Part 61: August 30 - August 31: The End of Summer

This part of the game has a cutscene I like, so here's another video.



-New Days-


Did you know the fireworks festival is today? You know...I don't have any plans...
A festival in honor of fireworks? I am down.
Let's you and me go.
Geez, Senpai, you're a natural-born playboy sometimes.

> Rise seems a little embarrassed...

But I bet we'll run into the others at the festival. Yosuke-senpai would never pass up something like this.
It kinda sucks, but maybe we should get together with everyone this time! Well, I'll see you tonight, Senpai.
Little hand on the door: *KNOCK KNOCK*
Big bro? Are you there?



> You wonder if Nanako knows about the fireworks festival. You tell Nanako you'll be going to the fireworks festival with your friends...

Dad said we'll be going to the fireworks show once he comes home. It's at night, so I have to go with Dad, but he said he'll try and come home for it!
I hope to see you there.
Mmm-hmm...! I'll go with Dad, so we'll see you there!

> You decide to leave Nanako to Dojima and go to the fireworks festival with your friends...You and your friends arrive at the hill overlooking town...


The riverbanks were packed. I'm surprised you found a quiet spot like this.
Oh no, I knew about it. I pass by the mountainside a lot. Customers ask me about it, too.
I wonder if Nanako-chan will make it. I called and told her where we'd be before I left...
Hey, where's Teddie?
Not only was he hitting on girls nonstop, he accidentally put the moves on Hanako and she dragged him away. He ducked into his "bear skin" right away and acted like a bear, but he still got dragged off without a word.
Wha--!? Can we just leave him like that!?
Sure we can. His karma caught up to him.
Aren't you being a little cold to Teddie today, Yosuke-senpai?
When I think back to what he did this morning? No, I really don't. Truth be told, I wish I could send two or three more Hanakos at him...
Dude, that would kill him. What happened, anyway?
I don't even want to remember it...He dug up some private stuff from my room and brought it to the Hanamura family breakfast. He was all like, "Yosuke, what's this magazine about?" Can you imagine the humiliation I went through because of him!?
It's your fault for having that stuff.
It's not like I ever thought anyone would wave it around in front of my parents!
Is this really what you want to be talking about with girls around?
Huh? Is he not talking about his secret savings?
Secret savings. For a guy. Right. Let's just leave him be...
Urrgh...
Teddie!?


That's...Okay, that's worse than I was expecting...
Anyway, people are going to stare at you like that. Hurry and take it off.
But I'm like a newborn child inside...!
Just like your magazine from this morning, Yosuke!
Quit reopening this morning's wounds!
There they are! Big bro!


Yeah! Dad came home early!
We've been waiting for you.
*giggle* I made it!

> Nanako seems happy...

Sorry if I made you nervous. I didn't quite finish my paperwork, but I figured Adachi could handle the rest.


How do you do that!?
Well...!
Cut it out, Teddie! Do you want Dojima-san to haul you in!?
Things are heatin' up down there.
Does that mean it will be starting soon?
Really!?












TaMAYAAAAAAA!


Tedmayaaaaa!


Tedmayaaaaa!


No, no, no, don't listen to him...
Stop messin' with her, Ted!
Sometimes you can be unbearable!
Was that supposed to be a joke!?








Hoho, looks like this one's a doozy!
Whoa, you're right!


Tedmayaaaaa!
Tedmayaaaaa!

> You enjoyed the fireworks festival...


Announcement: Thank you for coming, and all of us here in Inaba hope to see you again next year as well!


Because you got to stuff your face, right?
So what!? You were all munching on snacks too!
An extra large steak bowl doesn't qualify as a "snack"...
Did you have fun, Nanako-chan?
Mmm-hmm.
...I'm sleepy.
Hahaha, I'm not surprised. It's about time for you to be home in bed.
I'll take Nanako back. Make sure you guys don't stay out too late.
Bye-bye, Nana-chan!
Bye-bye...




Why'd you have to bring that up...?
I'm all right with that. When I'm working, I have to wear fall clothes during the summer, so I don't get a sense of the seasons changing. But this year, I went to the beach and saw some fireworks! I even got to wear a yukata out to the summer festival!
The festival, huh...Thanks to a certain someone, I don't have anything but bitter memories of that.
Really?
That "someone" is you!
Well, I had fun.
Oh yeah, you were good at that candy-cutting...Wait, that's not what I meant!
I was expecting something more...more bittersweet and stuff!
Right?
True, it was completely different.
W-Wait a sec...What does that mean? What're you comparing it to...? D-Did you go with someone else the next day...!?
What's wrong, Rise-chan? You seem fidgety.
Your face seems awfully red, too.
Hmm? Does it?
Dude...Seriously!?
Yosuke, you really do only think about girls, huh?
Like you're any different!
Oh yeah, should we have asked that kid to come with us today?
What "kid" are you talking about?
Uh, well...
You mean Naoto Shirogane?
Ohhh, him. Yeah, I guess so. When you think about it, we were working on the same case, in a way.
Yeah, that's true. I mean, we might not ever see him again.
I'd hate to leave it with him like that...I said some harsh things...
You know, I remember him saying something that sounded pretty sad.
Then again, I doubt he's the type who'd accept even if we had invited him out to see the fireworks.
I wonder if he's not here anymore. He seemed to be busy, so maybe he's already working on another case in some faraway town.
......
Sorry, I didn't mean to be a downer! There's no point in wondering what might have been.
He was a pretty good-looking guy, too. He might have been a roadblock in, erm, other ways...
Yosuke, you really do only think about girls, huh?
Shut up! You don't have to say it twice!

> You ate a light dinner with the others and then headed home...




Um, I got a call from Dad...He said someone gave him a watermelon...It's too big for us to eat, so he said you should call your friends over. Do you think Teddie and your other friends can come?

> Nanako seems to want everyone to come...You decide to give them a call.

Watermelon? Whoa, definitely! I haven't had any yet this year. I'm gonna call up the others, so you better not smack it open before we get there!

-Like A Dream Come True-

> Luckily, everyone was able to come over. Nanako may have been a factor in their decision as well...


Man, a watermelon! 'Cause of all the stuff that's gone down this summer, I completely missed out. So where is it? The fridge?
Gee, Kanji. They invited us over...At least show some manners.
We gotta smack it open first.
Huh? Are we seriously gonna do that? We can't eat it if it gets all crushed.
But, but, doesn't it sound like fun?
I wanna do it too!
I'll swing at it with everything I've got! The splattering fruit juice! Bursts of joy! One night of love...The bitter sweetness of those days is the essence of youth!
That makes no sense at all...And dude, will you cut out those commercial lines of yours!?
That's the essence of youth!
I'm home--whoa, that's a lot of shoes. How many people are here?
Welcome home! Um, let's split the watermelon open!
Say what!?...Uh, well, you see...

> The watermelon was already cut and shared with the neighbors...


Apparently Kanji keeps a shaker of salt or tamarind in his back pocket, just so he's prepared for any watermelons that come his way.
...I'm really sorry. It never occurred to me you'd want to do that...
Hey, Nanako-chan. Let's do it again sometime. Next time, we'll do it right--at the beach!
Seconded!
Whoa...Does that mean we get another chance to see you in bathing suits!?
Oh...but there probably aren't enough days left. We'll have to do it next year...
Next year...Will you play with me next year too?
Of course we will!
You betcha!
You betcha!
Did you hear that, Nanako?
Yep! Thank you!

> The fun time slowly passes by...Eventually, everyone went home. Nanako must have gotten tired too. She already seems to be asleep in her room...


It's been a while since I last saw Nanako in high spirits like that.
The case is finally solved...Now for all the--
Eh, never mind. Save it for some other time. You know...you really made some great friends.

> The sun set peacefully...