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Maria Watches Over Us

Spreading a blank map wide open Shiroi chizu ookiku hiroge

Let's go hide the treasure box Takara-bako kakushi ni ikou

No need for coats or even hats Kooto nante iranai boushi mo ne

Armed with just mechanical pencil lead Shaapen no shin dake haite

Round and round and round, Kururu kururu ku

Running through kakenukeru

Round and round and round, Kururu kururu ku

Our footprints mark the X ashiato wa batsu-jirushi da yo

Passing through the walls of the school Kousha no kabe tsuki-nuke

We can go anywhere, there will be a path there Dokonimo ikeru soko ni michi ga aru

The pleats of our skirts won't be disturbed Sukaato no hida midare-nai

If it's a secret journey Himitsu no tabi nara

A quarter till...

I might be a bit early.

Morning, Yumi.

G-Good morning, Onee-sama.

Uh, but...

I was so excited, I woke up early.

And I was in such an eager rush, I ended up arriving early.

You... were excited?

You know how they often say you wake up before the alarm on golf day?

Maybe it was like that.

Members of my household told me to have the car drive us.

I had such a hard time turning them down.

The car...

They just don't understand.

Swaying together with you on packed trains...

...and getting lost at the transfer stations are what makes it fun.

You think... that's fun?

It will be fun.

With the two of us together, I am sure of it.

Onee-sama...

How crowded the trains are will be out of our hands,

but we can still be smart about choosing which car to get on.

And I will be certain...

...not to get us lost!

The Red Rose's Sigh

Women Only

Women Only "Atama-tori."

Women Only "A," right? Then " aria."

"A," right? Then " aria."

"A"..." A"..." Furiijia (freesia)."

"Fuufu (married couple)."

Why are my dear sister and I on a train on a weekday? "Fuufu (married couple)."

Why are my dear sister and I on a train on a weekday?

Why are my dear sister and I on a train on a weekday? "Fu"...

Why are my dear sister and I on a train on a weekday?

Why are my dear sister and I on a train on a weekday? "Fu"..." Fu"...

It all began with a certain comment from my dear sister. "Fu"..." Fu"...

It all began with a certain comment from my dear sister. "Sukaafu (scarf)"!

It all began with a certain comment from my dear sister.

Final exams are depressing.

Yoshino, you have a tendency to want to skip subjects...

...the worse you are at them.

I plan something to do after the exams are over.

It strangely motivates me.

You're going on a little excursion to see Buddhist statues, right?

Yes.

That's it! I just have to come up with a reward!

I want to go on a trip somewhere during exam break!

Oh, hey, what about you, Yumi-san?

Where do you want to go?

What?

Let's all just go somewhere!

Then, shall we go to the amusement park during exam break?

Huh?

What did you just say?

"Shall we go to the amusement park?" That is what I said.

Um...

"Let us go to the amusement park after final exams are over."

Is that what you meant?

That is what I have been saying from the start.

However, I am not riding any roller coasters.

I'm so happy! I'm so happy! I don't know what to do!

Um, how do everyone else's schedules look?

Does anyone not like amusement parks?

Yumi.

Pardon me.

I do not know what you are pardoning yourself for,

but we are going to the amusement park just the two of us.

What?

Obviously.

W-What? Then, might that mean?

Might that mean what?

Uh, well...

There was no "might" about it. It was a date!

I got teased a lot by Yoshino-san after that, though.

Yumi.

Oh, yes?

The word is "suraisu (slice)."

Oh, let me think...

"Rirakkusu (relax)."

"Rinri (ethics)."

"Ri"...

Wait, um, Onee-sama,

is it just me...

...or have you been choosing words that start and end in the same letter?

Oh, did you notice?

So you were making me do all the thinking.

But it did serve to exercise your brain, didn't it?

What?

Why? Why?

Kashiwagi-san...

And Yuki?

Hey there.

What are you doing here?!

I'd like to know that, too.

That's not an answer!

Suguru-san, what is the meaning of this?

I believe I respectfully declined your escort yesterday.

Of course, I heard you.

Then what are you doing here?

Something wrong with me being here?

You're not going to say we can't go into this amusement park, are you?

All right.

So, you came completely separate from us to have fun here. Is that it?

Yup.

I'd be happy if you'd think of it that way.

Yuki!

Please believe me, Yumi!

He shoved me into the car as soon as we met at the school gate...

...and we came straight here.

Yumi, let's go buy our tickets.

Concerning ourselves with someone like him is only a waste of time.

Oh, yes, ma'am!

Yes, good. Feel free to do as you please.

We'll do whatever we want, too.

Come on, Yukichi, let's go.

Yes, sir.

I'm sorry. Even my brother Yuki...

It's all right. Suguru-san strong-armed him into coming, right?

But what could this be about?

He's not the sort of person to do such a thing just to be a pest.

Oh, so you're from Gunma.

Yes.

Is it just the two of you?

Yup, it's just the two of us.

Wow, really? Yup, it's just the two of us.

Wow, really?

What? Is it that suspicious for two guys to be hanging out?

I'm hurt.

You dummy. I'm hurt.

You dummy.

Pay attention to Suguru-san and you're playing right into his hands.

If you'd like, why don't you join us?

Nah...

Oh, that was fun!

Yumi, did you see it? That big frog?

Yes! At that moment, I could not help myself and...

The restaurants are probably at their most crowded right now.

Let's go on one more ride and then eat.

All right.

O-Onee-sama?

Are you into roller coasters?

I'm not really...

I see, then Suguru-san will do.

Won't you please go ride with Yumi?

Okay.

O-Onee-sama!

I-I don't care about roller coasters...

I want to see you riding it. You will do it, won't you?

But then, it doesn't have to be Kashiwagi-san...

Why not?

As a simple escort, there's nothing wrong with me, right?

Or should Sacchan and I cordially wait for you?

What?

No! I absolutely don't want that!

I don't understand you, Kashiwagi-san.

How so?

I don't know what kind of person you are or what you're thinking.

That's great.

I'm insurance.

If something should happen, I may become needed.

Just think of me like that.

"Something"? Like what?

Oh, I don't know.

Oh...

Is that "something" going to happen?

I would rather that I don't become needed.

All right.

You seem unhappy, for all that you're "all right" with it.

Because!

Don't tell Sacchan about this conversation.

I see.

So Kashiwagi-san came to the amusement park...

...out of concern for my dear sister.

Kashiwagi-san is technically my dear sister's cousin and betrothed.

He's known my dear sister since before I ever met her,

and he notices things about her faster than I notice them.

That's why he came here with Yuki, after all.

And he is the person my dear sister entrusted me to...

So... So...

You seemed like you really enjoyed yourself.

What? You probably couldn't tell from below...

That's not true at all.

I could tell you were screaming your head off.

Onee-sama...

Your voice carried quite a bit.

Even I could pick it out.

You were awfully quiet, Suguru-san.

Could it be that you were scared?

That was incredible, Onee-sama!

Hey!

Amazing! How amazing!

Onee-sama, did you see that? They just...

Onee-sama?!

Onee-sama...

Onee-sama!

Can you stand?

Kashiwagi-san...

It'll inconvenience these people,

so let's slip away quietly without raising a commotion.

Better that way, right?

Yes.

I'm going to touch her for a bit. Forgive me.

What?

Yumi.

Yumi!

Let's go.

O-Okay.

Onee-sama...

Yumi-chan, there's no need to cry.

Look's like Sacchan got overwhelmed by the crowd or maybe a bit anemic.

In other words, she felt faint for a moment. That's all.

I am sorry, Yumi.

Not at all.

More importantly, are you all right?

It's just as Suguru-san said.

You used to get ill on outings all the time,

ever since you were little.

Yes.

I guess I haven't been cured of it.

How disappointing.

Why don't you call it a day...

...and pick up where you left off at another time?

Oh, I'm fine now.

It's not for you.

It's for us.

Even if we went on to have fun,

we'd be too worried about you to enjoy it.

The amusement park isn't going anywhere.

You can come again.

What do you say?

Three to one. It's settled.

Oh, I can take that...

You take care of that.

You see, Sacchan...

...isn't very good at being around a lot of people.

Oh, meaning strangers.

You'd foreseen that this would happen, right?

Why didn't you stop her?

That's because Sacchan seemed to be having a lot of fun.

What?

She really looked like she was having fun.

I've never seen Sacchan smile so much.

But...

If you worry too much about what might happen...

...and you eliminate all those things, nothing will be left.

I don't really understand.

Sacchan wants to do all sorts of things with you, Yumi-chan.

I thought it would be crueler to keep her from that.

That's what I meant.

Are you all right, Onee-sama?

Thank you. Are you all right, Onee-sama?

Are you all right, Onee-sama?

Yes, I am feeling quite well.

I am so sorry, Oba-sama.

Oh, please.

I'm the one who should be apologizing.

Now, help yourself before it cools.

Yes, ma'am.

Oba-sama, were you cooking or something?

Could you tell?

I was suddenly struck with the urge right before lunch,

so I was baking some millefeuille.

Why did you suddenly think of it?

You see, your father found a beautiful autumn leaf for me yesterday.

I was so happy, it made me want to bake them.

An autumn leaf...

That makes sense.

You see, Yumi-chan, "millefeuille"...

...is a confection whose name means "one thousand leaves."

Who could that be?

It's Iwamatsu-sensei.

You called the doctor?

I thought you would be far worse.

Since he is here, why not have him look at you anyway?

But I'm fine now.

Please entertain our guests for a short while for us.

Certainly.

Oh, if I may, I would like to borrow your phone to call home.

The phone is outside this room on the left side of the hall.

Thank you very much.

"We're finally alone, just the two of us."

I think it might be you who's thinking that.

You certainly think highly of yourself.

Not really.

I just thought that maybe you wanted to talk to me.

I hate you.

That's great.

Why would he respond in that way?

You know, even if there's someone you don't like,

you don't seem the type who'd boldly say so to their face.

So, the fact that you said it in spite of it all...

...means you have pretty strong feelings about me.

And that's something that makes me happy.

It would be harder if you didn't think anything of me at all.

I think what I feel towards you is jealousy.

I know that.

You love Sachiko-sama too, don't you?

I do.

Then, why did you make her do that?

Do what?

You made Sachiko-sama say the engagement was off, didn't you?

Oh, boy...

You're in love with Sachiko-sama, aren't you?

I can tell by watching you.

But you...

But I?

You provoked her into breaking off the engagement from her end.

I see.

There are some things that you aren't seeing.

What?

It's true, I love Sacchan.

But there are all kinds of "love."

I love Sacchan, but I also love Yuki.

And I also love you, Yumi-chan.

But doesn't Sachiko-sama come first?

What does it mean to be first?

"I love my dog."

"I love the jelly from Maple Parlor."

You can't weigh them all equally, right?

But she's a person.

Who do you love more? Your father or your mother?

What?

And what if we add Yuki to the mix?

What about Sacchan?

You can't decide who comes first, right?

I love Sacchan.

But I have no intention of marrying her.

That's how I honestly feel right now.

Are you not going to marry her because it's Sachiko-sama?

Or are you not going to marry at all?

I wouldn't mind if it was with you.

I'm sorry, but jokes like that aren't funny!

Roger that. I'll stop.

One last thing.

Defeating me won't give you victory.

What?

Meaning, if you're jealous of me, you've still got a long way to go.

Don't settle for what you've got now,

and aspire to attain something on a higher level.

Looking at me like that won't do you any good.

That's all the hint you're getting from me.

If you're not the enemy, what are you?

A fellow comrade.

Yumi, Sachiko-san's asking for you to come to her room...

What's wrong?

Oh, no, it's nothing.

Yumi?

Yumi.

I was planning on returning to the drawing room, but...

It's fine. Please stay in bed.

Is something the matter?

I was jealous of Kashiwagi-san today.

Oh, my.

Because he easily does things that I cannot do, even if I wanted to.

And he knows things so well about you that I do not.

How silly. There are also things that you can do that Suguru-san cannot.

For example...

For example?

What I wanted to see right now was your smile.

It was your hand that I wanted holding mine in the car.

Is that bad?

Bad? Hardly...

How much he knows about me is bound to differ,

because the amount of time you and I have known each other is different.

By that argument,

I would have to be jealous of Yuki-san, too.

Jealous of Yuki?

I came to comfort you, but you're the one who has cheered me up.

I'm sorry about today.

I will be sure to go for a do-over!

Onee-sama, do not strain yourself and think of it as a do-over.

When we go next time, let's take it easy...

...with the mindset that it won't be a problem even if you become ill again.

You're right.

I must have tried a little too hard today.

Yes.

I should be more relaxed in my approach, shouldn't I?

It's not as if these are my last moments with you, after all.

Yes!

You are right...

Here is some millefeuille.

Please enjoy it with your parents.

Millefeuille...

Don't drive so aggressively!

You complain too much, Yukichi.

I wish I'd gotten Toko, after all.

Toko-chan?

Yup.

I invited Toko along first,

but she declined, so Yukichi moved to the top of the list.

So I'm a sub?

"Mirufiiyu (millefeuille)"...

"Yu"..." Yumi"...

"Mi"..." Mirufiiyu (millefeuille)"...

"Yu"...

A winterscape where even... Machi no irodori sae doko

...the town's colors seem forlorn somehow to naku samishige na fuyu no keshiki

I think of you, turning your back on me... Senaka mise kaketeitta

...and running off anata o omou

There's a clear square pane... Futari no aida ni wa

...between the two of us toumei na shikakkei

It's misted over right now... Ima wa kasunderu

...with the crystals of sighs tame-iki no kesshou de

Window glass, window glass Mado garasu mado garasu

It's clouded and I can't see you Kumottete anata ga mienai no

Even though I know that you're there Soko ni iru koto wa wakatteiru no ni

Are you smiling? Are you crying? Waratteru naiteru no

I don't even care if you're frowning, let me see you Shikamettsura demo ii kara misete

Wipe the glass from your side, too Sochira no hou kara mo garasu o fuite

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