Bakeneko Hazuki ch5: The Uniform That Day

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>Sora is about to guide Hazuki around town, but...!?

>Tomorrow... I'll be showing Onee-chan around town...
>Don't show yourself,
>Neko.

>Hmph...
>I was intended to just watch from the beginning.

>In order to find some advantageous spots to kill you,
>I need to learn more about this town too.

>Thank goodness... I was worried that she'd cause a fuss but...
>Now that I think about it, since she's inside Onee-chan she would've at least seen some of the town.
>Like a school trip.

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>Nekoooo!?

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>I've seen footage of the modern day town but...
>it's different seeing it in real life.

>I was always asleep whenever Hayama went out, after all.
>Even without coming to the surface, the town and stuff seemed so boring...
>Phew~
>She went to bed sulking...?

>I'm so glad
>that Onee-chan didn't come around this area during her solo walks...
>>School
>>Library


>...But I'm relieved.

>The fact you gave up on the recon
>means you don't really want to kill me, right?
>Let's play a lot today, Ne-ko-chan!

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>Huh...? When did we end up on the back alley...?
>Too easy.

>Did you start feeling unwell?
>We should rest here for a bit...
>Too easy

>D-Desk.
>We should buy a desk first, Onee-chan.

>Onee-chan said she'd buy a desk after she moved.
>Yep Yep
>She'd probably want want that suits her body.

>Furniture's on the second floor.

>Ah... It's not the furniture I want to look at.
>?

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>>Laminated pine wood

>Laminated wood! I've always wanted to use this~
>Not just lumber...

>They even sell the leg parts.
>Hah~
>They have a board-cutting service too...

>But doing the cutting myself sounds fun too~
>Ahn~
>I can't decide~
>Erm... Onee-chan...

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>You want... to build your own desk?

>Yeah!
>I wrote in a letter a while back that I got hooked on making stuff...
>Maybe you've forgotten?
>I remember it, but...
>I thought she meant stuff like beads or knitting...

>Even though I know her well, I'm getting to see another side of her...
>I love it!
>>Too easy

>I've sorted out the delivery...
>so please guide me around town<3
>Yeah...
>I love it!

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>Next is...

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>Haa...

>So cute!
>So cute, Sora-chan!!
>...Weren't we in the middle of a tour?
>I ended up trying on cothes too, though...

>Ah...
>I was only going to browse but...
>I got told "try on whatever you like" and I just~...

>I was gonna try on some clothes too but...

>We should probably move onto the next...
>We can stay a little longer.

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>This is kinda... nostalgic...
>Like when I used to stay at Onee-chan's place...

>Neko...!?

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>Why'd you come out!?
>When did you start trying on clothes...?
>Even if it's temporary, this is still my body right now.
>I won't be able to stomach having Hayama choose all my clothes.

>Just go back already...!
>You're still doing recon, right?
>Hmph.
>Well, I'm satisfied.

>...?
>When did I change clothes?
>She's back to Onee-chan!

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>Kyaaaaa!?
>Onee-chan! Let's get you changed quickly!

>...We're going to the school last?
>I figured you'd wanna learn the route to school.

>...
>Come to think of it...

>Sora-chan,
>why did you enter a private elementary school?

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>Could it be... so you could walk to school with me...?
>Just kidding.

>...I enrolled five years ago.
>There's no way I would've known you'd be moving here.
>Ahaha...

>...Let's hurry, Onee-chan.
>Eh?

>Sora-chan~?

>...
>Hazuki-onee-chan...?

>What did you want to show me...?
>Ehehe...

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>...Whaddaya think...?

>...A uniform...?
>Yeah!
>It was promised to me as a hand-me-down for a while now!

>It's a bit early since I'm a sixth year right now but...

>You're about to go home soon, Sora-chan,
>so I wanted you to see it before then...

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>One month later

>...When I become an elementary schooler...
>Onee-chan wll be in middle school...

>We'll be living seperately too...
>It's like... We're even further apart...

>I'm home.
>...Still feeling down, Sora?

>...?

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>What's... this...?
>Aah.

>It's a pamphlet for a nearby private school.
>A friend gave it to me.

>Any interest, Sora?
>Not really...

>...Uniforms...
>Eh?

>You can wear uniforms!?
>Like the ones the big girls wear!?

>..
>If I wear... a uniform...

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>I can become like someone the same age as Onee-chan...

>...Why
>did I go private again?

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>...
>It's a secret!

>There's no way... I can tell anyone...
>I was... such a stupid kid for thinking that way back then...!
>Aww

>Ah
>Speaking of school...
>you sure love clothes that look like uniforms, huh, Sora-chan.
>Your pajamas too...
>She's still stupid.

>I ended up buying those kinds of clothes...

>I can't become the same age as her but...
>we can walk to school together...

>...When school starts...
>it'll soon be impossible to drive Neko out...

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>I just hope that nothing happens
>until school begins.
>I wanna see Sora-chan!!

>I told you that Sora's busy,
>Yui.

>You wanna play with Sora-chan too, don't you,
>Kuji-chan!?

>Well yeah, I wanna see her too, but...
>Alright!
>Let's go to Sora-chan's place tomorrow!!

>>The old "I hope nothing happens" flag!!? Tune in next time!!