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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

Running through kakenukeru

Round and round and round, Kururu kururu ku

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

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

Toko-chan ran away from her home and came to my place for a visit...

Would it be better if I told Sachiko-sama about it?

Yumi, Mass is about to start.

What?

Oh, right.

The Blank Map to the Future

See you!

Have a Happy New Year!

Like this?

Right. It comes out neatly, doesn't it?

Yes.

Good day.

What's this, Shimako-san?

Trying your hand at making a cake?

It's nothing big.

I just felt like giving it a try.

What? What?

And then Rei-sama offered to teach me.

Now, all that's left is decoration.

I see. Now, all that's left is decoration.

Shake just a little powdered sugar over the top.

We won't be able to have Rei-sama's specially made cakes after this year, Shake just a little powdered sugar over the top.

We won't be able to have Rei-sama's specially made cakes after this year, Even just that much will make it look a lot prettier.

so Shimako-san thought to inherit her flavors. Even just that much will make it look a lot prettier.

so Shimako-san thought to inherit her flavors.

I guess in the coming days, we'll be "feeling" the graduation like this...

Pardon me for being late.

Oh, Yumi-sama.

I'm sorry about this morning.

Oh, no, I'm sorry, too.

Are you alone?

Kanako-san and Toko will be coming shortly.

We ran into the Rosa Chinensis on the way here, so I left them with her.

Since I was asked to bring this.

For the Christmas Party

Oh!

It's Yoko-sama's handwriting!

That's the former Rosa Chinensis, correct?

That's right.

Kanako-chan and the others are coming shortly?

Then I better go, too.

That Yoshino...

Today's party is also the occasion...

...when Yoshino-san will introduce her prospective little sister to Rei-sama.

Then, would you mind putting these up with me?

Not at all.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Onee-sama!

Kanako-chan! Toko-chan!

Yumi-sama, thank you very much for inviting us today.

Good day, ladies.

Thank you for inviting me again this year.

Pardon me for being late.

Am I the last to arrive?

I'm not, am I?

Since I don't see Yoshino-san here.

Yoshino...

This way.

Sorry for keeping you waiting!

Um...

This is bad!

Rei-sama is nervous about meeting the prospective little sister,

but that nervousness has caught Yoshino-san by surprise...

...and has made her mind go blank!

So, that girl is Nana-san...

Hang in there, Yoshino-san!

Then, shall we get the group photo out of the way first?

What? What?

Could I ask you to line up in two rows over there?

That's Tsutako-san for you!

She changed the mood for everyone.

Toko-chan, get in closer towards the middle.

Yes, ma'am.

I appreciate what you did.

What?

For coming when you had plans.

Oh, but I wondered if it wasn't quite like me to do that.

Yeah, it was out of character for you.

I'm taking it now.

Okay, thank you very much.

Then, shall we begin?

Let us determine seating by drawing lots.

What? Drawing lots?

Yoshino-san's so disappointed.

Because she didn't get a seat next to Arima Nana-san.

I'm separated from Toko-chan too, so I'd love to trade places with her, but...

Shall we start off with simple introductions...

...and updates on recent goings-on?

It has been a long time since we have been together like this, after all.

Why introductions now? It has been a long time since we have been together like this, after all.

It has been a long time since we have been together like this, after all.

Right, Rei?

Since the school festival, I think.

Oh, right! It's for Arima Nana-san. Since the school festival, I think.

Oh, right! It's for Arima Nana-san. Yeah, it's a good idea.

I am Takeshima Tsutako, Year 2, Pine Class.

I belong to the Photography Club.

Once introductions are over, I intend to focus on being the photographer.

I hope that you will not be offended.

I am Nijyo Noriko, the Rosa Gigantea en bouton.

My hobby is viewing Buddhist statues.

When the finals were over,

I had planned on going on a little excursion to see Buddhist statues,

but I missed my chance to go.

I am Hasekura Rei, the Rosa Foetida.

I am on the kendo team.

But in actuality, it looks like this will be my last month as an active member.

Hmm, was there anything else?

Oh, that's right.

Due to a strange turn of events,

I have recently found myself a younger boyfriend.

What?

How old was he again?

10 years old, I think.

10 years old?

Yumi-chan.

Tag!

Fukuzawa Yumi, Year 2, Pine Class.

I am the Rosa Chinensis en bouton.

Um...

I went to the amusement park with my dear sister during the break...

...and on the way home, we dropped by her residence...

...and I received her mother's homemade millefeuille.

It was so delicious.

My name is Arima Nana and I am a third-year in middle school.

Thank you very much for inviting me.

I became acquainted with Shimazu Yoshino-sama by pure chance...

...and when I heard of this party,

I asked her to bring me, because I wanted to attend very much.

Being so young, I imagine I will show my inexperience,

but I ask that you please provide me with guidance.

After that, my dear sister talked about going to the amusement park,

Kanako-chan reported that she had joined the basketball team,

and Shimako-san spoke of her new-found interest in making sweets.

And finally...

I am Matsudaira Toko, Year 1, Camellia Class.

I belong to the Drama Club.

Is that all?

"Young Sir, I have no need of that."

"Oh, my, so you meant it as charity for a street beggar..."

"...in honor of Christmas Eve tradition."

"Thank you very much."

"What a kind person you are, Young Sir."

I got it! It's "A Little Princess"!

"It can't be helped."

"My clothes are in tatters and I'm always hungry..."

"It's not surprising that I was mistaken for a street beggar."

Will that do, Kanako-san?

I have nothing special to report, so that was in lieu of my speech...

She captivated her audience in such a short amount of time...

Toko-chan really is incredible.

This tastes the same as Rei-chan's.

The Yule log cake that Rei-sama and Shimako-san made was very delicious.

If it's about Kanako-chan, she left already.

She said she had promised to go meet her mother.

She said she was leaving quietly so as not to ruin the jovial mood.

What?

She must have not wanted Toko-chan to notice.

That is hard to say.

I see. Thank you very much.

Time for the next game!

Okay! Okay!

Noriko-chan, you are doing well!

Noriko-chan, hurry!

Fifth card from the top, please.

Wait, Shimako-san.

About Toko-chan?

Toko-chan asked me if I was going to take over the family business.

The family business?

In my case, that would be the temple.

And what did you say?

I answered that I did not know.

And then she asked what would happen to the temple...

...if I did not take it over.

What will happen?

I do not know. I hope my elder brother will take it over, though.

You have an older brother?!

Yes. When I told Toko-chan that, she looked a bit disappointed.

I wonder if something happened with her family.

That seems likely.

I guess she couldn't come to me.

But I should think you could be there for her to talk to, Yumi-san.

You mustn't be impatient.

Yeah...

Why am I the only one who didn't know...

...about this major development in your life, Rei-chan?!

What happened?

Yoshino-san brought Nana-san over to the Rosa Foetida and...

Rei-chan! Rei-chan!

Nana says she wants to fight a match with you someday.

Sure. Come on over to my place during winter break.

There's no rush.

We could do it in the spring, when you come to coach your underclassmen.

I won't be coming to coach.

What? But Lillian Women's College is located on the same grounds...

I didn't submit an application for priority enrollment.

What do you mean?

It means that I'm not going to the college here.

Sachiko-sama, Rei-chan's...

Calm down, Yoshino-chan.

Sachiko-sama... you knew?

Why didn't you tell me?!

You never asked.

Why would I ask?!

You told me all along that you were going to Lillian Women's College!

You're right. I'm sorry.

Why are you going to a different university?

Because I want to major in a subject that's not offered at Lillian.

What's that?

I'm planning on studying physical education.

Because I think I'll continue to be involved with my family's training hall,

even though I don't know if I'll take it over.

And in terms of knowledge,

knowing about exercise and how the body works will be useful.

And above all, it's what I want to study.

I wish you could've told me this in private.

If you'd talked to me properly, I wouldn't have been against it.

I'm sorry.

I wanted to be the first to know...

I'm sorry.

What about you, Onee-sama?

What do you plan to do after graduating, Onee-sama?

I would have preferred to have this discussion in private,

in a quieter setting.

Pardon me.

I will be going to the college at Lillian.

I see...

What?!

Would it be a problem if I were to remain on the same school grounds?

T-That is not it.

Congratulations!

How silly of you.

I submitted my application, but the acceptance is still to come.

I'm so glad! I won't have to be separated from my dear sister.

Oh, right! I should give my dear sister her present before I forget.

Wait!

Are you leaving?

Yes, since we were given permission to leave early.

And Kanako-san already left sometime along the way...

Why are you following me?

I just thought I'd like to walk with you a bit.

With no consideration for how I might feel?

Would it bother you?

No.

So you really are just walking with me.

What?

I thought there might be something you wanted to talk about.

Oh, talking. Right.

Yeah, shall we talk?

Rei-sama was a surprise, wasn't it?

so you must be delighted, Yumi-sama.

Well, in other words,

the third-year students are steadily beginning to take steps...

...towards their respective visions of the future, if you will...

Not everyone gets to do exactly what they envision.

What?

Toko-chan?

In grade school, we were given blank, new maps during social studies...

...and in that moment, I felt incredibly happy.

I was going to create mountains and cities on this map.

I was going to create a perfect map,

better than anyone's, like those printed in books.

But as class progressed, I realized...

...that things do not go so smoothly.

The finished page was completely different from what I had envisioned.

This was true, even with a single blank map.

There was no way life was going to go smoothly either.

That was the realization I had come to.

If a perfect map was going to be impossible,

I should have just colored it with pink flower patterns and polka dots.

Then, I may have been able to create a pretty map that was all my own.

But...

...I was not able to do that.

Toko-chan...

Pardon my nonsensical rambling.

Please forget about it.

Toko-chan!

Won't you...

...be my little sister?

Pardon?

Can't I... be the one?

Yumi-sama...

"Thank you very much."

"What a kind person you are, Yumi-sama."

What?

Did you think I would say such a thing?

I am not a good girl like the protagonist of "A Little Princess."

If it's Christmas Eve charity, please bestow it elsewhere.

Toko-chan...

At any rate, I cannot accept that rosary. Toko-chan...

At any rate, I cannot accept that rosary.

Please excuse me.

Yumi.

Onee-sama.

I thought that if I waited here, I could get a moment alone with you.

It's a handkerchief, isn't it?

Open it and see.

Please don't think it uncreative and the same as last year.

You see, I tried adding a personal touch this year.

Roses...

Red Roses...

Thank you very much.

Oh, that's right! Me, too.

Oh, my!

Oh, my, a book jacket!

This is a rose, isn't it?

How like-minded we are.

Thank you.

I will use it winter and summer.

It will get hot in the summer...

What is the matter?

Onee-sama, I...

Did something happen with Toko-chan?

She didn't accept... my rosary...

I see.

Toko-chan is not the only first-year student out there.

But...

Of course.

Then, you can just keep at it!

What?

When Shimako refused me,

I thought that it did not have to be her.

But it was different when you refused me.

I wanted to make you accept the rosary if it was the last thing I did.

Um...

Would it be all right if I still cried a bit?

Yes.

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

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

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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Preview you said you wanted to be Suguru-san's bride.

Preview I had hardened my resolve, as if making a leap in the dark,

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Preview but my wish was blithely accepted. On the Other Side of the Clouded Glass

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