Alright...

Here we are! The place where we'll be pulling weeds!

So, we're going to be in charge of the area spanning from here to the grounds of that shrine over there?

Yes, so let's start looking around.
This may very well be the key to us finding the solution to our problems like you said, Otori.

Yeah, let's go!

(Keisuke and Shosuke are always saying how important it is to go see things for yourself when planning a new ride or event...)

(So, we have to observe things really closely, and try to come up with a way to make pulling weeds really fun!)

Oh!
There's a park over there!

Oh, you're right.
It's so cute and little.

And it has plenty of shade, so it must be cool. We could use it as a rest area.

Rest...

Oh, I know!
What if we all had lunch there?

Hehe. That's a nice idea.
We could have ourselves a big picnic.

Yes, we could. Our original plan was to have everyone go wherever they like, but having lunch as a group could be very fun.

But, that likely won't be enough to convince people to join us. Let's keep walking around to see if we can find something else.

Okay!

Oh, I see the shrine!

Yes, there it is.

Th-This shrine has a very...rustic feel to it...

Yes...
It looks quite old...

Oh! Look at all the crows perched up there!

Caw! Caw!
Hello-caw!

Hehe♪ They greeted me back!

Th-They sound a little angry to me...

Anyway, shall we keep going...?
We may find something new.

Yeah!
Let's keep exploring!

O-Okay...

Oh...
It's so dark here. I'm starting to get a little scared...

Me too.
But it doesn't feel that hot here because of all the shade these trees provide.

Oh, you're right. Pulling weeds here might not actually be so bad...

Yeah!
More people might come if we let them know that it's not gonna be as hot as they think!

Ah, are you here to visit the shrine?

Eep!
Y-You scared us...

Oh, I didn't mean to startle you.
It's just so rare to see anybody here at this time of day during the week.

Huh?

Excuse me, but you are...?

Ah, where are my manners?
My name is Kawada. I'm this shrine's head priest.

Yes, I see.
It's nice to meet you. We're all students at Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy.

We're volunteering to pull out all the weeds, so we came to see what things are like around here!

Ah, you're the Miya Girls students!
Yes, I've heard about you.

Thank you very much for volunteering.
I'm sure you ladies have better things to do than pull weeds at this old shrine...

N-No, it's our pleasure! I was a little surprised at first... But it's actually a very charming place, with so much greenery.

I'm also glad we came. You can really feel this place's history.

Thank you very much.
That's very kind of you to say.

The truth is, I'm also looking forward to you all coming to volunteer.

Huh?

I do my best to keep this shrine in good shape, but it doesn't get many visitors since it tends to make people feel a little uncomfortable.

Which is why I'm hoping that everyone who comes to volunteer will have a chance to become more familiar with this place.

Oh, I see...

(If that's the case, then I wanna recruit as many volunteers as I can for him!)

(Still, how do we do that...?
It's nice and cool with plenty of greenery here, but I'm not sure how fun that makes this place...)

Excuse me!

Are there any spots in this area that you would recommend to visit?! Preferably something that everybody would enjoy!

Something that everybody would enjoy...?

I'm sorry, but there isn't really anything besides this shrine and the mountain behind it...

Mountain?

Yes. Actually, it's more of a large hill than a mountain. Our shrine has been watching over it for generations, and it has a similar atmosphere to the shrine itself...

So I wouldn't call it fun so much as scary...

(Scary...?)

Is that it over there?

Yes.
You can reach it by taking the path out back.

(Oh, all the big trees make everything look dark and spooky...!)

(Hmm... But I'm kinda interested since it looks like just the sort of place where you'd see ghosts...)

Hm...? Ghosts...?

AHHHHHH!!!

Huh...?!
Wh-What's wrong, Emu?

Excuse me!
If we aren't allowed to, that's okay...

But can we try doing a test of courage there?!

What...?