I’ll be meeting with Aoi-chan for the first time in a while. The last time was in spring break so I’m really happy.
Unfortunately Aoi-chan’s been attending a different cram school ever since high school started, so we can’t see each other on a regular basis anymore. It had been my emotional oasis too…
But we’ve been talking via text and phone so I think we’ll stay friends forever. I won’t let you escape, Aoi-chan!
The two of us went to a café known for its cakes. True to its reputation, the menu boasted quite a large selection.
The banana tart looks really nice.
A banana tart.
But it’s so hard to ignore the black tea chiffon cake.
Maybe it would be fine if I bought the swiss roll to take home.
An uncut swiss roll.
After agonising over my choice for a while, in the end I went with a cake made from milk chocolate.
Aahh~ How can just a bit of cake send me to heaven like this.
“It seems that your complexion has improved a lot since spring break, Aoi-chan. I’m glad.”
“Mn, thank you.”
Aoi-chan had completely recovered from her haggard self, and the gaunt cheeks from right before the exams were back to their fluffy selves.
“Have you acclimated to your high school?”
“The moment I entered there was a test. I thought I was free from studying for the moment but then they hit me with that.”
“My~”
As expected of a prep school.
“But I’m done with studying for now. I’ve been thinking about joining a club so I’ve been having a look around.”
A club, huhh… I was in the go-home club as a middle schooler. Maybe I should try joining one too. It might lead to some new meetings too!
“I was thinking that since I’m joining one anyway, it might as well be a sports club. Maybe ballet or badminton or something. I was in the basketball club in middle school, after all.”
A sports club? That’s nice, moving your body around. Most importantly, it’ll help you slim.
“Perhaps I should join one too. A sports club, that is.”
“You, Reika-chan? I think that’s a great idea! Let’s see, I think tennis would suit you!”
“I am open to all suggestions except tennis.”
Tennis is the only club I’m absolutely against joining. Even though I’d be a complete beginner, I can already super see people expecting me to be some expert.
It’s one of those things, you know? Like when some boy is named Tsubasa and everyone just expects him to be great at soccer.
It’s scary how easy it is to see myself being stuck with the name Madame.
“I think I may simply have a look around as well. I still have only a faint idea of what clubs my school offers. I did have a quick look at the list earlier, but…”
“Yeah. It’s hard to really know what you want without seeing it first, right?”
Aoi-chan laughed happily as she took a bite of her black tea chiffon cake.
I knew that was going to be good. Maybe I should place just another order…
“Now that your exams are over, you seem to have having fun each day, Aoi-chan. I’m glad.”
“Hmmm… It’s not all smooth sailing, you know. It’s not school this time, though, it’s home.”
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The Villainess Reika-sama
Romance[Offline purpose only] [All credits goes to the original author and translator] It was something that happened while I was waiting for the day of the primary school entrance exam. I realised that I had become one of the characters of a shoujo man...
