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One Hour Later

RaikaEveryone, good morning...!! Breakfast is ready~~~!!

RaikaToday we've got clay pot rice! And I cooked it perfectly—

ChieriRaika! What happened to the spare toothpaste?

RaikaHuh, it's out!?

ChieriRaika, you said you would buy it! What are you gonna do if Chieri's teeth start falling apart?

RaikaAh... I-I was gonna buy it today!

ChieriYour eyes are darting all over the place, you know!?

MikuHey, who's using the washing machine? There was foam overflowing from the lid...

ShizukuIt's me. Raika taught me to wash my clothes on my own.

RaikaYou tried it yourself? Good for you, Shizuku~~!

ShizukuYes. I tried hard.

Miku(She gave her such half-baked instructions...! What if she breaks an appliance? Can Raika even fix it?)

MikuIt was making a dangerous sound, so I turned it off for you~ I'll leave the bathroom cleaning to you♪

MikuWell then, I'm off——

YomogiGrrr!!

MikuWhoa!?

RaikaMiku, Yomogi, are you okay!?

MikuOuch... Yomogi-san, sorry I stepped on you. But why are you sleeping here...?

RaikaYeah, when I brought you here, I let you sit on a chair.

YomogiIn the morning... even just sitting up... is so hard...

MikuI-I see~ Well, I'm going to school—

ChieriMiku! Are you going to school without brushing your teeth!?

MikuI used my own toothpaste~

ChieriWhat!! Please lend it to Chieri!

RaikaAnd breakfast! Let's all eat together~!

Chieri、RaikaMiku~~~!

Miku(Ahhhhh!! Come on!! So much stress!!!)

MikuI really have to go now. Sorry~ See you.

RaikaAh... She's gone.

RaikaHm... We were going well yesterday, though... It might not work out like this...

After School

ClassmateThanks so much for your notebook! I'll give it back tomorrow!

MikuWorld history isn't until the day after tomorrow, so you can take your time.

ClassmateMiku-chan, you're my goddess...!

MikuHehe, you're exaggerating~ Maybe next time I'll borrow from you—

RaikaOh, there you are! Mi~~~~ku~~~~~~!!

MikuYikes!

ChieriYou're late! Making Chieri wait? You're about a hundred billion years too early!

MikuY-You two, why are you here...!?

RaikaWe came to pick you up!

ChieriAre you happy? It's okay to be happy!

RaikaOf course she's happy! Because we're fa——

MikuWaaah!! Thanks for coming~

ClassmateMiku-chan, who are these girls...?

RaikaOh, my bad, I didn't even greet you properly!

RaikaThank you for always taking care of our Miku! We're Miku's fa——

MikuRaika-chan! And Chieri-chan! Thanks for picking me up~! Now let's go!

MikuWell then, see you tomorrow! Bye-bye!

RaikaHuh, wait, I've not finished my greetings...!

ChieriPlease don't push, Chieri can walk alone!

ClassmateBye... Bye-bye...?

Shopping Street - "Manpuku Keiko Diner"

MikuRaika-chan, I'm begging you♪ Please don't ever do that again.

RaikaThat is?

MikuComing to my school without asking. And I'm not really comfortable being called "family" outside♪

ChieriHmph~ so many complaints! Shouldn't you start by thanking us for picking you up?

RaikaYeah~! Shizuku was really happy about it, right~?

ShizukuYeah, I'm very grateful. I was struggling because I wasn't used to moving around alone.

RaikaSee~!

Miku...

Miku(I knew it. I knew it'd be tough, but still...)

Miku(If it's just gonna be one annoying thing after another like this, I'm gonna die from rage and stress before next week.)

MikuWhat makes someone happy is different for everyone, don't you think? It's just not really my thing, that's all♪

RaikaI see... Hmm...

ShizukuRaika, that look on your face, are you feeling down?

RaikaHuh? No, no, I was just thinking!

RaikaWell, let's just eat for now! Everything here is delicious, you know~

RaikaYomogi~ Here, menu.

MikuHuh...!? Why are you under the table...?

YomogiI can't be outside... Anywhere other than the dorm or the live house, I can't breathe...

RaikaShe said that when she goes to a place full of people, she can't breathe properly.

MikuIsn't that tough? I mean, daily life and school...

ChieriYomogi apparently commutes to university by train, but she can't even make it to the station, let alone ride the train.

Miku(Then how did she come to Tokyo?)

RaikaThe shopping street is about the limit of her safe zone! So I thought this place would probably be okay too, but...

YomogiI-I was invited right after reading "Onishigu," so I thought it would be okay too, but...

ShizukuIf it's hard to breathe, how about trying an oxygen mask?

MikuShizuku-chan, I think that might not be the point~

ShizukuIs that so? I thought that would help a little...

YomogiRaika-san... I don't even have the space to feel hungry... I'll just give the menu back...!

RaikaMaybe having a bite of something will calm you down! Want to have the ginger pork set meal with me?

MikuRaika-chan, isn't the timing for a meal a bit off right now?

MikuIf it's a meeting to prepare for next week, I think we could've just had it at the dorm~

RaikaNo! We're definitely doing it here!

ShizukuIs there a reason?

RaikaEveryone eating together!! We haven't done that properly since the day Shizuku arrived, have we?

Everyone...

RaikaI've been thinking about it. Why did we all manage to eat together only on that day?

RaikaThe reason for that must have been the slightly special menu!

Miku(You were thinking in the wrong direction from the beginning.)

RaikaSo today is the Family's First Visit to Manpuku Keiko Diner Memorial Day!! Hey, doesn't it feel special!?

ChieriYou said it was for a meeting, so Chieri helped gather everyone...

ChieriThat's not what we agreed on~~!! Chieri doesn't want the Chieri Union meeting to just become dinner time!

RaikaWe'll have the meeting too! But I think gathering around meal time is also important.

RaikaTo become a family that's truly ours, we need time every day when we can all be together!

ShizukuI see... "Ikka Danran," that's what builds a family.

RaikaIkka... Danran...!

RaikaThat's great! Shizuku, that's it!! That's exactly what we need right now!!

Miku(I think she should have listened to other people's opinions first, but... I guess she did give it some thought, at least.)

MikuYomogi-san, it looks like the customers are getting ready to leave. Could you come out from under the table then?

YomogiY-Yes... Perhaps, probably...!

RaikaYomogi...! That's good~ Thank you!

RaikaAlright, everyone, let's pick our orders! My recommendation is—

ChieriBefore eating, please listen to Chieri! Chieri has thought about the plan to gather guests!

Aunt KeikoHehe, that sounds like a fun topic. What kind of plan is it?

RaikaAunt Keiko! "Nest" is in big trouble now~

ChieriNext weekend, we have to fill the place up. So we need a plan to gather guests!

Aunt KeikoOh, that's perfect timing! Rai-chan and everyone, are you free tomorrow?

Everyone?

The Next Day

RaikaWelcome, welcome~~!! Today, every single shop in the shopping street is having a special sale~~~!!

ShizukuIf you show this special sale flyer, you'll get an extra discount. Please take one.

ChieriHey, you with the flyer! How about buying a ticket to the Chieri Union live!?

ChieriIt's scheduled for this weekend! Please come burn the image of this dazzling Chieri into your eyes!

Miku...

Miku(Why am I being made to do this?)

RaikaCome on, Miku, Yomogi! You two help hand out flyers too!!

YomogiIt's impossible... There are too many people...!

MikuYomogi-san, if you are still going to hide behind me, you might as well have stayed at the dorm...

YomogiI would like to do that... But Raika-san said...

YomogiI-I-Impossible! That is way too hard for me~~!!

RaikaIt's okay! Even at the diner, you managed to sit on the chair in the end!

RaikaYou've got us, your family, by your side, Yomogi! So let's go together!

YomogiThere's no way I can say no to that...!

MikuYomogi-san, you're kind of principled, and you have a strong sense of responsibility.

YomogiA strong sense of responsibility...

YomogiI'm just slow and spineless...

YomogiIn my hometown, the atmosphere of the community is absolute.

YomogiEven if my parents don't want to, if someone says "for the sake of the town, please!" they can't say no... That's the kind of people they are.

YomogiThey say "We should help each other in times of need"... The thing they care about most is always the atmosphere around them.

YomogiThe reason I became like this is all because of my upbringing and the weak genes I inherited from my parents...

Miku...

Miku(Come to think of it, she came to Tokyo from Hokkaido.)

Miku(I can certainly understand how she feels that her upbringing is everything and there's nothing she can change about it.)

Miku(But...)

MikuIsn't it kind of infuriating to convince yourself of that?

YomogiHuh...?

MikuMaybe... You were just conditioned by the people around you and your environment to think that way.

MikuIf the environment changes, people will change, too.

MikuYomogi-san, you've already left the place where you grew up. You should be able to change.

Yomogi...!!

YomogiMi-Miku-san!!

MikuHuh!? Hey, my hands...!

YomogiThat's exactly what Sayuri-chan says to Godo-kun in volume 14 of "Saga of the Steel-spirit Bancho: Onishigure"!

Yomogi"There's no way I can change... I only know how to use my fists." "That's not true, you can change."

Yomogi"Your hands can form fists, and they can also gently hold someone else's hands. They can be rock, and they can be paper too...!!" And after that, Godo-kun's ultimate move becomes a slap~~!!

MikuHuh...?

YomogiThat's it, that's how people change...!!

RaikaMiku~ Yomogi~ Please send flyers over there—

YomogiI promise you, Miku-san!!

YomogiOne day, I'll show you a stronger version of me!!

MikuUh, well...

RaikaWhat happened, Yomogi~~~!! That was really cool!

ChieriY-You're finally acting like Chieri's subordinate! Not standing out as much as Chieri, though!

ShizukuThat was a great vocalization. It's proof that you're breathing properly.

RaikaYeah. I knew Yomogi could do it!

RaikaAlright, let's keep handing out flyers at this rate! Now's the chance while we've got people's attention!

YomogiAttention...?

Neighbor AIt really feels like youth. I'll take a flyer.

Neighbor BPlease give me one flyer too!

YomogiGyaaaah!! Please don't look at me!! My heart is gonna shatter into pieces...!!

RaikaBut you will change, won't you! I'll help too~!

YomogiThat's way too soon!! I'll change one day, not now~~~!!