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As Jena looked around, she had a weird urge to strip her own clothes. Her original clothes were very tight, not to mention how hot it is because of the dark color of her clothes. She needed to change her clothes—also, her hairstyle, for the sake of comfort.
“Hey, Zena-chan. Do you think that we need to change our clothes?” Jena slowly asked her companion who was looking with enthusiasm at the food stalls. She hoped the other girl would catch the meaning behind his words.
Zena stopped wandering and looked at Jena curiously, “Ryokuryuu, I think you just feel that you’re out of style.”
“I am!” Jena desperately said to Zena, who didn’t care about anything but food at that moment. “A girl shouldn’t wear these hot-like clothes, to be honest.” She complained as she motioned to her clothes.
Zena made a slow hum before looking around. Hearing how desperate Jena was, she tried to find a clothing shop that hopefully would satisfy Jena. “Hey.” A touch on Zena’s back jolted her up. A group of fashionable girls stood behind her, grinning while looking both at Zena and Jena.
They looked like they were in their teens and unexceptionally had a high taste of fashion. The group of girls looked from up to down and down to up, as if they’re studying their clothes. A confused look from Jena just made the girls grinned wider. One of the girls walked closer to them while giving a warm smile to both of them.
“Address me by Mingzi. We run a clothing shop near here and one of us, incidentally, heard your conversation.” Mingzi had beautiful fuchsia hair that was loosen up. Her hair length probably could match Jena.
Looking at the stranger, Jena just nodded slowly as she didn’t know what to do. Mingzi just smiled brightly, “We want you to try out our clothes. I also think that you both need some change of clothes. Since this week is a week to celebrate, why not?”
Smiling mischievously, Zena glanced at Jena. “What do you think, Ryokuryuu? Someone is offering you fresh clothes and hopefully some treatment for you.”
Hearing Zena asked with a mischievous voice, she coughed nervously to cover up her embarrassment.
After a while, the girls asked them once again, “Well, what do you think?”
Jena found herself smiled brightly, “Of course!” she accepted the offer. After hearing the answer they wanted, Mingzi and the other girls smiled to each other, a sign that they’re satisfied. They continued to guide Jena and Zena to their shop politely.
Arriving at the said place, the girls told Jena and Zena to sit at one of the available chairs. They dispersed to search for clothes that might suit Jena and Zena. Bringing with a heapful of clothes, the group asked Jena and Zena to try on their handmade clothes. Both girls tried various types of clothing, from a simple shirt, to complicated traditional clothes.
After a lot of changing and trying, they moved on to body treatment. Jena and Zena enjoyed a bath with flowers and floral scenting. They received a face treatment too, just like what Jena expected.
Even if it’s a bit tiring, at least, Jena and Zena had a lot of fun.
Sheena walked aimlessly while having a confused look on her pure face. A small noise from Ao made Sheena glanced at the small squirrel. Sheena let out a small sigh, “I’m lost…”
“Pukyuu!” Ao chanted.
Sheena patted her while giving a small smile. “Don’t worry, Ao. We will find Kija—” Remembering the name change, she quickly corrected her mistake. “I mean, Ryuuha or maybe Jena and Zena…” Without even caring about her crowded surroundings, she walked straight, looking around the festival and hopefully spot some of her friends as she walked around.
The orange sky slightly darken. With touches of faint lights, Sheena saw faint lights on the floor. A wave of curiousity urged her to walk through the crowd and see what’s happening. As an answer to that curiousity, she broke through the crowd and checked what’s going on.
As soon as she arrived to the front, she was amazed. Hundreds of lanterns were beautifully arranged, forming a flower that had bloom. “Beautiful, isn’t it?” A childish voice from beside her called.
Sheena looked to the source of the voice to see a boy who was smiling fondly at her, “Every year, the villagers forms all these lanterns as a flower. Last year it was a tulip, this year’s flower is a moonflower.”
Sheena was surprised at the flower name. “Moonflower?” She tasted the word on her tongue.
The boy nodded happily, “Yes, it was quite rare in Kouka, but we managed to find some on the forest. The moonflower is such a beautiful flower, isn’t it? Do you like moonflowers, big sister?”
A flash of her memory came. It was the time that Yona gave her her new name. Shina, it means moonlight. The meaning of her name is deep yet simple. Sheena smiled at the memory. “Yeah… I like it.”
The boy chuckled, “You reminds me of a warm moonlight, just like the moonflowers.” That boy grasped Sheena’s hand. “I feel calm when I’m beside you, big sister!” He smiled warmly at Sheena.
Ao hopped down from Sheena’s shoulder to the boy’s head. It caught his attention, “Hey, little fella!” Somehow, the blue dragon felt a warm sensation in her heart. Something that gave her a gentle touch. Not even caring what it was, she just liked it.
“Big sister, you’re a traveller, right?” The boy looked up to Sheena’s golden eyes which was slightly covered by her mask. Receiving a nod from Sheena, the boy nudged her hand. “Then, I’ll show you around. You need to know how great this festival is!”
Giving him a small smile, Sheena nodded and let the boy drag her around.