Volume 7

Summary
Yoshio picks Machi up from the village she got off in. He got in a dispute with them over Machi’s custody. She tries again to Get to the highschool and succeeds. She is down for a couple of days after the trip.

Natsu, Machi, Hibiki and Yoshio play a game of kick the bear can. Machi wins by collecting ten pinecones and kicking a tin can. Hibiki mentions it’s been a long time since she saw someone win like that.

Summer break has began and the villagers celebrate it with a barbaque. Yoshio and Hibiki mess with the kids by chasing them in the woods.

Machi, Honoka and Natsu go Jyunsai picking. Machi practically raised Natsu and Honoka alongside herself. She would bandage them up after they fought each other, even if she got scratched or bit in the process. She nearly falls in the water but a stranger catches her and helps her onto the dock. Before she can ask him anything, he disappears in the brush. He appeared to be a hiker.

Etsuko made Hibiki and Machi yukatas. She encourages Hibiki to show her fathow she looks. They come across Kiyori dressed in her cop outfit, she has taken to calling herself Purenessia when in costume.

Someone has gotten lost in the forest of Kumade. They are not a villager, so it is the Kumade Village’s duty to guide them out. Honoka brings him back safely. After, Machi and Natsu enjoy watermelon. The stranger Machi saw while picking Jyunsai walks through the brush again and spots her and Natsu talking.

Chapters

 * Chapter 37: The Sea and Machi, The Dolphin Miko
 * Chapter 38: A Boring Day
 * Chapter 39: Summer Resolution
 * Chapter 40: Waterfront Scenery
 * Chapter 41: Summer is for Yukata
 * Chapter 42: Person in Distress