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Tsukimi () or Otsukimi (), literally moon-viewing, also known as Jugoya (), refers to j.a.panese festivals honouring the autumn moon, a version of the Mid-Autumn Festival.Tsukimi traditions include displaying decorations made from j.a.panese pampas gra.s.s (susuki) and eating rice dumplings called Tsukimi dango in order to celebrate the beauty of the moon. Seasonal produce are also displayed as offerings to the moon.
The shadow on the moon is said to be the result of the shade of the magic Katsura Tree, which cannot be cut down. A man being punished by the G.o.ds was sentenced to cut down a giant Katsura Tree on the moon, but it grows back and he can never leave.
With the Athletics Carnival coming up, as well as cram school, my after-school lessons, as well as the Bea-tan doll, each week was just swamped with things to do.
The Bea-tan doll was particularly bad. Since training for the Athletics Carnival made so physically exhausted that I always went to bed the mont I got ho. At this rate the doll wouldnt have any progress at all!
I had planned on asking the other club mbers for advice but they were so busy with the wedding dress and their own projects that I couldnt find the chance to. I was actually the club mber with the most free ti.
I should probably help sohow~ But there just isnt much that I could do~ I had thought, but my new Vice President, Azai-san, told ,
As the boss, all we need you to do is be our rock.
Boss I was the boss, wasnt I? What if the day ca when they all started calling Boss Lady?
Anyway, our only male mber, Minami-kun, was really proving his worth as far as the wedding dress was concerned.
Your embroidery skills are truly remarkable, Minami-kun I praised him.
Im not that good. Ive just been doing it for a long ti is all he shyly disagreed.
No, really, he was so good that it would be fine even if he boasted about it.
Ummm By the way, Minami-kun. Is it true that Ririna has been calling you Shop Boy?
Eh-, ah, yes, he replied as his eyes swam.
Oh my G.o.d! That idiot, Ririna!
I must apologise. I only just heard about it. That girl has been too disrespectful of you. I will make sure to tell her off myself, so could you please forgive her? I truly am sorry.
No! I dont really hate it or anything! Well, I an I did at first but Im actually quite fond of it now. Really.
Eh-, you like it!?
Was Minami-kun actually so sort of m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t?!
Ummm Ever since Kotou-san began calling Shop Boy other people who never spoke to before used that na to talk to . Ive made more friends thanks to that too. And before I was Shop Boy she called Apprentice(Minarai). My na Minami Raita can be shortened that way, right? And isnt Shop Boy better than Apprentice?
I honestly have no idea
Really? I think Shop Boy is definitely better.
Minami-kun, are you sure you havent been brainwashed? Well, as long as he was happy I suppose.
If Ririna ever causes you trouble, please do let know at once.
Gosh, she wouldnt. Oh, but could I actually ask you one thing?
What is it?
Minami-kun looked down as he fiddled with his knitting needles.
What do you think Kotou-san thinks about boys who like handicrafts?
Eh?
The towel thing had blown up even more.
Oh yeah. Shuusuke lent it once, and I liked it so I bought one too, Kaburagi had said, which caused a little boom. By now pretty much all the girls in Suiran were using that towel.
I asked Yukino-kun,
Enjou-sama uses that towel as well, does he not?
Did you not like it? Im sorry It just seed so nice that I bought one for Oniisama as well
He seed so down that I denied it in a panic.
I liked it very much!
Yukino-kun was kind, so it made sense that he bought one for his beloved Niisama. I guess it couldnt be helped then? Yeah.
More confident now after the sumr, I had put my na down for the 100 tre sprint. Just like I did every morning with Coach Mihara, I made sure to stretch before I began training. Thanks to school I could only run on weekends now but 100 tres was still no problem for .
Just running 100 tres that is. My speed was another matter, I soon realised. Oh dear
Still, now that I was registered for it I could only give all!
During my practice sprints, sotis I ended up with Wakaba-chan once in a while. I guess she signed up for it too.
Today, Wakaba-chan and I were lined up at the start line. I overheard a girl from her cla.s.s whisper,
You get it, right?
Hm?
Throughout the sprint, Wakaba-chan was making good ti. But then just before we reached the finish line, she began to slow. Eh!? What the heck was this!?
You were so fast, Reika-sama! the people around praised when I pa.s.sed the goal, but just now that match was totally fixed, wasnt it
What the heck! What happened to sportsmanship!? I wouldnt be happy even if I won like this!
Wakaba-chans expression didnt betray a thing. She didnt look like she minded at all. But I* minded. It was match fixing. I could let it slide this ti since we were just practising, but it would be a huge issue if we did this on the day.
I called out to her without hesitation.
Excuse , Takamichi-san.
Yes? she asked in surprise.
You lost on purpose just now.
Eh? I, uhhh
I could see her looking at our spectators, unsure of what to do. It was obvious that everybody was watching us, my followers included.
Winning because sobody handed the victory does not make happy in the slightest. Stop trying to accommodate and just run as fast as you can. If I lose to you then that is simply proof that I am lacking.
Aahh All right.
Ruining the race with match fixing would just spoil everybodys fun. It would spoil my fun too. Plus, if that Athletics Carnival maniac found out about it he would be angry for sure.
I think everybody cooperated because I lost pretty much every ti after that.
The group I was a.s.signed to for the real sprint was filled with girls even slower than I was. They really were accomodating
Each night I worked on Bea-tans parts while I fought to stay awake. The Kaburagi family invited to a moon-viewing party but I of course declined. As If I had ti for that. Moon-viewing parties were just eating parties for anyway. I made sure to eat a lot at ho.
Since it was a waste not to celebrate though, I decorated my room with susuki pampas gra.s.s and watched the moon on my own with salted bean daif.u.ku to eat.
Sotis I shocked myself with how refined I was.
Since tomorrow was a weekend I stayed up extra late to get more needle felting done.
Lately I had been shutting myself in my room the mont I got ho. I guess Otousama finally got curious beca he ca to my room to check up on .
Otousama has been worried about you, Reika, he said, Lately you havent been leaving your room except to eat.
I apologise for that. However, I am quite busy preparing for the school festival, I replied without stopping my hands.
I have no idea what he was thinking but he began talking about helping out. Maybe he was trying to bond with or sothing. Apparently he thought he could do it too after just watching a few tis.
What do we have here. Otousama will do the torso, he said.
Do you know how, Otousama?
What do you an do I know. Its easy. Leave it to Otousama.
But despite talking big the Tanuki was unbelievably bad!
Otousama! You have broken off part of the needle inside! Aah! The torso is all flattened now!
Ohh! Sorry! Dont worry though, if I do this
Noooo! Just stop touching it! This part is dented now! Waaaah!
Dont joke with , Tanuki! The torso was half-done already and you ruined it! G.o.d, what the h.e.l.l! What the h.e.l.l was this!
Get out! I scread on the verge of tears.
G.o.d, I quit! I was going to sleep!
Otousama was wrong. Forgive , Reika, I heard from beyond the door, but it was no concern of mine! This tanuki could just go repent by cutting down the katsura tree on the moon!
I was laying in bed with my pillow over my face. It was impossible for to make it on ti now! G.o.d, I was just sick of everything!
The next morning, Otousamas secretary Sasajima-san ca to visit.
Reika-ojousama, apparently sothing happened?
Since Oniisama was on a business trip and apparently Otousama couldnt wipe his own b.u.t.t, he even went and called Sasajima-san here on a day off. What the h.e.l.l was this tanuki doing!
Sorry for wasting your weekend, Sasajima-san.
Please do not mind it. Do you think you could show the handicrafts project you were working on?
I said that it was fine again and again but he insisted, so I reluctantly brought the parts to the living room.
I see
Sasajima-san began examining the torso from multiple angles.
Ill be borrowing this for a mont, said Sasajima-san before using the needle to pull on the wool in the dented parts. Ehhh!?
Before long, Sasajima-san had skilfully restored the parts that Otousama ruined, and after so consultation of the design sheet, even finished the torso entirely.
Youre amazing!
I am honoured.
That was a capable secretary for you! To think that even handicrafts was childs play!
All that was left were the head and legs. And the legs were almost done. Didnt think an I would make it on ti!?
Thank you so much, Sasajima-san!
It was no problem at all. Ojousama, do you think you could make up with your father now?
Yes.
In consideration to Sasajima-san who had given up his day with his family for this, I decided to forgive Otousama. I still had to think him as well though. We had received a lot of dried fish as mid-year gifts, so I offered him as much as he wanted. Oh! Otousama had so good alcohol too, didnt he? Here, take so! Oh, and so of Okaasamas super high cla.s.s bathing powders from France. I really recomnd them, theyll help keep you moisturised in the coming season. Oh, and sweets! Take so sweets too.
And Sasajima-san, please do not forget to claim weekend penalty pay as well, all right?
You say so surprisingly working cla.s.s things, dont you, Ojousama
With gifts in both hands, Sasajima-san was seen off by Otousama and I.
Otousama, please do not trouble your secretary with every little thing.
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And besides the weekend rates, make sure to give him a bonus too.
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Naturally all of this will be coming out of your own pocket, Otousama.
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