“YOISSHOOOOO!”
Lately I’ve been getting the feeling that I’m getting a little chubby, so I decided to exercise each night.124Please respect copyright.PENANA89Vw6GWBNk
It’s a routine of push-ups, sit-ups, and squats.124Please respect copyright.PENANAfCtMKWneir
And at present, I’m currently tackling a 50-continuous-squats challenge.
“YOISHOOOOOO!”
It’s pretty tough.124Please respect copyright.PENANAxAdGwfE8rz
I folded my arms behind my head and tried following the diagram, but my legs started shaking in no time.124Please respect copyright.PENANA8d3V3CJ1G9
But this is all a matter of spirit.124Please respect copyright.PENANAXjsHb0Y4qW
Just a little more.
“YOISHOOOOOO!”
You can’t become beautiful overnight.124Please respect copyright.PENANA3rDj9ZpD9U
It’s important that you build up your hard work every day.124Please respect copyright.PENANAExSJS5y9wN
Now then, just three more!
“YOISHOOOOOO!”124Please respect copyright.PENANAYgu1Atc6DH
Phew, I sure worked up a sweat.124Please respect copyright.PENANAMzC4187fkD
I got out of the bath just a while ago, but I’ll probably have a quick shower now too.124Please respect copyright.PENANAxqYN7akX77
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANAuU1HLe5AnP
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANA3mzE3pDj54
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANA2pqnaKNe7Z
His complexion seemed a bit pale.124Please respect copyright.PENANAvYSrwmYvoH
As his cute little sister, would it be better if I made a midnight snack for him?124Please respect copyright.PENANASChAu3Kgov
I’ve never done any cooking outside of home ec class at school though.124Please respect copyright.PENANAojLhL9EE5O
Well, I suppose things like this are more about the feelings of the cook. I’m sure Oniisama will be delighted.124Please respect copyright.PENANAaiOW6HnxXw
And as for midnight snacks, they’re generally onigiri or ramen?124Please respect copyright.PENANAQOXHEYbak0
No, no, that’s too ill-matched with this family.124Please respect copyright.PENANAaPCKZqiG1N
But something too heavy at night is, you know~?124Please respect copyright.PENANAhu3QegH7dj
Should I challenge myself to make zousui rice soup?124Please respect copyright.PENANAOTHSKHFJSR
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANA4BKB0WhLhE
There weren’t any strange sounds.124Please respect copyright.PENANAOsVIkghfgN
We go on excursions every May. This year we’re going to an animal farm.124Please respect copyright.PENANAfngJSSDXX4
Before I left, Okaasama warned me to properly cover myself with and reapply sunscreen as she handed it over.124Please respect copyright.PENANANoKvzw4yCK
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!124Please respect copyright.PENANAvTu8cwknXI
I found myself taking in large breaths of it.124Please respect copyright.PENANAfJl65riEr3
Occasionally there was the stink of poop though.124Please respect copyright.PENANAsOydUjoviI
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?124Please respect copyright.PENANAXgawAPJcyg
There were also goats and sheep and rabbits, and was really peaceful.124Please respect copyright.PENANAKeH2bRV2zr
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANAVNGUVisLxQ
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANAFNNV8GcBvi
They truly looked like princes on white horses. (The horses weren’t white though.)124Please respect copyright.PENANAgoJ3HjrNce
The girls made a huge fuss.124Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6IwGPSTkg
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANAQyY1CBgZOe
Of course they didn’t wave back though.124Please respect copyright.PENANAGanaZnDp8B
Even so, seeing these new sides of them, all the fan girls were in really good moods.124Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZQ3RI1vPh
Even the normally poker-faced Kaburagi would occasionally talk to the horse with a smile.124Please respect copyright.PENANAxBLqMJIZPc
To my great shame, even I felt my heart skip a beat when I saw that.124Please respect copyright.PENANASlxXGtJJNz
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANA5hd3k54mZ3
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANA6cuhkNry7U
Because of the spray from the river, my trademark curls are a little frazzled.
I can’t get up anymore…124Please respect copyright.PENANAgnMVSSC99T
I just pray that I don’t drool.124Please respect copyright.PENANAatZdWy8JWn
But still, that Kaburagi kid and Enjou sure looked cool on horseback.124Please respect copyright.PENANAgdgQkWOgne
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANAQfYTriz0v6
When I asked, I found out that Oniisama used to learn horseback riding as well.124Please respect copyright.PENANAN4jGGNn1s5
Because he’s in the kyudo club, apparently he also did horseback archery.124Please respect copyright.PENANA5wOeU43CvW
What the heck! I had no idea!124Please respect copyright.PENANAXuV5KhgspA
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.124Please respect copyright.PENANASlsxPZfvbV
Hm~mm, what a shame.124Please respect copyright.PENANAeRq4mE1A1J
I’ve even heard that horse riding was good for dieting.