Hey, Misuzu?
I’ll prepare hot water in the large bath
Katsuko-nee smiles.
Then, let’s go, Onii-sama
Ruriko pulls my hand.
Mana-imouto, what were you doing?
Michi tells Mana who’s looking down.
uhm, I took Onii-chan to Onee-chan when everyone wasn’t here
She speaks apologetically.
I’m sorry
Mana bows her head. Michi;
That doesn’t matter, let’s go to the bath, Mana-imouto Michi-oneechan?
Michi looks displeased.
That’s right, I’m your Onee-chan. It will be so from now on till the rest of your life, I won’t get angry on every single mischief of my little sister Mana-chan, let’s go
Ruriko pulls Mana’s hand.
Ruri-oneechan Yukino-san laughs at our family, saying that it’s not real, but we’ve been serious about this since a long time ago!
Misuzu looks at Mana.
She takes Mana’s other hand.
We’ll never let go of Mana-chan’s hand Onee-chan!
Mana’s moved.
Now, let’s go!
Katsuko-nee speaks gently.
Did Minahio-neesan and Katsuko-nee expect this result, so we’re sent to Yukino?
I ask Katsuko-nee while heading to the bathroom.
No way. We never expected this conclusion
Katsuko-nee said.
To be honest, we thought that the negotiations with Yukino-san will break down. But still, look, it was the last opportunity to talk to that girl
Yukino’s already.
Mana-chan talked to Yukino-san
Katsuko-nee looks at Mana.
Huh?
me? Weren’t you in the same class with Yukino-san?
What’s that?
Listening to your conversation, Ojou-sama made a decision. Yukino-san will continue her life as Shirasaka Yukino from now on. Therefore, she’ll go to the school like usual
Really?
But, Mana-chan can’t. Shirasaka Maika will be gone
Mana will obtain a new family register. Shirasaka Maika will vanish.
Even if you meet someone, you’re now strangers. You can’t talk as sisters anymore I know
Katsuko-nee said. Mana replied.
I bid my farewell to Yukino-oneechan. Thank you for the opportunity
She says thanks to Katsuko-nee and Minaho-neesan who’s listening from somewhere else.
Thanks to you, you’ve soothed Ojou-sama’s heart
Katsuko-nee looks at me.
Me? Yes. Thanks to you, Ojou-sama is now thinking of the future in medium to long-term, until last night, even though she has an idea on what to do after, she wasn’t able to imagine the specifics
Minaho-neesan’s reason for living was only to achieve revenge.
She’s unable to think of her future.
Now, she thinks of taking time to solve things. So now, she gives priority to urgent problems so there will be no regrets
Taking the time to settle things slowly.
She gives priority to urgent problems, so there are no regrets.
The problem of your heart needs to heal slowly with time. Isn’t that right?
Katsuko-nee smiles.
Just now, Mana-chan gave Yukino-san her last chance. Then, you too. Even if it broke down, if you understand your relationship with Yukino-san then you can move on, right? If your heart is in pain, then we can all heal it.
Moving on.
This is the last day of the Golden Week, so either way we can’t stay in a blurry relationship, right?
That’s right.
We needed to settle on some level at least.
I never thought that you’d reconcile with Yukino-san though
I.
We didn’t
That’s right.
We can’t understand each other’s way of living. Yukino doesn’t even know why I live like this
Yukino can only see our family as a farce.
But, we finally acknowledged each other as people
Yukino finally saw me as a person.
Not as Minaho-neesan’s scheming tool.
Not a tool for sex to bring pleasure.
But as a person.
We have parts alike, parts impossible to understand, we’re different people. But, it’s finally recognized. I am myself, and Yukino is Yukino
I think.
I see, that’s great
Katsuko-nee said while smiling.
Yes, it’s great
It was great that I had that time with Yukino.
Oh right, I’ve also been thinking things on the long run
Katsuko-nee says suddenly.
So, I’ll get pregnant. I’ll give birth to your child next year
Katsuko-nee?
Misuzu, Ruriko, Michi, and Mana’s shaken.
I thought that there’s no need to bear a child in a hurry but, thinking about the future, it might be better if I give birth soon What do you mean? I’ll need two and a half years before I could operate the bakery with you, right? Two and a half years? You’re still in first year high school, right? You promised us to graduate in high school
Oh, indeed, that’ll take two and a half years.
Also, look, the plan before was to buy a whole building and have the other half of it as Nagisa’s flower shop, right? Kouzuki-sama did say that he’ll cooperate
Right, there was that too.
Jii-chan promised to find a plot of land for it.
In that case, let’s add more stories to it. We’ll include our hopes at the design phase
Add stories on the building?
We need a new residence different from this mansion. This isn’t a place suitable for raising children
This is a brothel. It contains a long history of a prostitution organization.
The negative influence is too significant for raising a child.
If we’re constructing a building starting from searching the plot, two and a half years won’t be too long
Katsuko-nee said laughing.
Once the bakery is open, I need to do a lot of work, so I think I have to get pregnant and give birth during the two and a half years time No, but child rearing is
Opening a shop while the child is still an infant is.
What are you talking about, we have a big family, so there’s no problem in raising children
A huge family.
But, there’s only you and me who are managing the bakery so ten years might pass before the shop gets right on track and I decide to get pregnant. In that case, I’ll put my pregnancy as a priority, right?
Katsuko-nee said.
Also, I thought that it would be better have a child with the same age as Nagisa and Yukino’s child Same age? It doesn’t feel sad if the three of us are together, right? We can go pick up the children from the kindergarten together too
Katsuko-nee.
I’ve been thinking about it but, if it’s just Nagisa and Yukino-san’s child, they’ll fight, right? But if my child gets added, I think they’ll get along
Minaho-neesan intends to take away Yukino’s child after birth.
But, Nagisa’s child will be raised by the real mother.
Minaho-neesan will raise Yukino’s child.
The two of them might not fit each other.
Ojou-sama’s supposed to take custody of Yukino-san’s child but, I think that I will be the one to take care of it. Ojou-sama’s not good at taking care of babies. Then, I’m guessing that I should give birth to a child together with Nagisa and Yukino-san
Katsuko-nee said, but.
Katsuko-san, you’re thinking much further ahead, aren’t you?
Mana said.
What ahead?
I asked, Mana;
About the family register of the child, the future school
Family register.
Err, Yukino-san’s child will be under my name. I can declare to have given birth to twins, right? Nagisa’s thinking the same thing, but she already has Mao-chan, so I think that it’s better for her to have only one little sister. She’ll be confused otherwise
Katsuko-nee said.
If it’s three then it’ll be reassuring, isn’t it? They’ll never be bullied in school. Even in kindergarten or elementary school, Ojou-sama and I will use our connections to have them in the same class