Chapter 257:
T/N: This chapter is kinda long and I was having some troubles irl, so I could only TL one chap. I’ll release an extra one later to make it up. Anyway, enjoy! Also, thanks Thiranoyama for the coffee!
As we continued on our way while chatting, we soon came to an open area. It seemed like this was the actual top of the hill. A fence had been set up here to prevent people from falling down.
There were no benches or anything of the sort here. Umi said that the people of the shrine didn’t prohibit entry to this area. They wouldn’t do anything unless we caused them troubles like littering everywhere or being too loud.
“Over there, Maki. It’s a little dark right now, but you can see the sky from here.”
“You’re right… We can see the riverbed from here too… Huh, could it be? The reason we came here really is for tomorrow?”
“I told you~ When I told my mom that we’re going to see the Fireworks Festival, she told me about this place. She said that this is the place she went to pray for my safe birth a little before I was born.”
I looked toward the direction Umi pointed at. There was a large river which reflected the lights coming from the various buildings on its surface. It was the same river where the Fireworks Festival would be held.
The festival was the only large-scale event this town had, so I had been bracing myself for the inevitability that was being crushed by the crowds of people. However, if we were to watch the festival from here… It was a distance away from the riverbank, so it wouldn’t be ideal to come here for people who wanted to see the fireworks up close, but we should be able to watch the entire thing from here. Since there wouldn’t be anyone else who’d come here, the five of us would be able to watch the fireworks in peace.
Also, when Umi and I were walking through the shrine, I managed to find out that aside from selling charms for childbirth, they were also selling charms for a successful exam. It wouldn’t be a bad idea for us to visit the shrine while we were at it.