My Hero Academia: School Briefs Vol. 6 by Kohei Horikoshi Anri Yoshi

Author:Kohei Horikoshi, Anri Yoshi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: VIZ Media
Published: 2023-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

“Do you mean it, Eri? You’ve never celebrated Shichi-Go-San?” said Midnight.

The two sat on the sofa in the common area of the teachers’ dorm building, having just gotten out of the bath, and Midnight was brushing Eri’s hair like always. The girl blinked in wide-eyed surprise at Midnight’s disbelief.

“Is that so?” asked Thirteen, sitting nearby.

“Y-yes?” said Eri. The teachers had asked if she’d ever worn a kimono for the holiday known as Shichi-Go-San, and she wasn’t sure why they had been so taken aback when she’d answered no. Midnight and Thirteen turned from Eri to stare at each other.

“I guess that makes sense …” said Midnight.

“She’s been through so much, after all,” said Thirteen.

The edge of sadness in their voices prompted Eri to ask the all-important question:

“Um, what’s sheecheegosan?”

The question was just the thing to snap Midnight out of it and put a smile on her face.

“It’s a special day when people visit shrines to pray for their children’s good health,” she said.

Shichi-Go-San, which literally means “seven-five-three” in Japanese, references the ages at which a child celebrates the holiday. The particulars of the tradition differ from region to region, with some people using the traditional East Asian reckoning of counting ages (where a child is said to be one at birth and gains a year every New Year), and others following the Western style (where a child turns one exactly one year after being born and turns a year older on each successive birthday). The traditional reckoning is generally preferred when it comes to this holiday, so for Eri—who was born in December—her Shichi-Go-San celebrations would have been when she was only a year old by Western standards, and then again when she was five. Naturally, Eri had no memory of anything from when she was one, but she knew for a fact that she hadn’t donned a kimono at age five.

“You mean hatsumode?” asked Eri, referring to the traditional first shrine visit during New Year’s.

“Nope, not quite. Shichi-Go-San is, uh … When is it again?” said Midnight, turning to Thirteen.

“Let’s see …” said Thirteen, who took out her phone to check. “Oh, it was November 15!”

“We’ve missed it then! What a shame,” said Midnight, her voice and face full of regret. “Unless … we just wanna go ahead and do it anyway,” she added, her eyes sparkling.

“Huh?” said Thirteen.

“Who cares if it’s not on the right day? It’s important to celebrate this little lady as she grows up,” said Midnight.

“You make a good point. Why not!” said Thirteen.

Eri continued to stare at the two women blankly, still unsure why they were making such a fuss.

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