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「Uuuu...」
Outside
the window, the sounds of cicadas can be heard.
I also
hear the shouts of the club activities from the schoolyard.
When I
heard that, I groaned, my mouth puckered up, a mechanical pencil between my
lips and nose.
It's
make-up class. It can’t be helped, it's make-up.
Even
if I try to resist it with the words, “I don't want it” I must still do make-up
class.
That's
nice, it's cool.
Now, I
have finished one class and am in the middle of a quiz to review it.
I'm
not a chicken, and I'm not going to make a mistake on something that was just
explained to me.
It’s
too stupid.
And
now, after I finished the quiz as soon as possible, I'm waiting for the
answers.
But
still... I'm getting nervous. It makes me shudder.
When I
thought about what was making me so nervous, the reason came to me immediately.
I
haven't seen Fu~min. Not yesterday, not today.
I sent
him a message, “Good night Fu~min” before going to bed, but he didn't reply
until morning.
Hey
hey, Fu~min, was it strange to say “good night” after six o'clock? Aren't you
treating me badly? Hey, Fu~min-san.
As I
looked around, there were six of people who had to take make-up classes.
To be
exact, there were five plus one.
This
plus one is Kasuya-chi.
According
to the teacher's explanation, the suspension will be lifted at the end of the
semester. If he takes a make-up exam, he can avoid staying in school for a
while.
Yes,
that's good. Clap clap.
Well,
I don't want to forgive him for what he did to Fu~min, so I won't talk to him
or even make eye contact with him.
I
think he is aware that he is being avoided. He never talks to me, and only
talks to Hiratsuka-kun, who is sitting in front of him.
The
interaction between the two of them was unbearable because everyone knew that
it was a gorgeous collaboration between two rejected men.
Then,
the quiz was over and it was time for a break.
When I
came back to the classroom, I saw a girl sneaking a peek into the classroom
through the door.
The
color of the ribbon glimpsed in the doorway was that of a first-year student.
I
wondered if it was a fan who had come to see Kasuya-chi, but on closer
inspection, I found that it was someone I knew.
「Fukuda-chi!」
「Hiiiiiiiiiiii!?」
She
jumped up and down like an American cartoon when I called her from behind.
「A-awawawa,
Fu-Fujiwara-dai-senpai, g-g-g-good morning!」
「Dai-senpai...?
I mean, what are you doing here?」
「Eh,
ah, no, nothing! It's nothing!」
「Hmm...
No lies or deceptions...」
「Hiiii!?」
I
narrow my eyes a little. That alone made her tremble. Hmm, the medicine's
working a little too well.
「I-I-I-I've
got nothing to do in the dorm, so I thought maybe Wan-chan, I mean I could see
Kijima-se-senpai...」
「Fu~min?
Why?」
「P-please
don't be angry... Please forgive me...」
Fukuda-chi
got completely teary-eyed and struck a pose as if praying. Why is she so
scared?
「I
won't get angry if you tell me the truth, okay?」
「Yes...
A-actually... if I look at him closely, Kijima-senpai is really cool...」
「Nnn?」
When I
tilted my head, Fukuda-chi shakes her head in panic.
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「Hiii!?
No, that's not it! I'm not thinking of confessing my love to him or anything
big like that! T-there's no room for me to come between the best couple,
Fujiwara-dai-senpai and Kijima-senpai! I just wanted to see senpai for a little
eye candy...」
「Fukuda-chi...」
「Hiiiiii...!?」
When I
grabbed her shoulder, she looked like the end of the world.
「I, I
misunderstood. I didn't know Fukuda-chi was such a good girl...」
「... Y-Yes?」
「That's
right, Fu~min and I are the best couple. If we were magnets, we'd have the same
N pole!」
「Oh,
um... Are you expecting a tsukkomi?」
「What?
I mean, we're so tight together we can't be separated」
「............Exactly
as you say」
There
seemed to be an inexplicable pause in the conversation, but perhaps she was
feeling a bit gerucky.
「Anyway,
you want to see Fu~min for your eyes' sake, Ahaha! Fukuda-chi, you have a good
eye. I have a feeling we'll get along well!」
「Eh? Ah...
Yes」
「So, come
to my place next time. The two of us can talk Fu~min all night!」
「What!?」
「No?」
「T-thank
you very much!! Oh, I think I have something to do! Someone's calling me! I-I-I
beg your pardon!」
As
soon as she said that, she ran away.
（What a
strange girl. Well, if we can get to know each other a little better, I might
even let her talk to Fu~min)
Thinking
about such things, I stepped into the classroom in a good mood.
By the
way, I got 5 out of 20 questions right on the quiz.
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「Mother,
you don't have to do anything~」
「Eh~,
but Yui~, Mother isn't busy~」
「If Mother
touch it, it won't be cleaned up~!」
From
today, we, mother and daughter, were going to work as live-in workers at the
residence of Seigo Fujiwara-sama.
The
room we were given was in a separate building where Mai Fujiwara-sama lived. It
was a vacant twelve-mat room on the first floor. It was fully furnished with a
bed and furniture, and even had its own bathroom and sanitary facilities.
It was
not a servant's room, but a very clean room that could be considered a guest
room.
As
soon as I arrived, a senior maid showed me to my assigned room, and before I
could catch my breath, I began to unpack my belongings.
In the
first place, we only have three pieces of luggage in the trunk for two people,
so moving is not a big deal.
The
contract of the apartment was cancelled one month after we applied for it, but
Seigo-sama took care of everything.
I can
only thank him for his kindness.
「Mother~
really looking for~ward to working as a housekeeper~」
「No,
don't get excited, Mother~. You'll break something~」
「Don't
worry~. I'll be in the shadows... I'm just a witness to a crime~」
「Excuse
me, Mother~? ......We used to have maids too, so how can you have such a
miraculous misunderstanding~?」
I can
only sigh. My mother is an extraordinary natural.
She
was very beautiful and was called “Healing Actress” because of her fluffy and
soft atmosphere, but to be honest, as her daughter, she was difficult to deal
with.
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In
fact, she was completely useless at the canning factory where she worked until
yesterday, and the manager assigned her to the easiest job.
Chikuwa[1]
for canned Chikuzen-ni[2]. The job is to straighten the Chikuwa if it
is lopsided as it moves down the lane.
Yes,
it's easy, but... I can understand why Mother would lose weight.
After
all, I have seen Mother having a nightmare many times, saying, “Chi-chikuwa-san~,
there are so many Chikuwa-san~!”
Anyway,
I'm grateful that she doesn't do anything. So, I'll do my best to make up for
it.
And...
No matter what, I have to make Mai-sama like me.
Actually,
yesterday, Masaki-sama called me and told me that each of the Favored
Princesses will have their own faction.
The
First Favored Princess, Masaki-sama's faction will consist of myself and
Amemiya.
The
Second Favored Princess, Captain Tashiro's faction will consist of Shima-senpai
and Shiratori-senpai.
The
Third Favored Princess, Misuzu-sama's faction will consists of Takasago-senpai
and someone named Kyoko Terashima-san.
The
other Semi-Favored Princess, Ryoko Terashima-sama, will be a step down from the
Favored Princesses, and will report directly to the Confinement King-sama.
In
accordance with this, the layout of “The Room” is said to be changed drastically.
Basically,
everyone will be given a room, and each faction will be assigned a room.
This
makes me very excited!
At
last, the battle of women in the Inner Palace is about to begin.
I will
make sure that Masaki-sama rises to the position of the Confinement King-sama's
rightful wife. I will do everything in my power to achieve that. That's what
I've decided.
According
to Masaki-sama, Mai Fujiwara-sama is not the favorite princess, but she is very
dear to Confinement King-sama.
So, if
she is liked by him, she will surely be a great backer.
While
I was thinking about this, I heard Mai-sama's voice coming from the doorway.
「I'm
home~」
I
hurriedly rushed to the door, pulling my mother's hand.
「Welcome
back, Mai-sama」
「Oh,
Yui-chan, you started today, right?」
「Yes!
Thanks to the Great Mai-sama, I, Yui Kayama, am spending this happy day!」
When I
said this, Mai-sama looked as if she had eaten something strange.
(1) Chikuwa
(竹輪)
is a Japanese jelly-like food product made from ingredients such as fish
surimi, salt, sugar, starch, monosodium glutamate and egg white.
(2) Chikuzenni
(筑前煮,
chikuzen-ni) is a dish that originated from northern Kyushu, Japan, made of
braised chicken and vegetables)
