閑暇な午後
A Leisurely Afternoon


Kei: ............

Uzuki: ......Well, that's how it is.

Kei: ......Okay.

Uzuki: Or, could it be that it's become unpleasant, being stuck in the same room with me?

Kei: Wait, that just---

---: Might be the case.

Sakuya: I heard everything from the very beginning!

Spouting a theatrical line as she enters with a pose is Sakuya-san. It seems she was waiting at the door for just the right moment.

Kei: ......Okay. Could you please knock?

Sakuya: And why would I make such a pretentious gesture as that?

Kei: Pretense isn't what I'm asking for.

Kei: So, how was the mansion?

Sakuya: It was as good as an empty shell. It could be that we were bewitched yesterday.

Uzuki: ......Bewitched?

Kei: Ah, nothing's wrong. It has nothing to do with oni, I think. Yesterday, when we came back from the mountain, didn't it come up in the conversation?

Uzuki: Something about a runaway girl and a fox... Ahh, so that's what you mean by "bewitched."

Kei: Wah, people who go to high-name schools like Hokuto Academy really do have some amazing memory power, don't they?

Uzuki: Though I'm always absent, due to family business.

Kei: Oh, really......

Kei: Ah, and so that girl, she seemed about elementary age, so I couldn't help but worry. That's why I had Sakuya-san check on things.

Sakuya: And the rest is as I said before.

Kei: But you were kinda late coming back. By any chance, did you search around for her?

Sakuya: Nope. My basic principle is to let sleeping dogs lie, after all. Humans all kick the bucket by a hundred years or so, anyway.

Kei: Wah, Sakuya-san, that philosophy doesn't really fit the topic at hand...

Kei: So, does that mean you looked in on something else?

Sakuya: Rather than something else, I was already there, so I looked around the mansion.

Sakuya: Here, today's souvenir.

She takes a bulky looking wrapped bundle and lobs it in my direction.

Kei: Fnya!

I fumble at the reception and take a direct hit to the face, but it doesn't really hurt. Unlike a cushion or the like, it's heavy, but the bundle's contents seem to be made of cloth.
As I untie the knot and open the bundle, inside I find an indigo-dyed kimono with blue flowers arranged on the surface.

Kei: Wah, it's a yukata......

Unlike the hotel yukata I wear for pajamas, this one is thick and textured.

Sakuya: The festival's in two days, right? For a festival, you gotta have a yukata.

Kei: I guess so, but, only for me?

Sakuya: I'll pass. Japanese style outfits are oh so tight when you're too uneven, you know.

So she says, while taking a bouncily insinuating pose.

Kei: ......Then, what about Uzuki-san?

Sakuya: Hah! As if I'd bring a souvenir for the likes of Uzuki!

Kei: Wah, that's just too childish. I don't think it would hurt you much if it's something from my house.

Sakuya: What's that? Do you wanna see Uzuki in a yukata that much?

Kei: I do! Uzuki-san's like a Japanese-style model, so it would probably look really good!

Sakuya: And me?

Kei: You don't look Japanese, though.

Sakuya: Uh-oh, I never thought I'd be told that by a girl who can't even put on her own yukata.

Kei: Knowing how to dress in one and looking good in one are two different things.

If one looked good in any outfit they could wear, then I don't think girls would have any hardships.

Kei: Aww man, Sakuya-san aside, I wanted to see Uzuki-san in a yukata...

Uzuki: Kei-san, it's not a yukata, but if you want something Japanese, I have something ready.

Kei: ............

From a vague expression like "something Japanese," I imagine it isn't a normal kimono. And yet, it doesn't seem to be a shrine maiden outfit, either......

Kei: ......Like a kendou outfit?

Uzuki: Close. It's a battle outfit for the Onikiri-Yaku, but... okay, it's a good opportunity for it, so I'll go change.

Kei: Is that all right?

Uzuki: The other outfit isn't something I can really wear in front of people, so I often wind up fighting in this uniform, but the other was better established in the past.

Uzuki: If I aim to take them down from a camped position, it wouldn't be a bad idea to perfect our arrangements for safety.

Thus Uzuki-san makes a short withdrawal to her room to change.
But still, battle clothes, hmm---

Kei: Wah, wah! I wonder what it looks like! Have you seen it, Sakuya-san?

Sakuya: I have, but it isn't anything special.

Kei: You're just a critic. You're never right about Uzuki-san, anyway.

Sakuya: ......Then don't ask me.

Kei: Kei-san, I'm coming in.

And so, upon her entrance, Uzuki-san's appearance is...

Kei: Uwaa------!

I was thinking she would come in a full black outfit befitting her image, so I'm astounded to see white robes leaping in front of my eyes.
The pure white kariginu and hakama, rather than having the air of a warrior, has more of the grace of a shrine priestess. (TN: The kariginu is the tunic-like clothing for the top. The hakama are basically samurai pants.)
The articles that give the impression of battle attire, the vambraces and the headguard, are a deep scarlet color.

Kei: Amazing! You look so cool!

It truly is an outfit you can't walk in front of people with.
If the people in a city saw Uzuki-san in this, just about anyone would think it to be a film shoot, and look for the director and the cameras, guaranteed.

Uzuki: This outfit truly does tighten the nerves.

Kei: It's so cool! You look really crisp and snug in there!

Sakuya: ......She said "the nerves." If you think you can see it with your eyes, you're imagining things.

Kei: Oh, be quiet, Sakuya-san. When your nerves are focused, it makes your gestures and posture look crisp, which makes you look cool.

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