Editing Maria-sama ga Miteru:Volume29 Chapter6 2

===<noinclude>The Miracle Worker. </noinclude>Part 2.=== 

They went straight to the Rose Mansion, without stopping by their classrooms.

Even though there weren't any classes today they would still have homeroom and morning prayers as usual, however Yumi expected to spend her time prior to homeroom carrying things, like the signboard, to the assembly hall.

"Can you just give me a minute?"

Touko entered the storeroom on the first floor of the Rose Mansion carrying the heavy bag she had brought from home. She emerged from the storeroom with Noriko-chan beside her, looking curiously at her hairstyle.

"I suppose it's going to be like this all day today."

As predicted, Touko got the same response from Shimako-san and Yoshino-san when she arrived on the second floor. She'd probably get the same treatment from the first year camellia class too.

Now that the five Yamayurikai members were all present, they carried the signboard entrusted to them by the arts club, the vase they had borrowed from the flower arranging club and all the roses over to the auditorium. After placing the signboard outside and arranging the flowers and the vase just inside the entrance, they did a final check, adjusting the arrangements and the lighting slightly. 

Behind and to the sides of the stage, students were holding desks, tatami mats and koto instruments, waiting for their turn.

"Ahh ahh. One, two. One, two."

The girl from the broadcasting club doing the mic check bowed when she saw the Yamayurikai members appear in the guest seating area.

The preparations were proceeding steadily. Yumi and the rest of the Yamayurikai left the auditorium for now.

It would be okay.

They would definitely see this through.

Because they were all doing this to show their onee-samas that they weren't dependent on the third-years. That they could prepare this all by themselves. Of course it was going to be a success.

Those were the common thoughts of all the first- and second-years participating in the third-years' send-off.

"Well, then. See you at the auditorium after homeroom."

Upon returning to the Rose Mansion, they formed a circle. They probably wouldn't all be together again prior to the assembly.

"Let's give it our all."

They put their hands together in the center of the circle and gave a cheer before dissolving.

Before leaving the Rose Mansion, Touko fetched the bag she had left in the first floor storeroom.

(Oh?)

Maybe Yumi was just imagining it, but the bag looked smaller and lighter than it had before.