Volume 13 Chapter 256 Shirogane Lapis, The Violence Of Size
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
”I had a rough time.”
I was standing in line to enter the school festival, and the moment they let us in, some busty older girls pushed forward. I got shoved out of my big brother’s line.
”Lapis, are you okay?”
”I’m okay… but it feels like my heart got torn in half.”
I looked over at Subaru-chan, who also got pushed out of the line with me.
We made eye contact. This time, there was nothing we could do. I missed the rice cake my brother made, but instead, let’s go get the one Kukuri-chan made.
”You two must be disappointed. You can have mine if you’d like.”
Subaru-chan and I stared at the rice cake Kukuri-chan handed us.
Hmm? Compared to the one my brother made, it looks a little… crooked?
When Kukuri-chan saw our faces, she turned away, looking embarrassed.
”I-I can’t help it! It’s my first time making these!”
Subaru-chan and I looked at each other and grinned at Kukuri-chan, who was smiling shyly. Everyone around us was still obsessed with my big brother, but could you maybe look this way for just a second?
I really want everyone to notice how cute Kukuri-chan is—she’s the oldest member of Milk Dipper, after all.
”Well? Is it good?”
Kukuri-chan peeked at our faces as we took a bite of her rice cake.
”Yes, it’s really good.”
”Yeah, I think you did a great job.”
After hearing that, Kukuri-chan looked happy.
Heh… compared to when we first met, she’s gotten so much better at showing her real feelings.
Just then, Miyako-chan came walking over from my brother’s line.
”Ah, everyone’s here.”
The three of us squinted as we stared at Miyako-chan’s huge, bouncing chest. So it really was about boobs, huh. If I had a chest like hers, I wouldn’t have been kicked out.
Miyako-chan noticed us staring and quickly tried to cover herself with both arms.
”Wh-what? Why are you all looking at me like that?”
”It’s nothing. Right?”
”Yeah, nothing at all.”
”Miyako-chan didn’t do anything wrong.”
Sniff… even in moments like this, Lapis doesn’t give up.
Lapis will grow up too, and someday have a nice figure like Mother and Elder Sister!
”Actually, I think mine got a little bigger lately.”
Subaru-chan!? Are you trying to leave me behind!?
I stared at her wide-eyed without blinking.
”Lapis, calm down.”
”This isn’t the face an idol should make, Lapis-chan.”
Subaru-chan and Miyako-chan tried hard to calm me down. Kukuri-chan let out a soft sigh as she watched.
”You three. Don’t just stand around the entrance. Since you’re here, go enjoy the festival. Come on, Lapis, cheer up.”
”Ugh… Sorry. I got too emotional.”
So the three of us—Subaru-chan, Miyako-chan, and I—went past the entrance and headed toward the food booths.
”W-what the heck is this…?”
I blinked in shock at the signs on the stalls.
[Only Here! Shirogane-Style Okonomiyaki]
[Takoyaki with Special Shirogane Aqua Mayo]
[Big Serving of Fried Noodles Made with the Same Sauce as the Shirogane Family]
[Approved by Udon Ambassador Shirogane Aqua! Real Chilled Udon]
[Officially Approved by Shirogane Aqua—Shirogane Cotton Candy Booth]
[Crepes Made by Students Who Work at the Same Shop BERYL’s Three Members Ate From]
What is this?
Every single booth has my brother’s name on it. They’re everywhere.
And one of them had a super long line.
[Life-Size! Shirogane Aqua’s Jumbo Frankfurter Sausage]
Is that my brother’s jumbo frankfurter sausage!?
Subaru-chan, Miyako-chan, and I exchanged glances.
That’s… yeah, that’s totally it.
I remembered my brother’s sausage and blushed.
”Hurry up! The student discipline committee is coming! We gotta sell out before they arrive!”
”Let’s sell everything before the teacher checks on us!”
”Get everything ready!”
”Keep grilling!”
”Hahaha! The more we sell, the faster it goes!”
”With this, we’ll be the top sellers!”
Uh-oh. A bunch of scary older girls are coming this way. Leading them was Claire-san, who’s close to Emily-san—my brother’s classmate.
”This is the student council. May we see your permit from the student council?”
”Eek!”
She’s smiling… but her eyes are not smiling at all.
The people who had been waiting in line ran off like the whole thing was fake. The three of us stood frozen in fear.
Claire-san looked at the paper handed to her.
”Hm. Looks like you got permission from Aqua-kun. But… there’s no mention of ‘Life-Size’ on the documents, is there?”
”Ahh! S-sorry, I forgot to write that part!”
Claire-san stepped toward the booth’s leader, who was trying to explain.
So scary…
”Forgot, huh?”
”S-sorry! I heard that the top-selling booth gets to hang out with Aqua-kun after school, and I got greedy and joined the contest!”
Wait… so the top-selling booth gets to hang out with my brother?
No wonder everyone’s going nuts.
One of the booth workers tore down a paper that said [Life-Size], which they had added later.
Claire-san spoke firmly.
”So who came up with this? Tell the truth.”
”Um, I thought I heard Emily-sama, who bought a frank, mumble something about how selling the full-sized ones would make more money… B-but maybe I was just hearing things. Emily-sama would never say that. I-it was probably my greed playing tricks on me…”
What are they even talking about?
Claire-san grabbed her head and groaned.
”Let’s kill her once.”
Huh? Did I just hear something really bad…?
No, that must’ve been my imagination.
Claire-san quickly changed her face to her usual smile.
”If you have his permission, it’s fine. But please remove the words ‘full-size.’ They might cause confusion and damage Otomezaki’s image.”
”Y-yes. Got it.”
Looks like they settled it peacefully.
The three of us ordered some sausages from the reopened booth.
”Nn, nn, it’s too big, I can’t fit it in my mouth.”
”This is… Aqua-onii-san’s… wow…”
”Ah… the sauce…”
Some white sauce dripped into Miyako-chan’s cleavage.
What is this? It’s turning into something way too suggestive.
I just stared seriously and kept eating my brother’s frank without a word.
”Oh, right. That’s a beauty contest.”
By the way, there was a Miss Otomezaki contest during the school festival.
I looked at the posters of the contestants.
[Class 1-A — Inori Hisui]
[Class 1-A — Oto Rurika]
[Class 1-A — Kato Iria]
[Class 2-A — Shirogane Kanon]
[Class 1-A — Sumeragi Kukuri]
[Class 2-A — Chihiro Claire]
[Class 2-A — Tsukimachi Ayana]
[Class 3-A — Natalia Rosenesta]
Ah, Kanon-oneesama and Ayana-chan are joining again this year.
But wait—Kukuri-chan’s in it too? That’s surprising.
Did someone sign her up?
”What the heck…?”
Oh, Kukuri-chan.
I was supposed to meet up with her after she changed out of her tea ceremony outfit.
When she saw the poster with her name on it, she froze. The three of us—Subaru-chan, Miyako-chan, and I—looked at each other.
”Kukuri-chan, you didn’t know about this?”
”Wha—uh, I just found out I was picked. I’m really surprised.”
While we stood frozen there, Haa-chan, Kanon-onee-sama, Victoria-sama, and Emily-san came down the hallway.
”Oh, Lapis-chan. And Subaru-chan, Miyako-chan. What’s going on with Kukuri-chan?”
”Kanon-oneesama, actually—”
Before I could say anything, Victoria-sama noticed the poster and spoke.
”Oh, Kanon, you’re joining the beauty contest too? You didn’t tell me.”
”Yeah, same here.”
”Wait!? I didn’t hear anything about this!?”
Huh? Kanon-oneesama didn’t know either!?
Then who in the world…?
Kanon-oneesama kept looking at the poster while grabbing Emily-san’s arm, who was trying to sneak away behind her.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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