Scene 01
The last classroom light
After class, everyone leaves for festival rehearsal. Aoi stays behind with a half-finished lantern display and pretends she does not need help.
CEFR B1Japanese school-festival romance~9 min4 chapters per route
Interactive English speaking story
The Last Festival Before Graduation
One unfinished lantern. One honest rumor. One night left to say it.
You and Aoi are both 18-year-old final-year students preparing the summer school festival. Offer help, clear up a rumor, and decide what you want your last school memory together to mean.
คุณและอาโออิเป็นนักเรียนชั้นปีสุดท้ายอายุ 18 ปีที่กำลังเตรียมงานเทศกาลฤดูร้อนของโรงเรียน เสนอความช่วยเหลือ แก้ข่าวลือ และตัดสินใจว่าความทรงจำสุดท้ายในโรงเรียนร่วมกันจะมีความหมายอย่างไร
You play
Aoi's 18-year-old classmate during the final summer festival
Offer help, correct a painful rumor, and express what you want before graduation changes everything.
Speak aloud · a few missed words are okay · 2 endings
A story that changes with your voice
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Follow one possible opening route below. Your choices lead to different outcomes. Speaking rehearsals revisit your chosen route after its resolution and are counted separately from the story chapters.
Scene 02
A rumor between paper stars
While you hang paper stars, Aoi admits she heard that you plan to leave the city immediately after graduation. The rumor has made her avoid you all week.
Scene 03
Fireworks above the festival
The festival opens below. Aoi leads you to the rooftop, offers you a lemon soda, and watches the first firework brighten the sky before meeting your eyes.
Useful expressions
English you can actually say
- 01I would like to help you finish the lanterns before the festival starts.
- 02Could you tell me which tasks we should finish before our classmates return?
- 03That rumor is not true. I have not decided yet, and I should have told you sooner.
- 04I would like us to stay close, even if I study in another city.
- 05You are more than a friend to me, and I would like us to go on a real date.
Story vocabulary
Words you meet in context
- festival
- งานเทศกาล
- decorate
- ตกแต่ง
- help
- ช่วยเหลือ
- rumor
- ข่าวลือ
- graduation
- การเรียนจบ
- truth
- ความจริง
- misunderstanding
- ความเข้าใจผิด
- feelings
- ความรู้สึก
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What English level is The Last Festival Before Graduation?
The Last Festival Before Graduation is written for CEFR B1 learners. The level describes the story's target language difficulty, not an official proficiency assessment.
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