Maria-sama Ga Miteru:Volume17 Chapter 3 7

A Leisurely Dialog Part 7

Still half-dazed, the line of second-year Pine class left St. Peter's Basilica. After a walking a bit, they came to their senses, and feelings started to bubble to the surface.

"I'm hungry."

Looking at their wristwatches, it was already around 2 in the afternoon. There were stairs between the art museum and the basilica. Getting so late, it wasn't funny. They had been through so many places so quickly. For careful study, even a whole day is not enough.

"Just a bit longer, so please wait."

Like little chicks pestering a parent for food, voices of "I'm hungry" cried out here and there throughout the line. Because of that, even the students who were unconscious up to now, they started to notice their own hunger. It was troublesome.

After reaching an outdoor cafe where they had a reservation (or something akin to that), the ladies ate panini. Their insatiable hunger came out. They had walked far, so it tasted great.

Italian mineral water is carbonated. So when you want normal water, you have to ask for "no gas."

Yumi and her group of friends discussed it and ordered half with and half without, so that they could compare. At first, "with gas" was novel and popular. But by the end of the meal, "no gas" won everyone's vote. As expected, people return to the things they were familiar with as children. A few preferred "with gas", and thought about buying some to take back to Japan. But water as an Italian souvenir? They thought it would be heavy and bulky.

Now. "challenger" Yumi decided to end with a first experience of using the shop's restroom.

When she considered that there would be a cleaning lady, she took out some coins. Then into the cafe interior she went.

According to the guidebook, Italian for toilet is "bagno," and "for women" is "donna." In the situation where the restroom is locked from the outside, the key to borrow at the counter is "chiave."

While whispering this to herself so as not to forget, she made her way through the customer tables until a staircase came into view. On the wall by the staircase hung a piece of paper with an arrow pointing down and the word "Toilette" written on it. Apparently, this cafe's restroom was in the cellar. Yumi faced the dark cellar and headed down the stairs.

"...and that's all there was to it. No big deal. A brief report, as requested."

Back at the table after finishing with the restroom, Yumi reported on her new restroom experience & went into her feelings and minute details. But Yoshino-san looked impatient and kept looking at the exit.

"To sum up, the restroom was in the cellar? And did you pay? Did you not pay?"

"...I did not pay."

"Was there toilet paper?"

"There was."

"All right. I've heard enough. I will report any difficulties."

"Ah, Yoshino-san"

Without hearing that last call, the New Bathroom Experience, Second Unit jogged into the cafe and disappeared. Looks like she was in a state of urgency. Such things can't be helped. But.

"...Why didn't you tell me there wasn't any toilet seat?"

She came back and abruptly asked. So Yumi answered with childish mischief,

"If you think about it, isn't it the perfect toilet to strengthen your leg muscles?"

Yoshino-san threw those words back at her,

"Before muscles, what about balance?"

It seems that Yoshino-san had to use a Western-style toilet without sitting down.

One imagines that would be rather difficult.