The trip was fun.121Please respect copyright.PENANAXcVR5vxKlJ
When I saw the blue sea in front of the hotel, my mood shot up.121Please respect copyright.PENANABrCUqkkcwy
Naturally we stayed at suite rooms. I was in a suite with Oniisama, with separate bedrooms on either side of the living room.121Please respect copyright.PENANAXjEne0StJZ
My parents went sunbathing on the beach and to beauty salons and stuff, and almost never went to the beach.121Please respect copyright.PENANAirDtXlEX4z
Ridiculous. Going to the beach and not swimming? What on earth are you doing here!
At times like this I’m glad I have an older sibling.121Please respect copyright.PENANABq2f6Ski97
He can act as both my guardian as well as somebody I can drag to the beach as my playmate.121Please respect copyright.PENANAEXwvXPeIwo
I invited Oniisama to the beach from the very morning, and indulged myself in the sea. I did stuff like snorkeling, as well as clinging to Oniisama’s shoulders and swimming like a baby turtle.121Please respect copyright.PENANAuJ9zf13OHj
Oniisama is actually already in his second year of middle school, so he should have actually found it boring to play with his little sister though.121Please respect copyright.PENANAYx3wUBmm1l
Maybe he actually wanted to invite his close friends like Kaburagi Masaya did, but in that case I would be myself, so he probably held back.121Please respect copyright.PENANAESLtzcwDyT
I got a little ahead of myself and started swimming boldly. Well, even professionals make mistakes, so I drowned a little, but Oniisama came to save me in a panic. That was a good memory too.
I did put on sunscreen, but I turned pitch black anyway, so Okaasama was like The Scream when she saw me.
After coming back from the trip and basking in the good memories, I also had more piano lessons and concentrated for the autumn recital, as well as other lessons as well, and also going to family gatherings and stuff too, and because each and every day just seemed to have something planned, I spent all my time busily, and before I knew it the holidays were almost over and the summer party was just ahead.
“Reika, are you ready?”
Having finished his preparations first, Oniisama waited for me by my room.
“Yeees!”
Today was my first summer party, so I was being escorted by Oniisama, a middle section Pivoine member.121Please respect copyright.PENANA22TwFw3nfC
How reassuring.
“Your dress is cute. It suits you well. Is that a real flower in your hair?”
Ehehe.121Please respect copyright.PENANA6SzJE9fPXn
Geez, Oniisama. What a silver tongue you have.121Please respect copyright.PENANAjEduc258dW
I also quite like this dress. When I first saw this sherbet green flare dress in the shop, I was taken by it at a glance.121Please respect copyright.PENANADOO97zdyAR
It’s summer-ey, and really cute.121Please respect copyright.PENANAkkJamlnU8k
I bought it before the trip so I thought “Isn’t my atmosphere kind of ephemeral? Muhuhu.” when it went with my pale skin, but because of this unexpected tan the image has gone a bit off. But still, isn’t this child-like healthiness also quite good?121Please respect copyright.PENANAHK3L6owjG6
Okaasama had gone to buy this dress with me. She looked a little crestfallen when she saw me just now, but I’ll pretend I didn’t see that.121Please respect copyright.PENANA1MrM4Y04xK
I had my hair done at a salon, and in place of a hair accessory I had a fresh white flower placed in.121Please respect copyright.PENANA7tjdcAGtfk
Aah, I feel like a princess.
I’m really starting to feel like a stylish girl.121Please respect copyright.PENANAUMtCvvZEJR
Honestly, I can’t stop my smirking anymore, you know?121Please respect copyright.PENANAZEMcL2ngAB
I mean I’m wearing my favourite dress, and I’ll be going to the summer party!121Please respect copyright.PENANA9UGSDv6hj7
But this kind of smile isn’t very ladylike, so I need to be careful.121Please respect copyright.PENANAEv3KnnxzeX
Still, my cheek muscles won’t listen to me. -smirk smirk-
“Shall we go then?”
“Yes!”
A car was taking us all the way to the hotel venue, so I was fine even with these heeled sandals on.121Please respect copyright.PENANAslJOVCrVKK
Aah, I’m so excited~
“Hey, hey, Oniisama. Won’t you tell me about the summer party?”
“Again? Didn’t I talk about it just recently? We’re almost there, so you can see it for yourself.”
Oniisama gave a wry smile, but I couldn’t help it. I just really want to know.121Please respect copyright.PENANAdZiFjig17O
I feel bad for making Oniisama have the same conversation over and over again though.
The meeting place was a hall on the first floor in a hotel in the middle of the city, and the room faced a private garden so you could relax on the terrace.121Please respect copyright.PENANA9eicddYXwa
According to Oniisama, there was a really pretty rose arch in that garden.121Please respect copyright.PENANArE1RSCGTnF
“It’s a garden I think you’d like, Reika.” he said.121Please respect copyright.PENANA6n5EVhaOa5
The summer party usually began during the evening, but given how late the summer sun set, it was apparently possible to enjoy the garden in both the sunlight and the night lights.
“We must definitely go to the garden! Okay?”
“Yes, yes.”
The food is being served as stand-up buffet, but there are also tables and chairs for people who want to sit down and eat properly.121Please respect copyright.PENANAZQr2KDGfXb
But most people attended to socialise, so nobody actually sat down to eat a lot, Oniisama said.121Please respect copyright.PENANAaPwRvKOv8K
What a waste~ It’s cuisine from a high-class restaurant too!121Please respect copyright.PENANA4lQdqKKCUQ
When I was planning on going to a buffet in my past life I would fast all day so that I could eat to my heart’s content, too…121Please respect copyright.PENANAGyYKzKS2BD
I mean, in my mind ‘buffet = eat until you die!’ after all…121Please respect copyright.PENANAEF4XTxRZQ4
Speaking of which, I often went with my friend to dessert buffets, didn’t I. Each time I went with the goal of conquering every dish they offered, but not once did I get around to them all, huh~121Please respect copyright.PENANAM9JIBCcatK
…I wonder if everybody is doing well…
“Reika?”
Hah-! No good, no good. I went into my own little world.121Please respect copyright.PENANACo6akpkmli
I’d better make sure not to think about anything unnecessary.
“It’s exciting, isn’t it, Oniisama.”
After all, I’m Kisshouin Reika now.
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