「 I-I... 」
gu’s confused.
She probably didn’t expect Ai, who shuts herself inside to say that much.
「 I see. gumi wasn’t inside the bakery earlier 」
Yukino said.
Right. We were talking in the bakery earlier...
Katsuko-nee, Nei, and gu were in the storefront.
Therefore, gu only knows how Ai confronted her classmates outside.
She knew that sothing changed in Ai, but...
She doesn’t know the conversation inside the bakery. She hasn’t seen how she’s changed.
Then, she hurried back to the classroom to take the afternoon lessons.
「 I-I, Ai... 」
Ai speaks to gu.
「 Ai beca useless because Mama or other people always help out on anything. But, she didn’t teach to do things myself 」
Ai speaks awkwardly.
「 Then, I learned a lot...that...I can beco better... 」
She desperately tries to convey her thoughts.
「 Then, I...I also understood that doing things together is fun 」
She looks at .
Ai learned doing things together is better from having sex with .
「 Then, also...also... 」
Her skin turns red in excitent, and her ears are teary.
「 Ai wants to do sothing for others too...Not just receiving help from soone. Ai also wants to help others! Even I.... 」
Ai...
「 I don’t want to stay like this... 」
Ai’s in tears.
「 I-I know that, but... 」
gu looks at Ai with a complicated expression.
「 Why are you telling that now? 」
I...
「 Isn’t that obvious? Ai wants to help gu 」
「 Huh? M-? Help? From Kiyohara-san? 」
gu’s eyes opened wide.
「 I an, I’m... 」
gu’s the honor student.
She has good grades, lots of friends.
Apart from the circumstances where she’s engaged with , her classmates and teachers have a high evaluation of her.
If it’s among our family, there are people much more talented than her, but, in our class, she’s soone who has herself together.
She probably doesn’t think of getting help from Ai, a girl who is an introvert.
「 gumi-san, you’re not confident. Just like Ai 」
Ai said.
「 But, you’re different from Ai. You have courage, unlike Ai. That’s why you get angry quickly, don’t you? 」
gu getting hot-tempered is the opposite of having no self-confidence.
「 You get scared, worried. Therefore, you throw all off your fear to Yoshida-kun, or anyone you know that’s okay with you getting angry 」
「 Right. gumi never speaks like that with Misuzu and the girls 」
Edie smiles.
「 It’s only with Darling, Mana, Yukino, or . They’re only the people gumi can throw her emotions at 」
「 T-That’s not true, I... 」
「 No, that’s the truth. gumi, you fawn on Yuzuki or Katsuko, and yet, when it cos to , or this idiot, you start screaming right away 」
Yukino laughs.
「 I an, she directs her anger mostly at Darling 」
gu scolds Edie whenever she does sothing out of the ordinary, but...
That’s only because Edie’s acting it out to let gu vent out her anger.
Recently, it’s exposed that Edie’s intelligence is higher than she expects, so gu hardly scolds Edie anymore.
Mana. gu knew her as her little sister from the past, and so she could complain to her on various things, but...
Mana’s getting better in helping out Katsuko-nee in the housework, together with Ruriko.
Mana’s becoming more beautiful. gu feels insecure with it, and so their relationship becos thinner recently.
「 Oh, I see. She gets depressed with her insecurities with the other girls, and she screams out her stress with this idiot 」
Yukino nods to herself.
「 S-Stop that! I’m not that shallow 」
gu tries to deny what Ai said.
「 But, that’s how it is from Ai’s eyes 」
Ai’s been observing us for the past few days.
「 No, Ai, I think she’s beco better than before, even if she looks like that 」
I look at gu.
Yukino started living together with us. It increased the people she can quarrel with and throw her complains.
Getting under Tsukiko’s umbrella has fixed her up a bit.
gu’s stress is less compared to before.
「 But, it’ll only trouble Yoshida-kun if this continues 」
Ai said.
「 Right. I feel sorry for Darling when I see gumi start complaining to him 」
Edie smiled wryly.
「 Why not? I an, it’s him. He doesn’t really think of that as troubleso, he’s an idiot who’ll listen to gumi no matter what 」
Yukino then turns to gu while saying that.
「 This idiot likes gumi after all 」
「 Huh? Y-Yoshi-kun? 」
gu looks at in surprise?
「 He likes you...That’s why he won’t hate you no matter how angry you get 」
Ai...
「 Ordinary people start to hate people who always get angry at them. People don’t like others getting mad at them, even if they did sothing wrong 」
「 That’s right. Therefore, everyone tries to be indirect whenever they complain. They know that throwing their anger directly at the person would be the sa as attacking that person, they don’t want the other party to hate them 」
「 gumi, you know that he’ll never hate you no matter what you do, and that’s why you’re so spoiled 」
「 Y-Yukino, I-I’m not spoiled 」
「 You don’t think of what’s ahead and just throw off your anger to him. That’s nothing but being spoiled 」
Yukino snorts.
「 Then, this idiot just allows it. See? You know, if he’s just an ordinary guy, he’d already run away from you, saying “Shut up,” or “Don’t complain about every single thing.” gumi’s such a heavy woman, and I’m sure that any other guy would break up with you with the reason that they hate how you get angry at them on every single thing 」
「 Y-Yoshi-kun isn’t an ordinary guy! 」
「 That’s right, Darling’s different. He never made a face that says he doesn’t want to do anything dealing with us 」
Edie said.
「 But, that doesn’t an that gumi can stay spoiled like now 」
「 Ugh 」
gu gasps
「 No, it’s not gu’s problem, it’s my fault 」
I...
「 I thought that if I accept gu, then it will be okay... 」
That if I just hold it, it will end...
「 But, that way of thinking is wrong. I was just looking down on gu 」
gu throws her emotions at , and I accept it.
I misunderstood that’s how our relationship works.
Before I noticed, I’m looking down on gu.
To the gu, who throws her emotions to due to her insecurity towards Misuzu and the girls.
Thinking that she’s weak, pitiful.
Therefore, I thought I had to endure all of it.
Such a conceited attitude.
「 gu’s insecurities are for her to fix 」
I tell gu.
「 You can’t fix anything, even if you throw all of your emotions to 」
Instead, it made her think that I’m okay no matter how angry she can get.
Her anger only increases.
Yukino and Tsukiko...they were breakwaters to divert her thoughts, but...
The fundantal problem isn’t solved.
「 But, I don’t know what I should do... 」
gu said.
「 Even I don’t want to get angry at Yoshi-kun all the ti. But, I can’t win against anyone 」
Then.
「 Why do you want to win? 」
Ai asks.
「 Everyone’s different. That’s a given. Why do you need to win? 」
Ai stares at gu.
「 If it’s a fight, then Ai can’t win at anything 」
「 You’re beautiful. Much cuter than ! 」
gu shouts.
「 That’s what gumi-san thinks... 」
Ai stares into gu’s eyes.
「 But, I don’t have any strength. After all, it’s not sothing Ai brought to herself 」
Then...
「 Ai is weak. I know that I’m weak. But, I don’t want to stay like that. I don’t want to remain weak 」
Ai...
「 I don’t want Yoshida-kun to hate . After all, Yoshida-kun still likes the current Ai. Therefore, this is my problem 」
Ai really changed.
「 Ai wants to beco a girl who can do things on her own. That’s the first step. Then. I want to beco better at making pastries. That’s important. I want to beco better at sex. I want Yoshida-kun to feel more pleasure 」
Ai continues to talk.
For gu...
It’s her first ti moving for soone else.
「 Other people don’t matter. If I think of others, I’ll only get scared. After all, Ai’s slow, compared to everyone else 」
gu listens to Ai’s earnest talk.
「 Therefore, I don’t think about them. I only do what I can do at the mont. I only need Yoshida-kun watching . If I were to think of anything else, I wouldn’t be able to do anything. I’m that kind of idiot 」
「 No, you’re not a simple idiot. You just know that you know nothing. An idiot who has a goal 」
Yukino smiled.
「 Yes, Ai has a goal 」
「 Goal? 」
gu asks.
「 I want to have self-confidence 」
Ai smiled.
「 If I have confidence in myself, I think I can beco happy. That’s why I want to do my best 」
「 Yeah, I’ll support you to that, Ai 」
I tell her.
「 Yes, please support . Yoshida-kun 」
Ai replied back happily.
「 !!! 」
gu seems to be shocked.
「 gumi, you just thought that you lost to Ai, didn’t you? 」
Edie asks with a fed-up tone.
「 I an, I also want to be confident in myself. But, everyone around Yoshi-kun is much better than , I don’t know what do I do to gain confidence at all! 」
gu screams.
「 Therefore, you think that you lose to positive people? 」
Yukino sighs.
「 Why are you so stupid, gumi?! 」
「 Y-Yukino?! 」
「 You know, I’m also living together with this girl for the past few days. You see, I saw Agnes and the girls teach her how to fold her clothes, how to fix her bed, she learned things that she must do herself! I was seriously worried that she needed soone to wipe her ass 」
「 Auuu. Sorry 」
Ai bows her head.
「 You heard? Agnes was her teacher, you know? It’s the girl confined in the basent until a few months ago. That girl was the one teaching this one. You should know that Agnes hardly knows anything about this world! 」
「 Uuuuuuuu 」
「 She said herself that she’s lagging behind, and yet, this girl who can’t do anything is trying to do sothing, making up her resolve! 」
Yukino looked at Ai.
「 Can you cook? 」
「 I can’t 」
「 What about laundry? 」
「 I was taught how to use the washing machine 」
「 Sewing? 」
「 What’s that? 」
「 Do you know how to compose letters in a work environnt? 」
「 ?????!!! 」
Ai’s mouth is flapping.
「 Ai, shuffle 」
I restart her mind in a hurry.
「 Auuuu 」
Haa.
She starts to panic because of Yukino’s montum.
「 See? She’s only at this level! What can you do by yourself, gumi?! Aren’t you an honor student?! 」
「 But... 」
「 I an, she just started in pastry work and is saying that she wants to get better! You’re much better than her right now 」
「 But, she’ll... 」
gu looks at Ai...
「 She’ll get better at it soday. Better than 」
「 This negative-idiot 」
Yukino shouted at her.
「 If you’re thinking like that, then do your best to get better than her, gumi 」
Edie said.
「 But, she’s much more beautiful than ! 」
gu...
「 Getting better at sothing is aningless! I can’t win against beautiful won 」
「 gu’s also beautiful in my eyes 」
「 But, Ai-san’s much more beautiful than !! 」
It returns to that in the end.
gu’s also a girl. It’s inevitable for her to feel that way.
「 Then, all you had to do is beco more beautiful 」
Edie said.
「 I-I can’t do that, you know? I-I’m... 」
「 What are you talking about? You have a reasonable foundation. I an, you’re my sister 」
「 But, I’m not like Yukino 」
gu said.
「 Yeah. You’re different from . But what about Maika? 」
Yukino retorts back.
「 Mana? 」
「 I heard that she’s doing so program Yuzuki and Katsuko made for her to look better, right? The results are showing recently 」
Mana’s reforming herself and becoming more beautiful.
「 Maika’s doing her best...and what about our honor student? Shouldn’t you be working hard too? 」
「 B-But, Mana... 」
gu speaks evasively.
「 That girl has a dream of becoming a supermodel. That’s why she’s doing her best. But, I... 」
I see.
Is that the case?
「 I don’t have such dreams 」
gu doesn’t have that solid image of what she wants to beco.
She did say back then that she wants to be a teacher, but...
That’s not it.
She needs to have a much more visible and sensible image in her head.
「 gu, didn’t I promise to marry you when we’re 20? 」
I said.
「 Like, we’ll hold a ceremony with all our classmates attending 」
gu.
「 Wait, Yoshi-kun? 」
Oh, it looks like gu misunderstood sothing...
「 It’s not about annulling the engagent 」
I’ll throw that idea off right away.
「 Now that you get what I’m trying to say. gu, what kind of bride do you want to beco? 」
「 That’s... 」
That’s right, gu needs to have this ntal image of a bright future ahead of her.
「 Is the gu wearing a wedding dress, beautiful? 」
「 Huh, Yoshi-kun? 」
「 I don’t want a bride that doesn’t look beautiful, just so you know 」
I speak with a serious face.
「 Auuu, Ai wants a white dress and lace around this part 」
Err.
「 Ai, I’ll listen to you later. It’s gu’s turn right now, okay? 」
「 Uuu 」
I look at gu.
「 gu, you need to work hard if you want to look beautiful in your wedding dress in four years 」
「 Yoshi-kun 」
gu’s an ordinary girl.
Therefore, she needs to think under ordinary circumstances.
「 Then, what will happen after we’re married? 」
I asked her.
「 But, Yoshi-kun, you’re starting a bakery with Katsuko-oneesan, and Misuzu-san also has.... 」
「 Yeah, that too. But, I’m asking you, gu, what kind of couple do you want us to be? 」
A girlish dream...
「 Do you want a child? 」
「 Well, I do. But, the other girls... 」
gu looks at Yukino.
「 I want gu to bear my child too 」
I speak clearly.
「 Boy or girl, which do you want? 」
「 A girl... 」
gu replies.
「 A cute one? 」
「 Y-Yeah 」
gu replies.
「 Then, you need to beco a beautiful mother for the child 」
「 I-I... 」
「 I an, gu will be the mother of the child, don’t you feel sorry for the child if you don’t look beautiful? 」
「 !!! 」
「 Four years can co by in a flash. You don’t have to think of becoming beautiful for yourself or for . But, think of your child in the future. Start working towards it right now. Beco beautiful. Also... 」
That’s right.
「 You want to invite your foster parents at your wedding, right? 」
「 That’s...if possible... 」
gu was under the care of her foster parents.
「 Don’t you want to look like a beautiful bride for your foster parents? 」
I said.
「 You don’t need to reach Ya-chan or Katsuko-nee’s level. You don’t need Misuzu’s elegance either. Nor Tsukiko’s mysterious aura 」
gu is gu, she’s an ordinary girl.
「 You don’t have to work hard to beco a supermodel like Mana. All you have to do is work hard to beco a beautiful bride that everyone will bless in our marriage four years from now on. I think you can do your best if it’s in the ordinary levels. Sothing gu can reach 」
「 ? 」
「 You always compare yourself with the other girls, and so you start to forget. You waver, thinking of what you should do and what you can do. Assuming that you can’t do it, it’s impossible, and so you give up. That’s how you compare yourself with others 」
「 Yoshi-kun 」
「 But, if you can see that it’s sothing within your reach, you’ll find out what you can do, what you have to do, and what you want to do 」
Edie continues...
「 Humans can only do what they can imagine. 」
That’s right if one thinks “I can’t” or “it’s impossible,” then they won’t do it.
They’ll give up before trying.
「 Therefore, try out what you can do. Lots of people don’t even try, even though they know that they can! 」
That’s right. Start from there.
「 Ai’s choice of doing things herself, the bakery, and sex, is the right one. She’s trying out sothing, and that’s what’s in front of her. 」
「 Yes, Ai thought of that 」
Ai nods.
「 Therefore, if gumi-san has so idea, then do it... 」
「 That’s right. gumi, you’re too top-heavy. You’re comparing yourself to so monsters in that house 」
Yukino points at Edie.
「 And yeah, Yukino too 」
「 Ahn~ 」
「 Yukino’s also quite amazing 」
Yeah, her show where she just speaks abusively is a hit.
The ratings for Yukino’s show doesn’t go down at all.
「 That’s why, if ever you want to compare yourself with others, don’t do it with us, go with your classmates instead. And then, you’ll be able to co up with so ideas within your reach 」
「 A-Ai is also ordinary 」
Ai looked up at gu and said.
「 Well, I guess you’re cuter than the ordinary. Like, no ill intent there 」
Yukino said and smiled.
「 P-Please treat well 」
Ai reaches her hand out to gu.
「 Also, please don’t monopolize Yoshida-kun. Ai won’t either 」
「 Kiyohara-san? 」
gu’s surprised.
「 Ai’s also worried. Just like how gu looks at the other girls with a worried face 」
To Ai, gu, my fiance, is her most significant threat.
They’ll beco classmates soon too.
「 O-Okay, let’s get along 」
gu found Ai as soone weaker than her for the first ti.
Not soone who is a threat that wants to steal away...
She can sense that this girl is weak by her skin.
「 Okay, kept you waiting huh, it’s my little sister’s fault for being so troubleso 」
Yukino said.
「 Now hurry up and do sex you lot! 」
Right...
「 There’s no better thod of getting along than having sex! 」
Edie smiled.
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