“YOISSHOOOOO!”
Lately I’ve been getting the feeling that I’m getting a little chubby, so I decided to exercise each night.131Please respect copyright.PENANAYme1aYpWvG
It’s a routine of push-ups, sit-ups, and squats.131Please respect copyright.PENANA1r6P2RK0SI
And at present, I’m currently tackling a 50-continuous-squats challenge.
“YOISHOOOOOO!”
It’s pretty tough.131Please respect copyright.PENANAFF5juK1cQO
I folded my arms behind my head and tried following the diagram, but my legs started shaking in no time.131Please respect copyright.PENANAcMaOVQfKf4
But this is all a matter of spirit.131Please respect copyright.PENANAa2XNYc5jKs
Just a little more.
“YOISHOOOOOO!”
You can’t become beautiful overnight.131Please respect copyright.PENANAG0ljMzV2p0
It’s important that you build up your hard work every day.131Please respect copyright.PENANAuee5qnvXI8
Now then, just three more!
“YOISHOOOOOO!”131Please respect copyright.PENANAYZHoJmcJYl
Phew, I sure worked up a sweat.131Please respect copyright.PENANAvmrGkIdDMg
I got out of the bath just a while ago, but I’ll probably have a quick shower now too.131Please respect copyright.PENANAhUeuCVespf
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANABo3AI0su7T
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANAl7yaOOiP9z
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANAswWmOjvTx5
His complexion seemed a bit pale.131Please respect copyright.PENANAHQM5C1f4Cr
As his cute little sister, would it be better if I made a midnight snack for him?131Please respect copyright.PENANAmXIkqpyC6p
I’ve never done any cooking outside of home ec class at school though.131Please respect copyright.PENANARjBZYKykKF
Well, I suppose things like this are more about the feelings of the cook. I’m sure Oniisama will be delighted.131Please respect copyright.PENANALA6RsYahIu
And as for midnight snacks, they’re generally onigiri or ramen?131Please respect copyright.PENANAuOgyp8B2Wg
No, no, that’s too ill-matched with this family.131Please respect copyright.PENANAZOpAkQ76E4
But something too heavy at night is, you know~?131Please respect copyright.PENANAcxs88nmFGB
Should I challenge myself to make zousui rice soup?131Please respect copyright.PENANAanPyIm4dQi
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANAPRIhEiGpKT
There weren’t any strange sounds.131Please respect copyright.PENANATzJD2ZdQvf
We go on excursions every May. This year we’re going to an animal farm.131Please respect copyright.PENANAz4ZBIAokQF
Before I left, Okaasama warned me to properly cover myself with and reapply sunscreen as she handed it over.131Please respect copyright.PENANA5Lqo9iVeql
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!131Please respect copyright.PENANAr4UxYN7Bbt
I found myself taking in large breaths of it.131Please respect copyright.PENANA6dO4H1PsMZ
Occasionally there was the stink of poop though.131Please respect copyright.PENANASfNdILQzqN
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?131Please respect copyright.PENANAn8UvohppI6
There were also goats and sheep and rabbits, and was really peaceful.131Please respect copyright.PENANApuFOpWNhGZ
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANA67tCs6ZSWr
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANAMSA9W64SHe
They truly looked like princes on white horses. (The horses weren’t white though.)131Please respect copyright.PENANAYOEmAneDRa
The girls made a huge fuss.131Please respect copyright.PENANAd2wOJjQ2DY
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANAjhgmB4I7rm
Of course they didn’t wave back though.131Please respect copyright.PENANAVUH72RLQSF
Even so, seeing these new sides of them, all the fan girls were in really good moods.131Please respect copyright.PENANAvdjK2TvzZY
Even the normally poker-faced Kaburagi would occasionally talk to the horse with a smile.131Please respect copyright.PENANAupG2kHehzk
To my great shame, even I felt my heart skip a beat when I saw that.131Please respect copyright.PENANAAYFMqIzEt4
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANAO1e9zRG1Gn
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANA4TE6AIJVQu
Because of the spray from the river, my trademark curls are a little frazzled.
I can’t get up anymore…131Please respect copyright.PENANA7WXZspYIAC
I just pray that I don’t drool.131Please respect copyright.PENANAog4AaRcLuc
But still, that Kaburagi kid and Enjou sure looked cool on horseback.131Please respect copyright.PENANAus5iRYzrDx
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANAkC2tf4wOiT
When I asked, I found out that Oniisama used to learn horseback riding as well.131Please respect copyright.PENANA0m0wPPiAvc
Because he’s in the kyudo club, apparently he also did horseback archery.131Please respect copyright.PENANABFSuSmESjk
What the heck! I had no idea!131Please respect copyright.PENANAQwfuIIYoSY
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.131Please respect copyright.PENANAsRkdMXv893
Hm~mm, what a shame.131Please respect copyright.PENANA4Uu82qqaTO
I’ve even heard that horse riding was good for dieting.