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Several Hours Later

Aunt KeikoOh~ that was a huge help~! Thanks to you, our sales are up from last month's special sale day!

RaikaNo, no, we should be thanking you! We sold seven live tickets!

Aunt KeikoGreat, great! Well then... here you go.

ChieriThis is a shopping street exclusive gift voucher! With this much, we could become the king of prepared dishes!

Aunt KeikoEat your fill, and give it your all at the live!

RaikaAunt...!!

Miku(Of course, they can't just have us work for free.)

MikuThank you so much♪ Everyone, let's pick up some daily goods before we head back.

MikuI already bought toothpaste, but hand soap's almost out. We're down to one box of tissues too... Oh, and we probably need detergent and fabric softener too.

Miku(Because the princess used up almost all of it in one load of laundry.)

MikuAnything else we're out of? Does anyone remember...

Everyone...

MikuWh-What...?

ChieriDo you remember everything we're out of!?

Aunt KeikoYou're Miku-chan, right? What a responsible girl! This proves you've really been taking care of the house!

Miku(Ah...)

Miku's MotherMiku-chan's the most grown-up of us. You're so responsible and amazing~

MikuUm... sorry? I guess I overstepped~

RaikaNot at all! If you were not here, we would have used gift vouchers all on prepared dishes, Miku!

Aunt KeikoThat's right, you should learn from her, Rai-chan! Well then, feel free to drop by the diner whenever you're hungry!

RaikaYeah~ Aunt, thank you~!

RaikaAlright, everyone! Don't rely on Miku all the time~! Our family runs on teamwork!

Miku...!

RaikaLet's go, my family!! Time to stock up on detergent like crazy~~~!!

YomogiEeeeek!? Please don't pull me~~~!

ChieriHand soap, fabric softener, and tissues too! Chieri remembers everything!

Miku...

ShizukuMiku. I think I've just learned something amazing.

MikuShizuku-chan, what is it?

ShizukuDetergent and soap... So they actually run out.

MikuHuh?

ShizukuI always thought they were just there. So much that I never noticed they were decreasing.

ShizukuIf you use it, it decreases. If it decreases, it runs out. So you restock it before that.

ShizukuLife is about repeating that cycle... And everyone is doing that... It's amazing...!

MikuAh... Well, there is more about life though...

ShizukuI've encountered another thing I never even thought about.

ShizukuMiku, let's go too. We do laundry every day, so we probably need that much detergent.

ShizukuThat makes seven boxes in a week.

MikuThat might not be quite right. Why don't you ask Raika-chan to teach you again♪

Miku(That person... you should take responsibility and teach her properly to the end!)

The Next Night

RaikaEveryone~ Look at this! The live poster!!

RaikaI made it with the neighborhood aunties at a computer class~!

ChieriSo that was why you weren't back by this hour...

ChieriWhat is that incredibly lame design!!

RaikaHuh!?

YomogiA combination of rainbow-colored text and shapes... It looks like some ancient homepage~

MikuThat's so like Raika-chan~ Looks like a neighborhood association notice♪

ChieriPrinting so many copies of such an unusable design... What a waste of paper!

RaikaHuh... This isn't what I expected...!

ShizukuRaika is amazing. You can use a computer and even make advertisements.

RaikaShizuku...!! You think this poster is cool, right!?

ShizukuI can't tell what's good or what's bad.

RaikaThen tell me whether you like it or not! Shizuku, what do you think!?

Shizuku...

RaikaHm!? You're smiling... But I can get nothing from that face...!

ShizukuMy mother taught me to make this face whenever I don't know how to answer at social parties.

RaikaYou didn't know how to answer that!?

ChieriHonestly... why did you make something like that?

RaikaIn a school festival or town festival, when posters go up, you get excited, right?

RaikaI thought if we had this, everyone would get excited!

YomogiHuh, so you made this for us?

RaikaYeah! Before the guests, I've gotta make my family smile first!

RaikaIf my family handing these out looks all gloomy, guests won't come near, right?

Miku(What she's doing doesn't quite fit, but I guess she's thinking about it in her own way.)

ChieriWell... your effort is acknowledged. You really worked hard for Chieri, staying up this late.

RaikaThen...!

ChieriChieri won't use that poster!!

RaikaWhy~~? Cherie's so stingy~~!

ChieriThe most important thing is selling the tickets! Chieri is ultra amazing today!

ChieriWhile Raika was dawdling, Chieri went and sold ten tickets!

ShizukuTen tickets in one day... You really are well-liked, Cherie.

ChieriHehe, if Chieri really tries, this much is nothing. And Chieri is the genius who came up with the "Recruit Your Friends Plan."

YomogiThat plan Cherie-san came up with at the diner... So it was officially adopted after all...

RaikaI sold fifteen tickets today! At school and the computer class!

ChieriWhat...!

RaikaTomorrow I'll reach out to other classes! My goal is the whole school!

ChieriCh-Chieri will go too! Can't let Raika get all the credit!

RaikaThen, let's split up the work! I'll leave the first-years to you, Cherie.

ChieriGrrr... you can only afford to look relaxed for now...!

ChieriBy the way, how about Yomogi and others!?

YomogiUgh...

MikuProbably 5 tickets today.

MikuMost of my friends already have plans for the weekend, so tomorrow I'll look for people who might be interested and talk to them.

ShizukuI've only sold one. Sorry I couldn't contribute more than that.

MikuBut isn't it tough to talk to the girls from Tsukinomori? They don't really seem like band people.

ShizukuNo, this one isn't from school. Someone sent a letter asking me to hold a ticket.

RaikaOh, that was in the mailbox this morning! A letter addressed to Shizuku.

ChieriLet me see... "I'd like to reserve one ticket. I look forward to the performance..."

RaikaWho's this one?

Miku(Oh please, it could only be that person.)

ChieriAnyway, Shizuku sold one. Yomogi... what about you?

YomogiUgh... zero. I'm a useless piece of trash. I'm so sorry~~~!

YomogiIn the first place, "Recruit Your Friends Plan" is impossible for me! There's no one on earth who'd want to be my friend~~!

RaikaI'm here! Let's be friends, Yomogi!

YomogiHuh... Be friends with Raika-san...? Um... what about the family you're always talking about...?

RaikaWe're family, so naturally I'm your friend, Yomogi!

YomogiI... I don't understand what you mean!

ChieriWhose phone is that? During the union meeting, you should turn it to silent mode.

RaikaOh, sorry, it's mine! A phone call... I'll call back later.

ShizukuIs it okay?

RaikaYeah, it was from Granny! It's probably just the usual "How's it going?" kind of call.

RaikaI'm always telling Granny about everyone! And then I end up talking on the phone for ages.

RaikaSo I'll call back later! 'Cause now is family time.

ChieriYou could have just answered it. We don't get calls very often, you know.

RaikaCherie?

ChieriTh-there might be people in this world who don't even get calls from their parents!

ChieriSo you should just answer it and be grateful!

Miku(She could make that kind of face...)

RaikaOkay... I see!!

RaikaI'll call you every day, Cherie! And I'll send tons of messages, too!

RaikaAnd I'll be Yomogi's friend too! How's that? It's a great idea, isn't it!?

ChieriWh-Why would you do that, Raika...!

RaikaBecause I want family to smile! For that, I'll be your friend, and I'll talk to you on the phone.

RaikaI guess that's what makes a peaceful family!

ChieriY-You say that, but you're still gonna get us involved in all the live house trouble!

RaikaThat's one thing, and this is another!

YomogiYou're talking nonsense...!

RaikaIs that so? But this is my way of caring about my family!

Miku(I really don't get it.)

Miku(She involves everyone without asking, causing trouble... and then tries to make them smile.)

YomogiI appreciate it... But I have to politely decline...!

RaikaHuh, why?

YomogiRaika-san, you're definitely the type to say, "Let's go play outside!" My heart can't take that every day~!

RaikaHuh~!? Yomogi, you're difficult!

ChieriChieri doesn't need the call either! Instead, she will give you the right to praise Chieri every day!

RaikaOkay! Cherie is amazing! Yo, number one in Japan!

ChieriChieri isn't gonna be content to stay within this country!

RaikaC'mon~ Cherie's difficult too~~!

RaikaNo, if it's for a peaceful family, I can't give up...!

ChieriYou can give up, you know. It's not like you even know what makes Miku happy anyway.

RaikaI-I know! Every morning, I'll prepare plenty of steaming hot rice for Miku...

RaikaOh, I won't!! Forget what I said!! I'm pretty sure Miku said she doesn't eat breakfast!

Miku...!

RaikaUm, then... Oh! I'll pick up Miku from school, so we can walk home together every day...

RaikaNo, I won't go! I think she said she doesn't like being picked up either!

MikuHehe...

Shizuku? Just now, Miku...

RaikaYou smiled~~! But why!?

Miku! Yeah, why...

Miku(She's always choosing "not to" do things for my sake. But I know she's genuinely trying to be considerate of me.)

Miku(Not that I'd say that to you, though.)

ShizukuIs there something I can do to help us become a peaceful family?

RaikaI'm happy just being with you every day, Shizuku! Oh, but...

RaikaIt'd make me even happier if my family could have breakfast together! You know, that Ikka Danran dinner table thing!

Miku...

YomogiRaika-san, you really love breakfast...

RaikaEating together with family, anytime, anything, is always my favorite!!

ChieriChieri knows that you're the subordinate who absolutely never forgets to cook rice. You're a rice lover!

RaikaI'm not your subordinate~

ChieriWhat...!!

MikuHey everyone, shouldn't we start taking baths soon? If we go one by one from now, the last person's gonna be really late.

RaikaIt's true! Then I'm the first~!

ChieriChieri is not giving up the first bath!

Miku(This house's barley tea is stronger than what I have at home.)

Miku(Oh, the rice cooker... It's already set for seven.)

Miku...