During lunchtime, I saw Yoshino by the student dormitory. She's sitting on a bench and staring blankly into the distance, but what was she thinking about? |
Yoshino |
"Haah~, oooh- oooh-, haaaah~" |
That's a punchy sigh out of nowhere... I'm not even sure if she's really sighing, but maybe she is. She seems to be a little troubled, so I talked to her. |
Yoshino |
"Oooh- Shashou. Yoshino can't believe we're meeting at a place like this. Did you come looking for Yoshino by any chance?" |
Yoshino |
"Or did Shashou come to sigh on this bench too?" |
Conductor |
Of course not. I just happened to be passing by here. |
Yoshino |
"But this is Yoshino and friend's dormitory right? Do you just happen to pass by here? Does Shashou routinely take walks around the girls' dormitory?" |
Conductor |
Nah, please refrain from making misleading statements. I was just patrolling during my lunch break as the commander of the SSS. |
Conductor |
What is it that's bothering you so much, Yoshino? I don't see Yoshino sighing very often, so I'm a little worried about you. |
Yoshino |
"Yes, Yoshino is very worried." |
Yoshino |
"Truth is... my kimono sales are very bad." |
Yoshino |
"Yoshino wants to spread the name of Somei-Ya as much as possible. In order to do that, it is needed to get everyone at school to like Somei-Ya's kimonos." |
Yoshino |
"But the tanmono Yoshino has is not very popular among people here..." |
Conductor |
Really? Nishikese kimonos certainly have a unique design, and that unique design must be highly regarded in many countries. I think there's a certain demand for them regardless of country. |
Yoshino |
"Shashou, that thought is naïve. It's sweeter than a manjuu." |
Conductor |
"Sweet" is pretty harsh. It depends on whether the filling is made of grains or sweet red bean paste, but I'm quite shocked that you're saying I'm sweeter than manjuu. |
Yoshino |
"Everyone wears uniforms at school. Everyone in the SSS, everyone in the Knight Academy, there aren't so many 'shi-chu-ei-shon's to wear kimonos." |
Conductor |
I see! I get what you mean! You were worried about something unexpectedly practical? |
Yoshino |
"So Yoshino was thinking. How can we get everyone at school to wear Somei-Ya's kimonos...?" |
Yoshino |
"Shashou, let's think about this together. Yoshino's sure Shashou will come up with a good idea." |
Yoshino then took out her design book and ran her pen through it. |
Yoshino |
"We can call it 'Shashou's Kimono Daisakusen'! Or 'Shashou likes Yoshino's kimonos'!" |
Conductor |
What a thing to say out loud! What if someone hears you...!? |
Yoshino |
"Mmmggh, armmgh!" |
While keeping Yoshino's loud mouth shut, I decided to go to Yoshino's room for a strategy meeting. |