Maria-sama ga Miteru:Volume6 Postscript

Postscript

"Gokigenyou"

"Gokigenyou"

The clear morning greeting travels through the serene, blue sky.

Today, once again, the maidens that gather in the Virgin Mary's garden smile purely to one another as they pass under the tall gateway.

– Just kidding.

Hello, this is Konno.

Since this was a continuation of the previous volume, it didn't have the usual introduction. It felt a bit lonely without it, so I put it in the postscript.

So if we consider "Valentine's Gift" to be a sandwich, then this 'Gokigenyou' becomes the bread. Then you could say that 'Surprise Chocolate' is ham, 'The Yellow Rose Complication' is cucumber, 'First Date Triangle' is egg, 'The Crimson Card' is tomato and 'Rosa Chinensis' best day of her life' is lettuce. Actually, I wanted to put pickles in there too. But Sachiko picked them off and it was a huge pain, so this time I gave in. (Lol)

Incidentally, I quite like Sachiko's hated food item. In my opinion, due to some delicacy, Sachiko has been turned against more adult flavors. In other words, her palate is that of a child. Although I wouldn't say that out loud.

Conversely, Shimako likes adult flavors. A high-school student that likes Ginkgo nuts and lily bulbs. Too bitter.

In general, Yumi loves sweet things. She should watch out for health problems later on in life.

Yoshino is in the mild faction. (This is the camp that I'm in too. Coffee tastes much better with plenty of milk and cream.)

Ahh, that's right, Eriko liked the bitter chocolates. Rei's handmade bitter chocolate truffles.

As for Youko, hmm, I don't think she has any likes or dislikes. She's the honor student type, who would endure eating something even if she didn't like it.

Rei too seems to be the type who would gratefully eat anything. After you've been working out, anything tastes good, that kind of thing. Straying from the topic a bit, but anything Rei made would definitely be delicious. I'm a little bit jealous of Chisato-san. I wonder what kind of food was in Rei's picnic. Fried chicken would have been good.

And finally we have Sei.

In general she's unreliable. Eating the marble cake when she wasn't sure if it was for her and eating the cheesecake without permission. But, surprisingly, there is something she's fixated on. Like an obsessed fanatic, there's a sandwich she'll always order. (Mustard and salad sandwich, what a strange name). And she prefers chocolate that isn't sweet. Quite annoying.

But, in high school, what did you do when you got hungry? Typically, I'd take lunch with me but occasionally (or often?) I'd buy pastries instead. And I wasn't in a sports club either. Ahh, youth... When you're young, your body doesn't swell quite so much.

Anyway, it was pointed out by her older sister, but this time we've confirmed one of Sachiko's habits.

Her practice of giving handkerchiefs (!) to other people.

To be precise, her current victim, err, recipient is Yumi but it seems like she has given that present away to various other people before.

Thinking about it, buying handkerchiefs embroidered with her initials might mean she's some kind of handkerchief obsessive.

The ones she used during kindergarten and the one she gave to Yumi were distinct items, made from different materials. They were both white, but a white handkerchief is a necessity for a lady. That's the rule.

Finally, a quiz.

What is it that Fukuzawa Yumi has, that Uzawa Mifuyu doesn't?

Answer: Height and hair length, and the letter K.

– That's all from me.

Konno Oyuki

PS

For those of you who don't get it, write out their names using English letters and have a look.

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