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Today, once again, the maidens that gather in the Virgin Mary's garden smile purely to one another as they pass under the tall gateway. |
Today, once again, the maidens that gather in the Virgin Mary's garden smile purely to one another as they pass under the tall gateway. |
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| − | Wrapping their innocent bodies and souls is a deep- |
+ | Wrapping their innocent bodies and souls is a deep-colored school uniform. |
| − | Walking slowly as to not disturb the |
+ | Walking slowly so as to not disturb the pleats in their skirts, so as to not toss their white sailor scarves into disarray . . . such is the standard of modesty here. Running here because one is in danger of missing class, for instance, is too undignified a sight for students to wish upon themselves. |
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+ | Lillian Girls' Academy. |
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+ | Founded in Meiji 34<ref>Meiji 34 is 1901. For more information about the traditional Japanese labeling of years, check out [http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/~watson/ref/mtsh.html this site]</ref>, this academy was originally intended for the young women of nobility, and is now a Catholic academy of prestigious tradition. Placed in downtown Tokyo, where you can still see traces of Musashi Field's greenery, it is protected by God; a garden where maidens can receive tutelage from preschool to university. |
| − | Time passes, and even now |
+ | Time passes, and even now in Heisei, three era-names past Meiji, it is a valuable academy. Nurtured ladies raised in greenhouses are shipped out in carefully packaged boxes after 18 years of schooling—an arrangement that continues to survive. |
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+ | She, Fukuzawa Yumi, is just one of those ordinary ladies. |
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| − | *Is 1901. For more information about the traditional Japanese labeling of years, check out [http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/~watson/ref/mtsh.html this site]. |
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| + | | Return to [[Maria-sama_ga_Miteru|Main Page]] |
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| + | | Forward to [[Maria-sama_ga_Miteru:Volume1_Chapter1|Chapter 1]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 2 July 2023
Prologue[edit]
"Gokigenyou."
"Gokigenyou."
The clear morning greeting travels through the serene, blue sky.
Today, once again, the maidens that gather in the Virgin Mary's garden smile purely to one another as they pass under the tall gateway.
Wrapping their innocent bodies and souls is a deep-colored school uniform.
Walking slowly so as to not disturb the pleats in their skirts, so as to not toss their white sailor scarves into disarray . . . such is the standard of modesty here. Running here because one is in danger of missing class, for instance, is too undignified a sight for students to wish upon themselves.
Lillian Girls' Academy.
Founded in Meiji 34[1], this academy was originally intended for the young women of nobility, and is now a Catholic academy of prestigious tradition. Placed in downtown Tokyo, where you can still see traces of Musashi Field's greenery, it is protected by God; a garden where maidens can receive tutelage from preschool to university.
Time passes, and even now in Heisei, three era-names past Meiji, it is a valuable academy. Nurtured ladies raised in greenhouses are shipped out in carefully packaged boxes after 18 years of schooling—an arrangement that continues to survive.
She, Fukuzawa Yumi, is just one of those ordinary ladies.
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