Chapter 1

H~mmm…

(No matter how many fliers I pick up for part-time jobs, I still can’t find any good ones.)

(When there are events coming up, there’s always some good positions available.)

(This is probably useless. I’ll just have to wait until next month, since it’s packed with events for Christmas and New Year’s.)

(I guess I should take this time to relax and recoup and wait for more in-school jobs to be available?)

(But 2wink doesn’t have any jobs right now, so if I’m gonna get a part-time, I’ve gotta do it now.)

(…I’ll keep looking for a little longer. It’s more useful to be working than to just sit around twiddling my thumbs.)

…Whoa?! That’s some strong wind!

Oh no, the fliers are going all over the place?! Wait~!

HaHa~ ♪ HiHi~ ♪ HuHu~ ♪ HeHe~ …Oh?

There’s some paper on the ground~? Did someone drop it?

Ah—Sora-kun! That’s mine! Grab it so it doesn’t fly away!

HoHo~ ♪ Got it! Snatch it up ♪ And brush off the dirt… Here you go, Hina-chan!

Ahaha, thanks~ Sora-kun, what’re you doing out here? Is Switch not doing anything today?

Right! Switch is on break~ So Sora was thinking about playing a game in the club room.

But then Yuu-chan asked Sora to join him in his lessons if he was free, so now Sora is doing that ♪

Yuu-chan said he was going to invite Anzu to watch too if she was okay with it~

Huh? Then, Yuuta-kun is nearby?

S–Sora-kun! Gimme those fliers, quick! If Yuuta-kun sees them he’ll—

Hmm. If I see them, I’ll do what?

Y–Yuuta-kun! And Anzu-san! Hello~ Huh? What am I hiding behind my back? Ahaha, I’m not hiding anything~?

Don’t go lying when the jig’s already up. Show me what you’re hiding.

That’s uh, well you see~…? Wait, actually Yuuta-kun, you didn’t tell me you were having lessons! Onii-chan would’ve come along, y’know~?

Oh geez, you made friends with Sora-kun right under my nose. But as your onii-chan, I should be happy that you’re getting along with my friends.

But I’m also sad that Yuuta-kun’s being taken away by my friend! Argh, my feelings are getting all jumbled up!

Aniki, don’t try to change the subject. But for the record, I went to your classroom to see if you wanted to practice juggling and you weren’t there. So I invited Harukawa-kun instead.

Ohh, so that’s why you’ve got juggling balls. Then is it okay if I join in?

You’re trying everything you can to dodge the question, but it’s not gonna work. Give me what you’re hiding, Aniki.

Nnngh, but it’s really not that important?

I’ll be the judge of that, so quit fooling around and hurry up.

Ugh~ Here you go.

……

Y–Yuuta-kun? I was just poking around to pass time, okay? That doesn’t mean I was seriously thinking about getting a job.

I’ve heard it aaall before, and you still went behind my back and got a job.

Didn’t I say to tell me if you wanted to get a job? Or did you already forget the promise we made to do it together if you found something good?

I–I didn’t forget~ …Um. Sorry, I didn’t mean to make you worry.

The truth is, I actually just harvested some sweet potatoes, so I was gonna wrap them in these fliers and bake them.

HaHa~ ♪ Did you harvest them from your field, Hina-chan?

Oh, you remembered that~ ♪

Yup yup, I’ve been growing sweet potatoes lately too. They taste good even if all you do is bake them, no seasoning added! So it makes for a great snack~

You like sweet potatoes too, Anzu-san? Great taste~ In that case we should go dig them up in the fields. There’s a whole bunch of them, so you can bring some home with you too~ ♪

HiHi~? You haven’t dug them up yet? But Hina-chan, you just said you just harvested them, didn’t you~?

Uh, um~ I… only got enough for myself, so if Anzu-san or you guys want some too, we’ll have to go dig them up?

That makes sense! Buuut now that Sora is looking, he can’t see any dirt on your clothes, Hina-chan~ Your shoes and uniform would get dirty if you were working in the fields, so why aren’t they?

Uh—Ngh? I, um~ …?

Ah! I just remembered I gotta do something! So I’ll treat you all to some sweet potatoes next time! Sorry~!

Wait a—Aniki! Don’t run away~!

Aaaand he’s gone. Good grief, did you not wanna tell me the truth that badly?!

Umm~…?

…Huh? Did someone say something just now?

Nn~ Sora didn’t hear anything, though~? Anzu is shaking her head too!

Huh, maybe it was just my imagination? But I could’ve sworn I heard something…

It was me! Howdy howdy~

Gyaaah?! K–Kagehira-senpai?!