Don’t ponder over it
Ai squats down and to my line of sight.
Then, she pats my head.
Good boy, good boy
Huh, what’s going on?
Yoshida-kun worked hard
Huh?
Ai will give you pat-pat.
Ai smiles.
Err, it’s okay to take it slow, could you explain what were you thinking, Ai? yeah
Ai sits next to me on the bed.
uhm, Ai isn’t that smart, so, I don’t think I can tell Papa all of it I know, just calm down and take it easy. Start whenever you like it
I tell AI.
I want to know the reason why she wants to show gratitude for a hundred years.
ai, i’ve been watching Yoshida-kun for the past few days
Watching me?
Then, I understood.Yoshida-kun likes me, right?
What’s with that suddenly?
Yeah, I do Ai thought so. Yoshida-kun’s kind to Ai.
Her eyes stare at me.
Then, when having sex, you look so happy No, that’s. Yoshida-kun, you’re not someone who picks anyone, right? You don’t have sex with people you don’t like
Huh?
Yoshida-kun never had sex with Kudou Haruka. Koyomi-chan, Yoshiko-san.
Ai’s watching. Listening.
The relationships of people within the mansion.
Also, mama
Makoto-san?
No, I never considered wanting to have sex with Makoto-san.
Minaho-neesan’s right, I don’t think I can deal with women at the same age as my mother.
Anyway, i understood why you chose me
Ai said.
you want to take responsibility for Ai.
I mean, yeah.
Yoshida-kun works too hard, I think
Ai pokes my elbow with her fingers.
Work too hard? That’s right, everyone doesn’t see how hardworking Yoshida-kun is
Hafuu, Ai sighed.
No, they do understand me
My women think of me and support me.
No, they don’t. They don’t understand
Ai shakes her head.
What do you mean? they all are smart, they can make decisions and act on it in an instant
That’s.
Therefore, hmm, you see, when they come up with something, they just finish it up with a snap, but Ai and Yoshida-kun are different
Ai and me?
Ai can’t catch up to their speed. They’re too fast. They start another topic while I’m still trying to understand
I get that.
Yeah, Minaho-neesan and Misuzu are rapid thinkers, and they also make instant decisions. Furthermore, they act out their choices without delay.
Their speed is surprising for ordinary people.
when Katsuko-san first taught Ai about making bread.
Oh, she did that.
I didn’t understand it at all, she explains too fast.
right.
Mana-san and Ruriko-san keep on teaching me, but I didn’t understand them. Agnes-chan’s explanation is somewhat okay
Mana and the girls are also fast.
But, when Yoshida-kun taught me, I understood.
Huh?
yoshida-kun waited until Ai understood
Ai looks up at me.
Then, I understood. yoshida-kun lives in the same speed as Ai.
Me?
They all are too fast. That’s why Yukino-san never does anything
Yukino never helps out in housework.
If she tries to do something, she’ll get swallowed up by their speed
i see.
Someone’s already working before Yukino could help out.
If they were to sense that Yukino wants to do some housework, Katsuko-nee or Ruriko would give Yukino a share.
And once that happens, Yukino needs to catch up to their speed.
Megumi-san is getting left behind, that’s why she’s rushing. That’s why Tsukiko-san prepares only what Megumi-san can do
Ai’s observing a lot.
But, Yoshida-kun’s the only one working hard to match up to their speed, you work hard, it’s something to praise, so, pat pat.
Ai’s cute hands pat me.
They don’t understand. They’re kind people, but, they don’t know how hardworking Yoshida-kun is.
That’s.
No, but, I think that they still understand. No, Ai has always been at this speed, so I understand. Fast people never understand slow people
Ai said.
They always get angry, asking, why can’t you be a bit faster? They don’t understand those who are slower than themselves
Fuu, Ai breathes out.
I’m a bit worn out
Yeah, it must be hard for Ai to speak that much.
Ai lies down on the bed.
Yoshida-kun
She looks up at me from the bed.
When you’re teaching Ai how to make bread.
Err, what about it?
You always say Good, or well done when Ai understood, even if it took some time
Huh?
You watch and wait for Ai to understand
I.
It makes me happy. that’s why I thought.
What?
i thought it might be okay to stay, making bread together all the time
Ai’s eyes are getting moist.
So that’s why you asked to change course? I want to stay with Yoshida-kun.always, be it 30, 50, or a hundred years.
Ai stares up at the ceiling.
Mama thinks that Ai is too slow, and useless, that’s why she does everything for Ai. I know
Ai speaks with sadness.
I’ve tried out a lot of things myself in that house.
The change in her environment made her see her relationship with her mother, objectively.
But, Yoshida-kun knows that Ai is slow but not useless, so you wait for me to understand
Ai.
When I finally noticed that last midnight, I was so happy that I cried
No, I’m just.
I was looking down on Ai for being slow.
She’s a girl who takes things slowly.
She’s not an idiot, she’s just slow.
Then, I thought of Yoshida-kun, recalled a lot, and understood.
Ai gets up.
I thought that Yoshida-kun needs more pat-pat.
She cuddles with me.
You need someone to praise you, saying good, you did great, when you’re working hard
No, I.
I’m not doing anything praiseworthy No! You’re doing your best, so you need to be praised, or you won’t be able to continue.
Ai holds my hand tight.
Yoshida-kun told me good halfway until the end, the bread I made has a strange shape, but I made it. Without Yoshida-kun, I probably couldn’t have done it.and.
Ai looks at me.
I’m sure that everyone will look at me and think that I’m a girl who can’t do anything
Ai’s hands are filled with strength.
Yoshida-kun knows how happy Ai is, right?
Yeah.
The bread Ai made for Makoto-san.
It made Ai happy.
It’s an achievement for her who made something for the first time.
Therefore, I want to become better in making bread, I want to do it together with Yoshida-kun
Ai.
Therefore, it’s this. Therefore, Ai wants to live giving her thanks to you, for a hundred years, or until I die.
The pastry opened up a door in Ai’s life.
Ai wants to praise Yoshida-kun, pat-pat your head.After all, you’re doing your best.Ai knows.
Ai’s eyes stare at the confused me.
Ai and Yoshida-kun are on the same speed after all.
I see.
I.
I misunderstood.
That I’m living in the same thought speed as Minaho-neesan, Jii-chan, Misuzu and the girls.
Looking at it again.
This bakery idea.
Baking a lot of pastries for a month since the summer vacation.
No, I’m able to do it because Katsuko-nee and everyone helps out, but.
I could get this fast if I were alone.
Katsuko-nee ad Minaho-neesan’s plans.I got dragged by their speed.
All I’m doing is desperately following them.
Yoshida-kun, you need to come back to our speed, or you’ll get tired.
Ai gently leans her head on my shoulder.
Everyone doesn’t know how hardworking Yoshida-kun really is.
Me too.
I’m desperately trying to catch up with my women in their speed, and yet.