Volu 2, 5th of May, Sunday - EpilogueVolu 2, 5th of May, Sunday - Epilogue
With difficulties, we have returned to the mansion.
For the dinner I asked a ho delivery service. Sayuri said "I'll make sothing!" but she was dizzy just from standing, letting her hold a kitchen knife was dangerous.
Selene was half-asleep as she ate dinner, Yuuki and Mika too seed tired from playing.
Tomomi... had a peaceful expression.
I think she was relieved to have confided everything.
We took bath in order and went to bed early.
I slept like a log.
The next morning, when everyone ate breakfast in the room 701, Sayuri suddenly declared.
"I found a boyfriend as well, Onii-sama! Please pay attention to ! Please have special date practice with ."
As I tried to respond to Sayuri, Selene quietly raised her hand.
"...I got an air boyfriend. A 2d character."
As I stared at Sayuri's and Selene's face alternately, Yuuki shyly raised her hand.
" too... I h-have a boyfriend too Nii-san! The setting is that of an ex-vice student council president!"
Mika raised both her hands in banzai gesture.
"Then Mii-chan too! Mii-chan is looking for a splendid man to be Maple's dad!"
The gazes of the four little sisters concentrated on .
"Hey hey... wait a second. No way, you want a fair date practice with each of you...?"
Tomomi crossed her arms and nodded.
"All right! I'll help everyone with the date practice. Leave support to !"
Mika shook her head lightly.
"Umm, Mii-chan prefers everyone go together rather than separate!"
Then Yuuki smiled.
"Sa for I guess. If I'm with Nii-san alone I'll probably get too nervous."
Selene gave a small nod.
"...with bunch of unknown people, it's scary. It's better with many people I know."
The three seed to hold the sa opinion, their requesting gazes gathered on Sayuri.
In the atmosphere that had spread, Sayuri's shoulders drooped and she sighed.
"I-I understand. Please don't stare at like that... haa. Well then, tomorrow let's all go on a date. Is that all right, Onii-sama?"
When I was sleeping the little sisters eting might have been held.
"Y-yeah. But, where will we all go?"
Mika happily raised her voice.
"Maumauland!"
Then Sayuri squinted.
"In that case, I'll prepare a perfect plan. Since we're going, I'll prepare boxed lunches as well. Although we can't eat in the park, there's a lot of space outside where we can eat lunch. We'll temporarily exit during the lunch and return afterwards... we can do that."
"I didn't know that."
I furrowed my eyebrows. Sayuri stared at my face anxiously.
"Um, is there a problem, Onii-sama?"
I hurriedly cleared my expression.
"Nice plan Sayuri! But I wonder if Murasaki-san will permit it."
Tomomi tilted her head in puzzlent.
"Who cares about permissions! Let's go, Nii-chan!"
I recalled Maumauland's schedule Sayuri showed before.
"If we proceed with Sayuri's plan, we'll see evening fireworks at eight thirty-five, then pass by the souvenir store and go ho. Considering the suddenness and the bad physical condition we'll get tired, so it's not a bad idea."
Yuuki held her chin between her index finger and thumb, pondered for a mont and then spoke up.
"If not for that, we might end up coming ho late."
"That's right, Yuuki. Of course, planning to co ho early might be good, but our stay will shorten because of that, considering it's crowded during holidays we'll have to give up on the popular attractions... were we at least accompanied by an adult, we could go even return late."
Tomomi showed a thumbs up and smiled, showing her white teeth.
"Let's go ask Murasaki-san to accompany us then!"
That was quite a dynamic idea.
"I-is that all right?"
Other than Mika, everyone here was bad with Murasaki-san. Including , that is.
Still smiling, Tomomi responded.
"To find Murasaki-san's weakness I think it's good to try many things. For example having her ride on the scream machine... and such? Well, calling it a weakness might be exaggerating."
"I see. Speaking of which, I don't really know anything about Murasaki-san either. What kind of food does she like? What kind of books does she read? And so on."
Tomomi continued.
"Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster, Nii-chan!"
If I'm not wrong that's Sun Tzu's art of war, isn't it. I nodded.
"If we get along better with Murasaki-san, the situation might change... huh. What does everyone think?"
Selene muttered absent-mindedly.
"...a bit scary."
Sayuri was anxious as well.
"I'll definitely get nervous."
Yuuki looked at my face and nodded.
"I'm in favour. Murasaki-san might deny it herself, but she surely will want to go. I an, going with everyone will be fun."
Mika raised both her hands in banzai gesture.
"Murasaki-neechama is coming? Yayy!"
Seeing the youngest's smile, Selene gave in.
"...yup, let's go with that."
She spoke curtly and shook her head in approval. Following suit, Sayuri also nodded.
"I understand, Onii-sama. This too is an ordeal. I'll show you I can overco it!"
With everyone's opinions gathered, Tomomi stood up.
"Let's imdiately have negotiations then. Ah! Mika, can you do sothing? Hide behind Nee-chan and just peek out to stare at Murasaki-san."
"Yup! I'll do it!"
It seems like Tomomi has so kind of plan.
"If it doesn't work, giving up is also essential part."
Apologizing ahead of ti, I stood up from my seat.
After breakfast, with Maple-carrying Mika, we headed towards room 202 with Tomomi who had so kind of plan in mind.
When we rang Murasaki-san'\s intercom, "please wait ten minutes" she said.
After exactly ten minutes we were invited inside the room.
Murasaki-san waited for us with a frosty expression.
"If you contacted in advance I wouldn't have made you wait."
"I-I'm sorry."
"Please state your bussiness."
Let's be honest here.
"Um, tomorrow we thought of going to Maumauland with everyone, would Murasaki-san co together with us?"
It was a bold proposal, even if I say so myself.
Possibly because she didn't expect such a request from us, Murasaki-san's expression turned blank.
"M-my apologies, so it won't do? Even though it's holiday, you must be having lots going on."
"U-umm... that's... I have no urgent work to do tomorrow but..."
No way, is Murasaki-san shaken?!
Mika stood behind and stared intently at Murasaki-san.
Then she ca out a step forward.
"Nii-chama, did you finish talking? Murasaki-neechama is going isn't she? T-then! Next, Mii-chan's want to talk with Mursaki-neechama."
"Y-yes, what is it?"
While she still hasn't stated whether she will go to Maumauland, questioned, Murasaki-san spoke in a twisted voice. It seems like Mika was completely convinced Murasaki-san is going.
Mika opened Maple's zipper and took out a small gift box from inside.
Passing it to Murasaki-san, Mika bowed.
"Murasaki-neechama, thank you for always."
"W-what is this..."
"You see, see, Nii-chama said 'if you give Murasaki-san gift for taking care of you, she'll be happy'. Mii-chan thought it's a good idea, please accept it."
For a mont, Murasaki-san's functions ca to full stop.
"Open and take a look!"
"Y-yes, excuse ."
It seed like Mika's voice solved the hypnosis, Murasaki-san opened the gift package with trembling fingers.
What ca from within, was a hair clip she Mika bought in Akihabara.
A replica of accessory an ani character wears... wasn't it. I thought it would be more like a toy, but it wasn't so at all.
Staring at the gift she received from Mika, Murasaki-san muttered.
"A wonderful... hair clip, isn't it.'
Murasaki-san trembled more and more like a scared Chihuahua.
Whether she was happy or embarassed, I couldn't tell.
"Put it on! Ah! Mii-chan will put it on for you!"
Mika rushed over to Murasaki-san and put the hair clip on her bangs. The hair clip had a beautiful purple stone on it, it fit Murasaki-san's na and image perfectly.
Mika's eyes sparkled.
"Waa, it fits Murasaki-neechama a lot."
Murasaki-san didn't have a smile on her face. It seed like she was trying to endure sothing.
"T-thank you very much..."
Her voice was turned over as if she was in middle of aircraft aerobatics.
She stood up from the sofa and turned her back towards us.
"Aaa! Don't be so shy!"
Mika moved around her and looked up at Murasaki-san's face.
I wonder just what kind of expression does she have. Rather.... she's trembling real strong, is she all right? Worried, I called out to her.
"Umm, Murasaki...-san?"
Her trembling imdiately subsided.
"Well then. I'll hurry and arrange the tickets ahead of the ti. Seven of them. Since it's holidays according to regulations they won't be selling tickets on the day itself."
Hearing that Mika happily raised her arms with a "yaay!".
Umm... seven of them ans...
While I was confused, Tomomi elbowed .
"We did it, Nii-chan!"
Since she's willing to arrange it, in other words... the plan succeeded?!
"Is it really okay? Or rather... um."
Murasaki-san cald her breathing and continued with a frosty tone of voice.
She was still turned with her back towards and Tomomi.
"If it's just minors, it'll be worrying. Also, this too in the end, is part of the little sister selection. In the amusent park I want to see who is the most fitting to be the little sister. Doesn't Yoichi-san think so?"
"Y-yes! Exactly so!"
I ended up replying like that. Is that fine, with such a reason?!
Mika who was staring at Murasaki-san's face continued to raise her hands happily.
"I'll et Maumau-san! Yayy, yaaayy!"
Next to , Tomomi whispered under her breath.
"The trick's timing was perfectly calculated. But, above all, Mika's cuteness is the highest justice."
And like that, it happened that we suddenly are going to Maumauland tomorrow.
Based on Sayuri's notes, the plan to conquer (?) Maumauland has been conceived.
Yuuki checked the distance Mika could walk by herself. We prepared break ti as not to tire her out too much.
Selene too said "It's all right if it's with everyone". Getting to Akihabara by herself must have gave her new self-confidence. Once she gets used to crowds of people, she'll be able to take off the eyemask and start going outside... or so she said.
Tomomi investigated the transportation. Since Mika's height wasn't enough for so attractions, we have removed these from the plan.
Sayuri summarized the plan in her notebook.
I've mostly looked over them as they did it. Or rather, seeing the little sisters work excitedly there was nothing I could help with.
An amusent park, huh. It wasn't the Maumauland Jinya-san took to, but a little of the excitent from back then have returned to .
On that evening, the little sisters went back to their rooms in order to prepare for tomorrow.
With that said though, they couldn't return to their own rooms until midnight because of the smart keys.
Today too I brought sleeping Mika back to her room.
As I thought, I'd prefer so improvent when it cos to this.
Rather than about Maumauland, I should have asked Murasaki-san about this first... well, it's too late for that now.
Of course, I was fine with everyone staying until Monday morning as well.
Better yet, if everyone ended up living on the seventh floor... I thought.
How long are we going to remain like this.
A story I've heard from sowhere had crossed my mind.
People mostly don't know when they're going to die.
If sentenced to death by the doctor because of an incurable disease, they have a rough idea, so it's just "mostly".
Still, there are people who live longer than the ti they're told by the doctors, as well as those whose condition suddenly changes and they die before that.
Even in good health, you might get into an accident. Jinya-san too, was surely like that.
No one knows when will the end co.
Because we don't know, we live as not to have any regrets on that day... I think.
While I absent-mindedly thought of such things lying down in the bed in my room... a ssage ca through the STRING. It was from Mariko.
Do you have ti next Friday? Is what was written.
Friday was Mika's day but... She just told yesterday to use so ti for myself also, I continued to refuse and apologize to Mariko all the ti.
Without thinking about anything special I responded with "I have ti".
I didn't think that a casual reply like this would result with such a thing.
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