Volume 6 Chapter 3 (1/2)
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”Onee-sama, is this really okay?”
Yu on the sleeve of Sachiko-sama's coat as they lined up inside the store
”Is what 'really okay'?”
”Your seventeen year run of protecting yourself will be broken today”
”How grandiose Please don't complain about each and every item that's in the plan”
”But …”
When Yu to be Sachiko-sama's first time
”It'll be fine If you teach et confused, I'll just follohat you do”
”Mmm”
What kind of conversation was this, Yumi asked herself as they chatted 'How to behave', 'follohat you do', she said To do soer
That's right
The two of them were currently in a fast food store
The a was that today was Sachiko-sama's first time in a fast food store
She was a natural-born princess, and if you left it at that it was understandable, but as a high-school student living in Tokyo it was quite the rare existence
Her inexperience with fast food may have been due to her family's policy, or fastidiousness In that case she should phone hoe Yumi, who did not understand the lifestyles of the rich, was reading far too ers cooked by her family's chef, so it wasn't an absolute rule
”What is it?”
”Nothing”
If the 'way of a lady' still exists in this age, Sachiko-saht this up, she knew that Sachiko-sa
While this was going on, the line of people waiting to place their orders was steadily advancing Before they knew it, Sachiko-sama was next in line
”You've got it, yeah? Two ha teas and a medium serve of fries”
Yu their funds, which Sachiko-sama received with some irritation
”I got it the first ti, we don't add anything to the order, right?”
”That's right Unplanned expenses would affect our future plans”
”Yes, yes”
Their usual roles had been reversed It was uncomfortable, but also a little bit fun
Sachiko-saets or the apple pie, placing the order i the ht at the very end She didn't take the offered tray fro off towards the seats
”Onee-sama!”
Hurriedly grabbing the tray, she caught up to Sachiko-sa Sachiko-sama was a difficult job, she knew all too well
”Huh? The staff don't bring it for you?”
When Sachiko-saain with a serious look on her face, Yu
”In this system the customers take the food they've ordered to their tables themselves, and then eat it”
It was like she ith soner who had never been to japan before No, these days there aren't really any countries that don't have fast food restaurants, so … an alien, perhaps?
”But you didn't tell me that”
Sachiko-sa down at a booth
”Hmm”
Even on learning that her onee-sama was an 'alien', Yumi's common sense didn't desert her
”But you would have learned that froht?”
”You were going on about this and that behind me, Yumi, so I didn't have a chance to observe”
”In the end, it's always ht?”
”You beg to differ?”
Sachiko-sama, the contrarian who hates to lose, s her own blunder on her petit soeur Her s face looked so happy that Yumi was prepared to let it slide
Sachiko-sama did not fit ith failure Yu face than to see her e her head in shame
”The food's getting cold Let's eat”
Yet, despite saying this, Sachiko-saer She had unwrapped the ha for so on the tray
She lifted up her ha teas, and then finally flipped over the tray's place mat
Yu if she should say anything But she was hungry, so she took a bite of her haer first
”Umm, onee-sama?”
”Huh?”
Sachiko-sama looked up as she answered and then, in the next instant, looked at Yumi with a curious expression that see for - or, more accurately, she looked from Yumi's mouth to Yuer
”… No way”
The two of them spoke at the same time
”Huh?”
Again, their responses both came in unison
But Yumi knew that the revelation that accompanied the 'no way' was very different for the two of them
”Onee-saers”
”… I suppose not”
Sachiko-sanation
”My mistake It seems I should have learned from the sandwiches”
”So, then, at your house …”
Instinctively Yumi leaned forward, absorbed in the question When Sachiko-sama saw this, she immediately put on her 'displeased' look and spoke
”I'm sorry, but at my house we eat sandwiches with knives and forks too”
Sachiko-saarten, her classh at her when she ate sandwiches with a knife and fork at lunchtime Ever since then, whenever she ate sandwiches away fro her hands She persevered with this, even though it was so that didn't come naturally to her
”It seems that, unfortunately, my house is a bit different from normal”
Sachiko-sama seemed to turn serious Perhaps reluctantly, she picked up the haer with her hands and took a bite
”Kindergarten is when you start to beco to improve your way of life to avoid that”
”Improve your way of life?”
”Changing what you have for lunch, not getting driven to school, watching the same cartoons on television as the rest of your class about it now, it was iarten to do all that As proof of that, I would end up in bed with a fever as a result of overdoing it”
”Ohh”
After hearing such an incredible story, the only response Yumi could offer up was 'Ohh'
”Because of that, I don't really have any good memories of back then”
While talking, Sachiko-saer and placed them on top of a paper napkin As usual, she was vehement about her tastes
Nevertheless, Sachiko-saarten Incredible Unbelievably incredible
As for arten? - Yuled valiantly to cast her mind back
I was nor ga about it now, it was a blessed tiainst were froination A peaceful life
”I wonder what's got intoabout the past like this”
Sachiko-saantly Directly, with her fingers She wasn't searching for a fork any longer
”That's not true at all I want to hear more of your past, onee-sama”
”Oh”
”… Ahh, not just about your past though”
Sachiko-sama smiled at Yumi's frantic follow-up
”Well then, shall we talk about now And then about the near future”
Yu Sachiko-sah she didn't knohy
”Umm, is this really okay?”
”What's the s to dampen the mood”
”But”
When Sachiko-sama had said she wanted to talk about the near future, Yuo next on the date But there was a store Sachiko-sama wanted to visit so she asked Yumi to take her, and here they were
”Again, this is the first tiht? Onee-sama”
Call her obstinate, but she confirmed this once more
Although it was Sachiko-sama's choice, she wondered if it was really okay to introduce the daughter of the Ogasawara family to such an uncouth store
Despite the cold, the store's entry ide open and countryfrom inside
The product range was spilling out onto the footpath The red letters of ”Sale” and ”Bargain” were burned into the retinas
”That's right The first time in my life”
The comparison reyhound waiting at the gate for the race to start, such was her io inside
Yu to stop this, and asked
”So, you're actually planning on buying so?”
”Of course? Didn't you say that personal purchases were allowed?”
”Well, I did say that, but”
Buying a dictionary was different to buying a pair of jeans, she thought But explaining just hoas different was a bit difficult In Sachiko-sama's case, it was definitely different Completely different
”Won't your father and mother be cross at you?”
”Oh, they'll be okay My grandfather will probably cry, though”
”Then it's not okay, right?”
If there was anything that wouldjeans But would sorandfather to tears? - I guess it's just a figure of speech
”But it'll be okay if I don't wear therandfathers have a say in their grandchild's wardrobe would be troublesome”
”Troublesome, hey”
”If it doesn't happen now, it may not happen For a while now I've wanted to try on a set of jeans”
”Ahh”
A set of jeans, hat she said she wanted to try on Just like Sachiko-sa thee mistake
Oh well She had heard that jeans were originally work clothes for laborers, so they should have no relevance to the daughter of a wealthy family
While Yu if it was okay to stain such a lady with this association, Sachiko-sama had quickly entered the store
”Yu to yourself and come and show me around”
”O okay”
Yumi prepared herself for the worst After the victory over the fast food shop, the jeans shop should be a piece of cake, right? But if Sachiko-saames arcade, she would firmly refuse That was outside of her territory
”It's called a jeans store, but I see they also sell things like sweaters and cardigans”
Sachiko-saressed into the store
(This really is the first time in her life)
Although these days you have so-called specialty stores, it's rare to find a store that sells only one product The fast food stores called ”Burger -” and ”- Chicken” also sell fries and drinks CD stores have cassette tapes and video tapes, butchers have sauces - Although this is getting a bit off track
”It's nice that they don't interfere when you're shopping”
As Sachiko-saly as a customer freely searched the store for a particular product Speaking of which, when they had beenshopping in the fashi+on building earlier, there were a lot of stores where the shop assistants would be pushi+ng the products on the them to try it on, so this probably seemed fresh by comparison The clerks at the jean store weren't really following the custoister, they were either diligently lining up the products on the display or helping fold up cuffs
”How do you find the jeans you want out of all of these?”
Faced with so many different types, Sachiko-sama faltered There was certainly no lack of quantity, the entire interior of the store was filled with shelves of jeans While there were sost them, the majority were of similar color and fabric
”… I' confidence”
The clerks kept folding the clothes, more or less oblivious But it was at tirateful for the existence of a clerk that would call out to you
Anxiously, Sachiko-sas
The inside of the store was lively The light country
(This is bad)
Yu down She was relieved that Sachiko-sama's first visit to the fast food shop had taken placein a jeans store didn't also go se repercussions for the rest of her life Trauma, I think they call it That would be a problem
”Hang in there, onee-saht here with you”
Yumi took both of Sachiko-saed her Your petit soeur is here to help you out in any way, she was saying
”… Yumi”
”There are a lot here, but we can restrict it to only those that are your exact size For a start, we only have to look at the ladies shelves”
Pulling her by the hand, Yuirl
”This is the ladies section?”
”Yes Noe've halved the number of items”
Hearing this, Sachiko-sa like so from motion sickness
”Then you just have to choose the color and style you like, and buy the one in your size”
Sachiko-sae jeans worth several hundreds of thousands of yen, but we'll ignore that For now, it was iet confused, if possible
”The style I like?”