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VIDEO: Onikakushi-hen | TIP 3: Maebara Manor
BGM: Hello!
"What is this all of a sudden? Did I come to school in a limo before?"
"How much do you get for a monthly allowance?"
"About $10..."
"My, that's a rather plebeian amount."
"...His lunch is made up of normal stuff. He isn't rich."
What are they talking about!?
To be asked out of nowhere how much I get and then told that's a plebeian amount!
Rena seemed to pick up on my dubious expression and started giggling.
"Kei-chan... your house, you know... It's pretty big, yeah? So the architecture has people all around Hinamizawa calling it the Maebara Manor, and it sorta stands out."
M-Maebara Manor~!?
"Since the house is so big, everybody is gossiping, wondering exactly how rich you are."
I see. Now I get it.
"From my deduction, I wager they spent too much money on building the house, and that is why they are now broke~!"
"...Being broke, how very, very unfortunate."
...Rika-chan took pity on me as she patted my head.
I go from being treated like a millionaire to a beggar...
"Yeah, sorry for ruining your imagination, but we aren't millionaires or poor. We're the image of a normal, average household."
"You can't call it normal with that huge house! The entranceway is all grand, and the gate is large enough for a large truck to get through!! That's not normal at all!"
They do say the bigger your house, the more prosperous you are.
There are a bunch of different workshops, and lots of his works are hung up in different places. All of them are huge, too.
For those reasons, the family actually uses only a third of the house for day-to-day living.
He planned it out so people and cars could come in to see the gallery he opens up in the house someday.
...By the way, the entranceway Mion is talking about is the one for the studio, and is normally sealed off. The entranceway the Maebara family actually uses is a very plain and simple one.
The interior is much different from how it looks on the outside.
"I'd really like a chance to explore Kei-chan's house... Claiming not to be rich, but having a home like that!! What could be hidden there!?"
"M-Maybe there's something kyute hidden! Hao~!"
"They probably had no money to purchase furniture, so it's filled with spartan rooms!"
"...If there are carpeted rooms, I would love to try rolling around on the floor."
"Waa~! That'd be great, so great! I want to roll around, too~!"
...Seems like their imaginations were just piling on...
Well... Sometime in the near future, it wouldn't be too bad to invite them all to my house.
...Dad is a sucker for the ladies, so he might even let them look around his studio.
SFX: Higurashi
It was hot but the air was clear. It smelled like the beginning of summer.