Please come over here and form an orderly line for me, everyone!

Hehe...!
It's great how so many little kids decided to join us!

Yes, it is...
Things feel so lively with so many people from the community gathered together!

Quite a few seem to be here for the test of courage since it's not often that they get to do one.

Alright!
Let's do our best to make sure they enjoy pulling weeds and our test of courage!

Yes, let's!

Oh, that reminds me... Has Mizuki not arrived yet...?

Oh, I just received a message. “I'll get there when the test of courage starts.”

Apparently, no one was available to cover at work, so we won't be seeing Mizuki until later this evening.

To add, “I'm really sorry, but I promise to make up for it during the test of courage!”

Yes, I see.
Then, the four of us will need to pull as many weeds as we can!

Yeah!
Let's make Operation: Exciting Weed Pulling a big success!

Oh, I didn't realize you'd come up with such a wonderful name.

I'm guessing she just came up with that, but it is definitely Otori's kind of name.

Anyway, let's do this!
Here we...

Go!

Out you...!
Hnng! It's totally stuck!

Is everything okay? Would you like some help?

Oh, so... These weeds are so stubborn!

Oh, these?

You should be able to pull them out if you carve a little circle around them with your trowel first.

A circle...?
Hey, look at that! They came right out!

You did a wonderful job! Congratulations!

So, to celebrate... Let's high five♪

Hehe. Thanks for helping me, you two!

Everyone, please place the weeds you've pulled into your plastic bags and bring them to the collection area over here once they're full.

Okay!

Phew...
We're in the shade, but it's still pretty hot...

I know, right?!
I'm drenched in sweat!

Heh heh heh...!
I believe it's time for your hard work to be rewarded!

Huh? Rewarded?

Here's some nice and cool shaved ice that Asahina and I just made!

Wait, really?!
Yay! Thank you so much!

There's enough for everyone, so please come and get them one at a time.

Okay!

Operation: Shaved Ice seems to be going very well, Otori.

Yeah!

Oh, but the line's getting huge...!

We gotta keep making more!
Spin! Spin! Spin! Spin!

Maybe getting one with a manually operated crank to cut costs wasn't such a good idea...

Mmm!
It's so much fun to eat as a big group like this!

I agree.
And having worked so hard to pull those weeds makes this lunch taste even better.

Hehe. We should be able to recharge our batteries for this afternoon.

(Not only that, everyone is...)

You're all students, right?
Thank you for working so hard to pull weeds with us.

No, it's our pleasure!
Pulling weeds with all of you has been really fun!

Hey, is the stuff you study in high school really hard?

Yeah, super duper hard.
What sort of stuff are you studying recently?

They all seem to be having a fun time interacting with the locals...

I'm glad we decided to all have lunch here.

(Hehe. I'm so glad that they're all having fun!)

(Alright, I've gotta keep doing my best until the very end!)

Keep it up! Just a little bit more to go!

Okay!!

Phew...

(We should be finished pulling these weeds in about thirty minutes. I'm glad things are moving right on schedule.)

(But we need to stay focused throughout the test of courage. We need to make sure nothing goes wrong there...)

Asahina?

Huh...?

Mochizuki...

Hello.
I know you must be tired, so please take this sports drink if you like.

You've been working very hard, so please make sure to take breaks when you can, okay...?

Oh, umm... Thank you, Mochizuki.

How are you feeling...?

Huh?

This might be none of my business, but... I've been worrying that you might be pushing yourself too hard.

Oh...

I'm okay...
I don't feel all that tired since we have so many people here helping us.

Really?
That's good to hear.

But please let me know if anything happens or if you start feeling fatigued.

I'll be right there to help.

Mochizuki...

Thank you.