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Chapter 617

「 Sit over there . How should I put it, don’t get close to the working table 」

I tell Yukino .

「 What? Why? 」

「 I’ll be making bread now . It’s just a matter of sanitary problems 」

Last time Yukino came here, I was cleaning up, so there was no problem,

But now, I’m about to bake bread

「 That’s a lot of trouble 」

I wash my hands, put on my white coat and hat .

「 You wear this to keep the hair from dropping 」

I hold my hair inside the cap .

Then, I also put on the mask .

Then, I wash my hands with alcohol .

「 Okay, let’s do this 」

Katsuko-nee hasn’t come yet .

Still, there are things I can do alone .

I have to pre-head the even too .

I bring over the dough we made this morning from the warehouse in the back and check it .

Some doughs need to be processed before entering the oven .

I continue working silently .

「 Okay 」

I’ve checked all the dough in the pan .

Then .

「 Sorry I’m late 」

The door opens, and Katsuko-nee comes in .

「 Oh? You’re here 」

Katsuko-nee sees Yukino sitting on the corner of the room and said .

Yukino’s fiddling with her phone, looking bored .

「 I’ll get out if I’m in the way 」

Yukino looks at Katsuko-nee .

「 I don’t mind if all you do is stay there 」

Katsuko-nee said with a smile .

「 I’m not your friend 」

Yukino speaks in displeasure as she looks at Katsuko-nee’s peaceful expression .

She’s not good at dealing with Katsuko-nee .

Still, she doesn’t have any intention of leaving the room .

She’s got no other place to stay .

「 Katsuko-nee, please check this 」

I call her out .

「 Yes, give me a moment 」

Katsuko-nee washes her hands, puts on her white coat, hat, mask, and disinfects her hand in a hurry .

「 Okay, let’s see 」

Katsuko-nee double-checks the dough in the pan .

「 This is, well, okay . It’s average . Let’s try baking it and see if we can sell it or not after it’s done 」

「 Right 」

「 The bad ones are decreasing, you’re doing well 」

「 But, it’s not yet 100% 」

「 Idiot . You can’t do it perfectly, of course . You just started 」

But .

I should avoid making defects as much as possible .

I can’t make something I can’t sell .

The costs of production are increasing .

「 You should learn something else other than that 」

Katsuko-nee looks at me .

「 Baking bread is influenced by the season . Be careful with the changes in temperature and humidity 」

「 I know that, but 」

I’ve read several books on how to make bread .

「 You don’t . You need at least a year minimum to know the difference of baking on seasons . You need to check it with your own eyes and tongue 」

One year .

「 Therefore, think of this first year as the year for experience and learning . You don’t have to think of anything unnecessary 」

Katsuko-nee has been baking bread every day ever since her prostitute era .

「 The first bread you baked was during the Golden Week, then you worked for three months in the mansion, and it’s only been a month since you started to make bread earnestly in the school . Therefore, you don’t know about how to make summer bread for now 」

I have less than four months of experience .

「 Even in the average business, you’ve got to know the atmosphere of work in one month, the flow of work in the third month, the contents of work in half a year, and even if you know the arrangement of work in a year, even after three, five, or even seven years . Anyway, you gain experience when you see the next wall 」

「 Wall? 」

「 Yes . A wall you have to pass through . Once you cross that wall, there will be a next one . Furthermore, you need to overcome the walls one after another, in order . There’s no skipping 」

Yeah .

「 Well, those with talents can overcome several walls in no time, but they can understand something that takes ten years in three years . It’s a natural gift . But, in making bread, no genius could make the first year ordinary 」

Winter, spring, summer, fall, I’ve got to experience the changes in seasons to understand .

「 Geniuses could capitalize on their first year experience for the second year . Though they could average out the difference in seasons, it would take them three to five years to master on how to deal with it 」

I’m an ordinary man . No, I believe that I’m less than that .

Therefore, it’ll take a lot more time than most people .

「 Got it, in my case, I have to do my best to somehow master this by the time I graduate from high school 」

「 Yes . You’re only allowed to fail because you’re still a student . 」

I’m still a student of bread-making course .

Even if I fail, it’s tolerated since I’m a student .

I mean, if I fail, I don’t have to sell that bread for the day .

Oh, that’s why Minaho-neesan’s letting the merchant sell bread to the cafeteria .

It is not to trouble the students if I fail .

「 It’s only students who are recognized for working hard, professionals must always bring good results . The eyes of paying customers are still harsh 」

Katsuko-nee was a professional prostitute .

She knows how harsh it is to live like a professional .

「 Got it . I don’t think about anything unnecessary for now, I’ll concentrate on how to make bread as Katsuko-nee says 」

「 Stupid . It’s okay to think about other things . Instead, you should consider . “How is this possible?” Also, you can fail, try out a lot of things . That’s the reason why you spend your time as a student 」

Katsuko-nee said smiling .

「 Go on and fail . Failures are okay . But, you should learn why you failed . Then, learn what you must do not to repeat the same mistakes .

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Then, Katsuko-nee and I continued our work silently .

We’re already familiar with our share of tasks .

Katsuko-nee gives me advises from time to time .

If I think that was important, I take notes of it .

It’s so troublesome to wash my hands and disinfect it again every time I take notes, but,

Katsuko-nee said that it’s important to take notes in case I forget .

Katsuko-nee brings it up while we’re in the middle of work, so Katsuko-nee often doesn’t remember what she said after some time .

「 Okay, let’s take a break 」

Katsuko-nee said after we finished putting the last pan in the oven .

「 It’s Saturday today . They’re fewer than usual, so it’s easier 」

Yeah, we went to break time 15 minutes earlier than usual .

「 Coffee, or tea? 」

「 I feel like coffee today 」

I look at Yukino sitting in the corner of the room .

「 Katsuko-nee, can I? 」

「 Go on 」

I see Katsuko-nee’s eyes smiling between her hat and mask .

「 Hey, Yukino, which do you want, coffee, or tea? 」

「 Coffee 」

Yukino replied to me without looking away from the phone .

「 Okay 」

Katsuko-nee prepares coffee .

「 Ah, I’ll bring it 」

Yukino’s sitting on our usual tea zone .

I place three coffee cups in the tray and take them to Yukino .

「 Here’s yours 」

「 Thanks 」

Then, Katsuko-nee .

「 I made this, take them if you want 」

She brings out scones for a tea ceremony .

Yukino’s not taking any .

「 Eat . It’s delicious 」

I take the initiative and pick one .

I give it a bite and show that there’s no poison .

「 Then, I’ll take one 」

Yukino reaches out to the scones .

This isn’t Yukino’s personality’s fault .

During the holidays, Katsuko-nee and I fooled her a lot of times so now she’s extremely cautious .

「 Oh right 」

Now that we’re done baking bread, I remembered something I had to tell .

「 Katsuko-nee 」

「 Ah, I know that . I was listening to your conversation in the classroom 」

Oh, right .

「 I should tell Yukino about this, right? 」

「 Well, that depends on you 」

Katsuko-nee said, showing a gentle smile .

「 Yukino, look 」

「 What? 」

Yukino seems to like the scones after taking the first bite .

She’s eating it deliciously with her mouth wide open .

「 Earlier, I heard this from my classmates . Endou’s back, they said 」

「 Kenji? 」

Yukino stopped moving .

「 Yeah, I don’t know the details but, looks like he hates me so much that he wants to kill me 」

「 Hmm . Why not? I do think that Kinji beating you up is the right answer 」

She’s harsh as always .

「 So, was there anything about me? 」

「 Ah, I didn’t ask them, I forgot 」

「 The hell? So useless 」

「 Sorry . But still, I thought that I should warn Yukino just in case 」

「 Why? I didn’t do anything for Kenji to bear a grudge on me 」

Well .

Isn’t dumping Endou enough for a grudge?

「 Well, Endou’s an idiot in a lot of meaning, right? It’s possible that something unexpected happens 」

「 You’re right, that guy’s got loose screws everywhere 」


Yukino sips coffee .

「 Who met Kenji? 」

「 A guy in our class, Sakai, he met him in the game center 」

「 Oh, that guy, he always wears disgusting glasses, he looks disgusting 」

「 Well, it’s true that his glasses don’t look cool but is he that disgusting? 」

「 He is! His face is full of acne 」

That has nothing to do with the glasses then .

「 So, what did Kenji look like? 」

Err .

「 Seems like he’s gotten chaotic . He’s imitating exile with his haircut 」

「 Exile? What? 」

「 Kameda . He looks like Kameda 」

「 Was there someone like that? 」

Huh?

「 No, I don’t know either . That’s all I heard from Sakai 」

「 Did the number of people increase without anyone knowing? 」

「 Also, Endou’s become an Otaku it seems 」

「 Huh? 」

「 Somehow, he became a Napoleon otaku . So much that he was shouting “I’ll become Napoleon” 」

「 Napoleon? 」

「 I don’t get it, but it looks like Napoleon is a boom inside his head . Saying that “I’ll crawl my way to becoming the emperor just like Napoleon” 」

「 Hah, that guy’s all-talk as usual 」

Yukino said .

「 When he was in the baseball club, he said: “I’ll become a player like Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez!” 」

Oh, it’s his habit of saying big names .

「 Really, what an idiot . Of all the names he could say, it was those two 」

What?

「 The two of them were accused of using drugs . Barry Bonds was banished from the Major League, and Alex Rodrigues is about to be expelled 」

Hearing that, Katsuko-nee laughs .

「 Is Kenji doing drugs too? What an idiot 」

「 Well, talking about suspicions of drug use, the two major baseball players were using steroids and growth hormones, it’s different from using stimulant drugs 」

Haa .

「 Either way, Kenji’s head is like a flower garden 」

Well, that guy was your boyfriend, Yukino .

「 Well, just be careful not to bump to him, tell Kouzuki SS too 」

I said .

「 Also, Katsuko-nee 」

I look at Katsuko-nee .

「 It’s just my intuition, I don’t know if it’s right or not, but 」

Hmm .

「 Could it be that Iwakura-san’s involved with this case? 」

Katsuko-nee smiles .

「 Why do you think so? 」

「 Well, it’s just that I heard Endou was getting a lot of underlings, that he’s making a group 」

「 Group? 」

Yukino looks at me .

「 Yeah, it had a strange name if I recall . Hmm, not Napoleon . Right, “Nyapoleon party” 」

「 No way . Kenji doesn’t have money to do that 」

Yeah, Yukino also knows that Endou’s house went bankrupt .

「 That guy can’t have followers unless he’s throwing them money 」

He doesn’t have the source of money anymore .

「 But, I heard that guy’s got a team of a hundred members and more supporters 」

「 That’s just Kenji’s delusions 」

「 If so, then that’s great, but 」

I .

「 Is there a possibility that Iwakura-san’s moving behind the scenes again? 」

Katsuko-nee .

「 That’s a possibility . I’ll investigate 」

She said and smiled .

「 We thought that she’s calmed down after having her mess around with the fishermen during the summer vacation, although 」

Oh right, she was made to ride a ship where it’s filled with black people, and they can’t speak Japanese Seriously .

「 Indeed, it’s about time for her mischief 」

Huh?

「 You know, the brothel will still take time to resume 」

During the holidays in May, Iwakura-san told Minaho-neesan that she and the others want to continue being a prostitute . Therefore, the brothel has to reopen .

However .

Iwakura-san and the others are all prostitutes that didn’t sell that much .

It was necessary to find girls who were attractive enough to recall the previous customers as new prostitutes aside from those people .

Just in case, Kouzuki Jii-chan promised to introduce some families who are on the verge of collapsing, however .

It’s taking some time .

Yesterday, Minaho-neesan interviewed the first two .

Iwakura-san must be feeling “how long are they going to keep me waiting?”

「 Well, we’ve been busy with other things for a while 」

Replacing the school faculty .

Constructing the bakery .

Katsuko-nee’s teaching me how to make bread while doing housework .

During the summer, we traveled overseas, a lot happened .

Thus, the reopening of the brothel is delayed .

「 Iwakura-san can’t wait, so she started something, that’s enough for consideration 」

She hired people to kill me before

「 Where’s Minaho-neesan? 」

「 She’s back now . I waited for Ojou-sama to reach home then I came here, crossing paths with her 」

Mana, Agnes, and Mao-chan are left in the mansion .

There should be one adult left with them as much as possible .

「 Iwakura-san is Ojou-sama’s toy so we can’t just move arbitrarily 」

Katsuko-nee said .

「 Haa, why is Minaho-neesan looking after such troublesome person 」

To be honest, I don’t feel any charm from Iwakura-san .

I wonder why Minaho-neesan still keeps her as a toy?

「 I think your questions will be answered soon 」

Katsuko-nee said smiling .

「 Ojou-sama finds meaning in dealing with a girl like Iwakura-san . She’s a necessity 」

I don’t get it

「 You’ll understand it soon 」

Will that time really come? Really?

「 Now then, shall we go back to work? 」

Katsuko-nee and I put on our masks again .

We washed our hands and disinfected them .

「 Let’s finish up 」

「 Yeah 」

We begin packing the bread

Then .

「 You really are immersed about your family and making bread in these past four months . You’re working so hard 」

Katsuko-nee says suddenly .

「 Therefore, the students in your class are so kind to you and Megumi-chan 」

Those guys?

「 After all, people judge others from what they see do every day . The students in your class know how hard you’re working to become a master baker . Therefore, they’re all kind to you 」

「 No, I’m not 」

「 An average high school student isn’t thinking of the future as ready as you . You’re already working so hard, trying to become a baker 」

「 That’s 」

Because I have a lot of women .

Minaho-neesan’s feeding everyone, including myself .

「 I want to become an adult as soon as possible . I wanted to earn money with my own hands 」

For the sake of my precious women .

「 I don’t have a talent . That’s why I’m thankful to Katsuko-nee for showing me the way how to become a baker 」

I’ve decided on the direction I’m heading to .

What’s left is for me to run that way .

「 It makes me happy when you say that, but 」

Katsuko-nee’s face looks gloomy .

「 Do you remember the weather today? 」

Huh?

This bakery has no windows .

I can’t look outside .

「 If I recall, it was sunny 」

「 It’s sunny without clouds today . The sky looks beautiful as you can see it blue 」

「 I see 」

「 Try stopping once in a while and look at your surroundings . If not, you’ll overlook all the beauty around you 」

Katsuko-nee?

「 I think that your efforts in the last four months are incredible . You’re my pride . Our family’s pride . But, it’s about time for you to calm down and stop for a while 」

I .

「 Your classmates see your efforts, they recognize you and Megumi-chan . But, the other students 」

Oh, I see .

They don’t know Megu or me as much as our classmates .

「 They don’t know anything . Therefore, they make a judgment based on rumors . They think of the wrong impressions . Those who bring their lunch usually don’t have the opportunity to eat your bread 」

What do the students think of me?

「 There were some who spoke harshly during the fuss this morning, weren’t there? 」

Yeah, saying that it’s disgusting for first-year students to be engaged and live together .

There were some who said they’d never buy my bread .

「 That was an excellent opportunity . Usually, people don’t speak our their thoughts to the person 」

Yeah .

I .

I was naive .

I thought that just working hard would be enough for everyone to accept me .

I thought that they’d understand, they’ll be convinced .

「 See, it’s better if you stop and have some time to look around, right? 」

Katsuko-nee tells me .

「 In this past four months, you were concentrating on the inside . The family and making bread . It’s certain that you need time . And you worked your best . I understand that, but 」

Katsuko-nee

「 It’s about time you move to the next step . Perhaps, you overcame your first wall . But, the next barrier is standing right after . You can overcome the second wall only with a different method from the first wall 」

Yeah .

「 Now, several things are moving at the same time . You need to deal with them all so worry all you want . You can fail as much as you can . You can take your time with it . Even if you make a big mistake, you can transfer out of the school with Megumi-chan, that’s okay too . So, you can worry, suffer, try all you want, and 」

Katsuko-nee said .

「 Overcome it . We’ll watch over you no matter what happens 」



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