01x05 - Mahiro Discovers Adventure and Social Gatherings

[bunniefuu]

What a great morning!

If only my brother would
wake up this early once in a while.

Good morning.

Big brother...

You're up.

I'd better check my disaster kit!

What's that supposed to mean?

Starting today, they're releasing

clear folders of my favorite anime
at the convenience store.

The ones with popular characters
sell out fast.

I'd be a disgrace to all shut-ins...

but I can't resist my insatiable greed.

Wait. Does that mean...

Yeah, I'm going out now.

What's wrong?

My big brother...

is going out of his own volition.

You're crying?

And he even got up
so early and prepared breakfast!

H-Hey! I get it, just stop crying already!

I'll prepare you a feast for lunch!

I'm only going to the convenience store...

Thank you very much.

MAGICAL SQUADRON
LOVE MASTER

I got all the folders I want.

But I ended up going all the way

to the store near the station
to get them all.

I almost gave up and went home,

but I thought Mihari would be
more disappointed than me if I did.

Look at her.

What?

I-I should go home now.

-I won't lose today.
-Let's do this!

I'm on a roll lately.

A game arcade, huh?

Wow! It really takes me
back to the old days!

I used to come here
all the time in middle school.

At the corner!

Yeah! Get there!

That's right.

Come on!

-Yeah!
-There!

-I won't lose!
-All right!

Keep going...

-Oh yeah!
-Yeah!

M-Maybe I'll pass on the fighting games.

SELFIE CORNER
COSTUMES AVAILABLE TO RENT

I-I can go in, right?

I'm a girl now, after all.

This is a whole new world to me.

It feels kind of wrong to be doing this.

BEAUTY FILTERS!

Let's try it out.

You can add stickers.

This makes my eyes super huge!

Is this how the filters work?

It's ready!

What in the world am I doing?

My boyfriend...

No way. Really?

That sucks.

S-Sorry!

Games like this are great.

Is someone watching me?

He keeps watching me.

B-But why?

It's not like I'm good at this.

Wait, is it because

I'm a girl?

Guys looking for sexual relationships

probably find girls playing
rhythm games as their preys.

I can't stand it anymore...

Excuse me.

I-I'm sorry!

I... The thing is... I...

I'm not interested in things like that!

COUNSELOR

Why are you not at school, young lady?

What? S-School?

Which school do you attend?

W-Well, I...

What's your name and class?

I...

Where are your parents?

OYAMA

The outside world is so scary!

It's okay, calm down.

A counselor, huh...

I forgot it's a school day.

Just when you finally managed to go out,

now we're back to where we started.

I have to do something.

You got split hair.

Come here.

You need to take care of your hair.

It's because my hair is too long.

Forget that small scissors.
Let's get a big one and chop it off.

You can't do that.

Do you know how much effort
it takes to keep the hair long?

It took just one night for me...

Still, it's true that
your hair is a bit too long.

What?

All right, let's go to the beauty salon!

Beauty salon?

Welcome.

What's going on?

You came here a few days ago.
Why are you back so soon?

No, I'm not the customer today.

Please make her look cute.

Okay, I got it.

Come in, please.

This is way too much
for a shut-in like me.

How about cutting it short
for about 5 centimeters?

Is that okay for you?

Okay!

Is your neck comfortable?

You can just tell me
if there's any problem.

Are you Mihari's younger sister?

She's a regular customer of ours.

I-Is that so?

Is this your first time in a beauty salon?

Y-Yeah...

Are you in middle school?

It's getting cold lately, isn't it?

What do you like to do on weekends?

Hanging out with friends?

All done.

Is this length okay for you?

It's finally over.

Let's go wash your hair now.

This way, please.

Okay...

It's still not over?!

How impatient.

Does it feel itchy?

No, it doesn't.

Long hair can be troublesome, right?

But your hair is very beautiful.

It's not that bad in a beauty salon.

Huh?

Oh, is it too hot?

N-No.

No! Not at all!

B-Beauty salons are awesome...

I feel much better.

Now it's time for hair treatment.

I recommend the parfait in that shop.

There's so many flavors to choose from,
I always have a hard time deciding.

My recommendations are

the strawberry affogato parfait,

ruby chocolate sherbet parfait,

and the limited-edition
Shine Muscat parfait.

Those are all very delicious.

I-I can't take this anymore.

Since it's come to this...

I'll sleep.

Mahiro.

Wake up, Mahiro. It's done.

What...

What in the world happened to me?

We tried curls on you after blowdrying
since you wouldn't wake up.

Isn't that pretty?
You look just like a princess.

-Right?
-Right?

Princess...

What's this? You like it, don't you?

Th-That's not true!

I'm glad. You look so cute now.

I-I don't want to be cute...

Will my hair always be so fluffy?

They didn't perm your hair.

It varies with different hair textures,
but it might go back to straight quickly.

It's possible to do curls yourself,

but it's pretty difficult.

And it'll cost a lot if you keep visiting
the salon to maintain the curls.

I-It's so expensive.

Come in.

Okay, I'm coming.

You always barged into my room.
Why are you knocking now?

W-What's going on?!

H-Help!

What?

This is a costume.

Today is Halloween.

Why do you have to make
such a big deal out of a boring festival?

I hate things like this!

Really?

But I'm going
to the party at Kaede's place.

What?

In that case, you can stay at home.

What will you do?

T-Trick...

Trick or treat...

Woof!

So cute!

Halloween is awesome.

You are so serious
about Halloween, Mahiro.

Huh?

Why is everyone wearing regular clothes?

What?

I heard it's supposed to be
a costume party today...

Isn't it?

You tricked me!

So embarrassing...

It's okay. Your cosplay looks good.

Is that so? What is Mihari cosplaying as?

Nothing...

Yeah, I figured.

Hah! Serves you right.

The two of us will prepare dinner.

Go play together for the time being.

-Okay.
-Okay.

What should we do?

I want to change my clothes first.

I can lend you my clothes.

Let's go to my room.

Wait, your room?

Yeah.

You fine with that? I mean...

Jeez... There's no need to be shy.

I'm in another girl's room...

Well...

Sorry, but I don't really have
cute clothes.

Thank you.

But it's a shame.

What do you mean?

I really wanted to see Kaede's cosplay.

Oh...

She has a very nice body shape, after all.

Boing! Jiggle!

Wow!

Compared to her...

Y-You still have potential, Momiji.

You are sisters after all.

I feel like my sister took my share.

What? How is that possible?

You have decent curves too, Mahiro.
I'm envious.

What?

D-Do I?

Now that I think about it,
Mihari's isn't that small too.

And that means mine could keep growing.

Wait, what am I expecting?

What is it? Are you okay?

C-Crap!

I'm letting myself
get carried away lately.

I'm a guy!

I've got to take back
my smut-loving personality!

Hey...

I heard that they'll grow
if you fondle them. Is that true?

What?

What do you think?

W-Well...

Oh, I don't mean it in a weird way!

Girls, come help us set the table.

Wow, a pumpkin-themed dinner?

I don't really like pumpkin.

Don't be like that. At least try it first.

It's good!

You're the best, Kaede.

See? Told you.

I helped with the cooking too.

What is that?

Fried pumpkin with chicken
and yellow mustard.

It's surprisingly good.

Surprisingly?

Yeah, I agree!

It's really delicious.

You're such a good girl, Momiji.

What is it?

I was just thinking that we haven't
had dinner with other people for so long.

Right. Your parents are
working abroad after all.

Doesn't your older brother
come home sometimes?

W-What's this all of a sudden?

Mahiro told me the other day that
he's attending a university far away.

O-Oh...

Th-That's right! He's at university!

He's very busy with his studies every day.

I don't think I've ever met him.

Mihari used to talk about him
a lot when we were in middle school.

What?

D-Did I?

Enough of that. Let's see...

Right, a trip!

Why don't we take a trip
together next time?

I'm fine with that. Where should we go?

Since it's winter, I want to go skiing.

Skiing?

No way!

If we're going, we should go
to an island in the south

and relax in a hotel room
with air conditioning on full blast!

That sounds pretty luxurious, too.

The travel costs might
be a bit high though.

How about a nearby hot spring?

Hot spring? That sounds nice.

Isn't it?

-I'm excited to go on a trip with you.
-Hot spring hotel. Not bad at all.

I'm stuffed.

The dinner was great.

Dear me, you're so wily.

Right, about earlier...

What? That was...

I don't know what terrible things
you said about me,

but it's all in the past now.

I didn't say anything bad about you...

Huh? Did you say something?

Nothing.

For goodness sake...

You keep lazing around
in the day as usual.

Go play outside instead.

Are you my mom?

What if I go out and some counselor
mistakes me for a student again?

Man, it sucks.

It sucks that I can only play at home.

He's going out more often lately.

I thought things were getting better.

He'll end up as a good-for-nothing
if I let him keep this up.

Do I have to commence with that now?

Let me think...

Oh, hello.

Mahiro? Yes, she's home.

Is it Momiji?

What is it?

Mahiro.

Momiji...

Wh-Who are they?

Stay tuned!