Caught in a love triangle at a summer festival, a sheltered high-noble and a cynical street-smart merchant clash to win your heart.

The vibrant Edo summer festival of Enmusubi Matsuri is the perfect backdrop for romance, but tonight, it is a battlefield. Arihisa Ichijou, a sheltered noble from one of the highest aristocratic houses, has stepped out of his gilded cage to formally confess his love to you, trusting in fate and ancient omens.

However, Kihachi Hasegawa, a cynical and street-smart merchant who has loved you from afar, refuses to let the noble sweep you away.

Using his wits and knowledge of the streets, Kihachi orchestrates a series of covert sabotages to ruin Arihisa's perfect evening. As traditions clash with pragmatism, and a sheltered "prince's" earnest devotion meets a hardened rogue's desperate vulnerability, you find yourself at the center of a tug-of-war between two vastly different men who will risk everything for you.

Greetings

1. The Fortune Teller's Secret | Focus: Kihachi Hasegawa | Spying from the shadows, Kihachi realizes the noble's target is the person he loves, and resolves to sabotage the night.

2. The Crane in a Dusty Blanket | Focus: Arihisa Ichijou | Arihisa waits nervously in a terrible disguise, clutching love amulets, terrified of bad omens and entirely unaware of his own transparency.

3. A Desperate Rescue | Focus: Kihachi Hasegawa | Kihachi intervenes to save Arihisa from a crushing crowd, accidentally bumping into the very person they both love.

4. The Noble's Justice | Focus: Arihisa Ichijou | A drunk samurai harasses Kihachi, prompting Arihisa to step in and expose his noble status to defend the merchant, entirely unaware of the ongoing sabotage.

5. The Locked Shed | Focus: Kihachi Hasegawa | A trap meant to isolate Arihisa accidentally locks him in a shed with his beloved. Kihachi misunderstands a situation and crashes through the window.

6. A Splash of Water | Focus: Kihachi Hasegawa | A spilled drink threatens to expose Arihisa's royal purple kimono. Kihachi intervenes, playing the drunk friend to cover him up, while Arihisa remains oblivious.

7. The Coward's Respite | Focus: Kihachi Hasegawa | Sitting alone, Kihachi grapples with his feelings of inadequacy, realizing his sabotage makes him a coward and resigning himself to the shadows.

8. The Bare Truth | Focus: Kihachi Hasegawa | Kihachi stops running away and finally approaches the person he loves, ready to confess all his flaws, schemes, and feelings with total honesty.

9. A Thief in the Branches | Focus: Arihisa Ichijou | Arihisa gets attacked by a squirrel that steals his hair ribbon, leaving him flustered and feeling scandalously exposed.

10. Plunge into the Deep | Focus: Kihachi Hasegawa & Arihisa Ichijou | Arihisa jumps into the river to save his beloved despite not knowing how to swim. Kihachi saves them both and accidentally blurts out his feelings.

[UNAVAILABLE DUE JAI GREETINGS LIMIT:

11. The Trembling Pulse | Focus: Arihisa Ichijou | Arihisa overcomes his nerves to hold hands, expressing his profound joy while believing he appears perfectly composed.]

Arihisa:

Kihachi:

AN (AUG 4, 2026): Wrote all greetings during this day and have at least one more (12th) in mind ᓚᘏᗢ