I wasn't! I wasn't being bullied!
I saved this kitten.
I gave some bread to the stray striped cat.
Then someone said, "Wonder why you and the abandoned get along so well?!" and everyone laughed...
But, I wasn't hurt!
Nobody punched me!
So, I'm not crying!
Come on, wake up Takumi!
I'm still sleepy...
Seriously, you're always the one getting up early...
What's wrong with you? Are you at today's limit already?
I said I don't wanna...
Blue, white...
Die twice!
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01 "The Stray Cat Ran Away"
Fine, I'm leaving first then.
I'm not waiting for you!
Sure, sure.
Well, now seems to be the perfect time to explain today's striped girl.
Serizawa Fumino is not honest.
That is to say, she's never honest.
I wasn't really waiting for you. I didn't mop it three times or anything.
No doubt since it's you we're talking about, you haven't done the homework, right?
There's no way I'd let you taste it!
Die twice, stupid Takumi!
Takumi-kun, you idiot!
The short story is that she says the opposite of what she's thinking. Always.
If she says right, then it's left.
If she says she doesn't want coffee, then she actually wants it...
If she says she wants western food, then she wants Japanese or a beef rice bowl.
"I'm heading off by myself. I won't be waiting for you."
There's no reason to think that I was waiting out here, okay?
Like I said, having dodged a runaway truck,
I took the closest street away, mistook a turn, and somehow ended up coming back.
Is that right...?
At it again, are you...
"What's wrong? Is this the end of the flirty commute with your childhood friend?"
"Ah, I suppose that's not something that should extend to the 3D realm."
"It's something that could only happen in galge! And it serves you right!"
...is basically what you said, huh?
Haha! Quite right!
This guy's Kikuchi Ieyasu.
A guy who could be called "imprudence wearing clothes."
Incidentally, he is on terrible terms with Fumino.
Good morning.
Hey!
Daigorou Kouya. Another partner in crime, he's the successor to...
...Kouya-style martial arts? Something like that.
Maybe it's because he's the successor of a dojo practising an old style, but he seems to reluctantly act old-fashioned.
What?! You seriously saw striped panties?!
No, really, I didn't mean to-
Serizawa Fumino!
The item called "striped panties" that you presently wear,
combined with your flirty-commute-with-childhood-friend is madness!
This kind of situation may only be permitted in galge!
Let us immediately form an agreement that-
Sh... Sh... Sh- Shoot! Err, no... Island!
Master Otome! Which island did she go to this time, Takumi-kun?
There's no doubt that Ieyasu was desperately trying to change the subject just now, but...
Asking about which island Otome-neesan was on this time wasn't just nonsense.
Whenever my older sister finds somebody troubled,
she'll go running off to some island, the bottom of the sea,
or even the depths of the cosmos to lend a hand.
That's Tsuzuki Otome-nee for you.
Right now, we're blessed enough to not have received an SOS from outer space, though.
By the way, the reason Ieyasu calls her "Master" Otome would be that...
...long ago, when it looked like he was about to get pummelled by vagrants,
Otome-neesan flew in spectacularly and saved him.
From then on, Ieyasu would address her as "Master" as she is the only 3D girl he appreciates.
Hey! What are you up to, Fumino? We're gonna be late!
I know already! I should be telling you that!
[Sign: Friendship]
[Sign: Endeavour]
[Sign: Victory]
Yes, please!
How about we eat in the classroom?!
Without Master Otome, you've got to be making cakes until dawn, eh?
Must be tough.
I'm super sleepy, too!
Your problem is late-night anime, isn't it?
Why can't you just tape it?
Behind the times as always, eh?
Even though I record it to a hard drive, I've got to watch Kouga-chan in real-time.
Can't do anything about that bunch.
What's this? A diet?
Eh- Ah, yes...
Before I fall asleep, let me explain:
This place, sporting "Weekly Shounen Jump's" motto on it, Umenomori Private Academy,
has both high school and middle school divisions, and Fumino and I are in the high school wing.
Incredibly, we attend free of charge.
The owner and board chairman of the academy, Mr. Umenomori Kisaburo, administrates it as a hobby, and so...
...essentially, as Fumino and I both lack parents, the one we have to thank is-
Indeed! Everything is all thanks to me, Umenomori Chise!
Note: it's not all thanks to this girl.
This short of stature, yet beautiful girl, is Umenomori Chise.
The board chairman's granddaughter.
A princess who treats the academy as though it were her own house.
But... why the swimsuit?
Satou?
Yes, milady.
Suzuki.
Yes, milady.
You there, Tsuzuki Takumi.
At the next Summer Comiket, you will be doing "Granbraver's" Kaiza.
Huh? What do you mean?
Summer garbage?
Summer COMI!
Basically, it...
...would mean something like this!
Why?!
Why this of all things?!
So you've made your appearance, Serizawa Fumino!
Perfect timing, you will be Sayaka!
Sayaka?
Do you not know?
She's this girl!
Tsuzuki would be Kaiza, and I'll let you be Sayaka.
I'm afraid I'll just have to have them custom made for you!
Do try and get over to my residence promptly!
"Do try?!"
Yes! No need to be so grateful.
My family has atrocious amounts of money, after al-
Enough of this, you runt of a geek!
"Runt...?"
You could be the board chairman's granddaughter or a sparrow kite for all I care,
but could you really be thinking you can get instant approval from all the students?
I am thinking just that!
Idiots like yourself should go back to middle school!
Seeing you as a high school student would shock the Ministry of Education,
so much that the entirety of humanity would be embarrassed!
I'm not embarrassed!
Putting that aside, if you tried to wear this with your chest and rear, in one step you'd be left stark naked!
And what is that supposed to mean!
Aw, come n-
Shut your face!
You heard it as well, her "decreeing" just now!
Today I'll tell you, and you'll get it! Listening?!
Unlike those guys over there,
I will never listen to what a money-touting runt of a numbskull princess has to say!
Understand me, you flat-chested baby figure?!
"Baby...?!"
That may have been a bit-
It still wasn't enough.
Cosplay's a bit out there for me, too.
Tsuzuki, hand!
What is it with you, Serizawa Fumino?!
Hey, Satou.
Am I flat-chested?
Yes! Milady's chest is graciously modest and conservative, exceedingly beautiful.
Suzuki! Do I have a baby figure?
Yes! Milady's style is that of a fairy that dances with a certain young man and his beloved dog as they ascend to God's domain.
That is quite so!
But what shall we do?
Even if we have Okada do Kaiza, the problem is Sayako.
Kaiza...!
I'll say this now, but, it must be a girl secondary to me in cuteness-
What's that?
Bye, then!
See ya' later!
Wha- It's gone! The cake that Minami Koganei-san asked to save for this evening!
Could a cat have eaten it?
The cats we have here, due to Otome's work, would never eat cake.
Then who on earth ate it?
Save me, miss!
Are you really being chased by such a scary old guy?
It's true, I'm telling you.
Honest, he had a hammer and he knocked over a hundred telephone poles chasing me.
In the end we've got no choice but to make it again, but even when we need them,
we're abandoned by Ieyasu, and Fumino's not here.
Seriously, Ieyasu...
Prob'ly.
What?
It wasn't me.
I didn't take the cake.
A cat did.
A cat?
Yeah.
A big cat!
A really big cat took the cake.
About how big, exactly?
As big as this miss right here?
Yeah.
That there's a total lie!
How could there be such a gigantic cat?!
It sounds like you're not telling the-
It's true, I'm telling you!
The one that took the cake was a cat this big!
This rascal's still lying?!
Stop that, why won't you believe him?
Aren't you aware, Serizawa?
This rotten little guy is called "The Wolf-Child of the 30th Kindergarten".
He's famous for his lying!
It exists.
A cat my size exists!
What?!
That's impossible, Serizawa.
If such a beautiful cat girl existed in 3D, I of all people would be begging her,
"Wear bloomers or maid clothes, wear bloomers or maid clothes!"
Did we actually decide the cat was a beautiful girl?
If she's not a beautiful girl, then there's no point in her being a cat...
What are you talking about so seriously...?
Enough, I don't care anymore, you three stooges!
All that needs to be done is to find a cat my size.
I get it. In exchange, if I find it, you'll all settle down and die twice!
Sure, why not. If the big cat was a lie, then-
You'll show me those striped panties as well!
Just as I would have it!
Goodness sake, that Serizawa...
Such a lame argument and she was all stubborn over it.
This is why 3D women are all... You're pretty tough having her as a childhood friend for ten years, Takumi.
Not at all.
It's a perfectly fine characteristic of hers.
We're out...
What?! She disappeared?!
Yes, while milady was attending to personal business.
Enough, hurry up and search for her!
All because everyone's so inattentive.
That cat is Tsuzuki's I believe...
Satou, Suzuki!
Why do I have to go buy eggs?
It couldn't be!
Hey, Miss...
What is it?
Let's give up.
Not here.
Not here...
We've done enough, let's go back.
No we haven't! If we don't find that cat, you'll be pinned as the thief, right?
There he is.
Might I suggest that milady ring the doorbell and be let in.
What are you saying? After seeing how milady was this afternoon, do you still not understand?
Milady, in truth, fervently desires to join Tsuzuki Takumi's associates.
Then, in truth, she also wishes to get along well with Serizawa Fumino?
But it would seem that she could not join them without some sort of excuse.
Then this would simply be her insincerity, then?
That is just it.
Yes! Yes, we will not fail to have it delivered by nine o'clock! Without fail!
You've done well. I've poured some tea.
Thank you!
No surprise the tea you make is fantastic, huh?
The cakes we make here aren't great, anyway.
Basically, this is a western confectionery speciality shop, "Stray Cats"...
...or more stylishly called a "pâtisserie"...
...or in kid's terms, a "cake shop".
The owner and chief pâtissier would be Otome-neesan.
To put it plainly, the cakes lack much flavour.
Otome-neesan's skills as a pâtissier are honestly questionable,
Both I, her employee, and our part-timer are average high school students.
You can pretty much imagine, right?
Yet the reason we get any customers at all is Otome-neesan's overflowing-with-mercy character.
Once she gets back, I think you'll understand.
Ah, by the way, the part-time worker is of course...
Haven't seen anything like that.
There normally wouldn't be a cat that gigantic though!
I see. Thank you very much for your time.
Let's go.
At any rate, Ieyasu sure is late.
Without eggs, we can't make any cake at all.
Huh? What are you here for, Umenomori?
Milady has been humbly peeking upon you two for a fair amount of time.
That is just so. Unable to sincerely join your company, she has heroically been waiting for the correct occ-
What are you two going on about? Eggs?
You're looking for eggs, you're in need of eggs, huh?!
I guess we've no choice, Satou, Suzuki!
Looks like I'll just go buy eggs.
What? Do you intend to ignore me?!
Now, wait a moment!
Um... Miss...
There she is!
Wait right there!
So why did you come to our place?
You couldn't have been looking to buy cake. Did you have some other business?
A cat I found recently ran off.
And you have a sister with a knack for picking up stray cats around here, correct?
That's why.
Then, it wasn't business with me, right?
Ah, wait!
Ah, by the way.
Sorry about this afternoon.
Fumino says a bit too much at times.
Don't let it get to you, okay?
Either way, Fumino will forget about it tomorrow...
And on top of that, her tendency to insult is my fault.
It's a thief!
What's all this?
A cat...?!
It's that girl!
Out of my way!
Serizawa Fumino!
Fumino! Could that be the-
It wasn't a lie, now was it?
Ah... Umenomori?
Aren't you a bit too fast? Geez!
You, wait... just a bit!
Hold it, why are you chasing her?
I intend to have her cosplay as Sayako in your place!
Imbecile! Surely you see she's the maid-ninja Kouga-tan!
Ieyasu!
My title is the Master!
I'm telling you, that's a cat!
Stop it!
"Welcome home!"
Could it really have been the truth?
Huh?
So it really was a lie.
But... I was hungry. I was.
And yet a big cat actually did appear.
And you didn't know what to do after that...
That was dangerous, dammit!
You looking to die, missy?!
Ah... Kouga-chan got away...
Hey, isn't it about time you cut it out, Serizawa Fumino?
I've asked Satou and Suzuki to get our people out there searching, so let's leave it to them and go home!
Right, right, it wasn't even a cat.
You two wouldn't understand how it feels for a child to not have anyone believe them.
Hey!
It's just like I thought from the beginning.
What's wrong, Fumino?
No matter how many times I tell them, they won't believe me!
You and I weren't abandoned!
Otome-neechan is our real sister!
I keep telling them, but they keep saying "you liar..."
"Go die somewhere..."
Okay then... listen, Fumino.
Whatever it is, return it in double.
Double?
That's right! Somebody hits you, you give them two kicks!
Two times?
Right! And, if you're told to roll over and die, tell them "die twice!"
When you're sad you can laugh.
When you're about to cry, get mad.
Losing's the worst thing that could happen.
Got it? Give them a taste of their own medicine!
If anything happens, I'll definitely be there to protect you!
By the way, Serizawa.
I'm thinking striped panties wouldn't look great with 3D girls anyway, but...
I confirmed it nonetheless!
My thanks to-
Die twice!
To explain what happened afterwards...
We made the cake,
but when we delivered it to Minami Koganei-san, it was dawn.
What time to you think it is?!
The surprise wedding anniversary cake was, on the morning after the anniversary,
You can't eat cake in the morning!
safely delivered.
See you.
Good night!
Fumino... over there.
Sorry miss, thank you
What?!
Yoo-hoo!
I'm home!
Tsuzuki Otome, arrived safely from Saipan in the south!
Really, you shouldn't be saying "I'm home..."
Now, now, it's not good to get angry, Takumi!
Especially since this time I've brought back a very large gift!
Probably just another pitiful abandoned cat, isn't it?
Too bad, it's not just a cat!
She was so cute, I had to pick her up!
Meow.
A maid of the Umenomori clan, I am called Satou.
Likewise, I am called Suzuki.
The two of us have been placed in charge of this brief section.
From now onward, let us get along well together!
The Stray Cat Smiled
Next time, "The Stray Cat Smiled."
Please await its arrival with great expectations.