“YOISSHOOOOO!”
Lately I’ve been getting the feeling that I’m getting a little chubby, so I decided to exercise each night.126Please respect copyright.PENANAQZjqd7wyoe
It’s a routine of push-ups, sit-ups, and squats.126Please respect copyright.PENANA0umkQ5L0ll
And at present, I’m currently tackling a 50-continuous-squats challenge.
“YOISHOOOOOO!”
It’s pretty tough.126Please respect copyright.PENANAZTfTSKW4Bn
I folded my arms behind my head and tried following the diagram, but my legs started shaking in no time.126Please respect copyright.PENANAY4Vwe2PllO
But this is all a matter of spirit.126Please respect copyright.PENANAF63PsAzJZ0
Just a little more.
“YOISHOOOOOO!”
You can’t become beautiful overnight.126Please respect copyright.PENANAdCGqvtREoz
It’s important that you build up your hard work every day.126Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3bACAZxql
Now then, just three more!
“YOISHOOOOOO!”126Please respect copyright.PENANAt6NuB0b38K
Phew, I sure worked up a sweat.126Please respect copyright.PENANAb63Lymjd3s
I got out of the bath just a while ago, but I’ll probably have a quick shower now too.126Please respect copyright.PENANAAa7ylROe8C
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAElL7HVaEgw
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAmUklR8Gqy8
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANADDSePx4XQr
His complexion seemed a bit pale.126Please respect copyright.PENANAcOZ1SpDUtr
As his cute little sister, would it be better if I made a midnight snack for him?126Please respect copyright.PENANAUJuittrb7X
I’ve never done any cooking outside of home ec class at school though.126Please respect copyright.PENANAXVDiTUNcgs
Well, I suppose things like this are more about the feelings of the cook. I’m sure Oniisama will be delighted.126Please respect copyright.PENANAstok5V91BS
And as for midnight snacks, they’re generally onigiri or ramen?126Please respect copyright.PENANASjw7ZiK0JW
No, no, that’s too ill-matched with this family.126Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6q7SnhWQM
But something too heavy at night is, you know~?126Please respect copyright.PENANAo2A5WYbEuT
Should I challenge myself to make zousui rice soup?126Please respect copyright.PENANA8CoDVZeoLx
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAm3uXb9E5es
There weren’t any strange sounds.126Please respect copyright.PENANAxwLGENI3nd
We go on excursions every May. This year we’re going to an animal farm.126Please respect copyright.PENANA1uNrc12bVD
Before I left, Okaasama warned me to properly cover myself with and reapply sunscreen as she handed it over.126Please respect copyright.PENANAZm6WxUwW7s
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!126Please respect copyright.PENANABFTopEfCcw
I found myself taking in large breaths of it.126Please respect copyright.PENANAsKWDfs6Oxy
Occasionally there was the stink of poop though.126Please respect copyright.PENANA9MrDmQG3LW
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?126Please respect copyright.PENANAe5aefeN8xU
There were also goats and sheep and rabbits, and was really peaceful.126Please respect copyright.PENANAt2pU5FB8HX
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAzoYeU22s8H
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAP1UmVKQ5kM
They truly looked like princes on white horses. (The horses weren’t white though.)126Please respect copyright.PENANARoQcZKW0Te
The girls made a huge fuss.126Please respect copyright.PENANAuU1tGpBjQr
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAEKjG1BRuOj
Of course they didn’t wave back though.126Please respect copyright.PENANAQqmE2ph263
Even so, seeing these new sides of them, all the fan girls were in really good moods.126Please respect copyright.PENANATxNVLJmF2A
Even the normally poker-faced Kaburagi would occasionally talk to the horse with a smile.126Please respect copyright.PENANAubG4ZjBWaB
To my great shame, even I felt my heart skip a beat when I saw that.126Please respect copyright.PENANAiFsCeDG7YG
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAiEk7OuYnKW
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANA4LqRdsvklH
Because of the spray from the river, my trademark curls are a little frazzled.
I can’t get up anymore…126Please respect copyright.PENANAUfyJPNrpaa
I just pray that I don’t drool.126Please respect copyright.PENANAir6XOc0Fp1
But still, that Kaburagi kid and Enjou sure looked cool on horseback.126Please respect copyright.PENANANriy9arS8a
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAPmVRjUkupW
When I asked, I found out that Oniisama used to learn horseback riding as well.126Please respect copyright.PENANAGmvBqWHmym
Because he’s in the kyudo club, apparently he also did horseback archery.126Please respect copyright.PENANAgQYkaOtxPf
What the heck! I had no idea!126Please respect copyright.PENANAS21zj2ZUDk
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.126Please respect copyright.PENANAk3ThY2djyi
Hm~mm, what a shame.126Please respect copyright.PENANAsx7Nmc5tFi
I’ve even heard that horse riding was good for dieting.