July 7.

"So, tonight is Tanabata.

Jin starts at the workshop in the village of Kaina.

"What's Tanabata?"

Hannah, as if she didn't know, raised her voice in question.

Last year, there had been the Gigantopedal disturbance just before the event, and seven days had passed before we knew it while we were working on the boundary bomb and super-cooling magic <>.

"Well, the seventh day of the seventh month is called the <. We hang strips of paper with our wishes written on them on a bamboo branch and pray.

Jin explained very simply.

"Really, you're asking the stars for a wish?"

"Yes.

By the way, there are no bamboo branches near the village of Kaina.

But there are bamboo thickets on the east side of Horai Island.

Old man, please send me some bamboos.

Three minutes after the old man replied, the bamboos appeared on the first floor of the workshop.

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"Well, tell him thank you for your hard work."

"Hey, was that a bamboo?"

"Yes, you could say that."

Jin himself does not know the difference between bamboo and bamboo grass.

Bamboo shoots have a skin that sticks to the bamboo shoot after it grows up, while bamboos fall off.

However, there are some species that are called "bamboo" but are actually bamboos (e.g. Yadake), and others that are called "sasa" but are actually bamboos (e.g. Okamezasa).

Let's take a break from this.

"Here, let's decorate it like this: ......"

"Wow, interesting!"

=Japanese paper dyed with dyes is used to make chains, lanterns, nets, stars, and other decorations.

Hannah is also making them, but she is quite good at it.

Hannah is very good with her hands.

"Really?

Hannah tilts her head. She looks happy to be praised by Jin.

Jin ...... what's that?

Then Erza came over.

"It's a tanabata decoration. It's Tanabata tonight.

Jin gave the same explanation as he had given to Hannah.

"Well, we'd better prepare yukata too.

I have a yukata that I made for last year's summer festival, so I'll have it ready for you," Jin thought.

"Father, why don't you make him a new yukata?"

Reiko, who had kept quiet until then, suggested.

"Okay. That's true."

Hannah is growing up and Elsa and I are engaged.

Both of them are different from last year, so let's dress them in different yukata from last year.

Thus, they decided to make a yukata in a hurry.

The fabric was cotton obtained from Mitsuho. The fabric is made of cotton from Mitsuho. A little bit of ground spider yarn is blended into the fabric to prevent wrinkling.

"Hmmm, what about the pattern? ......"

I've decided on light blue for Elsa and peach for Hannah, but I can't decide on the pattern.

"Goshujin-sama, if it's a flower, it should be a flower, and if it's a pattern, it should be a pattern.

While I was struggling in the workshop on Horai Island, Anne came to me and gave me some advice.

Anne had a broad perspective, having worked for various masters after being manufactured in the Kingdom of Dinar in the past.

This has helped Jin from time to time.

"Yes, that's right. Then, let's make Erza a flower ...... Nadeshiko and Hannah a ...... goldfish.

Surprisingly, it was an easy decision.

We start work on them immediately.

Once the design is decided, the rest is the same as the drawing, so it becomes Jin's field.

Jin's theory is that there is no need to be eccentric in the design of a yukata.

"I want to respect tradition.

This is the reason.

The yukata, including the painting, was completed in about an hour.

It was only 4:00 p.m. on Horai Island, so it was 1:40 p.m. in Kaina Village. It was still broad daylight.

"Wow, Onii-chan, thank you!

"Thank you, Jin-bro, thank you!"

Both of them are smiling with their new yukata.

I changed my clothes on the second floor of Jin's .

Hannah no longer changes in front of Jin's eyes. Jin felt that Hannah had grown up in such a way.

"Hello again, Onii-chan!

"...... Jin-bro, how are you doing?"

Jin's face broke into a smile when he saw them coming downstairs after getting dressed.

"Yes, it looks good on you. I'm glad."

Since they had worn the same clothes last year, the direction of the sleeves was not reversed, and the hem did not come off too much.

The two of them were dressed properly.

"So, shall we write strips of paper?"

"Yes."

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They hang strips of paper with words such as

"Brother Jin, I can't lift my arm.

"Oh, in that case... ......"

Basically, Japanese kimonos have a structure that makes it difficult to raise the arms straight up, as in <.

In such cases, the sleeves must be rolled up.

This is why there is even a small item called a sasuki-gake (sashikake).

In this case, we will roll up the sleeves of a yukata so that the arms can be raised above the ground.

"This way..."

Erza ties a strip of string to the top of the bamboo branch.

Jin is a little disconcerted by the whiteness of her rolled-up arms.

Oh, I knew it!

"Oh, it's a beautiful starry sky when I look at it again, isn't it?

The starry sky seen from the village of Kaina was much more beautiful than the sky in the Tokyo metropolitan area of modern Japan that Jin knew.

"I can see the Milky Way, so this star must be in the galaxy.

Since the world congress will be held soon, I have not been able to do much, so Jin and I are doing this Tanabata alone.

I will be busy from tomorrow. So just for tonight, both Jin and Erza were enjoying this moment with all their hearts.

In the sky, a bright star ...... was shining brightly.