Chapter 225 (2/2)
“Rather than a couple, don’t you think that going around and touring dessert places sounds irlfriends?”
damned venomous schemer
When I got back to irls know that it was just an errand for mummy
After our grade all had dinner together, for soi passed me a box of assorted macarons on the way back
Ladurée 75 Av des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France btw
“Since you said you needed offerings, here, I’ the joy These are the macarons that they said were particularly delicious Besides these there’s also…”
Apparently he was going to use the macarons as an excuse to talk about Wakabchan some more
The way back to the hotel was filled with ar-sweet nonsense
Enjou was right It really was endless
Speaking of Enjou…
He was standing a ways aaving at me with a smile
So he escaped
Anyway, thanks to all of this, for the next few days there was a ru to ift
Such a nuisance!
Incidentally, the dessert for dinner that night was tiramisu
I should have gone for the panna cotta…!
As for the irls
Today ere sightseeing in Rome
Ast the places we visited were the Roman Forum,
the Mouth of Truth,
the Pantheon,
and the Colosseum
The whole day was packed with famous landmarks
The Mouth of Truth had a huge line in front of it, so I decided not to stick my hand in it this time
It wasn’t like anything happened once you’d stuck your hand in, so doing it once in h
Unlike me, this was Wakabchan’s first time in rome, so I spotted her in line with a camera in hand
When we passed by the Trevi Fountain I throw in two coins just to be safe
An estimated 3,000 euros are thrown into the fountain each day The money has been used to subsidise a supermarket for Rome’s needy
Please grantlove life!
I want to go on a date where I share food with the boy I like too!
Ah! We were in a Christian country right now, but I’d forgotten to put ether when I prayed
Yesterday I said that Kaburagi’s Paris date was really irl friends, but the truth was I was envious of him
It was too jealousy-inducing for the Chief of the Forever Alone village…
Moving on though, Root
Maybe it was all the historical ruins
If Paris was Kyoto, then I guess that made Rome Nara
Anybody as a fan of I
But wasn’t the culture of ancient Rome a bit too intense?
Like, the ancient Romans would eat up until they were full But instead of stopping, they’d shove a peacock feather down their throats, throw it all up, all so that they could enjoy more of the food
Like, the ancient Romans would eat up until they were full But instead of stopping, they’d shove a peacock feather down their throats, throw it all up, all so that they could enjoy more of the food
Who caluttonous concept that it was kind of disturbing…
But the Vatican was nice
The St Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel were both sole
Designed principally by Donato Braelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St Peter’s is the est church in the world
The Pietà is a work of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
The Pieta was a
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art
The only downside was that there were so many people it was hard to just take your time and look It was one of those places you could spend a whole day in
As a postage stamp collector I couldn’t resist the allure of the beautiful Vatican-exclusives Since that was the case, I was going to use them to send air mail back to everyone in japan
Of course I’d be back in the country before the et soht~?
Who could resist sending mail from here?
The day before I’d gone to buy some lovely postcards from a store near out hotel
They were of the paintings in the Vatican, and already had everyone’s addresses and es to them
I had expressly prepared thee stamp and send them
Ideally I’d have bought the postcards inside the Vatican City, but it would just be hard to find the ties here~
Maybe I could just buy some of them as souvenirs
Waah, there were so e stamps
I’ a bunch of you back for memories
My blood as a sta~
Gosh, they were just drawing me in!
This was the one I’d bought last time, wasn’t it But this one, I don’t think I had…
Was it new?
Angel postcards were just perfect for Yukino-kun and the kids!
As for Oniisao with the holy mother and child
And I loved how beautiful this one was
I’d go with St Peter’s Basilica for Otousama and Okaasama
Sakurchan, Aoi-chan, and s for them after all
Finally, I’d send a few to myself in secret, too
‘Dear Reika,
How are you?’
“Kisshouin-saaaan It’s time for our class to meet up,” called Satomi-kun
“Okaaaay,” I called back
Sorry, Satomi-kun I’m supposed to be a class rep too
“Say, Kisshouin-san, are you going to see any of the catacombs tomorrow?”
As if, idiot!
What do you et to see mountains of skeletons’?
Sato this on purpose, wasn’t he!?
Maybe instead of purifying my room I should use as left of my salt on Satomi-kun…
“Hether some of the curls on the back of your head turn into the number of the beast, you know? Isn’t that pretty bad here in the Vatican?”
…I’ve decided
I’ll throw the rest of my salt at Satomi-kun!
The next day was free time
Naturally eren’t going to anywhere dreadful like a cataco delicious Italian food, and shopping planned
“Pizza is just a must in Rome, isn’t it~?”
“There was a great place I ate at the last time I was in Rome”
“Should we go there, then?”
While alking along and having fun, sometimes people whistled at us, or messed around and said “Hey! japanese!” or “Pizza? Pizza?”
It was uncomfortable
We were basically on the doorstep of the headquarters for Christianity across the world, so ere these guysaround when it wasn’t even noon yet?
Stop saying ‘siesta, siesta’ and get to work!
We went to a trattoria that ell-known for its pizza and ordered a to the Piazza di Spagna for soelato
Next was tiramisu!
Once ours sto
I decided to get Akimi-san some olive oil
And I just wanted to buy all the cheese, fro of cheese!
I’d even heard stories about soiano in their vaults I wonder how true they were
As for sweets, since I’d already gotten a bunch in Paris I decided to lay off a little
Not on the gianduja, though
Gianduja or gianduia is a sweet chocolate spread containing about 30 hazelnut paste, invented in Turin during Napoléon’s regency
Had to get that
Wah! Stylish Italian stationery! I wanted sealing wax!
And the rose seal was just fashi+onable beyond belief!
I had to get one that said ‘R’!
Isn’t sealing letters ax stamps just so ‘aristocrat’~!?
And the bottles of scented ink were just so cute
I could get a glass pen and then give theether as a souvenir
Maybe I ought to buy a quill too?
“We bought too much, didn’t we, Reiksama?”
“Quite…”
My ar torn off
On the last night of the trip we gathered in a rooed around in masks, since the air in Europe had been a bit dry
By noere all pretty beat
“The scheduled was a bit packed, but it was fun, wasn’t it”
“It really was But it would’ve been nice to stay in each country a bit more”
“Let’s all go again together We can raduation trip”
Graduation trip! I wanted in!
I shot to my feet
“A splendid idea! A graduation trip! Shall we go?” I said
“We should! Where do you want to go, Reiksama?”
“Hain would be fine too, but how about Spain or Northern Europe? If we go to Italy, then what if we visited Milan or Florence?”
“I want to go to Venice too”
Venice, huh?
It was a ondola with my sweetheart
I’d be holding up a fancy parasol by his side, as he ss in my ear My future lover
How dreamy
“Gondolas coreat fun, wasn’t it?”
“It was! I’lad ent”
Me too It was a bit cold, but it was a great time
“Quite a few others took the boat tour as well”
They did But I’d been hearing stories about couples for because of it, in quite a few classes
Unforgiveable…
In the end, I didn’t have a single ro the whole trip
Not even a single boy had suggested spending a free day together as a group
Even the Kaburagi-obsessed Tsuruhansan’s group had enjoyed a Parisian sidewalk café with some boys
I thought I had heard her laughing at me alked past that I wonder if I was just hallucinating because of my inferiority complex…
So later, when I spotted Kena, I et in his way Kekeke
But anyway, people did say that the couples that forh It was just temporary, I bet
They’d definitely be returning to h
Hohohoho
“Are you okay, Reiksa into the distance…”
Ah, oh my I accidentally let my jealousy show
Since my mask had set in, it was time to peel it off
Let’s see, hoas ?
I was just about to lossydiscovery
“It’s gone…! My urna is gone!”
Impossible!
I looked over ain
No way…!
It was really gone!
My syood fortune, my urna!
Back when one partially bald I received this syone now!?
“What’s the matter, Reiksama!?”
“What’s gone?”
“My urna is gone! The urna I had growing on my forehead!” I desperately explained
When had it disappeared!?
Had I taken it off along with the mask!?
But it was just a sheetoff!
“What’s an urna…?”
“No idea…”
“It’s like a long white hair, apparently”
“Ah, like those old man eyebrows?”
No!
You’re thinking of a Taoist immortal!
The urna the curly one that Lord Shakyamuni has!
And strictly speaking the colourless hair I had wasn’t an urna but a blessed hair!
A curse comes home to roost…
Is this because I was too envious of the people in the Fulfilling Roood fortune ran away!?
Was this an oot back to japan!?
“No Calm down, Reiksama”
“You must be tired, Reiksama Come on, it’s time to sleep”
“But, my urna…! My blessed hair…!”
“Everything’s going to be juuust fine~”
Still wearing their masks, Serikchan and the others pushedit on all sides
“It’s bedti their hands back and forth
Eh!? Was this some sort of black mass!?
“U-Umm…” I tried
“Everything’s going to be juuust fine, Reiksama~ It’s time for bed now”
“Reiksama is very tired Sleep~ Sleep~”
“It’s okay, Reiksama~ Sleep~”
And so there I was, laying in a dark roo Sukekiyo’s
What did I do now?
Could it be that Serikchan and the others were actually part of some demonic cult?
Were they here for the 666 in my hair?
I’d already used all ofsalt
And I had no urna to protect me
I was helpless!
The Inugami Clan On his deathbed, ruthless phararown daughters, by three women he never hters are accompanied by their husbands and sons, but the oldest, Matsuko, is alone When he dies before identifying his heirs, the will cannot be read until all the family is present, so Matsuko sends for her son, Sukekiyo When Matsuko s son, Sukekiyo, arrives, his face is obscured by a skintight, white latex mask which arouses the suspicions of the other fa a horribly burned visage Sahei unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to the attractive Tarandsons Sukekiyo, Suketake , or Suketoainst blood If she doesn t, she will forfeit the inheritance Foul play ensues Heous, lovely, pink gold pinky ring During our free day in Paris the girls and I all bought one each together While Enjou had been giving one off to look for so we could remember the trip by In the end they ith theWhen erenecklaces for the trip This tis The proof of our relationshi+p Wah, so happy I was sitting there on the bus fro as I looked atI just heard, but they say Kaburagi sama visited a jeweller in Paris, she repeated A jeweller What was he buying jewellery for Kaburagi sa, wasn t it Could it be that he bought jewellery as a present for someone special Someone special I shouted Geh Don t tell me that because his date in Paris went se No, no, not even that guy could be so stupid Right The terrible thing was that I couldn t say for sure What do you think, Reika sama Even if you ask me that Enjou sama was there too Emjou sa a present for so for Yuiko san Enjou sama Please no cried Kikuno chan Even if you tell me that Don t you ht, Serika san Yes Uwah I squealed Staring out froap in the chairs was Serika chan s eye That s scary, Serika chan You re giving i sama for us, please Eh Me I exclaimed Why me No way Ask yourselves You re the only one who could ask about so like this Pleaaaase, Reika sama Ah, but Reika sama We won t be able to enjoy Roht You think so too, don t you, Serika san Ehhhhhhhh And so that s how, unable to refuse, e arrived at the hotel lobby I found i I had to psyche myself up a little because he was literally surrounded by boys It didn t take long for hii saroup and after a reeable I want to say yes, but we re about to be assigned our rooe in thirty We ll talk then Eh Just for a s that can be finished in a feords I was planning to just find so yesterday A feords would have been fine But before I even had a chance to stop hi of boys and headed up the elevator Ehhh I had to coe just to hear about this pointless topic Such a bother When I told the girls what happened, their eyes sparkled instead An invitation for tea That s really not it After unpacking in e as per our one sided agreereeting Sitting elegantly next to him was Enjou, who had a smile and a cup in his hand M a secret rendezvous with you, and it sounded too interesting not to cohed Even if you smile like that, it doesn t look cute on a schei shootlook Kisshouin I knohat you wanted to askin, he continued full of confidence You wanted to ask ht he declared Absolutely not Eh See You had no idea at all Woas this look of shock He looked like a pigeon knocked out of flight Heons My natural enemy I heard that you were a patron at a Parisian jeweller yesterday Eh Yeah, I went to one but Might I inquire about your purchase Huh Why do I have to tell that to you Right Iyou because I want to either But you know, Serika chan and the others told h I do not believe it ht a present for her Her Ohh, no, I didn t Is that so Haah, thank goodness My discipline lad to see he knew at least this much Still, if it wasn t for Wakaba chan then I wonder what it was I couldn t exactly go back toto show for it And so I sat there, staring at hii scowled Why do you even want to know he asked A rumour has spread about your visit there, so I was asked to investigate What the hell Are you the reporter for a gossip ht just report that you two boughtdeal so youto owe him another favour for this Enjou was like an ai just sighed Fine I just went there to pick up a watch for my mother She left it there for repairs last month Eh Is that all That s all It s an antique, so only the main store in Paris had the experts for it What the heeeck So it was just an errand forelse then Yeah And Enjou sa either Realllly now No presents for Yuiko san Uwa The intensity from his smile just Okay, okay, I ll believe you But maybe I could spread a rumour about Please don t make up stories, Miss Reporter He readme Well then, please excuse me I had what I needed so I proi stopped otten to the main topic yet Don t you want to know about it How my Paris date went No, not particularly, I said frankly, and was treated to a wide eyed Kaburagi By his side, Enjou stifled a laugh Don t you want to know You want to know, right No, not particularly You don t have to be shy Don t you want to know No, not particularly Wohat an unhappy look Did want to tell me about his fun date with Wakaba chan that badly You re ist It s your duty to know And as I have said before, I have no recollection of accepting that role Isn t your hair a God of love It s your duty to know And you have never left any offerings What ith that pout Was he sulking or sowumpy wittle boy, you are I wonder if he d hit ave you so with Masaya for a bit Enjou persuaded As for those offerings, would the desserts from this caf do Tiramisu maybe Would you prefer panna cotta Shall I order both Tiramisu is a coffee flavoured Italian dessert It is ers savoiardi dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped ar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa Panna cotta is an Italian dessert of sweetened creaelatin and molded The creas Uuu, te But since I was in Ro in there, Reika It ll be dinner soon, and there are people watching Console yourself with just the tiraazine, the host of a hair God of love You sure have a lot of titles, Kisshouin san Shush, you Both of those were just forced onItadakiht So anyway, about my date in Paris What a sudden transition, I said It s all he s been talking about, said Enjou It s actually endless Shut up, Shuusuke Fine, fine Sorry for i clicked his tongue before continuing I did as you said and changed taxis to give everyone the slip, and ht be best not to mention her name here, I advised Fine Anye met and then I led the way to the patisserie I mentioned They were really happy They said that they had fun the whole tientle look replaced his normally severe expressions He seeood When ere in japan they gave me a list of cakes that they wanted to try They seeo here or there while ere on the trip Ohh He was trying to cover it with his fist, but I could still see hi like an idiot We tried different flavours of macarons and talked about which one was best Then since there were still toothe to hide had turned into a full blown grin Sharing a cake between two people was a nice, sweet, romantic clich after all Since the day after to to sneak off and try dessert touring again, you know Today she said to me, I had so much fun Every one of the stores you recoirl Ohh His little date in Paris was an even better success than I d expected The cool E for joy I wouldn t be surprised if he screaht have been what he did last night, actually They loved the chocolat too There are so theelato places in Rome They said they wanted to try pizza too, so I could take the if I could head back toE at his cappuccino like it was none of his business Was this what he went through last night Friends could be such a pain soi had finally stopped to catch his breath so it was tih Well that s none ofalready Just as I had gotten out of my seat, Enjou whispered intoaround and touring dessert places sounds ot back to irls know that it was just an errand for ether, for soi passed me a box of assorted macarons on the way back Ladur e 75 Av des Champs lys es, 75008 Paris, France btw Since you said you needed offerings, here, Ithe joy These are the macarons that they said were particularly delicious Besides these there s also Apparently he was going to use the macarons as an excuse to talk about Wakaba chan some more The way back to the hotel was filled with ht It really was endless Speaking of Enjou He was standing a ways aaving at me with a smile So he escaped Anyway, thanks to all of this, for the next few days there was a ru to ift Such a nuisance Incidentally, the dessert for dinner that night was tiraone for the panna cotta As for the htseeing in Rost the places we visited were the Roman Forum, the Mouth of Truth, the Pantheon, and the Colosseum The whole day was packed with fae line in front of it, so I decided not to stickhappened once you d stuck your hand in, so doing it once in h Unlike me, this was Wakaba chan s first time in rome, so I spotted her in line with a camera in hand When we passed by the Trevi Fountain I throw in two coins just to be safe An estimated 3,000 euros are thrown into the fountain each day The money has been used to subsidise a supere with so love life I want to go on a date where I share food with the boy I like too Ah We were in a Christian country right now, but I d forgotten to put i s Paris date was really irl friends, but the truth was I was envious of hi for the Chief of the Forever Alone village Moving on though, Root Maybe it was all the historical ruins If Paris was Kyoto, then I guess that made Rome Nara Anybody as a fan of I But wasn t the culture of ancient Rome a bit too intense Like, the ancient Romans would eat up until they were full But instead of stopping, they d shove a peacock feather down their throats, throw it all up, all so that they could enjoy luttonous concept that it was kind of disturbing But the Vatican was nice The St Peter s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel were both solened principally by Donato Braelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St Peter s is the est church in the world The Piet is a work of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St Peter s Basilica, Vatican City The Pieta was a The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art The only downside was that there were so many people it was hard to just take your time and look It was one of those places you could spend a whole day in As a postage stamp collector I couldn t resist the allure of the beautiful Vatican exclusives Since that was the case, I was going to use them to send air mail back to everyone in japan Of course I d be back in the country before the et so one to buy some lovely postcards fros in the Vatican, and already had everyone s addresses and es to them I had expressly prepared thee staht the postcards inside the Vatican City, but it would just be hard to find the ties here Maybe I could just buy some of thee sta a bunch of you back forGosh, they were just drawing ht last time, wasn t it But this one, I don t think I had Was it new Angel postcards were just perfect for Yukino kun and the kids As for Oniisao with the holy mother and child And I loved how beautiful this one was I d go with St Peter s Basilica for Otousama and Okaasah I think I d go with paintings for them after all Finally, I d send a few to myself in secret, too Dear Reika, How are you Kisshouin saaaan It s time for our class to meet up, called Satomi kun Okaaaay, I called back Sorry, Satomi kun I m supposed to be a class rep too Say, Kisshouin san, are you going to see any of the catacombs tomorrow As if, idiot What do you et to seethis on purpose, wasn t he Maybe instead of purifying my room I should use as left of ether some of the curls on the back of your head turn into the number of the beast, you know Isn t that pretty bad here in the Vatican I ve decided I ll throw the rest of my salt at Sato to anywhere dreadful like a cataco delicious Italian food, and shopping planned Pizza is just a reat place I ate at the last tio there, then While alking along and having fun, sometimes people whistled at us, or messed around and said Hey japanese or Pizza PizzaIt was uncomfortable We were basically on the doorstep of the headquarters for Christianity across the world, so ere these guyssiesta, siesta and get to work We went to a trattoria that ell known for its pizza and ordered a to the Piazza di Spagna for soelato Next was tira I decided to get Akimi san some olive oil And I just wanted to buy all the cheese, fro of cheese I d even heard stories about soiano in their vaults I wonder how true they were As for sweets, since I d already gotten a bunch in Paris I decided to lay off a little Not on the gianduja, though Gianduja or gianduia is a sweet chocolate spread containing about 30 hazelnut paste, invented in Turin during Napol on s regency Had to get that Wah Stylish Italian stationery I wanted sealing wax And the rose seal was just fashi+onable beyond belief I had to get one that said R Isn t sealing letters ax stamps just so aristocrat And the bottles of scented ink were just so cute I could get a glass pen and then give theht to buy a quill too We bought tootorn off On the last night of the trip we gathered in a rooed around in masks, since the air in Europe had been a bit dry By noere all pretty beat The scheduled was a bit packed, but it was fun, wasn t it It really was But it would ve been nice to stay in each country a bit raduation trip Graduation trip I wanted in I shot to o I said We should Where do you want to go, Reika saain would be fine too, but how about Spain or Northern Europe If we go to Italy, then what if we visited Milan or Florence I want to go to Venice too Venice, huh It was a ondola withup a fancy parasol by his side, as he ss in my ear My future lover How dreamy Gondolas coreat fun, wasn t it It was I reat time Quite a few others took the boat tour as well They did But I d been hearing stories about couples foriveable In the end, I didn t have a single role boy had suggested spending a free day together as a group Even the Kaburagi obsessed Tsuruhana san s group had enjoyed a Parisian sidewalk caf with so at me alked past that I wonder if I was just hallucinating because of on trying to talk to girls at the Piazza di Spagna, I et in his way Kekeke But anyway, people did say that the couples that forh It was just tee soon enough Hohohoho Are you okay, Reika sa into the distance Ah, oh my I accidentally let my jealousy show Since my mask had set in, it was ti I was just about to lossydiscovery It s gone My urna is gone Iain No way It was really gone My syone partially bald I received this syone now What s the one The urna I had growing on my forehead I desperately explained When had it disappeared Had I taken it off along with the mask But it was just a sheetoff What s an urna No idea It s like a long white hair, apparently Ah, like those oldof a Taoist immortal The urna the curly one that Lord Shakya the colourless hair I had wasn t an urna but a blessed hair A curse comes home to roost Is this because I was too envious of the people in the Fulfilling Roood fortune ran away Was this an oot back to japan No Calm down, Reika sama You must be tired, Reika sama Come on, it s ti to be juuust fine Still wearing their masks, Serika chan and the others pushedit on all sides It s bedti their hands back and forth Eh Was this so to be juuust fine, Reika sama It s time for bed now Reika sama is very tired Sleep Sleep It s okay, Reika sa in a dark roo Sukekiyo s What did I do now Could it be that Serika chan and the others were actually part of some demonic cult Were they here for the 666 insalt And I had no urna to protect me I was helpless