Volume 25 Chapter 3 Part4 (1/2)

In the end

The White Roses remained close They'd arrived at different conclusions because they loved each other too much

Ah, howbut it all caht

”I'll get everyone a refill of tea”

Yoshi+no placed both hands on the table and shot out of her seat

”I'll help you”

Yumi-san followed her

”Ah”

Noriko-chan stood up after a short pause, but two people were enough to do the job so she was turned down Overly happy people were an eyesore, so she should just stay out of sight for a little while longer

”Nice to be shi+mako-san”

Yoshi+noNot only did shi+mako-san already have herself a petit soeur, but she didn't have to see off her onee-sama either

”That's true”

Yuoodbye to her onee-sao, and she'd taken it upon herself to find her new partner Noriko-chan, so Yoshi+no couldn't really hold it against her

And Yumi-san knew that Yoshi+no knew this Which hy she'd sireed Because Yoshi+no would be satisfied with that

The teakettle had switched to the ”keeping hot” o

As she rinsed the collected teacups, Yumi-san whispered:

”Nana-chan will be in high-school soon”

”… Yeah”

Thinking about this, Yoshi+no's chest ached a little Nana would finally be in high-school Swapping in for Rei-chan Of course, Rei-chan wasn't being driven out to free up a space for her

Yoshi+no understood the reasons But even so, the look of loneliness on Rei-chan's face i the winter break remained in Yoshi+no's heart

It wasn't as though Yoshi+no had chosen Nana But, in that o of Yoshi+no

”Yoshi+no-san, you're spilling the tea leaves”

Yu tea and teaspoon off her She'd apparently finished washi+ng the teacups while Yoshi+no had been distracted Now she was looking in the teapot, and had estimated the amount of tea leaves Yoshi+no had already put in there as, ”Two, no about three teaspoons, I guess”

”Say, Yumi-san”

”Mm?”

Yumi-san responded as she added another two teaspoons of tea leaves

”You're so calm What happened?”

”What do you mean?”

”I don't really know, you've just been calm recently”

”Well if you don't know, then I don't know”

Yuhed

Indeed Still, that was how she felt, so she couldn't offer a better explanation

”Setting aside me and Nana, what do you intend to do about Touko-chan?”

”Even if I wanted to do so, there's not a lot I can do”

Yu the hot water into the teapot

”You're not going to be soeurs?”

”I'd like to, but it's not going to happen if she won't say yes”

”That's true, but … ”

She didn't knohat Touko-chan was thinking, but Yuive up And because Yuh those feelings had earned Sachiko-sama's respect, and Noriko-chan seemed to think that Touko-chan actually liked Yumi-san