Reika-sama – 222

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^ short but interesting read

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A rumour had formed around the fact that I was seen constantly getting into Kaburagi’s car.

‘Kaburagi-sama and Reika-sama went home together today.’

‘This morning, Kaburagi-sama told Reika-sama not to forget about their promise after school.’

This was horrible.

Since this was all Kaburagi’s fault, even if by some chance he came to blame me for it this time I was going to bite him back.

Seriously though, it was actually so depressing having these unfounded love stories being told about yourself.

“Gosh, Reika-sama. When did this happen?”

“I’ve always thought that you’d be a great match for Kaburagi-sama.”

“Say, Reika-sama, won’t you tell us what kind of chats you’ve been having with him?”

“Waah! Me too, me too!”

At lunch, the girls pestered me for love stories with stars in their eyes.

What kind of chats, you ask? Mostly about Kaburagi’s ridiculous romance, and lectures on how commoners live.

Did you know, girls~? Kaburagi wanted to light up fireworks for his confession, and he gave a girl he wasn’t even dating yet a handmade ring with their initials carved into it~

“We shared a car because I had some business with him, but nothing like what you girls are imagining, all right?”

“Ehh? But people saw him take your hand too.”

Probably that time I really didn’t want to go, he got tired of my trudging, and then dragged me away by the arm.

“Perhaps it was the time he pulled me forward because I was walking too slowly. I doubt it was more than that.”

“I heard that the two of you seemed to be talking quite cordially with each other.”

“About studies, I suspect.”

Like that time I suggested textbooks and workbooks as a present, or the time Kaburagi told me about his library date.

The girls seemed put out by my boring explanations, but who was going to take responsibility if these baseless rumours drove the boys even further away from me?

Right now I still had the faint hope that somewhere in this school at least one boy secretly had a crush on me.

Since I recently rid myself of that unlucky poem anthology my love life was definitely going to get better from here.

“Kisshouin-san, I’ve gathered the free time plans from the boys.”

Satomi-kun came my way with the papers for the class trip. I had already collected the same forms from the girls.

“Shall we hand them in then?”

“I can go by myself, you know?” he suggested, being considerate of the fact that I was chatting with my group.

“No, that is fine. Let us go together.”

And so we left for the Student Council in order to hand in the plans that everyone had for their free day.

Most people were going to the same places anyway, though.

Serika-chan and the others waved us goodbye.

“Where are you girls going on your free day?” Satomi-kun asked me.

“We plan on seeing a musical.”

“Oh? Quite a few people are doing that. Which one you watching?”

“The Phantom of the Opera,” I replied.

“The one with the falling chandelier?”

“Yes. And where might you going?”

“We’re gunna watch a soccer match.”

I see. So that was what the boys were interested in.

We were going to Europe after all.

Where else would the Kemari Dainagon and his friends go?

“My mum wants me to buy some stuff for her though. It’s pretty bad.”

“My.”

“I mean I looked at the shopping list but didn’t really get it, so some girls agreed to let me tag along when they’re going to each brand’s shops.”

Oh my god, this guy already had a plan to spend time with girls on his free day…!

Damned Satomi, I’m so envious.

This was an overseas class trip, okay?

Moriyama-san said there was this boy in her own class trip, and after visiting temples and shrines, and eating dango and just hanging out together they ended up dating.

As for me, far from having a boy in my own group, none of them would even talk to me.

So lonely.

I was supposed to be in a co-ed school, so how come I had been surrounded by girls since primary school?

It’s not like I was wearing a t-shirt telling the boys to keep a polite distance or anything.

“By the way, Kisshouin-san, have you heard of the ghost of the London Tower?”

“That sounds scary, so please stop talking.”

Talking about ghosts was liable to attract them, you know.

“Ehhh~ Doesn’t it get you excited though? Apparently Anne Boleyn appears with both her head and without it.”

“It does not. Let us change the subject. How many coins are you planning to toss into the Trevi Fountain?”

Satomi-kun was definitely the sort to go look at the blood ceilings of Kyoto, wasn’t he?

Hiiee~ Scaryy.

As we made our way to the Student Council room, the two of us continued chatting about what sights we wanted to see or what foods we wanted to try.

“Excuse me, we are here to submit the plans for the free day.”

“Thanks for your work.”

Besides Fellow Stalking Horse, today there were also two other boys and Wakaba-chan present.

It must have been rough having to come here even during their lunch breaks.

“You working hard, Mizusaki?”

“So-so. You doing your job as class rep properly?”

“Obviously, bro. Look, I’m even running errands at lunch time, right in front of your eyes. Show a bit more appreciation why dontcha.”

“As if.”

The two of them seemed to be good friends from the way they bantered.

“Oh? What are those cookies?” Satomi-kun gestured towards a clear bag filled with cookies atop the President’s desk.

“Takamichi brought them in.”

“Takamichi-san did?”

Wakaba-chan’s handmade cookies!?

“I baked some cookies yesterday, so I thought I’d bring them in for everyone~” Wakaba-chan explained with a cheery smile.

“Ah, so that’s how it is. Can I have one too? I’ll keep quiet about you guys snacking in the Student Council Room.”

“Ahaha, help yourself~”

He picked one up and took a bite.

“It’s great. You’re really good at this, Takamichi-san.”

That was the daughter of a cake shop for you.

“Would you like one too, Kisshouin-san?” she offered without worry, so I accepted without hesitating.

“Thank you. I think I would.”

They were chocolate cookies, delicious and sweet with just a hint of bitterness.

Maybe I could learn to bake cookies next.

Putting that aside though, the people in the room seemed a bit taken aback by my casual show of eating one.

Oh, so that’s what it was.

Nobody else here was aware that Wabaka-chan had already won over my stomach.

“That was delicious. Thank you.”

I wanted another one but I thought better of it.

Afterwards we were given some things to look out for during the free day and then we left the room.

Hmmm~

Judging by what I’d seen, it didn’t seem like her first time bringing her homemade food to the Student Council.

If Kaburagi knew, he’d definitely be jealous~

In terms of time spent with her, Fellow Stalking Horse was overwhelmingly in the lead.

Can you turn this around, Kaburagi!?

*

*

That night I called Wakaba-chan, which made for a good chance to thank her for the cookie too.

“It was crunchy and amazing. Would it be all right if I came over again to learn how to make them?”

“Of course. You’re welcome any time. The other day with the teppanyaki was fun, wasn’t it? The meat you brought over was delicious!”

“Huhu, it was.”

That was a fun day~

I even got so relaxed that I called her Wakaba-chan a few times.

“Do you often bring snacks to the Student Council Room?”

“Sometimes. Everyone’s so busy after school that we often run late enough to get peckish.”

Tomoe-senpai used to eat quite a few snacks too.

How nostalgic. Back then he was still growing after all.

“A special privilege of the Student Council, I see.”

“Ahaha. Oh, that reminds me. The manual from the other day is finished now.”

“Oh! How was it?”

“Apparently it’s been quite useful to new students. We guessed right about there being a lot they didn’t know.”

“I see. That is good news then.”

“A few of them had already brought convenience store lunches to school though. After all, it’s normal in other schools.”

“Quite.”

Everyone did it in my old life.

“I’ve been wondering if the students at Zui’ran have even ever tried a convenience store bentou before.”

“Hmmm~ I wonder.”

At the very least I don’t think the Internals had.

I often bought onigiri though. There were lots of types, but in the end I’d just choose salmon~

“Ah, but the other day I went to a fast food joint with Kaburagi-kun!”

Oh!? We were talking about this now!?

“My, with Kaburagi-sama?”

“Yeah. We were studying at a library, right? And then we went out for a little break but there weren’t any restaurants that suited Kaburagi-kun.

“I was wondering what to do when suddenly he asked me, ‘Is this place fine?’ and suddenly walked right into a fast food shop. I was sooo shocked. I was sure that people from the Pivoine had never even step foot in one before!”

Mn, you’d be right.

Kaburagi had only had his first time a little while ago.

“It seems like he goes there quite often. Apparently he normally orders the burgers, but goes for seasonal items when they appear.”

“Ohh~?”

“I thought Kaburagi-kun only ate at like 3-star restaurants. Who would’ve thought he ate fast food. I was really surprised. Apparently he started because he wanted to see what the rest of society was like.”

Ah, he stole my line about “life experiences” didn’t he. Damned Kaburagi.

“I mean I know we’ve been going to the same school, but I always thought of him as living in another world. I didn’t think he was so normal. I feel a little closer to him now.”

“I see.”

Oohh, so the plan to raise her familiarity worked then. Go me. Good advice, me!

“Anyway, Kaburagi-kun called me a little while ago to talk about the class trip. I mentioned that I wanted to go to some famous sweets stores, and he offered to take me. We ended up planning to go together. What do you think, Kisshouin-san…?”

“Haah!?”

Kaburag! What the heck was he doing this time!?

I know I told him to research her likes but I never told him to force his way into her free day!

“I… You must have your own plans as well. If he is bothering you, then I think you should turn him down clearly.”

Ahh, that idiot, that idiot…

If he got himself hated it was nothing to do with me.

“Mmmm, he’s not botheirng me at all. I’m actually glad that he offered.”

“Eh!?”

Now that was a surprise!

I mean, Wabaka-chan had to have had her own plans with her friends, right?

“What about your friends, Takamichi-san?”

“Ah, well you see, my other friends are all going to go shopping. I’m not really that interested in brand clothing, so I was planning on going to the famous confectioners and cake shops instead.

“I had actually planned to go on my own, but since it’s going to be my first time overseas, walking on my own is going to be a bit scary, right? I mean I don’t really understand the tip system, and…”

“I see.”

“I told Kaburagi-kun, so he suggested that he come along. I know he offered, but I’d feel bad about making him spend his free day accompanying me. He has to have places he wants to visit too, after all…”

Places that Kaburagi wants to visit?

As if that stupid disciple of mine had anywhere he’d want to see more than spending his free day with Wakaba-chan.

“…I truly wonder about that. Kaburagi-sama has been to Europe countless times before, so I doubt he has anywhere left he really wants to go.”

“You think so?”

“Quite. Besides, Kaburagi-sama has quite a sweet tooth, so perhaps he wanted to go as well.”

“I see. Then do you think it’d be okay to accept…? You know, Kaburagi-kun said that there was a dolce shop in Rome that he recommended. When I heard him say that I honestly really wanted to go!”

“Eh-, dolce…!?”

My heart skipped a beat.

The protagonist of ‘You Are My Dolce’ suddenly using that word?

I almost dropped my phone.

Being a sweet-tooth, in the manga the Emperor had compared his love to sweets(dolce).

And now the real-life Emperor was inviting Wakaba-chan to go try some together.

Was this a sign that things between these two were about to pick up their pace!?

Uhyohh!

I didn’t really understand why, but I was just so excited right now!

“If you want to go, then by all means go! Dolce! What a great idea! Dolce!

“Y-Yeah, thank you…”

I was still in high spirits after we hung up, when a message from Kaburagi arrived.

‘We’re going to be spending our free time in Paris and Rome together!’

‘I wish you luck!’ I replied.

Are you going to say ‘You are my dolce’ to her one day!?

Are you!?

Kaburagi!

*

*

After sleeping on it and coming back to my senses, I sent him some advice.

‘Do not do anything too ostentatious. Do not draw attention from other Zui’ran students. Do not try to keep her with you longer than she wants to stay.’

I hoped this trip went well.


We have a new manga project.

From back alley brawls to bashful bonds, two former-delinquents face their next fight: long-term relationships.

During her high school years, Takebe was the top dog at her school. But with her old friends now living as happy riajuu, Takebe was faced with an impending sense of crisis.

Takebe thus resolved herself to quit delinquency, but the result of that was a fated meeting with her old rival, Soramori. Losing a fist-fight against Soramori, for some reason or other Takebe was now dating her.

What kind of relationship did the two of them have back in high school? And would Takebe ever manage to graduate from delinquency…!?

Chapter 1-1
Chapter 1-2
Chapter 2-1
MangaDex


Also reposting some fan art just because.


By Firi the translator.


By Elly on discord.


Also it’s not fanart, but Ved is to blame for this.


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72 thoughts on “Reika-sama – 222”

    1. Or some offscreen person? Then Bakaburagi and Enjou can finally go on the romance of a lifetime, while Reika-sama tends to her Village…

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  1. And still Reika-sama love interest was nowhere in sight- or so she thought.
    Guess she’ll still stay as chief of the forever alone village a little while longer.

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  2. Love this…. wonder when the love for our dearest Reika will ever bloom… Still hoping for my ReiNjou ship though it is currently docked in harbor and not sailing…. sad life… waiting for more chapters

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    1. “Right now I still had the faint hope that somewhere in this school at least one boy secretly had a crush on me.”
      ===
      I reverse my previous opinion and now think that Enjou should just confess to her already. Girl is thirsty enough that she’ll take any port in the storm.

      He has a bad first impression but I’m fairly sure that’s nothing that he can’t be fixed by being nauseatingly sweet to Reika. Just go in and sweep her off her feet. Maybe literally. Smother her until she falls into diabetic coma.

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            1. Although I still maintain that he’d eventually wear down her defenses.
              Reika splooshed when he complimented her for being cute like a white rabbit.

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  3. I keep imagining him doing ridiculously childish things in a somehow elegant manner.

    “What is that?”
    “It’s a plate, with dividers so that the different foods don’t touch.”

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  4. Careful, Reika! You don’t want to sound like you’re a jealous girlfriend!
    …or don’t you?
    At least if Wakaba-chan nabs him Reika-sama will be free of the Curse of the Bakaburagi…

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  5. Oh my, a date in Europe! Reika-sama is so skillful in getting other people’s love lives to take off. Now if only she could use it on herself…

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  6. I fear Reika might just graduate without ever entering her spring ;_; As expected, Bakaburagi’s action indeed caused more misunderstandings and probably furthering any potential suitors~ I think Reika should return the favor and take Wakaba for herself >;^}

    But the lengths he goes to look “cool” in front of Wakaba. He really does excel at dousing the typical expectations of a proper shoujo Male Lead. But it seems to be working for him…yay?

    The fanart is amazing, especially that last one XDD Thanks so much for the latest chapter translation!

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  7. Thank you for the chapter!
    Don’t worry Reika-sama, hope dies last.
    No, Reika-sama it isn’t a shirt, it is your aura of Goddess Kali.

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  8. >> Did you know, girls~? Kaburagi wanted to light up fireworks for his confession, and he gave a girl he wasn’t even dating yet a handmade ring with their initials carved into it~

    Put Reika. She would actually love to talk about Kaburagi, just not the topics they want to talk about.

    >> It’s not like I was wearing a t-shirt telling the boys to keep a polite distance or anything.

    Yeah, just your aura.

    >> Oohh, so the plan to raise her familiarity worked then. Go me. Good advice, me!

    :thumbsup:

    >> I didn’t really understand why, but I was just so excited right now!
    >> “If you want to go, then by all means go! Dolce! What a great idea! Dolce!”

    Haha. She did like the original manga after all.

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  9. Uwaaaah. An update!!✨✨ Thank you so much I’ll be having a fight with a demon today so it feels like I suddenly got an xp boost💪 But I wonder though if things will really end up good for Bakaburagi. Is it going smooth because he’s got the Male Lead halo 🤔 welp. I do feel like it’s gonna be boring if things get smooth for him.🌚 aaaah…but I wonder if StuCo pres is falling for Wakaba. Like at which point will he fall for her. Kininaru >.>

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      1. I can’t help but feel that Arima will realize how nice Reika is and it will become a fight between him and Enjou for her. After all, she said early on that the two people she liked from the manga were Enjou and Stalking Horse.

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  10. It took me 222 chapters to realize that Wakaba’s name when you reverse it (Baka wa ichimikatta) translates to “I knew it was stupid”

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  11. For the sake of context:
    I contributed to the Kickstarter for Starmancer, which is meant to be a colony-simulator in the spirit of Dwarf Fortress and Rimworld. One of the backer rewards is getting to design your own colonist. Naturally, I had to include Reika.

    Doubtless, she’ll become a familiar face to players as she dies to pirate raids, asphyxiates in the cold vacuum of space, or dies to fires or other gross acts of colony mismanagement.

    One of my colonies in Rimworld was named “Suiran.” I had named one my satellite colonies “Forever Alone” as a kind of trade outpost staffed by ascetics and other assorted weirdos that don’t have problems being self-sufficient in what amounts to a forward base in the wilderness.

    Suiran, was of course, unnecessarily posh by the standards of the Rim.

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  12. ‘Right now I still had the faint hope that somewhere in this school at least one boy secretly had a crush on me.’

    Enjou. Lololol. Not the guy you want but still. XD

    Stalking Horse-kun may seem like he’s in the lead, but the universe would probably right itself and give him the ultimate friendzone.

    Bakaburagi’s gonna cause more trouble to Wakaba because his fangirls are probably gonna spot them hanging out during the trip, but well, is he gonna tell her ‘You’re my dolce’ ?! Hahahahaa

    Reika got too excited over this lololol but unfortunately everyone keeps shipping her and Bakaburagi (the number of misunderstandings lololol) I wanna see them continue on a commoner food spree (Ramen!!!! How about Okonomiyaki?)

    Thanks for translating!

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  13. — Thanks for the chapter~ ^^.

    Haha XD! I must say that I got absorbed reading this chapter and got really excited when Reika-sama got excited with the ‘dolce’ being mentioned by kaburagi.! only for me to get embarrassed when my sister mentioned it to me, :P

    Anyway, good luck to Kaburagi and Wakaba-chan.!!
    Hopefully Reika-sama can show her might or do something in this coming field trip, looking forward to it.!! ^^

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  14. “I hoped this trip went well.” –> “I hoped this trip would go well.” I think?
    Woah Bakaburagi made a good choice for once? :o
    Tyvm for the chapters <3

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  15. Thanks for the chapter~

    – Kaburagi had only had his first time a little while ago.

    ☝🏼This just sounds so lewd coming from Reika-sama thought
    Guhehe…

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  16. Reika’s excitement over the possibility of the “You are my Dolce” line appearing is really how much we all feel, lmao!

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  17. I really understand how Reika feels, I really really want to snitch about Bakaragi bakaness to her friends, he’s a full blown stalker ya knooooow

    and uwaaaah I’m embarassed and thankful that you post my art thank you! (I am Elly)

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  18. I find it kinda heartwarming that Kaburagi is comfortable enough with Reika to initiate physical contact, even if it is to drag her along out of annoyance/impatience (I get the impression that it has bigger significance in Japan than in the west). And that Reika is comfortable enough with Kaburagi to treat him so carelessly. Honestly, their interaction reminds me of a pair of siblings with a small age gap. All tsun and lax, but still close. Kaburagi is the younger one obviously, classic younger brat brother behavior.

    I would love to see what went through the heads of everyone in the stuco room when Reika took that cookie. I mean: first that stab of shock/apprehension when Wakaba – who is an External, pretty much hated for her connection with Kaburagi by the entire school and a commoner, unconcernedly OFFERS Reika a cookie. And then the utter gobsmacked shock when Reika, queen of the Pivoine and the rest of the school besides, who should by all accounts hate Wakaba because she is stealing Kaburagi from her (they are going off rumours here, bot being close enough to her), nonchalantly accepts the *homemade* cookie and even praises her. Man, I’d have loved to be a mind reading fly pn the wall when that situation happened.

    Also, did anyone else also notice that now Wakaba too is asking Reika for advice about what to do with Kaburagi? I mean, Reika literally holds that relationship in the palm of her hand.

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    1. Yeah, now that you mention it, Bakaburagi and Reika does have a somewhat sibling-like interaction. It’s so fun and enjoyable to read about.

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  19. And the rumors begin. Poor Reika.

    I wonder what everyone’s thinking about Reika so casually eating the cookies of one of the most hated girls in school :D

    Shameless man, he stole Reika’s lines!

    Reika is seriously the best wingman. Bakaburagi doesn’t even have a clue how much he owes her at this point.

    Thanks very much for the chapter.

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  20. Eyyy, partial title drop. So that’s what was meant by the manga’s title, “You are my Love”, huh. But, I don’t see why Reika-sama is being excited about their love blooming, since Wakaba seems to pay such not in a romantic mind, who knows though.

    But, Reika-sama being loveless is really so depressing, especially since the chapter that I remember the best from my first read was that one particular POV chapter. Come on author, can’t you please come back just to give Reika her happy ending?

    Anyways, it’s so very cute how she stated that Wakaba has conquered her stomach, hehe. And it’s nice to see Reika freely and comfortably intruding upon her and her family’s home.

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