Romans & histoires Atsumu Miya

Her record was eight, all with Kenji, back when she had just entered high school. “I want to see the Aomori Nebuta Festival!” Akiko made another demand. The festival was held annually, but it was far away in Aomori—the northernmost tip of Japan’s main island. Akiko had never traveled that far for a summer festival. “Are you sure? Its timing will be close to the Tanabata Festival in Sendai. You never miss the festival in Sendai.” Naturally, Kenji knew which festivals Akiko favored. Akiko's favorite festivals were Tanabata in Sendai and the Sumida River Fireworks Festival in Tokyo. Akiko never missed those two.

**Haru (smiling):** “Easy. Pinch, don’t stab.” I show her the grip—thumb and forefinger on the top stick, middle finger guiding the bottom. She mirrors me, a little clumsy at first, but gets an onigiri to her mouth on the third try. **Mia (after the first bite, eyes closing):** “Oh my gods. This is so good. The rice is perfect. And the sour plum in the middle—” **Haru:** “Umeboshi. Mom’s specialty.” We eat in comfortable quiet for a minute, just the sound of chopsticks and the low roar of the cafeteria behind us.

The hoop… had definitely been raised by at least 30 centimeters. “YAMADA MIUUUUU!” Takuto roared, waving the honey-soaked rope like a battle flag. “You called~?” Miu peeked out from a huddle of girls, crumbs of honey bread at the corner of her lips. “CEO~ You should know… the working world is cruel~” Takuto retreated to the equipment shed, chalk in hand, drawing a battle strategy map on the floor. “Knowns: Miu has past-life memory She knows all my athletic habits

His gaze briefly paused on her exquisite facial features before saying, "You're one of the elites from the Shinto Way challenging the Martial Arts Alliance, aren't you?" "You have good eyes. No wonder you're so bold," the woman scoffed. "I'm one of the Three Primary Disciples of Shinto Way, Mitsuki Fujiwara. I have defeated half of the so-called prodigies from your country's Martial Arts Alliance. I was going to defeat a few more, but your challenge has ruined my plans."

- Amos 5:12 * * * * A bell tinkled somewhere within the hot springs inn of the city of Atami which was located somewhere in the Shizuoka prefecture of Japan. The inn proprietor is a woman in her late thirties. She looked up only to be slightly taken aback at the sight of the customer – a teenage girl who didn’t seem to be older than eighteen or nineteen and was wearing a high collared dark blue coat that covered the lower part of her face, with a pair of transparent purple sunglasses perched on her nose. “W-Welcome.” The inn proprietor stammered as the girl walked up to the reception desk. “W-What can I do for you?”

It’s weird, it’s like she took the darkness with her. Emerson and Brjent stare openly at me, Farkas seems just as blown away as I am by the strangeness of it all. “Who was that?” He asks no one in particular. “That was Nanako Jimmu, youngest daughter to the first emperor of Japan and a very deadly member from the Band of Blood. This changes the entire situation Santiago, this isn’t good, not at all.” Emerson says breathless.

"If it's possible, Restia— do you mind going to 八島 (Yashima – Eight Islands) to find some information about the golden nine-tailed fox?" "Yashima? You mean, 日の本大八洲 (Hinomoto Oyashima)?" Restia asked. 八島 (Yashima — Eight Islands), or the full name known as 日の本大八洲 (Hinomoto Oyashima), is famously known as 'The Great Eight Islands of the Land of the Rising Sun'. It is a country located in the east with eight main islands and multiple smaller islands connecting in a curved line. When looked at from above, it looked like the shape of a dragon, so it was given another nickname called 眠りの竜 (Nemuri no Ryu), also known as 'The Slumbering Dragon'.

he said. Gabe shook his head. "No. I didn't come with anyone." Gabe answered simply. "But I saw Lyla behind you, Gabe." Archie replied. "Maybe what you saw was Irina, Damien's sister." said Ash. Archie shook his head and replied, "No. My eyesight is still very good. I can't see it wrong. Because... The girl with the yellow sweather wool with the wolf's head on the left chest is only Lyla. The same Sweather as the three of us, specially made by Aunt Erin, who Aunt Erin calls the family sweather." Archie explained at length.

Kazumi replied, “Miss Moore, this is the case. Our chairman is originally supposed to be taking a vacation at the hilltop villa at Nishitama District today. Therefore, his intention is for you to head to Nishitama District to sign the contract now.” Jasmine asked, “Nishitama District? Where is it? I do not know Tokyo very well. So, please be understanding and forgiving…” Kazumi smiled as he said, “Nishitama District is about seventy to eighty kilometers to the west of Tokyo. You should be able to get there in more than an hour. Your driver should know the location. If it is convenient for you, you can come over now.” Jasmine replied without any hesitation, “Okay, no problem! I will set out n

The two of them stared at each other, until they heard something sliding from beside them. TIIIITTTTT Suddenly, this attracted the attention of many people, including Alisa and Floria. They witnessed what was happening. “That...” A light shot vertically upwards from the Amaterasu Tower, the tallest building in Kaguyashima. It disappeared shortly after, before exploding in the sky. BOOMMM It was a giant firework that was usually launched at the peak of summer festivals. Its diameter reached one kilometer, making it the largest and brightest firework in the Archipelahia, even the planet Kamina.