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Kirara and Erika's Twinkling Day 1
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1. Part 1
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Lip balm, check! Hair rollers, check!
My bag's all packed, so it's time for some beauty sleep!
I wonder what fun stuff is waiting for me tomorrow...
Oh? What's this notif?
Let's see...
Ah! That drama series I subbed to posted a new episode.
I was supposed to sleep...but I've gotta watch this, right?
Let's see...
Let's create our own youthful experience!
The flower of youth has to be...!
...!
Time to go home, Kirara!
...
No reaction whatsoever. What's wrong?
Wh-Whoa! When'd you get here, Eri?
You didn't hear me come stomping over? Or the bell going off? Don't you want to go home?
Ah! Yup! Let's go.
You haven't been yourself today, Kirara. Something wrong?
...?
Yay! The sun's shining today!
I hope something fun happens on our way home!
Ah, ah! Look over there, Eri!
Yup! She was drinking that limited-time bubble tea from the cafe in front of our school!
I wonder how she got her hands on it. I've never been able to...
Only one way to find out! Let's go say hi!
Here we go.
Yahoo! Hello! Nice to meet you!
H-Huh?! Who are you?!
I'm Kirara! And this is Eri!
Only you call me that, Kirara. It's Erika.
Okay, okay! Are you going home right now?
Y-Yeah... What do you want from me...?
Do you have a second to spare? Pretty please?
I-I guess so. What's up?
You're the best! Thanks! How'd you get that flavor of bubble tea? I heard it's super, duper exclusive!
I figured you probably have all kinds of secret tips about the world of yummy drinks! A connoisseur, as they say!
So, I just had to come over here and ask you to teach me your ways!
You're being dramatic.
That's all it is. Sorry for bothering you.
We've been wanting to try it, but it's sold out every time we go.
Oh... I see.
Yeah, I heard it was pretty hard to get, so I just put in an order on my way to class this morning.
Whoa! I never would've thought of pre-ordering! I knew you'd have the secrets!
Thanks so much! As payment, I'll tell you about my secret! The best crepe shop in Gehenna!
To celebrate our friendship!
F-Friendship? But we, like, just met...less than five minutes ago...
Exactly! So, now we're friends!
I-Is that how it works?
Yup! How else would it work?
Sure. But one quick thing.
Huh? What's up?
The bubble tea is actually pretty sub...
Oh?
Whoa, whoa! The dessert cafe exploded!
A cafe was bombed? It must be...!
Heehee. When it went viral on social media, I must admit, I had high expectations.
But...this. Subpar ingredients. Seedy marketing schemes...
This drink does not even meet the basic standards of cuisine! And if it fails to validate its reasons for existence, well, it should simply not exist.
Really? I thought the xylitol cucumber sandwich was pretty yummy!
And you're the only one who thinks that!
I knock off ten points for not having bottomless drinks! ☆
For the last time, dessert cafes don't have bottomless anything! More importantly, you blew it up before I even got to try!
Stop right there, Gourmet Society!
Oh, my.
The Prefect Team?! This is a fast response, even for you!
I was on patrol nearby, and the School Lunch Club reported that you all were breaking the law!
I didn't expect to catch you in the act!
What were you thinking, blowing up a dessert cafe?! I won't let this one go!
I do have many counterarguments to your narrow-minded way of thinking, but I'm afraid we're busy at the moment.
Akari.
Yes, ma'am! All aboard the truck! Time to run away. ☆
Retreat! Retreat!
W-Wait for me! Don't leave me all by myself!
You miscreants! Get back here and surrender! I wont let you...
*cough* *cough* *gag* I said stop!
Those little brats! They have the audacity to steal the School Lunch Club's truck and use it as their getaway car?!
Hey! You! Go-Home Club!
Huh? Us?
Yes, you! I need your help. We're taking down the Gourmet Research Society for good this time!
Th-This is a little out of the blue...
Sounds good! Love it!
You responded a little too fast there. You sure?
Chasing a truck sounds super fun! Let's do it!
Yahoo! You're the best, Eri!
Yahoo!
Ten minutes later...
*huff* *huff*...
Hahaha! Looks like we lost the truck and our Prefect Team friend!
Do we need to start working out?
I mean, it's par for the course for the Prefect Team, but normal people can't catch up to speeding cars...
Hahaha! At least it was fun, though! Wasn't it nice working up a sweat?
I surprisingly do feel pretty good.
Hey! You two! Over there!
Hm?
Can I ask you for directions? I was so caught up in my club activities that I got lost!
Thanks! I'm trying to get to the intersection in front of the big auditorium...
The auditorium... You're pretty close, then.
Yup! Just take the stairs down, make a right, go straight, and...
You know, why don't we just show you? That'll be way faster, right, Erika?
Good idea.
Then, just follow my lead! We'll get you there safe and sound!
This look like the right place?
Yeah! This is the exact spot the president gave us!
All right! Thanks! We've got club activities to attend to now!
Mhm. We seem to attract these kinds of situations on our route home.
At least they keep things interesting!
No two walks are ever the same with us.
It's the Hot Springs Department! They're blowing things up again!
Evacuate immediately, or you'll get caught up in it!
Hm?
...
Kirara?
Okay. Yeah. I should talk to you about it.
You finally gonna tell me what's been bothering you?
Wh-Whoa? Am I that easy to read?
We're together all the time, Kirara. Of course I noticed.
I just didn't want to push you to talk about it until you were ready.
Hahaha! I really can't keep a secret from you, Eri.
So, to be honest...
Life right now... It feels like something's missing?
Missing? What...exactly?
Okay, so, you know how I stayed up late last night? I was watching "Our Youth Stories: The Ultimate Club Episode."
Isn't that the web series you've been into recently?
Yup, yup. The main characters were doing all this club stuff, and it looked totally, super duper fun!
So, it made me want to try some out too!
I, like, totally love the Go-Home Club, but there could be an entire world of fun waiting for us we haven't discovered yet! Just hiding under the guise of club activities!
Like the new friends we made today! They seemed super into whatever they were doing for their clubs!
Wouldn't it be a total waste if we graduate and realize we missed out on the best of our school days?
We... We might've wasted half of those best school days already!
I-Is that how it works...?
Duh! After all, clubs are the soil that the flower of youth blooms from...or something, right?
Whoa! Wow! You're gonna do this with me?
You asking me to join in on your latest shenanigans is a pretty common occurrence.
And I always come along, don't I? You're my best friend.
Yay! You really are the best ever, Eri! Heehee. Thanks!
To start, what club do you want to join? Did you have your eye on any in particular?
Not at all! I haven't gotten to that part yet.
That's more or less what I figured, but you really said that with no hesitation.
Why don't we do this, then?
Gehenna has a system called "sign-up trials" for clubs.
We can try out different clubs, and see which one we like the best.