Since it's summer, Choukai decided to invite you and Tosa with her sister, Kaga to go to the carnival. Although Tosa and Kaga weren't that excited to go but they agreed anyway. Tosa said it's better for Kaga to be out of Akagi's hair once in a while. So the four of you go to the carnival. It's open for the summer and it's natural for it to be crowded.
When you got there, the sisters immediately went to the extreme rides. From the roller coaster to the haunted house, even though they know you and Choukai don't like going there. Choukai suggested the sisters to split for the haunted house. "For boost of confidence!" Choukai gave her reasons which you agreed. Kaga knew it was an excuse but she didn't argue back. You were paired with Tosa while Kaga was with Choukai. You feel that Tosa is less aggressive than her sister.
After finished with the haunted house, you told them to try play the games in the stalls. "We should take a rest from the adrenaline rush." You gave your reasons. "Don't be a coward, (y/n)!". "Just let them have their break, sister. We have been towing them for the morning." Tosa calmed her sister down and it seems Kaga agreed.
The four of you went on a casual stroll and tried the games from some stalls. From the ring toss, ball throw, and some shooting games. The sisters and Choukai have much better accuracy than you in the shooting games and as you guessed, both Tosa and Kaga went competitive with the games. You and Choukai just laughed it off and you won a lot of prizes.
Noon came and the four of you decided to have lunch. "You two won a lot of prizes than Choukai and I." you teased while eating. "Maybe you can give some to Amagi and Akagi. I'm sure they'll appreciate it." said Choukai with her signature sweet smile and Tosa seemed to be fine with it. "You can take some for your sisters too, Choukai. We may not be able to carry all of them back.". "Thank you, Tosa! That's very kind of you." Choukai's eyes curved to a smile and Tosa nodded. She then carefully picked the things from the pile.
"How about we go relax on the merry-go-round or the ferris-wheel?" you suggested. "I haven't ridden the carousel in a long time. The ferris-wheel can wait." Said Kaga and the rest agreed. The four of you walked to the carousel and it was empty but it was spinning. You went to find the operator and he was behind the control panel. He was wearing a white tee with matching pants under a red hoodie and sneakers with a striped scarf hung over his neck. He has a bushy moustache and medium black wavy hair under a black beaver cap.
"Excuse me." You called to get his attention. "Oh, hello. Are you girls interested to ride?" he asked and you nodded. He pushed a button and the ride stopped. The four of you hopped on the horses of your choice and the ride started spinning again. It was spinning in a medium speed. You haven't ridden this too for a long time.
Then you saw someone walking towards you from the corner of your eye, it was the operator. "Oh, hi." You greeted. "Shouldn't you be with the controls?". "I've used myself with this and don't worry. I've set the timer for it." he gave a reassuring smile. The way he dressed made him look like a hobo but for some reason, he's different than he seems. "Have you been working here long, mister uh...". "Please, call me Haru." Haru shared his name. "How long have you been working here, Haru-san?" you properly asked.
"I've only been for a week." You were surprised by his answer. "I was actually in a band but we recently disbanded. In the meantime, I work as the operator of this merry-go-round. Until the summer is over." He explained. You look to find your friends and it seems that they're hiding on the other side. "I guess that your friends gave us some space." Said Haru and your brain face-palmed itself by your friends' antic.
The ride stopped and all of you got down. "Will you come here again, miss...". "(y/n)." you shared your name and promised to come again before summer ends. You joined back with the girls and went to the ferris-wheel. "Why did you leave me like that?" you were in between angry and flushed when asking. "Kaga said that you two were comfortable with each other, so we simply gave you two space." Tosa explained. "Kaga!" you shot a stare at the sister.
"What?" Kaga nonchalantly responded with her head resting on her hands. "Don't you think he looks like a hobo?". "No, he's not! He just like to dress like that." You corrected her. Choukai then asked why Haru works here and you told her that it's his part time until summer's over. 'Summer, huh? Wonder if I have time to come here again by myself...'
A.N : Still not regretting using ship names for this! Yeah, yeah I play Azur Lane but I'm not a degenerate! I love how my YouTube just drops me hidden gems in my timeline and the title is literally the title song by Hosono and the pic is a screenshot I took from the vid. Go check it out and I hope you enjoy it like you enjoyed this chapter! I think I might have to give more attention to his bandmates more... I'll see you in the next chapter! RD out!! Boi!!!
