Apparently Ririna completely ignored my warning, and continued trying to get close to Kaburagi. But apparently the upperclassmen girls were like a wall and things didn’t go as she wanted.86Please respect copyright.PENANAvC1IOFwZ9s
Anyway, thanks to that, I lost my composure and spoke to a first year Pivoine girl in Ririna’s class.86Please respect copyright.PENANAufasfqhBYd
When I asked her,
“Is Ririna causing you trouble?” she answered, “Not at all,” but expression told a completely different story. So I told her “I’m so sorry. I will speak to her later,” and apologised.86Please respect copyright.PENANA9o53NxiDM2
The girl was flustered that I was apologising to her, but I asked her to immediately tell me if Ririna was causing problems. Anyway, if she’s doing crazy stuff where I can’t see her, I need to know.
Once time when I was heading to the salon, she ambushed me and pestered me to take her along. I told her that I couldn’t but she wouldn’t listen. Thankfully, Aira-sama happened to be walking past, and she gently persuaded her.86Please respect copyright.PENANAUpoxnCUV5c
Later on she called me and asked, “Who was that wonderful person!?”86Please respect copyright.PENANA0HCfFwgsOK
In the end, I heard from her that her mother was originally a Pivoine member, and as a child she talked to her about it. She claimed that if she lived close to the primary school, she would “Definitely have gotten in!”86Please respect copyright.PENANADOmpsArXE3
But well, even if she told me that, the reality was that she entered as an External from middle school, so she was disqualified from it. The rules are the rules.86Please respect copyright.PENANABEbEZG33Id
Apparently her conceit is coming from the misconception that she’s actually Pivoine as well.86Please respect copyright.PENANAjF0CWNRM5p
What an idiot.86Please respect copyright.PENANAI8Ri6RyrpR
Later, Tsuruhana-san told me sarcastically, “What a cute cousin you have.” I couldn’t find anything to say.86Please respect copyright.PENANAQli4fy1BK6
I think my stress is hitting its peak.86Please respect copyright.PENANA1A1uIwGXGM
And so, I’ve come to a fast food place.86Please respect copyright.PENANAPQsKO3gQap
I haven’t entered before out of fear that somebody would see me, but I don’t care anymore.86Please respect copyright.PENANA2V4wqFfWOP
With all my stress, I have to eat, or else!86Please respect copyright.PENANAlJswaMHG8A
I ordered my first fast food since being born in this world with a pounding heart. I asked for a cheeseburger, and a large chips. For my drink, I went with oolong tea.86Please respect copyright.PENANA2h9LyBbNBM
Just in case, I sat in the corner. And I felt a little out of place too.86Please respect copyright.PENANAZqYVFzh9ll
I took a bite of my cheeseburger. Uwah, so nostalgic! I remember this taste!86Please respect copyright.PENANAWMgPLq2tZS
A ketchup covered meat patty, with pickles, onion and cheese! What a cheap taste!86Please respect copyright.PENANALMHzGOOrfU
Maybe because I’m always eating good food, I was a little shocked at how it tasted even cheaper than I remembered, but I guess that’s fast food for you.86Please respect copyright.PENANAR5C2672nAH
The chips are so yummyy. There’s heaps of ketchup too.86Please respect copyright.PENANA8XSw0JjbO7
It felt like the more I filled my stomach, the more the stress melted away. Hahh, I’m so glad I came.86Please respect copyright.PENANAqWhBgpMoWo
But I wonder what I should do about Ririna.86Please respect copyright.PENANA50J6S5hTuq
Thinking about it carefully, she has similar tastes in men to me.86Please respect copyright.PENANAJ2C6CQzFTr
We love Oniisama, but then as a romantic partner, we go for the complete opposites to him, Tomoe-senpai and Kaburagi. We admire Aira-sama as well. Uwahh, I really don’t wanna be similar to her.86Please respect copyright.PENANAlSwhAnBQZS
But then I used to loiter about Tomoe-senpai as well, didn’t I.86Please respect copyright.PENANAP9vWGuCLt8
Earlier, I apologised to Aira-sama. She gently consoled me, telling me “You have it rough, don’t you, Reika-chan. If there’s anything I can do to help, just tell me,” but I absolutely couldn’t bring myself to trouble her like that.86Please respect copyright.PENANAU3BwhDWNVc
As for Kaburagi, I’m so scared that I can’t look him in the eye anymore. Just imagining how angry he must be gives me the shakes. But I guess maybe I really should gather my courage and apologise once?86Please respect copyright.PENANApzAy6ufhci
Aahh~ Why did that girl have to make it into Zui’ran?86Please respect copyright.PENANAvEihETR2BM
I gulped down the watery tea.86Please respect copyright.PENANAFTxg0JsDEJ
Maybe because of what Aira-sama said, Ririna didn’t try and push her way into the salon anymore.86Please respect copyright.PENANAnUf3XvhWA6
But she was still following Kaburagi as usual.86Please respect copyright.PENANA5l2yUVWIXZ
Even my group was starting to really frown. This is bad… At this rate, my position is in danger.86Please respect copyright.PENANApBPtbCMbgH
When I said “I’m really sorry,” they said “It isn’t your fault, Reika-sama,” but I doubt they’ll be saying that forever.86Please respect copyright.PENANAFIsp7i32aS
Lately, my stomach has been hurting often since 1st period.86Please respect copyright.PENANAoXqki6nXjD
I can’t go without stomach medicine. It hurts too much now.86Please respect copyright.PENANAXnNqGkPyRS
Should I just flip out?86Please respect copyright.PENANAQOa3Vv2uN3
One day, Ririna finally angered Kaburagi.86Please respect copyright.PENANAFycFCanWMx
While he was seeing Yurie-sama off, she tried to get close to the two and speak to them.86Please respect copyright.PENANAAm8aNvlgLz
It’s a rule amongst his followers that they should never approach Kaburagi when he’s with Yurie-sama, and especially not get in his way, but Ririna ignored it.86Please respect copyright.PENANAvLpgvhH2xS
Kaburagi is fundamentally indifferent to the noisy girls around him. No matter what they do, he pays them no attention. But when it involves Yurie-sama, it’s a different matter.86Please respect copyright.PENANALBGNTR6xji
When it comes to those who interrupt his precious time with Yurie-sama, he takes off the mask of indifference he usually wears, and shows his emotions.86Please respect copyright.PENANAA4k3gM0zrp
It’s because they know this that the girls around him will never approach him at these times.86Please respect copyright.PENANAEdIUTKN9wi
But did Ririna not know that? Since the other nuisances weren’t here this time, she ran over to Kaburagi like it was her chance, just as he was trying to get into a car.86Please respect copyright.PENANAWBmp4M98IC
And even though Yurie-sama needed to go to prep school, she ignored the atmosphere and tried to hold them back, so Kaburagi snapped.86Please respect copyright.PENANA4uJYsBJZ2J
He shouted “Cut it out! Never come near me again!” and left Ririna standing there, before riding off with Yurie-sama trying to calm him down.86Please respect copyright.PENANA4Kpx7ZQFGl
When I heard all this from Ririna on the phone, I felt dizzy. What the heck had she done…86Please respect copyright.PENANANmAtAYMVm4
She asked me to do something about it, but what can I possibly do.86Please respect copyright.PENANA89KNqVa4as
The person himself said not to come near him, so I warned her to learn from her mistake and just give up, but apparently she hadn’t given up yet.86Please respect copyright.PENANAo4JOOz33uZ
Somebody save me.86Please respect copyright.PENANA4dHfkWJj9b
The rumour that Ririna angered him spread in an instant, and I was having trouble keeping my chest high anymore.86Please respect copyright.PENANA08rH99GYer
Sometimes there are girls that anger him by kicking up too much of a fuss, and it never becomes too big of a deal though.86Please respect copyright.PENANApt4qjtdJQw
Still, the stares from Tsuruhana-san’s group are really uncomfortable.
When I went to the Pivoine, I found Kaburagi and Enjou there, so I braced myself and went to apologise.
“It seems that my cousin caused you problems yesterday. I am truly sorry.”
I said, and bowed.86Please respect copyright.PENANASSWsfrjfoP
There were other people in the salon, but it wasn’t the time to worry about how I looked.86Please respect copyright.PENANAJsKVM7ElRv
After staying quiet for a while, Kaburagi gave a huge sigh and said,
“It’s fine.”
Really?
“It’s not really your fault or anything.”
“But she is my cousin.”
“Then do something about it.”
“I have been trying to do something about it, but…”
“You’re pretty useless.”
Kaburagi chuckled at me.86Please respect copyright.PENANACfVzsaWX4u
It looks like he’s not angry anymore. Thank goodness.86Please respect copyright.PENANAH3rwYSKz4h
Feeling relieved, just as I was thinking that I would help myself to some tea, somebody dropped the bombshell,
“Your cousin is here looking for you.”
I headed for the hallway in a panic and found Ririna talking about wanting to directly apologise, and asking me to get him to meet her.86Please respect copyright.PENANAi25DMmZ74w
Just how stupid is this girl!?86Please respect copyright.PENANAWeEiu7mMm0
Anyway, even when I told her to leave, she just dragged things out and kept talking.86Please respect copyright.PENANATO79IvihSM
After we continued that countless times, the door to the salon opened, and Enjou appeared.
“Hey, you should really cut this out already. If you anger Masaya any more than this, I don’t know what’ll happen to you, okay? I bet you don’t know that your cousin, Kisshouin-san, has been lowering her head to various people for your sake. After all, if you did, you wouldn’t be doing something so shameless, right? The reason that you’re still fine after making so many enemies out of the upperclassmen is because Kisshouin-san has been doing nothing but apologising for your sake. It’s because Masaya knows this that he’s stayed quiet all this time. But even that’s coming to an end.”
Enjou pierced Ririna with a cold gaze.86Please respect copyright.PENANAhewQrNK0WU
When a normally gentle person turns angry, it’s really, really scary.86Please respect copyright.PENANA08ieG7InwL
Speaking of which, the manga Enjou got angry like this a few times too, when it came to Kisshouin Reika.86Please respect copyright.PENANAq51CCJCXq9
Ririna turned bright red, and then ran off like she was escaping.86Please respect copyright.PENANANzgJafHAqC
At least say goodbye, dammit.
“Umm, I am truly sorry for this. I even bothered you, Enjou-sama.”
“She was bothering us as well. I thought it was about time to do something.”
“Is that so.”
Ririna, you were really on the brink, you know.
“But Kisshouin-san, this means that you owe me one.”
“Heh?”
“It can’t be that you thought I was helping you for free? You’re really naïve, huh.”
Enjou gave a sweet smile and before he headed back in, he left me the words,
“I’ll be collecting my debt one day, so don’t forget, okay?”
EEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!?
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