Volume 10 Chapter 7 (2/2)
The person that Tsukiya to avoid was probably her petit soeur, Yauchi Mami-san Either that, or the subject of her next article for the ”Lillian Kawaraban”
”So, what did you ith me?”
Yumi had decided that she probably wasn't the planned sacrificial laossip column, since Minako-sama had clandestinely called out to her
”Chat with me for a bit”
Like an old neighborhood lady inviting her along for a gossip, Minako-sama took Yumi by the hand and led her down the stairs
”Huh?”
She'd only said it was going to be a chat
”It's fine, it's fine”
If they were only going downstairs then that was okay, but still, it didn't feel all that nice to be taken so
”Umm … ?”
The place that she was dragged to was the hallway leading to the third-year classrooms A place where they had a clear view of that oh-so faroup classroom
”There, see”
What Minako-sa at was Touko-chan and Sachiko-sama It was the sa standing by the door What was troubling was that they seemed to be even closer this time
”That girl, she's the one froht?”
Minako-sae of Touko-chan at the first-years' welcome party on the day of the Maria ceremony had been burnt into her mind
”What's this all about, Yumi-san?”
”Don't ask me”
Yumi's heart murmured that she was the one anted to ask that Why was Touko-chan here? No, even if she wasn't up to no-good, the way she was acting so intimate when Yumi wasn't around was bound to displease the petit soeur
”Just who is she?”
”Matsudaira Touko-chan A first-year”
After giving this answer, Yuht for a bit then added, ”Apparently they're related”
That may have been said more to convince herself than to protect Sachiko-sama's honor
It was because Touko-chan was a relative It wasn't strange that they'd be that close
”Relatives? Even so, don't you think they're a bit close? Every day, she comes here to see Sachiko-san”
”E-every day?”
The sound jumped out before she could think Touko-chan had stopped showing up at the Rose Mansion, and instead they'd beenhere
”I didn't think you knew about it”
”… I knew”
Yuht This couldn't be written up as Sachiko-sa around with Touko-chan She most definitely didn't want to be made out to be the pathetic, oblivious petit soeur
”You shouldn't do this, Minako-sama”
Yuht it ell, perhaps thanks to the earlier rehearsal with her brother
”Even if you try to get a rise out ofto happen Did you think that I'd jealously confront Touko-chan, with tears strea down my face, and then you could write an article about the ”Red Rose Revolution?””
”That's not what I was expecting at all”
Although it had been intended as a joke, Minako-sary
”Don't you get it? I don't want to see your relationshi+p with Sachiko-san fall apart That's why I brought you here, so you could strike quickly”
”Strike?”
”Right, strike”
Minako-sama turned her back on the third-year classroo Since she didn't want to look at the ier, Yumi followed
”It brings back memories, when I see you Yumi-san”
Minako-saht ahead
”What of?”
Yu behind her
”My friend”
”Your friend?”
”Yeah It reminds me of how she was hurt by her onee-sama”
As she chased after the girl with the pony-tail walking ahead of her, Yu her And not just with her feet, she had no idea where the story Minako-sa either
”That girl, her onee-sama cheated on her Whileperformed the rosary cereirl They'd go out together, buy each other presents, things like that Anyway, it was different to the usual relationshi+p between a girl in an higher grade and one in a lower grade To the point where it seeirl didn't have a petit soeur”
”As for my friend, she knew about this, but she pretended that she didn't I think by doing that, she believed that one day her onee-sa her husband's extra-marital affair There was probably a bit of stubbornness too ”I' Fro on”
Minako-sama came to a halt as she spoke Apparently she didn't have any particular destination They were in the middle of the corridor
”What happened to her?”
Yumi turned and looked over her shoulder The third-year pine classroom couldn't be seen, they were that far away
”Nothing s stayed like that”
Minako-saainst the wall
”Her onee-sama was kind to her, because she felt indebted, but this was always painful to irl's petit soeur, then she could have just returned the rosary, and the wounds would have been a lot shallower She spent about half her tier erupted, and when her onee-saraduated she threw the rosary at her The end”
”… The end”
Perhaps noticing Yumi's cloudy expression, Minako-sama suddenly smiled and said, ”But that was different”
”I' an affair, or that you should throw your rosary at her But I don't think you should just try and endure it My friend would have been better off if she pressed the question earlier Even if itlike the 'Yellow Rose Revolution'”
Hearing the words 'Yellow Rose Revolution,' Yu that her classmate Yoshi+no-san had set in h-school
”It doesn't matter if you don't believeabout this for the 'Lillian Kawaraban' It's about time I retired anyway”
”You're retiring?”
Minako-sama was a third-year like Sachiko-sa towards life after school, and preparing for that
”So, if things go well between you two, let's see, please give a full report to Maood article”
”My apologies for worrying you”
”It's okay, this is justaround with a fake smile, Yumi-san”
Minako-saoodbye, then turned towards the club house and started walking As she watched her go, Yumi softly muttered to herself
”A fake smile, huh?”
Since Minako-sah her, it looked like Yumi still had a lot to learn