Slow Start ch58

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>A new semester starts today.
>Ehehe.
>It's been a while since I wore my uniform.

>Huh?

>My blouse is there
>but my skirt isn't!
>Even my spare uniform is missing the skirt!!

>S-
>Skirt!
>Skirt! Skirt! Where are you, skirt...?
>>Pajama bottoms


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>Hana-chan.
>Here's your skirt.

>Th-
>Thank goodness~
>I mixed up the time it would come back from dry cleaning.

>I was surprised to see you come crying to me so early in the

morning, Hana-chan.
>Waaah~ Help me, Shion-chaaan~
>Ugh.
>P-Please forget about that...

>Now.
>What say we have breakfast?
>Sure.

>Shion-chan.
>These omelettes are delicious~
>They melt in your mouth.
>I know, right?
>There's Camembert cheese inside.

>Ehehe~
>This Camembert-san is amazing~
>He must've invented this meltiness.
>Ufufu.
>Camembert is the name of a village, Hana-chan.
>Ehehe~ I see.

>Thanks for the meal.
>No problem.

>Well, I'm off!
>Hana-chan!
>Your skirt!

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>Awawawawawawawa
>Geez
>You're so careless right as the new semester starts.
>M-Maybe I'm just lax from summer vacation...

>Ah, oh yeah.
>You forgot this too, Hana-chan.
>? Snacks?
>These aren't mine?

>You went on a trip with Hazuki-san, remember?
>This was a souvenir from then.
>Eh?
>I thought I gave my souvenirs to Tama-chan and the others?

>Ufufu.
>This is something different.
>?
>?

>Hana-chan!
>Here's to a new semester!

>Ah, Tama-chan.
>Good morning.
>It's a new semester and I'm already steaming.
>Today's assembly is gonna be tough.

>Ah...
>The gym's gonna be steamy.
>True that.
>I think I might melt.

>I need to find a way to cool myself down, even if just a little

bit!
>So when we arrive at school, let's eat some ice-cream, Hana-chan!
>Eh? In the morning?
>An ice-cream a day keeps the doctor away!

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>Good morning, Eiko.
>Morning, Mari.
>Good morning, Eiko~
>Long time no see.
>Morning.
>Morning, Eiko.
>Morning, Hiro.

>Geez, you're a hard one to get a hold of, Eiko.
>Ahaha.
>We met each other plenty, didn't we?
>Eh~
>But.
>Morning, Eiko.
>Ah, morning.
>I wanna see you when I wanna see you.

>Oh?

>Sensei~
>Good morning.
>Yeah.
>Morning.

>"Eiko"

>Hm?
>Hmmm?


>Ah.
>Kamu...

>"Hey.
>Tokura."

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>Did I surpise you?

>Yeah.
>A bit.

>Yay
>Eeeeeh?

>You two sure got along so suddenly.
>Surprised?
>Yeah.
>A bit.

>Did something happen?
>Yeah.
>Yesterday...

>Since it was the final day of summer vacation, I decided to go on

a sweets cafe crawl.
>Yep.
>A sweets cafe crawl.

>I ran into Sengoku at a store I had my eye on.
>Oh.

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>And the next store.

>And the one after that.
>Do you want Shiratama Cream Azuki or Yellow Matcha Azuki?
>Both.
>Figures.
>And the one after that...

>And so we basically hit it off.
>Yep.
>You ate too much.

>Eiko.
>Sensei has a pretty good eye for things.
>Yeah.
>Sengoku too.
>>Wow, they really hit it off...

>The assembly's about to start, so don't be late.
>Eiko.
>Eh?
>Uh, right.

>...I think that just now
>surprised me the most.

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>Uhii

>That gym sure was hot!
>Yeah. It was really steam...
>It's a good thing the principal's speech was so short.

>How about we cool down our bodies with some ice-cream?
>There's a new melon flavor!
>Let's go.
>Eh?
>Didn't you just eat, Tama-chan?

>Fufufu. Three ice-creams a day keeps the doctor away~
>They've multiplied!
>It's supposed to be apples anyway.

>Good morning, Ichinose-san, Tama-chan.
>Mornin'!
>Itchy Matchy!

>Yeah!
>Long time no see, Kei-chan! Nana-chan!
>G-Good morning, Takahashi-san, Iwasaki-san.
>Morning. It's been a while.

>Ah, here's a souvenir from my summer vacation.
>It's good. You should try some.
>Ah, I have some too, if you'd like...
>Wawa!
>Th-Thank you.
>They're pineapple snacks~

>Ah.

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>U-Um.
>I have these too...
>My, how cute.
>Thank you, Ichinose-san.
>>Chick buns
>Ah, you're right!
>They're really cute!

>Eh? What's this?
>Exchange with me too!
>Ah, this is delicious too...
>Wawawa
>wawawa
>wa
>wawa
>>tanned from club activities

>What did you do over the summer?

>It's something good~
>Thank you, Shion-chan!!
>And to you too, Chick Buns!
>It's finger lickin' good!

>Oh
>You got quite the haul too, Hana-chan.
>Ehehe.
>You too, Tama-chan~
>I talked a lot.

>We're no match for those two, though.
>Wawawa

>Kamu-chan, eat these dorayaki with that tiny mouth of yours~

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>Eiko-chan.
>Tsubakimori Sachi
>A girl who really loves Eiko-chan.

>Here's a souvenir...
>Wah, thank you.
>Woah, this is pretty extravagant. Are you sure you want me to

have it?
>Yes, of course.

>It's pretty...
>What is it?
>It's aromatic oil.

>If you wanna know how to use it, you can always come over to my

house today where we'll be all alone and take out time...
>Eh? Aroma? Wow!
>What does it smell like?
>Aha

>Wow.
>It smells nice...

>Tsubakimori...
>Tsubakimori...
>Tsubaki-mori-san...
>Tsubakichi, amazing.
>Tch.

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>Tsubakimori-san gone far beyond the deep end, but Amane-chan is

pretty dangerous too.