Several days had passed since she became roommates with Kongo Mitsuko, and next door, Kuroko and Mikoto had also become close roommates, just like in the original story.
This roommate life was quite a fresh experience for Chinatsu; after all, her former roommate Sha Danshan's real dormitory wasn't here, but the Infirmary.
One morning.
As a ray of sunlight filtered through the gap in the curtains and into the dorm room, Kongo Mitsuko, sleeping in the adjacent bed, opened her eyes dazed.
She yawned and stretched her arms wide. As she rubbed her eyes and glanced toward the next bed, she found that Chinatsu was already up.
Chinatsu was currently sitting at the desk in the corner of the room, eating bread from the school store with one hand and typing on her laptop with the other.
"Hmm? Mitsuko, you're awake?"
Hearing the movement, Chinatsu turned slightly toward Mitsuko, who was climbing out of bed. Mitsuko looked at Chinatsu with some surprise, as Mitsuko was usually the one to wake up earlier.
On the desk next to the laptop sat a serving of bread and milk, both in the flavors Mitsuko usually preferred for breakfast.
"Big Sister Chinatsu, even though there's a [Physical Examination] at school today, there's no need to get up this early. Is something else going on?"
Facing Mitsuko's confusion and the way she addressed her, Chinatsu couldn't help but give a wry smile, wondering when Mitsuko would finally stop adding the "Sister" suffix to her name.
For some reason, more and more students in the school were calling her "Onee-sama." Chinatsu really wanted to ask them if they didn't feel embarrassed using such a title.
Embarrassed? Of course they were.
It was precisely because of that embarrassment that Mitsuko only added the "Sister" suffix when calling Chinatsu. Even though they were the same age and in the same grade, Chinatsu had mentioned this several times, only to be overruled by Mitsuko.
[Please, you must let me call you that!]
Back then, Mitsuko had said so with a blushing, embarrassed face. How could Chinatsu heartlessly refuse? She had no choice but to nod and agree.
"Big Sister Chinatsu, are you chatting with someone?"
Mitsuko only caught a glimpse of what looked like a chat interface on the computer screen before immediately turning away. In her view, a proper lady would never pry into someone else's privacy.
However, Chinatsu didn't mind Mitsuko seeing this bit of privacy. Since they were roommates, some secrets couldn't be hidden anyway, and there was no need to hide them.
"I'm chatting with Sekihana Senpai, who graduated. I've asked her to investigate a few things. After all, Sekihana Senpai is very active in various social activities and has a very wide network."
Since Mitsuko was a transfer student, she didn't know Sekihana Senpai, who graduated last year. But when Chinatsu mentioned needing to investigate something, she immediately stepped forward.
"Let me help too! I am the heir to Konoe Aviation. Although I don't have friends, I do have connections!"
As Kongo Mitsuko said this, she raised a hand to her chest and tilted her head up slightly.
She looked as if she were seeking praise from Chinatsu, but when she looked at her expectantly, she was met with a resentful gaze.
"No friends? Am I not one?"
"Well... a sister can't really be counted as a friend, right?"
Beads of sweat trickled down Mitsuko's cheeks in embarrassment. In fact, over the past few days, she hadn't made a single friend other than Chinatsu.
Every time she adjusted her mindset to make friends, she couldn't help but act competitive and stubborn in front of others, which left her feeling quite frustrated.
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