterior."
Yotsuba:"Eh, t-thank you very much. I just try to copy what I see."
"This brings me to my next question. Originally Queen Esmeralda was planned to be in far more scenes. You have the ability to improve even more. So if you're okay with it...Can I go back to the original script?"
Yotsuba:"I-Is everyone fine with someone like me?"
"I'll do anything so long as the play is better."
The sick student that Yotsuba was subbing for began to cry.
"I was wondering what to do for a second there. I'm glad I asked you, senpai..."
Yotsuba:"Y-Yeah! Then let me continue the role of Emerald-san!"
"Hell yeah!"
The president of the club looked at Yotsuba.
[How bizarre. There's something quite not right.]
Yotsuba continued to move all over the festival, from getting materials, to helping fill out any students that couldn't quite make it and much more. She had been asked to help with the haunted house again due to her great work on the first day.
"Nanako-san, that was fantastic. I'm glad we called you again."
Yotsuba:"Ahaha, I guess I have a knack for this."
Later she was asked to help bring in customers to the Karaage stand.
"Thanks for bringing in customers for us. Here, take a fresh batch for the road."
Yotsuba:"Oh! I've been getting hungry."
There wasn't anything she wouldn't do. Helping out a band, being a tour guide, helping with specially made sweaters.
Yotsuba:[I'll keep going! I refuse to stop!]
Yotsuba thought back to the day prior.
{"Did you hear? The takoyaki stall burned down!"}
{Maeda:"Why!? Our stand is suspended...Even though we worked so hard to come this far…"}
{Takeda:"Since that happened, we just have to accept it. They warned us it would be dangerous. We can always go help out the girls. It's not like we're holding any grudges."}
{"Rumors say that it was the incompetence of the safety committee."}
{"I hear that Uesugi and one of the Nakano sisters went over and spoke to them about something. Could they have sabotaged it?"}
{"I hear he got into a fight with one of them, could that have been the same one?"}
{It couldn't have been the fourth one wearing the festival shirt, she was going everywhere doing her job as best she could."}
{Yotsuba:"Ah, those scraps of paper are dangerous, so please clean those up."}
Yotsuba:[It was...my fault. It's because of my incompetence that caused Uesugi-san to get blamed.]
{Miku:"Of course I'm scared."}
Yotsuba:[It was my fault that Miku felt like that...Everyone is going through something and I'm here pretending as if everything is alright! I have to do more! I can't let Uesugi-san bear the burden!]
While in her thoughts, she bumped into a familiar figure without noticing..
Yotsuba:"S-Sorry, I was-"
Rito:"Oh, it's you."
She had run into Rito, the athletic prodigy from the Sports Festival.
Yotsuba:"Ah! Uesugi-san wanted to ask you about your duty in the stall."
Rito:"What for? The thing burned down."
Yotsuba:"W-Well, Uesugi-san hoping that you could help out, seeing as you were gone all day yesterday."
Rito:"Oh? Little Miss Perfect is taking orders from him?"
Yotsuba:"I'm just doing my job."
Rito:"Great job you did, preventing that fire, oh wait."
Yotsuba:"T-That's…" [I remember him being a lot nicer.]
Rito:"I don't feel like doing anything, you can keep being his lapdog."
Yotsuba:"I'm not-"
Rito:"Can he confirm you're nothing but his servant?"
Yotsuba:"H-He's not in the school right now…"
Rito:"Wow, what a shock! And now you're left with extra baggage because that useless bastard is gone. What a joke. You can leave me alone now."
Rito then left Yotsuba alone.
Yotsuba:"I-I...That's not...W-What-" [What the hell does he know!?]
Yotsuba stomped away, towards her next destination.
Yotsuba:[Uesugi-san isn't useless! He doesn't know anything about him. Yesterday might have been bad, we can turn this festival around! I'll prove him wrong!]
She then saw someone struggling lifting something. Yotsuba approached them.
Yotsuba:"Please let me help!"
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Yotsuba:"Do you need help with anything?"
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Takebayashi:"Why, thank you."
Yotsuba:"Enjoy your stay!"
[All for my sisters.]
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Yae:"Your energy sure is a plus, huh?"
Sandy:"How wonderful!"
Yotsuba:"I'm just doing my best!"
[All for Uesugi-san!]
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"You're a lifesaver!"
Yotsuba:"No problem!"
[All for the ones I love.]
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Irigaku:"Give it your all!"
Yotsuba:"Of course!"
[All for their acknowledgement…]
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"Yotsuba-san!"
"Nakano-san!"
"Nakano-senpai!"
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"Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!""Yotsuba-san!" "Nakano-san!" "Nakano-senpai!"
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"Did someone just fall?"
"Someone call a nurse!"
"A girl just passed out!"
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End of Chapter 66