Welcome!
This is my classmate, Chiya-chan.
She's the poster girl for the sweets shop, Ama Usa An.
Here is your "Warriors After the Traces of a Dream."
Wow! This new item looks amazing, too!
It's just like a real battlefield!
But I feel like the flavor is missing something...
You think so, too, Cocoa-chan?
I knew it.
Usagi
I need to look the part!
Ama Usa
It's so quiet without Cocoa here.
Yes...
You have a few days off before exams...
So you're staying over at Chiya's to study?
Yep! So, Chino-chan, let me borrow Tippy!
What are you planning?
I...
Ack!
...can't sleep without cuddling him!
He's not a sleep aid.
Th-Then, so I can get through the night...
...at least let me stock up on cuddles!
What are you, a hibernating bear?!
But even though it's quiet now,
it will get noisy soon.
Maya-san and Megu-san are coming to stay over.
Heya, Chino! Rize!
Thanks for letting us stay!
We'll liven up this café in Cocoa's place!
Let's work hard!
Cocoa would be so happy if she were here...
So many little sisters!
Thanks for having us today!
Sure.
With three little girls around here,
I feel like I'll get their names mixed up...
Even mine?!
We'll put Chino, Maya, and Megu together
Chino
Maya
Megu
Chimame
to make "Chimame"!
I don't like it!
Me, either!
Wow! Rize, you look so cool!
Your bartender uniform is gorgeous!
R-Really?
Here. If you want to work, you'll have to wear uniforms.
We can?!
Then will you lend me a model gun, too?
Don't get carried away.
Aww!
Okay, when you're done, come out to the dining hall.
Okay!
It was like she was saying all I get at my level is the uniform.
You'll have to gain more experience, then!
I'm gonna level up!
Get ready!
Tippy is not a monster!
Thanks for waiting!
While we're working here, we'll be wearing pigtails!
We match!
That's a weird rule...
We copied Rize!
I guess that's okay.
Not bad.
Megu!
Which one is the real Rize?
Huh?! Um... um...
With all of us in pigtails, can you tell the difference?
I-I can't tell!
You don't have to play along so faithfully!
But...
Ama Usa An
Welcome!
Our special today is "Dragon's Descent Upon Sleet"!
Here's your menu!
You're ready for your check?
Ah, some tea for you?
Two receipts!
And add a "Jade Snow Mountain," please!
Got it! I'm shaving up some ice, just frozen this morning!
Here you go! One "Jade Snow Mountain"!
That's newly shaved ice!
My, it's so fresh!
Amazing! Work has never gone so smoothly!
Can we hire you?
This dance isn't over yet!
Thank you for waiting!
Huh? But I ordered a cappuccino.
Oh, I'm sorry!
I gave her a milk cocoa by mistake.
The one making the drinks is...
Chino?!
Why are you making nothing but milk cocoa?!
Wh-When did I make all these?
I-Is she...
...Cocoa-sick?!
A-Achoo!
Oh, are you all right?
That's strange... Maybe Chino-chan is missing me.
Well, let's drink these.
You really don't move, do you?
Do you not understand?
To be motionless is the mark of a king.
Y-You...
Let the clowns in comedy shows kick up a senseless fuss.
The hunter silently sharpens his fangs in preparation for what is to come.
What are you going to do?!
It is the law of the land...
We stand at the top of the food chain, and that is all there is to it.
Caffeine Fighter
This is the inevitability of nature.
Cocoa-san!
Please don't read my book out loud!
Oh?
I-It's embarrassing!
We drank them all.
Hey, Rize, teach me about Argentina, too!
Argentina? Do you need help with social studies homework?
I think she means "al dente."
Yeah! That's it!
Are you her interpreter?!
Megu-san and Maya-san can communicate telepathically.
Yeah?
If my mind were connected with Rize-san's...
An espresso and a mix sandwich, right?
If you want to communicate without words,
I'll teach you hand signals.
Hand signals?
This means "fire"...
And this means "give me ammo."
I won't use those.
Really?
Okay, Rize...
Wh-What?
What am I thinking right now?
Um...
"Lend me your gun"?
Bzzt!
I know!
Yes, Megu?
"Let's go to the hot springs pool after work to relax!"
Bingo!
Wow...
I've been wanting to go since Chino told me about it a while ago!
C'mon, Rize, you should've figured out that much!
I'm supposed to know that?!
That's right.
You came here to study, but you're helping with our work, too.
That makes it twice as fun.
I feel a strange sense of fulfillment.
There are no other girls my age working at our shop,
so I envy Rabbit House.
I'll come help out again anytime!
Cocoa-chan... I'm so happy!
I'll help you change out of your uniform faster!
I can take off the uniform by myself!
So...
If you're helping each other study, was there any point in calling me?
When it looks like we're losing our concentration...
...we want you to hit us with this slapstick.
Huh? Where's the handout that has our assignment?
Oh, dear... This is it.
Can I go home?
"I'd like some more coffee."
I'd... li-ke... so-me... mo-re... coffee.
It's not "li-ke." It's "like."
And "so-me" is "some," and "mo-re" is "more."
Coffee.
Why is that the only part you can pronounce well?
Green tea.
Coffee.
Green tea.
I'd like some more coffee.
I'd like some more green tea!
Can I go home?!
Chiya-chan, can I see your English notes?
Sure.
I dozed off during class the other day...
Here.
Thanks!
Chiya-chan, you're good at taking notes.
It's so much easier than looking at the blackboard.
Huh?
Gold Rush!!
Twinkle Principle Boulders of Gold Golden Spiral I've Achieved Alchemy Great Golden Proclamation
Chestnut sweet potatoes = gold!
That's it!
"Twinkle Principle," "Boulders of Gold," "Golden Spiral"...
Oops...
That's my notebook for menu ideas.
No wonder!
Ama Usa An
Can I go home now?!
I can't wait for the hot springs pool!
I'm so excited!
Don't go too crazy and get separated from us.
Where's Chino?
I found some feral rabbits...
Are you getting more and more like Cocoa?
Find the value of x...
So, the quadratic function...
I did it!
You worked it out wrong.
What? No, I didn't!
See? Right here.
Syaro-chan, you're good at math, too, aren't you?
What? Are you saying I've polished my skills by pinching pennies?
I can do math in my head like they did in ancient Egypt!
You re-calculated the part you got wrong before, and it's still wrong...
Th-Then let's have a contest to see who can name the most prime numbers!
Why prime numbers?!
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23...
Seriously, why prime numbers?!
Take that!
Jeez...
Now you've done it!
Grandpa, I've never had friends stay over before...
I don't know if I can be a good host.
Now that I think about it,
I always rely on Cocoa-san at times like these.
Just be yourself around them.
Huh?
Grandpa, your voice...
Aoyama-san?!
I'm sure that's what the master would say.
U-Um, do you come here often?
You never know where a story idea might be lying around.
Goodbye, then...
Chino!
Look, look! Rize bought these for us!
Let's split into two teams and have a gun fight!
O-Okay.
All right... Start!
Rize-san is shining!
Hey...
How do you get water into these?
We don't know how to use them.
You should've said that first!
Sorry!
This way?
What are you doing there?
I think Megu-san and Maya-san have telepathic teamwork,
so I'm leaving things to Rize-san and hiding.
Oh, right...
Tippy doesn't like getting wet in front of people,
so would you keep an eye on him?
Well, this is a problem...
You see, Maya-san...
gave me her gun.
Huh?
She told me to find out where Rize-san is...
You're taking me hostage?!
Tippy!
I found Megu, too!
You found me.
Where is Maya-san?
She won't give her away just like that!
Over there.
She's too honest for her own good!
Megu, you idiot!
Wet... Cold... Wet... Cold...
It's fun playing the bad guy.
9,649... 9,661...
9,677... 9,679... 9,689...
How long are you gonna keep counting?
Shouldn't you study?
9,697... 9,719...
I see an album!
How sidetracked can you get?!
I think that's...
...from right before we started high school, yeah.
Chiya-chan doesn't look very happy.
I think she was worried about whether we'd stay friends,
since our schools were so far apart.
She's such a worrywart—
Wow, that's unexpected.
Sensei!
Now that we're out of the bath, let's have coffee milk!
"Sensei"?
You called Rize "Sensei"!
I somehow felt like I was in school...
Maybe it's because she reminds me of a gym teacher...
Sensei... And not "instructor"...
Why are you hiding?!
I'm sorry... when I heard "Sensei"...
...I thought my editor had come to pick up my manuscript...
The pool was so fun!
Yeah!
To Cocoa-san
I wanna go back sometime!
Should I send a report of what happened today?
Yeah, so do I!
Do you want to talk to Cocoa-chan soon?
I-I never said that...
It's been showing on your face a lot lately.
I-Is this telepathy?
Okay! Let's race back to Rabbit House!
If I win, you guys are the Chimame Corps starting tomorrow!
Huh?!
Not that!
You know what, though?
It felt sort of new, hearing stories about Chiya-chan's past.
This might be the reverse of all those times I felt embarrassed!
A long time ago, Syaro-chan...
Don't say it in front of Rize-senpai!
Y-Yeah...
Sh-She seems happy to have found friends she can get along with,
so stay friends with her from now on, okay?
Huh? I couldn't hear you over the water.
I'm embarrassed either way...
Look, Syaro-chan fell asleep.
She's tired from working all the time.
She acts tough, but I think a lot of things about her new school worry her,
so stay friends with her from now on, okay?
Were you anxious about starting high school
because you were worried about Syaro-chan?
That's nice... I envy people with childhood friends.
If only I had the same dreams as you two...
We can always make new memories from now on.
You're right!
Straight
Then I'll cut my bangs!
That's what you want?!
Today was really fun!
The night is only beginning!
What should we play?
Let's do crosswords.
How about personality tests?
Be more daring!
But the only game I have in my room is chess...
Exciting Board Game The Rabbit of the Underworld
Dad...
This'll liven things up.
All right! I got revenge on Don Rabbiccio!
Toll Booth Return to Start
I got shot full of holes at a toll booth...
I got sent back to the start...
This is fun, huh, Chino?
Yes.
New Message From Chino-chan
Oh, it's from Chino-chan.
From: Chino-chan Subject: Good evening Cocoa-san isn't causing trouble, is she? Since you wanted to see Tippy wet the other day, I took a picture of it today.
Cocoa-san isn't causing trouble, is she?
I wonder if Chino-chan is lonely without me there...
Since you wanted to see Tippy wet the other day,
I took a picture of it today.
In the Hot Springs Pool
Huh?! She's having a great time!
Tippy looks so dejected and cute.
I'll make this my standby screen.
I wish I could've gone, too...
Cocoa-san
H-Hello?
Oh, Chino-chan?
I saw the picture! Did you have fun?
Y-Yes.
It was fun.
I wish I could've had fun with you...
Huh? You're crying over this?
B-But... if I weren't so used to living with you,
I would've been so nervous...
I probably couldn't have even invited them over.
Really?
Crying, laughing... You sure are busy.
I'll be back tomorrow, okay?
Yep! Goodnight!
Hey, Cocoa-chan, let's send them a fun picture of us, too.
Chino-chan, we're having a straight bangs party here!
Why did she send this to me?
Is this hairstyle in fashion now?
Syaro-chan,
want to tell scary stories now?
I'm going to sleep!
I just can't relax without cuddling something...
No! Don't bring that thing in here!
Then why don't you cuddle Syaro-chan instead?
Y-Yeah! Cuddle me instead!
Huh?
How bold, to be so confident in your cuddliness.
I'm not!
You're like a rabbit being pursued by a hunter.
H-Hey!
No!
Huh?
It's unusual for you to fall asleep in class.
Let's hurry.
They'll run out of bread at the school store!
W-Wait!
I only have 52 yen!
Wh-What a dream...
Syaro-chan, do you want my melon bread?
If you eat that much, you'll fall asleep in the afternoon classes, too...
If I go back to sleep, I wonder if I can finish the dream...
D-Does it look weird?
I wonder if they're actually working.
Hey, Chino, Megu!
There's something I've always wanted to do in a café!
What is it?
What?
Well...
I'll go in as a customer today.
Welcome home, Onee-chan!
It's a little sister café!
Wh-Wh-What are you doing?!
Form a line, Chimame Corps!
It didn't work on the instructor!
I guess it only works on Cocoa-san.
Bunnisode 10
The Anti-Sister Battle Corps,
Also Known As the Chimame Corps
Next Time: The Girl Dons a Red Coat and Drives a Team of Rabbits Across the Christmas Eve Night Sky
What should we do this year?
About what?
Christmas, of course.
I'd like another quiet Christmas Eve...
We're having a big Christmas party!
Huh?
We Look Forward to Seeing You Again!