Maria-sama ga Miteru:Volume28 Chapter4 3

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On the day after Valentine's Day, Chisato-san spotted me the moment she walked in to the classroom, came rushing over and said:

"What should I do about the date with Rei-sama?"

I had elected to have a quiet Valentine's Day, and had gone home early instead of participating in the treasure hunt. Consequently, I initially had absolutely no idea why Chisato-san was so excited.

"A group of us found the card. Then I won it with rock. You see."

From what I could gather, the rules stipulated that in the event that multiple people found the treasure card simultaneously, they would have a playoff of scissors, paper, rock to determine the winner, and blessed Chisato-san had earned that privilege.

"I have to write a report about it, which will be a major pain, but still I'm – "

"Going to steal her?"

I interrupted Chisato-san's excited chatter.

"Huh?"

"Well, Chisato-san, you've spent a lot of time thinking about Yoshino-san, right? You've said to me, "That accursed girl manipulates wonderful Rei-sama.""

"Well, I know I said that, but still."

My proposal was certainly unconventional, and perhaps because of that Chisato-san looked down and said, "I don't know … "

"It would have been poor form to split them up while Yoshino-san was still unhealthy, but she's fine now, right?"

"Well, she was running around yesterday, albeit rather slowly."

"In that case, there's no reason for you to hold back."

At that time, I wasn't looking to tar Chisato-san with the same brush that had been applied to me.

Instead, I felt that if Chisato-san and Rei-sama worked well as a couple then it would be a vindication of my own beliefs. That I too might be able to find an onee-sama who fit me perfectly.