Chapter 221 – The Children’s First Obon

August 15th. The height of Obon.

At the Ootori main residence, many priests had been invited since yesterday to conduct memorial services.

There were many visitors yesterday, but today it’s truly limited to family only.

Well, the people who visited yesterday are probably observing Obon at their own homes today.

Of course, as many members of the Ootori family gather as possible, the numbers are still considerable. But it’s no different from New Year’s or the May parties, so aside from everyone being dressed entirely in black, it all feels familiar.

Obon itself is something we observe every year, and this year it’s just a bit more elaborate than usual.

We already finished visiting the graves on the 13th, and we did attend the memorial services on the 14th as well. And even when you say “memorial service,” it’s not like