Volume 4 Chapter 9 (1/2)
Adding Yuuki and Kashi+wagi-san, who'd come back from the restroom, we settled down for sushi+ dinner And I couldn't help but recoil slightly when I opened the lid to the box
(Eek…)
I expected as much, based on the container, but it was completely different fro at home Because rather than octopus, or sliced mackerel, or kappa rolls, it was all red snapper, or abalone, or urchin, or fat tuna, or sweet shri, but it wasn't the egg sushi+ you nor placed on rice and bound with nori No, it was actually the thickly-cooked egg, like the usual sushi+, but it had no rice, and instead was sliced and placed at the edges, like decoration
Even the squid, salh-quality fish They were fresh and juicy so that even a complete newbie could tell
(I feel like, if I eat this once, I won't be able to eat regular sushi+ ever again)
I secretly sighed, and that coincidentally overlapped with Yuuki's sigh -We were both fro We looked at each other and lowered our shoulders
”Wo rich Itadakimasu-”
Rosa Gigantea was undaunted Seriously, what sort of lifestyle did she usually live?
”Yumi-chan, was sushi+ a bad idea?”
Noticing us siblings, ere staring at the sushi+ without lifting our chopsticks, aunt Sayako looked worried
”No, no”
”It's my favorite”
We answered, and Sachiko-saently said
”You don't need to force yourselves, you may not have an empty stomach, yet?”
But I felt like we had to eat, at least a bit Because aunt Sayako was sorrowfully looking at her yet-unopened box
”Nonsense, itadakimasu”
Yuuki steeled himself and split his chopstick The chopsticks were rounded, and only connected at the top
”I'll just think of it as the Ryuuguujou”
The dancing of red snappers and flounders
-Or rather, te himself in a completely different world Is what he meant, I think
Well of course
So, I split my chopsticks too After all, think about it I'd been surprised by al into this house, but there's nothing you can do about their being at least an entire class higher Sachiko-sa, so it was rude to be surprised at every turn … I felt bad
So in a way, I thought it would be the better guest if I sis for how they were
(Ahh, the red snapper is so delicious!)
As Sachiko-sary, but it was so delicious that , ”One more”
(It's great, but I don't want to kno ain is so bad… mm?)
And then I saw so unbelievable
(Really?)
I thought I sarong, so I looked away But it bothered ain, and I realized it did happen
(Wh, what are you doing, Kashi+wagi-san…!)
He was picking up the urchin, sal others, fro them in his own
(If he wanted more, there's another box…)
Stupid Kashi+wagi, I fuantea's speechsushi+ without asking, -I thought
Sachiko-sama should just scold him, like Sachiko-sama does
”'Stop being caught up in the
But my telepathy never reached Sachiko-sama, who instead simply allowed him to carry on
(Why-!?)
While chewing on sushi+, I fuantea to notice, she was so absorbed in sushi+ she didn't see out of her mouth
But
After observing for a while, I began to realize it wasn't what I first thought It wasn't that Sachiko-sai-san was placing his own flounder, squid and sweet shrimp to the empty places of Sachiko-sa the sushi+ Kashi+wagi-san was placing on her box without any questions
When he noticed i-san smiled, full of composure, and winked
(What!?)
Right as my head was about to switch into all-out panic- in my sushi+ box
”I'er”
”Right, go ahead”
I liked the sweet egg, and Yuuki liked the bitter ginger So ays traded Like father and Yuuki's kakipi It was a fa
(… Oh!)
After another glance at Sachiko-sai-san's sushi+ boxes, I felt an overwheli-san's actions were simply that of a history of closeness And so I felt envy over Kashi+wagi-san's knowledge of Sachiko-sanation at Sachiko-sama's wordless acceptance of it
(Didn't Sachiko-sai-san? Then as she able to eat sushi+ that Kashi+wagi-san had touched?)
So, afterward, the delicious sushi+ didn't taste so delicious anyi-san and Yuuki were both eating without any lamentation
Onee-sama is such a curious existence
With just a tiny gesture or behavior, she could toss her sister into the clouds, or drop her into a bottomless pit
”Uhh, ummm I know it's an indecent request”
It was just after eleven thirty at night when Yuuki prostrated hiantea and Sachiko-sama
After our late dinner, we split up and cleaned the dishes, and has then split up into the Lillian and Hanadera groups
This house had uest rooms, but they were all semi-double or twin bedrooms, so even if we could fit two people into one, it wasn't possible to crowd three, so aunt Sayako suggested we spread blankets in the japanese-style roo, after all, so Sachiko-sama had to be with us
We dragged three sets of blankets from the blanket room (!) to the japanese-style roo our blankets out like a parachute, and put thei-san left froht that it almost felt mercenary
After spreading out the blankets, ent into Sachiko-sa as it e couldn't fit all of us at once), and as I was enveloped by Sachiko-sama's own body soap and sha Maybe I was this happy because I was able to see Sachiko-saeous, but I won't bother explaining I'ood, there's no reason for me to compare it to my own room and depress myself
And, ere in theto sleep where when Yuuki stuht, ”What!?” and Sachiko-saown
”Um, so, what You don't want to sleep alone with Kashi+wagi So you rolled into the roo maidens”
Hantea, who looked like she was cordially listening, but in truth, she was definitely finding this hilarious
”Yes”
Yuuki nodded, looking troubled
”I get it”
I didn't understand hii-san's orientation and thought, ”Oh, ”
Neither Sachiko-saantea asked ”why” Because they knew, of course That Kashi+wagi-san was a hootten all about it
(But, but)
Even if he's a homosexual for boys, did it necessarily mean he liked anyone? After all, Hanadera Institute is an all-boys school, so it would be like unleashi+ng a wolf aerous
”Kashi+wagi-san is rather distrusted, isn't he?”
”How rude, Rosa Gigantea I aentleman”
And Kashi+wagi-san appeared, having pursued Yuuki This tiantea seemed to intend to sleep in a T-shi+rt and spats, but she didn't care about the h I think she should have fretted about it just a bit
”I was joking, Yukichi Here, come”
He lifted both hands and gave a somewhat crooked smile, like that of Rhett Butler Even if you weren't Yuuki, you'd want to run frooosebumps all over
”Even if you were just teasing, don't you think the fact that he believed you reflects on your habitual behavior, Kashi+wagi?”
Said Rosa Gigantea Wait, can you be talking?
”Not that you can be talking” See
And everyone could see Kashi+wagi-sa
”Ito a man like that Is that what the ladies' school, Lillian, is co to these days? How uncute”
”Hmph None of your business And if the student council president has such an old-fashi+oned vieo, either Buddha rave”
”What-!”
Maybe it was because they hated each other, because they were really going to the extreood ords, and they had the confidence of student council presidents And to top it off, now they were fighting for their school pride And Yuuki, who sort of caused this, was looking confused about what to do
”Sure, Yuuki-san Go ahead and bring blankets Not with us, but youdoors”
Leaving that seely endless verbal spar to the side, Sachiko-sama turned to Yuuki
”Th, thank you very much Sachiko-san”
(Sa, Sachiko-san!?)
Even though he wasmy precious onee-sama by ”-san!?”
”Yumi Lead him, please”
”… Yes”
I reluctantly stood up Onee-sama's orders are absolute, anyways And Sachiko-sa called ”-san,” so there was no point inup a fuss about it
”Oh, I'll go too”
Kashi+wagi-san paused the fight and said
”Wait”
Rosa Gigantea hurriedly stopped him
”Why're you going?”
”If Yukichi is going to sleep here, I have to bring my own set of blankets, too”
Never questioning his own properness, Kashi+wagi-san continued, with an ”I mean, think about it” expression on his face
”Even if you're next door, it's still just a single sliding door And Yukichi's a healthy guy Yumi-chan aside, if he were to attack Sacchan or you, ould you do? So I need to keep watch over him”
You're i-san isn't interested in girls Well, thinking objectively, without thinking of Yuuki as a relative, a high school erous, but Ummm But I'd rather not think about that I mean, he is my brother
Then
”Sachiko-san, are you still awake?”
The door to the hallway slid open, and aunt Sayako peeked in
”Oh, Suguru-san was here, too?”
”Oh listen to the to leave me out, alone”
Without any hui-san bluntly spoke the truth Well, ere trying to eli ”left out”
”My, why?”
”Probably because I'm handsome”
-If Yoshi+no-san were here, she'd say his brains definitely melted somewhere
”No, that's not-”
When I began speaking, Rosa Gigantea harrumphed and stopped i-san's ”preference” Well, when you see aunt Sayako's serene s like you shouldn't tell her
”Oh, come come, play nice, okay?”
”… Yes”
And so, despite everyone else objecting, Kashi+wagi-san was to sleep next door with Yuuki
”-Oh well, then Okay, Yuuki, if Kashi+wagi attacks you, shout for help”
Said Rosa Gigantea to Yuuki, alking to bring blankets
”Oh, ?”
She said ”good night” an hour ago, but she suddenly came back, so of course she probably had a reason And she earing a gown over her pajao to sleep
”Oh, yes, yes Sachiko-san Isn't tonight the night to float treasure boats?”
”Oh, that's right The second of every year I had coet them ready now”
And with that, Sachiko-sama left the japanese-style roo utensils” such as brush pens, ic pens and ball pens, as well as neatly colored paper, so I could surprise those were the tools needed to ”float treasure boats”
”What's starting?”
Rosa Gigantea didn't know either She asked aunt Sayako, who'd pulled a cabinet table fro on the back of the colored paper
”'Nakakiyo,' you don't do it at Sei-san's house?”
”Nakakiyo?”
Of course, we didn't do such a thing at the fukuzawa household either I don't even knohat it is
”Oh, nakakiyo? Wo nostalgic I didn't know you still did that”
Kashi+wagi-san said, as he put his blankets down
”What's 'nakakiyo'?”
Yuuki asked
”You guys don't do it, either?”
-No, we don't So, what's this ”nakakiyo?” Does it have to do with treasure boats?
”It's a char with nakakiyono on a sailboat and put it under your pillow, you see a good first-dream”
As Sachiko-sa, as she placed her brush pen down The words she showed
Nakakiyono Toononefurino minamesame Naminorifuneno Otonoyokikana
”Hmmhmm, a palindrome”
Rosa Gigantea nodded
”A palindrome?”
I tilted my head, and then Yuuki blushed and muttered, ”You don't even know that?”
”Read it backwards”
”Nakakiyono- oh”
Wow It was like ”tomato” and ”shi+nbunshi+ (newspaper)” Oh, there was a Koike Keiko-san in my class, too I mean, I'd end up ”Miyuwazakufu,” so that's no fun
”But, what does it mean?” It sounded more like an incantation than a charm, to me, so it didn't soak into my heart at all I mean, what's ”nakakiyo,” anyways?
”'Nakakiyo' is for 'nagaki yono (of the long night)' Changing the voiced sounds into non-voiced sounds, like the iroha song, you know?”
”Iroha song?”
”You know 'Irohanihoheto' is for 'Iro ha nioedo (the fragrance of colors)'”
”Ah”
I found that out for the first time But I didn't want to embarrass my onee-sama any more, so I stayed silent