6. Ojou-sama, try perform shadow artsIt is Sour Ninja Arts is a cheap snack that one pocket would include three gum. Within them, one is a sour confectionery for common people known as Russian roulette. I’ve often eaten them as a kid in my previous life, but why is such a thing here, I wonder? It doesn’t seem like there’d be a person who brings these types of snacks in a school full of ojou-samas.“Ara, it says gum on it”
“What may gum be?”
“A best before date is written here too, I wonder if it’s some type of food?”
Quick Announcement: The high-cla.s.s daughters here do not know the existence of gum.
There was actually such a thing… well, as the upper echelons of society, I doubt these ojou-samas would get an opportunity to try it, probably no chances of coming across one either.
“I’ll turn it in to the teacher so you guys should head over to the cla.s.srooms before the bell rings”
What appeased these ladies swarming together in interest was the nice voice that pa.s.sed by from Hitomi-sama.
“Hitomi-sama, if it’s such a task, we can!”
“No, I shall!”
The once calmed ladies all drew closer to Hitomi-sama, seemingly wanting to help their admired idol, their eyes sparkled, face slightly red… a bit scary.
“I can’t trouble you all for such a thing, your feelings are more than enough, thank you”
The girls covered their bright red faces at Hitomi’s smile, almost as if this was some exchange for some sort of school arts festival. Following their idol’s words, they started heading towards their respective cla.s.srooms. Turning around, I saw Hitomi-sama and right behind her, Sumire-sama, walking in the opposite direction.
For some reason, it felt like Sumire-sama was walking wobbly as though she’s getting dragged along by clinging on someone’s legs. Her condition might’ve not been too well.
But, it’s weird!
Right! It’s the turn for the great detective Maria to stand up at times like this! There’s the thing about the rumours too, I’m quite interested in finding out the truth behind it. Although Hitomi-sama pressed everyone to head for the cla.s.srooms, there is still time before the bell rings…
Secretly following the two, I found Hitomi-sama and Sumire-sama standing face to face at an empty s.p.a.ce behind the back.
“Sumire”
“… hai”
“What is this?”
“Etto, it seems like confectionery”
It seems like Hitomi-sama was angry at something, and the poor responses of Sumire-sama… as I thought, is she feeling unwell I wonder? A-re? But the thing Hitomi-sama’s holding was the snack just then. Why’s she pressing the question to Sumire-sama?
“I’ll ask one more time, what is this?”
“It is sour ninja arts”
“Sumire”
“Sumire’s sour ninja arts! Yes, I’m sorry!!”
Eh!? It’s a lie right!!? That snack was Sumire-sama’s!? I think she did say something about liking St. Honore, but is there such an ojou-sama who likes snacks?
“Uwaan! Please forgive~!”
That lovely, elegant Sumire-sama is… starting to clamour like a child.
“Why bring it to school?”
“Because~ Because~ I wanted to have a match between Hitomi and see who gets the sour one!”
“Are you an idiot?”
And unexpectedly, Hitomi-sama was sharp tongued, even though the sweet expression she made always entranced the girls here… now this is another cold truth that"s going ache their well-being.
“Doing something like that… it’ll cause great uproars if you get found out”
“While I was taking out the handkerchief from my pocket, ukaagyaa!”
“I don’t even know what your saying anymore”
Ah, my eyes met with Sumire’s, bad… it’ll be quite problematic if the fact that I was eavesdropping gets found out.
To get found out so easily like this… I must’ve not had enough training as a detective.
“Hi-Hi-Hi-Hi-Hitomari—sama-ma-ryaaa”
“Sumire, if you continue to act like this any…... Eh?”
The Hitomi-sama who found me as she turned around turned pale in an instant. Sumire-sama started panicking with teary eyes. Having seen how she usually acts, it was imaginable how far apart her current odd behaviour was right now.
Might their secret have been this? The rumours of these two behind closed doors was actually because of Sumire-sama’s interest in bringing cheap snacks?
“Ah, ano, Maria-san… this is, that…”
“Wh-Wh-What should we do?! Hitomi, we must erase Maria-sama’s memories!”
What fearful things is she saying. Sumire-sama, is she actually quite a weird person!?
“Sumire, calm down. It’s not a given that we’ve been heard yet”
“Um… I heard everything, very sorry”
Sumire-sama held her head, perplexed, upon my words while mumbling “I’ll be made into the Sumire cheap snacks…”
What kind of person did she think of me as? Well, the Maria up until now might’ve scorned at this point. Would she have said something like ‘to be fond of such things like food for commoners, you sure are ridiculous’.
“I won’t tell anyone about this, however, under one condition if I may add?”
I curled the corners of my mouth, smiling as I tilted my head, pointing out a finger.