Wrong Order! 1,000,000 Pumpkin Fiasco - 4

Hey, what if you dealt with the pumpkins tomorrow? You should sleep soon.

No, I’d like to brainstorm a little bit more. You can sleep first, Uu-chan.

……

You are looking for Raito? He is unfortunately not here at the moment. I believe he is making something in the living room.

…In the living room?

(What could he be doing at this hour?)

Oh…

Yup, this looks pretty good if I do say so myself. What do you think?

Raitin this is so good! Chii’s never seen such a totes adorbs pumpkin like this!

And this potage Yuki-paso made for us is also scrumptious~!

Indeed, there’s a rather mellow creaminess to it… What a masterpiece.

(That’s… a rather wonderful jack-o’-lantern.)

Hm? Munechi?

My apologies. I have been admiring Raito-san’s work… but if it is alright, could I get a closer look?

Of course. If you’d like, you can wear it too.

(…The more I look at this, the more impressive it becomes.)

And it is much lighter than I imagined. This is not because the pumpkin itself is a new breed, but rather the result of Raito-san’s precise and skillful hollowing technique.

(It happens to be around the same weight as my helmet. I suddenly want to wear it…)

Pumpkin Munechi is sooo adorbs!

Yes, it suits you very well.

Thank you…

Raito-san, I’d like to consult you on something⁠—

You want to know how to make jack-o’-lanterns?

Indeed, was I that predictable?

You seemed to show interest towards the idea of jack-o’-lanterns and a Halloween party earlier while we were discussing.

So you’ve come up with a plan, right?

Yes. And I was convinced after putting on the pumpkin earlier.

Based on these jack-o’-lanterns, I wish⁠— to plan the legendary Halloween Masquerade Ball.

Hm… so that’s what you decided.

A masquerade ball!? Whazzat? Heeey, don’t keep Chii outta the loop! Raitin, you know about it?

I do. This event didn’t get passed down to the current Asu high⁠—

However, it was something we had when I was still enrolled⁠—a second culture festival organized by the school and involved the local area.

OMG, no way you guys had 2 culture fes’s~ That’s so lit…! And like a Hallow’s party!? Chii wants that~!

But like, it’s amazing how you know about it, Munechi.

I have always liked reading student council records. And this was one of the events that stood out to me.

…After falling to rank 1, I have come to understand many things. Which is why⁠—

I want to have a masquerade ball where everyone can intermingle without having to worry about ranks, through putting on a mask. With those practicalities in mind, I am thinking of proposing this plan to the student council.

That’s great. I think that’s a wonderful thing to try.

Chii too! But if you’re getting the locals involved, does that mean Chii can come too?

Indeed, I would greatly appreciate it.

For reals!? Let’s goooooo~!! What should I wear!? Can we dress up!?

Muu-chan, wait.

…? Uu-chan? You did not go to bed?

Haha, he was peeking in from the side the whole time.

I see… You were watching from afar since you were worried

Wh-Whatever, who cares. But like, so the Halloween party is good and all⁠—

But we still have 100,000 pumpkins left. Can we even use them all up?

Mhm. Our problem of dealing with the large number of pumpkins still has not changed.

However… I suppose we could consider it our only problem.

No need to worry… I have… an idea. We should… start counting… tomorrow…

Oh my.

Zzz… zzz…

Munechi fell asleep…?

Ugh, I told you so… He just passed out from working himself too hard. He’s always been this way.

Once Muneuji becomes like this, not even a bomb can wake him. Sorry, but can you guys help me carry him?

Got it, I can do it. Your room is Neigh Gang, right?

Yeah, thank you.

Chii wants to go too ♪ Since Raitin’s princess-carrying Munechi~… Should Chii piggyback you back to your room, Ushi-poyo~?

Um, no. Can you not randomly say you’re gonna carry a teenager, please?

Hehe ♪

C’mon, let’s stop playing around and get going.

But still…

(I see, so a Halloween Masquerade Ball… Looks like things are starting to get interesting.)