Maria-sama ga Miteru:Volume11 Chapter7 2

Beneath a Clear, Blue Sky. Part 2

One morning, on the way to school, she spotted Yumiko-san from inside the bus.

Holding a white parasol, slowly walking down the street.

She looked like someone enjoying a regular morning walk, and Yumi's chest was filled with happiness witnessing that scene.

Sachiko-sama commuted to school from her grandmother's house for a short while, but it wasn't long before she started thinking about moving back to the Ogasawara estate.

"Because, since then, all my mother does is go to the convenience store, and all we eat is that udon noodle broth. I can't take any more."

Her grandfather and father were probably feeling lonely, so perhaps it was the right time for everyone.

But moving back to their house may not put an end to Sayako oba-sama's trips to the convenience store. Convenience stores were scattered all throughout the country. There was bound to be one in Sachiko-sama's suburb.

In accordance with her fixed-term contract, Touko-chan stepped down from the role of assistant when Sachiko-sama returned to school. In order to devote herself to her acting, now that they were looking towards the autumn school festival. She still came to visit them in the Rose Mansion from time to time, whenever the mood struck her.

Familiarity was a terrifying thing, for Yumi didn't feel the same dislike as earlier. No, perhaps it was composure.

Shimako-san and Noriko-chan showed that they were the innocent young couple they very much appeared to be, while the established pair of Yoshino-san and Rei-sama continued to spend their days like an old married couple.

As for Yumi.

Secretly, she thought that she should buy a parasol that summer. While she knew that a black umbrella would be better to stop the sun, she already had her heart set on a white, lace parasol.

Soon, the rainy season would clear out.

When it did, beneath the dazzling sun, she'd hold that parasol aloft and set out with her onee-sama.