Chapter 828
「 With that said, we’ll be making a corner for the pastries Ai-chan makes 」
Katsuko-nee tells the students .
「 I think that it’ll look different at first, but please try them out, okay? 」
「 Hey, Ai-chan, greet everyone 」
Nei pushes Ai’s back .
「 Auuu 」
Ai gets nervous as people concentrate on her again .
「 Ai-chan, what do you do at times like this? 」
Ai smiled .
「 Uuuu, shuffle!!! 」
Ai restarts herself .
「 Aaauu, I-I’m Kiyohara A-Ai… I-I’m in first-year . I just entered the “bread course,”…I think… 」
「 I’m sure you will, it’s okay 」
Katsuko-nee gives a stamp of approval .
「 Yes, it seems so . T-Therefore, everyone…uuuuu 」
Ai shouts .
「 Please try out the pastry Ai makes! 」
Ai bows her head .
「 Yeah! I’ll go buy that!! I’ll eat it! 」
The guy who shouts is…
It’s my classmate, Takana .
That guy went to look at the situation after hearing that there’s a fuss in the cafeteria .
「 I’ll buy them too!! 」
「 Yes! That’s right! It makes you want to eat food if it’s a cute girl making it 」
「 Yeah, she’ll make them by hand, right?! Then… 」
The boys speak out unanimously .
「 Oh? You guys don’t want to buy the food I make? 」
Katsuko-nee smiled .
「 N-Not at all! I’ll buy them together with Katsuko-san’s pastries! 」
「 Then that’s good 」
That just means that the products that aren’t cheap will be from Katsuko-nee .
Actually, more than half of it is my work .
「 “Don’t look down on people who are trying to do their best,” that’s a good line 」
A-Ah, it’s Captain Takeshiba .
「 I like those who work hard . I’ll support you 」
Hearing Captain’s words, the other girls…
「 I don’t get what’s going on, but I can see that you’re trying to do your best . That’s why you have our support! 」
「 Go for it! 」
Girls who support Ai also shows up .
「 Y-Yes! I’ll do my best! 」
Ai bows her head .
「 With that said, Ai-chan’s now a member of the bread course, and so it’s her lesson to stay in here 」
Nei speaks to Ai’s classmates .
「 S-She hasn’t officially changed courses yet, has she?! 」
「 T-That’s right, Kiyohara-san’s still in the general education student! 」
They say and glare at Nei, but…
「 But, you saw her make that decision herself, haven’t you? 」
Katsuko-nee says with a gentle smile .
「 You must be worried for Ai-san, that’s why you came here, but you don’t have anything to worry about 」
「 That’s right! So now, go back, you’re interfering with our business here 」
「 Ya-chan, hold it 」
I stopped Nei .
「 Okay, now that we have that, we still have ten minutes, go ahead and buy and eat bread from here 」
Katsuko-nee speaks cheerfully, trying to put an end to the commotion .
「 Ai-san, get back inside, we still have to talk about the course change 」
Ai hides back in the bakery like it’s absolutely normal .
As long as Ai’s still in the counter, the noise won’t calm down .
Then, she whispered to my ears .
「 I’ll talk to Ojou-sama . Don’t worry . Also, look after Ai-san 」
「 Got it 」
I bring Ai back inside the bakery .
Then .
「 Ai, you did great 」
Kana-senpai hugs Ai .
「 Auuu? 」
「 You’re now my little sister from now on 」
Kana-senpai has teary eyes .
It seems like she’s impressed that Ai found the courage and made that confession .
Then .
「 Megumi-chan, let’s swap! You need to hurry and eat your lunch, I’ll deal with this 」
「 Okay, thank you 」
She switches with Megu as the support in the counter area .
Patan .
When I closed down the door…
「 You think Yuzuki or Katsuko’s okay with that development? 」
Yukino stares at me with a grim face .
「 Auu? 」
Ai is scared of Yukino’s tension .
「 Yeah, no problems 」
Minaho-neesan’s in control of this school .
She drove out the teachers that belong to Shirasaka Sousuke’s faction but, Minaho-neesan still has a lot of personnel under her control .
「 Then, while at it, let’s change her class to ours 」
Ai goes to our class?
「 Huh, why? 」
I mean, I’m in the bread course, but I’m just alone, so I still attend to the same classroom .
When it’s ordinary class hours, I also accept the same lessons as my classmates .
「 The reason can be whatever . Like, making some random reason to suit our needs, saying that those in the bread course have to be in the same block! Right now! 」
Why right now?
「 It’s because of the girls who made that fuss earlier . We need to hurry, or it’ll become troublesome! 」
Yukino said .
「 The girl they took care of until now just betrayed them . Soon enough, they’ll start to bully her 」
From friends to bullied?
「 That’s what happened to me back then! That’s why you need to hurry and take measures! 」
Yukino says while bubble escapes from her lips .
「 B-But, t-they’re not… 」
「 They’re not people you can deal with using conversations! Those girls only live by their mood . You need to cut off your connections with them! This is for your future troubles! 」
Yukino has bitter memories with those who turned her away when she thought they were friends .
「 Oh, right, since we have this situation . You should leave early today, like say that it’s part of the process for changing course! 」
Yukino speaks to Ai .
「 Then, Megumi, Edie, go with this girl . Take everything out of her locker . Bring them all here, we can lock it off here . Also, bring her bag and shoes . Bring all the things you think other students can reach!! 」
Y-Yukino .
「 You don’t know what kind of prank they’ll do when you’re not around 」
That’s…
「 Speaking from experience? 」
Yukino herself…
「 Well yeah, back then… 」
I…
「 Sorry, I didn’t notice it 」
「 It’s okay now . It’s decreased recently . Well, I don’t have any private items in this school now . I make sure to pack up my outdoor shoes and place them in my bag, and I don’t attend PE 」
Someone may take her bag when she’s changing clothes .
「 They won’t happen anymore, you don’t have to worry about it, Yukino 」
Edie said .
「 Minaho gave instructions, and I punished those who tried to pull pranks on Yukino’s stuff 」
Huh?
「 I won’t say who . They promised to never do it again, and they’re getting kicked out of the school if they tried it again 」
「 I didn’t know anything about this? 」
Then, Edie…
「 Darling, you’ve been busy in the bakery recently . Minaho thought that it’s better left unsaid 」
「 No, but… 」
「 I mean, Darling shouldn’t know about the world of girls among our class . It’s troublesome in a lot of ways 」
「 Then that means Megu knew about it? 」
I looked at Megu…
「 She doesn’t know, but I think she has an idea, she might even know since Edie started moving around . The atmosphere in our class has changed 」
「 I see 」
「 I just get in between them and resolve things behind-the-scenes . If Darling were to know who it is, your attitude towards them would change, and they’ll think that I told you . It’s a betrayal for them . When that happens, that’s another problem rising up 」
Edie said .
「 Right . It’s better if you don’t know . And me too 」
Yukino sighed .
「 Anyway, you girls need to hurry! We only have ten more minutes before lunch break is over . They don’t have the time to do something . That’s what they’re concentrating in right now 」
The uproar from the earlier should be spread within the school already .
If the girls suddenly hunt for Ai’s locker, then the other students would expose them, and they’ll start attacking .
「 Therefore, I think that you should collect everything while you still have the time, while they can’t do anything strange yet 」
I-I see .
「 Then, I’m going too 」
It’s better to have a man carry out their luggage .
「 What are you saying, stupid?! If you go, then they’ll pay attention to you! You need to have the girls deal with it and quick! 」
Oh, it would be problematic if I, the representative of the bread course, goes with them .
Megu and I are the fiance duo .
「 Right . Leave it to us, Yoshi-kun! 」
Megu said .
「 Megumi and I will protect Ai . 」
「 A-Auuu 」
Ai trembles, the two .
「 T-Thank you 」
Then .
「 M-Mama, I’m going out . I-I’ll come back right away 」
She tells her mother .
「 Okay, let’s go 」
「 We’re going out! 」
Megu and Edie walk on Ai’s side, and they head back to the classroom through the rear entrance .
Still…
「 This is a battle of speed! 」
Yukino, you…
「 W-What’s with that face? 」
「 No, I just thought that it’s surprising that Ai’s caring with Ai… 」
Yukino’s weak with timid girls like Ai…
Besides, ever since she came to the mansion, she never came to get involved with anyone in housework .
「 It can’t be helped, your family is also mine 」
Yukino said .
「 If you accepted that girl, then I have to be helpful to her as well 」
That means?
「 You know? All the girls since then, other than Agnes and Mao-chan, they can do things themselves . They got it together . But that’s the first girl that takes a lot of labor . That’s coming from me, you know 」
Megu and Mana, Misuzu, and the girls, the Takakura sisters, all are dependable .
「 With that girl coming over, it makes it easier for me 」
Yukino said and looked at Ai’s mother .
「 I get that you only see this idiot and us as some messed up people . I had a phase where I thought of the same 」
Ai’s mother stares at Yukino dumbfoundedly .
But you see, this idiot is always serious . Therefore, the people around him become like him . He’s seriously thinking of how to make the women he had sex with becoming happy 」
Yukino looked at me and smiled wryly .
「 With that said, you don’t have to worry about your daughter . Even if you set her free, this idiot would take responsibility and look after her 」
「 Auntie, you need to think about yourself 」
Koyomi-chan speaks to Ai’s mother .
「 Ai-san is now independent of Auntie 」
「 You talk like she’s independent, but this idiot and we still have our hands on her shoulders, and that’s how she managed to stand up 」
Yukino said .
「 But, she’s no longer a girl who needs Auntie to take care of everything for her 」
「 I-I… 」
Ai’s mother sighed .
「 What do I do now? 」
Then…
「 Please think of your own life, not Ai-san… 」
Luna said .
「 I’m sure that you’ll find something you want to do… 」
「 But, I’m at my age… 」
「 Your age has nothing to do with it . Humans will always find something they want to do until they die 」
「 That’s right . Luna-chan’s right 」
The two girls of the same age holing Miko power .
They try to come close with Ai’s mother .
Oh .
I know that they’re using their power to heal her .
◇◇ ◇
「 Okay, we’re done! See you tomorrow! 」
The lunch break ends with the chime .
「 Awawa, Nobu, I got to rush back to my classroom . Look after Ai, okay? 」
「 Yeah, thanks, Kana-senpai 」
「 Geez, aren’t we friends? 」
Megu and Edie who has Ai’s stuff as well .
「 Yoshi-kun, we’re heading back to the classroom! 」
「 Take care of the rest! 」
They all run back to their classrooms together with Kana-senpai .
「 Ah, wait! You didn’t eat lunch, Megu-chan, Edie! Bring this with you! 」
Katsuko-nee hands Megu a bag of pastries .
「 I’ll go take one! 」
Edie holds one in her mouth right away .
Are you running to the classroom while having a piece of bread in your mouth?
「 Megu, I think… 」
「 I know! I’ll deal with the teacher! 」
I can’t just leave Ai and the girls here and take lessons for the afternoon class .
「 Well then, see you later Ai 」
「 Let’s go! 」
「 Mogumogumogu 」
The three start running from the backdoor .
That path is the closest to the classrooms .
「 I’ll skip out 」
Nei returns from the counter area .
「 Me too 」
Yukino said .
Well, it can’t be helped .
We can’t have a pregnant woman run around .
「 Geez, I thought that we’ll have a lot left unsold because of the fuss earlier, but they took them all on the last ten minutes 」
Katsuko-nee comes back with the cash box .
「 Even so, there’s still some left for Megu-chan and the girls 」
「 Let’s eat lunch together . We still haven’t eaten yet 」
I also lost the time to eat because of the uproar .
Yukino’s the only one who ate adequately .
Kana-senpai rushed eating to switch with Megu…
「 Ai, come here 」
She’s breathing heavily as she brought over her stuff from the classroom and shoebox .
Edie and Megu’s trained, so they don’t get short of breath when running .
Ai, what were you doing in the tennis club?
You don’t have the stamina that it surprised me .
「 Ai-san, are you serious with what you said earlier, about entering the bread course? 」
Katsuko-nee asks Ai after she calmed down .
「 Auuu, Yes, I-I’ll do my best 」
「 But, that means you’ll learn how to make pastries and manage a bakery . Are you okay with that? You’re going to lock in your career 」
Ai looked at me .
「 Yoshida-kun told me . 」
Me? What?
「 A-Ai did well for the first time making this . 」
She smiled .
「 That’s why I want to try it out . I’ll do my best 」
She didn’t just make the decision suddenly .
Ai is prepared for it .
「 I see . Then, I’ll teach you . Come here . We’ll start teaching you by eating this 」
「 Auuu 」
「 You’ll need to research by tasting each and every one of this, learning what ingredients are used and what to do to make it taste like this 」
It’s not just a simple, tasty, or not tasty thing .
You need to check how delicious it is, why is it delicious? Or like, how bad the taste is .
You need to be specific to it .
「 If you’re just working part-time in a bakeshop, then you don’t have to think about it, but, we’re genuine workers in the bakery! 」
Katsuko-nee says, “we . ”
That’s right .
Katsuko-nee’s the teacher of this course, but…
She’s also with me, just starting this bakery together .
Oh, I see .
Ai’s also going to our bakery .
「 Someday, we’ll go through all the delicious bakeries in Japan and taste them all . We’ll soon understand the raw materials, mixture, fermentation period, baking temperature, and everything with just a bite . You need to train your tongue for that 」
「 Y-Yes 」
Ai nods .
No .
The one-year relationship with Ai is pulled out .
Ai will decide by herself in a year .
Whether she wants to stay with us doing bakery work or not .
「 Wow, it looks like going around to eat pastries is fun! I want to join too! 」
Nei smiled .
「 U-Uhm? 」
Huh?
Koyomi-chan calls us out .
「 What’s up? 」
I turned to her .
「 I’d like to learn how to make bread too 」
Huh?
「 I don’t know if I’m going to work in a bakery but, I want to learn 」
She looks straight at me .
「 I’d like to find what I can do and learn them 」
Then, she looked at AI’smother .
「 Auntie, do you want to join together? 」
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