Volume 12 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Part 1[edit]
Why is it iet as much sleep as possible for the next day -- like the day before an outing, or after staying up through the night for an exam?
I must sleep I must sleep This forced idea would only force one awake, that's for sure However, if one tries to hint oneself 'Don't think I must sleep,' aits ahead is just the inescapable bottomless swamp of sleeplessness One will just sink deeper and deeper, and find no way to escape
This effecttimes that one must not fall asleep, like in a lesson I must not sleep I must not sleep Such coe to sleep
So why not try giving the opposite command this time -- ”I must not sleep” when early sleep is needed?
Unfortunately, the idea ”I must sleep to prepare for tomorroas already stuck in a corner of the brain, so as expected, there is not way such a co
Because of that, when Yuht, it was already around two hours after she got into bed Three hours was left before the alar
”Good ”
Yurimace
Thecame too early Her eyelids didn't obey her brain to open It was only five in the , that's why
”Good reat it is that it would be sunny today!”
Mo face froiri[1]
”What about breakfast? Do you feel like eating?”
”Hummmm”
What do you think, Yumi asked her sto froans all seemed to be in a sleepy state
”If you don't want rice, at least eat sourt An empty stomach makes you easy to turn sick on vehicles”
”Okay”
Yuurt and strawberry ja when she wasstuff in her cafe au lait bowl
On the dinning table lined neatly soiri
”I have prepared a lunchbox, so please help yourselves on the train The lunchboxes on the trains are not bad, but soiri are to be expected!”
Moh that Yumi could see hoas Inside was herb covered deep fried white fish, grilled bacon wrapped asparagus with cheese, and grilled cherry tomatoes
”That is splendid!”
Yuurt with cereal in it It was the standard s that her mother always makes It see to make them
”I have packed enough for two people, so eat it with Sachiko-sama, ok?”
”Thanks so much! Looks delicious”
Being appreciated for her work, Mom was so pleased that she started to share her profound knowledge on cherry tomatoes' calyx Just as Mo to wrap seaweed on onigiri, Dad entered the dining roo his head
”Oh, an outing?”
From the plate of leftover side-dishes, Dad picked a tomato and put it into his mouth
”Yup”
”Oh it is today! That day for Yuasawara's suain?”
”5:50 at the gates of M Station Dad, you said you would drive ht?”
”Oh, that's right”
Whoa Dad clapped his hands once, reached out in the key case for his keys, and thrust his hand out
Whoa, Whoa Dad looks like he is going to ju to your pajaum around your eyes! Yumi pushed Dad on his back and first led him to the bathroom
Just at that time
”Dad, you are just too good to Yumi If it was for me, you will definitely just say 'Get off your butt and go!'”
Probably awoken by the noise on the first floor, Yuki got down fro at the corridor outside the bathroom
”Mornin'”
”Mornin'”
Wearing paja, Yuuki looked like an exact copy of Dad Even their sleeping habits were astonishi+ngly similar What's it about those two?
”Yuirl, that's why”
Dad said as he squeezed toothpaste onto his toothbrush
”And, she is so cute! I would never let her walk alone in a deserted street, and be abducted by souy!”
”We are so blessed that you are our father!”
Yuuki laughed
True It is already so great for hihter and clai in return would be nice, but Yu his teeth It would be a little problematic to leave the bathroom smeared with toothpaste foam
”Haim wot hurried habout Huhi hor hat, horse his a buy”
Suddenly Dad said so alien
”What?”
Haim what? Yumi would like to ask for clarification, but Yuuki translated before that
”I'uy, Dad said”
”Oh”
Invoked by such a line, Yuave a look at the human translation-machine
”Hey!”
Noticing what Yuri unnecessary”
Of course not
Dad Your son is a guy, but he is so cute that he is being pursued by souy now! -- Such words Yumi could never say, even if someone forced her mouth open
Eluding fros did their routine errands in thehad happened
An agree be flushed down the bathrooether with the water that washed Dad's shaver
Part 2[edit]
”Wow, that's some effort!”
Yu the foyer, when she found Yuuki outside retrieving the newspapers Yuuki looked up and down his sister's looks, and laughed out
”Thanks for your compliment!”
Yumi pouted her lips a little and stared at her brother It was a seventeen-year-old maiden's innocence to refuse to respond with a sht!”
”Welcoood on you The best performance so far, in fact”
”The last sentence is not needed!”
Sure it is a coood on her, but Yuuki's co Yuht towards the head of her brother, as returning with a newspaper in one hand
”But hey, you didn't wear a one-piece normally, did you?”
Yuuki laughingly raised his aruard his head, and barely escaped
”My uniform is a one-piece”
”No one would put this in the saue as a uniform, would they?”
”Yeah, I guess”
Yumi quietly loosened her fist
In fact, she knew full well: she would be eht, white, French-sleeved one-piece
Maybe she was not used to wearing it She was confused by this different self from normal
The feeling was a little like the next day after having her hair cut She could not even get used to herself in the mirror Hoould other people look at her? She orried Even when she was coet doubtful whether others were talking about their true feelings
That hy she overreacted beyond her control upon the slightest wording stimulus It was pitiful for Yuuki to be there by chance and play on the delicate topic of dressing, but under his sister's light hysteria outburst, Yuuki could only sn his misfortune and accept whatever was to come
”About this one-piece,”
Yuuki mumbled with his arms crossed Did he not receive his lesson and continue to babble? Yuht, but she was so curious of Yuuki's comment that she decided to listen
” in it you look like a cabbage butterfly[2]”
It was neither a compliment nor a compliant, just plain impression But Yumi was drawn into such description very much
Cabbage butterfly
A one-piece like a white butterfly
It was of a sin, with no lace or patterns, but only a ribbon at the back The lack of decorations ant
Of course, Yumi made this very conscious choice so as not to eether with her However, Yu the one-piece the real ood idea for someone like her to wear the one-piece? However, if it was a one-piece like a white butterfly, Yu became much less heavy
Light, soft and gentle
A cabbage butterfly coe field represented Yu butterfly[3]
However, Yu Yuuki It was too shas took a U-turn due to just one comment
”There is no stripes on this one-piece though”[4]
”Is that supposed to be a joke?”
”Sheesh”
Yuhter It was an uninteresting feeble joke, but once they started laughing, they could not stop themselves for a while
”Hey, Yumi-chan The lunchbox”
Mom alked out of the door handed Yu case with an ae, and trying to parallel-park right in front of the house
5:30 am
It was early , so the roads were empty In 15 minutes, they would arrive at M station with quite soate Okay Everything was on schedule
To avoid feeling cold in the air-conditioned train carts, Yuan around her neck Oh, a hat Also, never forget to bring along the white parasol she bought with all her savings just this summer
”Anything ?”
”Nope”
Yuular cane basket Mo
”Handkerchief, tissue, purse you have them with you?”
”Yeah, yeah Don't worry See?”
Yu that shaped like a pochette All the s
”Are you sure you haven't e for the last ti, call us We will send it you by home delivery”
”Oookay”
Mos Yumi should be careful about No matter how old Yumi would beco a kid
”Sachiko-saht? Remember to pay Sachiko-sama back the train fee, as soon as possible!”
”Okay, okay”
Taking everything along, Yuot into the car's back seat
”Madao?”
Dad turned back from the driver's seat and smiled
”M Station, please”
”My pleasure, madam”
After the door was closed, Yuuki walked near the car and knocked on the
”What?”
Yumi dren the , and Yuuki poked her cheek with his pointing finger
”Relax, relax It is a just suht?”
Do I look so tense? Yu her cheek, and realized that her face o
”It is not like you are going to a battlefield So just sit back and relax during this short vacation treat”
”Thanks”
Yuuki left the car, so Dad quietly started the car
”This brother of yours is pretty reliable, isn't he?”
”Yeah I even felt defeated”
Well, though she felt defeated froo
Looking back, Mo in front of the house They were facing the car and waving, despite that they had turned very small already
(Relax Relax)
Yuht effort to mimic Yuuki, and repeated the word in her heart
Right No point to get tense all over
It is just a suht?
It is a trip to enjoy soht?
Part 3[edit]
Yuate of M Station fivetime
No young lady in Sachiko-sae could be found there, but after two , a lady approached from a corner of the North Exit
The lady had a creaan, and sli in brisk steps, the lady found Yuhtly
It was so different froe that Yumi did not pay attention in the first place However
”Yumi”
The calling voice was the sa face was the same
”O-ooooooooh?”
Without a doubt, it was Ogasawara Sachiko
”Doh-doh-doh”
Like always, the confused Yumi started to drill holes on the street under construction Hey, in Yuasawara family pays a visit to the su a one-piece or a flaring skirt Yumi chose the one-piece in order to suit her Onee-sama So why the jeans? Onee-sama's appearance noas actually closer to Yumi's usual style
Therefore the ”doh” in Yu of ”Doh-doh-doh” was for ”doushi+te? (Why?)”
”Good ”
Sachiko-sama reached out her hand to the vicinity of Yumi's chest as usual, but realized that Yu a tie There was not even a lapel to Yumi's pristine collar, so instead Sachiko touched Yumi's collar and smiled
”Good ”
The greeting was not the usual ”Good day” It ht be because the ti However, such a s
”What a cute one-piece It suits you well”
Itco Yumi barely tied down her bloay heart, and smiled back
”Onee-sama, those jeans suits you very well too”
The jeans, though causal-looking, were one of those expensive kinds They looked very sie fashi+on show Yumi had watched on television before The pair of jeans on the television were eye-popping expensive; so expensive that one could buy a huge fridge with the money
”Yes From time to time, I wear at home the jeans you have chosen for ht this pair for me”
Jeans that the president of the Ogasawara Group had requested hi
Without any sense of pity, Sachiko-saradually feel distortion to her sense of money
”So, let's go”
Yu her Onee-sama's words when Sachiko-sama turned back and retraced her steps
”Oh?”
Yumi cocked her head
Let's go, Onee-saate was here
However, Sachiko-sa in that direction, she would go out of the north exit In order to ride on the train, however, they had to pass the gate and wait at the platform for the train
Yu Then she realized
Onee-sama's hands were empty
No way, Yuht, but Sachiko-saht of a black car, waiting slightly away from the north exit roundabout
Without h it is a hoasawara family, but a chauffeur
”Why are you so surprised? Haven't I said that we are going by car?”
Sachiko-sama turned back and said to Yu reality
”No, I heard nothing of that”
Yumi had just learned of it
However, Sachiko-sama looked very confident, and Yumi started to become unsettled
”I have said so”
”But”
Yumi hadn't heard of it, that was the truth Yumi could never say ”I have heard it,” just to save Onee-sama's face
”I have said so”
”Never heard of it”
Neither side would give way
Then which side was telling the truth?
No, it was too early to conclude so Both sides were holding the unwavering belief that their standpoint was right
Speaking of that, the sa happened once before In the treasure hunt event, the two had argued about how deep Yu for the hidden card At that tiuh the mystery was not solved
Unfortunately, there was no friend here now to step up and ment
(Anybody)
Yulance met the driver, as in standby ave a slight nod
There was no way the driver could untie the tangled web ofYumi had to put out her own effort here
”Onee-sama, do you remember that I had asked your opinion whether I should book train tickets beforehand?”
”Yes, of course”
Onee-sama nodded
”And I replied, 'Leave it to me, and I will ask the people on my side to settle this matter[5]'”
”Yes”
In the end, the two began to rehearse what they had said
”Then what did you say, Yumi?”
”'Then I would leave it to you'”
”See, you had acknowledged estion, hadn't you?”
”Pardon?”
Why? Yuan to roll
”Wasn't it that I leave it to you to buy the train tickets?[6]”
”Pardon?”
Then the two finally realized No way--
”This matter (その件)” and ”The tickets (その券)” ?[7]
”You are kidding”
”That is so silly”
Unbelievable The tere stuck in such a clu
”B-but, that would not equal 'going by car,' would it?”