Heh heh heh... This is the day, Saki.

It's finally come!

Today, we're going to buy the absolutely most essential items for our trip.

None other than! Snacks for the train ride over!

Hooray♪ Alright, what should we get?

Actually, Tsukasa!
What's our budget situation?

Heh. Budget...?

We're high schoolers, Saki.
Do you know what that means?

Huh?

When we were little, our limit was 300 yen per person. But now that we're older, we can add a few zeroes to that, can we not?

You don't mean...?

I do.

Money is no object!
Let's buy as much as we can eat on this trip!

Wh-Whoa...! Like a grown-up vacation...?!

Alright, let's first grab all the usual chocolates, candy and other snacks from this aisle!

Yeah! We'll need a mix of sweet and salty snacks since our mood will change as time goes on.

Oh, these animal-shaped cookies are so cute! I bet Shiho would love these!

Oh, Saki, here are all the potato chips.

Thanks, Tsukasa!
We can't get the party started without these♪

Hey, they even have seasonal flavors!

(Come to think of it, I remember us shopping like this when we were little.)

(Saki and I went to the store to buy snacks...)

Is something wrong, Tsukasa?

Huh?! Oh, sorry.
I was remembering how we went shopping like this when we were little.

When we were little...?

Oh, I remember!
When we were in elementary school, right?

You came along to help me pick our snacks to take on that one field trip.

Yes, you remember that?

Hehe. Of course I remember!

You helped me find snacks that were cheap, but had enough to share with my friends. That made me really happy.

Also...

Hm?

Remember how I couldn't go on many field trips, because I kept getting sick all the time?

I was really worried that I'd catch a cold or something after you helped me find those snacks...

Saki...

But you told me not to worry.

“Pegasusman is here to protect you.”
“I will defend you against any nasty bugs!”

That made me feel a lot better.

Hahaha! And Pegasusman kept his promise, did he not?

Yup! You singing with me while we washed our hands and stuff probably worked, right?

(I still remember the smile on Saki's face as she waved her hand when she left for that field trip.)

(Her weak constitution prevented her from going on many field trips at all...)

(But now she's well enough that we even get to go on a trip together.)

(Furthermore, due to our busy performance schedules, we haven't been able to spend time like this lately.)

(Which is why my goal will be to treasure every second of this trip.)

Alright, Tsukasa, what else should we get?!

Ah, yes! Based on this aisle's selection...