All Humans Are Brothers and Sisters!
“What’s with you, Joan?”
“… Joan. That’s a bad smile you’ve got there.”
Miura and Souya commented.
“I just thought—if Miu cuts her parents’ hair at home, maybe she could cut Manuel’s too?”
“E-Eh!? M-Me? N-No, that’s okay, really!”
“Nope. It’s a mess. When’s the last time you got it cut?”
“Um… maybe two years ago…?”
“Alright! Let’s cut it!! You’ll feel refreshed. I’ll wash your hair this time.”
“Eeeh!? Y-You can’t! A noble lady washing my hair!?”
“It’s fine!!”
“How is it fine!?”
“Everyone’s equal here! All humans are siblings!!”
“Wha—what even is that!? That makes no sense!!”
“Don’t worry about it. Come on, Miu. Go for it.”
“… But I don’t have any tools.”
Miura said apologetically.
“Ta-da! Here.”
Joan pulled out scissors from her bag.
“““Eh?”””
“Why are you carrying those around?”
“Eh? Just… because?”
“You don’t just carry that ‘just because,’ do you?”
“Well, well, details don’t matter. Okay, sit down, Massan—oops, sorry, Manuel.”
“Ahahaha. Joan, that was quite the slip.”
Souya laughed.
“It’s okay, don’t worry. You don’t have to be so rigid with me.”
Manuel replied.
“Really? Then I’ll call you ‘Massan’.”
“‘Massan’… well, alright.”
“Alright! Then let’s make it official. Nice to meet you, Massan.”
“Yeah. Nice to meet you. Then I’ll just slooowly be on my wa—”
As Manuel tried to casually sneak away, Joan grabbed his arm with a bright smile.
“Right this way, dear customer~!”
“Aaah~ I couldn’t escape.”
““Ahahaha.””
The others laughed at the exchange between Joan and Manuel.
“Got a style you want?”
“Huh? A style? Not really.”
“Then, Miu, how about something like this?”
Joan quickly sketched a hairstyle in her notebook—an airy cut with side-swept bangs.
“Oh, that’s nice. But maybe a little more here…”
“Yeah, yeah, I like that.”
Together, Joan and Miura brainstormed a hairstyle that would suit Manuel. After getting his approval, they got ready.
Joan pulled a bath towel from her bag and draped it around Manuel to keep cut hair off his neck.
“Wow, your bag has a bath towel too?”
“Uh, it’s a magic tool.”
“Seriously!? That’s so cool!”
“Okay, Massan. Gonna wash your hair first, so lower your head.”
“Eh? Here? This is a terrace, you know.”
“Oh, right. Hmm… okay, let’s go to the dorms and do it in the cafeteria terrace there. Go wash up first.”
“I’ll go and make sure he does it properly.”
“Thanks, Souya!”
“Leave it to me. Alright, let’s head out.”
“Don’t decide everything on your own—!”
“Come on, now.”
The four of them returned to the dorms and agreed to meet again at the cafeteria terrace in 30 minutes.
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As they waited on the terrace, Manuel and Souya returned, freshly bathed.
“Wh-Why are there more people!?”
Manuel exclaimed as soon as he arrived.
“…We were curious?”
“It just sounded fun.”
“We saw everyone here on the terrace~”
“So did I.”
“Same here.”
In order, the newcomers were Bell, Riki, Rebecca, Samantha, and Bon.
Joan and Miura could only smile wryly.
“Eh, it’s fine.”
Joan said as she had Manuel sit again and re-draped the towel.
“Okay, Miu.”
“Yep. Massan, don’t move, okay?”
“Y-Yeah, got it.”
She cut his hair, used Dry to finish… and thirty minutes later—
Behold! The messy, shaggy Manuel had transformed into a handsome glasses-wearing young man!
Clap clap clap clap…
““““““Oooh.””””””
“Yeah, looks great. Massan, you look cool now.”
“Seriously.”
Joan and Souya commented.
“Amazing… I can see so much better… Thanks, Miura.”
“No, thank you. This gave me confidence too.”
“Hey, do mine next time too!”
Riki asked Miura.
“Sure, I’d love to.”
“That’s great, Miu!”
“Thanks, Joan.”
“No problem. Next, let’s practice hair arranging!”
“Oh, I can be your practice model~”
“Eh? I was going to…”
“… I’d like to ask you too.”
Hearing “hair arranging,” Rebecca, Samantha, and Belle all volunteered to be models.
Then they all took a tea break on the terrace together.
“By the way, aren’t you all heading home?”
“We’re from the royal capital, so probably this evening. Right?”
“Yeah. Might even stay here for dinner.”
Said Souya and Riki, both from the capital.
“We’re planning to shop around the capital~ Right?”
“Yes, there are so many places I want to visit.”
Added Rebecca and Samantha.
“I’ll go book hunting too. And I still don’t know my way around the capital.”
“Then I’ll show you around tomorrow.”
“Really? Thanks, Souya.”
Apparently, Manuel would go sightseeing with Souya tomorrow. Seems they bonded over a bath and got close fast.
“I’ll be tagging along with my parents for their capital tour. Mother has places she wants to go.”
Turns out Bon is quite the good son.
“So, what about you, Joan?”
“Me? I’m heading home. Belle’s coming to visit the Lampail territory.”
“Eh? Isn’t Lampail really far? Shouldn’t you be leaving soon?”
Manuel asked, sounding concerned.
“Nope, it’s fine. There’s a teleport gate at the royal capital mansion. So we’re in no rush. Besides, I’m waiting for my brothers.”
“Your brothers?”
“Yep. One’s in the magic department and the other’s in the knight department. Oh, the one who gave the student rep speech was my older brother. Also, Belle’s cousin, Young Master Eric, is coming too.”
“The student rep… that was Young Master Noel, right~? He’s so handsome~”
“I think so too.”
“Eh? Rebecca and Samantha, are you fans of Brother Noel?”
“I don’t quite understand the whole ‘fan’ thing, but…”
“Um, like, someone you like or want to support?”
“In that case, yes, I’m a fan~”
“I see. Brother NOel is a serious magic nut—ouch… B-Brother Noel!?”
I just received a surprise hand chop from Brother Noel!
Since when was he listening!? Rebecca and Samantha were blushing and looking down in embarrassment.
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