「 Oh yeah, to think that we just see Edie-chan throwing shuriken, and jumping around as natural 」
「 We’ve become so numb 」
「 I mean, isn’t that right? Edie-chan grew up watching “mutant turtles” and thinking that Japan is a country filled with ninjas, so she tried to learn martial arts like that 」
「 Yeah, America’s got that ninja high school after all 」
Eeeeeh?
「 You guys, where did you hear that from? 」
I asked .
「 From Natou-senpai 」
「 Yeah, Natou-senpai told us the other day 」
Nei?
「 I heard from here that you lost on the American contest about guessing which Asian is the person, and then you entered a dojo of a Singaporean karate practitioner 」
「 And then you met Segata Sanshiro who stopped y, and that’s why you came to Japan, right? 」
Edie .
「 That’s right, it’s all true 」
She nods .
「 And that’s why I’m in this country!!! 」
Err .
I guess it’s okay . Everyone’s used to Edie already .
「 Still, Edie-chan’s absurdly strong but still cute 」
「 Yeah . But, Natou-senpai… 」
What about Nei?
「 She’s so beautiful and cheerful, but she still scares me from time to time 」
「 Yeah, I feel like my spine shivers 」
Nei’s scary?
「 Oh? Really? I think that Natou-senpai’s cute 」
「 Not scary? 」
「 I mean, she changed her image, but there’s still a lot of extreme rumors about her 」
「 I heard that she was with the overseas student that graduated this spring and they went around beating up some delinquents 」
「 Isn’t that an old story? 」
「 That’s right, look at her now, she’s rehabilitated 」
「 She must’ve told her guts that she needs to challenge herself for a change 」
「 That’s Hattori-kun’s brother, not her 」
For some reason .
Some are still afraid of Nei…
And there’s a division of Nei’s fans for her cheerfulness and beauty and those that evaluate her now .
「 I mean, why does she like to hug Yoshida? 」
「 Yeah, that! She’s even helping out on Yoshida’s bakery 」
「 I mean, that was true even before she changed, right? 」
They’ve asked me the same question before, but…
I still don’t know how to answer that .
「 No, don’t ask me about it either 」
That’s all I tell them .
「 Well, right, Yoshida’s the type that doesn’t even know it himself 」
Huh?
Do I look like that?
「 So, Yamamine-chan might know something 」
One of the boys turns to Megu .
「 Yeah, right . We never asked Yamamine-chan about it! 」
Megu;
「 Sorry, I don’t know why either 」
She smiled wryly, trying to gloss it over,
Then,
「 I know 」
Edie?
What are you going to say now?
「 Darling looks like Nei’s family member that died 」
H-Hey?
「 F-Family? Could that be a brother that died in an accident? 」
S-Shit .
If that kind of rumor spreads around and reaches Nei’s ears…
It may hurt Nei .
「 It’s a hamster 」
Hamster?
「 Darling looks like the hamster Nei was keeping back then 」
Edie smiled .
「 Oh, what, it’s just a hamster? 」
「 Yeah, a dead hamster 」
「 Wait, Natou-senpai was keeping a hamster? 」
「 I never thought she’s that kind 」
「 Look at that, she’s a kind-hearted girl . It’s just that she was so sad that her hamster died that she stepped on the wrong direction 」
「 And then she met Yoshida who looked like her hamster, so she quit the delinquent life 」
「 I see… 」
A-Are you okay with that explanation?
Seriously?
「 But, Yoshida’s got a hamster’s face? 」
What?
「 Well, it’s not the looks 」
「 Yeah, if talking about his face, he’s something more repulsive 」
Just what does my face look like?
「 But, if Natou-senpai says so, I’m sure that there’s a hamster that looks like Yoshida 」
「 Yeah, I guess that’s it 」
O-Okay .
Err .
「 So that’s why she’s sticking to Yoshida 」
「 Hamster 」
「 Hamster, right 」
「 Start running on the track, ham-Yoshida 」
They look at me .
「 If I’m reborn, I want to be Natou-senpai’s hamster 」
「 You’ll have a short lifespan though 」
「 I don’t mind . It’s better than being a human 」
「 Yeah, if I’m a hamster, I could feel Natou-senpai’s beautiful hands, and she’ll kiss me 」
「 She’ll embrace you in her voluptuous breasts and sleep together 」
「 You can definitely experience that!!! 」
「 That’s a lifetime of happiness, nothing could compare! 」
The guys who have a positive outlook towards Nei said .
「 But, I’m still a bit scared of Senpai 」
「 Yeah, she looks like she’d crush the hamster in one hand 」
「 She might even swallow the hamster whole or start crunching it 」
Hey, hey .
「 Who’s going to crush hamsters?!!! 」
Ah, speaking of the devil .
Nei came to pick us up .
「 We should get going, Yo-chan!!! 」
Nei speaks in dissatisfaction .
「 Ooh, Natou-senpai 」
「 Yo! Natou-senpai! 」
「 Thank you for the hard work! 」
The guys bow their heads to Nei .
Those admiring and those afraid are both talking to Nei relaxed .
She’s accepted now in school .
It’s different from the untouchable Nei that people fear .
「 Err, is there something with Yoshida today? 」
A fan of Nei asks .
「 The bread club has a meeting! Hey, let’s go, Yo-chan! Edie, Megu-chan, let’s meet up down there! 」
Nei orders us while fuming in anger .
「 Yes, let’s go, Yoshi-kun 」
Then, Edie speaks in her southern accent .
I’m sure that she’s joking .
Then, Nei talked back with a sharp tone .
Hearing her speak such fluent English;
「 Huh, Natou-senpai? 」
「 You speak English? 」
Nei makes a “Huh?” face…
「 No, uhm, I… 」
Then, Nei laughed and speaks in English .
Nei replied with a displeased face .
「 Geez . You know that I played around with the American senior that just graduated recently 」
Nei managed to reason out her fluency in English from hanging out with Margo .
「 Wrong, that’s not it 」
Edie?
「 Did you forget? 」
Huh, what?
「 Nei’s a genius, you know! 」
Huh?
「 Nei’s a Nobel peace price winner level of genius! Naturally, she speaks fluent English 」
Nobel peace price level genius what?
「 I-I see 」
「 Natou-senpai’s a genius, I see . 」
「 H-Hey, Edie! 」
Nei panics .
「 That’s right, and from now on, call Nei as “genius-senpai” 」
Edie laughed .
「 Edie, you!! 」
Nei’s angry, but Megu…
「 Let’s go now . I still have to go to my club 」
She smoothens the atmosphere .
「 Geez, I don’t care anymore! Let’s go, Yo-chan 」
「 Ah, yeah 」
I bring my bag .
「 Ah, bye, genius-senpai! 」
「 Good day! genius-senpai 」
「 Please come again, genius-senpai! 」
「 To be frank, you’re beautiful . Genius-senpai! 」
「 Bye! Genius-senpai! I’ll miss you 」
The guys greet Nei .
「 Yes, yes, bye, guys! 」
Nei replied bluntly, but…
「 Bye, Tottoko Yoshida 」
「 Yeah, don’t cause trouble to our genius-senpai! Tottoko! 」
「 See you tomorrow! Tottoko Yoshida 」
「 To be honest, I’m jealous! Totooko 」
「 Hey, hurry up and go Tottoko Yoshida 」
Err .
「 Why am I now Tottoko? 」
「 That’s because you’re a hamster! 」
One of the boys shouts back, and the other guys nodded .
「 You’re the guy who’s closest to becoming a hamster! You must live with that fortune! Tottoko Yoshida! 」
「 Yamamine’s beloved ****** 」
「 Hey, that’s vulgar 」
Nei gets angry before Megu or I could respond .
「 Ah, sorry, G-Genius-senpai 」
Ah, he’s frightened .
The impact of her delinquent age still remains .
「 Messing around since you’re getting along is okay, but that one is out of bounds 」
「 S-Sorry 」
「 Don’t apologize to me, go apologize to Yo-chan and Megu-chan 」
「 Sorry, Yoshida . Yamamine 」
「 Yamamine-chan, sorry if you got hurt 」
Megu .
「 It’s okay, I don’t mind 」
She replied with a smile .
「 Then, we’re really going now . Let’s go! 」
Nei takes the lead, and we left the room .
◇ ◇ ◇
「 It’s okay that you guys get along but getting overly-familiar isn’t okay 」
Nei’s still complaining while walking in the corridor .
「 But, we’re slowly getting accepted, or should I say blending with the school 」
The atmosphere changes .
「 Today, the girls asked me why I’m getting along with Yukino 」
Megu said .
Megu was talking to Yukino even in school after their reconciliation last week .
Yukino’s been isolated even in class since last May .
It must’ve surprised them that Megu and Yukino are talking to each other .
「 What did you say? 」
「 I just told them that we’re relatives 」
Megu’s adoptive family, the Yamamine house, is a distant relative of Yukino’s Shirasaka house . They know that .
I mean, they’re actually sisters from a different mother in reality .
「 I might’ve lost at least half of my friends by talking to Yukino 」
Megu .
They think that they shouldn’t make contact with Yukino after all .
「 But, the remaining friends may want to be friends with Yukino . And I’m okay with that 」
Megu’s resolved herself .
「 It’s okay, everyone would be friends with Megu and Yukino by the time we graduate 」
I’m sure that people would accept Yukino now that she’s honest and friendly .
They’ll see what’s good about her .
「 You’re right, Yoshi-kun 」
Megu smiled .
「 Still, putting Katsuko-oneechan on the front was a huge success! The image of Yo-chan’s bakery went for the better, and it also created better rumors for us the helpers 」
Nei changes the topic .
In the end, that’s how it was .
If it’s just me working on the bakery, it couldn’t appeal to the students, but…
Since Katsuko-nee, an adult showed up on the front, they started trusting .
Furthermore, the owner of the bakery is a 21-year-old beauty,
No, Katsuko-nee’s cheerful personality also adds to it .
Both boys and girls are becoming fans of her .
「 That’s amazing, isn’t it, the whole school has that “Katsuko-san” boom 」
And since the bakery’s owned by the bright Katsuko-nee, they all accepted it .
And the image applies to the workers, us .
「 I’m just happy that Katsuko-oneesan looks like she’s having fun 」
Megu .
「 Katsuko-nee wanted to get back some of the high-school life she thought she lost 」
I wished for the same thing .
「 But, I think that Kana-senpai also had an effect 」
「 Yeah, that! Kana-chan’s giving an effect 」
Especially with the bakery, things are going smoothly there .
Compared to the opening last month, sales and reputation are better .
「 But, I never thought that the bakery would be this popular 」
I…
「 Why are there no people who want to take the same technical course as I do . Or why does nobody want to join as the sellers of the bakery together with Katsuko-nee, Ya-chan, and Kana-senpai? 」
I wonder?
For example, guys who fell for Katsuko-nee and no want to take lessons from her .
Or girls who want to be with Nei as sellers .
It seemed to me that they’d appear, but…
「 That’s because both are hard to approach 」
Edie smiled wryly .
「 Yeah . Once you take the study course, then your only option is to start a bakery after graduating . You won’t have any funds to start it however 」
「 But, they’ll learn a skill that they can use in their life 」
That’s why I’m doing my best to learn .
「 But, it’s only skills that can help you in bakeries, right? 」
Nei replied with a smile .
「 If you picked that way and gave up on others, then that’s okay . But, high-school students don’t like to lock themselves out of other choices 」
「 But, if they decide on this path, then I think that doing it while in high school is for the better… 」
「 Yo-chan’s right, but, if you enter our school’s “bread technical course,” then you’ll have to write it in your academic background in your resume if you want to apply on some other job 」
Yeah, I’ll have to write that I graduated high school with a “bread technical course . ”
「 If you never thought of going to another course for three years in high school, and somehow gave up on that idea, you’ll be at a disadvantage when you try to apply for a different job . That’s why people mind marriage that much 」
I see .
「 If this was a prestigious high school where you can take that course for years, then that’s another story, but Yo-chan’s alone in that course, and it’s just a newly established program . See? I don’t think they’d change their course unless they’re courageous enough . Even if the person wants to join, their family may stop them . “If you want to start up a bakery for real then leave that school and join in a specialized vocational course instead,” or “Just go with the regular curriculum while in high school” and such 」
Oh, they entered a high school that has a general education curriculum, after all .
They’d stop their child from taking a course where they have to carry the risk, and yet, it has no achievements .
「 Well, even if someone wants to join in, Minaho-oneechan would reject them . Besides, Yo-chan’s a test for the business course we’ll establish by next year, the curriculum changes 」
No matter how famous Katsuko-nee and the bakery can get…
The bread course would be for me alone until next year, at least .
「 And as for the sellers, 」
Megu said .
「 Katsuko-oneesan, Nei-oneesan, and Kana-san are all beauties . I don’t think an ordinary girl would want to help out 」
Oh . I see .
「 Girls are harsh when it comes to those who don’t know where they belong 」
I see .
If a girl were to say that she wants to become a helper, others would condemn her, saying, “Do you really think that you’re as beautiful as them?”
「 I’m also ashamed that I belong to the sellers . I think they’re only okay with it because they know that I’m Yoshi-kun’s fiance 」
Megu said . Edie .
「 What are you talking about, Megumi? You’re also beautiful 」
She smiled .
「 And, of course, I’m also beautiful, isn’t that right, Darling? 」
I…
「 Yeah, Megu and Edie are both beautiful 」
「 Edie’s cute, but I’m not on par 」
Megu’s insecurity is rooted deep .
Megu’s also cute enough though .
「 Well, putting that aside . For now, there’s no space for anyone to enter the club nor the bakery 」
Nei’s right .
We can’t let the ordinary students know about us after all .
「 Then, I’ll be on my way 」
Megu said at the entrance of the school building .
Megu’s going to the track and field clubroom, so this is where we part .
「 Nei-oneesan 」
Megu said .
「 I don’t mind if anything happens while I’m away anymore 」
You mean?
「 Although, I’m asking you to not do anything that will trouble Yoshi-kun 」
She bows her head .
Oh, she’s talking about what’s about to happen .
She somehow knows about the case of the junior of Kana-senpai in the club .
「 Yeah . I know, this will be fun for Yo-chan! There won’t be anything forced around . If anyone is pushing it, then it would be Yo-chan working too hard 」
Nei smiled at me .
「 Then if you’d please 」
「 It’s okay, I’ll be watching 」
Edie told Megu .
「 I get jealous right away, so I won’t ask for the details . Anyway, just take care of Yoshi-kun 」
Megu bows her head again .
「 Have fun 」
She said .
「 Y-Yeah 」
「 Then, I’ll go run . Yoshi-kun 」
「 Yeah, good luck, Megu 」
Megu pats from us while jogging .
「 It’s okay, we’ll follow it up . We already asked Katsuko-oneechan for it 」
Nei whispered to me .
「 By the way, Darling? 」
Huh, Edie?
「 What was that about the hamster? 」
Oh .
Wait, you .
「 You don’t know what was going on with the hamster talk earlier? 」
「 YES! 」
「 Don’t just yes me! 」
W-What’s going on .
「 I was told to just make that kind of response when asked about it 」
「 Who did? 」
「 Margo? 」
Oh .
One of the pranksters .
Margo-oneesan’s a disciple of Kyouko-san after all .
「 Edie, thanks to you, they’re now going to call me “Tottoko” from now on 」
Edie .
「 Really? 」
「 Really! 」
Geez, what do I do now? Seriously .
「 So, what was that about, Darling? 」
Then, Nei…
「 “Ham” is an English slang that describes an awkward actor . And “star” means celebrity . And if you join the two together, it becomes “A disgusting actor that’s bad at acting, yet famous” 」
She sighed .
「 Nei, you had something like that? 」
「 Huh? 」
Oh, she doesn’t get it .
「 Err, that’s not it, Edie . Ya-chan, don’t say anything 」
I desperately try to fix the misunderstanding with Edie until we meet up with Kana-senpai .
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