Now, the next scene is...

Nene! Nene!

Oh, Miku? What is it?

Your School Festival is coming up, right? Tsukasa's class is doing a play, but what about your class?

Oh, uh... We're running a cotton candy stall.

Really? That sounds fun too♪

Yeah, um... I guess.

(It would be fun if it didn't involve dealing with customers... I wish we picked something easier.)

(Sigh... I'm not looking forward to practicing how to make cotton candy tomorrow either. Maybe I can just skip it...)

We're going to split into two groups.
Girls over here please!

...

(I couldn't come up with a good excuse and now I'm stuck here...)

We'll start by making bear-shaped cotton candy!

(Oh, that's right... It's not just regular cotton candy, but animal-shaped cotton candy.)

(The example in the book looks really cute, but can I really make something like this?)

(I... I did it?! Sticking to the instructions really helped.)

Wow! Nice job, Kusanagi!

Yeah, it's so cute!
Our customers are gonna love it!

Th-Thank you...

(Maybe this is a little fun...)

Done...

Whoa! Was Toya born to make cotton candy?! This is perfect!

The boys are getting all excited too.

Whoa! Aoyagi's really good at this.
We can't let them outdo us!

Phew! That was fun!
I think I'm getting the hang of it.

Yeah. It takes a while to make even just one.
We might have to make a bunch in advance.

That sounds good. Having lots of different ones on display should attract more customers too.

(They all seem like they're having fun...)

(This atmosphere has the same feel as when we're preparing our shows...)

Yeah, that's a good idea! I mean, who can resist trying one of these adorable cotton candy creatures?

Hey, no eating the product!

And screwing up on purpose too!

Hahaha!

Hehe...

(They care so much about our stall being successful. I feel like I should make a bit of an effort too.)

Good morning.

Oh... Hi, Kusanagi...

I-Is something wrong?
You look pale. Are you okay...?

Um... One of our cotton candy machines...! It's busted...!

(Oh no... And we were just about to get started making the candy!)

I have an idea! Let's ask Kamishiro and see if he can fix it! He's the guy that makes robots and drones, right?

(Yes...! That should be easy for Rui!)

I-I don't want to be the one to ask him. He's a second year, and I heard he's a creep who uses his drones to spy on other students!

Let's just start making the candy with the other machine. Otherwise, we won't have anything ready in time!

We can't make enough with just one machine!

Uh...

(I... I need to speak up...)

...

U-Um...!

Kusanagi...?

I, um... I know Kamishiro, so...!
I'll go ask him if he can help!

There. All done.
It won't give you any more trouble.

That's great...!
Thanks, Rui!

You're welcome. But I must leave you now.
Tsukasa wanted to see me too.

Sure. And thanks again!

Thank you!

Phew, I'm so relieved...

Thanks for getting Rui to repair the cotton candy machine for us! We can open our stall now!

We can't thank you enough, Kusanagi!
You're Class 1-B's savior!

I-It's not a big deal... It was Kamishiro who fixed the machine anyway. I just called him here...

(I was looking forward to running this stall with everyone too so...)

Alright, guys! Let's open for business!

Yeah!

(I'm glad they're all smiling again...)