A Baby Suddenly Appears
I used to believe that there was no such thing as God,
nor angels, nor demons.
Sawada-san!
We're really busy after school today.
You can clean up on your own, right?
U-Um... but...
Do you have a problem with that?
N-Not at all.
I'm Sawada Honoka.
I'm fourteen years old.
I'm home.
I'm always alone. Both at home and at school.
I don't have any friends.
And I don't have a family.
God, if you're there...
...please, help me.
I'm so lonely.
Huh?
I'm sorry!
I shouldn't have pretended not to see you!
Where'd this baby come from?!
M-Maybe I should...
Where's Baby? There's Baby!
Look! Look!
Where's Baby? There's Baby!
That's better...
W-What's going on?
She looks a little...
T-This smell... Surely not?!
She really did!
Let's get her a change of clothes for now.
She's a he.
N-Now's not the time to be embarrassed...
This accessory...
It looks like a real tail.
Hopefully it's okay to just dress him in a towel for now.
M... A... O...
Mao?
M-Mao-chan?
So it really is your name!
Mao-chan!
You're so cute...
As if it's the time to be saying that!
Are you hungry?
Milk...? What should I do? I'll have to go and buy some...
But I can't just leave him here.
And the clothes he was wearing are all dirty now.
You look so cool, Mao-chan!
Let's go and buy some milk!
O-Oh yeah! What should I do about school?!
Oh! Sawada-san! What are you playing at?
You're not wearing your uniform!
No way! You're skipping class?! Not bad!
S-Suzuki-san... Satou-san...
Got it! We'll keep it a secret from the teacher.
But in exchange, you have to take all our cleaning duties for this month!
T-That's...!
Do you have a problem with that?
N-Not at all.
W-What was that?!