Maria Watches Over Us: Printemps

Spring returns to Lillian Girls’ Academy as a new term begins, bringing warm reunions alongside the quiet awareness that graduation is drawing near. For the Yamayuri Council, the season carries a gentle ache: Yoko, Eriko, and Sei are occupied with preparations to leave, while Sachiko, Rei, and Shimako devote themselves to giving their beloved sisters a commencement worthy of their time together.

Sei’s upcoming departure also casts a long shadow over the White Roses, where her absence will be deeply felt. With the role of Rosa Gigantea en bouton left uncertain, Shimako faces the difficult question of whether anyone can truly move her enough to take up that mantle.