Volume 1 Chapter 3 (2/2)
Uh oh That's not good
She was deliberately saying things to annoy the fastidious Sachiko-sama What should she do, at this rate she would snap, she would snap, she would snap-
”Ahh!” Yumi yelled
”What!?”
Rosa Gigantea and Sachiko-sama both turned at the same time
”Umm…”
She yelled, but she had nothing prepared afterward, so she stu at her wristwatch
”It's already this tiantea, are you done with your cup? I'll go ahead and wash it for you”
Ahh, why could she only do things this way? She was sure anyone else would have interceded in a sh it did seem they had evaded Sachiko-sama's hysteria
”Yuirl”
Rosa Gigantea offered forth her cup, shoulders treness to look Yu She whispered softly to Yumi
”I made Sachiko envious”
”Eh?”
When she turned around, Rosa Gigantea was in theherself, and then she walked out, deliberately thinking out loud, ”Well, I guess I'll go check downstairs”
It see a tre Sachiko-sa as pithy as an e scene
Yu detergent froth
Sachiko-sa, had sat down, and had started reading a book
(See)
Sachiko-sama hardly cared about Yumi
”Ah, there's no hot water”
It seeas was not provided, so the water boiler wasn't working She helplessly rinsed with cold water and felt thankful it was still autumn
”The water supply freezes during the winter”
”Really…!” She was surprised
Not so , soattention to Yun of shutting out her surroundings Of course, Sachiko-saaze was still upon the book
After putting the cups and spoon into the drying basket and closing the top, Yuht
”Sachiko-sa lunchtime”
She flipped a page Extrehtly into that book, from the looks of it
”Did you have a look through?”
”Ah, … yes, a bit”
”Why did you lower your voice?”
Sachiko-sama finally lifted her head from the book
”I… don't think I would be able to memorize Cinderella's parts in time…”
She fidgeted and”of course not” cut into her despondency
”I did not request that much”
Then ”howthat, Sachiko-sama placed her book on the table, stood up and spoke
”I ear a red velvet dress with English-made frills”
What happened to you, Sachiko-sa she'd heard those words before Or more accurately, she'd read those words, in the Lillian-version Cinderella script Right before one of Sister B's blue highlight lines It was Sister A's line
She did not knohy Sachiko-sa some sort of response If she could not answer here, she had no doubt Sachiko-sama would be disappointed
”I am fine with my usual skirt”
Having resolved herself, Yu
”However, I ear a olden floral pattern and a diamond broach That is an extremely rare product, after all”
When Yued to finish her line, Sachiko-sama stepped closer and stood behind her back
”Sister, how does this hair look?”
The scene changed, and this time Sachiko-sama was Cinderella”
One danger after another Yumi tried to remember her lines for the sake of her life Umm-
”Cinderella Do you not wish you could also attend the Ball?”
”Good”
Sachiko-sama touched Yumi's shoulders
”You've properly remembered your lines”
(Huh…?)
I wonder what happened My heart's throbbing
She visited the right shoulder twice The soft, delicate touch was a fresh sensation, totally different froirl” and ”there there”
Maybe that hy I felt so conscious of it Even when Rosa Gigantea patted o up, at all
”Everyone is late”
Sachiko-sahed softly, relieved
She was e so fast
”Rosa Gigantea has not yet returned fro downstairs, too”
”Perhaps they changed the o check”
”Then, I, too”
Yu her red face with her hands
In the middle of the staircase, Sachiko-sama stopped and turned around
”… be careful”
At first, she thought she was being warned about the steep stairs Yet, she thought what she antea”
”Be careful of what?”
Sachiko-sama replied, ”The stairs, of course,” and walked down the re stairs
(Ohh)
She thought Sachiko-sama had worried for her just a bit
Things don't work out quite so well in the world, though
Yumi listened to Sachiko-sama and paid careful attention to each step as she walked down
”Ah, there they come”
The principal members were all present on the first floor of the Rose Mansion I don't kno they usually use it, but it was currently being used as a storehouse for the settings and props for the play
Half of the roos, and the other half was occupied by six people holding scripts
”Were we not having a standing rehearsal upstairs? Or was there another communication error to Yumi and I?”
At first glance, Sachiko-sa of objection to everyone
”We heard you tere having soed places in a hurry”
How regrettable, Rosa Chinensis answered The other members had also been directed to where they stood, upon arriving at the Rose Mansion
”Valuable time?”
Sachiko-saantea cal
”Because otherwise, you two don't seeress, at all”
Her excuse was extremely self-centered, but for soreed
”Indeed We found a valuable source of fun in going toward the school festival, but it has been quite uneventful Boring”
”What is going on?”
”Sachiko has to becoh to offer her rosary at least once a day”
One utterance after another, and each spoken in a coh to make you wonder if these were indeed the top students of the school From the looks of it, there was a fair chance that the rumors were spread by them, for fun
”Have no concern over Yuin rehearsal”
Sachiko-sa fed up with everyone Then, Rosa Chinensis clapped her hands, re, perhaps, in response to ”rehearsal”
”Oh, I have to give Yu sudden, but we're giving you the Sister B part”
”Ah, I have a script, here”
Yu
”Oh, Sachiko, nice move”
Rosa Chinensis laughed, noticing the naasawara Sachiko” written on the back cover
”Never you mind I had already memorized my lines, so I had no use for it”
”Excuses, excuses Yues?”
”Eh!”
When she hurriedly flipped through the pages, Sachiko-sama coldly said, ”Oh, how foolish, they are clearly si you,” and walked where Rei-sama and shi+mako-san were on stand-by As if to substantiate that, Rosa Chinensis was trehter
Coes, she would have already noticed Plus, Sachiko-sa that underhanded
”Okay, let's start fro and look inward”
”Yes”
It seemed like Rosa Chinensis was the director When she stood where she was told, she was told it was alright to hold onto her script Indeed, Rei-sa one in her hand
”There is no need to worry”
Sachiko-sama spoke before Yumi could act
”Yumi has already memorized her lines”
Sachiko-sa able to say, ”There is no need to worry,” and Yumi felt quite happy that she was the reason for Sachiko-sa that expression
Perhaps even she could work hard enough to meet Sachiko-sama's expectations, and that she was not destined to perpetually disappoint- Just that tiny action by Sachiko-sama could excite Yumi that much
”Excuse me-”
Just as they prepared to begin the standing rehearsal, visitors arrived at the Rose Mansion
”Ah, I'll get it”
In any case, Yu that she was the newest of the people there, hurried to the door When she opened the door, six students were there, and they all quickly bowed their heads, ”Gokigenyou”
”Go, Gokigenyou”
Yumi hurriedly responded
The six were not all one group, but rather three pairs, as their haphazard ranks and different behaviors expressed
”We're the handicraft club, if we could see Rosa Foetida”
”We're the fine arts club, if we could see Rosa Gigantea”
”We're the invention club, if we could see Rosa Chinensis”
They were stiff with nervousness, as if they were reading froe textbooks that they had not prepared reading for
When Yumi told them to wait and turned around, maybe they felt she couldn't hear them, but they said, ”See, it's fukuzawa Yumi-san”
Maybe the othersthe door to the Rose Mansion as if it were her ho was not even Sachiko-sama's sœur, but rather ”that person who did not know her place and ed to refuse Sachiko-sa had people thought it aard
When she returned to the first-floor room and spoke to the Roses about their visitors, they replied, ”Have them come in,” so she aardly went back to call the six people in
”Please”
”Apologies for intruding”
The six politely bowed and entered
”But, I'lad”
One of the handicraft club members mumbled in the foyer
”I had no idea what I was going to do if Rosa Chinensis came out and opened the door But it was fukuzawa Yumi-san”
”Eh?”
Yumi double-took as she closed the door
”As much as I admire the Roses, they are somewhat unapproachable fukuzawa-san, I do not mean to offend, but you are a more intimate type of person”
”I agree, ere so relieved, too”
The fine arts club students nodded
Apparently, they had not all agreed to arrive at the saotten stuck in front of the Rose Mansion When they finally settled themselves down, they called in, and Yu very similar to when Yumi and Tsutako-san had first come to the Rose Mansion, and shi+mako-san had called to them from behind
”It's curious, with fukuzawa-san walking in and out of the Rose Mansion, the Roses feel a lot more accessible and human”
Wow It was a completely different reaction than she expected
”I' on that I don't know, but to be honest, I thought, it'd be nice if fukuzawa-san were to become Sachiko-sama's little sister”
Ahh, I see -Yuht
She had grown tiination, but it seemed not everyone was particularly critical about Yue burden lifted from her shoulders
The fine arts club members had come to the Rose Mansion to discuss so on, the handicrafts clubfor tomorrow, and the invention club ic scenes
The rehearsal was halted once again, but Yumi had finally been able to see the serious faces of the Roses She had a very fun-loving and carefree iinally, even Yue of the Roses
”There is quite a bit of help from other clubs, isn't there”
Already one coainst the corner of the rooh the hands of the fine arts club, it was extree of a backdrop was very fuzzy, and trying to think hard about it invoked a feeling akin to the jagged, green, vinyl leaf-like object placed in the middle of hand-rolled sushi+
”We only formally commissioned the dance club The rumors of the Yamayurikai executives' sponsored play spread by word of athered and volunteered to help We were actually intending to just wear our nor and use some of the dormant backdrops in the school warehouse”
Rei-sa the part of the witch and the prince in today's rehearsal, explained
”Every club is already busy with the school festival, but they've been going the extra e of pace, or it's a good source of inspiration … Well, they s for personal use, too”
Having a surplus of goodelse are both probably nutrition for their products
When theirready for the rehearsal, the six students ere preparing to leave asked
”Umm, would you mind if atched?”
Rosa Chinensis happily responded, ”Sure,” and with that, the fine arts club, handicraft club and invention club all cluether and squealed, ”Kyaa”
(Eek…)
For Yumi, she was about to have an audience for her first rehearsal
”Everything is alright” Sachiko-sama said, without any hesitation, and smiled brilliantly
”Just do as you did before”
Immediately, she felt better Of course, she just had to do what she did on the second floor
Miraculous
Rei-sama was supposed to be the witch, and Cinderella was supposed to be the one having a ic spell cast on her
Sachiko-sama had reason to say the script was of no use for her She had completelyon the stage with her struggled to stop staring at her
When she looked at the corner of the room, the six visitors were likewise entranced by Cinderella
Yumi felt proud
Isn't Sachiko-sama fantastic?
She shouted jubilantly, deep down in her heart
After school on Friday, clothing testing for basting took place in the clothing rooh school
”My, what a lovely Cinderella”
The ivory dress, with brilliant ornaeous, and it fit Sachiko-sah in adoration
”I think the breast area is too bare, is it not?”
Sachiko-sama said, worried Then, as she rolled up the mother-in-law's dress, Rosa Foetida jumped in to respond
”No, you aren't supposed to be packing the collar like that It's supposed to be service”
”Just what sort of service are you talking about?”
”The ure possible, for the Sachiko fans, see?”
Rosa Foetida spun Sachiko-sama around and stopped her, face-to-face, with Yu on the Sister B dress
”Yuht?”
”Ah, y, yes, of course”
Itable to see a bit of her white breasts was far irls, she thought it was is as pretty
”Really?”
As Sachiko-saorously Although she had gotten a bit more used to it, the close-up view of a beautiful woman was still intense Plus, today she had the added power of her clothing
”If Yumi says so, then I shall leave it”
Sachiko-sama unexpectedly withdrew quite si, ”What are we to do about hair?”
”-says she There seem to be some reasons behind that”
Rosa Foetida buttoned Yu Yumi with cold water Even Yumi, after all, could not have let ”if Yu
”Oh dear, Yumi has less breasts than expected Maybe we need to have it made smaller”
The clothing for roles that had not been definitively assigned had been h school student's size Even though it was supposed to be slightly larger, that the waist was al made her feel a bit sad
When the handicrafts club member used a safety pin to note the extra cloth, this time Sachiko-sama spoke, ”Wait,” and hurried over
”I a to wear that, now”
”Eh?”
”Here, swap”
Sachiko-sama quickly took off the ivory dress and held it out to Yumi
”Don't you forget Who is to play Cinderella has not yet been decided … Come on, undress quickly”
”Sa, Sachiko-sama, that's…”
Sachiko-sa only her slips, and finally cornered Yumi to the wall No one offered help Rather, they had all stopped working and turned to watch this a spectacle
”Help!”
She was turned to her back, and her buttons were unfastened
”Kya-!”
We just have to talk this out, we just have to talk this out But she neverShe ran, so she was chased, and if she had undressed herself in the first place, she would have been spared BEING undressed
”Ahh, Yumi-chan's cute, too Cute, cute”
The Roses praised her like that, but they, too, clearly were looking at Sachiko-sama, as her usual brilliant self in the Sister B attire
”Everyone give me your handkerchiefs Ah, toould work, too”
Rosa Foetida grabbed a towel, rolled it up from both ends, and stuffed it into Yumi's chest
”Hmm One towel, or maybe two meat buns, would be necessary”
Because of her efforts, Yumi was able to acquire a wonderful ravine, but it was also very lewd
”Uht be too bare, after all…”
Yumi said, as she pointed to her breasts, which probably would fit better if she used a push-up bra
”But Yuo”
Sachiko-sama tilted her head
Well, I did say that, but at the ti it
”Uh Does thatup in it?”
”Of course”
There was a ”you just realized?” tone in her response
Oh That would explain her ”if Yu excited
But, more importantly
Sachiko-saiven up about the lead role
”Rosa Foetida, how about these?”
One handicraft club lance they were pincushi+ons, but its shape was more unstable and felt more like an ornaht she'd recognized it-
”Ah, shoulder pad”
Several people shouted at once
”The material and size should be perfect”
”I think push-up bras have that sort of material sewn in”
”Oh? And ht I ask how you know?”
”Excuse you, I do not use them”
The handicraft club was excited over talk of push-up bras, and so Yumi was unable to make any comment
In any case, the shoulder pad onderfully set aside as an intended prop Because of Sachiko-saardless of whether Yu the perfor to be forced to pad her breasts