The day of the graduation ceremony came.84Please respect copyright.PENANAM5Yx1j0oiG
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANARTkEbt7IXL
Maybe everybody else was thinking like me, because nobody cried.84Please respect copyright.PENANAhS5y0P2V3Z
Only, this would be the last time we would be wearing this navy uniform to school, so everybody was busy taking photos.84Please respect copyright.PENANAS4FVyLBUUd
Of course, I took some with my friends too.84Please respect copyright.PENANA28D2kL4gY7
Because today was a happy occasion, Okaasama was more fired up than usual, and had my hair even curlier today.84Please respect copyright.PENANAiCNmri1VPf
Also, both Kaburagi and Enjou have been surrounded by girls since this morning.84Please respect copyright.PENANAAABke69Egi
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’ .84Please respect copyright.PENANAdurT7jNZcn
Besides my parents who were here, Oniisama brought me a bouquet of flowers!84Please respect copyright.PENANAJqb2tv9bRn
There were pink roses, carnations, garberas, and a bunch of other really cute flowers.84Please respect copyright.PENANAdf2JEQaLEy
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!84Please respect copyright.PENANAUhwoukkU80
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!?84Please respect copyright.PENANA3eNvdjkmn9
My flowers! My roses!84Please respect copyright.PENANATV7HUTc8Ey
My maiden’s heart is so moved that I don’t think it’ll hold!84Please respect copyright.PENANA1N0QmDmUdI
It looks like today, with just Oniisama, I’m already feeling totally popular!84Please respect copyright.PENANAE6ZFf2vj7j
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANA1cqvPUwHXP
Isn’t he! Isn’t he!84Please respect copyright.PENANAdaa2WUTz5N
My Oniisama is the best in the world!84Please respect copyright.PENANAMC7NkLw2Ee
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANAMNpYMiwVNF
It’s fine, Otousama. For things like this, it’s your feelings that count.84Please respect copyright.PENANATI2qZYetwX
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!84Please respect copyright.PENANASk0ybTZxuQ
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANA3XZDyi24qA
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANAphf52ns4yo
What a horrible development. A horrible, horrible development.84Please respect copyright.PENANAKsHxHhCufB
Please, just go away without causing any trouble.84Please respect copyright.PENANAYHryOJRKCo
My prayer bore no fruit, because our parents just continued to chat, and chat.84Please respect copyright.PENANASiutu4pNwC
When I happened to look forward, I met gazes with the bored-looking Kaburagi.84Please respect copyright.PENANAs5imhMYUmb
“Hmm,” he huffed, as he looked away.84Please respect copyright.PENANAT7xv2L0V1Z
Uwah~ Totally indifferent to me.84Please respect copyright.PENANAwaJx1T2Hwn
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANAngmwKf8mqi
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!84Please respect copyright.PENANAmVQ3jj1GuG
Okaasama’s eyes are sparkling!84Please respect copyright.PENANAE6tZHaaoNe
Aahh, what do I do…84Please respect copyright.PENANAfCvoPApJNI
Why don’t they notice Kaburagi’s displeased aura!?84Please respect copyright.PENANARGUTChwhe5
I don’t adore you, okay! I have no intention of going, okay! So please just stop glaring at me so angrily!84Please respect copyright.PENANAawKYXFoYXd
I entreated the nearby Oniisama with my eyes, but he just made a troubled expression and seemed to decide on watching things pan out.84Please respect copyright.PENANAbCnuN1DfHO
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANAW9udz5ZWDf
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANASUDNklIT6p
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANAaxGtlRmtH0
I’ll leave the rest to you, Oniisama!84Please respect copyright.PENANAoU8mrPkV2H
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANAcreywsmj2y
Even though the incidents lasted just a few minutes, I’m dead tired.84Please respect copyright.PENANAugRxn3PTu7
Or rather, if things fall into the same pattern at the middle section entrance ceremony, what am I going to do…84Please respect copyright.PENANAFgRoRuFJ42
I hugged Oniisama’s bouquet tightly.
But uraras, huhhh? I had no idea roses like that existed.84Please respect copyright.PENANAEccHFWppyy
Rococo and roses. Kuh-! It’s way too fitting, if I do say so myself.84Please respect copyright.PENANApyZ0c1lcWm
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANAZoXow3OAX6
This is also part of the ‘future blessing’ curse, after all.84Please respect copyright.PENANA5SiZo4AX4b
I’m sure once I enter middle school, a wonderful lovey dovey development will await me too.84Please respect copyright.PENANAAQ8b7RNe7X
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.84Please respect copyright.PENANAxJ3UJusu94
But looking at these two, they’re deeefinitely not gunna give up, are theyyy?84Please respect copyright.PENANAm5fsuDNJfT
Honestly, I wish they would just stop with their weird ambitions already.84Please respect copyright.PENANAUU1O4hXiXI
“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)84Please respect copyright.PENANAiweMeIJ5Ws
Her mother refers to her as Reika-san, but her father doesn’t.
“Oniisama doesn’t work any strange jobs, does he?”84Please respect copyright.PENANARpuUjO7KXr
e.g. host, gigolo etc.