Apron and Kase-san

p1
>It's the day before the culture festival.
>Yamada's feelings remain clouded under the ex-girlfriend's shadow... The final high school culture

festival begins!

p2
>The school's in a clamor to get things ready for tomorrow.
>Bring it over here!
>Hurry, hurry!
>The third years are naturally all doing refreshment stands.

>My class is doing a crépe shop.
>Anybody who hasn't got their hands full, help cut out these decorations, please!

>Phew
>The culture festival, huh...
>snip snip


>Sorry, a visitor from Tokyo is coming to the culture festival.
>snip snip

p3
>My senpai from N-College is coming too.
>She said her senpai from the track and field club went to N-College...
>It can only be her...
>snip snip

>snip snip snip snip
>Why is she coming here again?
>She already came back during summer vacation.
>Even if it's her alma mater's culture festival, to come all the way from Tokyo for it is a bit...

>Yamada~
>About the crépe shop tickets...

p4
>snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip snip
>Yamada!?
>That's too much! Too much!!

>I guess it's bothering you after all.

>Yeah...
>Of course! I've been curious this whole time too!
>Kase-san said she had a senpai in N-College so...

>It's gotta be Inoue-senpai, right!?
>Kase-san's ex-girlfriend!!

p5
>Ah! Yamada!?
>That was way too direct, Mikawacchi!
>I'm sorry.
>It's fine.
>I was just thinking the same thing.

>I know, right!?
>Kase-san must've wanted to see her ex and invited her to the culture festival, right!?
>Eh!?
>What the heck!?
>I didn't think that far!

>Inoue-senpai was in the track and field club like Kase-san, a year older than her.
>She was one of the 400m runners in high school and now studies at N-College.

>You should tell her.

p6
>Now's a good opportunity.
>You should tell Kase-san to stop doing stuff like that.
>If you don't, she's gonna keep being chummy with her ex.

>It's better than you just sobbing like that!
>I-
>I am not sobbing!!
>Bweeeeh
>You're doing it right now...

>Then how about tomorrow, when Inoue-senpai comes over...
>Daryaaa
>You yell "I'm her girlfriend" and smash her head in with a flowerpot!!
>Eh? Me do that!?
>You think I'm that kinda girl!?

>I dunno. If you don't do something, Kase-san's gonna get taken away when she goes to Tokyo next

year!
>Eh?
>Besides, isn't what you said just now really dangerous!?


p7
>Ah... I'm not a dangerous person...
>sniff sniff
>By the way, Yamada.
>About the tickets for our class' crépe shop...

>Tada!
>I managed to sell your share of the tickets too!
>All five of 'em!
>Eh?

>Eh?
>Th-Thank you, Mikawacchi!!
>You really are my friend!
>Ahahaha
>It's fine!
>I sold them all to my club's underclassmen!

>I don't have that many friends so I was wondering what I should do!
>Thank you~~~
>The refreshment boothes get really crowded.

>So the students at this school can't buy anything unless they book tickets in advance.
>That's why we have these ticket quotas but...

>Hey, Yamada, I sold all five of your tickets but...
>did you remember to save one for yourself?
>Eh?

p8
>Nope.
>Then what are you gonna do about your own crépe?

>Eh!?
>I can't eat crépes without a ticket even though it's my own class!?
>No, you can't!
>My crépe...

>No way...
>Then tomorrow...
>will be nothing but work...!!?
>That's a huge shock...!
>Um...
>I think your true nature might be showing...?

>Hah...
>My crépe...
>My culture festival...
>Is there gonna be anything fun...?

>It's my final culture festival...
>Hey, Yamada!

p9
>Ah

>Kase-san...!
>Come with me!
>Yamada!

>Hey
>Your cram school starts next week, right?
>Eh?
>...Yeah...
>So what's the deal?

>Then why are you leaving early?
>Didn't you say yesterday that we'd plant the tulips together?

p10
>Sorry...
>I haven't been feeling well since yesterday.
>Are you mad at me!?
>Eh?
>Did I say something weird?

>Um...
>If it's about that thing, don't worry about it!
>It's still two years off!
>Um... You don't have to worry about it!
>Just focus on studying for your exams, Yamada!
>Eh?

>That's not it, Kase-san. That's not what I was worrying about.
>snicker
>Eh? Really?
>Really!

>You have to tell her, Yamada.

p11
>Now's a good opportunity.
>Tell her to stop acting so chummy with her ex.
>Tell her, Yamada.

>gulp

>Should I really tell her? Something like that...
>to someone as free-spirited as Kase-san.

>She might hate me if I say something like that.
>But if it's just a little bit...

>Um
>Hey, Kase-san.
>We're dating, right?
>Eh?
>Then we should be able to tell each other what's on our minds, right...?

p12
>Eh?
>I've been wondering all this time
>if it's okay to tell you properly...
>Um
>Kase-san, was Inoue-senpai your girlfriend?

>Erm...
>Kase-san, do you...
>still love her, even now?

>You see...
>Alright, I'll say it!

>Eh?

p13
>Don't wear that class apron.
>Yamada.

>Heh!?
>The aprons for the crépe shop! Those frilly things!

>Eh?
>What?
>But, all the girls in class are going to be wearing them, aren't they?

>I know that, but...
>I don't want you to wear it, Yamada!
>If you wore something like that
>people will be glancing at you with perverted eyes...

>Ah!
>I don't look at you like that at all!?
>With perverted eyes!

p14
>If it's possible...
>I'd rather you not wear that in front of the boys...
>I don't really
>want you to stand out that much, Yamada...
>Stand out?
>Why?

>Kase~!
>What are you doing?
>Hey!

>Ah

>Anyway!
>Don't wear that apron tomorrow, okay?
>Got it!?

>What is it?
>Geez
>Don't ditch work.

p15
>...
>Huh?

>What about what I wanted to say...!?
>EEEEH!?
>caw caw

p16
>Kya kya
>Welcome <3
>Fancy a crépe~~~?

>Welcome~<3

>Huh? Where's your apron, Yamada?
>what's with that gardening apron?
>Eh?
>Um...
>I forgot it...
>Eh!? Why? It's such a waste!

p17
>Huh?
>Kase's not here?
>Aw man, I came all this way here too!
>Don't worry about it, Aikawa.
>Those are South High uniforms.

>I wonder if they know each other...
>Hey, you
>Hey, is it true that Kase's going to N-College?
>Hey, Aikawa!

>I'm guessing they met at the track meet...
>It's like she's a celebrity.
>It's kinda amazing...

>Hurry it up over there!

>I'm fine in the back...

p18
>I wonder if Kase-san's meeting up with Inoue-senpai right now.
>Hurry up with that choco-crépe!

>I wonder if she always uses LINE with Inoue-senpai
>They must have promised to meet today long ago
>Hello?
>Inoue-senpai?
>They've probably called each other a long time ago too

>Has Kase-san...
>ever kissed Inoue-senpai...?

>Like she did with me?

p19
>Like she...
did with me...

>Ah! Yamada!
>What are you dropping things for!?

>Geh
>What's with that look!?

p20
>Eh!?
>Yamada, that apron...!?
>You still had it!?
>I'm gonna take out the trash!

>I can't just be thinking
>about those kinds of things!!

>Instead of thinking, I need to properly
>tell Kase-san!!

p21
>"Don't meet with with Inoue-senpai!"
>"I'm Kase-san's girlfriend!"

> We should be able to tell each other what's on our minds, right!?
> I mean, we are dating after all!!

>Also
>I can wear cute aprons
>if I want to...
>I'll tell her that...

>Excuse me!
>Crépe girl!
>Do you have any tickets left?

p22
>Eh?
>Tickets...?

>The lines at the refreshments boothes are so huge it looks like they're gonna sell out.
>So we're wondering if you could sell us any tickets?
>Student priority tickets!

>Um...
>Sorry, I don't have any...

>Aw come on, it's just a piece of paper, isn't it?
>Surely you could just sell us yours!

>Huh? What are you doing over there?
>How indecent! Having a lovely talk with a maid!
>What the heck, buzz off!

p23
>Eh?
>There's more of them.

>No...
>How nice
>Even if they're from my school, they're scary...
>Let me talk with her too~
>A group of boys out of uniform!

>I'm scared...!

>YAMADAAAAAAA!!

>Eh?
>Ow!
>What is this!? Takoyaki!?

p24
>Yamada!
>Stay right there!

>Ka-

p25
>Kase-san!!
>Hey you!
>Don't just go taking pictures of her!

>Your phone!
>Give me your phone!
>Eh? I didn't really...

>You took one, didn't you!?
>Her face is hidden, though
>Who else here's got a smartphone!?
>Eh...wait!

p26
>Hey... you can't just...
>Delete it!
>All of it!

>...
>..
>Wait wait

>Ah
>For some reason

p27
>She's really pretty

>The air around only her
>has turned pretty...

>At first I thought that Kase-san was like a boy but...

>That's not it...

p28
>She's completely different...

>W-
>We're at school, y'know..?
>Yamada

p29
>I'm sorry, Kase-san.
>You warned me not to wear that apron but..!

>Don't sweat it.
>Well...
>You wanted to wear it because it's cute, right, Yamada?

>Guess it couldn't be helped.
>I'm sorry that you had to be the only one wearing a gardening apron.
>She saw me?

>Ah
>Um...
>Don't hug me so much, okay...?

>I won't...
>be able to contain myself much longer...
>Even though we're at school...
>Eh?
>What do you mean by that!?

p30
>Ow

>That hurt
>Hey! what are you doing, Kase?

>You shouldn't keep your senpai waiting, y'know?

>...!
>Ah
>Inoue-senpai...!!