Volume 7 Chapter 5 (2/2)
”Nice shot, even if I do say so myself”
The owner of the eraser, Yoshi+no-san, laughed as she asked for it back Throwing soet theata Heiji?[1]
”Please wait until we've finished talking before rushi+ng off”
Sachiko-sah
”Even if I asked you to go out and look for them now, they wouldn't still be here”
”Ah, I see”
daain
”You really are restless, aren't you”
My onee-sama's offhand remarked stabbeddescribed as ”restless” was not a compliment
I could take those sort of coly, but if I was feeling a bit off then they would getshe'd be better off with a less restless petit soeur
”Isn't it great that she's so energetic? I think we should let Yumi-chan contact our onee-samas”
Rei-sa Yoshi+no-san's ”Rei-chan” was as kind as ever
”We'll need an answer by this time tomorrow Just ask them whether or not they're free Saturday afternoon And, let's see, if it's not convenient for anyone, I suppose we'll have to think some more about e could schedule it this week”
Sachiko-sama watched Rei-sa to face me
”Don't push yourself too hard”
”Okay”
At the tietically
Later, I would miserably recall those words But for noas inconceivable
”Ahh, the farewell party?”
On the other end of the phone, Rosa Chinensis chuckled
”It's actually happening then?”'
”Yes, of course”
On this end, I clenched my hand into a fist and responded forcefully
It would be a disaster if I left it until toet a hold of them, so I decided to call the three Roses and ask theed clothes, then took the telephone receiver and holed up in my room
The decision was easier to ht, perhaps due toRosa Foetida's house the other day At the very least, I thought it showed a remarkable level of maturity when co Sachiko-sah I had written the Roses' real names on a piece of notepaper and done a quick rehearsal
”I didn't get an invitation, so I thought maybe it wasn't on this year”
”Pr-preposterous”
Rosa Chinensis was as sharp as ever
”You didn't just forget?”'
”Absolutely not”
Not just sharp, but a bit cutting prickly
”I see Teeheehee”
”Yeah, we'd never forget such a thing Teeheheehee”
I didn't say anything unnecessary, instead deceiving her with a giggle If I got rushed and said the wrong thing, I'd only end up digging rave
”Okay Saturday afternoon I'll keep it free But other than Saturday, I'll be at school es, let me know”
For the next few seconds until I hung up the phone, I could still hear Rosa Chinensis giggling
”Ahh, the farewell party?”
Taking the receiver, Rosa Foetida wheezed as she responded
”Um, it sounds like you're out of breath, are you okay?”
”Yeah,” she said, then after a short pause, ”I'ot home, had to run all the way”'
Her breathing was ragged It really sounded like she'd just coh the door
”My curfew's at 7”
”I see”
Looking at the clock, it was 7:01pent in the past, but now it seele s were somewhat understandable
”I' my way on the dates either”
”That's a shame”
Rosa Foetida, Torii Eriko-sama, had just recently been charmed by a substitute teacher at Hanadera Academy and declared her intent towards him Her father and brothers cherished her above all else, so were surely not amused by this
”Saturday, you said? The soeurs are holding it, so of course I'll be there”
”You don't have a date?”
”I did have a date, but it's okay We didn't have anything planned, I was just going to follow him around like usual, so this takes precedence”
”Thanks for that”
I bowed deeply, hitting e of her bed
”Yumi-chan, you've become quite reliable You're almost a bouton”
In spite of that, Rosa Foetida praisedtears and forehead pain
”Ahh, the farewell party?”
Rosa Gigantea said, after a yawn
”H?”
”It is, it is”
The reaction from the Roses had all been different Well, that showed their individuality
”Maybe you're right Yeah, you're right I remember we did it last year”
She probably had an ulteriorto recall it After losing her dear friend shi+ori-san, Rosa Gigantea had to bid farewell to the onee-sao
”Saturday? That's soon By the way, Yu?”
She see on the other end of the phone
”What do you mean?”
”For the entertainment”
”E-entertainment?”
Unintentionally, the volu about that
”You're kidding”
I laughed, thinking it a joke Rosa Gigantea had a habit of teasing her juniors, so this was probably just her having fun
”No, it's true”
Rosa Gigantea didn't laugh along with me
”It's a tradition Didn't you hear? Well, Sachiko and Rei have probably been busy Plus, put those girls on the spot and they can do anything”
”What are you talking about?”
”Well, the party's for the graduating onee-samas to enjoy themselves So it's only natural that the first-years should do a perfors up”
”Huh, no way”
I'd sing if I had to, but the thought left stress like Kanina shi+zuka-sa would probably pollute their ears
”It's up to you whether you believeyou'd prepare yourself, and the whole point of that sort of party performance is that you can do it anywhere, anytime You wouldn't necessarily be told ahead of tih for you if you were put on the spot, so I thought I'd warn my cute little Yumi-chan ahead of time”
”That's the second time you've said, ”put on the spot” What on earth do you mean?”
”Last year, the first-years were put on the spot by the third-years, who asked theirls were able to pull it off successfully”
”What did they do?”
When I thought of party perforic tricks and the ”Helping Hands” coine the boutons doing any of those things
”Rei crushed an apple in her hand, and Sachiko sang as she danced a ballet routine A solo ”Dance of the Little Swans,” from memory”
Hyaah
”I've never heard anything about that”
It was a lie Definitely a lie
”Silly little Yuh Of course they're not going to tell their petit soeurs about that They probably don't even want to think about it”
”They made fools of themselves?”
”Of course”
An oantea
”Rather than adh from the bottom of my heart”
I involuntarily let go of the handset, dropping it
- It looked like I wouldn't be able to get aith just singing so
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