Asakusa.
The bustling city was even livelier with the arrival of the summer festival. Even after nightfall, the streets were still packed with people.
The cries of vendors, the laughter of children at play, young people joking, adults chatting... lively as it was, it did not feel noisy. Instead, it let those amid the crowds experience the rich warmth of everyday life, allowing people who had been busy for so long to shed a little of their physical and mental exhaustion and enjoy the festival atmosphere.
A young man and woman strolled along the lively street, each holding a bowl of shaved ice.
The handsome man and beautiful woman made passersby who happened to glance their way pause instinctively, but upon seeing their intimate gestures, they politely looked away.
The woman's lovely hair, tinged with purple, was pinned up behind her head with a butterfly-shaped hair clip. Only two locks beside her ears were left loose, swaying gently whenever she lowered her head to take a bite of shaved ice.
The man was in no hurry to eat the shaved ice in his hands. Instead, he examined it with a little curiosity, comparing it to the shaved ice in another set of memories in his mind.
They were, of course, Shinobu Kocho and Kanzaki Kumo.
"Mmm~"
After a bite of shaved ice topped with syrup and crushed peanuts and a sip of the sweet ice water at the bottom of her bowl, Shinobu Kocho let out a contented hum. Her already smiling eyes curved further, revealing undisguised delight and refreshment.
"Just as I thought, summer calls for something ice-cold."
After examining it for a while and comparing the shaved ice before him with what he remembered from his previous life, Kanzaki Kumo took a bite too.
"Hah-"
With a huge