The long and dreary rainy season has come to an end, and the season now is in the month of July with blue skies.
July is without any doubt the height of summer. The scorching sun’s rays burn me with its love, and the boiling heat increases every day. There isn’t a small number of people who think that they hate this season even more than the rainy season because of the heat.
It’s so hot that you sweat a lot and get sweat rashes, and if you don’t protect yourself from the sun, your precious skin will suffer a lot. You’re afraid of heatstroke and heat stroke due to the strong sunshine and heat, and if you turn on the air conditioner, you’ll easily get summer fatigue due to the temperature difference from outside.
As the weather gets hotter, insects become more active, mosquitoes bite, cicadas are noisy—– Like this, the unpleasant aspects of summer never end.
“—-However, I think that summer is a very wonderful season!”
“””…..”””
As usual, I, the hopeless sister Tachibana Mako, stand at the podium and talk to my classmates who are bent over their desks for some reason and I’m addressing them as if I’m trying to persuade them.
My topic today is ‘The good points about summer’!
“What’s wonderful about it is that my Koma shines the most in summer!”
“””…….”””
No, naturally, no matter what the season is it will always make my little sis shine differently.
Spring. Spring is a season of partings, new encounters and beginnings, and it encourages the growth of Koma as a person. Fall. Fall is the season of sports, art, and reading, and it is a season when I can expect to see Koma doing a great deal of activity in both athletic and academic fields. Winter. Winter, the end of the year and the season of birth for me and Koma, is a good time to see how much Koma has grown over the past year.
Spring, autumn, and winter, each of them shows me a different Koma. All of them have their own charms that cannot be discarded.
But… But, I still think that summer is the season that makes Koma shine the best.
“Swimming in the pool, canoeing and fishing in the river, swimming in the ocean, scuba diving and beach volleyball! It’s the best season for Koma who is good at physical exercise! Other events such as summer festivals and fireworks festivals are also coming up, so it’s heating up in many ways!”
“””……”””
In addition to what I just said, there are many other events that take place during the summer, such as sketching in the sunflower fields of a summer resort, camping, and barbecues. Under the midsummer sun, there are many events that make the smiling faces of Koma stand out even more.
Every year, Koma also enjoys this season of the year, working hard in a refreshing way. It makes me happy to see such a Koma and I enjoy her very much!
“In addition, summer is a great time to enjoy the various fashions of Koma for each event! Because, even the same swimsuit can be enjoyed in the many forms of Koma!”
“””…..(She’s starting to tick us off)”””
Koma in her school swimsuit for physical education classes, her wetsuit for canoeing and scuba diving, and her bikinis for swimming and beach volleyball—- Summer is a great season, where I can enjoy seeing a lot of my beach angel!
“I also want to see Koma wearing a yukata! I hope Koma wears my homemade yukata to the festival… If Koma lets me dress her… And then when I burn Koma into my retinas…! I wonder how happy I will be!”
“””….(Seriously starting to get on our nerves)”””
I’m already prepared for the summer festival. I’ve spent many nights making the yukata and the money purse for Koma, and of course I’ve already mastered how to wear the yukata. Aah, I look forward to it…
The nape of Koma’s neck, pure white and beautiful, visible by removing her crest. A glimpse of bare skin peeking out from the chest or the matching part of the yukata. Just imagining Koma in her yukata…. Uhehehee~! Seriously, I can’t get enough of her!
“It’s not just that only! Naturally, when summer comes, uniforms will be replaced by summer clothes! Hahaha! I can say that summer is the best season just by Koma replacing summer clothes!”
“””………(Just shut up already.)”””
The school has already completely changed its dress code, and the winter clothes have been replaced by summer clothes to survive the hot summer. Long sleeves are now short sleeves. I can feel on my skin the skirts and blouses with warm materials replaced with cooler ones.
Summer clothes. Aah, summer clothes. These are good, too. First of all, it’s refreshing to wear them and they’re less constricting than winter clothes. Also….
The sweat that flows out of Koma in the summer heat could be called holy water, and the soaked thin fabric of the summer uniform, sticking to Koma’s skin… It makes her blouse transparent so that you can see her sexy bra underneath…. I’ve seen these happy accidents unfold many times in the summer…!
“Of course, as Koma’s Onee-chan, I’m careful to not let any peery eyes glimpse of her vulnerable state… She’ll say ‘Don’t worry, I’ll never show this appearance to anyone but you. You’re special, Nee-sama♡’! Onee-chan is already looking forward in many ways to see such an erotic Koma every day! Summer is best! Summer clothes, Banzai! Koma I love you!”
“””…..(*Snap*)”””
“And then, finally! My lovely Koma in summer—-”
*Bang*! ×29
“Uwaaa!? You surprised me…”
“””…. Enough… of it… Cut it… out…!”””
Just as my speech is about to reach its climax, all my classmates except me suddenly slammed their own desks, forcing me to end my speech. They stand up all at once with the momentum of kicking over their chairs.
“Just a sec, everyone? Why are you all standing up all of a sudden? This is the most exciting part, and you’d be missing out if you don’t listen carefully, you know?”
“””………”””
“Ehm? Everyone….?”
They all glare at me with fixated eyes, and then pick up an object on their desk and wield it. And in the next moment….
*Swish* *Shake*! ×29
“””You’re noisy! Stop bothering us when we’re studying, you hopeleeeeess sisteeeer!”””
“U,oouuuuu!?”
A total of 29 dictionaries fly at me with great force as I stand on the podium and give my speech.
◇ ◇ ◇
“Ouch, ouch…. It hurts, everyone. Could you not throw your dictionaries at someone, please? What the hell are you guys thinking?”
I complain as I return the dictionaries that came flying at me to everyone. Good grief… Even if it’s just a bunch of papers, isn’t it dangerous for the whole class to throw something with this mass at someone with all their might.
“Be quiet, Mako. People are desperately studying here and yet you’re talking about something nobody cares about…!”
“What are you thinking, that’s what we want to ask of Mako…!”
“You said you were going to give a speech ‘Good points about summer’, but in the end as usual you’re talking only about Koma-chan…. Are you messing with us?”
All of my classmates irritably receive the dictionary and quickly return to their desks to open their textbooks and start studying again.
Muu… What’s with them, the heavy mood that surrounds this classroom. The mood has been like this for a while so I was trying to talk about something cheerful to ease their tension, but apparently my classmates didn’t like what I had to say.
Where is the usual cheerful mood of this classroom? Why is everyone studying when even the morning assembly hasn’t started yet? You guys, were you always this diligent?
“Jeez, why’s everyone so tense? You should enjoy the summer like me!”
“…Look here, Mako. We all want to enjoy summer like you, Mako.”
“But… No, that’s why. We have to do this before we get to enjoy the summer, idiot sister.”
“Really… That said, you have a lot of time on your hands, Mako.”
“That carefree… You must be very confident this time. Hmm? Tachibana?”
…. Un? Things to do? Carefree? Confident? What’s everyone talking about now?
“Ettto… What’s everyone on about?”
“””…..This sister….”””
I feel like my friends are staring at me with pity from the bottom of their hearts. What’s with those eyes?
“Mako-san. Don’t tell me, you really don’t know what we’re talking about?”
“No, sorry, Kanakana. I can’t see what you’re on about at all…”
“Aaaaaah, fine… I’ll tell you a hint. Mako, what do you think it’s going to start soon?”
“Something that’ll start soon…? Nhmm… Ah, summer holidays!”
“””——Before that, we have finals, you idiot!”””
“Ouch!”
This time, I got hit by everyone. It hurts.
“I know that you’re an idiot, but… I didn’t realize that you’re so big of an idiot that you forgot about finals, idiot sister… Mako, what a pitiable girl you are with a poor head…”
“This is a private school and the level should be high… I know this is late, but I’m surprised you got accepted in the entrance examination.”
“Aah, I can’t do this… I feel like my IQ is being gobbled up when I talk to Mako… My head hurts…”
My friends, what is with that sigh and look as if you’re looking at a child who’s late on the uptake? Well, leaving that aside.
“Aah, is that so. So finals start next week? That’s why you’ve all been studying so desperately.”
“Yes, that’s it… As I said earlier, we want to enjoy this summer, too. We need to finish this term with good grades, in order to enjoy summer. That’s why we came here early in the morning and study so hard. Do you get it?”
“Fumfumu. I see, I got it.”
It’s no wonder then, my classmates… No, I felt the whole school’s mood was tense these days.
“Haaa… Tachibana, did you finally understand? You really don’t think at all. You really aren’t smart.”
“How rude… Rather, everyone. Isn’t it a little too early to start studying? The end of the term is still a week away?”
“……Mako, I don’t know if that’s a line that can be said by people who study, but that definitely can’t be said by someone who has the worst academic score in the school year!”
“You’ll have to study a lot harder than us, actually. I’m sure you didn’t forget that if you get a red score on the final, you have to take a special summer class and a make-up exam.”
My friends ask me that in a slightly worried tone. Hmm… Even if you ask me that.
“No, certainly, it’s bad… If I study now I’ll forget about it soon enough. And even if I get a red, you see, make-ups and exams are a regular thing for me—- To be honest, the questions are easier on the make-up exam, so I’m thinking that I don’t need to force myself to study now♡”
“””….This ****….”””
Besides, if I had time to study, I’d rather spend that time thinking about Koma!
“(*Mumble*) She’s ticking me off… When I’m looking at Tachibana, somehow we end up looking like idiots for trying to seriously study?”
“(*Mumble*) Un, we do… This is bad… I can’t concentrate on my studying like this…”
“(*Mumble*) If we can get this sister to study more, she might become mature… At this point, how about we ask the teacher to scold her and warn her to study?”
“(*Mumble*) Wait a moment. I have a better idea. Everyone, I have a plan to make this hopeless sister who has no sense of danger, so she can study quietly… Will you help me?”
“””…. Yes, definitely!”””
For some reason, my friends, who were whispering something in private in the classroom, suddenly turned to me with smiles on their faces.
“…. *Cough*. Hey, Mako, are you really not going to study?”
“Hm? Un, well, I’m planning to do last-minute cramming the day before… I hope that’s fine with you. It’s not a problem if I get some red marks.”
“Fuun, is that so… There’s no problem if you get red marks? Is that how it is? Then, Mako is going to get in a lot of trouble, isn’t she?”
“…Hn?”
My best friend, who sits next to me, mutters those lines to me with a kind of pitiful expression on her face… Eh? I’ll get in a lot of trouble…?
“Ehm… Wait a moment, Kanakana. I don’t understand what you mean. How will it become trouble?”
“Oh my? Mako doesn’t know? If you get too many red marks—- Mako, you’ll be repeating the year.”
“Fun, repeating the year, is it?… Un!?!?”
Repeating… the year? I will… repeat the year!? As expected, those words coming out are no laughing matter, and I rush over to my friend to talk to her.
“No, no, wait right there! Repeating a year!? Certainly, junior high school is compulsory education… It seems unlikely to repeat the year no matter how many red marks you get!?”
“See here. Mako, listen well. It’s definitely something that’s not likely to happen… But, it’s not unheard of to repeat the year in junior high school.”
My friend grabs me by the shoulders and continues to talk earnestly, as if she’s warning me.
“Kana’s story is true. I’ve also heard it from my seniors. I heard the words ‘Repeating a year’ are not used a lot, but… I heard from a friend of mine, that a junior high school student was placed in the same class as a guy a year younger than him because of some sort of previous class detention.”
“That’s right. This school is a private one, after all… It’s not uncommon for a student to be sent repeating the same year due to poor grades. The usual behaviour of Mako is not good at all… That’s why it’s probably more dangerous.”
“Come to think of it, I might have heard something like this from my teacher. Is that so? If Mako ends up repeating the year… You won’t be able to graduate together with Koma-chan.”
“S-Seriously!?”
I am unconsciously nervous by their strangely realistic stories and listen to my friends’ attentively. As if to corner me more, they continue talking.
“And then, Mako, and in case you repeat the year… You’re going to make a lot of trouble for your little sister Koma-chan, you know?”
“Ko-Ko-Koma will be in trouble because of me!? W-Wh-Why, Kanakana!?”
“Think about it, Mako. When Koma’s older twin sister is repeating the year—- Don’t you think that’s going to sully Koma’s glamour personal history from then and onwards?”
“…..!”
She’s right! I’m just a hopeless sister, and my existence will be the only blemish on Koma’s perfect life. And if her Onee-chan repeats a year…..
“That girl is so splendid, and yet her older sister is just…”
And with that, I may just be dragging Koma in the future….!?
“And if we suppose that Mako repeats the year… Wherever you go in the future ‘Did you repeat a year in your compulsory junior high school education?’ I’m sure you’ll keep being asked that. In this recession, there are only so many companies that will hire a girl like that.”
“….U, un… You may be right…”
“And when that happens, Mako won’t be able to work. And then—- Mako will end up being dependent on Koma for everything like a pimp…”
Pimp….!?
“I’m sure that Koma-chan will have a hard time growing older. Even if she goes to the school she wants to go to or does the job she wants to do, she’ll have a hard time getting the career she wants because of her twin sister’s bad reputation that follows her around all the time. Even if she makes the effort to get the career she desires… After all, when she goes home, she has to take care of her pimp and deadbeat sister. Alas, how unrewarding…”
“…U,uuu…”
“Koma-chan, who is very kind and talented, will still work very hard for you. But you know, no matter how good she is, she is still a human being. The sheer unrewarding nature of her own life will eventually wear her nerves out and snap them. And when that happens…”
“When that happens…”
“One morning, Mako wakes up and ‘Nee-sama… No, Tachibana Mako. Let me break away the bonds of our sisterhood here. Goodbye forever.’ you will a find a letter saying that without being able to say your farewa—-”
“Gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?”
I can hear the voice of my feet collapsing. I don’t want that! I don’t want that to happen definitelyyyyyyyyyy!
“You don’t want it, right? You hate that to happen, right, Mako?”
“I hate it! I don’t want that! I obviously hate it! Wh-Wh-What should I do… What should I do!? Please teach me Kanakana!”
I get closer to my friend with tears in my eyes, and my friend responds to me with a gentle smile.
“You don’t have to worry, you see. But, it’s not so simple. As long as Mako doesn’t get any red marks, you can avoid that worst-case scenario.”
“If I don’t get red marks… I can avoid it…?”
“Yeah, that’s right. And so to avoid getting red marks— You know what to do, don’t you?”
“…. I have to… study…?”
“You’re correct.”
My friend pats me on the back when I reply to her. Is that so… Is that so! I’m fine as long as I study! What the hell, isn’t that helluva simple, Kanakana!? Okay, I got this!
“(*Mumble*) Yes! Since we said this much, Mako will study and become a bit more mature!”
“(*Mumble*) Nice display. Look at Mako’s face, it’s killing effective!”
“(*Mumble*) About it… I feel we might’ve threatened the poor girl a bit too much, but… How can Mako not be happy if she doesn’t get a red mark. It’ll be good medicine for her. Now we all can focus on studying!”
*Rattle*!
“Good morning, students. Somehow, today is more lively than yesterday.”
“””Ah… teacher…”””
“It’s all very well to be cheerful and upbeat, but don’t forget to study for next week’s final! Now, now, I’m going to do the morning assembly and attendance check, and I want you all to take your seats.”
“”””Yes!””””
As I’m thinking about this, our homeroom teacher opens the door vigorously and walks into the classroom.
Following the teacher’s words, my classmates hurriedly take their seats, while I stand at the podium…. I didn’t follow the teacher’s words, but rushed towards the teacher in the opposite direction of my seat.
“T-Teacher! Teacher! Tachibana Mako, has a lifelong request for you, teacher…!”
“Hey, your teacher told you to take your seat. I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I’ll hear you nicely after the morning assembly—”
My mission this time is… It’s to avoid getting red marks by any method. Which means I have to study. That’s why….
“This idiot, please help me study, teacher…!”
“…….”
I should ask my teacher, a specialist in studying, to teach me here. With that mind, I do a 90-degrees bow and beg the teacher.
In response to my plea, the teacher stood there for a moment as if the teacher was speechless. The teacher froze for about 10 seconds, but then the teacher took out her cell phone from her pocket and *beep* *beep* *beep* pushed the buttons. And then—-
“—-Ah, hello, I need first aid…. That’s right. I need an ambulance as soon as possible. Yes, my student… ‘Please help me study’ she suddenly said that…”
“Teacher, is it really that strange for me to say I need help studying!?”
Apparently, it was such a shocking statement that the teacher unexpectedly called for an ambulance.
Ehh, is it fine for me to start crying…!?
Tintan 