Yoshino |
"Ooooh- Shashou, you're so brave." |
In order to sneak into the Yakutsk's girls' party, I changed into the Eisengradian women's military uniform given to me by Yoshino in the toilet. The skirt makes my lower half of the body very drafty. |
Conductor |
I truly wonder if this is the way to go undercover... |
Yoshino |
"Daijyoubu, now Shashou is truly looking like a soldier of Eisengrad." |
Conductor |
I'd like to ask you if you could repeat that again in front of an actual Eisengradian. |
Yoshino |
"If anything goes wrong, Yoshino will explain exactly what happened, that you were forced to do it by me." |
Yoshino |
"So, Shashou, relying on you now please..." |
Conductor |
...Don't worry. I'm not going to run away now. |
Conductor |
Bah, I'll figure out what to do later! |
Yoshino |
"......" |
Yoshino |
"......" |
Yoshino |
"......" |
Yoshino |
"Shashou, welcome back. You're back earlier than expected." |
Conductor |
Aaah... |
Conductor |
I prepared myself to get caught and subject to screams, or glares approaching absolute zero temperatures... |
Yoshino |
"Does that mean, that you succeeded...?" |
Conductor |
No, they were all asleep. |
Yoshino |
"Ooooh, did the time limit reach..." |
Yoshino |
"Come to think of it, the sounds stopped halfway through. That means, everyone must have been tired and gone to bed." |
Conductor |
But isn't this our chance? Yakutsk is sleeping now, so you can take all the measurements you want. |
Yoshino |
"No, Yoshino tried that before, but Yakutsk wakes up too soon in that kind of situation. That's why it can't be done that way." |
Yoshino |
"No choice, guess we'll have to find another way." |
Conductor |
...Now that you mention it, why does Yoshino insist on surprises to such an extent? I don't know how you feel about it, but I think it would be fine if you just gave her a normal present, without going overboard. |
Yoshino |
"That's..." |
It was then. The door opened and Yakutsk appeared from inside. |
Oh crud, if she saw me dressed like that now, I'd be...! |
Yakutsk |
"Nmm~ Yoshino right... You've been waiting outside for me...? Aaah... why did you leave when you came all this way here...?" |
The sleepy Yakutsk hugged Yoshino tightly with her sweet voice. |
Maybe she heard Yoshino's voice and came to see her because she was worried about her, even though she was sleepwalking. |
Yoshino |
"Yakky-tan..." |
Yakutsk |
"Sorry Yoshino, I should have told you right away.... I should have told that Yoshino is always welcome at Eisengrad gatherings..." |
Yakutsk |
"Zzz... zzz..." |
Yoshino |
"See. Sorry, Yakky-tan." |
Yoshino |
"...Shashou, can you support Yakky-tan from behind for a moment?" |
To avoid waking Yakutsk, I gently supported her body from behind. In the meantime, Yoshino took Yakutsk's measurements. |
Yoshino |
"...Shashou said earlier that it doesn't have to be 'sapuraizu', right? Yes, that's not Yoshino's goal either." |
Yoshino |
"See, Yakky-tan is like this, very gentle, very anxious, very caring, isn't she?" |
Yoshino |
"Yoshino didn't want Yakky-tan to know that Yoshino made a uniform for her." |
Yoshino put away the measuring tape, took Yakutsk's body out of my hands and hugged her. |
Yoshino |
"If this was for a festival or something, she would just say 'thank you' or 'you're welcome' and that would be the end of it. But in a serious situation like this, where there are not enough supplies, Yakky-tan would say she has 'put a burden on Yoshino'." |
Yoshino |
"Yoshino doesn't want Yakky-tan to worry about me like that, so Yoshino wanted to give Yakky-tan a uniform without her noticing until the very end." |
Conductor |
I see, so that's how it was. |
Conductor |
As a seamstress, Yoshino wants to make Yakutsk the best uniforms. As her best friend, Yoshino didn't want to make Yakutsk feel uncomfortable when giving it to her. |
Conductor |
That's why you did it in such a roundabout and difficult way, which could be seen as a joke from unknowing people. |
Yoshino |
"Yes. Sorry you got dragged into this, Shashou." |
Yoshino |
"But look. Yakky-tan's sleeping face is so cute, right? It makes you want to do anything for her, doesn't it?" |
Yoshino poked Yakutsk on the cheek and smiled, then gently patted her head. |
Conductor |
That's true. But she's so cute that I'd want to do anything for her, just like Yoshino. |
Yoshino |
"Shashou, that's cheating..." |
Yoshino |
"If Shashou wasn't wearing a skirt, Yoshino would be kandou and would have leapt into your chest." |
Conductor |
I forgot... I am still wearing a skirt now. |
I thought I was looking cool there, but it's not the worst thing I've done on appearance... |
Nevertheless, the uniform problem is solved and Yoshino's wish seemed to have come true, so I guess that's good. |