Part 2

So this is Renga’s “BD area”... It’s an incredibly beautiful rose garden, isn’t it, Chief?

Yeah. It smells wonderful too…

Sniiiiiiiiff, haaaa~~~... This is high class air that lowly peasants would never be allowed to breathe…

And there are roses blooming as far as the eye can see… Is this heaven?

(This place… Is it modeled after Lady Reika’s rose garden?)

Liguang? What’s wrong? You seem dazed.

…It’s nothing.

Looked to me like you were thinking about a woman though~.

Keep your tactless comments to yourself.

Alright you two, no fighting.

We’re invited guests today, so we shouldn’t do anything to cause trouble for the hardworking “hosts” over there.

Welcome all! This is nothing but the “real deal” rose garden prepared by yours truly. You can see 300 kinds of roses that bloom in different seasons all at once.

Wafuwafu!

If you get tired while exploring the garden, you can enjoy the Nishizono family’s signature sweets and tea in the gazebo, so feel free to take your time and enjoy yourselves!

Ahh, this greeting alone is enough to make me die happy... But Renga-kun and Shumai are even guiding us! I'm staying here forever, you can bury me here too~!

The fans seem to really be enjoying themselves. You can see how busy it is from over here! And—

…Oh? Is this little star a rose too? It's very small and cute.

This is…a kind of miniature rose. It’s orange in the middle and pink around the edges. It’s cute, isn’t it?

Hey, hey, what about these flowers? How do you say their name? Garde…?

Cardinal de Richelieu. It’s the oldest kind of purple rose!

(Renga-kun is looking at the nameplate and doing his best to explain to the guests…)

Looks like the birthday boy’s working hard~.

Renga’s grown too. He’s pouring his heart into giving each and every guest the best hospitality he can.

Yeah…! Alright, let’s take a look around the rose garden too!

(Wow, what a great view… It’s really relaxing having a place like this to rest after a walk.)

How is it, Chief? Are you having fun?

Renga-kun! Good work out there. And yeah, I’m having lots of fun!

Having afternoon tea surrounded by roses like this makes me feel like I’m a celebrity.

(So it’s afternoon tea, not atfernon tea. I’ve been saying it wrong this whole time… I gotta be more careful.)

Right? It’s made in the image of the Nishizono family’s special a…afternoon tea! Make sure to take in and enjoy the celebrity atmosphere.

Yeah!

…Oh, your tea cup is empty. I’ll pour you some more.

Huh? It’s okay, don’t worry about it. I can do it myself.

This is also a kind of hospitality, so let me take care of it for today.

Um… If I remember right, our butler did it like this…

…Alright, I managed to pour it all in without spilling a single drop! Here you go, enjoy!

Thanks, I will!

This rose garden is truly breathtaking. I’ve never seen one so beautiful before.

Thanks, that’s the best kinda compliment you can give it. But y’know, my grandmother’s real rose garden is even better.

Someday, I’ll make the Nishizono family garden look like this too… You’re the first person I’m gonna show when it’s done, so make sure you look forward to it, Chief!

Mhm, I can’t wait. I believe you can do it, Renga-kun.

Yeah!

(...Hm?)

(Those golden roses behind the chief… Are they grandmother’s Golden Bricks? But, those are—)

…I’m sorry, Nishizono-san. I have an apology to make regarding the “mahorova BD Event.”

It’s about the “Golden Brick” that you requested to have displayed at the front—

I was told it would be difficult to fully recreate its data since it’s a rare species that only blooms in the Nishizono family’s garden.

I tried my best, but it was beyond my ability… I’m very sorry.

(They weren't supposed to be able to bloom here, so why…)

[ —Renga]

...…!

Renga-kun? What’s wrong?

…Ah, it’s…nothing.

(The golden rose is gone. Was it just my imagination?)

(...Still, it feels like Grandmother is watching over me.)

…Grandmother. From now on, I’ll—

(keep moving forward, toward a place I can truly shine.)