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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAwr0YE0VGSu
Anyway, thanks to that, I lost my composure and spoke to a first year Pivoine girl in Ririna’s class.87Please respect copyright.PENANAltUPEIV6k6
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANABJkrPwihFI
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANATM4x7uVQqH
Later on she called me and asked, “Who was that wonderful person!?”87Please respect copyright.PENANAl4sqUs3Pza
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!”87Please respect copyright.PENANAGvIJXTq7dJ
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAA4MqJhGmLu
Apparently her conceit is coming from the misconception that she’s actually Pivoine as well.87Please respect copyright.PENANApxh9ss5bTg
What an idiot.87Please respect copyright.PENANAE5ZFJvmsFS
Later, Tsuruhana-san told me sarcastically, “What a cute cousin you have.” I couldn’t find anything to say.87Please respect copyright.PENANAPPNRyM57PF
I think my stress is hitting its peak.87Please respect copyright.PENANAF7dschtGmY
And so, I’ve come to a fast food place.87Please respect copyright.PENANAQCe8bphq7R
I haven’t entered before out of fear that somebody would see me, but I don’t care anymore.87Please respect copyright.PENANAyRedHdfnfy
With all my stress, I have to eat, or else!87Please respect copyright.PENANAm5tA3WHQq5
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAXJjPdqo8jk
Just in case, I sat in the corner. And I felt a little out of place too.87Please respect copyright.PENANAi6bkUC9VeZ
I took a bite of my cheeseburger. Uwah, so nostalgic! I remember this taste!87Please respect copyright.PENANAvoscuUOTMh
A ketchup covered meat patty, with pickles, onion and cheese! What a cheap taste!87Please respect copyright.PENANAgouQsYN3Q1
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAc1qnk9YFCS
The chips are so yummyy. There’s heaps of ketchup too.87Please respect copyright.PENANAAxPuJ5bAn2
It felt like the more I filled my stomach, the more the stress melted away. Hahh, I’m so glad I came.87Please respect copyright.PENANAeLy6hVGuqu
But I wonder what I should do about Ririna.87Please respect copyright.PENANAHqwuHgpa9T
Thinking about it carefully, she has similar tastes in men to me.87Please respect copyright.PENANA6TK83DpaFy
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAQduWupTBbE
But then I used to loiter about Tomoe-senpai as well, didn’t I.87Please respect copyright.PENANABQX25OYwQM
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAOBht7vNnAR
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?87Please respect copyright.PENANAQCbdeqOvUn
Aahh~ Why did that girl have to make it into Zui’ran?87Please respect copyright.PENANAkN9uw5xr8e
I gulped down the watery tea.87Please respect copyright.PENANAq2PIGmghyh
Maybe because of what Aira-sama said, Ririna didn’t try and push her way into the salon anymore.87Please respect copyright.PENANAJQ0o380yTs
But she was still following Kaburagi as usual.87Please respect copyright.PENANA68r9edo8qU
Even my group was starting to really frown. This is bad… At this rate, my position is in danger.87Please respect copyright.PENANAr0hKCnAvBN
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAmkj1TuaBcs
Lately, my stomach has been hurting often since 1st period.87Please respect copyright.PENANA9pKXKqDsLE
I can’t go without stomach medicine. It hurts too much now.87Please respect copyright.PENANAL4p4ZvBopC
Should I just flip out?87Please respect copyright.PENANADAHwRZBfgG
One day, Ririna finally angered Kaburagi.87Please respect copyright.PENANAHWToSZY74X
While he was seeing Yurie-sama off, she tried to get close to the two and speak to them.87Please respect copyright.PENANA8pykQ5owNX
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAXOioxiLDZn
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAxenOZbg1eV
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAreszC3sJ5m
It’s because they know this that the girls around him will never approach him at these times.87Please respect copyright.PENANA5a2RZqtNJI
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANApPnM6qVikC
And even though Yurie-sama needed to go to prep school, she ignored the atmosphere and tried to hold them back, so Kaburagi snapped.87Please respect copyright.PENANA6MYR6oUvjt
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAypaZ6nYIB9
When I heard all this from Ririna on the phone, I felt dizzy. What the heck had she done…87Please respect copyright.PENANAF2Ex2KkV9N
She asked me to do something about it, but what can I possibly do.87Please respect copyright.PENANAlr2TV9jSg6
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAIBAzPHhLi2
Somebody save me.87Please respect copyright.PENANAkSjJdn0QTe
The rumour that Ririna angered him spread in an instant, and I was having trouble keeping my chest high anymore.87Please respect copyright.PENANALyHsQ5P9nO
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAqLfaWMKd29
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANA8nmWwxRLsu
There were other people in the salon, but it wasn’t the time to worry about how I looked.87Please respect copyright.PENANAikYaYDvgB5
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANACtu0G3mIh2
It looks like he’s not angry anymore. Thank goodness.87Please respect copyright.PENANAFJvTTxlv7N
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANAhiUN1ep5EA
Just how stupid is this girl!?87Please respect copyright.PENANAMUJDBXExTL
Anyway, even when I told her to leave, she just dragged things out and kept talking.87Please respect copyright.PENANADcDr6iT0tT
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.87Please respect copyright.PENANATQlkb0mR0c
When a normally gentle person turns angry, it’s really, really scary.87Please respect copyright.PENANAake58Qluql
Speaking of which, the manga Enjou got angry like this a few times too, when it came to Kisshouin Reika.87Please respect copyright.PENANAXlZmPlr7XD
Ririna turned bright red, and then ran off like she was escaping.87Please respect copyright.PENANAnaEZyaPH1b
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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