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.85Please respect copyright.PENANALUAcKzSawh
Anyway, thanks to that, I lost my composure and spoke to a first year Pivoine girl in Ririna’s class.85Please respect copyright.PENANAFy8at3R85i
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAoZKqDrCw1P
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANApcZtxMf2xE
Later on she called me and asked, “Who was that wonderful person!?”85Please respect copyright.PENANAbwUL9ujmg9
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!”85Please respect copyright.PENANARfsnajbQK1
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANA5Qjld5Dv8q
Apparently her conceit is coming from the misconception that she’s actually Pivoine as well.85Please respect copyright.PENANAjqth25qSJt
What an idiot.85Please respect copyright.PENANAyjZGoLNAyD
Later, Tsuruhana-san told me sarcastically, “What a cute cousin you have.” I couldn’t find anything to say.85Please respect copyright.PENANAuuDbT8ir5A
I think my stress is hitting its peak.85Please respect copyright.PENANAsaHOSJHCwS
And so, I’ve come to a fast food place.85Please respect copyright.PENANA9Zj7ImIAEm
I haven’t entered before out of fear that somebody would see me, but I don’t care anymore.85Please respect copyright.PENANALqvshzWsOg
With all my stress, I have to eat, or else!85Please respect copyright.PENANAoWSbYXPJin
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAePbxurhLWH
Just in case, I sat in the corner. And I felt a little out of place too.85Please respect copyright.PENANA23TqY7kmWM
I took a bite of my cheeseburger. Uwah, so nostalgic! I remember this taste!85Please respect copyright.PENANAHqnCMnClXv
A ketchup covered meat patty, with pickles, onion and cheese! What a cheap taste!85Please respect copyright.PENANA1mPRP5GUtJ
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAITf24iNMgU
The chips are so yummyy. There’s heaps of ketchup too.85Please respect copyright.PENANATkD0iZd5sd
It felt like the more I filled my stomach, the more the stress melted away. Hahh, I’m so glad I came.85Please respect copyright.PENANAjGMbSBahRt
But I wonder what I should do about Ririna.85Please respect copyright.PENANAo9NRKx0c0x
Thinking about it carefully, she has similar tastes in men to me.85Please respect copyright.PENANAs3YqxZzeb6
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAqYMrzaLQwQ
But then I used to loiter about Tomoe-senpai as well, didn’t I.85Please respect copyright.PENANAccWRrVbsvr
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANA4IPWWc9cWH
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?85Please respect copyright.PENANA6KBmwxqgzl
Aahh~ Why did that girl have to make it into Zui’ran?85Please respect copyright.PENANAvApRAfF6OH
I gulped down the watery tea.85Please respect copyright.PENANATvFx1GYA3Z
Maybe because of what Aira-sama said, Ririna didn’t try and push her way into the salon anymore.85Please respect copyright.PENANAcghflAXZBq
But she was still following Kaburagi as usual.85Please respect copyright.PENANAY8Phrq2xJV
Even my group was starting to really frown. This is bad… At this rate, my position is in danger.85Please respect copyright.PENANAz94wsFmhTj
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAMkqVEtke5b
Lately, my stomach has been hurting often since 1st period.85Please respect copyright.PENANARX39rJQijp
I can’t go without stomach medicine. It hurts too much now.85Please respect copyright.PENANA1hd0ZTM8kT
Should I just flip out?85Please respect copyright.PENANAN6M46qTbLu
One day, Ririna finally angered Kaburagi.85Please respect copyright.PENANAakfAGwcOOX
While he was seeing Yurie-sama off, she tried to get close to the two and speak to them.85Please respect copyright.PENANAueqT1I7B8Z
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANA62Sjt9om7g
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAxxisWTaWP5
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAkIO8eTxKs2
It’s because they know this that the girls around him will never approach him at these times.85Please respect copyright.PENANAU1wzcilTiP
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANADDRs7rOk3T
And even though Yurie-sama needed to go to prep school, she ignored the atmosphere and tried to hold them back, so Kaburagi snapped.85Please respect copyright.PENANAcuD0OJoaVn
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAdYjgeNSyAD
When I heard all this from Ririna on the phone, I felt dizzy. What the heck had she done…85Please respect copyright.PENANALj3TssJqk8
She asked me to do something about it, but what can I possibly do.85Please respect copyright.PENANAkiV8HujaxR
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAMLxp6PaJB3
Somebody save me.85Please respect copyright.PENANAtqYsFl3YGO
The rumour that Ririna angered him spread in an instant, and I was having trouble keeping my chest high anymore.85Please respect copyright.PENANAgnC7B5Mr3C
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANA0MwNJlUhsP
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANArohrDV4WAS
There were other people in the salon, but it wasn’t the time to worry about how I looked.85Please respect copyright.PENANAkk7YYLUIn0
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAi7rER1l503
It looks like he’s not angry anymore. Thank goodness.85Please respect copyright.PENANAspwyH8PHU1
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAyihdKwix28
Just how stupid is this girl!?85Please respect copyright.PENANAVRSaOBufuY
Anyway, even when I told her to leave, she just dragged things out and kept talking.85Please respect copyright.PENANAC11sBOWvrz
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.85Please respect copyright.PENANAS7RNkUM2UH
When a normally gentle person turns angry, it’s really, really scary.85Please respect copyright.PENANAmnE5upQEwO
Speaking of which, the manga Enjou got angry like this a few times too, when it came to Kisshouin Reika.85Please respect copyright.PENANAGK7RgMiQ2m
Ririna turned bright red, and then ran off like she was escaping.85Please respect copyright.PENANAjyfkVtQu3c
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?”
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