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Minase Girls' Academy - Classroom 1-B

Nagi(No practice today... What should I do?)

HoukaWell then, I shall be taking my leave now♪

NagiSee you... Though I've been wondering since this morning. Isn't that an awful lot to carry?

HoukaWhy, to think you have been keeping such a close eye on me. How embarrassing.

NagiCut it out. I was just wondering.

HoukaHow unkind.

HoukaI'm meeting my sister after this.

HoukaBecause we hadn't seen each other in so long, my parents sent me off with one souvenir after another... Before I knew it, I was carrying all this.

NagiHuh. You have a sister? I thought you were an only child.

HoukaOh, but I do my best as a devoted little sister, you know?

NagiIf it's been a while, she doesn't live at home?

HoukaThat's right. She is already working, after all.

NagiIs there a pretty big age gap between you two?

HoukaLet me see... She's six years older than I am. She finished culinary school and is now training at a restaurant in Tokyo.

NagiA chef, huh? That's pretty cool.

HoukaHehe. She is a fine adult now, of course... But she was quite the free spirit when she was younger.

HoukaWhen she was a student, she was forever clashing with our parents.

NagiOh. A troublemaker.

HoukaIndeed. Unlike unremarkable little old me.

NagiUnremarkable...?

HoukaEven so, we never had a poor relationship as sisters. If anything, she was very kind to me.

HoukaShe often invited friends over, and when I was little, I would join them and let them entertain me.

NagiHmm.

Nagi(Maybe that's where Houka gets that strange knack for people...)

HoukaToday, my sister says she will take me to a lovely restaurant as part of her own studies♪

NagiHow very close.

HoukaAnd what about you, Nagi-san? Do you have any siblings?

NagiUh... One older sister.

HoukaHow lovely. We have that in common as well. I'm delighted♪

NagiDo we have anything else in common?

NagiMy sister lives alone too, but unlike yours... We do not really keep in touch.

HoukaI see. Every pair of sisters has their own way.

NagiThe age gap isn't as big as yours, and she only moved out fairly recently.

HoukaOh? Then perhaps you still miss her a little?

HoukaShould you ever feel the need, you may call me Big Sis anytime you wish♪

NagiSure, sure. If you have plans, you'd better get going, Big Sis Houka.

HoukaHehe, of course. I do have an appointment to keep. Until later, then.

NagiOkaaay.

NagiI wonder if you're doing okay, Sis...