The day of the graduation ceremony came.83Please respect copyright.PENANARcXhGItYLs
Everybody is going up the escalator together, so we’ll all meet again in Zuiran’s middle school section. Although we’ll be in a different building, we’re all on the same property, so I’m not really feeling lonely about it.83Please respect copyright.PENANAZdKrV3A2o4
Maybe everybody else was thinking like me, because nobody cried.83Please respect copyright.PENANANEfQ6vIvHh
Only, this would be the last time we would be wearing this navy uniform to school, so everybody was busy taking photos.83Please respect copyright.PENANA9e1q1WaZ5c
Of course, I took some with my friends too.83Please respect copyright.PENANAOQfICz14qg
Because today was a happy occasion, Okaasama was more fired up than usual, and had my hair even curlier today.83Please respect copyright.PENANAq2Wantmqnv
Also, both Kaburagi and Enjou have been surrounded by girls since this morning.83Please respect copyright.PENANAuRP5ZVM6lY
Heaps of boys from the lower grades who went out of their way to attend were also photographing and filming the ‘Hero of the Cavalry Battle’ .83Please respect copyright.PENANAqtjnvngThC
Besides my parents who were here, Oniisama brought me a bouquet of flowers!83Please respect copyright.PENANAcLcTh5Hvru
There were pink roses, carnations, garberas, and a bunch of other really cute flowers.83Please respect copyright.PENANA3gyVIkhLQc
Thank you, Oniisama! As for not just giving me a bunch of bright red roses, as expected of you! In Oniisama’s mind, my image is more like these cute pink flowers, isn’t it!83Please respect copyright.PENANA5q0xkoc9Rj
Or so I was thinking, feeling deeply moved, when Oniisama pointed at a deeply coloured rose and said,
“These flowers are called ‘Urara’, you know. They’re your flowers, aren’t they, Reika?”
-ZUKKYUUUUUUN!!-
Oniisama! Just what manner of being are you!?83Please respect copyright.PENANAQPUD64WcD2
My flowers! My roses!83Please respect copyright.PENANAgR1YyuOP8T
My maiden’s heart is so moved that I don’t think it’ll hold!83Please respect copyright.PENANAIcBoJVFrWQ
It looks like today, with just Oniisama, I’m already feeling totally popular!83Please respect copyright.PENANALY988bkdb6
His smile is so dazzling-!
Or so I was thinking, as I writhed about in happiness on the inside, while my friends around me were also saying “Reika-sama’s Oniisama, so dreamy…”, spellbound.83Please respect copyright.PENANAJS7Fsu3Yux
Isn’t he! Isn’t he!83Please respect copyright.PENANA7cFWVWGCTP
My Oniisama is the best in the world!83Please respect copyright.PENANAyE26PV41NU
Still, although they’re minors, they’re still maidens and Oniisama pierced right through their hearts. I was actually a little nervous, secretly wondering where on earth he learnt this skill.
Oniisama doesn’t work any strange jobs, does he?
Watching Oniisama, Okaasama looked satisfied and said “as expected of my son” while Otousama looked a little ashamed and embarrassed for not bringing anything.83Please respect copyright.PENANANeF9cI9jxR
It’s fine, Otousama. For things like this, it’s your feelings that count.83Please respect copyright.PENANA29wjBdC9O2
Rather, if the chubby Otousama did the same thing as Oniisama, I’d be a little grossed out.
While I was happy about the roses with my name, and getting photos under the sakura trees with my family, a parent and child group came along.
“Congratulations on your daughter’s graduation, Kisshouin-sama.”
“Oohh! Why if it isn’t Kaburagi-sama! Congratulations on Masaya-kun’s graduation, I should say!”
UHIIIII! It’s gone from heaven to hell!83Please respect copyright.PENANAJlljZzw6iJ
Why did they come talk to us!?
“Reika-san, congratulations on graduating. What beautiful flowers you have. They fit you perfectly.”
“T-, Thank you very much.”
Today Mrs. Kaburagi was wearing a vivid, deep blue suit, and was even more beautiful than when I met her in the restaurant.83Please respect copyright.PENANASyAlsMGWUu
Quite a contrast to the elegant white suit that my Okaasama was wearing.
“Reika-san, please do get along with Masaya in middle school.”
“My! Our Reika as well! We certainly hope Masaya-kun gets along with her. Right, Reika-san?”
Without affirming or denying Okaasama, I simply smiled away.83Please respect copyright.PENANAVoQj8ssnA5
What a horrible development. A horrible, horrible development.83Please respect copyright.PENANAen2gfGThlw
Please, just go away without causing any trouble.83Please respect copyright.PENANAlfgLFegS6x
My prayer bore no fruit, because our parents just continued to chat, and chat.83Please respect copyright.PENANAQN3rpekLCq
When I happened to look forward, I met gazes with the bored-looking Kaburagi.83Please respect copyright.PENANAsV3lcsXwmd
“Hmm,” he huffed, as he looked away.83Please respect copyright.PENANAlsjXhq7Ykp
Uwah~ Totally indifferent to me.83Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8cOLphRoX
Don’t think I want to get close to a guy like you, either!
“Reika-san, do you remember what we spoke about earlier? Please do come over to play.”
“Hah?”
Kaburagi wrinkled his nose in displeasure and looked at his mother.
“Thank you very much.”
For now I just smiled. I’m definitely not going, okay.83Please respect copyright.PENANAzC5G1nA4Wt
Look, Kaburagi is looking all unhappy about it. He’s got a ‘Why the hell is she coming to our house?’ face on. Wah-, he’s glaring!
“My, myy! Reika-san, you must definitely visit them!”
“Isn’t that greatt, Reika? Ahaha, our Reika adores Masaya-kun, you see.”
I don’t adore him! Why the hell are you spouting bullshit, Otousama!83Please respect copyright.PENANAc8fzdDpvZr
Okaasama’s eyes are sparkling!83Please respect copyright.PENANA7bQ6pbphC4
Aahh, what do I do…83Please respect copyright.PENANAcFQKlkyJuH
Why don’t they notice Kaburagi’s displeased aura!?83Please respect copyright.PENANAbdBBfOECAP
I don’t adore you, okay! I have no intention of going, okay! So please just stop glaring at me so angrily!83Please respect copyright.PENANAN19NVzHxqc
I entreated the nearby Oniisama with my eyes, but he just made a troubled expression and seemed to decide on watching things pan out.83Please respect copyright.PENANAgueWxZ80aA
Somebody save meeeee!
“Mum, Shuusuke and the others are here, so I’m going.”
“My, Shuusuke-kun?”
Enjou and a person who seemed to be his mother came out from the school building.83Please respect copyright.PENANATCdJQuPbnS
It’s my first time seeing her. Such an ephemeral-looking beauty~
“Oohh, Enjou-sama’s! I certainly do wish to greet them.”
GYAHHHH! Otousama’s words just made things even worse!
“Dad, Mum, I think Reika wants to spend the last moments of primary with her friends. Would it be okay if she went? It’s her graduation ceremony, after all.”
Oniisama!
“However…”
“I also wanna walk around the place with Shuusuke.”
Kaburagi got on board.
“What a helpless boy, you are. Very well, go have fun. My apologies, Kisshouin-sama. Masaya is quite a wilful child.”
“No, no, not at all. The rumours of Masaya-kun’s excellence have reached my ears, you know.”
After saying his goodbyes to my family, Kaburagi immediately headed off to Enjou.83Please respect copyright.PENANAbBDvNQ0H0M
I need to leave now as well!
“Well then, I shall also be heading to my friends. Kaburagi-sama, please excuse me.”
Giving a small bow, I hurried over to the ring of girls.83Please respect copyright.PENANAUDZuYww0HR
I’ll leave the rest to you, Oniisama!83Please respect copyright.PENANAhTfh6TyqMf
Just as I thought I had finally escaped from my parents, Serika-chan and Kikuno-chan had been lying in wait to get stories about the Kaburagi family from me. Please, just give me a break~
Since it’s our precious graduation ceremony, I wanted it to end more enjoyablyy.83Please respect copyright.PENANAH4GqtW39mQ
Even though the incidents lasted just a few minutes, I’m dead tired.83Please respect copyright.PENANAqVtdMnL6Ar
Or rather, if things fall into the same pattern at the middle section entrance ceremony, what am I going to do…83Please respect copyright.PENANAfc1LlolW4J
I hugged Oniisama’s bouquet tightly.
But uraras, huhhh? I had no idea roses like that existed.83Please respect copyright.PENANAMSLDRqFYEt
Rococo and roses. Kuh-! It’s way too fitting, if I do say so myself.83Please respect copyright.PENANAEV4pEjtLMC
Isn’t this exactly a shoujo manga development? But it’s a little sad that things only happen with my blood-related brother. But well, that’s good in its own way too.83Please respect copyright.PENANAhZMBPvLORv
This is also part of the ‘future blessing’ curse, after all.83Please respect copyright.PENANA8Pi1YCzqIM
I’m sure once I enter middle school, a wonderful lovey dovey development will await me too.83Please respect copyright.PENANAd7FVEBcLdg
When I got home, my excited parents pestered me about visiting the Kaburagi house, but I gave excuses and told them that Kaburagi hated women, and so going would actually bother him.83Please respect copyright.PENANAAzk4L760xr
But looking at these two, they’re deeefinitely not gunna give up, are theyyy?83Please respect copyright.PENANAewS8BalDvg
Honestly, I wish they would just stop with their weird ambitions already.83Please respect copyright.PENANATMV6AeSipy
“Oohh! Why if it isn’t Kaburagi-sama! Congratulations on Masaya-kun’s graduation, I should say!” (said Reika’s dad)
“My! Our Reika as well! We certainly hope Masaya-kun gets along with her. Right, Reika-san?” (said Reika’s mum)83Please respect copyright.PENANAI30mdxyXp0
Her mother refers to her as Reika-san, but her father doesn’t.
“Oniisama doesn’t work any strange jobs, does he?”83Please respect copyright.PENANAGfalZJI8Cv
e.g. host, gigolo etc.