CH Volume 1 (2/2)
Yu herself to knock on the wooden door
(Ahh, hoeak I am)
However, for any nor, it would have taken a considerable ae to knock on this door That hy Tsutako-san knowingly did not hurry her If Tsutako-san were to ask, ”can't you even knock?” Yuo ahead”
She felt sweat in her pal temperature
Her heart began throbbing
The world beyond this door was too alien
Just as she lowered her fist, giving up all hope, a voice called out from behind the two
”Do you have business with the Yamayurikai?”
”Huh!?”
Yu-loaded mechanism
”Oh dear, I apologize I seem to have surprised you two”
Standing there was Toudou shi+mako-san
Yuhed heavily, relieved If Sachiko-sama appeared when she hadn't yet steeled her resolve, she eration, it was definite she would have disgraced herself even
”shi+mako-san, too, why…”
And as Yuhtly ”Idiot”
”shi+antea en bouton, so she would obviously be here”
”Oh, yeah”
She was not a ”regular first-year”
”Yumi-san and I wish to speak to Rosa Chinensis en bouton shi+ent for us?”
As if thinking, nice ti to shi+h they were both en bouton, the difference of comfort bethite and red was drastic
”Oh, if that is the case, would you like to come inside? I believe Sachiko-sama is on the second floor”
Swaying her curls, shi+mako-san opened the door and beckoned to the tere rooted to the spot outside
Not just beautiful, but kind and cute as well, Toudou shi+mako-san Yumi-san stood awestruck for a moment
Because of this, it was easy to see why Sachiko-saantea would scramble over her She was, after all, the type of person you would love to stand next to and ith Pure white, with soft, brown, curly hair
In contrast, even with the saed to subdue her ju them in two –A wild animal part cotton-candy, part Savannah
”Come in?”
shi+ open the door
”Let's go, Yumi-san”
Gulping hard, Tsutako-san grabbed Yu Yumi doith her
After taking one step, a mysterious space surrounded them
”Uwah…”
Ih floor When you turned left, you were greeted by a steep staircase Straight ahead as you reached the second floor was a stained-glassthe size of a door, and the evening sunlight stretched down like it had walked down the steps and to the lower floor
There was no sign of life on the floor To the right and above that were rooms, but as shi+mako-san said, there didn't see this, it was apparent that even had Yumi knocked on the door, it was likely that no one would have noticed anyways, causing her to feel exhausted even before beginning the monumental task that lay ahead
”This way”
shi+ down the pleats of her dress so they wouldn't rub against the stairs Yumi and Tsutako-san looked at each other, nodded to each other, and followed suit
Roughly half of a year since becoh school student For Yumi, the Rose Mansion was as forbidden a space as a Sister's residential ward
”Um…, shi+mako-san?”
Yumi suddenly felt anxious
”Yes?”
”Is it alright for you to bring in an outsider this easily?”
shi+hest step, briefly looking surprised before saying ”Oh dear”
”Why do you consider yourself an outsider? This building is being used as the Yamayurikai headquarters, so the staff members maintain it, but each and every student is a member of the Yamayurikai We more than happily welcome people ish to speak to us Of course, if a hundred students all pushed in at once the floor ht collapse?”
Lowering her shoulders a bit, shi+hed
As she said, this old wooden building probably could only fit fifty people at once
Yuh school buildings were definitely not new by any account, but even their stairs did not squeak like these
After cliht When they followed shi+ voice
”Even so, why do I have to do it?”
It was a loud enough voice to have traveled through the door When Yuht about how such a loud voice didn't see of the Rose Mansion, that same voice yelled once more
”This is tyranny! The onee-sa mean!”
The word ” ”Please be quiet, as we are in the ely unbalanced
Incredible A student capable of saying ”mean” in the presence of seniors
This was, after all, the Rose Mansion There was no doubt that, inside, beginning with the Roses, distinguished members sat, almost enshrined
A nor and say ”the onee-sa mean”
”Oh, good Sachiko-sama seems to be present”
shi+mako-san turned the doorknob
”Eh!?”
”Then that voice was Sachiko-sama's…”
Yumi was, honestly, stunned That Sachiko-sama would raise her voice in such a ould use a word like mean and sound so cross while at it It seemed like Tsutako-san was just as stunned
On the other hand shi+ ”It's always like this,” and opened the door without knocking
And that exact moment
”I understand, then If that's what is being de her here at once!”
And hat could be taken as a sharp parting remark, one student shot out of the room It was an unfortunate accident that arose because she had been leaning on the doorknob just as the door was opened from outside
”Ah!”
”Uwah!”
As soon as she thought a person had flown out, Yuht tilted, the ceiling spun, and she felt a sharp pain at her rear
Ignoring shi+mako-san, who had used the door as a shi+eld, and Tsutako-san, who had held back to be last in line, the direct hit almost seemed like the person had aimed directly at Yumi, as second in line
That's why the ”ah!” was the person who flew out, and ”uwah!” was Yumi's voice
”Are you alright?”
She heard shi+mako-san and Tsutako-san's voices
”Hnn… nn”
It had beco situation, and she didn't knoas happening Only her buttocks had hit so remained around her stomach and breast Plus, because soh she knew she was supposed to be facing upwards, she had no idea where she was and she had lost directional senses
”Ow…”
Mur on top carefully raised herself When Yu she saas none other than Rosa Chinensis en bouton, Ogasawara Sachiko-sama She, too, had not yet realized what had happened, and si her head
The straight, long, black hair swayed like the hair for radually, returned to their native positions The difference with TV was that a floral scent accompanied this hair
”A That was a flashy fall”
”Eh, she got crushed by Sachiko's 50kg? How miserable-!”
”Heeey Victim, are you alive?”
The students ere in the roo noticed the crash It was a line-up you could only see in a Yaantea Next to Rosa Foetida were her bouton and her respective petit sœur
”Eh, I crushed soht!?”
Having finally realized what happened, Sachiko-sama hurriedly tried to raise Yumi
”Sachiko You shouldn't simply move them If they hit their head it could be disastrous”
Rosa Foetida en bouton came forward from the crowd Second-year chrysanthehter of a martial arts faotten concussions
However, her sailor collar and loaist plaited-skirt uniform made her seem even ht that was a rarity in Lillian A slender figure with very short hair Even this uniform, that seemed like one that an antique doll would wear, orn by her like a man's formal divided skirt
”Ah, I'ht, I only hit my back”
Yumi hurriedly stood up Her butt still throbbed, but otherwise it seemed like it could turn into an uproar
”Are you sure?”
Sachiko-sama leaned forith a worried look
Ahh, if you look ataway Your beautiful eyes will get sullied
”Yes, as you can see”
Unable to bear the atmosphere, Yumi stood up and hopped around like a phoenix bird She disliked her clownish behavior, but the atmosphere felt like had she not done so, they would have called an ambulance
”That is a relief”
Perhaps relieved, Sachiko-sa in her breast as before Ahh, so that's what it was It was Sachiko-sama's breasts Because of the uniform's construction, it's difficult to tell the difference between different peoples' figures, but her breasts are along the lines of the abundant … This wasn't the ti of this Graciously, at theher
”By the way”
Still embraced, Sachiko-sama whispered in Yumi's ear
”You are a first-year, are you not? Do you have someone to call onee-sama?”
”Huh?”
That ht of that first-year student who self-destructed by wearing a loose tie In her stead, Sachiko-sama berated her onee-sama
However
Would she drag in a sœur over colliding? In this case, it was an accident, and Sachiko-sa Yumi
”Which is it?”
Sachiko-saently
”I don't… why?”
Because it felt like a secretive conversation, Yumi also suppressed her voice as she answered Then
”Splendid”
”Um, what…”
”No worries Just do as I say”
Extreed out in front of the extravagant members
”I have a report for the onee-sama”
As opposed to the hysteric voice that cut through the door, Sachiko-sama had returned to the icy voice of norm
”Oh ?”
Rosa Chinensis inquired with an intellectual smile As expected of Sachiko-sama's onee-sama She had the composure and presence of soertips
”This girl-”
After leading with that, Sachiko-sama whispered toward Yumi and informed her, ”Introduce yourself” She had just realized she had never asked Yumi for her name
”Ah, first-year peach-class number 35 fukuzawa Yumi”
When she tried to introduce herself to Sachiko-sama, she half-turned Yumi's body Apparently, she had wanted her to introduce herself to the Roses
”I see, fukuzawa Yumi-san How do you write that with kanji?”
”fukuzawa froht (右)' to a shi+mesu-hen (ネ) for Yu, and Mi from the year of the snake (巳)”
”A joyous, and good, name”
Rosa Gigantea smiled brilliantly
”And?”
Finally, Rosa Foetida looked at Yu her
”What with this fukuzawa Yumi-san?”
All of a sudden, Yumi had been surrounded by the three Roses
Maybe this is how it felt to be a frog hunted by a snake Even though her name had ”snake” in it, she wanted to be pardoned from this If it weren't a snake, it was a briar forest They say pretty roses have thorns, but she definitely realized the Roses weren't merely pretty onee-sama
Even though she had only hit her buttocks, her head felt light fro to do after capturing a frail first-year?
”Onee-sa in that way? Look, Yumi is absolutely terrified”
(Yu, Yumi…!?)
Woah, woah
She didn't even know her name until just now, and yet they were already on a first-name basis? Is, how Yumi would have liked to retort, but because it was Sachiko-sama, her mind simply went blank
Yumi
The standard at Lillian was to add –san to the end of every name, so first-name basis was limited to only extremely close relationshi+ps Even her parents went by a ”friend-like parental relationshi+p,” so she was called ”Yumi-chan” by her parents The only person to call her simply Yumi was her little brother, who'd become cheeky as of late
However, it sounded good To be called ”Yumi” by Sachiko-sama
Even though she didn't really knoas happening, it felt good, so she decided to play along with Sachiko-sama Even she could co
”That's true, it could have been unpleasant, we apologize, … umm, fukuzawa Yumi-san”
Rosa Gigantea craned her neck for a slight bow This person was shi+rande sœur Her face was, in contrast to shi+mako-san, more of an exotic look, but she was still far too beautiful to look at up close Her graded se hair flowed behind her hair like wind and looked pretty
”However, we cannot help but be attentive to Sachiko's, as Rosa Chinensis en bouton, conduct I hope you will understand?”
”… y, yes”
Yumi could understand why the Roses would be attentive of Sachiko-sa so intently at her
”Rosa Gigantea I would appreciate if you did not speak to Yumi so off-handedly”
Sachiko-sa her
”Oh, since when did Yumi-san become your personal possession?”
Rosa Gigantea raised an eyebrow and giggled Having had her fault taken away, even Yu obliquely behind of Sachiko-saer
”Well, Rosa Gigantea Let us hear what Sachiko has to say, first”
”Oh yes, that's right She did say she had so to report”
As Rosa Chinensis and Rosa Foetida brought back order, Sachiko-saered look, and then nod
”I will have you carry out that promise from earlier”
”Promise?”
Rosa Chinensis asked back
”As long as I choose now, everything is settled, correct? In that case, I a Yumi”
Sachiko-sarabbed Yumi's shoulders and pushed her out front As if she was showing off a newly-bought toy
”Um…”
Because Yumi had no idea as said ”earlier,” she had no idea as happening Rather, she had been brought into ait
She looked to Tsutako-san and shi+mako-san for help, but they both shook their heads They had both arrived at the sarasp the situation
”Would 'earlier' ht before you walked out that door?”
The three Roses looked intently at Sachiko-sama
”Of course”
S the words that plucked the spirit out of the entire room:
I declare fukuzawa Yumi to be my petite sœur
Part 5
”Please”
A white cup was filled about seven tenths to the bri liquid and placed in front of This is a liquid called 'black tea'
”Would you like sugar or milk?”
A relatively short, pony-tailed girl offered a stick-shaped iteirl was, if I reet her class and surname, but she was the petite sœur for Hasekura Rei-sama, the Rosa Foetida en bouton, and I think her name was Yoshi+no-san
”No, thank you”
I thought in a daze after refusing Uain?
Ahh, I'm so confused
The one as the most surprised by Sachiko-sama's declaration was none other than Yumi herself She was frozen in place, even oblivious to the uproar around her How many times must Sachiko-sama petrify her in one day?
Let's settle down and talk about it Is what happened, and thus everyone ” plate
Sachiko-sama, who'd made the selfish declaration in the first place, left behind her sœur, Yumi, even if the declaration was a terily shouldered her way into the room Prepared for battle, would be the most suitable way to describe her state
”… War, with Sachiko-sama”
In reality, if you went by i in completely separate positions
”Oh dear, what a helpless onee-sa her little sister behind”
When Rosa Gigantea embraced Yumi by the shoulders and walked into the room, Sachiko-sama seemed to have realized her clumsiness and so she stood up, pulled out the seat next to her, and beckoned, ”sit here”
Then, when everyone sat down, black tea was distributed And that here ere
This room had an atmosphere unlike any other school facility Just like the stairs and the hallway, the floor and walls were of worn, wooden boarding Aside from the one adjacent to the hallway, the other three walls each had a wooden-framed bay , and the clean cotton curtains for each were opened and fastened with a thin ribbon The size was about half that of a classrooement of flowers on the elliptical table in the ht people Rather than a student council headquarters, it feltroom
Of course, the three Roses were seated at the table, as were Sachiko-sama, Yuuest Rei-sama and Yoshi+no-san pulled chairs over from around the washstand by the wall
The electric pot washad fresh water recently added I had never even i black tea after school in a school building At some point, even cookies were placed on top of spread tissues
I had no idea you were treated this hen you became a Yamayurikai staff member
”Let , please do notthis a pleasant space to be”
As if reading Yuht next to her, whispered The Yaet was not used for tea, she seeht in tea themselves, and cookies tended to be donations fro class
”If you prefer, we have coffee and cocoa They are, however, instant, so their taste is not top-notch”
Rosa Chinensis smiled
”So come and play any time you wish As you are Sachiko's sœur, you are a valuable friend”
Loweringoff the main question The Roses certainly were not a normal kind of people
(That, that's right, the crucial matter was still left unanswered)
Sachiko-sa at each other
While certainly not having forgotten, Yuet She could not think of a reason In fact, having ended up as a victisummoned as a witness for a trial or a parliament
”Oh, Rosa Chinensis, so you accept Sachiko's assertion?”
”But Rosa Foetida, if Sachiko has ht to pursue the antea, do you have an opinion?”
”I think whether we accept it or not should be left for later At the very least, not while one of the protagonists is looking like her eyes ht pop out in surprise”
Immediately, everyone looked at Yumi
(Pr, protagonist, does that mean me-!?)
”Poor thing, she's struggling to grasp the circumstances”
The Roses giggled Yu fun at her expense
(Of course, that has to be the case It must)
She could not think this gorgeous membershi+p would have taken that earlier joke seriously To begin with, regardless of what condition Sachiko-sa Yumi her little sister
(Wait, wait)
Maybe it's all a joke that Sachiko-sama is a part of Of course, that ize, our joke one too far” –if they were to say that now, I could laugh, return, ”I kneeird,” and squeeze out of this in one piece
However
”No matter what anyone says, Yumi is my little sister”
Sachiko-sama still refused to bend with her state?
”Personally, I would like to ask Yumi-san too, not just Sachiko”
”M, me…!?”
Yumi flinched at the sudden shi+ft of focus As had been evident, Yurasp the circumstances It would be easy to say ”I don't know,” but she could surmise from the atmosphere that such a statement would simply corner Sachiko-sama into a further predicament
”Umm-”
If possible, she wanted to be an ally for Sachiko-saht when you didn't knoas an ally and as an eneht there
”If I say so, it ? There is no need to confirm with Yumi”
She stands fir to crumble her firm stance
”Ah, umm…”
”Just be silent for the ti”
Zap! Even to her ally, Yumi, she was merciless
Of course, had they really been sœurs, onee-sama's order would be absolute, so she would remain silent But as that wasn't the case, Yumi felt Sachiko could have been a bit kinder
”It seems you want to continue this conversation without Yumi-san, but I won't allow that”
Rosa Gigantea's eyes sparkled
”Sachiko You sied a passer-by into thisfroht?”
(Job imposed on her…?)
Thefar away raised her hand and said ”wait” That was Tsutako-san, who Yuotten existed
”What is it, Takeshi+ma Tsutako-san?”
”I aantea”
”Yu, there is no student that knows not of you You are notorious, after all”
I'm sorry I don't stand out – Yumi whispered, deep inside
”I arateful”
Tsutako-san continued after fixing the position of her glasses
”I do not mind if you si, having been allowed to listen in on the conversation?”
”Of course?”
”I have no idea what is going on”
Why Sachiko-sama had to declare Yumi to be her sœur What connection that has with this ”i to know
”That is true, forgive us for not explaining”
Rosa Foetida nodded Sachiko-saently stood up
”There is nothing to explain I chose a sœur, that is all Theis over”
”How selfish If you wish to break up the , you may return home by yourself Of course, Yumi-san will stay here with us”
Sachiko-sama had no choice but to sit back down to Rosa Chinensis' words
”To put it shortly, Sachiko decided to reject a job for the school festival she had previously accepted, today, after all this time”
”Because you changed your story”
Sachiko-sama complained, but Rosa Chinensis continued
”The story did not change Even if there was not enough infored”
”Umm, … what is Sachiko-sama's job?”
Now Yumi asked
”Ahh, ere short on explaining once again Actually, for this year's school festival we are planning to hold a play”
”The Yaether and perform”
It sounded extrereatly to be allowed to watch
”Us three Roses, being part of the executive committee for the school festival, are busy every day Of course, that ures for the play”
Rosa Foetida added that they planned to borrow members from the dance club as extras
”Dance club, what play are you expecting to perform?”
Tsutako-san eagerly asked, it see to catch fire
”Cinderella The dance ball scene”
Wow
”And, and the lead role?”
Forgetting her situation entirely, Yumi also became excited This one had her 'closet Sachiko-fan blood' catching fire
”Of course, Sachiko”
Kyaaa
Sachiko-sama, as Cinderella
Then Rei must be the prince!? A splendid recital contest of two boutons
It's beautiful just i into Takarazuka territory
I have to secure a ticket, no matter what I wonder if they hand out nu It was so home
Wait, hold on
They didthe job earlier Thatthe lead actress-
”This year we intend to call upon a guest from Hanadera Sachiko seems to object”
”Guest?”
”It's custohbor each other on the same hill, Lillian and Hanadera Institute help each others' student councils during the school festivals We helped out during their school festival last month, too”
It sounded like a neighborly relationshi+p fro Noto take a break from work to help out, that sort of custom
I had a culture shock when hbor took a break froh it was a busy time at the end of the ter carried out so close, and by high school students, at that
”I have no objection to the inviting of a guest But I see no reason why the Hanadera council leader has to be the prince”
Sachiko-sama muttered
Ah, I see Rei-sama is not the prince
”Then ould you have him do? Cinderella? Will Sachiko do the prince, then?”
Yuht be '
”Why does it end up like that I was just thinking,around props-”
”How could you even insinuate es for their ht have worked, they did not request us to pour tea Although Sachikoskipped out on the appointed day?”
”What I cannot stand is that we are changing role distribution noeeks before the school festival”
It was a verbal dispute between Sachiko-sama and Rosa Chinensis A duel between sisters
”And as I said, Hanadera's council leader was intended to be the prince from the start”
”That's a lie Rei was saying the prince's lines all the way up to yesterday”
”I was told from the onset I was just a stand-in”
Rei-sama raised her hand to fan away the electric pot's vapours