Omni-Anime: So Many Geniuses! What's One More? Chapter 709

"Thanks~"

Everyone there knew what she was thanking him for.

Meanwhile, Kato Hazuki and Kawashima Midori had arranged to meet before exploring the festival.

"You look great, Hazuki!" Midori, dressed in a yukata, praised her after pinning up her hair.

"Really? I don't look weird?" Nervous about confessing later, Hazuki turned this way and that, studying her short-sleeved top and skirt.

"You're super cute!"

"I've never worn a short skirt outside of my school uniform before..."

Just then, she felt a tug on her clothes. She looked down to find a little girl whose face looked almost exactly like Midori's.

Hazuki crouched to meet the girl's eyes. "You're just like Midori! The resemblance is incredible!"

Midori crouched too and rubbed her cheek against her little sister's. "Everyone says that~"

"What's her name?"

"Kohaku... This is Hazuki. Say good evening~"

Kawashima Kohaku shyly turned and clutched her sister's clothes. "Good evening..."

"Aww~ I can't handle how cute you are! Good evening~"

"Midori, festival," Kohaku urged.

"You want to get there already?" Midori stroked her fondly and picked her up. "Then we'll head over first."

"Okay!"

"Hazuki, you look really cute today~ Right, Kohaku?"

"Super cute~"

"Do I?" Hazuki spread her arms.

"Beautiful!"

"Thanks! Bye-bye~"

"See you tomorrow~"

"Have fun~"

Hazuki watched them leave, then looked up, nervous but hopeful. Hanging from a streetlamp were standees of Genji and Murasaki Shikibu.

She took a deep breath and set off toward her goal.

The four chatted and laughed as they made their way to the festival. Incidentally, Kumiko Oumae apparently lived nearby.

Because it was so close to home, she had little interest in exploring the festival. She had arranged to climb a mountain with Kōsaka Reina tonight.

It wasn't dark yet, so the two probably hadn't met up.

Honestly, he