Should I go too?
No, it’s already too much for Yoshida-kun
Ai smiled at me.
Ai will do her best tomorrow, so.rest for tonight
She kissed me on the lips.
Yeah, Ai also needs to do her best
Ai’s the cornerstone of the bakery in our high school.
She used to be in the same club as the tennis club girls who are helping us out.
Katsuko-nee’s going to deliver the bread baked here so it’s going to be a heavier burden for Ai there
Today, Katsuko-nee stayed in our school for the whole day, but tomorrow, she will be away.
If it’s just carrying the stuff, then I’m also here
Rei-chan shows up in the bakery.
I asked to go off-duty tomorrow
She’s taking a holiday.
After everything that’s happened today, I want to take it easy tomorrow.
Shou-neechan and Minaho-neesan predicted that the rebel forces of Kouzuki SS would use the Ishigami siblings to attack us.
Then that means that there won’t be any weird events tomorrow, right?
I asked.
I don’t like that I’m left in the dark like today.
Yes, there should be no problems tomorrow. Enjoy the school festival
Rei-chan smiles.
With that said, I’ll help out tomorrow
No, but, it’s our school’s festival
Katsuko-nee’s a teacher in the bakery course so she has no problem helping out in our school festival, but.
Rei-chan.
I’m only helping out the family, is there any problem with that?
She said nonchalantly.
High-school students can’t drive, and it would be nice if the family of the students can carry some of the load
I guess that’s true.
But Rei-chan’s famous nowadays.
She’s saying she wants to help, why aren’t you just saying thank you?
Kyouko-san who heard the events turned to us and said.
Don’t worry, you can just gloss over most of the details
Kyouko-san can do that, but.
If you keep on whining then I’ll drive the armored car in front of your cafe again tomorrow
That’s not good.
Okay then, please help us, Rei-chan
Okay
I mean, this is.
I guess that means that there will be a Fujimiya Reika talk show in front of the store, right?
Oh well, Anya did a talk show today after all.
Rei-chan does appear in our school frequently.
Even when Anya, who fights Rei-chan once every three months on the special TV show, appears as our special guest, they didn’t think of it as strange.
Then, I’ll take a rest
I’ll rest for tonight too
Ai and Megu said and left the room.
I know that Yoshi-kun has it hard, but you need to watch over those girls until the end
Yeah, I have to be there for the moment when the thirteen assassins try their hand at making their own bread for the first time in their lives
I’ll be there for the moment that’ll become the memory of their lifetime.
And I have to make sure that my presence is also burned into their memories.
Good luck, Yoshi-kun
Megu gave me a good night kiss,
Then, she and Ai went out of the bakery.
Okay, then we’ll start baking.
Meanwhile, the bread dough on the table over there seems to have managed to take shape
Katsuko-nee collects each of the bread made by the thirteen girls and placed them in the oven.
Well then, we’ll have to wait for them to finish baking now.
THen.
They say that people can only do as much as they can imagine
Rei-chan tells me.
How much sense of reality do you think those girls have?
Sense of reality?
Look, out of those thirteen, almost all of them came from the slums in Southeast Asia. It’s either their mother’s a prostitute, or they’re born from an environment where criminal behavior is common. Then some joined the orphanage, eventually becoming pets of the female boss of that syndicate Yeah
What do you think is the range of what they can accomplish?
Rei-chan smiles.
For example, can you imagine those girls starting their studies now, getting into a top university, becoming a researcher, and becoming a Nobel Prize-winning scholar in the future?
That’s.
I don’t think so. I don’t think any of those girls had scholars among the people they’ve seen in their lives
Rather, I don’t think those girls understand how people in scholar professions earn income
They don’t understand the economic system in which the cost of some research in my living expenses are paid by the government, research institutions, and companies.
Those girls are part of the criminal organization, but they didn’t see the money flow, and how the organization worked. Those girls were disposable assassins
If their assassination failed, it would be bad if the girls leaked information about the organization.
The thirteen of them don’t know anything about the organization they’re in.
Therefore, their sense of reality is the same as when they were in the slums
The senses of a prostitute and a criminal in slums.
What do you think are the dreams of those who live in the slums, especially women?
As soon as Rei-chan asks.
!
Kyouko-san starts talking to the former assassins in a loud voice.
She just told them Attention
Anya came over and translate for me.
Kyouko-san then started her speech.
I’ve been watching you girls make bread. The truth is, as there were girls who were serious in their work, some were halfhearted too. I also found some having a friendly competition with each other Kyouko-san started talking after they put the bread in the oven so they can’t redo it anymore.
Some are asking why they’re making bread. Thinking that they don’t want to be a baker in the future. I don’t mind that, but.
Kyouko-san smiles.
What we wanted to know was your disposition. Is there someone who can listen to instructions? Or, do just the minimum requirement as they’re told? Could there be someone who adds their own way of doing things? Also, is there someone enthusiastic to make delicious bread that they studied? Or maybe, someone with a lax mind tweaks it up to cover their boredom Right, the girls were asked to make bread freely without going too much into detail.
It was all to see the nature of the girls.
No, I’m not going to punish you for the bread you made. Even without that, you’ll figure it out anyway after tasting your work
Kyouko-san looked at the thirteen and said.
The bread you made, the ones others made, ad the sample Katsuko and others made, and the bread I made, you can compare them all
Anya translates.
Then, you’ll understand
Those who cut corners and those who didn’t.
Those who did unnecessary things, and those who didn’t do anything extra.
Then, seeing how delicious the bread Katsuko-nee made is.
They’ll figure it out with their tongues.
Well then, just to tell you beforehand, you don’t have to go for this job. Our family has also some who are into business
Kyouko-san shows Nagisa’s video on the screen on the wall.
You already met her during dinner, right? She’s Mao-chan’s mommy, and she’s also pregnant with her next child. Nagisa
Nagisa made a special impression on the thirteen girls while we were at dinner earlier.
Nagisa is a former prostitute, but she turned on a new life and is now running a flower shop
Kyouko-san shows Nagisa tending to the flower shop on the screen.
Nagisa owns the whole shop. She’s not a hired manager, she’s the owner of the shop, it’s her castle
The girls cheered.
Going back on topic. The most common dream for the girls who grew up in the slums is a business owner
Rei-chan whispered to my ear.
Slums do have that once in a while. A prostitute gets a good husband and owns a store. That’s the most realistic dream that those who grew up in the slums can feel
Going for a full-time job at a big company isn’t a dream within their reach from the start.
Nagisa worked hard, and that’s why she’s able to establish this store. It’s not just her. Many among the prostitutes have started a new leaf and now own various shops Kyouko-san shows the retired prostitutes of the Black Forest.