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Himari
Flea markets are seriously amazing! There are so many people and everyone brings all these precious items to sell! Everyone was having a great time...!
Moca
Hii-chan, that's the third time you've said that~. How many more times are we gonna have to hear about it~?
Himari
Well, that's how much fun it was! Oh, and there were tons of stalls selling knickknacks that you would've liked, Moca!
Moca
Well, I can't pretend I didn't hear that~.
Himari
Plus, the prices were super cheap, too! There aren't that many opportunities where you can buy so many great items at such low prices~.
Tomoe
Well, that's what flea markets are for. If the prices are too high, nobody would buy anything.
Himari
That's true... We did have a hard time deciding on prices...
Tomoe
Ahaha... But if you were going to do something so fun, you should've told us about it too.
Himari
About that... There was just so much to do beforehand that I didn't even have time to think about inviting everyone~.
Tsugumi
I see... But we would've wanted to help out too.
Tomoe
Yeah. Besides, after hearing your experience, I kinda want to try selling things at a flea market now, too.
Moca
Oh. That's nice a idea, Tomo-chin~.
Tomoe
Oh? Moca, you're interested too? In that case, we should take part in the next one!
Tsugumi
I think that's great! I'm in!
Ran
It's fine to participate... but didn't Himari just say there's a whole lot of work to be done beforehand?
Himari
Seriously, yeah! It was super tough!!
Tomoe
What part was tough? Nothing particularly tricky comes to mind when I think of flea markets...
Himari
Let's see... Well, to begin with, we had no idea what we had to do at first.
Himari
And the other stuff I mentioned before like deciding on prices and sorting all the items was not a piece of cake, either.
Himari
Also, there's the vendor application form for a stall! I didn't fill it out, but just from watching someone fill one out, I can tell there are lots of things to pay attention to and it's difficult!
Himari
But I gotta say the hardest thing was deciding on the order for doing all those things. We had to do that all by ourselves.
Ran
Himari does go off-topic easily, so I can imagine it being quite the task to have to decide things together.
Himari
That's so mean~! I'll have you know I'm the type that can get things done once I put my mind to it, okay?!
Ran
So, were you able to get things done?
Himari
Ngh... Well, you see... Chisato-san helped us with a lot of stuff this time around...
Ran
The type that gets things done I see.
Himari
Ugh~! Seriously, I am~!
Himari
But Chisato-san really helped us out a whole lot. If it weren't for her, I'm not sure how it would've ended up...
Tsugumi
You have to show Chisato-san your appreciation, then.
Himari
Yup, that's right! Oh! But, but, hear me out! I think I grew a lot from this experience too!
Moca
Ohhh~? In which areas, may I ask~?
Himari
By working out the flea market preparations, I really leveled myself up! Now, I think I have it more together compared to before!
Himari
So, if everyone wants to participate next time, you can leave everything to me!
Ran
Really?
Moca
Mmm~, I don't see much change just by looking at you, though~.
Himari
Don't be rude~! I'm being serious here!
Tomoe
Ahahaha! Now, now. Calm down, Himari.
Tsugumi
Himari-chan, don't worry. I'm sure everyone believes you!
Himari
Y-you really think so...?
Tsugumi
Uhm, well, yeah... P-probably?
Himari
You can at least lie about it! And you should say it with more confidence!
Himari
Ah well, whatever. When we actually take part in a flea market next time, I'll make sure you're all eating your words!
Moca
Oh~, you're getting so fired up~.
Ran
Huh... You're really not letting this go. Now I'm interested in seeing this for myself.
Tomoe
Right! By the way, Himari.
Himari
Hm? What is it, Tomoe?
Tomoe
Where's that book you said you'd return to me today?
Himari
Huh...?
Tomoe
What do you mean, "huh"? Weren't you the one who asked to meet up so you could give it to me?
Ran
Now that you mention it, she did.
Himari
Uhhh... Ahh~!! You're right!
Moca
This clearly means you completely forgot~. Well, well. Where's all that growth you were just talking about~?
Tomoe
Ahaha. Well, if you ask me, that certainly seems like a Himari thing to do.
Ran
That's true.
Himari
I-it was just a coincidence this time! R-really! Just a mere coincidence~!
Transcript
Himari
Hmhmhmm~♪ I wonder if Moca and Tsugu are there already~.
Himari
Oh, Marina-san and BanG Dreamer-san! Hello!
Marina
Hello, Himari-chan. You're heading to a practice session now?
Himari
Yes! With Moca and Tsugu~!
Marina
You guys are working hard as always I see~.
Himari
Yup! You bet we are!
Marina
Oh, what a cute tote bag you have there. Is it new?
Himari
You sure have a good eye for things, Marina-san! I actually bought this bag at the flea market the other day~!
Marina
The flea market...? You mean the one downtown?
Himari
Yeah, that one! I was selling things there and found this bag on my way home!
Marina
Oh, I see. So you took part.
Himari
Yup. Well, to be fair, it wasn't just me. I heard about it from Hagu and we decided to run a stall together!
Himari
It was my first time taking part in a flea market and it sure was an awful lot of work!
Himari
There's so much to do in advance. Even the application form was confusing and hard to fill out...
Himari
Oh!! And the tables! We had to prepare the tables to put our products on too. It was absolute chaos~.
Marina
Yeah. Preparation time is always the busiest when it comes to events, huh?
Himari
Exactly~! I knew you would understand, Marina-san...!
Himari
It was seriously brutal... But with the help of Rimi and Eve-chan, not to mention Chisato-san, we were able to see it through.
Himari
Especially Chisato-san. She was a huge help from the beginning to the very end.
Himari
Even when we were in the middle of preparing, we'd get sidetracked and end up chatting with each other...
Marina
Fufu. Chisato-chan is usually on top of things. I can imagine she'd immediately scold you guys for getting off track.
Himari
That's for sure! And then she whipped us right back on track.
Himari
You know though, I did realize after this event that Hagu and I are probably the same type of person~!
Himari
We get super fired up once we've decided to do something, but then later we get easily distracted.
Himari
It's during those times that Chisato-san would give us guidance... And it really felt like she was an older sister to us.
Himari
While I feel bad that she had to help us so much, we're closer now because of it. So I feel delighted!
Marina
You'll have to make sure you show her how much you appreciated her help then.
Himari
Absolutely! That's exactly what I'm planning to do!
Himari
But before that, I think I need to become a little more well-rounded first.
Himari
In order for that to happen, I need to focus on what I can do now, which is to give it my all during our practice session today!
Marina
Right. Good luck. You have our full support.
Himari
Okay! Thank you so much. I'll be going then!