とりいをくぐっていそぎあし

[twomeals]

.......Is the coast clear...?

Festivals sure are amazing. Even the shrine is full of humans...

...Hmmm...

Awright, we c'n do this! If there's this many people we'll be fine!

Come on, we can take our time heading back! Don't worry, nobody'll notice us in this crowd.

.......If you say so.

???: Is thaaat who I think it is...?

...Ugh, I know that voice...

...Ah.



What's the matter? It's not every day I see you two around here.



Abe-san-tachi. Good evening~

...Damn, the flunky just had to show up...!



Oh no, what're you calling me "tachi" for? I'm just one little person aren't I~?

Ahaha, you're doing it again~ You've got a bunch sticking out again today~

Whaat, where do you mean~?

Ahaha~

Cut it out guys, nobody cares about that. Abe-san-tachi, what're you guys doing here?

I already said I'm not "tachi". ...Look, we've been working very hard here, with today being the festival and all. The New Year was just the other day, but thanks to the festival we've still got lots of humans coming for fortunes and charms.

You could say that it's a great festival, or that everything's going as planned, or that we're really busy.

Huh...

That's great. By the way, you're sayin' "we" again.

Am I~? But really you two, it's strange to see you here at this time of the night. Could you perhaps have come to help us? You're lifesavers~

Eh? No, that's not really...

Does it look like we did? We were just wondering how things're going, so we came to have a look.

Oh? So you just came to look, huh. Just to look...hmm?

.......So, Abe-san-tachi, you guys know where Sato-sama is right now?

Eh, Sato-sama~? You don't know? Even though you've been in the house all this time?

...So what if we don't! If you know then tell us.

Well, alright. If you're looking for Sato-sama, he's right over there.




Abe-san-tachi: He's hard at work over there~

Yue: .......Ah, it's Sato-san...

Kurogitsune: .......I-is that so that's a relief we made it...

Yue: His clothes are different from usual. I think this might be the first time I've seen Sato-san actually working at his job.

Kurogitsune: Now that you mention it, it probably is. He rarely does prayers.

Abe-san-tachi: Oh no~ he does a lot every new year. The two of you have never once helped out with that, though.

Yue: Ah, ahahahaha.

Abe-san-tachi: Now, I won't complain about Yue-kun. But Kurogitsune should try being less of a layabout who does nothing but eat...

Kurogitsune: I've got my own duties, y'know! Anyway, Sato-sama didn't ask for my help.

Abe-san-tachi: Well, there's no helping that.

Kurogitsune: .......When you say it like that it really gets on my nerves...



Now now. It's good that we made it in time, right?

I guess so...

Made what in time?

Oh, er, nothing.

Now that that's over with, I'm starving. Hey Yue, let's hurry back an' get some dinner.

...In the end we're still eating at home, huh.

Of course! Outside is outside, home is home!

.......Hmm, I see. So you two went off somewhere.

...Uh.

Geh...y-you got it all wrong!

Well, it's none of our business anyway. There might as well not be a boundary now, with the mountain so full of humans.

.......Well, nothing wrong with that, right? You're just having some youthful mischief.

.......This is pretty embarrassing, huh.

Damn, this guy's a pain...

Oh yes, while we're at it, would you like to try drawing your fortunes today?...Though you might get bad luck.

We don't need that! Tch, let's go, Yue. If we waste any more time here we're really gonna get it.

I have the feeling we're already late enough for that.

Let's just go already!

Bye Abe-san-tachi, seeya later.

Ahaha, good luck~

.......Can I draw a fortune, just this once?

No you can't!!! Sheesh...



.......

We were just about to ask if they really wanted to see their fortunes, too.

On a festival night like this one, the fortunes can be hard to understand....Now, where will their fortunes take them?

...Oh well. We should get to work, work....right?