Horse Racing Girl: Please call me sir

At the end of the New Year, on December 12st, there were fireworks, temple fairs, and kimonos at night.

The outstanding figure wearing a red kimono is holding a bowl of takoyaki in a paper bowl.

Meiko was also wearing a white kimono with red patterns, holding a big red stick in her hand.

She squinted her eyes happily and took a bite, letting it slowly turn into powdered sugar in her mouth.

"As expected! Desserts are so high! Necha also has a bite!"

With excellent qualities, Meiko looked helplessly as she fed herself again and took a bite of the soft food in front of her.

"Is it delicious? Eh? Satsuki! Xiaoxu! Xiaoyuna!"

When Meiko saw a few familiar people, she quickly went up to say hello. Hasegawa Yuna and others were also wearing their own kimonos.

"Sister Meiko!"

Yuu Suzumiya, who was holding grilled squid, also excitedly greeted Miko and the others.

“I’m also going to visit the temple fair today!”

"Well! After all, I'm going to the United States tomorrow. It's the last time to experience the New Year's temple fair and say goodbye to Japan!"

Meiko touched her face and said, still holding it in her mouth.

"Aunt Meiko is going to the United States?"

Hasegawa Yuna tilted her head and asked.

"Well, your Aunt Meiko, I'm retiring, and my children in the United States are going to pick me up."

Hasegawa Yuna asked again:

"But learning English is hard, right?"

Miko Hasegawa Satsuki Suzumiya Yuo looked at each other and smiled.

"Your Aunt Meiko is very good at English."

Hasegawa Satsuki, who had just recovered from her fever, touched Yuna's head and said.

"Is this so..."

"Do you want to eat it, Yuna-chan? Aunt Meiko will buy it for you!"

"No! Yuna has this! Don't waste food! If you ask for more, you won't be able to finish it! Thank you Aunt Miko!"

Hasegawa Yuna said, raising the charcoal-grilled squid tentacles in her hand.

"Ah, Yuna is so sensible, Xiaoyue educates her well!"

"Well... Yuna is indeed very sensible."

Hasegawa Satsuki paused and said that her education with Hasegawa Yuna was to let them go as long as nothing serious went wrong.

Perhaps due to family reasons, Yuna is more mature than other children of the same age, and she knows much more truths and can listen to words than they do.

"Of course! After all, she is a little girl who is educated and guided by me, Yuu Suzumiya!"

Suzumiya Yuo proudly raised her head and supported her waist as she spoke.

She is very concerned about Hasegawa Yuna's education, just like she treats her own daughter.

"By the way, Yuo, you haven't been in love yet, right?"

Suzumiya Yuo was stunned by the sudden question and then his face fell.

"I don't want to step into the grave of love so early."

Meiko shook her head.

"Marriage is not necessarily a grave, it may be a pasture."

Hasegawa Satsuki's slender eyebrows moved.

"Okay, okay! Sister Meiko, don't push others to get married! It's best if you don't have to be so anxious when love comes."

Excellent qualities came out to relieve Suzumiya Yuo, and received a grateful look from Suzumiya Yuo.

"Yes, your concept of love is definitely different from mine. I won't bring up bad ideas here. I'll continue shopping with my quality. Bye."

"Goodbye~"

"goodbye."

"Goodbye Aunt Meiko!"

It was originally supposed to be called Grandma Miko, but after Suzumiya Yuo's correction, it was changed to Aunt Miko.

Next, Meiko used her excellent qualities to catch goldfish, throw darts, and shoot targets...

We had a great time playing in various entertainment facilities, and Meiko also won a kitten doll for her outstanding qualities.

"Huh... I haven't had so much fun in a long time!"

Meiko and Excellent Quality were sitting on the bench with a large bag of things.

They were panting, obviously tired from playing.

"Necha, what time is it now?"

"Wait a moment…"

Excellent quality took out his phone and looked at it.

"7:56."

"The fireworks are coming in 3 minutes! Just watch them here."

Meiko said as she looked at the people who had come early to stand at the fence in front to take the best viewing position.

"There are still people who came early to reserve seats today..."

She looked at the sleeping bag someone put on the ground and said.

"We all want to get a good seat."

The outstanding person took out the pinball soda from the bag and handed it to Meiko to drink.

"Ah! Cool!"

Meiko took a big sip and sighed boldly.

The two women chatted again for a while and then the conversation was interrupted by a voice: "The fireworks have started!"

"stop--"

The sound of fireworks flying into the sky came, and a wisp of fire rushed into the sky and exploded instantly when it landed at a certain height, scattering into pieces of red sparks.

Then, without ending, several more fireworks were fired from different directions, blooming brightly in the sky one after another, lighting up the night sky and lighting up Tokyo.

"Wow…"

There were exclamations from the crowd, and the outstanding people were a little dazed looking at the fireworks scattered in the sky.

Then she turned to look at Meiko beside her, and saw a kind and relieved smile on his wrinkled face.

There seemed to be tears in his eyes, expressing his reluctance to leave the land that raised him.

She wiped her eyes.

"It's still as beautiful as ever."

Soon her exclamation was drowned in the explosion of fireworks and people's conversations. Only those with outstanding qualities heard it and remembered this scene in their hearts.

She looked down at the glass bottle that reflected the fireworks in the night sky, and then looked up at the fireworks that were blooming brightly with life and the familiar person next to her.

"... "

My nose is a little sore.

I really have to leave tomorrow, it’s not a scare, it’s not a dream either.

The United States is not far from Japan...it's just a flight away...

It’s okay…it’s okay…there’s still a chance to meet again…

Excellent qualities comfort myself, trying to suppress the sour feeling and the discomfort that echoes from deep inside.

Can you not leave?

This thought occupied her brain, and she just looked at Meiko's profile, that familiar and friendly profile.

The face that will appear when you are sad and accompany you when you are bored.

Can you not leave and be like this again tomorrow...sit with yourself on the bench behind the crowd and watch the brilliant fireworks...

Can you not go...take yourself to run on the grass, take yourself to your favorite dessert shop, take yourself to have fun and eat delicious food...

All the words hit the lips of the excellent woman, urging her to say words of retention, but in the end she was suppressed by reason.

"Sir Liu! Look! Fireworks!"

Meiko pushed the outstanding qualities and pointed to Sir Liu, Mi Yu and Wu Lala who had just arrived in front.

"White camellia people."

Liu Sir was carrying a lot of things, while Wu Lala pulled his clothes and ran towards the crowd. Mi Yu followed Liu Sir and helped him hold the things he was carrying from time to time.

Following Meiko's fingers, the excellent qualities stayed in one person and two women for a while and nodded.

"Um…"

Meiko smiled helplessly, took out a napkin and wiped the tears from the corners of Excellent Quality's eyes.

"Let's watch the fireworks."