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Chocola: 「Master! Someone is approaching the bakery!」
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Chocola: 「Everyone in battle stances?! Are... you... ready?!」
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Vanilla: 「It would be quicker to go forth and capture them. I'll do it well, so leave it to me.」
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Kashou: 「Wait, wait, wait. It's only been 5 minutes since we opened!」
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The two of them hid by the window as if stalking prey.
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Even though we're finally open, there were -- unsurprisingly -- no customers waiting to come in.
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I placed my elbows on the counter while I gazed at the backs of the two catgirls.
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Kashou: 「It's fine if you wait for the customers to come in before interacting with them.」
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Kashou: 「If you brace yourself like that from the start, then you'll get tired quickly.」
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Chocola: 「Vanilla, look! That girl walking over there!」
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Chocola: 「She looks like someone who really likes sweets!」
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Vanilla: 「Ohh, sweets! But Chocola, that's not really a nice thing to say.」
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Vanilla: 「You should be careful of saying that in front of customers.」
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Kashou: 「... Not that she can hear you.」
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The two catgirls didn't so much as turn an ear in my direction.
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Well, to see them that hopeful for customers did pain me a bit as their owner.
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Kashou: 「Well, since we just started, we should be patient--」
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Female Customer: 「Excuse me.」
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Chocola&Vanilla: 「M-Meow, w-welcommmmme!!」\n「M-Meow, w-welcome!!」
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Female Customer: 「Hyaaaaah?! Wh-Wh-What is going on?!」
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Chocola: 「W-What would you like to meowrder?!」
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Chocola: 「Ah, o-our special is that... that thing! Uhm, that!! Cake!!」
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Vanilla: 「We also have black tea...! Uhm, the warm kind and the cold kind...!」
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Vanilla: 「U-Uhm, the hot kind and uhm, the cold kind...!!」
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Kashou: 「Will you two calm down?」
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I pulled them back after they quickly set themselves upon the customer who'd just walked in.
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Kashou: 「I'm terribly sorry for that. I'm the owner of this bakery, Minaduki.」
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Kashou: 「Our menu is over here. Please peruse it at your leisur--」
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Kashou: 「...... Hmm?」
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Kashou: 「... Miss...?」
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Female Customer: 「Hrmm, hrmm. Taking into account the location and use of color, this is quite a splendid storefront.」
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Female Customer: 「The introspective feel makes for a simple basis of design, while the knick knacks and such create a relaxing atmosphere. How wonderful!」
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There was an uncharacteristically large pair of glasses that didn't suit her face or build.
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Then there was her anachronistic Taisho-era mantle and military cap.
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Finally, there was her grandiose way of speaking, which didn't match the familiar voice.
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Female Customer: 「Hrmm, I've taken a liking to this place! I shall buy every cake you have available!」
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Female Customer: 「Now then, good sir, you may pack up all the cakes here!」
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Female Customer: 「Ah, you do take credit cards, yes?」
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Kashou: 「Uh, Shigure, what are you doing?」
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Shigure?: 「Ha ha ha! Who is this Shigure? Sir, you must have mistaken me for someone else!」
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Kashou: 「Say what you like, but that's your name.」
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Shigure?: 「There's no way a young lass, such a pretty and earnest little sister to her older brother, would grace such a place like this with her presence!」
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Shigure?: 「Very well, I won't pay heed to such rudeness! There's no reason to put a damper on your grand opening, after all!」
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Kashou: 「In that case, could you cut the crazy routine?」
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Kashou: 「Besides, how did you even know where my bakery is?」
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Kashou: 「I didn't tell anyone.」
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Shigure?: 「I-In any case, just scurry along and prepare all the cakes that you have! I will pay your asking price!! Quickly!!」
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Kashou: 「What, now you're a robber?」
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Shigure?: 「What rudeness to only show deference to certain customers!」
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Shigure?: 「That attitude might chase away, say, a high-class customer who'd come in every day at opening and buy you out!」
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Shigure?: 「When it comes to business, you won't get anywhere if you don't jump at every opportunity to make money!」
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Shigure?: 「Besides, to see Nii-sama give me such a cold look is making me sad! I'm sad!」
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Shigure?: 「And after I held back until today to do something to help you too...! Uuuu...!!」
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Kashou: 「Look, I'm not being picky here...」
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Not only had she now burst into tears, but her façade was in shambles.
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I had no clue what to say.
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Chocola: 「Ah, Shigure-chan~! It's been a while~ ♪ How have you been~?!」
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Vanilla: 「Shigure, what's with that outfit? Is that what people are wearing now?」
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Shigure?: 「Y-You're mistaken! I am not this Shigure-chan you speak of...!」
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Shigure?: 「Ah, stop! Don't pull on my cloak... ahh, ah... wait.」
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Shigure?: 「Ahhhh--!」
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Azuki: 「Yo. It's been a few days, Chocola, Vanilla.」
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Maple: 「Oh, are those your uniforms? Aren't they cute~ Talk about dressing to suit your body type!」
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Cinnamon: 「I'm glad that you two are doing well.」
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Cinnamon: 「I got worried when you two suddenly disappeared, you know~?」
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Coconut: 「Yeah, we were really, really worried!」
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Coconut: 「You should've just told us you were going with Kashou-sama.」
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Chocola: 「Ahaha, sorry! It was kind of a spur-of-the-moment thing.」
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Vanilla: 「If we can see each other again, then it's not a problem. I'm glad that everyone is doing well.」
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Shigure: 「Mmhmm! Seeing the catgirls having a happy, emotional reunion together is simply the best!」
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Kashou: 「The best, you say...」
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Suddenly, the bakery was at max capacity.
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Not to mention they were all family... uninvited family, at that.
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Shigure: 「It's been a while, Nii-sama. I'm relieved to see that you are doing well.」
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As usual, Shigure smiled and greeted me with polite words.
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My little sister is, as a rule, calm and courteous.
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There are times when she acts strange, though.
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Kashou: 「It's only been a few days.」
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Kashou: 「How did you even find this place? I didn't tell you.」
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Shigure: 「That is a foolish question to ask your own little sister, Nii-sama.」
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Shigure: 「Let's just say it was the power of a little sister's love~」
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Kashou: 「Look, I don't have time for that stuff right now.」
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Shigure: 「Please stop insisting that this is an act! Shigure is being honest~ ... Oopsie.」
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Shigure placed her hand over her mouth.
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A piece of paper fell from her kimono to the ground.
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Kashou: 「What is that...」
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Shigure: 「It's a wonderful business card. How like you, Nii-sama.」
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Kashou: 「Wait, I haven't distributed these yet.」
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As I said that, I suddenly realized something.
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Kashou: 「... This is your doing, isn't it, Vanilla?」
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Vanilla: 「This was in exchange for us being allowed to go with you when you moved. It was a necessary evil.」
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So when she disappeared at the drugstore the other day, she had slipped out to send the card to Shigure, huh...
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That's why she had said "Objective achieved" and evaded my question.
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Kashou: 「So earlier, when I couldn't get ahold of you...」
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Kashou: 「... and Chocola and Vanilla stowing away in the boxes... this was all part of your plan?」
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Shigure: 「Yes, that is absolutely correct.」
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Shigure: 「In other words, Chocola and Vanilla did nothing wrong.」
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Shigure: 「So, if you are going to scold your bad little sister, I ask that you be firm yet kind.」
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Kashou: 「What do you mean, "firm yet kind..."」
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Sometimes, I have no idea what my little sister is talking about.
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Well, she's always been like this, so I let it slide. Still...
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Kashou: 「... Well, it was also wrong of me to move out without saying anything to you.」
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I awkwardly scratched my cheek while looking away.
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She's been such a clingy, adoring little sister in the past that people even made fun of her for it.
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That is why I had to use such a roundabout, high-handed tactic.
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In a sense, she worried about me more than even Chocola and Vanilla.
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That's why I didn't really feel like complaining.
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Shigure: 「Nii-sama...」
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Shigure: 「... It was. Shigure has been rather worried about you, Nii-sama. I'm glad you are in good health.」
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Kashou: 「It's only been a few days, so nothing's really happened.」
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Shigure had a gallant smile on her face as I rubbed her head.
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She let out a small laugh and smiled -- it must have felt as good for her as it does for the catgirls.
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Azuki: 「Oh, Kashou. Why so reserved? It's not like Shigure's a stranger or something.」
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Azuki: 「Shigure's really been uneasy these last few days, you know?」
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Azuki: 「Enough to forget about our food.」
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Maple: 「Listen, she really was worried.」
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Maple: 「She'd just pace around the room in circles like an animal in a cage and sigh. Lots of sighing.」
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Maple: 「It would have been better if you would at least had told her your address.」
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Maple: 「Unless you wanted to cut ties with us... but that would be something else entirely.」
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Azuki: 「Well, we know why he did it, right? It's because he thought he'd look cool if he left by himself without telling anyone.」
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Maple: 「Ah, probably! Probably that! Human males really are troublesome, huh?」
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The two of them deliberately raised their hands and grinned at me bitterly.
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Azuki and Maple were being a little too harsh, but even so, I didn't try to argue it.
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Kashou: 「Sorry about that, Azuki, Maple.」
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Kashou: 「I already feel guilty enough as it is, so lay off, okay?」
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Cinnamon: 「Ahaha! But Azu-chan and Mei-chan were really worried too, you know~」
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Cinnamon: 「The two of them went hunting for Kashou-san's name in Shigure-chan's computer and cell phone frantically~ ♪」
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Coconut: 「Humph. The two of them aren't very honest, despite being older.」
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Coconut: 「But if it came to it, I was ready to go searching for you instead of Shigure.」
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Kashou: 「Cinnamon, Coconut, I'm sorry to have worried you guys, too.」
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Kashou: 「It won't happen again, so please cut me some slack.」
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I lowered my head towards Cinnamon and Coconut.
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And just like that, all the catgirls in my family were assembled.
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I appreciated the warmth of having my family here right now.
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Shigure: 「I won't let Father know about this, so please don't worry.」
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Kashou: 「Ahh, I appreciate it. You've been through a lot, too. Sorry.」
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Shigure: 「It was nothing.」
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Shigure: 「I will always come and visit you, Nii-sama. I'll be cheering you on.」
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She wrapped her small hands around my hand.
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She didn't say anything about me slipping out without telling anyone.
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She simply just forgave me.
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Even my little sister seems to have grown up well. Flawless, at that.
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Shigure: 「However, Mother is rather worried about you, Nii-sama.」
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Shigure: 「Once things settle down, it would put her at ease if you'd call her at least once.」
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Kashou: 「All right. I'll do that.」
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Shigure: 「Okay! Let's pinky-swear on it.」
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We linked our pinky fingers together. When we were little, we always made promises with a pinky-swear.
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Shigure smiled like a mischievous child once we'd done this. It was rather cute.
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Shigure: 「... I was sort of looking forward to some gentle scolding from Nii-sama, though.」
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Kashou: 「My wonderful little sister is so spoiled.」
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Well, even so, she's still my little sister.
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Things always seemed to go this way between us, so we didn't mind.
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Shigure: 「But honestly, this is a fine and lovely bakery.」
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Shigure: 「I'm happy my beloved Nii-sama no longer has to hide his love of baking.」
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Kashou: 「You and the catgirls have been helping to destroy all the evidence, though.」
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Shigure: 「Huhu~ That's because while I do like the traditional candy our family makes, Nii-sama's cakes are number one in the world.」
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Shigure: 「... Even though the thought of Nii-sama never returning home makes me sick with loneliness...」
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Shigure: 「... I'm sure many customers will come to show their love for this bakery.」
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She said that with a slightly troubled smile.
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Shigure, Chocola, and Vanilla said the same thing with the same smile.
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Kashou: 「It would be nice if everything would go that smoothly.」
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Just like before with Chocola and Vanilla, I rubbed her head and said the same thing I had told them.
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Shigure: 「Wow~ This is the first time I've seen the kitchen of a Western-style confectionery!」
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Shigure: 「It's not fitted out quite like the Minadukis' traditional candymaking kitchen, is it...」
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Shigure seemed really intrigued as she looked around at the mixers, rollers, and other tools in the kitchen.
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There was a lot of similar equipment, of course, but there were minute differences.
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Shigure: 「Nii-sama, this is where you make cakes, isn't it?」
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Shigure: 「I prefer seeing Nii-sama in traditional Japanese clothing, but I'm sure you in your bakery uniform will make girls' hearts sing, too.」
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Shigure: 「Ahh...! If I could, I would install a live camera so I could watch my beloved Nii-sama 24/7...!」
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Kashou: 「There's no way I'd be okay with that.」
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Not that there was any way I'd be there baking for 24 hours straight.
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As usual, my little sister said some pretty questionable things.
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Shigure: 「... But I am glad that both Chocola and Vanilla are doing well.」
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Shigure: 「I had no doubt that you'd let them stay, Nii-sama. Teehee~」
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Shigure took the book on raising catgirls that had been left in the kitchen and giggled.
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Kashou: 「I'm just learning, so there's still lots of stuff I don't understand.」
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Once I'd read the book, I'd realized once again that my family's catgirls were particularly excellent.
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Apparently, the fact that they were fluent in our language and able to live comfortably with humans made them quite exceptional.
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Kashou: 「The more I read, the more I realize how much of an education freak you are, and just how well you raised them.」
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Shigure: 「It's all because of their strict upbringing mixed with love. It was for their sakes as well.」
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She spoke like a mother, closing her eyes and tapping her chest proudly.
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Although she was young, I could see that she was reliable and confident enough to raise six catgirls.
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Seeing that unexpected side of Shigure made me proud to be her older brother.
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Kashou: 「I will take responsibility and act as a good owner.」
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Shigure: 「Yes, I don't doubt that one bit, Nii-sama.」
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Shigure: 「But if you're going to get them working in this bakery, certain qualifications are necessary.」
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Kashou: 「Qualifications? Are you talking about a cooking certification?」
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Shigure: 「Teehee~ Not that, Nii-sama. It isn't that...」
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Shigure: 「Regarding, allowing catgirls to work independently as employees...」
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Shigure: 「A catgirl needs to have an "Independent Action Permit" in terms of qualifications.」
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Shigure: 「Without that permit, a catgirl can be arrested by the police if they are out and about.」
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Shigure: 「Besides, they can't be employed without that permit.」
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Shigure: 「Working for free is a different story, though.」
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Kashou: 「A permit... but our family's catgirls have never had one of those when they leave home, right?」
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I tried to remember the times when our family's catgirls went out while under Shigure's watch.
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I really didn't recall seeing any sort of permits...
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Shigure: 「Teehee, everyone always has it on them.」
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Shigure: 「Now then, Nii-sama, if you'll come this way...」
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At Shigure's urging, we stepped out of the kitchen.
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Kashou: 「Wow, so the Bell is their permit...」
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Maple: 「Well, catgirls don't carry anything except their Bell.」
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Maple: 「It's inconvenient to not be able to go about freely, so we kind of have to keep it on us.」
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Azuki: 「That means we were selected out of a bunch of catgirls!」
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Azuki: 「That is why we're different from other catgirls!」
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Cinnamon: 「They say that only one in ten catgirls pass, you know~」
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Cinnamon: 「The studying was so hard! I was totally fed up with it~」
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Coconut: 「Belonging to Shigure-sama and not having a Bell...」
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Coconut: 「... would be an embarrassment to our master.」
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Everyone proudly shook their Bells.
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I never knew the Bell had that sort of meaning.
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I thought it was just Shigure's preference...
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Shigure: 「It can be shown in place of catgirl identification papers, so it is rather convenient.」
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Shigure: 「It allows them to enter buildings and events where pets aren't allowed.」
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Shigure: 「It also has a GPS feature, so they won't get lost.」
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Shigure: 「There shouldn't be any complaints if they work inside your store a bit...」
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Shigure: 「... but if you intend to employ them officially, you should make sure they have the proper qualifications.」
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Kashou: 「I see. There's a lot to deal with when it comes to catgirls.」
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As an owner, I'd better take everything Shigure was teaching me to heart.
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Shigure: 「I was just thinking it was about time to have Chocola and Vanilla get their Bells.」
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Shigure: 「So this might be perfect timing.」
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Shigure: 「Right, Chocola, Vanilla?」
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Chocola: 「If we can be of help to Master, then we'll do our best! We really will~!」
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Vanilla: 「This way, we'll be able to go out with everyone. It's lonely without company.」
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Shigure: 「Of course, Nii-sama, as their owner you will also need to assist them, okay?」
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Kashou: 「Yeah. Just pampering them won't do them any good, right?」
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Shigure: 「Exactly, teehee!」
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Shigure: 「Learning more about human society will lead to a richer life.」
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Chocola: 「Yay~! When Chocola has a Bell, Chocola wants to go to an amusement park with Master!」
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Vanilla: 「Amusement parks are fine too, but I want to go to an aquarium.」
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Vanilla: 「I want to see dolphins, penguins, and blue whales.」
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Kashou: 「There aren't any aquariums that have blue whales, though.」
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Coconut: 「Yep, yep! I was always left behind at home before I got my Bell, so I know all too well what it's like to be lonely.」
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Coconut: 「I'll cheer for you two, so do your best and pass it in one shot, Chocola, Vanilla!」
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Azuki: 「Yeah, yeah~ That's why this big-headed Maine Coon is troublesome, right...」
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Azuki: 「It's not a matter of how many times it takes you to pass or what kind of Bell you get.」
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Azuki: 「What's important is being proud of yourself and not acting so immature that you reveal your upbringing.」
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Azuki: 「If you do that, you might as well just go eat baby food, heh!」
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Coconut: 「You failed the test twice yourself, Azuki, so there's no reason to feel inferior about it.」
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Coconut: 「Ah, or could it be that you're at a disadvantage because of your stubby little arms and legs~?」
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Azuki: 「The hell did you say?! Those are the trademark of a Munchkin catgirl!!」
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Azuki: 「You damn brats are twenty million years too young to talk cat with me, you gobby fish!!」
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Coconut: 「I'm not going to treat you like my senior just because you're older.」
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Coconut: 「If you want me to respect you, then give me a reason to.」
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Chocola: 「F-Fighting isn't allowed~! Calm down, you two! Okay?!」
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Cinnamon: 「Th-That's right~! If you get too stressed, you'll get bald spots~!」
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Chocola: 「Ah, Chocola knows! There's that toy that Master bought the other day!」
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Chocola: 「If they play with it, they'll get distracted and everything will be fine, right, right?!」
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Maple: 「Azuki and Coconut really don't get tired of fighting like this day in and day out, huh.」
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Maple: 「Ah, geez. If you're going to fight and kick up dust, then do it outside. Out-si-de!」
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Vanilla: 「Just another normal day for the Minaduki family. And for La Soleil, too.」
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Vanilla: 「Maple, I'm going to go make some tea. What would you like? Our speciality is Darjeelimy.」
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Maple: 「Vanilla, you're cute when you're obedient like that.」
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Maple: 「All right, I'll take you up on your recommendation. Also, it's called Darjeeling, okay?」
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Vanilla: 「O-kay, leave it to me. Maple will be the first customer I pour tea for.」
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Kashou: 「......」
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... Seen from this angle, none of this seemed particularly intelligent.
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The only accurate thing Vanilla said was that this was a normal day for the Minaduki family.
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But it did make me think that things would be better outside instead.
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Shigure: 「Okay, no more fighting now~」
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All: 「Humph!」「Hm?」「Huh?」\n「Hoe?」「Yes!」「Yes.」
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Shigure: 「Just what do you think you're doing, fighting on the day of Nii-sama's new start?」
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Shigure: 「As a Bell-carrying catgirl of the Minaduki family, you ought to be ashamed!」
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Chocola: 「Chocola and Vanilla don't have a Bell yet, though.」
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Vanilla: 「Right? So we don't feel embarrassed about it.」
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Maple: 「I wasn't fighting, either.」
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Maple: 「Haah~ It's because of the dummies that we got involved.」
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Azuki: 「What did you say, punk? That's big talk coming from the most skittish catgirl of the bunch of us!」
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Coconut: 「You can't even go to the bathroom at night without turning on all the lights in your bedroom and in the hallway!」
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Maple: 「Meowrgh! I told you I'm not the type of catgirl who has nocturnal instincts, you dumb catgirl!!」
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Cinnamon: 「That side of you is one of your cute points though, Mei-chan~」
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Cinnamon: 「That normally domineering side of you is starting to becoming cute, too~ ♪」
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Maple: 「Grrrahhh! How dare you make fun of me when you're the one in that stupid magical girl get-up?!」
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Maple: 「I'll upload your magic incantation video to YouChube!!」
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Cinnamon: 「Huwaaah?! Th-That's mean~ If that goes online, it'll be out there forever~!!」
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Cinnamon: 「And Shigure-chan said the magical girl look suited me, so what's wrong with it~?! Meowaaaahh~!!」
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Shigure: 「Okay okay okay okay okay! Silence! Silence!!」
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Shigure: 「Once again... today is a day of celebration for the start of Nii-sama's new life. I'm declaring it a new holiday.」
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Shigure: 「I have also already purchased all the cakes here.」
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Shigure: 「Therefore, for today only, you may all eat however many you'd like.」
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Azuki: 「For real, Shigure?! I can have two of them?!」
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Coconut: 「W-We can eat however many we like...?!」
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Coconut: 「So are you saying we can eat an entire cake ourselves...?!」
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Kashou: 「Yeah, she bought them all... huh? Wait, Shigure-san...?!」
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Maple: 「Since it's cake, could you get me some Earl Grey to go with it? Ah, lukewarm, of course.」
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Chocola: 「Okay~! Leave it to Chocola~ ♪ Master, Shigure-chan, are you fine with a black tea, too~?」
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Vanilla: 「I'll help. It'll be my first job as a poster catgirl.」
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Cinnamon: 「Yay~ ♪ I'll put up a "SOLD OUT - CLOSED" sign outside~ ♪」
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Kashou: 「No... hey, wait a minute...! H-Hey! I said to wait a moment!」
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Shigure: 「Nii-sama~? Your little sister is requesting that you feed her~ ♪」
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Shigure: 「I think that would be a nice bonus for this large purchase. Ahnn~! ♪」
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Azuki: 「Woahh?! It's good... This is really good!!」
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Azuki: 「Hey, Kashou! You're not bad, aren't ya? Armph, munch munch!!」
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Coconut: 「Fuwahh... ♪ To think that there would be a day in my catgirl-life that I could eat a whole cake myself...!」
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Coconut: 「Ahh, happiness! I am so incredibly, incredibly happy right now...! Munch, munch...!」
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Maple: 「Mmm~ What a wonderful smell. For a cat's tongue, lukewarm is definitely best, right~ ♪」
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Maple: 「Want to trade my tea cake for your apple pie?」
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Cinnamon: 「But I wanted to try this freshly baked apple pie~!」
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Cinnamon: 「Kashou-san, please! This is my one wish in life~!」
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Chocola: 「Master, we're out of cream puffs now~!」
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Chocola: 「Requesting increase in production! Salute!」
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Vanilla: 「Hrmm...! Master, I can't reach the tea leaf stock... Get it for me...!!」
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Kashou: 「... Do what you like. Don't mind me.」
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And just like that, half an hour into opening day, and suddenly there was a "SOLD OUT" sign on the door of my bakery.
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Kashou: 「I'm back~」
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Chocola: 「Master~! Please look at this, Master~! It's amazing~!」
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Vanilla: 「It's so cute! It's really amazing, it really is!」
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Kashou: 「What happened? You both are so excited...」
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I had just come back from shopping to find the two of them in really high spirits.
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I couldn't imagine what had changed so drastically in the little time I had been out...
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Well, maybe they were really getting into that cat toy.
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Chocola: 「Please, just come and take a look! It's really something! It really is!」
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Kashou: 「Yeah, I get that it's amazing, but what exactly is it?」
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Vanilla: 「Just come here. Seeing is believing. It would be faster for you to just have a look.」
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Kashou: 「Faster to have a look...? That's just an empty room.」
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Chocola and Vanilla pulled me towards the empty room.
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Kashou: 「Whoa...?! Wh-What the...?!」
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The moment the door was opened, there was a pink and white spread before my eyes.
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The colors overflowed from the floor, bed, dresser, and cushions with their antique rose design.
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There also seemed to be a sweet, high class scent wafting throughout it.
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Clearly, a room that wasn't here before was spread out before my eyes.
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I immediately started to wonder if I'd somehow walked into another dimension.
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Chocola: 「Shigure-chan arranged for all of this~! It's super-duper cute~!」
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Vanilla: 「Shigure felt pity and prepared this for us. This way, Master can say goodbye to his days of sleeping on the sofa.」
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Kashou: 「... Now that you mention it, it has the same feel as your room back home, huh?」
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I found myself greatly confused as I leaned against the wall.
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I remembered it was one of Shigure's hobbies to decorate each of the catgirls' rooms to something like this.
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Because of our traditional parents, Shigure herself had a relatively normal Japanese-style room, so it seemed like she poured all her effort into their rooms instead of her own.
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Shigure did also say that she dressed the catgirls according to her own tastes too. All of them except for Maple.
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Chocola: 「Yay~ The bed is really fluffy-wuffy and smells nice~ ♪」
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Vanilla: 「It's super huge. This will be more than enough for Chocola and me.」
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While Shigure might have been an education freak, I'd forgotten how much she really did spoil them.
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Speaking of which, when did that girl have time to set all this up...?
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She must have brought this all in while I was out. That really speaks volumes about her abilities.
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Kashou: 「... Well, this your room, so use it as you wish.」
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Chocola: 「Eheheh, are you jealous~?」
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Kashou: 「Well, you do have that expensive-looking bed and all.」
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Vanilla: 「Heheh. Shigure said that Master would say something like that~」
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Kashou: 「...... Huh?」
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Chocola: 「Meow~ Master's room is a lot like ours and it's really nice too, you know~ ♪」
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Vanilla: 「Master's bed is equally impressive. It's big and fluffy-wuffy.」
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Chocola: 「What do you think, what do you think~? Are you happy, Master~?」
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Vanilla: 「I really must take my hat off to how much Shigure loves you.」
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Kashou: 「Shigureeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!」
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There was no way I could just throw out all the new things in the room.
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And so, I became burdened with a glorious fantasy princess room.
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... But surprisingly, I slept extremely well, so I didn't complain.
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