“YOISSHOOOOO!”
Lately I’ve been getting the feeling that I’m getting a little chubby, so I decided to exercise each night.129Please respect copyright.PENANASb4ZC4nrkg
It’s a routine of push-ups, sit-ups, and squats.129Please respect copyright.PENANAneALuFOBLT
And at present, I’m currently tackling a 50-continuous-squats challenge.
“YOISHOOOOOO!”
It’s pretty tough.129Please respect copyright.PENANAriPCfFhZ6l
I folded my arms behind my head and tried following the diagram, but my legs started shaking in no time.129Please respect copyright.PENANAE3mzhDUogO
But this is all a matter of spirit.129Please respect copyright.PENANAezExDKOLBg
Just a little more.
“YOISHOOOOOO!”
You can’t become beautiful overnight.129Please respect copyright.PENANA0ra1Ftb3uJ
It’s important that you build up your hard work every day.129Please respect copyright.PENANARGoqlRMnFs
Now then, just three more!
“YOISHOOOOOO!”129Please respect copyright.PENANAo29C1n0Rz4
Phew, I sure worked up a sweat.129Please respect copyright.PENANAlngVzan7kW
I got out of the bath just a while ago, but I’ll probably have a quick shower now too.129Please respect copyright.PENANAD5KQKxjgsU
Just as I left my room, I bumped into Oniisama.
“Oh my, whatever is the matter, Oniisama?”
For some reason his expression seemed perplexed.
“Well, I think I heard some weird sounds just now.”
“Sounds?”
I didn’t hear a thing though.129Please respect copyright.PENANAW4CQ4grNPp
Ha-! Could it be a thief? It can’t be a ghost, right?
“Is this house haunted by a ghost?”
Oh gosh, so scary. Even though I’m terrible with ghost stories!
“What should we do, Oniisama? I wanted to go take a shower too. I hear that ghosts always appear in bathrooms.”
Even in horror films, it’s always in the shower room that serial killers attack.129Please respect copyright.PENANABk9udqw6yi
What do I do. Should I just bear with it and go without a shower tonight?”
“I don’t think so. I’ve never heard about a ghost in this house after all. Just relax and have your shower.”
“But~”
“I think the weird sounds were just my imagination. Sorry for scaring you.”
“Truly? If you say so, then I shall believe you.”
“Mn.”
Oniisama gave me a reassuring smile, so I’ll trust him for now.
But maybe Oniisama is tired from all the exam preparation.129Please respect copyright.PENANAkMbmpYHccN
His complexion seemed a bit pale.129Please respect copyright.PENANA4mfi48Dwhw
As his cute little sister, would it be better if I made a midnight snack for him?129Please respect copyright.PENANA8VqaHhy04H
I’ve never done any cooking outside of home ec class at school though.129Please respect copyright.PENANAMYWDjASIRI
Well, I suppose things like this are more about the feelings of the cook. I’m sure Oniisama will be delighted.129Please respect copyright.PENANA1Jgmsz07f3
And as for midnight snacks, they’re generally onigiri or ramen?129Please respect copyright.PENANA7pXmP1o0Ff
No, no, that’s too ill-matched with this family.129Please respect copyright.PENANAtuQCgmVeTx
But something too heavy at night is, you know~?129Please respect copyright.PENANAeu1x1yBWxj
Should I challenge myself to make zousui rice soup?129Please respect copyright.PENANAqZDDGZvPkz
Yeah, tomorrow I’ll make sure to talk to our maid about it.
As you’d expect, I was still pretty scared, so I slept with the light on that night.129Please respect copyright.PENANAYqCFMGL4ss
There weren’t any strange sounds.129Please respect copyright.PENANAzWYxGWpaJ6
We go on excursions every May. This year we’re going to an animal farm.129Please respect copyright.PENANA6fE6VmJ8pu
Before I left, Okaasama warned me to properly cover myself with and reapply sunscreen as she handed it over.129Please respect copyright.PENANAnyA0uA6IpM
As for the farm, we’re going to be experiencing things like milking cows, or riding a horse, or rafting.
When we arrived, it was a place filled with nature, and the air was clean and fresh!129Please respect copyright.PENANAypV2zPmTZX
I found myself taking in large breaths of it.129Please respect copyright.PENANALZBAkeivAj
Occasionally there was the stink of poop though.129Please respect copyright.PENANA9TwJUn4vxQ
When it came to the milking, the sheltered Ojousamas were afraid of the cow’s size, but I excitedly went first.
UOHHHH~ It’s warm!
When I finished, they even said stuff like “Reika-sama is so daring and brave.” and praised me. It’s fun, you know?129Please respect copyright.PENANA3I3hoQpY8r
There were also goats and sheep and rabbits, and was really peaceful.129Please respect copyright.PENANAcdXY8qpCrO
I decided I was going to try out every bit of it.
R-, Rabbits are so cute. I wanna keep one!
The rabbits are tempting me with their round eyes, and I seriously wanna take them home with me.
While I fed the carefree goats with feed, I heard cheers from afar.129Please respect copyright.PENANAKPqE7N2Tpw
Wondering what was happening, I looked over to see the dashing figures of Kaburagi and Enjou on horseback.
Perhaps they had experience because both of them were bold and undaunted.129Please respect copyright.PENANA4tz4SNSIfy
They truly looked like princes on white horses. (The horses weren’t white though.)129Please respect copyright.PENANANfH9rmWK2I
The girls made a huge fuss.129Please respect copyright.PENANAYfBZQvTpar
It seemed like a number of other students had horseback experience as well, but unfortunately they were completely overshadowed.
“Kaburagi-sama, so dreamy…”
“Like a real prince.”
“Kyaa! Enjou-sama looked this way!”
There were even girls waving at them.129Please respect copyright.PENANASv2vhPGWwD
Of course they didn’t wave back though.129Please respect copyright.PENANArnC0yC1hqr
Even so, seeing these new sides of them, all the fan girls were in really good moods.129Please respect copyright.PENANAt0Hmi3vPiG
Even the normally poker-faced Kaburagi would occasionally talk to the horse with a smile.129Please respect copyright.PENANAJVNN1Xk7TL
To my great shame, even I felt my heart skip a beat when I saw that.129Please respect copyright.PENANAdDoc4AMcxn
No good, no good. Animal Magic, how fearsome.
Because everybody spent the morning frolicking with the animals, when meat was brought out for lunch, everybody had difficult expressions.129Please respect copyright.PENANA4ijvca0xXK
The cold milk that we squeezed was yummy though.
After that, we spent the afternoon rafting and hiking, and thanks to moving about the whole day, everybody was fast asleep on the bus back.129Please respect copyright.PENANA9WLj4PjNgT
Because of the spray from the river, my trademark curls are a little frazzled.
I can’t get up anymore…129Please respect copyright.PENANAmGNrIyTyqi
I just pray that I don’t drool.129Please respect copyright.PENANAbJs6bPd4kV
But still, that Kaburagi kid and Enjou sure looked cool on horseback.129Please respect copyright.PENANAl6QuJjDZV4
I’ve also had some experience sitting on a horse as it was pulled along, but I’ll bet riding by yourself like that is much more fun.129Please respect copyright.PENANAgIcHt2fQkw
When I asked, I found out that Oniisama used to learn horseback riding as well.129Please respect copyright.PENANAdTITqVGUn1
Because he’s in the kyudo club, apparently he also did horseback archery.129Please respect copyright.PENANAh9Fk78uYow
What the heck! I had no idea!129Please respect copyright.PENANAmzeAeffmwk
Even though I’d definitely love to see his gallant horseback archery!
As I was thinking how great it’d be if I could learn too, I tried asking Okaasama, but she said that it would be terrible if girls hurt themselves, and refused.129Please respect copyright.PENANAzrhCtq5pMx
Hm~mm, what a shame.129Please respect copyright.PENANAMnRUz8Z9rX
I’ve even heard that horse riding was good for dieting.