After school in the classroom, with desks and drawing paper scattered around—
"Alright, the decoration team is making the banners over here! I'm super fired up, so everyone follow my lead!"
Fujita Kotone rolls up her sleeves with a bouncy voice. She grips a brush stained with paint, and there is already a bit of paint on her face.
"Wa, Kotone-chan, you have some color on your cheek."
Arimura Mao says this with a laugh. She takes out a handkerchief and gently wipes Kotone's cheek.
"Eh, really!? Thanks, Mao-chan... Jeez, when I concentrate, I totally lose track of my surroundings."
Just then, Tsukimura Temari, who had been silently folding paper flowers a short distance away, suddenly looks up.
"Hey, I've already finished a hundred of these decorations."
"Eeeh, so fast!? Temari-chan, you're too skillful!"
"Not really... I was just bored."
Though she speaks curtly, a pile of meticulously arranged flower decorations sits by Temari's hand. Kotone peeks at them, her eyes sparkling.
"Let's put all of these at the entrance of the gym! I want it to be so luxurious that everyone goes 'wow' the moment they walk in!"
"Fufu, that's so like you, Kotone-chan. Well then, I'll try thinking about the color balance."
Mao picks up the flower decorations and begins considering the placement while holding them against the wall. Outside the window, the sky begins to be dyed by the sunset, and the shadows of the three stretch long across the blackboard.
"Let's definitely make this the best school festival ever."
At Kotone's words, Temari nods slightly, and Mao smiles softly.
character: fujita_kotone, arimura_mao, tsukimura_temari