Volume 1 Chapter 4 (2/2)
”Speaking of which, where is Cinderella?”
With good tii-san put down his spoon and asked
”Sachiko seeymnasium first”
Rosa Foetida seen curiosity, but it seemed everyone had already known
Discontent could only have , and that was the prince Cinderella hated the prince, and even though the ht bell had not yet been struck, she had fled so into so else entirely
”I was looking forward to seeing her”
Gochisousama, and he stood up He pulled out his script and his indoor athletics shoes fro
Yuan cleaning the dish
That shadow she saw outside of the guest entrance must have been Sachiko-sama
(But, as she there…?)
If she continued on the path through the library, she would arrive at Maria-sama's fork The other two roads froate and the auditoriuet to the first or second gymnasiums
(Did she, return home!?)
If she, if she really did not want to even touch the hand of er, and took off
”Yumi-chan?”
”I' on ahead”
Yuy stairs by herself
Had Sachiko-saone home, there would be no way to catch up, but she couldn't allow herself to simply stand pat
After entering the school facilities fro quickly When she passed by a Sister, she put on an ”I alking the entire ti she was proud of, but finding Sachiko-sama was her first priority, and so she had no ti an unnecessary lecture
Yumi first went to the visitors' entrance She was sure she had seen someone like Sachiko-sama as she walked out from there She walked out and ran down the path to the library She took a right on Maria-saate, and even ran outside the auditoriun of Sachiko-sama
Did she really just run away- As Yuht that, she walked back to the school facilities
That proud Sachiko-sas was not suitable She seeht back
Yumi looked down at her feet She had dashed out in her indoor shoes
Had she found Sachiko-sama in that state, she had no idea what she would have done
If she forcibly brought her back, lectured her, and forced her to hold hands with a guy, would she have been satisfied?
That would be even ood
Instead of returning to the visitor's entrance, Yuymnasium Scheduled for today was pri stage they would be using for the actual performance, for rehearsal
There was one indoor shoe in the shoe box for the gymnasium
”A preceding visitor…?”
When she peeked inside in her socks, she noticed a figure
”Sachiko-sama!?”
Yue looked up with a miserable face
”Ahh, Yumi”
”So you didn't go home!?”
Why, hy, was she here?
”I told everyone 'I will go ahead to the gymnasium'”
- so she did Yumi also heard that
”I'm, an idiot”
She hated herself for coone hoination run berserk
”But you were on the road to the library, weren't you?”
”… No”
That was a lie
She was dubious until then, but that was clearly Sachiko-sa, and that confirmed her suspicions
”Okay”
Yue and ju down next to Sachiko-sama
”Your skirt will become dirty”
Sachiko-salance
”How about Sachiko-sama?”
”I just noticed”
No need to be in a hurry now, Sachiko-sama seemed to say, as she calmly remained seated, so Yumi stayed, too
They were alone in the big gymnasium On the day of the school festival, there would bethis into an assembly hall
She struggled to believe that, on the very stage she sat on, she would eventually stand and act in front of many people Come to think of it, the entire as fresh and intense and dizzying, and she still felt like she was just in a big dreah the perforled to realize it was a reality
She wondered what Sachiko-saymnasium before Yumi arrived And noith Yu?
”I was there”
It was so sudden that she didn't ilanced at the entry to see who had come
”I was actually there, by the library road”
”Ehh!?”
”Yumi went to pick up the Hanadera student council leader, correct? So, I went to take a look at him, first”
She secretly waited, to take a look at his face Although she had answered ”no” earlier, for whatever reason, she beca to open herself up
”Why did you run off to the library?”
”Because Yumi seemed to notice I didn't mind if it was just Yumi, but if Hanadera's student council leader noticed, too, it would be a bit aard”
”… well, it would be a bit impolite”
Yuy to steal a look prior to their supposed ”first ht have needed thatto be an intense thing for her to handle-
”What did you think, then?”
”Think Well, nothing in particular I just wanted to see the opponent before I was seen, that is all”
Sachiko-sae
”Okay? I a to dance with the Hanadera student council leader, but I will not run froelse”
Awesome
Sachiko-sa
But, Sachiko-sa Cinderella, so as much as she wanted to, she couldn't cheer on Sachiko-saard
”Yumi”
Sachiko-sa
”I shall be your dance partner until everyone else arrives”
”Eh?”
As she processed this, Sachiko-saht hand with her left hand, and drew in Yuht hand
”Eh, it's alright, it's alright”
Sachiko-sahtly refused However
”Even if you're alright, I'm not You see was not s me”
When told that, she had no choice
One, two, three, to, three
With the count started, she gave up and stepped back with her left foot
”Don't be nervous You have to be able to dance with anyone”
Their clasped hands, the hand around her waist, all of this was too much for her, and she couldn't concentrate Robotically, h the steps like an assembly-line worker Her palm eaty She wondered if Sachiko-sama noticed
”There's no need to think Just trust your body'sto it”
Unlike Rei-sahts were not that different, so it felt like their faces were close
One, two, three, to, three
”Don't rush, smile”
Even though her partner was this bad, Sachiko-saht have been forced, at first, but as she s, she felt like she became less tense
”Right You're doing superb”
Sachiko-sa thethe was incredibly skillful
”I had no idea dancing was this fun”
When she mumbled that, Sachiko-sama narrowed her eyes and nodded
”Indeed I had no idea, either”
She wished they could re like this forever At least for now, Sachiko-sama felt the same way as her, and so she allowed herself a moment of conceit
Cinderella and the Prince'sithout any further delay and chaos
(Well, not that I expected there to be any biting upon their first )
However, even Yumi was honestly surprised when Sachiko-sa
”Good day, I aasawara Pleased to make your acquaintance”
”… Good day”
Perhaps he had heard about Sachiko-sai-san see
Ahh, but Sachiko-sa it She had no need to force herself that much
”But, boy, I wish Sachiko and Yui-sa room to test the costume on him, and , he was hands-down the prince on a white horse!”
She felt bad for Rosa Foetida, whose eyes were sparkling and dreamy, but she was not particularly interested
The character whose naonist for these fairy tales, so as long as the Cinderella was beautiful, is how she felt The prince was sietables pickled in soy sauce, to use a curry analogy, or e the heroine, it was enough
Plus, the prince in Cinderella doesn't appear on a white horse Rather, he sis popped up for him, an extraordinarily fortunate person
After the dance club arrived a bit late, they decided to put together the ballroo positions and spaciousness of the floor, they decided to perfore
”Kashi+wagi-sama, if we may request a natural spin turn”
”Ok”
Kashi+wagi-san fluidly lifted his hand froe
However, a high school student who could reply ”Ok” to the name of a step Is this person truly 18-years old?
Perhaps Sachiko-sai-san Called over by Rei-sae When the other pairs found their positions, the an
”Don't look elsewhere”
When she glanced worriedly at Sachiko-salance, they were in the funda position At that point, Sachiko-sa
The stage see on it, but once the dancing began, it felt extremely confined So they wouldn't collide with another pair, or so they wouldn't vanish into the sleeves of the stage, she was busyher pace, so she had no opportunity to look at another pair
When the song finished once, orders were given froe The main pair needed to make sure they didn't stray from the center, or the size of each step needed to be ain after adjustethercould tell that much
”Okay, one last round”
On the third dance, even Yuan to have the chance to look at Sachiko-sa
The confidence of being able to say ”Ok” showed, as Kashi+wagi-san s was on par with one another, then Sachiko-saht that, Yu was amiss
Sachiko-sa s her usual brilliance It was a bit hazy
The song ended
Sachiko-sai-san and ran toward Yu
”Sachiko”
Rei-sarabbed Sachiko-sama's arm as she passed
”I know you don't like it, but how about sative effect on the audience like that”
”I a the actual performance”
Yumi chased after Sachiko-sama, who had run outside after that declaration Rei-saards”
Sachiko-say up at the sky
”They said they would begin rehearsal in fifteen minutes”
When Yumi spoke, Sachiko-sama looked at her She seemed healthier than Yumi expected She seeht Sachiko-sama may have run outside to vomit
”What a hard schedule”
”Because Kashi+wagi-san can't h the entire play, said Rosa Chinensis”
”I see”
As she didn't seeainst the wall When she looked up, she noticed one cloud had torn off fro
”Don't worry It was getting claustrophobic, so I stepped out for fresh air”
”Yes”
On the grounds, the track tea track Maybe it was fro smacked echoed around
”Maria-sama's soul”
Sachiko-sama said, as she stared at the blue sky
”Yes it is”
Yu at the sky
”Oh, no Not the sky Here”
Even though she said it wasn't the sky, Sachiko-sa up Then, she cocked her head and asked, ”Can't you hear?”, so Yu Then-
”Ah!”
”Understand?”
It was barely audible, but she could hear music from somewhere from the school There were no lyrics, but an accordion or piano was nostalgically playing ”Maria-sama's Soul”
”I did not think I would run into this piece again froh school site”
Sachiko-saymnasium's outside wall
Come to think of it, Sachiko-sama had also attended Lillian since infant school, so she would have been , too
Sachiko-sama checked the time and reluctantly walked to the entrance It was almost fifteen y
”Even so, I wonder why it's a sapphire”
”Eh?”
”Do you not feel it incompatible?”
Sachiko-saled, and left Yumi, who stood stunned
”… Sachiko-sama”
If only she had waited just a bit, she thought At least, so that Yumi could reply
But Sachiko-saymnasium
In the end, Sachiko-sah the whole rehearsal Even after switching roles with Yu of lines, her displeasure was extremely obvious
In the case of Yumi, she was nearly perfect as Sister B, but she messed up her lines at least ten times as Cinderella, and she stepped on the prince's foot twice
”It's better to have a hurting foot than be shot a sour look all the time”
Kashi+wagi-san kindly consoled her, but in truth, he probably would have preferred neither to have been the case
He was forced to eat curry, then made to wear the costuh a rehearsal two times over, and even he was unable to hide his exhaustion Even so, he s ”until next week,” an incredible person
The three first-years sent Kashi+wagi-san off and returned to the Rose Mansion, where Sachiko-sama's tense aura had vanished
”Thank you for your hard work The tea has just finished”
Sachiko-sama's tea was very dense and bitter Everyone reached for the sugar and powdered milk after one sip, but not one person complained about the taste
Yu Because it was how Sachiko-sama drank it
What was Sachiko-sa, as she drank this bitter tea
She felt bad for the Roses, but she thought the plan for Sachiko-sama to conquer her dislike of men would fizzle
The bad at the rehearsal and this bitter tea made Yumi think that way