"Come on master!" Peko said to Fuyuhiko, with Fuyuhiko looking down, embarrassed.

"H-hey, I told you to stop calling me that!" Fuyuhiko hastily replied. They were at the front of the gates of the school's local festival, where some of the students had set up booths for various different services. The day was particularly nice out, with the sun gleamed overhead on the festivities.

"Gee Peko, I think we should check out some of the grub around here!" Fuyuhiko asked Peko. The smell of salt dragged their bodies over to Teruteru's booth. Under the shade revealed a wealth of homemade snacks ranging from sweet to salty.

"Hey guys, are you interested in a little taste of home?" Teruteru asked his two new customers. Without hesitation, Peko had her hand over the freshly baked pretzel stick. Fuyuhiko decided on a cooler alternative of dark chocolate and he paid for the two of them.

"Thank you, have a good time you two!" Teruteru said. Fuyuhiko and Peko sat over by a koi fish pond enjoying their delectable snacks. He stared off into the koi pond, pondering about something deeper than the depth of the pond. Eventually, he looked over to Peko, with half of the pretzel stick in her mouth. The combination of his deep thoughts and that visual shifted his body slightly away. Not realizing he did not have that much room to move, he fell off the side where they were sitting. Peko sprung up to consult him.

"Maste-, Hiko! Are you alright?" Peko asked the flustered Fuyuhiko.

"Oh, uh, it was just a bug I saw." Fuyuhiko replied, "Hiko, huh?"

"Ah! I was just trying to corre-" Peko hastily replied.

"It's all good, I actually kinda like it." Fuyuhiko answered, staring down at the ground. Suddenly, Peko's eyes lit up as she easily looked over Fuyuhiko's short stature. She took Fuyuhiko's hand and dashed over towards her destination.

"P-peko, hold up!" Fuyuhiko shouted. When they arrived, they were greeted by the sight of a half dozen baby chicks and two chickens.

"Oh, I get it now." Fuyuhiko replied in a lighthearted tone. Peko was fully enamored in the display as Gundham finished feeding the poultry in the pen. After the chickens were done feeding, the two adult chickens ran up to each other, ramming into their bodies and embracing each other. The chickens had a hypnotizing vibe to them, as evidenced by Peko, who was now trying to embrace Fuyuhiko in the same way.

"Peko! T-the fuck are you doing?" Fuyuhiko whispered into her body.

"I'm protecting you, Hiko." Peko replied.

"But there's nothing threatenin' me!" Fuyuhiko questioned.

"You say that after you fell down, you're a danger to yourself!" Peko joked with Fuyuhiko.

"Hehehe, goddammit." Fuyuhiko replied out of his smile. He went ahead and embraced Peko in the same way, mirroring the chickens. This feeling felt new to the both of them, like they had found a new chapter in their relationship. Even an innocent bystander managed to notice their wholesome moment.

"HAH!" Kokichi laughed at them, walking with Nagito.

"I'll fuck you up, Grape Boy!" Fuyuhiko shouted with his fist in the air. Peko scooped him off his feet and into her arms.

"Okay, calm down!" Peko jokingly suggested, kissing him on the cheek. Fuyuhiko's whole body went numb from a touch of her lips, and Peko walked out of the festival with him in her arms.

END OF CHAPTER 9