YuYuYui - Ishitsumugi no shou 61

The best butler - 1

[Hero Club room]

Tou: Everyone, it is time for snacks.

Aya: Senpais, I will be making some tea.

Yum: Aah, Kokudo-san, do not worry about me. Alfred! Alfreeeed!

Shi: Silence...

Suz: Yep, no one's here.

Yum: Goodness, how could I... My apologies. Old habits die hard.

Kar: How long will it take to lose that Alfred habit?

Meb: If she herself doesn't wish for it, I imagine she will never truly be cured.

Yum: I am terribly sorry, everyone. I cannot seem to grow used to a life without a butler.

Yuu: Poor Miroku-san...

Its: Eh? Yuuna-san, what did you say?

Yuu: She must feel so lonely without the butler who was always together with her in the real world...

Anz: Always together... Speaking of, does Alfred-san exist in the real world...?

Yuu: She can't call him in this world, but is there anything we could do to cheer Miroku-san up?

Tam: She's not listening...

Tak: I agree, Yuuki-chan! If there's anything we can do, I'll do it.

Aka: Takashima-senpai isn't listening either...

Yuu: Let's help Miroku-san feel the presence of a butler, even if it's just a little!

Tak: Yes, yes! Let's do Alfred-san's job in secret!

Chi: Takashima-san, you're... like a saint. No... a goddess.

Tou: Yuuna-chan's soul is overflowing with love... Such superior mind makes her... a Buddha.

Yuu: Do you know what the job of a butler consists of?

Tak: I don't, but maybe Aya-chan would, she's always been with her.

Aya: I haven't had the chance of meeting Alfred-san either, but...

Aya: Miroku-senpai often called his name when it was time for tea, since then.

Gin: Aah, like "Alfred, my tea!" or "Alfred, is my tea not ready yet?".

Tam: Hmmm. Alfred's probably someone in charge of snacks.

Anz: In charge of snacks...

Yuu/Tak: That's it!

Aka: Aah ah... Snacks triggered something in them.


The best butler - 2

[The next day]

[Hero Club room]

Tou: Everyone, it is time for snacks.

Aya: Senpais, I will be making some tea.

Yum: Phew, what a nice weather we're heaving, I shall have tea time on the rooft-... My?

Yum: Does anyone happen to know the whereabouts of my tea set?

Meb: Tea set? You can't find it?

Shi: The pot and cups...?

Yum: Not exclusively, the table and chair as well, my entire set has gone missing.

Suz: It'd be weird for anyone to steal something that heavy. Ah, maybe it was mistaken for trash!?

Yum: Suzume-san! It is the masterpiece of a tea set passed down within the Miroku family for generations!

Aya: U-Um, Miroku-senpai! If you want tea, someone went to the rooftop first...

Yum: Ha?

[Rooftop]

Yum: Eeh...? T-This is indeed my precious, precious tea set...

Yum: Who could have carried this heavy set to the rooftop... Hot! There is tea in the pot!

Yum: Besides, adorable cakes have been laid out on the plates!?

Yum: What is happening...? Who could have...

Yum: N-Now, whatever the case, I will ponder this matter while sipping on some tea before it cools down.

Yum: Sip... Sip... Mrgh!? Psssssssssssssssha!!

Yum: W-What could this tiny note laid inside the saucer be!?

Yum: Today's leaves are Sabaragamuwa. And the cakes are madeleines. /Alfred

Yum: A-A-A-Aa!? Phew~~......

Yum: Aaaaaaaaaaaalfreeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!?!?

Yuu: Ufufu, Miroku-san is happy♪

Aka: Huh, is that a happy face...?

Yum: What does this all mean!? Munch...! Hooo, delicious! Gulp gulp... Pwah!

Tak: She's devouring the madeleines and scarfing down tea!

Aya: She looks so happy! I'm glad I helped♪

Yum: Alfred... Alfred is... Alfred... is? Uh... my head...


The best butler - 3

[The next day]

[3rd years classroom]

Yum: Haa, what a wonderful class yet again, today. The exercise was much enjoyable.

Nat: You love p.e. class, huh...

Fuu: Wipe off your sweat and go change clothes right away, okay?

Yum: Yes, I most obviously... Hawah!?

Chi: W-What happened?

Yum: M-Memo... A memo...

Fuu: Memo? Did the Sonokos do... Huh? There's a letter on your towel...?

Fuu: "Wipe away the sweat with this to avoid catching a cold. /Alfred"

Chi/Nat/Fuu: Eeh...?

Yum: Aah... Thank you, Alfred. I swear I will not catch a cold!

[Yumiko's room]

Yum: Phew... Another day well spent. ...Ha!? M-My room is sparkly clean!?

Yum: T-There's a memo on my bed!

Yum: "I have taken care of the cleaning. Tomorrow is burnable trash day. /Alfred"

Yum: Fwooooooooooh! The cleaning as well!? And this memo on the table!

Yum: "The deadline for submitting your homework is approaching. Do not forget. /Alfred"

Yum: Aaaah... Such loyalty! You are the best butler, Alfreeeeeeed!!

[Dormitory hallway]

Aka: Snacks, cleaning, advice, isn't that going too far?

Aya: She looked so happy, I think it's fine♪

Yuu: Yeah. It feels like we've become elves in a shoe store, it's so much fun♪

Tak: Helping out in secret, not looking to be thanked. It feels so good to do♪

Yum: Alfreeeeeeeed!

Yum: I wish for roast beef as tomorrow's lunch! And please bring me blancmange as snacks!

Yuu/Tak/Aya: Eh...?

Yuu: Blamanju... What's that?

Yuu: Roast beef for... lunch?

Aya: W-What do we do? Let's go to the butch-... No, aren't we short on money?

Aka: Aaah ah, count me out...


The best butler - 4

[The next day]

[Hero Club room]

Tam: It's rice, it's rice! Today's bento has noritama furikake seasoning♪

Yum: Nom nom... Gulp. Haa~♪ What a rich and dense gravy...

Gin: Waah! That's luxury, Miroku-san! You're having steak for lunch!?

Yum: It is roast beef. Would you like one bite?

Gin/Tam: Thank youuuuuuuu!!

Yuu/Tak/Aya: Uuh...

Tou: What's wrong? You three look rather pale, don't you?

Yuu: Tougou-san. Well, uuh... actually... This happened and...

Tou: Eeh!? So this meat was bought with your money!?

Tam: This meat's so good! Noritama's good, but nothing reaches the heights of meat!

Gin: Thank you so much, Miroku-san! I've never eaten meat this good before!

Yum: My, hohohoho. Since you enjoyed it so much, shall we throw a party tonight?

Yum: Alfred! I want a sumptuous dinner for my dear Hero friends by tonight!

Yum: And make it an imperial feast, just as Minowa-san and Tamako-san admire so much!

Yuu/Tak/Aya: Eeeeeeeh!?

Suz: Not so fast, what's happening? Doing so well all of a sudden, there must be something illegal going on.

Yum: How insolent, Suzume-san! It is none other than my loyal butler Alfred.

Shi: Alfred is... richer than Miroku...

Yuu: An imperial feast... Is that what Gin-chan always says she wants to eat...?

Tak: Sono-chan mentioned even she never had one, is it some kind of extremely high-quality cooking...?

Aya: If we exceed the Taisha's card... credit limit, we'll be scolded... What do we do?

Tou: Whichever approach you'll take, this is impossible. Please tell Miroku-san the truth so she can come back to reality.

Yuu: I can't do that... If Miroku-san knows this was a lie, she'll suffer a huge shock...

Aka: Jeez... What're you even doing? She just needs to not find out it was fake? Then...

Yum: Oh my? A paper airplane has arrived from an unknown location... I-Is it from Alfred!?

Yum: "My apologies, I will need to go back home for personal reasons. /Alfred"

Yum: Eh!? Alfred is returning home! Alfred is going back to... the UK!?

Meb: The UK...? I thought he was from Germany...

Suz: It doesn't matter! There are no other countries in this time!

Yum: Alfred... I will always be awaiting your return...

Yum: Aah... I will be preciously enjoying this last blancmange... you prepared for me.

Yum: Nom nom... Haa, Alfred... What a relaxing flavor brimming with kindness... Nom.

Aya: This is the snack Miroku-senpai talked about, isn't it? It's my first time seeing one.

Tak: So it wasn't manju. Who bought it?

Yuu: Eh? It's not me? I thought it was either of you two...

Aka/Tak/Aya: Eeeh???

Aka: Could... the real one actually be here? In this world...

Yuu/Tak/Aya: Eeeeeeeeeeeeh!?

Yum: Alfreeeeeeeed! Come baaaaaaaaack!